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Eco-friendly electric bus in Namsan

Gabriel — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 19:08:39 +0000

A trip up to Namsan (Mt.) has just become more exciting. Anyone seeking to go up to Namsan can add ‘flavor’ to the experience by taking the peanut-shaped eco-friendly electric bus, launched on Dec. 21. Seoul City said the bus was officially adopted following a pilot operation test in November and December. It highlighted that […]

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Mexico Takes Lead With The Largest LED Street Lighting Project

Gabriel — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 01:32:57 +0000

The project supports the Mexican government’s Special 2010-2012 Climate Change Program to mitigate environmental impacts by reducing the municipality’s energy usage by 29,218,980 million watts per year. The resulting greenhouse gas emission reduction would be the equivalent of taking the approximately 40,000 cars that operate throughout Othón Blanco off the roads in a 10-year period. […]

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Investments in rural energy efficiency could reduce greenhouse gas emissions

Gabriel — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 21:22:50 +0000

In the developing world, reducing greenhouse gas emissions is often seen as being in conflict with alleviating poverty, since improving the standard of living is usually associated with increased energy use. A clean energy development initiative in rural Nicaragua, however, demonstrates that there are cost effective steps developing nations can take to reduce carbon emissions […]

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Biobutanol–Low Cost Solution to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Gabriel — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 18:58:45 +0000

Cobalt’s technology converts non-food feedstock, such as forest waste and mill residues, into biobutanol. Cobalt’s continuous butanol production system is based on advancements in microbial strain selection, bioreactor design and process engineering, resulting in a highly productive, capital-efficient, low-cost solution. This engineering foundation ensures the production process is able to scale up quickly while maintaining […]

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DOE Announces $24 Million for Algal Biofuels Research

Gabriel — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 16:46:57 +0000

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced today the investment of up to $24 million for three research groups to tackle key hurdles in the commercialization of algae-based biofuels. The selections will support the development of a clean, sustainable transportation sector—a goal of the Department’s continued effort to spur the creation of the domestic bio-industry […]

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