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UPS announces renewable diesel agreements with Neste, REG and Solazyme; up to 46M gallons over next 3 years

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Neste, Renewable Energy Group (REG) and Solazyme will supply renewable diesel to UPS to help facilitate the company’s shift to move more than 12% of its purchased ground fuel from conventional diesel and gasoline fuel to alternative fuels by the end of 2017. The companies making pledges as part of today’s launch represent more than $1.3

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The environmental impact of electric cars

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Regenerative braking is built into all electric vehicles and is a feature that helps you maximise range, and makes the process of braking less wasteful. In comparison – a combustion engine car’s brakes convert kinetic energy into wasted heat to slow the vehicle. Are EVs suitable for business use?

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What is Home energy management system, why it is needed

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Mechanical Storage: Flywheels: These devices store kinetic energy in a spinning rotor and convert it back to electricity when needed. Grid Stability and Reliability: ESS provides grid operators with tools to manage and balance supply and demand, improving overall grid stability and reliability.

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Volkswagen showcases inductive charging w/ “power lift”, autonomous and semi-autonomous capabilities & gesture control at CES

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Possible reasons for this could include a lack of electrical supply voltage, the shift lever not being in “P”, the car not being parked properly over an inductive charging plate, or a fault in the charging system. e-Station Guide. A function like the new e-Station Guide can prevent this from happening. Also included: SoundCloud, Text Me!,

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Electric Vehicles Open-up New Business Opportunities

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They are electric vehicle manufacturing, EV battery manufacturing, powertrain components manufacturing, electric vehicle supply equipment manufacturing. Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment manufacturing. Many people are interested to convert their IC engine vehicles to electric vehicles and use them on the road for regular commute.

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Is aviation the best application yet for hydrogen fuel cells?

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With biofuels, if you look at the relative efficiency of converting solar energy into biofuel versus solar energy into hydrogen, it’s not even a comparison, it’s ridiculous, it’s 500 times difference. Biological organisms are not great at converting sunlight into energy. How do you supply the fuel cell stacks with the right inputs?

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New BMW 3 Series includes a new 4-cylinder TwinPower Turbo, 8-speed automatic and start-stop; ActiveHybrid 3 model in 2012

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Centrally positioned between the valves, solenoid injectors precisely control the supply of fuel. Solenoid injectors supply the fuel to the cylinders at a pressure of up to 2,000 bar. Instead, the air mass is controlled inside the engine, resulting in faster response. At the same time, pumping losses have been reduced to a minimum.

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