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NYU team develops novel ion-conducting copolymer to increase power and reduce cost of fuel cells

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Researchers at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering, led by Miguel Modestino, professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have developed a novel ion-conducting polymer (ionomer) that increases the power and lowers the cost of fuel cells. —Miguel Modestino. 9b09170.

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Researchers develop large-scale, economical method to extract hydrogen from oil sands and oil fields

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The researchers are presenting this work at the Goldschmidt Geochemistry Conference in Barcelona this week. Goldschmidt is an annual, international conference on geochemistry and related subjects, organized by the European Association of Geochemistry and the Geochemical Society. —Grant Strem, CEO of Proton Technologies.

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Mumbai civic body budget: INR 928 crore provision for BEST – ET Auto

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In a press conference after the budget presentation, municipal commissioner and administration Iqbal Singh Chahal said BEST currently has around 3,000 buses in its fleet and has placed orders for about 2,800 electric buses. The cost of this project is INR 2,573 crore. crore) and BMC will take responsibility for the 5%share (INR 128.65

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UK Government awards more than US$141M to 38 driverless and low carbon vehicle projects

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Seven innovative projects will share grants from the latest round of funding from the Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC), the joint industry-government program to put the UK at the forefront of low carbon vehicle technology. million (US$21.5

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New Novozymes Enzymes for Cellulosic Ethanol Enable Production Cost Below US$2 Per Gallon

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Novozymes’s CEO Steen Riisgaard, who announced the launch at a press briefing at the Renewable Fuels Association’s 15 th Annual National Ethanol Conference, noted that: When I was employed 30 years ago as a researcher, I was put on this project. We had to give up for awhile, but we started again 10 years ago. Source: Novozymes.

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Your Guide to Electric-Vehicle Charging-Station Tax Credits

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Tax credits for installing EV charging stations are available in a variety of forms, and many of them apply toward the cost of equipment and installation. Washington state offers tax credits for up to 50% of the costs of equipment and related costs. They include incentives for installing EV charging stations.

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Federal Appeals Court vacates EPA Cross-State Air Pollution Rule

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EPA estimated annual costs of CSAPR at $800 million in 2014. statutory text grants EPA authority to require upwind States to. EPA calculated that the final rule would yield $120 to $280 billion in annual health and environmental benefits in 2014, including the value of avoiding 13,000 to 34,000 premature deaths. First, the.

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