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Researchers Develop More Efficient Thermocells for Low-Grade Waste Heat Recovery

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A paper on their work was published online 19 February in the ACS journal Nano Letters. Thin coin-like thermocells were fabricated and operated for three months to provide essentially constant power output. Baughman (2010) Harvesting Waste Thermal Energy Using a Carbon-Nanotube-Based Thermo-Electrochemical Cell.

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Perspective: The UN Approval Process for Carbon Offsets

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Delivery happens months or even years later, after a DOE is brought in again to “verify” that the promised emissions reductions have occurred. Donovan (February 19, 2010). Schapiro, Mark, “ Conning the Climate: Inside the Carbon-Trading Shell Game ,” Harper’s Magazine (February 2010). Donovan (3 March 2010).

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Ford showcasing vehicle-to-vehicle communication for crash avoidance; potential for leveraging WiFi and smartphones to extend quickly the number of participating vehicles

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A 2010 NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) analysis concluded that V2V systems potentially could address 79% of all vehicle target crashes, 81% of all light-vehicle target crashes, and 71% of all heavy-truck target crashes annually. These are not, at this time, autonomous or semi-autonomous systems.

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Report from the REFF-Wall Street; Themes in Renewable Energy Finance

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If ultimately the majority of the money for renewable projects needs to come from private capital like Wall Street and if Wall Street craves certainty how is Wall Street going to handle the next twenty years if they turn out to be as chaotic as the last twelve months? Eight months ago. Five months ago. Long-Term Optimism.

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Clean Tech - GigaOM - Salon.com

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But in recent months new players, including the Renault-Nissan Alliance, Daimler AG and battery maker Electrovaya , have come onto the scene as well — making China look more and more likely to give electric cars a strong push into the mass market. Some of these companies are also working on electric models for the U.S. and EU buyers.

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Transport for London Establishes Procurement Frameworks For Up To 8,525 Charging Points and 1,000 EVs

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Transport for London (TfL) has placed two notices in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) which will create the UK’s largest procurement frameworks to date for electric vehicles and electric vehicle charge point infrastructure. Consultation for the plan closed on 26 February with a final plan to be launched later in 2010.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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GM has announced plans for public sales in 2010, and almost every carmaker now says it will sell PHEVs or highway-speed battery electric vehicles (BEVs) sometime after 2010. Slide and summary table last modified February 2, 2009. Committed to sales of 10,000 or more vehicles in late 2010, with increasing production in 2011.

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