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When the platform for a prototype floating offshore wind turbine arrived at a dock in Searsport, Maine, on April 11, engineers at the University of Maine were ready to add a tower and a turbine and set it afloat in the Gulf of Maine. In response, wind developers are pulling back on U.S. million grant.
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The US Department of the Interior (DOI) will offer nearly 80,000 acres offshore Maryland for commercial wind energy development in a 19 August 2014 competitive lease sale. Competitive lease sales have generated more than $5 million in high bids for more than 277,500 acres in federal waters. Bluewater Wind Maryland, LLC.
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A Japanese partnership, consisting of the Kanagawa Prefectural Government, the municipal governments of the cities of Yokohama and Kawasaki, Iwatani Corporation, Toshiba Corporation, Toyota Motor Corporation, Toyota Industries Corporation, Toyota Turbine and Systems, Inc., and Japan Environment Systems Co.,
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made progress in reducing CO 2 emissions and improving sustainability in its global corporate activities in fiscal year 2014 while simultaneously increasing vehicle production and plant energy efficiency. Nissan is utilizing a number of proven forms of sustainable energy generation to help minimize its corporate carbon footprint.
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Panasonic Corporation and Tokyo Gas Co., The product is the first commercialized fuel cell system in which the fuel cell unit, hot water unit and backup heat source unit can all be stored in the pipe shaft of the condominium. A pipe shaft is a space to store water and gas pipes that runs vertically through condominium floors.
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that produces large quantities of sugar and requires less water. for High Power Wind Generators The University of Houston will develop a new, low-cost. superconducting wire that can be used in future advanced wind turbine generators. used to make a wind turbine generator lighter, more powerful, and more efficient.
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It will help to support a global innovation platform developed alongside large corporations, SMEs, start-ups, and the academic and scientific community. It is committed to enabling these facilities to generate enough carbon-free electricity (wind, solar, biomass-fueled, hydrogen-fueled) to become energy self-sufficient.
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PA) ( earlier post ) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enter into an agreement to license its proprietary micro-crop technology to IndianOil Corporation Limited (IOCL) for the future commercial-scale production of biodiesel from algae. The licensee pays all capex, and provides CO 2 , land and water.
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decrease water use compared to conventional algae reactors. engineered to use fertilizer and water more efficiently and. Corporation. Electron Energy Corporation will develop a technology to. Electron Energy Corporation will develop a technology to. would supply the growing market of wind turbine generators and.
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