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DOE awarding $4.8M to 5 BIRD Energy projects with Israel; H2 storage, biofuel, sustainable transportation

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The Department of Energy (DOE), in partnership with Israel’s Ministry of Energy (MOE) and the Israel Innovation Authority, announced $4.8 To date, BIRD Energy awardees have attracted more than $200 million in venture capital and other follow-on funding to commercialize clean energy technologies. CelDezyner Ltd. SoftWheel Ltd.

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GE Capital, NRG Energy and ConocoPhillips form $300M JV to fund emerging energy technology

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The joint venture’s initial investments are in: Alta Devices, Santa Clara, CA, improving the production economics of advanced materials for high-efficiency, low-cost solar energy. Ciris Energy , Inc., Centennial, CO, developing technology to biochemically convert coal to methane at large scale and low cost.

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Graphene Flagship team develops powerful graphene-titania photocatalyst to reduce NOx

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If the coating is applied to concrete on the street or on the walls of buildings, the harmless photodegradation products could be washed away by rain or wind, or manually cleaned off. Hopwever, there are challenges to be addressed before this can be used on a commercial scale. Cheaper methods to mass-produce graphene are needed.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

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Solar, Wind and Biofuels Grew 53 Percent in 2008 Green Education = Environmental Religion? Review of Forestry Carbon Standards 2008 Ford Partners to Commercialize Electric Vehicles A New "Green" Deal.Direction for the economic re. Shai Agassi predicts that Israel will have over 100,000 electric vehicles in use by 2010.

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Drive Electric Submission on the Emissions Reduction Plan Discussion Document

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The New Zealand light vehicle fleet, including light commercial vans and trucks, makes up 80 per cent of our transport emissions. . Slovenia, Iceland, the Netherlands, Ireland, India, Denmark, Sweden, Israel, Germany and the United Kingdom all have 2030 deadlines. This includes Norway and South Korea, by 2025.

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Smart Grids, Electric Vehicles: A Financial Win-Win for All -- Seeking Alpha

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Individuals and businesses lose months and connect fees when they add solar and other forms of renewable energy to the grid. Smart Grid City will easily support up to 1,000 easily dispatched distributed generation technologies including PHEVs, distributed batteries, solar and wind.

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The Game-Changing Water Revolution: Interview with Stanley Weiner

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Advancements that finally make desalination commercially viable. Even though the technology has existed and was continually advanced, it was unfeasible on a commercial scale—until now. In an interview with James Stafford Oilprice.com, Weiner discusses: The new technology behind the water revolution.

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