Gas turbine hybrid system expected to be installed, operational by the end of 2016 BOSTON – GE and Southern California Edison announced a plan to install the world’s first battery storage and gas turbine hybrid, according to a GE press release. The two-project solution first calls for installation of a battery energy storage system from Current, powered by […]
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Norway looks for carbon capture from trash, ammonia and cement By Alister Doyle OSLO, Sept 30 (Reuters) – Norway will research carbon capture methods from industrial plants including a trash incinerator in Oslo as part of plans to slow global warming, the government said on Friday. It said it would invest 360 million Norwegian crowns ($45 million)
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Researchers say inexpensive, nontoxic catalyst could help reduce global reliance on fossil fuels Hydrogen is often considered a fuel for the future, in the form of fuel cells to power electric motors or burned in internal combustion engines, according to researchers at University of Houston. But finding a practical, inexpensive and nontoxic way to produce
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Findings published in Energy Policy suggest electric utilities stand in the way of renewable technology CALGARY, AB – For an area of the world that is known for its bright sunshine and breezes, the Caribbean produces surprisingly little renewable energy. Expensive imported diesel or fuel oil is used to generate most or all of the
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Chevy Bolt under $30,000 after tax breaks By Joseph White DETROIT, Sept 20 (Reuters) – General Motors Co on Tuesday announced its Chevy Bolt electric vehicle will cost under $30,000 after tax breaks, a price that makes it significantly cheaper than the average new U.S. vehicle and sets up a test of whether the technology
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Primary focus of policy is highly automated vehicles, which the vehicle can take full control of in some circumstances WASHINGTON—The US Department of Transportation is issuing Federal policy for automated vehicles, laying a path for the safe testing and deployment of new auto technologies that have enormous potential for improving safety and mobility for Americans on the
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Increased production of electric vehicles across the manufacturing base required to make them more affordable for consumers SOUTHFIELD, Mich. – Norway continues to lead the global market for electric vehicles, according to the most recent plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) index from IHS Automotive, part of IHS Markit. Plug-in electric vehicles are defined as either a
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Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan covers 10.8 million acres of federal lands By Nichola Groom Sept 14 (Reuters) – The United States on Wednesday unveiled a long-awaited plan for desert renewable energy development that the solar and wind industries said unfairly favors land conservation and severely limits the ability to build projects critical to meeting
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Chinese solar thermal power plants to generate 1.35 gigawatt BEIJING, Sept 14 (Reuters) – The first batch of 20 Chinese solar thermal power projects online by 2018, said the National Energy Administration(NEA) on Wednesday. The projects with a total capacity of 1.35 gigawatt are concentrated in the five provinces that receive the most sunlight in the nation,
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Four self-driving cars in Uber Pittsburg trial By Heather Somerville PITTSBURGH, Sept 14 (Reuters) – When Pittsburgh wakes up on Wednesday morning, some residents will have the choice of going about their day in an Uber that drives itself. The launch of Uber’s self-driving pilot program marks the public unveiling of the company’s secretive work
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