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Next-generation LNG carrier concept about 8% more energy efficient, with 5% more cargo

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—Martin Davies, the Project Manager at DNV GL. Different CFD codes were applied for the comparison of resistance and self-propulsion performance but different scale effects were also considered. The total efficiency was assessed using an integrated systems approach.

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Drones That Can Fly Better Than You Can

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Now [inaudible] try to play in a fair comparison with a fair setting where both the autonomous drone and the human-piloted drone are using both onboard perceptions or egocentric vision, then things might end up differently. So today we don’t model— we estimate the wind. So actually, his reaction was quite scared.

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

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and UC-Davis Emeritus and Catherine JJ DeMauro. It offers the solution to several significant transitions we need: moving society from burning fossil fuels to substituting renewable resource fuels such as solar, wind and biofuels; and from using fossil materials as fuel to using them for other recyclable uses. Table of Contents.

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Opinion: Debunking the mythsWhy fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) are viable for the mass market

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Whilst hydrogen today is extracted from natural gas and is already a global, multi-billion dollar industry used in a wide range of industrial applications, it is also produced from renewable sources like solar, wind or biogas without the need to use fossil fuels. Myth #5: FCEVs don’t have enough energy for long journeys.

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NREL: battery second use offsets EV expense, improves grid stability; recommendations

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In comparison to automotive service, use in this application will entail relatively benign duty cycles, generally much less than one cycle per day with discharge durations of greater than one hour. These capabilities are expected to become even more valuable in future facilitation of higher penetrations of solar- and wind-based generation.

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Plug-In Hybrids (or Plugin Hybrids)

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The comparison keeps being raised, though studies are conclusive: The "well-to-wheel" emissions of electric vehicles are lower than those from gasoline internal combustion vehicles. In some areas where wind and hydropower is wasted at night, the rate can be as low as 2-3 cents per kWh. Thats 20-25 cents a gallon.

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GM provides technical details of the Gen 2 Voltec propulsion system used in the 2016 Volt

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Out of this, the GM team selected several systems for more intensive study and comparison with two benchmark systems from other OEMs. Comparison of Gen 1 and Gen 2 Voltec drive units. Concentrated winding NdFeB magnet. and Davis, R. Gear ratio, EV mode. Modes, engine on. Final drive arrangement. Motor A type. Jurkovic, S.,

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