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UK consortium awarded £7.7 million to develop hydrogen storage using depleted uranium

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The consortium includes the University of Bristol, EDF UK, UKAEA and Urenco. When stored, the hydrogen is in a stable but reversible metal hydride form. The hydride compounds that we’re using can chemically store hydrogen at ambient pressure and temperature but remarkably they do this at twice the density of liquid hydrogen.

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Magnetic eCVT could replace conventional hybrid mechanical eCVT with likely 1-2% fuel economy improvement and other benefits

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Magnomatics was founded in 2006 by a group of engineers from the University of Sheffield (UK) to commercialize magnetic gearing and motor technology developed there. Fusion IP also invested £366,000 (US$602,000) in the technology. Much further testing and optimization remains to be done, Kirby noted. Background. million (US$4.1

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UC Davis ITS study suggests hastening consumer adoption of plug-ins will require innovation on the sales side

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Power 2013 Sales Satisfaction Index (SSI) study data on customer satisfaction with new car dealerships and Tesla stores. Among their initial findings: PEV buyers universally report lower satisfaction with the dealer purchase experience than buyers of conventional vehicles. —Cahill et al. Plug-ins Policy Sales Surveys'

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

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Ontological Shock An Open Letter to Fred Krupp Report from GridEcon Conference SGS Climate Change Head on the First Carbon Credit. Several early models of passenger vehicles have enough energy stored in advanced batteries to power several homes for hours. Cleantech Crunched Top 10 Low Carbon Footprint Cars (and one SUV) for.

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