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The Board of Transport for London (TfL) approved a production order for up to 600 of New Bus for London vehicles over the next four years. Tfl first trialed hybrid technology in 2006. Earlier post.) This will create the largest fleet of hybrid buses in Europe, according to TfL.

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MAY 25, 2009

GTMC), a vehicle-production and sales joint venture between Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) and Guangzhou Automobile Group Co., held a line-off ceremony today for the Highlander SUV, produced on GTMC’s new production line at its plant in Nansha District, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. GAC Toyota Motor Co.,

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AUGUST 27, 2013

The world’s consumption of gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel, heating oil, and other petroleum products reached a record high of 88.9 In 2009, Asia surpassed North America as the world’s largest petroleum-consuming region as consumption rebounded from its 2008 decline. Petroleum use in Europe has declined in every year since 2006.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2010

Cradle-to-Gate (farmer-to-product) pathways for soybeans. An updated life cycle assessment (LCA) of soybean production and products commissioned by the United Soybean Board found multiple energy and environmental benefits of current US soybean farming and processing. Source: USB. Click to enlarge. kg (for the 3.36 kg (for the 3.36

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NOVEMBER 30, 2012

It includes a conference room fashioned from a shipping container, and a louvered projection wall showcasing both new and classic Honda product designs and technology. Honda R&D established Advanced Design Studio in 2006, in Pasadena, Calif.

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AUGUST 2, 2009

Knittel, 2009. Based on detailed model-level data for US light-duty vehicles from 1980 to 2006, a recent analysis by a UC Davis researcher found that if weight, horsepower and torque had been held at their 1980 levels, fuel economy for both passenger cars and light trucks could have increased by nearly 50% from 1980 to 2006.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2012

The facility will have an annual production capacity of 400,000 vehicles and engines. SGMW will discuss which models will be built closer to the start of production. The production base in Chongqing will give SGMW a strategic position in southern, northern and Midwestern China.

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OCTOBER 29, 2014

In 2006, the EU adopted new standards on air conditioning systems in motor vehicles with the aim of reducing harmful emissions and combating global warming (Directive 2006/40/EC or MAC Directive). These agreements relate notably to production arrangements and the development of production processes.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2012

Natural gas pipeline capacity additions in 2011 were well above the 10 Bcf/d levels typical from 2001-2006, roughly the same as additions in 2007 and 2010, but significantly below additions in 2008 and 2009.

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AUGUST 20, 2012

The RED, adopted in 2009, includes a 10% target for the use of renewable energy in road transport fuels by 2020. In this paper, we recalculate the GHG emissions saving potential of rapeseed biodiesel based on the background data provided by the EU and realistic assumptions and data from the rapeseed biodiesel production.

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DECEMBER 31, 2010

million) in financial support to develop a plug-in hybrid version of BRP’s (Bombardier Recreational Products) Can-Am Spyder roadster. Launched in 2007, the Can-Am Spyder roadster features a distinctive Y-architecture and is he only mass-production, on-road vehicle that is entirely designed and manufactured in Canada.

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JUNE 25, 2009

For its Technology Day 2009 in Germany, BMW focused on describing its work with aerodyanmics, engines and transmissions in the context of its EfficientDyanmics development strategy. From 2006 to 2008, BMW’s average fuel consumption and CO 2 ratings decreased by 16%, the average MINI ratings by 20%. Click to enlarge.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

An audit report released by the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) found that despite more than 7 years of effort and the expenditure of about $603 million, DOE had not yet achieved its biorefinery development and production goals.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2012

Suzuki Motor Corporation has been developing fuel cell vehicles with Intelligent Energy since 2006, and this successful relationship has led to the formation of SMILE FC System Corporation. It is a big step towards the mass production of automotive fuel cell systems. Earlier post.).

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The GM-SAIC joint venture began offering products from GM’s largest global brand in 2005. The products have become especially popular among younger car buyers. Additional details about the new facility and its products will be announced at a later date. It has been China’s leading mini-commercial vehicle producer since 2006.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2015

From April 2004 to March 2006, Hachigo was stationed in the US as Senior Vice President of Honda R&D Americas, Inc., In April 2006, Hachigo became Operating Officer of Honda R&D Co., where he became actively involved in the local development of Honda and Acura automobiles.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2011

Precursors comprised of polyacrylonitrile (PAN) fibers are the raw material needed for carbon fiber production and important for determining quality. EPG, based in Kelheim (Donau/Germany), was founded at the end of 2006 as a joint venture between SGL Group and Lenzing Group. Earlier post.).

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JULY 23, 2012

SK Innovation began developing batteries for portable IT devices since 1996, launched lithium-ion battery development for hybrid-electric vehicle (HEV) applications in 2005, and started lithium-ion battery production in 2006. Production, marketing and sales will be set up locally in the target markets worldwide.

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MARCH 25, 2010

VVC filed applications for both loans in March 2009. The DOE conducted an extensive technical, market, financial, regulatory, credit and legal analysis following its determination that the applications were substantially complete in May 2009. That work began in July 2009 and was targeted for completion in the third quarter 2011.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2013

The study assessed the potential human health implications of the widespread use of biodiesel in Canada compared to those from ultra low sulfur diesel (ULSD) in 2006 and 2020. The economic projections used to develop the 2020 emissions data were determined prior to 2009 and, as such, did not consider the latest economic trends (e.g.,

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2009

Other finds from the study include: Subsidies to fossil fuels generally increased over the study period (though they decreased in 2008), while funding for renewables increased but saw a precipitous drop in 2006-07 (though they increased in 2008). billion) and the Credit for Production of Nonconventional Fuels ($14.1 Click to enlarge.

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MARCH 15, 2013

Data for MY 2011 are final; data for MY 2012 are preliminary and based on projected vehicle production values provided to EPA by manufacturers. Using a 5-year timeframe, CO 2 emission rates have decreased by 10% and fuel economy values have increased by 11% from MY 2006-2011.

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DECEMBER 16, 2010

The development will utilize a dry tree Extended Tension Leg Platform with an on-board drilling rig and have production capacity of 75,000 barrels of oil and 25 million cubic feet of natural gas per day. First oil is anticipated in 2014. Chevron, through its subsidiary Chevron USA Inc., has a 60% working interest in the Big Foot project.

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JANUARY 4, 2010

21 billion (US$454 million) in the country between 2005 and 2009 for various expansion activities. Bosch introduced its common rail fuel injection systems in India in 2006, and recently launched common-rail systems for medium and heavy commercial vehicles. The company has already invested Rs.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2009

Toyota Motor Europe (TME) has appointed Masato Katsumata to the position of Senior Vice-President of Research & Development (R&D), effective 1 February 2009. He started his career as a chassis engineer before making the shift to product planning in 1993 and product management in 2000.

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JUNE 2, 2010

That endowment complements Chevron’s ongoing support for UC Davis, which includes a $500,000 gift in 2008 to be a lead sponsor of the Energy Efficiency Center and a $25 million biofuels research collaboration begun in 2006 to develop technology to convert nonfood agricultural waste into next-generation transportation fuels.

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MARCH 29, 2012

Ltd, and Chiyoda Corporation established the Nippon GTL Technology Research Association in October 2006 and conducted the project in cooperation with Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation. INPEX Corporation, JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation, Japan Petroleum Exploration Co., Ltd, Cosmo Oil Co., Ltd, Nippon Steel Engineering Co.,

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JUNE 2, 2010

Including today’s announcement and our acquisition of Progress Rail, Caterpillar has invested about $2 billion since 2006 to grow our profitable rail and transit businesses. With 2009 revenues of $1.8 With 2009 revenues of $1.8 The acquisition is expected to close by the end of 2010, pending final regulatory approvals.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2013

The two companies also agreed that BAIC will increase its stake in the production joint venture Beijing Benz Automotive Company (BBAC) by 1% to 51% and will thus be able to consolidate this joint venture within BAIC ahead of its IPO. The agreement includes that Daimler will receive two seats on the Board of Directors of BAIC Motor.

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MARCH 22, 2009

The scope of the current work plan that commenced June, 2006 with the support from SDTC will be completed by Q2 2009 and supports the overall project costs estimated to be C$20.36 The process also produces co-products with revenues that mitigate the costs of production and commodity risks. million (US$16.4

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MAY 6, 2011

The economic viability of second-generation bioethanol production is largely dependent on the efficiency of the enzymatic hydrolysis step. 2011) Improved Saccharification of Wheat Straw for Biofuel Production Using an Engineered Secretome of Trichoderma reesei. After expression of this improved ß-glucosidase in T. Resources.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

These catalysts can meet the stringent requirements for today’s products, including the production of feedstocks for downstream processing such as naphtha reforming, isomerization, or FCC and resid catalytic cracking. In August 2009, eight airlines signed a multi-year agreement with Rentech to together purchase up to 1.5

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Butamax Advanced Biofuels LLC, the biobutanol technology company formed as a joint venture between DuPont and BP, and Highwater Ethanol LLC, a producer of first-generation corn ethanol, have begun to retrofit Highwater’s ethanol plant in Lamberton, Minnesota for the production of bio-isobutanol. Today, our vision is becoming reality.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2009

The researchers used the Regional Atmospheric Climate Model (RACMO2/GR) at high (~11 km) horizontal resolution to calculate surface processes over Greenland, satellite radar measurements to determine iceberg production and ice sheet mass loss from the Gravity Recovery and Climate Mission (GRACE) satellites. Science 326, 984.

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There she formed and led a division that worked on silicon nitride materials, which now are found in products used on most commercial airplanes. From 2006 to 2014 she served as vice president of the National Academy of Engineering. In 1985 she joined the private sector, working for AlliedSignal, now part of Honeywell.

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There is substantial evaluation work ahead of us to determine whether the discovery is enough to invest further to get production going. In November 2006, it acquired a 50% interest and operatorship of Blocks 8 and 23 with Svenska Petroleum Exploration (30%) and Sonangol (20%).

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Within the study, the DLR scientists developed a database to record all electric passenger vehicles, which they analyzed down to the component level—including series vehicles already in production, prototypes, show cars and research vehicles. A total of 87 new BEV and PHEV production cars were presented worldwide between 2006-2013.

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