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June 10, 2008
- NY to support carbon burial demonstration plant
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The state of New York will grant $6 million for a demonstration coal-burning power plant that would permanently store underground emissions of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide.- 7 months
source: ( Reuters: Environment) - NY to support carbon burial demonstration plant
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The state of New York will grant $6 million for a demonstration coal-burning power plant that would permanently store underground emissions of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide.- 7 months
source: ( Reuters: Environment) - Top 5 Money-Saving Websites
Compare prices and get coupons before buying. - 7 months
source: (U.S. News) - Audio: Making Summer Vacation Affordable
Tips on how to have fun in the sun for less. - 7 months
source: (U.S. News) - Quantum to Develop PHEV and FCHV Powertrains for Future Steel Vehicle Project
EDAG Engineering + Design AG (EDAG) has awarded Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc. a contract to develop plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV) and hydrogen fuel cell hybrid vehicle (FCHV) powertrains for the Future Steel Vehicle program sponsored by WorldAutoSteel, the automotive group of the International Iron and Steel Institute (IISI).
Quantum will work with its partner, Advanced Lithium Power Inc. (ALP), to develop the advanced lithium-ion battery system and controls for each of the vehicle architectures.
The Future Steel Vehicle program is intended to develop lightweight steel auto body concepts that address alternative powertrains, such as advanced hybrid, electric, and fuel cell systems.
EDAG, with expertise in product and manufacturing engineering using Advanced High Strength Steel (AHSS) for automotive sheet metal structures, as well as body and closure design, was awarded the Future Steel Vehicle program by IISI.
The multi-year Future Steel Vehicle program consists of three phases: Phase I, Engineering Study; Phase II, Concept Designs; and Phase III, Demonstration Hardware.
Future Steel Vehicle is the fifth in a series of auto steel research projects. The previous four, representing more than $60 million in industry investment by the world’s sheet steel producers, were undertaken over the last decade to demonstrate the application of new steel grades, design techniques and manufacturing technologies for light vehicle structures.
The UltraLight Steel Auto Body (ULSAB), UltraLight Steel Auto Closures (ULSAC) and UltraLight Steel Auto Suspensions (ULSAS) projects each demonstrated the successful use of advanced high-strength steel (AHSS) in high-volume steel applications that significantly reduced vehicle weight, while improving safety and performance and maintaining manufacturing affordability.
A fourth project, ULSAB-Advanced Vehicle Concepts (ULSAB-AVC), produced full vehicle concepts for a C-class and a mid-size vehicle. Achievements included significantly improved energy efficiency through lightweight AHSS applications.
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source: (Green Car Congress) - Gulf 'dead zone' could be largest on record
Researchers predict a "dead zone" of oxygen-depleted waters off Louisiana and Texas could grow this summer to 10,084 square miles, making it the largest such expanse on record.
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source: (msnbc.com: Environment) - Slashing Expenses Can Make Your Nest Egg Last Longer
Here are 7 ways retirees are cutting back. - 7 months
source: (U.S. News) - Smartphone Wars: After Apple's iPhone Upgrade
Research In Motion stands tall, Palm's problems continue. - 7 months
source: (U.S. News) - Melting Arctic ice could spur inland warming: study
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - If Arctic sea ice starts melting fast, polar bears and ring seals wouldn't be the only creatures to feel it: A study released on Tuesday suggests it could spur warmer temperatures hundreds of miles (km) inland.- 7 months
source: ( Reuters: Environment) - Melting Arctic ice could spur inland warming: study
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - If Arctic sea ice starts melting fast, polar bears and ring seals wouldn't be the only creatures to feel it: A study released on Tuesday suggests it could spur warmer temperatures hundreds of miles (km) inland.- 7 months
source: ( Reuters: Environment) - A New Approach to Managing Diabetes
For some people, it may be better to bring down blood pressure and cholesterol than blood glucose. - 7 months
source: (U.S. News) - Celebrities join World Bank in saving tigers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hollywood celebrities Harrison Ford, Bo Derek and Robert Duvall on Monday threw their support behind a new global initiative by the World Bank to save tigers from extinction.- 7 months
source: ( Reuters: Environment) - How to Work Like You're Retired
Nap-taking and long-lunching "Executricks" for low-level grunts and hard working CEOs alike. - 7 months
source: (U.S. News) - Startup Plans Cellulosic Biorefinery Using Wood Waste as Feedstock
Start-up Raven Biofuels International Corporation, formed in September 2007, plans to build a cellulosic biorefinery in Washington state. The plant, which will use a two-stage acid hydrolysis process for pre-treatment, will convert 500 tons per day of wood waste, such as construction and demolition wood or wood chips, and is planned to have a production capacity of almost 11 million gallon per year of ethanol and specialty chemicals (furfural and its derivatives).
The proprietary technology has been developed during the past 10 years and has its origins with the Tennessee Valley Authority. Pure Energy Corporation further developed the technology and protected key elements through patents. Raven and Pure Energy earlier this year announced their intention to merge.
The technology is based on simple and proven pulp and paper mill technology, used in the industry for many years successfully. This reduces the risk of commercial deployment and will facilitate a fast roll out of multiple sites in North America.
—John Sams, Raven COORaven anticipates investing $30 million in the plant. Construction is expected to take approximately 14 months. The biorefineries will be financed by equity infusion from Raven and its partners and project finance debt of $20 million per plant. Raven projects revenue fro the first plant to be $35 Million when in full production, with payback projected in just more than 3 years from the start of production.
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source: (Green Car Congress) - German carmakers welcome modified emissions targets
<img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080610/capt.cps.mrk57.100608193600.photo00.photo.default-437x512.jpg?x=110&y=130&q=85&sig=V19eI.PcmJhnjuCXj46ISw--" align="left" height="130" width="110" alt="German automakers could breathe easier Tuesday after Berlin and Paris agreed on a proposal that relaxes carbon dioxide emission targets for cars. The accord "is a clear improvement on a proposition by the European Commission," said Matthias Wissmann, head of the German automobile association VDA.(AFP/DDP/File/Axel Schmidt)" border="0" />AFP - German automakers could breathe easier Tuesday after Berlin and Paris agreed on a proposal that relaxes carbon dioxide emission targets for cars.
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source: (Yahoo! Green News) - Three Secrets of ETFs' Success
How a budding industry became an $800 billion giant. - 7 months
source: (U.S. News) - Oprah's Vegan Diet: Good For Health & Environment (CBS4 Miami)
Some people say not eating meat or meat by-products is better for both your health and the environment. Even talk show queen Oprah Winfrey is trying it. But did you know changing your diet can also change your carbon footprint? - 7 months
source: (Yahoo! News Search Results for environment) - Enphase introduces micro-inverter system
Per-module inverters to allow web-based monitoring for residential and commercial solar systems. - 7 months
source: (Cleantech Group - Latest clean technology news) - SC urged to delete open pit ban on environment code (Sun Star)
KORONADAL CITY -- Malacañang, through the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), has intervened for the exclusion of a ban on open pit mining in the environment code that is being hammered in South Cotabato province. - 7 months
source: (Yahoo! News Search Results for environment) - The Environment And Economics Aren't At Odds (Forbes)
Cost-benefit analysis is crucial to set industry- and environmentally-friendly regulations. - 7 months
source: (Yahoo! News Search Results for environment)