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ITF: worldwide transport activity to double by 2050, emissions to rise 16% compared to 2015

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Gearing stimulus packages towards decarbonization. These envisioned policies would be intended to end unnecessary travel, shift mobility to more sustainable transport options, improve transport technologies in ways that make them less emitting and enhance the resilience of transport networks.

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Germany Launches H2 Mobility Initiative to Expand Infrastructure for Refueling Hydrogen Vehicles

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In addition to Daimler, partners in the “H2 Mobility” initiative include EnBW, Linde, OMV, Shell, Total, Vattenfall and the NOW GmbH (National Organization Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology). Today, after more than 100 years of combustion engines and the dominance of oil, we are facing a new technological era in the transport sector.

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A New Wildfire Watchdog

Cars That Think

In our always-on, sensor-laden, Internet-connected world, shouldn't technology have done better? And then, with transmission complete and the triggering stimulus gone, the system would shut down and return to a sleep or fully powered-off state. We can create them by using a commonplace technology: radio frequency identification.

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Report from the REFF-Wall Street; Themes in Renewable Energy Finance

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Dr. Don Paul is the Executive Director, University of Southern California Energy Institute and a former vice president and chief technology officer of Chevron. As another panelist pointed out, “ The New York Times is well-equipped to write the article about how Stimulus Funds have been wasted ”. Energy Markets in a State of Change.

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The Race to Plug-In Hybrids Is On

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A powerful roster of key industry players in the rapidly evolving electric vehicle arena will come together at Infocast’s Opportunities in Grid-Connected Mobility in San Francisco, California. For further information about Opportunities in Grid-Connected Mobility, visit [link]. Introductory and discount rates are available.

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Coming Soon – The Electric City

Revenge of the Electric Car

and San Diego, a combination of green consciousness and enthusiasm for new technology seems to be stirring public interest in the cars. will lead a “smart charging” pilot project, connecting 200 cars to special charging stations that let utilities control the electrical demand at a given moment. And later this year P.G.&E.

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Smart Meters and Electric Cars

Revenge of the Electric Car

“There is the technology, there is the market, but there is a bigger question than that: it’s also very much about connecting to the nation’s (electrical) grid and where the electricity comes from.&#. So instead, Edison and auto manufacturers are turning to “smart metering&# technologies.