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DOE to award more than $7M to four projects to advance hydrogen storage

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The selected organizations will provide close to $2 million in cost share. The projects focus on lowering the cost of compressed hydrogen storage systems and on developing advanced materials for hydrogen storage. HRL Laboratories, LLC, up to $1.2 University of Oregon, up to $2.0

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NREL announces $18M investment in 9 new projects to advance medium- and heavy-duty natural gas vehicle technologies

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The selected projects will focus on reducing the total cost of ownership of NGVs, increasing vehicle efficiency, decreasing local air pollution, and advancing technology development to increase the use of more affordable medium- and heavy-duty natural gas engines and vehicles. Cummins Inc.

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US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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The US Department of Transportation (DOT) is awarding $100 million in Economic Recovery Act funding to 43 transit agencies for projects to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions from both vehicles and facilities. Hybrid Electric Buses Incremental Costs: For the incremental cost of making transit buses hybrid electric.

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US DOE to Invest Up to $989M in Three Carbon Capture and Sequestration Projects; Total Project Value of $3.18B

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million metric tons per year) in a 235 MW flue gas stream at the existing 1,300 MW Appalachian Power Company (APCo) Mountaineer Power Plant near New Haven, WV. American Electric Power (AEP) will design, construct and operate a chilled ammonia process that is expected to effectively capture at least 90% of the CO 2 (1.5 Earlier post.).

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Hyundai introduces 2015 Sonata Eco with 1.6L Gamma turbo; 32 mpg combined

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liter T-GDI, unveiled in 2011 and developed over a period of 52 months at a cost of 69.5 Very nice animation of combustion and gas flows. The 2015 Sonata Eco will start at $23,275, excluding $810 freight charge, and go into production at the Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama plant later this summer. l/100 km) combined.

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Auburn University leads $2M DOE Co-Optima project to evaluate renewable butyl acetate as diesel fuel additive

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Auburn University researchers are leading a $2-million US Department of Energy Co-Optima project ( earlier post ) that will evaluate renewable butyl acetate (BA) as a bio-based fuel additive that can be blended with diesel fuel to reduce soot and greenhouse gas emissions and yield cleaner engine operation in cold-weather conditions.

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CMU/DAI study finds shutting down US nuclear plants would have significant negative economic and environmental consequences

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Shutting down reactors in high risk earthquake or tornado zones, or in areas with populations of more than 10 million would result in 24,728 MW lost capacity, an added annual cost of $ 4.7B, 166.73 The calculated cost of generation with the new mix of plants was a lower bound. additional MT of CO 2 and 0.52 Click to enlarge.

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