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Mercedes-Benz shares cost of the its new eSprinter van, is it worth a camper conversion?

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What is official is the pricing, however, and when compared with its other specs, we may see some van enthusiasts consider a conversion. moreā€¦ The post Mercedes-Benz shares cost of the its new eSprinter van, is it worth a camper conversion? appeared first on Electrek.

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Ammonia-salt solvent pretreatment for biomass could significantly reduce cost of cellulosic biofuels

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Similar processes could greatly reduce the cost of producing biofuels from waste biomass like corn stalks and leaves. Speeding up the conversion of cellulose into sugars such as glucose with enzymes requires suitable solvents or heat- and/or chemical-based pretreatments. —lead author Shishir P. Shishir P.

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DOE to award $12M to support extraction and conversion of lithium from geothermal brines

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0002823 ) to support the extraction and conversion of lithium from geothermal brines to use in batteries for stationary storage and electric vehicles. This funding opportunity will support technologies to extract battery-grade lithium from geothermal brines directly—providing a cost-effective, domestic source of this critical material.

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Hydra Energy partners with Chemtrade to provide commercial truck fleets with green hydrogen below the cost of diesel

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In exchange for long-term, discounted fuel contracts with fleets, Hydra installs hydrogen-diesel co-combustion conversion kits into existing semi-trucks and provides the fueling infrastructure for green hydrogen sourced from chemical producers such as Chemtrade. Hydra pays for the truck conversion and the on-site fueling infrastructure.

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DOE seeks feedback on new domestic manufacturing conversion grants for electrified vehicles program

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The US Department of Energyā€™s (DOE) Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains (MESC) has released a Request for Information (RFI) ( DE-FOA-0003032 ) to seek public input that will help shape the Domestic Manufacturing Conversion Grants for Electrified Vehicles program.

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PNNL team develops new low-cost method to convert captured CO2 to methane

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By using a water-lean post-combustion capture solvent, (N-(2-ethoxyethyl)-3-morpholinopropan-1-amine) (2-EEMPA), they achieved a greater than 90% conversion of captured CO 2 to hydrocarbons—mostly methane—in the presence of a heterogenous Ru catalyst under relatively mild reaction conditions (170 Ā°C and 2 pressure). Heldebrant, D.,

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Fraunhofer analysis finds battery-electric trucks have energy cost advantage over hydrogen trucks

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The decisive factor for the switch to battery-electric vehicles is the energy cost advantage compared to hydrogen and diesel. This is because hydrogen trucks have a decisive disadvantage: only about a quarter of the output energy flows into the drive, three quarters is lost through conversion losses.

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