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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. Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. Air Products, Altergy Systems, Burns & McDonnell Engineering Inc., 900,000 DOE investment): Located in Allentown, Pa.,

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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. Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Program Activities. Source: DOE.

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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. Precursors comprised of polyacrylonitrile (PAN) fibers are the raw material needed for carbon fiber production and important for determining quality.

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JULY 4, 2013

Summary of levelized production cost estimates of fuel (LCOF) for the examined plant designs. 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 Source: VTT.

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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. from 2014.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

Researchers at Georgia Tech have compared medium-duty (MD) electric and diesel urban delivery trucks in terms of life-cycle energy consumption, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and total cost of ownership (TCO). One surprise among their findings was that the electric truck had cost advantages over the diesel vehicle under some conditions.

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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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FEBRUARY 25, 2009

has begun production of all-electric, heavy-duty drayage trucks capable of hauling 30-ton shipping containers in and around the San Pedro Bay, California port complex. The green terminal program will also include the production of five on-road electric trucks. Balqon E30 rolls off the line. Click to enlarge. Balqon Corp. If those 1.2

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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. The first optimization results obtained by Proteus and IFPEN raise hopes of being able to significantly cut the cost of this step. After expression of this improved ß-glucosidase in T. Resources.

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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. Begin developing designs for the refueling and hydrogen production systems. Feasibility study.

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APRIL 7, 2010

California-based Cobalt Technologies, a company using strain development and bioprocess technology to optimize biobutanol production ( earlier post ), has successfully produced biobutanol from beetle-killed lodgepole pine feedstock. Eventually, the decomposition of this dead timber renders it useless, even for energy production.

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MARCH 11, 2014

Toyota Motor continues to lay the foundation for the introduction of its production fuel cell hybrid vehicle in 2015; the company began work on fuel cell technology in 1992. 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.

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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

We use oil sands not to express our views on the debate, but because tar is technically incorrect because tars are products of biomass combustion and are chemically distinct from bitumen. All told, they wrote, the well-to-wheel (WTW) emissions of oil sands products constitute roughly 2% of total emissions in Canada and the US.

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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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NOVEMBER 10, 2011

I believe that the loss of industry players Solyndra, Evergreen, and SpectraWatt opens the market for more innovative solar companies to succeed with smarter tactics and mainstream products that fit into existing manufacturing models. kWh average cost of electricity in the United States and globally.

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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 Inner Mongolia Yitai Group plans to upgrade the facility and apply advanced technologies and extend its annual production capacity to 600,000 tons with ultimate capacity of five million tons. billion yuan (US$395 million).

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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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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. Intel’s first product, the 3101 64-bit SRAM, was released in 1969.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

CPT and AVL have been working for the past 18 months to develop a value-driven micro/mild HEV solution, utilizing CPT’s production-ready VTES electric supercharger ( earlier post ). Paul Kapus and Matthias Neubauer from AVL. TGDI engine and close to the 146 g/km of the current Passat 2.0L common rail TDI engine.

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JUNE 19, 2009

Several major automakers are pursuing early market testing with consumers beginning this year and are expected to ramp up production to nearly 50,000 vehicles in california by 2017. Fuel cell system durability has improved and costs have been reduced through R&D, the ARB staff noted. Production. Source: DOE. Infrastructure.

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DECEMBER 5, 2012

The US Energy Information Administration released its Annual Energy Outlook 2013 (AEO2013) Reference case (the Early Release ), which highlights a growth in total US energy production that exceeds growth in total US energy consumption through 2040. Domestic oil production will rise to 7.5 Overall findings. than in AEO2012.

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APRIL 17, 2009

The Japan-GTL consortium, formed in 2006 to commercialize a lower-cost gas-to-liquids GTL) process for the production of synthetic fuels and chemicals that does not require first removing carbon dioxide from the feedstock, has completed construction of its demonstration plant which will produce 500 barrels (about 80 kiloliters) per day.

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APRIL 17, 2010

Working with the US Department of Energy, X PRIZE will award $10 million in September 2010 to the teams that win a competition for clean, production-capable vehicles that exceed 100 MPG energy equivalent (MPGe). The Foundation is also developing a partnership for second-generation small-scale distributed biofuel production technologies.

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AUGUST 28, 2009

Joyce says the scheme would have added significant extra costs to vehicle importers and that these would ultimately have been passed on to motorists. It is estimated that the scheme could have resulted in costs of up to $1,500 when purchasing a larger car. g/km in early 2006 to 203.8 Steven Joyce. g/km in the first half of 2009.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2011

Used in products such as air conditioners, refrigerators, firefighting equipment and insulation foams, HFCs are becoming popular as replacements for those phased-out or being phased-out to protect the ozone layer. The contribution of HFCs to climate forcing is currently less than 1% of all greenhouse gases.

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AUGUST 3, 2021

Pixar's story doesn't even start with the creation of Lucasfilm's Computer Graphics Group, which developed the Pixar Image Computer, the company's first product. But with Moore's Law cranking along at a steady pace, there was every reason to think that the cost of computing power would come down sufficiently within a decade or so.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2009

DOE is seeking to facilitate the market penetration of hydrogen and fuel cell products through higher volume purchases (e.g., Using biogas and fuel cells for co-production of on-site power and hydrogen. For fuel cell vehicle applications, both near- and long-term hydrogen production options are being explored.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2009

From 1980 to 2006, the total number of miles traveled (VMT) by automobiles increased 97%; truck VMT increased 106%. Total combined highway and transit spending as a share of gross domestic product (GDP) has fallen by about 25% in the same period to 1.5% Paying our Way”. of GDP today.

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H ere is big announcement for Plug-In fans Toyota looking at Plug-in Hybrids Los Angeles Times June 20, 2006 By JOHN O'DELL Toyota Motor Corp. says it intends to increase research into the plug-in hybrid technology it once derided and to double the number of conventional hybrid models it sells globally by early next decade.

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AUGUST 14, 2009

Cooper also taught me that any bill with a cost impact to the state (in this case a cost of $250,000) is placed on the suspense file. I had gotten that wrong in my piece on Monday and Cooper was kind enough to correct me without beating me up. It’s very common. But setting a standard ain’t the same thing as keeping a standard.

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AUGUST 23, 2013

During his presentation at the TDI Efficiency Rally, UMTRI researcher Bruce Belzowski first presented a summary of his analysis of the total cost of ownership of diesels with a comparison to that of their gas vehicle counterparts. The survey is similar to surveys run by UMTRI on the same topic in 2006 and 2007. Earlier post.).

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APRIL 17, 2022

Madni sat at the helm of BEI Sensors and Controls, overseeing a product line that included a variety of sensor and inertial-navigation devices, but its customers were less varied—mainly, the aerospace and defense electronics industries. Schneider Electric , Madni officially retired in 2006. In 1992, Asad M. And he had a problem.

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AUGUST 30, 2009

The government assisted the shift by giving sugar companies subsidized loans to build ethanol plants, as well as guaranteeing prices for their ethanol products. Both production and consumption of ethanol were basically flat for much of the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s.

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AUGUST 27, 2022

The venture spawned dozens of products, including the first silicon integrated circuit, thus fueling the rise of Silicon Valley. But it was Kim and his colleagues at Fairchild who realized the first CCD devices that evolved into commercial products widely used in digital photography, radiography, and astronomy. Legend and Legacy.

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OCTOBER 8, 2008

As stated at the opening press conference by Austin's Mayor Will Wynn in January, 2006, “ Plug-in hybrids represent a real near-term solution to America’s over-reliance on foreign oil imports and energy prices that escalate the cost of everything and threaten the very economic life of our nation,” “The technology exists today ,” Wynn says.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2014

Public-private investment initiatives, government funding for infrastructure and consumer subsidies, falling production costs and notably, the commitment to future OEM launches of fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs)—all indicate a clear road to adoption. The cost of making fuel cell vehicles has recently dropped dramatically.

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