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Yamaha Motor produces 3 mn Performance Damper since 2004 – ET Auto

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has produced a total of three-million of the Yamaha Performance Damper , an anti-vibration damper for automobiles since its manufacturing began in 2004, the company said. a subsidiary manufacturing products such as shock absorbers, whose headquarters is in Morimachi, Shūchi, Shizuoka, Japan. New Delhi: Yamaha Motor Co.,

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Satellite study: livestock digestion released 70% more methane than oil and gas industry in 2004

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Livestock were the single largest source of methane gas emissions in the United States in 2004, releasing 70% more into the atmosphere than the oil and gas industry as estimated by other inventories, according to a new study by a team from Harvard University, JPL/CalTech and UC Irvine. The EPA estimates that 8.8 megatonnes (9.7

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EPA trends report finds MY 2021 fuel economy remained flat at a record high while CO2 levels hit new low

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Since MY 2004, average fuel economy in the US has increased by 32%, or 6.1 Since MY 2004, CO 2 emissions have decreased 25%, or by 114 g/mi. Overall, advancements in technology are helping industry reach these carbon reduction achievements. In model year 2021, hybrid vehicles reached a new high of 9% of all production.

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Graphene company Anaphite closes £4.1M round led by Elbow Beach Capital; enhancing EV batteries

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Graphene, only discovered in 2004, is a unique material with many desirable properties such as high electrical and thermal conductivity and significant strength. Anaphite incorporates graphene into battery materials, via an inexpensive and scalable process that fits directly into existing cell production lines. million (US$4.8-million)

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BASF and Yara to evaluate low-carbon blue ammonia project at US Gulf Coast

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BASF and Yara Clean Ammonia are collaborating on a joint study to develop and construct a world-scale low-carbon blue ammonia production facility with carbon capture in the US Gulf Coast region. Approximately 95% of the carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) generated from the production process is aimed to be captured and permanently stored in the ground.

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Opposed-piston engine company Achates Power raises $35.2M in Series C Financing; new industry advisory board

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The company also announced the formation of a new Industry Advisory Board, and its selection as a semi-finalist in the Securing America’s Future Energy (SAFE) Energy Security Prize. The Series C financing follows a $19-million Series B round in 2009 and brings the total raised by Achates Power to nearly $90 million since its 2004 founding.

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Ilika completes US$19M equity placement to support solid-state battery commercialization

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Ilika launched its cm-scale Stereax technology for industrial wireless sensors in 2016 and followed up with mm-scale micro-batteries for miniature medical devices in 2019. million) in grant support from the UK Government’s Faraday Battery Challenge Fund, it has extended its product roadmap to develop large-format Goliath pouch cells.