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Emissions Reduction Retrofit for Diesel Engines Available for Government Funding

BASF Catalysts' retrofit technology, which addresses harmful emissions from large diesel engines generally found on bus and truck fleets, is ready to meet the anticipated demand from fleet owners as they tap $300 million in stimulus funding directed to the EPA's Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) program

9 Mar 2009

Developer Buys Hybrid Car and Encourages Other To Do The Same and Boost the Economy

Like everybody these days, George Hadler follows the daily economic news with a sense of anxiety and cautious optimism

5 Mar 2009

Saint-Gobain Wins EPA's ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year Award

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has named Saint-Gobain as a 2009 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year for outstanding energy management and reductions in greenhouse gas emissions

4 Mar 2009

Tesla Electric Cars Begin Sales in Canada

Tesla Motors Inc. will start selling cars in Canada today, and the automaker will begin delivering cars to Canadian customers starting in the fourth quarter

4 Mar 2009

Wheego Starts Taking Electric Car Order With Shipping Expected in May

WHEEGO ELECTRIC CARS, a division of RTEV, Inc., one of the first companies to deliver a full line of recreational and street electric LSVs (Low Speed Vehicles), today announced that it is taking reservations for its first car, the Wheego Whip, which will begin shipping in May

4 Mar 2009

Toyota Prius Touring Hybrid Vehicle Tops Consumer Reports First Ever Best New-Car Value List

Consumer Reports names the Toyota Prius Touring as the best overall value among 300 cars according to the 2009 Annual Auto Issue

2 Mar 2009

Penn State Researchers Turn Carbon Dioxide into Methane Fuel Using the Sun

At Penn State, a team of researchers led by Craig Grimes has come up with an ingenious method of turning captured CO2 into methane, a combustible fuel, using the energy of the sun

2 Mar 2009

Conference Agenda Published for Nano, Bio and Clean Technologies Expo and Conference

TechConnect World, in association with the Nano Science and Technology Institute (NSTI), and the Clean Technology and Sustainable Industries Organization (CTSI), today announced that more than 2,700 presentations will be featured in the Clean Technology '09, Nanotech '09 and TechConnect Summit events

2 Mar 2009

Making a High-Energy Fuel by Recycling a Greenhouse Gas Using the Sun

A team of researchers at Penn State has come up with an ingenious method of turning captured CO2 into methane using the energy of the sun

1 Mar 2009

Magnesium to be Key Material for Energy Efficient Transport

Magnesium and its alloys are being considered for structural applications in every type of vehicle because of their favorable combination of tensile strength, elastic modulus, and low density, according to ASM International, the materials information society

1 Mar 2009