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Apex Clean Energy ordering 19 electrified F-series pickups from XL Fleet

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Apex is a leading clean energy company that develops, constructs, and operates utility-scale wind and solar power facilities throughout North America. Apex is planning to deploy the plug-in hybrid vehicles to its operations employees, who will have access to charging infrastructure being installed at operational wind and solar facilities.

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“Project Volt Gas Volt” proposes long-term financing plan to support widespread implementation of power-to-gas systems

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Project Volt Gas Volt is based on a long-term financing plan and the use of existing technologies for the large-scale conversion of surplus renewable electricity to methane, with subsequent reuse. Audi, along with ETOGAS, is building the first commercial-scale demonstration plant (6.3 Financing Project VGV: the Green Redemption Fund.

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2019 Keeling Curve Prize winners include Opus 12; conversion of CO2 into fuels and chemicals

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It’s a capital-light solution that takes advantage of technology that has been commercialized for decades. African Clean Energy (Lesotho) produces cookstoves that reduce smoke emissions and solar electricity for small electronics and LED lighting. Energy Access. Transportation. Social & Cultural Impacts.

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DOE releases five-year strategic plan, 2014-2018; supporting “all of the above” energy strategy

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The President’s Climate Action Plan contains a goal of doubling renewable energy generation from wind, solar, and geothermal sources between 2012 and 2020. Leverage increased private sector financing for deployment of “all of the above” energy technologies. watt commercial, and $3.10/watt watt utility, $2.37/watt

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Road Test: Ford F-150 Lightning

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The Ford F-150 Lightning isn’t a replacement for any of the existing F-150s, it is a new family member with a smoother, more aerodynamic body and a new front fascia, lighting and wheels. Ford’s biggest market for the F-150 is its commercial customers, and Ford hopes that will continue with the Lightning.

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US DOE announces 3 consortia for $125M US-India Joint Clean Energy Research and Development Center; solar, second-generation biofuels and buildings

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The Deployment track (PACE-D) includes a Clean Energy Finance Center, the public-private Energy Cooperation Program, and a range of bilateral cooperative activities. Honeywell; Infosys Public Services; Ingersoll-Rand/Trane; Lighting Science Group Corp.; Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory will lead the U.S. Nexant; Saint Gobain Corp.

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Report for IPCC finds renewables could supply up to 77% of global energy by 2050 under most optimistic scenario; need for enabling public policies and investments

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Range in recent levelized cost of energy for selected commercially available RE technologies in comparison to recent non-renewable energy costs. Wind energy, including on- and offshore systems. They can produce electricity, heat and light. Technology subcategories and discount rates were aggregated for this figure.

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