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FEBRUARY 15, 2012

SucreSource, a wholly owned subsidiary of BlueFire Renewables, Inc. (OTC BB: BFRE.OB), has signed agreements with GS Caltex—a joint venture between GS Holdings and Chevron, and a leading Korea-based petroleum company—to build a cellulose to sugar plant in Korea. The facility will process 2 tons of construction and demolition debris per day into cellulosic sugar, which will be converted into a high value chemical by GS Caltex’s proprietary technology.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2012

Which electric car conversion kit is best for beginners? Answer: These pre-made kits from Canadian Electric Vehicles are just about plug and play.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2012

We all know that electric cars charged from renewable sources of energy are much cleaner than gasoline-powered cars, but what about electric cars charged from electricity produced by a dirty coal-fired power plant? For some time, those against the uptake of electric cars have claimed driving an electric car powered by electricity from a coal-fired.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2012

Electric car manufacturer, Coda Automotive, is due to begin shipping their electric cars in a month or so, and is running another investment round to raise money required to get the company to the finishing line. The investment round.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2012

KPMG developed 3 nexuses linked by climate change to represent the challenges of sustainable growth. Source: KPMG. Click to enlarge. In a new study, KPMG International has identified 10 “megaforces” that will significantly affect corporate growth globally over the next two decades. The KPMG study, “Expect the Unexpected: Building Business Value in a Changing World”, explores issues such as climate change, energy and fuel volatility, water availability and cost and resource availability, as well

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FEBRUARY 15, 2012

Can you save a lot of money using one car battery charger for each EV battery? Yep. Here's how it's done.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2012

Electric car manufacturer, Coda Automotive, is due to begin shipping their electric cars in a month or so, and is running another investment round to raise money required to get the company to the finishing line. The investment round.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2012

The Gas Technology Institute (GTI) in Des Plaines, IL, recently added a new Pilot-Scale IH 2 Plant to broaden biomass-to-liquid hydrocarbon fuel conversion. IH 2 technology is a catalytic thermochemical process that promises to be a very cost-effective route to produce liquid transportation fuels from renewable resources. ( Earlier post.). The IH 2 process converts virtually any type of non-food biomass feedstock—such as wood, agricultural residues, algae, and aquatic plants.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2012

Electric car battery chargers are expensive, and for some reason are the last thing folks want to spend money on.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2012

Sixteen months ago, General Electric announced it would place the "largest order in history" for electric cars, to be used by its employees who are issued company cars. Now, those cars are starting to arrive and be placed with employees. And where changes are made, personnel policies are sure to follow. A person inside GE recently forwarded a memo.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2012

Electric cars could see a sizable sales boost in the near future after a survey revealed that more than half of new car buyers could opt for an EV in the next two years. From the 1,032 people surveyed as part of Chargemaster’s nationwide research, 58% of those who intended on buying a new car [.].

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FEBRUARY 17, 2012

The BMW 116d EfficientDynamics Edition will make its debut at the 2012 International Motor Show in Geneva. Powered by a 1.6-liter, 85 kW/116 hp diesel engine with BMW TwinPower Turbo Technology, its average fuel consumption in the EU test cycle is 3.8 liters per 100 kilometers (62 mpg US), with CO 2 emissions of 99 g/km. The new 116d accelerates from zero to 100 km/h in 10.5 seconds.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2012

The real global warming hoax is the idea of a free lunch! Gramma always said: when you take, you've got to give something back.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2012

It’s now been well over a year since the first 2011 Nissan Leafs were delivered to customers in California, Oregon, Washington and Arizona. But after one year, how are early Nissan Leafs performing? Are their battery packs still healthy, or have they started to show signs of wear already? According to anecdotal evidence from popular Nissan.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2012

Whoever thought that fuel cell cars had fallen by the wayside due to the emergence of electric vehicles, may be interested to hear about renewed interest in the market. According to a new paper from Pike Research, the total size of the hydrogen and fuel cell market will reach $785million in 2012 with a re-emergence [.].

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FEBRUARY 15, 2012

Seattle, Washington-based EnerG2 ( earlier post ) recently held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of its new manufacturing facility for electric vehicle battery components in Albany, Oregon. Supported in part by $21.3 million in funding from the US Department of Energy (DOE) through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, this facility will produce nano-engineered carbon materials for batteries and other energy storage devices that can be used in electric drive vehicles.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2012

Global warming controversy: a fenderbender at the intersection of science and vested interests.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

To say the Chevrolet Volt range-extended electric car has become a political punching bag would be to understate the obvious. Now, GM is slowly, carefully trying to get the facts about the Volt out to the public at large, hoping to win hearts and minds in a larger battle involving electric cars, image, and politics. A new ad appeared today.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2012

Peugeot are set to debut its sub-99g/km 208 supermini at March’s EV & Low CO2 Fleet Show. The 208 will launch this June with six sub-99g engines – five of which are diesel – with the cleanest option slashing CO2 emissions to 87g and an average fuel consumption of 76mpg. Organised by Fleet World magazine, [.].

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FEBRUARY 15, 2012

The total size of the global hydrogen and fuel cell market—including revenues from fuel cells and from hydrogen for fuel cells and internal combustion engines (ICEs)—will reach $785 million in 2012, according to a new white paper from Pike Research. The white paper describes ten key trends for the hydrogen and fuel cell industry in 2012.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2012

The most dangerous global warming myth of all is that there's nothing I can do.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2012

If you're thinking about applying to lease a BMW ActiveE--or of buying one of several other electric cars now on the market--you may be eligible for a nice freebie. Coulomb Technologies, the company behind the ChargePoint network of public charging stations, said this week it is offering a free wall-mounted home charging station (known as an EVSE).

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

Tuesday 14 February 2012. The Green Piece. There is a lot of talk around the web (and let’s face it, here on this website too) about hybrid and electric cars and other new-fangled alternative fuel cars. But you may have noticed that car makers are all the time making claims about how they’ve improved energy [.].

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FEBRUARY 16, 2012

Researchers in the Netherlands have demonstrated the direct conversion of synthesis gas through a Fischer-Tropsch process to C 2 through C 4 light olefins with selectivity up to 60 wt.% using catalysts that constitute iron nanoparticles (promoted by sulfur plus sodium) homogeneously dispersed on weakly interactive ?-alumina or carbon nanofiber supports.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2012

US Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced three winning startup companies—based on a public vote and an expert review—out of the 14 participating in the US Department of Energy (DOE) “ America’s Next Top Energy Innovator ” challenge. ( Earlier post.). Initially, 36 start-up companies elected to participate in this first-of-its-kind effort.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2012

The President’s Budget for FY 2013 provides $27.2 billion in discretionary funds for the US Department of Energy (DOE), a 3.2% increase above the 2012 enacted. level. The request includes increased funding for clean energy, research and development to spur innovation, and advanced manufacturing. Savings and efficiencies are achieved through eliminating more than $4 billion annually in fossil fuel subsidies; eliminating low-priority and low-performing programs, and by concentrating resources on f

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FEBRUARY 17, 2012

Pike Research forecasts that the global market for biofuels will more than double over the coming decade, increasing from $82.7 billion in 2011 to $185.3 billion by 2021. At least 38 national governments have enacted blending mandates or targets to accelerate the expansion of biofuels production and consumption in the transportation sector. However, despite strong. growth in the industry over the next decade, Pike expects production volumes to fall short of an estimated 71.8 BGPY of biofuels dem

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FEBRUARY 17, 2012

Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC and Blue Marble Biomaterials recently signed a memorandum of understanding to begin development of a bio-refinery pilot at a North American Anheuser-Busch facility. Blue Marble uses novel bacterial consortia to produce specialty biochemicals from the anaerobic fermentation of a range of biomass feedstocks. ( Earlier post. ).

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FEBRUARY 13, 2012

Pond-to-wheel GHG estimates for low-impact, nominal, and high-impact algal diesel fuel technology sets. Well-to-wheel GHG estimates for palm hydrotreated renewable diesel (HRD) fuel, with and without direct LUC, and diesel fuel included to enable comparisons. Contribution by stage shown in the inset charts. Credit: ACS, Vasudevan et al. Click to enlarge.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2012

Toyota Motor Corporation’s (TMC) production affiliate in Taiwan, Kuozui Motors, Ltd. (Kuozui), has started production and sales of the Camry Hybrid in Taiwan. Production of the Camry Hybrid at Kuozui’s Kuanying Plant in Taiwan’s Taoyuan County began on 15 February, making the plant Toyota’s seventh hybrid-vehicle production site outside Japan. Initial annual production is set at approximately 7,000 vehicles, to be the exclusive supply of the domestic market.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2012

Lehr, Inc., a company that patented the use of propane canisters to fuel small engines, is introducing the first OEM marine outboard engines that run on propane. Benefits of the propane engine include: Up to 50% lower fuel cost and more cost effective to use and maintain; No gasoline polluting the water; No ethanol or fuel related issues; Zero evaporative emissions; and.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2012

The US Department of the Interior’s (DOI) Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) has approved Shell Gulf of Mexico, Inc.’s (Shell) Oil Spill Response Plan (OSRP) for the Chukchi Sea. In addition, BSEE announced coordinated exercises and emergency response planning by US agencies in the Arctic; expanded scientific work, information collection and data sharing among agencies, industry, and research institutions to inform Arctic planning; and undertaking long-term, landscape-scale pl

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FEBRUARY 14, 2012

Nikkei. Toyota Motor Corp. will increase production capacity for the Aqua compact hybrid ( earlier post ) hybrid—to be sold as the Prius c ( earlier post ) in North America and other markets—within three months, according to Senior Managing Officer Takeshi Shirane. The vehicle, manufactured at the Iwate plant of group firm Kanto Auto Works Ltd., received roughly 120,000 orders in the month after its December launch.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2012

As a member of the US DRIVE Grid Interaction Tech Team (GITT), the US Council for Automotive Research LLC (USCAR) recently played a key role in assisting the US Department of Energy (DOE) to develop a model streamlining process for permitting and inspecting home-charging stations for plug-in hybrid electric and electric vehicles (PHEVs/EVs), as well as information tools for the actual installation process.

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