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US Awards $1B in Recovery Act Funding to FutureGen 2.0; Advanced Coal Repowering and CO2 Storage

Green Car Congress

The plant’s new boiler, air separation unit, CO 2 purification and compression unit will deliver 90% CO 2 capture and eliminate most SO x , NO x , mercury, and particulate emissions. The pipeline network, along with the repository in Mattoon, helps to lay the foundation for a regional CO 2 network.

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The Tiny Star Explosions Powering Moore’s Law

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Lithography systems in the 1980s used mercury lamps that radiated at wavelengths of 436 nanometers (violet light) and eventually 365 nm (near-ultraviolet). Equally important, it had to do so continuously for long periods of time, with no costly pauses for repair or maintenance. The first turns the droplet into a pancake-shaped disk.

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2025 Ford E-Transit costs the same as the gas version upfront

Baua Electric

Ford has opened the order banks for its 2025 E-Transit, which now costs the same upfront whether you order the electric or gas model – and the electric one is even cheaper when you take into account savings on fuel, maintenance, and possible incentives. The chassis cab version starts at $46,200, and cutaway starts at $45,700.

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The Importance of Recycling and Repurposing EV Batteries

Setec Powerr

Maintenance: Regular checks and proper care extend battery longevity. Spent lithium-ion batteries contain hazardous materials like lead, cadmium, and mercury, which, if not properly disposed of, can leach into soil and water, causing significant ecological harm. Storage Environment A cool, dry place is ideal for storing EV batteries.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

DaimlerChrysler has presented plug-in hybrids in commercial vans that have enough room to store the batteries, but the technology is not quite ripe for cars."Plug-in That has to be looked at." ( Reuters ) 3/28/07 "Batteries are not yet an economic or efficient way of storing power.we San Jose Mercury News ). Bloomberg News ).

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Science Fiction Short: Hijack

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So IEEE Spectrum is making one of its occasional forays into science fiction, with a short story by Karl Schroeder about the unexpected outcomes from building a computer out of planet Mercury. E In a 2013 study, Sandberg and his colleague Stuart Armstrong suggested deploying automated self-replicating robots on Mercury to build a Dyson swarm.

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