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smart fortwo electric drive Debuts in the US

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The United States’ fleet of 250 electric drive vehicles will begin arriving in October 2010 and is part of the second phase of a three-phase roll-out program. Using a standard 220V outlet, it takes three and a half hours to charge the battery from 20 to 80 percent of its capacity and less than eight hours to fully charge it.

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GE and Better Place Partner to Accelerate EV Infrastructure Deployment; Integrating GE WattStation with Better Place Services

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GE and Better Place have formed a technology and financing partnership to accelerate the global deployment of electric vehicle infrastructure through collaboration in four key areas: standards-based technology development; battery financing; joint fleet electrification programs; and consumer awareness.

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US MARAD study finds marine use of natural gas substantially reduces some air pollutants and slightly reduces GHG emissions

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They modeled three vessel types (large ocean-going vessel [OGV], inland tug/tow, and coastwise OGV) as traveling typical fixed routes using natural gas and emissions control area (ECA)-compliant distillate fuels meeting 2012 and 2015 standards (that is, 10,000 ppm sulfur [S] and 1,000 ppm S, respectively). —Corbett et al.

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Project shows maritime fuel cell generator can increase energy efficiency by up to 30% at part load; reliability and cost issues

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A report authored by Sandia National Laboratories on the project found that the project showed that it is possible to increase energy efficiency by up to 30% at part load and reduce emissions to zero through the use of hydrogen fuel cells. One opportunity to do so was identified in Honolulu Harbor at the Young Brothers Ltd. (YB)

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Annual American Lung Association report shows continued progress in air quality, but more to be done

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The State of the Air 2011 report grades cities and counties based, in part, on the color-coded Air Quality Index developed by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to help alert the public to daily unhealthy air conditions. The report identified Honolulu, Hawaii and Santa Fe-Espanola, N.M. 10 Most Ozone-Polluted Cities.

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Why the Next Microgrids Will Be Well Connected

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The island gets on average nearly 3,000 hours of sunshine per year, putting it on a par with Honolulu and Brisbane, Australia. Ultimately, such technology could benefit any part of the world where the electricity network is vulnerable to outages and where increasing amounts of solar and wind power are being integrated into the power grid.