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JUNE 28, 2023

“People were really interested in clean air and clean water, so I decided there would always be interest in the environment,” Crawford says. You study many areas in civil engineering, including structures, soils, transportation, and the environment,” she says. She switched her major to civil and environmental engineering.

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DECEMBER 28, 2018

The equity funding of Aemetis Biogas was provided by Protair-X Americas, an environmental investment unit of Protair-X Technologies in Canada, which has extensive experience in protecting livestock farming environments. —Eric McAfee, Chairman and CEO of Aemetis.

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AUGUST 11, 2015

As part of its continuous optimization of production processes at its plants, the BMW Group is leveraging the opportunities arising from digitalization (i.e., For the automotive manufacturer, digitalization opens up new perspectives with regard to the advancement of innovative and people-oriented production systems.

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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

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OCTOBER 13, 2019

Modern piston assemblies are subject to high demands in terms of both loading and lifetime; in addition, there is the environment-friendly demand for low engine emissions. Piston assemblies based on the LITEKS lightweight design concept are now in series production release for several engine models or are about to go into production.

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OCTOBER 12, 2012

Example of mechanochemical production of a MOF. Chemists at Queen’s University Belfast (Ireland) have devised a novel environmentally friendly technique which allows the rapid production of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs). James (2006) Solvent-free synthesis of a microporous metal–organic framework. Pichon et al.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2013

Health Canada is the Canadian Federal department responsible for helping Canadians maintain and improve their health; Environment Canada is the Federal agency tasked with, among other things, protecting the environment. production increased due to variations in emissions of particulate precursors (e.g., —Rouleau et al.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2019

Specific 2030 goals related to parts, products, and company-managed facilities and operations are: Reduce absolute greenhouse gas emissions from facilities and operations by 50% (science-based target). Reduce absolute lifetime greenhouse gas emissions from newly sold products by 25% (science-based target).

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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. These projects include: Center for Transportation and the Environment ($3 million DOE investment): Based in Atlanta, Ga., Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.

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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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FEBRUARY 6, 2022

The European Union (EU) … is planning to require that all new cars sold from 2035 have zero carbon emissions—a bold and valuable goal, but one that will demand the rapid development of both vehicle-charging infrastructure and battery production. For vehicle electrification, lithium-ion batteries are the key energy technology.

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JULY 10, 2014

Technologies like direct fuel injection found their way in to series production via the Silver Arrows of the 1950s. A development loop was completed from production to KERS (2009), the first foray of hybrids into F1, to production (AMG SLS Electric Drive) to a fully Hybrid F1 2014 (W05 Hybrid). Lightweight construction.

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MAY 11, 2011

Petrobras has signed an agreement with Jogmec (Japan Oil, Gas, and Metals National Corporation) with the aim of commencing a technical feasibility study on flexible pipes for oil production in the pre-salt cluster. Its brief is to develop a flexible pipe design for offshore oil production in ultradeep waters in the pre-salt cluster.

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JULY 5, 2019

The two companies will each implement the technologies in their respective series products independently. 2019 will see the launch in San José, Silicon Valley, of its first pilot programme, with Bosch, on self-driving vehicles (Levels 4/5) in urban environments. Automated driving at the BMW Group.

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OCTOBER 27, 2011

a Canadian integrated oil company, reported an increase in third quarter crude oil production year-on-year of about 4% due to oil sands production that was 14% higher compared with the same period a year earlier. Conventional oil production slightly declined due to a combination of factors. Cenovus Energy Inc., Click to enlarge.

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JULY 2, 2010

The general objective of the work plan established by Deinove and VTT is to evaluate the different Deinococcus candidate strains screened by Deinove for the Deinol cellulosic ethanol production process. The goal is to validate and quantify the bacteria’s performance levels for bioethanol production. million (US$11.1 Radman lab.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2019

2019 will see the launch in San José, Silicon Valley, of its first pilot program, with Bosch, on self-driving vehicles (Levels 4/5) in urban environments. Long a leader in active safety systems, it programmed its systems largely in-house right from the very beginning. Autonomous driving at the BMW Group.

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MAY 12, 2017

More than 80 new steel products are under development at steelmaker ArcelorMittal, with an automotive steel grade portfolio of almost 200 unique steel grades, half of which were introduced in just the past decade. Usibor is our key product in hot stamping and has been a major commercial and technical success in the global automotive industry.

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DECEMBER 22, 2009

one of the largest lithium-ion battery cell manufacturers as measured by production output, has begun to execute a contract with Jilin Hi-tech Electric Vehicle Co., It represents customers’ confidence in our products, and is a new and significant stage in China BAK’s product development. China BAK Battery, Inc., Earlier post.).

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MARCH 30, 2016

billion in lost economic productivity due to physical and mental disabilities associated with preterm birth. in 2006 to 11.4% Environ Health Perspect ; doi: 10.1289/ehp.1510810. Attributable PTBs cost were estimated at $4.33 Among the report’s other key findings was that the estimated PM 2.5 Trasande L, Malecha P, Attina TM.

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APRIL 5, 2009

Indexed European transport sector greenhouse gas emissions, 1990-2006. The total volume measured in tonne-kilometers for EU Member States increased by 35% (650 million tonne-km) between 1996 and 2006. The number of kilometers travelled by passengers in EEA member countries grew by 1% (equivalent to 65 million kilometers) in 2006.

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JANUARY 7, 2012

Geographical distributions of global BC emissions from motor vehicles in 1976 (A) and 2006 (B). Country-based mean values are shown for 1976 and 1° × 1° resolution was used for 2006. Black carbon is a key short-lived climate change forcer ( earlier post ) and motor vehicles are important sources of BC in the environment.

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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 12, 2013

The awards continue a commitment by the two agencies begun in 2006 to conduct fundamental research in biomass genomics that will establish a scientific foundation to facilitate and accelerate the use of woody plant tissue for bioenergy and biofuel. Earlier post.). Plant Feedstock Genomics for Bioenergy. DOE-BER funded project.

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AUGUST 19, 2009

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and her ministers are finalizing a plan to provide financial incentives starting in 2012 to support the production and sale of 100,000 electric cars annually. As of 2006, Germany had a passenger car parc of 46.6 Deutsche Welle. The plan envisages around one million electric cars on German roads by 2020.

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MARCH 28, 2019

The DXC solution was developed in an open source environment and is available on-premise and in a hybrid environment, allowing workloads to be shifted easily. Six years later, in 2006, a BMW was following the racing line around the Hockenheim circuit without human assistance for the first time.

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MARCH 3, 2017

Guardian is a high-level driver assist system, constantly monitoring the driving environment inside and outside the vehicle, ready to alert the driver of potential dangers and stepping in when needed to assist in crash avoidance. patents in the field in 2006. Basically, it is a smart vehicle designed to get smarter over time.

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JUNE 5, 2009

The government of Japan is focusing “ very determinedly ” on cellulosic biofuel as the future for Japan’s biofuel production, according to a report from the US Department of Agriculture’s Global Agricultural Information Network (GAIN).

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DECEMBER 1, 2018

The RFS regulations define a small refinery as one with an average crude oil input no greater than 75,000 barrels per day (bpd) crude in 2006. This intentional omission effectively cuts ethanol demand and works against the goals of the RFS program to the detriment of motorists, our environment, and Iowa’s corn farmers.

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JULY 23, 2015

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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OCTOBER 15, 2011

—Udo Schwerdel, head of Continental’s turbocharger product line. Continental began developing turbochargers for gasoline engines in 2006. Free from the constraints of legacy designs or existing production facilities, Continental was able to start from scratch and develop an improved product.

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AUGUST 3, 2011

In 2006, China decided to meet 15% of its transportation energy needs by 2020 and, following India’s example, focused on Jatropha, with plans to raise it on more than 1 million ha of marginal lands. China is seeing very little production of biodiesel from Jatropha seeds.

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JULY 18, 2010

Researchers at the University of Colorado, Boulder and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) modeled the emissions impact had plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) replaced light duty gasoline vehicles in the Denver, Colorado area in summer 2006. million vehicles and would have increased by 3 tpd from power plants.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2009

will build a new research facility to work toward the establishment and practical application of bioethanol production technology from non-edible cellulosic material such as the stems and leaves of plants. In November 2008, the team won the 18 th Nikkei Global Environment Technology Award’s Grand Prize for its work. Honda Motor Co.,

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JANUARY 24, 2013

The power will be used directly in production; solar power will provide up to 12.5% of the electric power required in full-capacity operation and 100% of demand when the plant is not in production. At the Geneva Motor Show in 2012, we stated specific, ambitious targets for our products, production and the group.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

Honda has announced several initiatives under its new “Green Path” approach to reducing the total life-cycle environmental impact of its products and operations in North America. metals such as mercury, cadmium, lead and hexavalent chrome) that pose a known threat to health or the environment. Source: Honda North America.

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JULY 17, 2014

The US Department of Energy (DOE) and the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) have selected 10 projects that will receive funding aimed at accelerating genetic breeding programs to improve plant feedstocks for the production of biofuels, biopower, and bio-based products. DOE’s Office of Science will provide $10.6 DOE-BER funded.

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