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Electric cars cheaper than gas ones by 2020, says Chinese battery supplier

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Envision Energy, a Chinese company that bought Nissan's former AESC battery business, says it will be able to make battery packs for less than $100 per kilowatt-hour in the next two years.

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SoCalGas to test technology that separates hydrogen from natural gas when the two are blended in pipelines

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With clean hydrogen gaining recognition worldwide as a carbon-free fuel capable of making a significant contribution to addressing climate change, Southern California Gas Co. SoCalGas) will field test a new technology that can simultaneously separate and compress hydrogen from a blend of hydrogen and natural gas.

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MAN to supply dual-fuel engines for 6 Chinese LNG carriers; fuel sharing mode

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MAN Diesel & Turbo has won the contract to supply the engines for six Chinese LNG carriers (LNGCs). The configuration for the new order covers 5 × 8L51/60DF engines; all of the engines are IMO Tier II-compliant in diesel mode and will have lower exhaust-gas emissions in gas mode than IMO Tier III stipulates.

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Northern Graphite closes acquisition of two graphite mines; 3rd largest non-Chinese graphite company

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The acquisitions will provide Northern with 40-50,000 tonnes per year (tpy) of graphite production capacity in Québec and Namibia, which will make it the third-largest non-Chinese natural graphite producing company. and a CDN$23-million equity offering lead by Sprott Capital Partners LP.

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Geely testing Emgrand methanol hybrid sedan in -40 C conditions

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F) Arctic conditions in the frigid northern Chinese province of Heilongjiang. naturally aspirated methanol engine providing 97kW (130HP) of power and 175 N·m of max torque together with an electric motor providing 100kW (134HP) of power and 320 N·m for a combined 272kW (364HP) and 495 N·m of torque. The sedan houses a 1.8L

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Armored Electric Chinese Police Patrol Car Is. Words Fail Us

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Here''s an electric car whose designers thought outside the box. It may look like Buckminster Fuller''s interpretation of the Popemobile, but this is actually one Chinese company''s idea of an armored electric police patrol car.

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Seambiotic and Chinese Power Company to Build $10M Commercial Microalgae Farm in China

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Seambiotic , a developer and grower of marine microalgae for the nutraceuticals and biofuel industries using flue gas from electric power plants, has signed a license agreement and a joint venture agreement with Yantai Hairong Electricity Technology Ltd. and Penglai Weiyuan Science & Trading Ltd.,

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