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Ford study shows Rankine waste heat recovery system on a light-duty vehicle could almost meet full vehicle accessory load on highway cycle

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The Rankine cycle is widely used used commercially to generate power in stationary power plants, and is under consideration as a potential waste heat recovery system for use in both light-duty (BMW, earlier post ; Honda, earlier post ) and heavy-duty ( earlier post ) applications. engine used in the Escape Hybrid, the PF was 0.98

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NASA’s New Shortcut to Fusion Power

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Fission waste by-products need to be disposed of safely, and they remain radioactive for thousands of years. Setting aside differences in design particulars, each attempts the near-impossible: Heat a gas enough for it to become a plasma and magnetically squeeze it enough to ignite fusion—all without letting the plasma escape.

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Andy Grove: The U.S. must create an electric car industry - Apr. 17, 2009

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More New York vs. Boston: Now its personal The Times ultimatum to the Globe is taking a shot at the community More Hard times on campus Even elite colleges cant escape the impact of the economic slump. GMs fate has less to do with the new CEO than with the restructuring model the government is using. 107.12% Rite Aid Corporation 0.66

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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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To ignore this potential is wasteful and foolish. It is wasteful and destructive to be burning this versatile molecule; we must stop. The electrical system has perhaps 85% excess capacity most of the year which means we are wasting money in excess electric generation and distribution infrastructure and resources.

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Xerox Parc’s Engineers on How They Invented the Future—and How Xerox Lost It

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Nobody’s Perfect: Xerox PARC’s Failures While PARC may have had more than its share of successes, like any organization it couldn’t escape some failures. No biological organism can live in its own waste products,” Kay said. “If Modula-2, in fact, was written by computer scientist Niklaus Wirth after he spent a sabbatical at PARC.

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GM, Segway partner on two-wheel city vehicle | Green Tech - CNET News

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America needs much smaller cars for many more people so that we can escape the clutches of the loathsome oil interests. No, if you look at the picture it actually has 6 wheels but drives on 2 to waste energy. by galeso April 10, 2009 9:38 AM PDT jsargent, thanks I would have missed the wasted energy argument. Video Web 2.0

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CalCars and PHEVs Frequently Asked Questions

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For more on plug-in hybrids and V2G, see CalCars Resources , University of Delaware V2G Research Center , and papers from a June 2005 conference in Seattle. Toyotas Nickel-Metal Hydride batteries are considered "non-hazardous waste" [See "high voltage electrical systems" ]. What do environmental groups think of PHEVs?

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