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92 refuse vehicles in Westminster to become Euro VI & ULEZ ready via Eminox/Amminex retrofit

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The City of Westminster and operator Veolia have ordered a retrofit of 92 Refuse Collection Vehicles (RCVs) for the upcoming Ultra-low Emission Zone in London. The homologation criteria in London are very ambitious, and the test vehicles have proven the Eminox-Amminex partnership to be a competitive solution.

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Geely invests in Carbon Recycling Intl.; vehicles fueled by methanol from CO2, water and renewable energy

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Geely’s CRI investment and work with renewable methanol is similar to the approach Audi is taking with its own e-fuels projects—producing very low carbon liquid or gaseous fuels using only renewable energy, water and CO 2. Earlier post.). Earlier post.)

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The Case for Nuclear Cargo Ships

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Nearly all of the world’s ship fleet still runs on diesel fuel, with about a quarter of new ships on order being built to run on somewhat lower-carbon alternatives like liquefied natural gas, methanol, or hybrid propulsion. based TerraPower and London- and Italy-based Newcleo should be safer and simpler to operate than conventional reactors.

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Dearman-led consortium awarded $3.1M to develop waste-heat-recovery system using liquid air engine

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The tenth competition under the Low Carbon Vehicles Innovation Platform’s integrated delivery program (IDP), IDP10 is targeting the building of an integrated low-carbon-vehicle innovation chain, from the science base, through collaborative R&D to fleet-level demonstration. Earlier post. ). The project builds on an earlier TSB-funded project.

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Separate MIT, IEA reports both outline major expansion in role of natural gas; caution on climate benefits

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Speaking at the launch of the IEA report in London, IEA Executive Director Nobuo Tanaka said that “ An expansion of gas use alone is no panacea for climate change. In addition, research should be pursued to reduce water usage in fracturing and to develop cost-effective water recycling technology.

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Where Plug-In Hybrid Conversions (mostly Priuses) Are

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Our PRIUS+ Project Photos PHEV Resources Global Warming Take Action News and Events Contact Us Where Plug-In Hybrid Conversions (mostly Priuses) Are This is a mirror of the map at Googles RechargeIt site (including icons for YouTube videos on both PHEVs and EVs). Burbank Water and Power 2007 Prius by Energy CS, May 2007, (Burbank, CA).

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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I would say that electricity is a vastly superior fuel for the light vehicle fleet,” said Willett Kempton , a professor and alternative energy specialist at the University of Delaware. Electrifying the entire vehicle fleet would provide more than three times the U.S.’s ’s power generation, he said. — t_F 10.

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