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Nestlé Waters North America adds 155 new medium-duty propane autogas trucks to delivery fleet

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The new medium-duty delivery trucks, added to the company’s existing autogas fleet of 30 Ford trucks of the same model, will also help the company save on maintenance and fuel costs. Propane autogas, a domestically produced fuel, costs the company an average of $1 per gallon, versus their $2 per gallon cost of diesel.

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BNSF Railway and Vehicle Projects Demonstrate Experimental Hydrogen Fuelcell Hybrid Switch Locomotive

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of Denver/Golden, Colo., Arnold Miller, president, Vehicle Projects, suggests that the fuelcell locomotive is the least-cost solution for such areas when the social costs of diesel-electrics and the infrastructure costs of catenary-electrics are considered. Rear view of the fuelcell hybrid switch locomotive.

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Daimler partnering to transfer its latest generation of automotive fuel cell technology to stationary applications

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US data centers are projected to consume an estimated 140 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity per year by 2020, equivalent to the annual output of about 50 power plants, emitting nearly 100 million metric tons of carbon pollution per year, according to a study by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC).

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First $300M tranche of VW National ZEV investment targets charging infrastructure; 150kW+ fast charging on highway network

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Chicago, Portland, Boston, Seattle, Philadelphia, Denver, Houston, Miami, and Raleigh—and several highway corridors. ZEV access initiatives (under development), and an additional approximately $25 million spent on the operational costs of running Electrify America (e.g., personnel, other business expenses).

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How Engineers Can Help Protect Earth From Worsening Climate Change

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Lives and businesses are being severely affected, and the cost of recovering after each event continues to mount. SaaS platforms, such as Project Canary of Denver, help energy companies track, measure, and score the impact of methane and other volatile organic compounds on the environment across the energy supply chain.

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How EV Charging Building Codes Help Future-Proof New Developments

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Sprinkler systems were often ignored, as installation added to the cost of construction. This helps to increase cost effectiveness by allowing a given electrical circuit to share power across multiple charging stations. Click here to view construction resources for installing Blink charging stations.

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EPA proposes rule for nationwide 30% cut in GHG from existing power plants by 2030 relative to 2005

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The EPA projects that the annual incremental compliance cost of the proposed Option 1 ranges from $5.4 billion (state compliance) in 2030 ($2011), excluding the costs associated with monitoring, reporting, and record-keeping. The estimated cost of Option 2 is between $4.2 state compliance) to $7.4 regional compliance) to $8.8

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