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Company Leverages World’s Largest FlexFuel Fleet To Promote Use of Alternative Fuels

Enterprise Rent-A-Car designated one of its Dallas/Ft. Worth-area rental locations as its first official "E85/FlexFuel branch" in Texas.

29 Mar 2008

Hydrogen-Generating Power System for Soldiers in the Battlefield

Researchers at Missouri University of Science and Technology are developing a portable, hydrogen-generating power system to power everything from laptops to communications gear for soldiers in the battlefield.

29 Mar 2008

Hydrogen-Powered Engine Surpasses Super-Ultra Low-Emission Vehicle Level

Independent tests conducted by engineers at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory on a BMW Hydrogen 7 Mono-Fuel demonstration vehicle have found that the car's hydrogen-powered engine surpasses the super-ultra low-emission vehicle (SULEV) level, the most stringent emissions performance standard to date.

28 Mar 2008

Improving Efficiency of Higher Productivity Vehicles Also Yield Environmental Improvements

The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) and truck engine manufacturer Cummins Inc. today released their updated research on the energy and emissions impacts of operating commercial vehicles at various weight classes.

28 Mar 2008

Partnership Represents Concerted Effort in Advancing PHEV Technology

The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and Ford Motor Company today announced a three year agreement to develop and evaluate technical approaches for integrating plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) into the nation's electric grid system, a key requirement to facilitate widespread adoption of the vehicles.

28 Mar 2008

GridPoint Working with Duke Energy to Demonstrate PHEV Smart Charging

GridPoint Inc., a leading clean tech company whose smart grid platform benefits electric utilities, consumers and the environment, and Duke Energy announced positive results from what is believed to be the first commercial test of utility-controlled "smart charging" for plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs).

27 Mar 2008

The MIT Energy Exhibition

On April 11 and 12, 2008, the MIT Energy Conference: Technology, Policy and Entrepreneurship will offer a peek into the future with distinguished panelists, cutting-edge research, networking opportunities, and hands-on displays.

27 Mar 2008

CNG Vehicles Hit the Streets in California, Texas and Georgia

UPS today announced the deployment of 167 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) delivery vehicles in Texas, Georgia and California. The CNG vehicles, part of UPS’s global alternative fuel fleet, will help reduce the company’s carbon footprint and its dependence on fossil fuels.

27 Mar 2008

Country to Become Inaugural Sustaining Public Member of MIT Energy Initiative

MIT and the government of Portugal have formed a partnership to address critical energy issues and strengthen transatlantic cooperation in energy research.

27 Mar 2008

Hillwood Signs a 100-Percent Renewable Energy Contract for Properties in North Texas

Hillwood announced that it has signed a 100-percent renewable energy contract for its properties in North Texas and has received the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) status as a "Green Power Partner."

26 Mar 2008