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Ad Astra Rocket Company and Cummins use hydrogen/biogas to power Cummins generator in Costa Rica

Green Car Congress

The teams also designed a reliable process to mix and control hydrogen and biogas, and use together as an efficient energy source. kW renewable energy system being studied for potential commercialization by a combined team from Ad Astra Rocket Company, Cummins Inc. and EARTH University in Costa Rica.

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EGEB: Maryland offshore wind plans make a great leap forward

Electrek

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): Baltimore-based US Wind announces a new offshore wind farm and other major developments. Costa Rica is considering a permanent ban on fossil fuel exploration and extraction. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes.

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What Country Powered Itself Entirely On Renewable Energy For 75 Days?

Green Car Reports

The idea of an electricity grid powered entirely by renewable energy may seem like a utopian dream, but one country has recently achieved it, albeit briefly. That would be little Costa Rica, which claims to have powered itself using only renewable energy for 75 days.

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Coal Into Cars: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly

Plugs and Cars

And ultimately, you can get no cleaner car than an electric car using wind or solar generated electricity. The energy required to make biological matter into liquid fuel certainly tips the balance against ethanol, just as it does with liquid coal. It is touted as part of a move toward independence from foreign oil.

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