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FEBRUARY 6, 2022

Making this battery technology more sustainable demands a consideration of the environmental and economic costs of extraction and transport of raw materials, manufacture, and increasingly of materials recycling and reuse at the end of a battery’s life.

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AUGUST 25, 2014

The human health benefits associated with improvements in air quality related to the reduction in greenhouse gas emissions improvements can offset 26–1,050% of the cost of US carbon policies, depending upon the type of policy, according to a new study by a team from MIT. times the cost of implementing a cap-and-trade program.

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JULY 30, 2015

Specifically, total emissions of nitrogen oxides and volatile organic compounds from passenger vehicles and light trucks operated on Canadian roads have decreased by almost 40 percent from 2006 to 2013. billion and cumulative fuel and vehicle related costs of $2.7

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JANUARY 2, 2013

kWh—approximately 2–4 times current retail costs—for emission-free alternatives to fossil fuel electricity due to the cost of health impacts from fossil fuel electricity, according to a new analysis by a pair of researchers at the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Clean Energy and Climate Change Office, Region 9.

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AUGUST 22, 2017

Between 2006 and 2015, California’s GDP per capita grew by almost $5,000 per person, nearly double the growth experienced by the US as a whole. Job growth between 2006 and 2015 in California outpaced rates experienced prior to 2006, and outpaced total US employment gains by 27%. below their 2006 levels.

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DECEMBER 17, 2013

Private industry and DOE’s national laboratories have already helped to reduce automotive fuel cell costs by more than 50% since 2006 and by more than 30% since 2008. Fuel cell durability has doubled and the amount of expensive platinum needed in fuel cells has fallen by 80% since 2005.

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JANUARY 7, 2015

This calculation presumes that all the projects’ expenditure (investment, operating costs and taxes) is associated with the price level of inputs prevailing at the time the projects were approved. Petrobras also said that the pre-salt’s enormous potential can be seen in the high productivity of wells in operation.

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DECEMBER 11, 2009

1986-2006 deforestation, in red, alongside earlier. The 2006 Stern Economic Review of Climate Change estimated , for example, that protecting forests in just eight countries could avert up to 70% of emissions from land use at an initial cost of about USD 5 billion per annum. deforestation in Rondonia, Brazil.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2011

Due to their unique properties, carbon fibers are in even greater demand as substitutes for traditional materials because of the rising cost of raw materials and energy. EPG, based in Kelheim (Donau/Germany), was founded at the end of 2006 as a joint venture between SGL Group and Lenzing Group.

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JULY 22, 2016

The European Commission found that truck makers MAN, Volvo/Renault, Daimler, Iveco, and DAF broke EU antitrust rules by colluding for 14 years on truck pricing and on passing on the costs of compliance with stricter emission rules. The Commission has imposed a record fine of €2,926,499,000 (US$3.22

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FEBRUARY 14, 2020

The cost of that usually starting just below $1,000 or changing the faulty modules (28 modules in a pack) individually that is much cheaper. One of our 2006 Prius’ pack needed servicing and it only cost a few hundred dollars to fix 7 modules and change the bus bars connecting the modules by a hybrid shop. Code P0016.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2018

Metrolinx, an agency of the Government of Ontario under the Metrolinx Act, 2006 , was created to improve the coordination and integration of all modes of transportation in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area. Feasibility study. Metrolinx has been investigating the feasibility of using a hydrail system for the GO rail network.

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OCTOBER 22, 2010

The new plan reflects this significant progress, and updates and expands upon previous editions of the Hydrogen Posture Plan, issued in 2006 and 2004. Improve the performance and reduce the cost of hydrogen storage systems. Well-to-wheels greenhouse gas emissions.

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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 15, 2012

hour fine particle standard of 35 µg/m 3 , which was set in 2006. Because reductions in fine particle pollution have direct health benefits including decreased mortality rates, fewer incidents of heart attacks, strokes, and childhood asthma, these standards have major economic benefits with comparatively low costs, EPA suggests.

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MAY 6, 2011

The first optimization results obtained by Proteus and IFPEN raise hopes of being able to significantly cut the cost of this step. Proteus and IFPEN are continuing this research, focusing on the improvement of other enzymatic activities involved in the hydrolysis of cellulose, as part of a new program supported by the ANR (ACTIFE).

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MARCH 23, 2012

NRG assumed full responsibility for resolving this matter in 2006 when NRG acquired Dynegy’s 50% interest in the assets. AB 32, the 2006 Global Warming Solutions Act, calls for a 30% reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by 2020.

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DECEMBER 8, 2009

FiSyPAC is a collaborative fuel cell reliability project, initiated in 2006, led by PSA Peugeot Citroën, and financed by the French National Research Agency (ANR). The FiSyPAC fuel cell reliability project initiated in 2006 primarily focused on designing high performance, high efficiency components. kg of hydrogen at 700 bar.

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APRIL 7, 2010

Bioenergy options for woody feedstock”, 2006. Speed is an issue with processing the killed pine, Wilson said, as is the cost of removal. However, a program in place in the US will pay half the cost of the removal. Sugars do degrade over time, and the overall yield will go down.

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JULY 4, 2013

A study by researchers at Finland’s VTT has concluded that it is possible to produce sustainable low-carbon fuels from lignocellulosic biomass for as estimated gasoline-equivalent production cost of 0.5–0.7 This Ultra-Clean Gas (UCG) process has been at the focus of VTT’s biomass gasification R&D since 2006. 0.7 €/liter (app.

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OCTOBER 9, 2015

Energy Department-supported projects have helped reduce the modeled cost of transportation fuel cells by 50% since 2006, and more than double durability and reduce the amount of platinum necessary by a factor of five. —Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy David Danielson.

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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 technology produces a clean pulp that converts feedstock rapidly into fermentable sugars with high yield and lower enzyme costs. million (US$16.4

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AUGUST 15, 2010

While oil sands emissions have more than doubled from 1990 to 2006, the absolute increase in emissions from oil sands over the same period is less than the absolute increase in Canadian electric or transportation sector emissions, and far less than the increases in these sectors on a North American basis, they note. Bergerson and David W.

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JULY 15, 2010

First, researchers will evaluate the challenges and costs of deploying emissions capture and storage technologies in China in depleted oil fields and deep geological formations. As part of the MOU, the research team, called the Clean Energy Partnership, will perform research projects in three areas.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2017

Building on the clean air gains achieved since the ports adopted the CAAP in 2006, the 2017 CAAP is a comprehensive plan for pursuing the ultimate goal of eliminating all harmful air emissions from port-related sources: ships, trucks, cargo handling equipment, locomotives and harbor craft.

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MARCH 26, 2009

Construction of this indirect coal liquefaction project started in 2006 with a combined investment of near 2.7 China’s Yitai Group’s 160,000 tonne/year coal-to-liquids (CTL) plant in northern China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region has produced qualified diesel oil and naphtha in its trial run.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2009

The project has been in progress since the 2006 fiscal year, under the sponsorship of the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO). The construction cost is projected to be between ¥2-3 billion (about US$22-33 million)—about one-fifth the cost of monorail construction.

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APRIL 6, 2009

gigatons) between 2006 and 2030, fueled by a growing number of cars on the road (from 730 million to 1.3 McKinsey analyzed the abatement potential of each scenario relative to two reference points: projected future automotive sector emissions (assuming no action is taken to reduce emissions) and 2006 emissions figures.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2011

With subsidies long in place for nuclear, coal and gas in the US along with the cheap cost of production for coal and natural gas, solar is essentially competing with that $0.10/kWh kWh average cost of electricity in the United States and globally. It is not only wise we devote our resources toward solar technology; it is essential.

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MARCH 11, 2014

From March 2006 he was engaged in Plug-in Hybrid vehicle planning and development, and, in 2007, became planning and development leader for the Prius Plug-in project. Eliminating the need for a humidifier allowed Toyota to simplify the structure of the fuel cell system, making it lighter, smaller and more cost-effective.

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OCTOBER 23, 2017

As the T-charge is only for certain, mainly pre-2006 vehicles, some people believe that it is going to be the poorest paying the most to travel in central London. Despite the additional charge, some do not believe it is enough to tackle the problem with many saying that more still needs to be done.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

In EPA’s analysis of the regulatory impact, the costs of reducing ozone to 0.070 ppm would range from an estimated $19 billion to $25 billion per year in 2020. For a tougher standard of 0.060 ppm, the costs would range from $52 billion to $90 billion.

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JULY 16, 2009

A 2006 technical and economic analysis conducted by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology estimated that enhanced geothermal systems could provide 10% of the nation’s overall electrical generating capacity by 2050. PNNL is receiving $1.2 Earlier post.).

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AUGUST 24, 2009

When BC’s rebate jumped from $1,000 to $2,000 in 2005, the actual cost of reducing carbon emissions more than doubled ,” Chandra says, noting that Ontario recently increased its rebate to a maximum of $10,000 per hybrid vehicle. Researchers used Canadian vehicle sales data over a 17-year period from 1989 to 2006. for every liter (US$1.50/gallon)

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

liters/100km (36 mpg US) and CO 2 emissions of 154g/km—a 20% reduction from the 192 g/km of a series production Passat (MY 2006) fitted with a 2.0L Based on a VW Passat family-sized saloon, the demonstrator currently incorporates a advanced, AVL-developed 2-liter gasoline engine already delivering a fuel consumption of 6.6

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DECEMBER 2, 2016

Assembly Bill 32, signed in 2006, set California’s initial goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2020 and directed CARB to develop a climate change scoping plan—to be updated every five years—detailing the specific measures needed to reach the target.

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APRIL 5, 2023

Moore is best known for his 1965 prediction, which would become known as Moore’s Law : the observation that the number of transistors on an integrated circuit would grow exponentially while the retail cost of computers would decrease. He served as chairman emeritus until 2006. His projection came true over the decade that followed.

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