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California Gains its First Combined Hydrogen and Gasoline Station
By: Company - Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Source: Shell
Shell Hydrogen and General Motors Corporation (GM) opened a hydrogen fueling station at an existing Shell gasoline station in West Los Angeles in late June. The combined hydrogen and gasoline fueling station is a first for California, and only the second in the country: Shell and GM opened a similar station in Washington, D.C., back in 2004.
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DOE Web Site Helps You Find Alternative Fuel Stations
By: Company - Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Source: DOE
Automakers and truck manufacturers are selling and leasing an increasing number of vehicles that run on alternative fuels, including E85 (a blend of 85% ethanol and 15% gasoline), B20 (a diesel blend containing 20% biodiesel), natural gas, propane, electricity, and even hydrogen.
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U.S. House Pledges Billions for Green Schools
By: DOE - Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Source: Green Building
The U.S. House has voted to devote more than $20 billion to make the nation’s schools more environmentally friendly. The 21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act will retrofit and build green schools to be more energy efficient and provide a healthier environment for students. The legislation will now move to the Senate but the White House may veto the bill because of the price tag.
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Study Finds Solar Could Provide 10% of U.S. Generation by 2025
By: Company - Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Source: RenewableEnergy.com
A new study from Clean Edge says that solar energy could reach cost parity with retail-electricity rates in most regions of the U.S. in less than a decade. The "Utility Solar Assessment (USA)" study, produced by Clean Edge and Co-op America, provides a roadmap for utilities, solar companies and regulators to reach 10% solar in the U.S. by 2025.
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Toyota Doubles the Range of its Fuel Cell Vehicle
By: Company - Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Source: Toyota
Toyota Motor Corporation has developed a new version of its fuel cell hydrogen vehicle (FCHV) that can travel about 515 miles on a single refueling. Toyota doubled the pressure of its hydrogen storage tanks to 70 megapascals, or about 10,150 pounds per square inch, which accounts for most of the increase in range.
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New center to research ways to convert sunshine into low-cost electricity and fuels
By: National Renewable Energy Laboratory - Monday, April 21, 2008
Source: NREL
The newest research center of the Colorado Renewable Energy Collaboratory aims to find ways to directly convert the sun's energy to low-cost electricity and fuels. The Center for Revolutionary Solar Photoconversion (CRSP), announced today by Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter, U.S. Sen. Ken Salazar and the Collaboratory at the state Capitol in Denver, will be dedicated to basic and applied research at the Collaboratory's four member institutions, the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), the Colorado School of Mines (CSM), Colorado State University (CSU) and the University of Colorado at Boulder (CU-Boulder).
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DOE to Invest $34 Million in Enzymes for Cellulosic Ethanol Production
By: DOE - Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Source: DOE
DOE announced its selection of four projects to develop improved enzymes for breaking down cellulosic biomass material into sugars, which can then be fermented into ethanol. The DSM Innovation Center, Genencor, Novozymes, Inc., and Verenium Corporation were all chosen by DOE for their proven ability to reduce the cost of ethanol by improving the performance of the enzymes. Among the many partners on the projects are four DOE national laboratories: Los Alamos National Laboratory, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, and Sandia National Laboratories. For all four projects, DOE intends to invest up to $33.8 million over the next four years, subject to congressional appropriations, and when combined with the cost sharing from industry, up to $70 million will be invested in the effort.
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Valence Technology Announces It is Supplier of Lithium Phosphate Battery Packs for the OEMtek 100 MPG Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid Add-On
By: Company - Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Source: Valence Technology
Valence Technology, Inc. announced by the end of February, it plans to ship an additional 600 custom modules of Valence’s safe, Lithium Phosphate energy storage systems for installation and conversion of Toyota Prius hybrid vehicles into Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles. Valence previously supplied OEMtek with 300 modules which are now being shipped to customers.
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EPA Achieves Highest Status in Government Under the President's Management Agenda
By: EPA - Thursday, January 31, 2008
Source: EPA
EPA achieved the highest score possible on the President's Management Agenda (PMA): five 'greens' on all five government-wide initiatives. On Jan. 31, the White House Office of Management and Budget released the latest scorecard that uses a color-coded "stop light" system to rate each federal agency's status under each of the PMA initiatives.
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