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As part of the agreement, Schneider will provide freight loads for Torc’s pilot operations and unique insights on truckload freight that will help guide the development and ongoing commercialization of autonomous trucks for long-haul applications. Schneider is a premier multimodal provider of transportation, intermodal and logistics services.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

New research shows that ozone pollution damaged millions of tons of wheat, rice, soybean and cotton crops in India in 2005. million US tons) of India’s wheat, rice, soybean and cotton crops in 2005, according to a new study published in Geophysical Research Letters , a journal of the American Geophysical Union. million metric ton (3.6

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JULY 31, 2014

Amyris has partnered with Brazilian airline GOL to fly the industry’s first commercial flight with sugarcane-derived farnesane, the recently approved renewable jet fuel. In addition to improving the efficiency of airplanes and flight operations, this renewable biofuel represents a major opportunity for commercial aviation to reduce emissions.

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MARCH 14, 2023

Viridos (founded as Synthetic Genomics (SGI) in 2005) ( earlier post ) has raised a $25-million Series A equity investment. The funding will be used for R&D to further increase algae oil productivity to reach commercially deployable levels. The Series A was led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures (BEV) and joined by Chevron USA.

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According to the report, GHG emissions in 2012 showed a 10% drop below 2005 levels, and were only slightly above the emissions in 1994 (6,520 million metric tons). Carbon dioxide from the domestic operation of commercial aircraft increased by 3% (3.4 Commercial aircraft emissions have decreased 19% since 2007. Source: EPA.

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MARCH 9, 2022

LanzaTech, a company that has developed gas fermentation technology to transform waste carbon into materials such as sustainable fuels, fabrics, packaging and other products that people use in their daily lives, will go public through a merger with AMCI Acquisition Corp. II (AMCI), a publicly-traded special purpose acquisition company (SPAC).

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DECEMBER 24, 2021

Methane pyrolysis technology company Monolith, a leader in clean materials production (e.g., Established via the Title XVII Innovative Energy Loan Guarantee Program, the loan will allow Monolith to expand its clean hydrogen and carbon black production facilities in Hallam, Nebraska. billion loan from the US Department of Energy (DOE).

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DECEMBER 17, 2022

40314 of the “Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act,” which amended Title VIII of the “Energy Policy Act” (EPAct) of 2005 to include a new section 815, “Clean Hydrogen Manufacturing and Recycling” and a new section 816, “Clean Hydrogen Electrolysis Program.”. DE-FOA-0002921 ) The activities to be funded under this FOA support Sec.

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JULY 9, 2014

Amyris has partnered with Brazilian airline GOL to begin the first international commercial route with a drop-in renewable jet fuel (farnesane) blend developed by Amyris and Total ( earlier post ). The global aviation industry has committed to achieving carbon neutral growth by 2020 and reducing emissions by 50% by 2050 compared to 2005.

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JANUARY 8, 2013

Each combination of enzymes will be tested on pretreated agricultural waste that can first be converted into sugars and then into bio-based products and advanced biofuels. Novozymes has already reduced the cost of enzyme production for biofuels by 90%. million (2001-2005). million (2008-2012). Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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FEBRUARY 1, 2020

This complements the airline’s recent offtake agreement with Gevo for biofuel production in Minnesota, expected to be available between 2022-2023. The NWABF offtake agreement would anticipate fuel production by the end of 2024 while the advanced planning study will conclude later this year.

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JULY 15, 2020

Eaton’s new 4-speed transmission for heavy-duty electric commercial vehicles is the latest addition to its growing eMobility portfolio of electrified vehicle (EV) transmissions. The coalition is organized by the clean transportation industry group CALSTART, of which Eaton has been a member since 2005.

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OCTOBER 28, 2011

billion (US$173 million), has increased the production capacity of SGMW’s Qingdao plant by 70% to 510,000 vehicles annually. It will help SGMW keep up with the strong demand for its Wuling brand mini-commercial vehicles. The Qingdao plant opened in June 2005. The project, which represented investment of RMB 1.1

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JUNE 6, 2017

Department of Energy (DOE), announced that up to $9 million in funding will be made available through the Biomass Research and Development Initiative (BRDI) to support the development of bioenergy feedstocks, biofuels, and bio-based products ( DE-FOA-0001637 ). The BRDI program is designed to support near-term commercial systems.

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OCTOBER 9, 2018

The plant is set to start commercial production in the third quarter of 2020 with an annual capacity of 340 million square meters of polymer lithium-ion battery separator (LiBS) and 130 million square meters of ceramic-coated separator (CCS), SK Innovation said. SK Innovation will invest 400 billion won (US$353.8

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MAY 12, 2015

Although the SAE World Congress has been running panel sessions on fuel cell vehicle commercialization since 2005, this year was the first in which three participating automakers—Toyota, Hyundai and Honda—had fuel cell vehicles that customers can buy now or within a year. Earlier post.)

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The share of EVs is expected to grow tremendously as many automakers have committed to billions of dollars of investments in EV technology and production over the next several years. To aid in the rollout of all of this infrastructure, funding is made available to commercial EV charging station projects. Station Locations.

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JULY 31, 2010

VärmlandsMetanol AB has selected Uhde, a ThyssenKrupp company, as technology supplier and engineering partner for a biomass-to-methanol plant in Hagfors, Sweden, with an annual production of 100,000 tonnes of fuel-grade methanol from forest-residue biomass. In a 2005 paper published in the ACS journal Energy & Fuels , Yin et al.

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AUGUST 4, 2020

The report, Opportunities for hydrogen in commercial aviation , which had technical input and funding from The Boeing Company, finds that growing hydrogen industry momentum could provide an opportunity to introduce hydrogen for niche airport applications (such as ground support equipment) as early as 2025.

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SGCE) for the demonstration and commercialization of the Group’s Fischer-Tropsch (FT) technology, primarily for Biomass-to-Liquids (BTL) and Waste-to-Liquids (WTL) applications. The recently signed JDA formalizes the commercial relationship between the parties and provides $5.9 Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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FEBRUARY 7, 2013

The Alliance Commission on National Energy Efficiency Policy released a set of recommendations— Energy 2030 —designed to double US energy productivity by 2030. The Commission was created in 2012 to identify solutions for increasing US energy productivity and aid in jumpstarting the economy.

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JULY 14, 2016

The hybrid sweetgum trees have enormous potential for the production of bioenergy and paper, said Scott Merkle, a professor in UGA’s Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources. The new hybrid varieties are already being sold commercially by ArborGen Inc., —Scott Merkle.

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DECEMBER 23, 2015

A team from Bauhaus Luftfahrt in Germany has analyzed the climate impact and economic performance of solar thermochemical jet fuel production. Schematic of solar thermochemical fuel production path. The plant in their baseline case produces 1,000 bpd of jet fuel with 865 bpd of naphtha as a co-product. kg CO 2 ‐equiv /L.

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JANUARY 23, 2012

EIA’s AEO2012 projects a continued decline in US imports of liquid fuels due to increased production of gas liquids and biofuels and greater fuel efficiency. Under the Reference case, domestic crude oil production is expected to grow by more than 20% over the coming decade; already, domestic crude oil production increased from 5.1

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Simultaneously, the dual factors of high jet fuel costs and industry commitments to halve 2005 CO 2 emissions levels by 2050 are driving the search for alternative solutions to fossil-fuel based propulsion and energy sources, Airbus said. As by-products, hydrogen fuel cells could enable aircraft to generate their own water supplies.

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below 2005 levels. Almost all of the energy consumed for transportation was supplied by petroleum-based products, with more than half being related to gasoline consumption in automobiles and other highway vehicles. Relative to the 1990 baseline, gross emissions in 2017 were higher by 1.6%, down from a high of 15.7% Transportation.

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DECEMBER 15, 2015

The portions of these resources that become economically recoverable in the future will depend on crude oil and natural gas market prices, as well as the capital and operating costs and productivity within the countries. Chad’s oil production was 78,000 barrels per day (b/d) in 2014, down 55% since 2005. Bcf/d from 2005 to 2014.

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JANUARY 3, 2017

Ford is focusing its EV plan on its areas of strength—electrifying its most popular, high-volume commercial vehicles, trucks, SUVs and performance vehicles to make them even more capable, productive and fun to drive. A high-volume autonomous vehicle designed for commercial ride hailing or ride sharing, starting in North America.

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MARCH 30, 2019

Daimler Trucks and Torc Robotics, a pioneer in autonomous driving solutions, are joining forces to commercialize highly automated trucks (SAE Level 4) on US roads. Torc takes a practical approach to commercialization and offers advanced, road-ready technology, plus years of experience in heavy vehicles.

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MARCH 17, 2024

Sona Comstar serves most of the world’s largest vehicle manufacturers, including seven of the top 10 passenger vehicle OEMs, three of the top 10 commercial vehicle OEMs, seven of the top 10 tractor OEMs, and four of the top 10 electric vehicle OEMs. New Delhi: Sona BLW Precision Forgings Ltd. in 2023 from 5.0%

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Velodyne evolved after founder/inventor David Hall developed the HDL-64 Solid-State Hybrid LiDAR sensor in 2005. Since then, Velodyne LiDAR has provided real-time 3D vision systems used in a variety of commercial applications including autonomous vehicles, vehicle safety systems, mobile mapping, aerial mapping, and security.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

The expansion of Velodyne operations will further enhance the production and engineering support model Velodyne LiDAR is implementing globally. Velodyne LiDAR has officially opened Velodyne Europe GmbH in the Frankfurt Rhein Main area in Rüsselsheim, Germany.

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JUNE 6, 2019

Ever since concluding an agreement on business collaboration in 2005, Toyota and Subaru have been deepening their cooperation in various fields, including development, production, and sales. A BEV-dedicated platform Toyota and Subaru will jointly develop.

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“The Internet has enabled a large part of the world to receive instant access to news, brought us closer to friends and loved ones, and made it easier to purchase products online,” the endorser said. Since 2005, Cerf has been vice president and chief Internet evangelist at Google in Reston, Va.,

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MAY 7, 2009

Continental battery pack for commercial vehicles. ZF Friedrichshafen AG and Continental finalized a strategic alliance to develop and produce hybrid drives for commercial vehicles. The two companies had earlier agreed to jointly develop and marketing hybrid vehicle technology for passenger cars and light commercial vehicles in 2005.

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MAY 1, 2013

The new module is a complementary product offering to the existing U-Charge product line, which has been available since 2005. The new P40-24 broadens and extends the application scope of our standard product line, offering advanced performance for applications demanding higher-power.

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AUGUST 15, 2012

BP Biofuels and Texas AgriLife Research, part of The Texas A&M University System, have signed a three-year agreement to develop and commercialize cellulosic feedstocks for the production of advanced biofuels. In 2005, BP made a commitment to spend $8 billion over 10 years on alternative energy.

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