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UMTRI study finds US diesel vehicles generally have lower total cost of ownership than gasoline vehicles

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Diesel vehicles generally saved owners between $2,000 to $6,000 in total ownership costs during a three to five year period when compared to similar gasoline vehicles, according to data compiled by the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI). —“Total Cost of Ownership”.

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UMTRI study finds total cost of ownership of diesels in US often much less than gasoline counterparts

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Though there are some exceptions to these positive results for some of the diesel versions of vehicles from a total-cost-of-ownership perspective, the overall direction of the results supports the idea that diesel vehicles are competitive within the U.S.

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Which Third-Party Electric Suppliers Overcharged Massachusetts Consumers the Most?

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In Massachusetts, third-party electric suppliers, also called competitive suppliers, are allowed to sell electricity directly to residential customers of Eversource, National Grid, and Unitil (although the cost of delivering the power is always charged by the local utility).

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Bombardier (now Alstom) to convert AGC hybrid trains to full battery power

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The idea is to convert dual-mode (catenary and diesel-powered) high capacity self-propelled trains to dual-mode battery-powered AGCs. It also reduces the cost of energy consumption, due to lower electricity costs compared to diesel-fueled trains.

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5 Big Ideas for High-Temperature Superconductors

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Since then, research has lagged due to the high cost of the materials. Brookhaven National Laboratory PROOF OF CONCEPT: A research team led by Brookhaven National Laboratory and ABB built a magnetic energy-storage system using HTS that achieved a 12.5-tesla tesla magnetic field in 2014.

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Siemens Gamesa and Siemens Energy investing €120M over 5 years to develop fully integrated offshore wind-to-hydrogen system

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The solution will lower the cost of hydrogen by being able to run off grid, opening up more and better wind sites. The developments are part of the H2Mare initiative which is a lighthouse project likely to be supported by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research ideas competition "Hydrogen Republic of Germany".

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DOE to award $10M for demonstration and testing of advanced wave and tidal energy technologies

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million available to develop a new competition that challenges individuals, universities, and existing and emerging companies to improve the performance and lower the cost of energy produced by WEC devices. Wave Energy Converter (WEC) Prize. ( DE-FOA-0000979 ) The Energy Department will make $6.5

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