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Electric vehicles are inflation relief

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There’s no oil to change, no filters to replace, and no spark plugs or wires to worry about. Money printing into circulation continues to be growing at a tremendous rate, and interest rates are shifting. Inflation is also translating into higher prices for investments, commodities, and particularly transportation. gallon in April 2021 to $4.21/gallon

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DOE to award up to $14M to 6 new projects to advance IGCC with carbon capture technology for coal-fired plants

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The plant uses an integrated CO 2 scrubber/water gas shift (WGS) catalyst to capture more than 90% of the CO 2 emissions, while increasing the cost of electricity by less than 10 percent compared to a plant with no carbon capture. DOE share: $500,000; recipient share: $125,000; duration: 12 months). (DOE General Electric Company.

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Norways Statoil to acquire Brigham Exploration for US$4.4B cash; entry into the US Bakken and Three Forks tight oil plays

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Brigham, based in Austin, Texas, has a strong position in the Bakken and Three Forks tight oil plays in the Williston Basin in North Dakota and Montana. The Bakken is a prime US unconventional oil play, and is believed to be one of the largest, if not the largest, oil accumulation in the US. Click to enlarge.

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Smart-grid project matches wind to electric cars | Green Tech - CNET News

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The EDISON (Electric Vehicles in a Distributed and Integrated Market using Sustainable Energy and Open Networks) research consortium will seek to match power generation from wind turbines on the island of Bornholm, Denmark, with the power consumption of charging plug-in electric cars. The project is partly funded by the government of Denmark.

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