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Maugeri: Natural Gas to Become #1 Electricity Source for This Century

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Natural gas may soon be the dominant fuel for producing electricity, according to Leonardo Maugeri, senior executive vice president of Eni S.p.A, Gas is the easiest option” for answering increasing concerns about fuel availability, price, distribution, and greenhouse warming, Maugeri told his audience at a MITEI-sponsored seminar. “Gas

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Plug’n Drive launches $1,000 incentive to scrap a gas car PLUS $1,000 towards a Used EV

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Effective February 1, 2020, Ontario residents qualify for a new incentive of $1,000 if they scrap their old gas car and replace it with a used electric car. This Used EV incentive and new Scrappage program achieve the dual aim of increasing EV adoption in the Province and taking it one step further by getting old gas cars off the road.

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Next Generation Chevy Volt to debut at 2015 NAIAS

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Mahoney made the announcement during the Center for Automotive Research Management Briefing Seminars in Traverse City, Michigan. Volt owners are driving more than 63% of their overall miles in electric vehicle mode, collectively logging more than 500 million gas-free miles since the Volts retail debut.

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Honda signs E-KIZUNA project agreement with City of Saitama for EV, PHEV and electric scooter testing; new household gas cogen unit with more efficient EXlink engine

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This comprehensive energy management system features several Honda-developed energy production technologies, for example, a gas engine cogeneration unit and a solar power system. Honda also plans to construct and test its Honda Smart Home System in Saitama in the spring of next year. Household cogeneration unit going on sale. Earlier post.)

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DOE to award $9M to promote consensus on future fossil energy technologies

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The Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) anticipates two awards being made: the first for $7 million in the area of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) and fossil-fuel-based Clean Energy Systems (CES); the second for $2 million in the area of international oil and natural gas. International Oil and Natural Gas.

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Video Friday: Punch-Out

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This small soft robot has the potential to be employed as a robotic system for inner and outer pipe inspection and confined space exploration in the oil and gas industry. Deep Robotics ] This CMU RI Seminar is by Robert Ambrose from Texas A&M, on “Robots at the Johnson Space Center and Future Plans.” VISTEK ] Thanks, Poramate!

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Tesla invited to build battery facility in Indonesia’s giant 30k-hectare industrial area

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TCF of gas. I said, ‘Elon, if you want to get end to end, get a green battery product, get a green car product, this is the place to be’,” Luhut said during a 2022 Naval Technology College National Seminar (STTAL) broadcasted online on Wednesday. “This is one part of my negotiations with Tesla.

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