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US manufacturing sector energy use and energy intensity down since 2002

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Total energy consumption in the manufacturing sector decreased by 17% from 2002 to 2010, according to data from the US Energy Information Administration. The manufacturing sector comprised more than 11% of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2010. increases in their fuel consumption from 2002 to 2010.

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Gasoline consumption per capita in 2020 was on par with that in 1965

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Total consumption (millions of gallons). Therefore, the table below shows the consumptions per capita for selected years between 1965 and 2020. Consumption per capita (gallons). Consumption per capita (gallons). The maximum consumption per capita (505 gallons) was reached in 1978.

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Volkswagen Group reorganizes North American operations; Prof. Dr. Winfried Vahland new region CEO

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Dr. Winfried Vahland, since 2010 the CEO of Group company ŠKODA, to take over all responsibility for the North American Region. Dr. Vahland will be responsible for all Group activities in the newly formed region from 1 November 2015. The Supervisory Board has appointed Prof. From 1997, he was Vice President for Volkswagen in Brazil.

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BMW Group and PSA Peugeot Citroën officially launch vehicle electrification joint venture

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Production of hybrid components for the electrification of both companies' models is scheduled to begin in 2015. million 4-cylinder gasoline engines have already been produced for MINI, Peugeot and Citroën brand models as part of the partnership established in 2002. More than 1.8

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Canada publishes proposed regulations for criteria pollutants from locomotives

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Current Tier 4 regulations apply to locomotives manufactured in 2015 or later. 2015 or later. 2002–2004. 2005–2010. 2015 or later. The US regulations set emission standards for NO x , PM, HC, CO and standards for smoke opacity which become increasingly stringent over time. The proposed regulations. 1973–1992.

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NIST calculates H2 pipeline can cost up to 68% more than nat gas pipeline; proposes code change to reduce cost

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Amaro (2015) “Economic impact of applying high strength steels in hydrogen gas pipelines.” 2010) “ Role of microstructure in susceptibility of X70 pipeline steel to hydrogen embrittlement.” Nie In Pacific Rim International Conference on Advanced Materials and Processing, 2-6 Aug, 2010, Cairns, Australia. References. [

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EIA: China’s use of methanol in liquid fuels has grown rapidly since 2000; >500K bpd in 2016

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As the assumed annual growth rates for forecast liquid fuels consumption have remained unchanged for 2015-18, the higher baseline 2014 data raises overall consumption through the forecast period. China built its first methanol-to-gasoline (MTG) plant in 2010, and since then, another 10 MTG plants have come online.

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