Tag: Transportation
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Arpin Renewable Energy and eNow Form Partnership to Provide Solar-Powered Systems for Moving Trucks
Through eNow’s specially designed rooftop panels, most of the truck’s accessories are able to run solely on solar power. The photovoltaic cells capture energy through the panels and then store it in batteries in order to distribute it to features in the truck. The panels greatly cut-down on emissions since truckers normally idle their vehicles…
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Have Shale Plays Hijacked Our Energy Future?
“Ten percent of the Lower 48 has been leased by oil companies. That’s more acreage than we plant in corn and wheat. Oil and gas extraction is now the dominant land use on the continent. “In short, shale plays are a peculiar sort of blessing. For sure, they’ve given us a staggering amount of…
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Scientists Turn Toxic By-Product into Biofuel Booster
Scientists studying an enzyme that naturally produces alkanes — long carbon-chain molecules that could be a direct replacement for the hydrocarbons in gasoline — have figured out why the natural reaction typically stops after three to five cycles. Armed with that knowledge, they’ve devised a strategy to keep the reaction going. The biochemical details –…
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Cheap Cellulosic Biofuels Targeted In NREL Hook-Up
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory and specialty chemicals company Johnson Matthey say they’ll work together on slashing the cost of nonfood-based biofuels. Thank you for your interest in this story. To read the rest of it, please visit EarthTec…
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Propel Pulls In $21M For Green Gas Station Expansion
Aiming to become the go-to green gas station, Propel Fuels this week said it had raised $21 million that it will put toward expansion. Thank you for your interest in this story. To read the rest of it, please visit EarthTechling.