Archive for July, 2006
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Thursday, July 6th, 2006Once you get past the funny spelling :), this sounds similar to the Aquygen or HHO venture that was on CNN and Fox a couple of months ago. The company, ITM Power, is working with the University of Hertfordshire’s School of Aerospace, Automotive and Design Engineering to develop an electrolyser refueling system for [...]
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EPA unveils UPS Delivery Truck
Wednesday, July 5th, 2006The EPA and UPS have partnered to develop a hydraulic hybrid UPS delivery truck. This technology is different than the hybrid technology used in the Prius, and is said to increase the UPS fuel efficiency by 60-70% and cut CO2 emmisions by 40% compared to a normal UPS delivery truck. [...]
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German Foreign Ministry - New Solar Power much cheaper than oil
Wednesday, July 5th, 2006A new study released by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety claims that Europe could cut CO2 emissions by 70% by the year 2050 and phase out nuclear power by replacing its older power plants with new alternative fuel plants. One of the methods described is to [...]
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Oil’s used for a lot more than driving around
Sunday, July 2nd, 2006Most of the headlines that you see about biofuel are about making fuel for your car. But oil is used for alot more than transportation and energy. Its used to make plastics, and lots of other industial chemicals - even pharmaceuticals. James Dumesic, a University of Wisconsin-Madison chemical and biological engineering [...]
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Maui to get a second wind power farm
Sunday, July 2nd, 2006From the Honolulu Advertiser - “Shell Oil Co. plans to build a $200 million wind-power farm in a remote corner of Maui’s ‘Ulupalakua Ranch that will produce enough electricity for 15,000 homes and greatly reduce Maui’s dependence on imported oil.
Shell’s proposed 40-megawatt Auwahi wind power farm and a 30-megawatt wind farm under construction above Ma’alaea [...]
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Ford unveils new strategy for hybrids
Sunday, July 2nd, 2006Ford, which is not meeting its own goals for hybrid sales, said on Thusday that it will shift its immediate focus to flexfuel cars. On Friday, Ford said that it will invest $1 billion to build a center for developing fuel-efficient hybrid systems in Goteborg, Sweden, where its Volvo Cars subsidiary is located.
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