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Study concludes generating ethanol from lignocellulose possible, but large cost reductions still needed

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The study, published in the international journal Biofuels, Bioproducts & Biorefining , did identify many opportunities for reducing costs and improving income within the lignocellulose-to-ethanol process, and provides insight into the priority areas that must be addressed in coming years.

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TTI/INRIX study shows US traffic congestion back at pre-recession levels; average travel delay/commuter 2x that in 1982

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That’s a new record, surpassing the 2007 peak just before the global financial crisis. The total cost of congestion will jump from $160 billion to $192 billion. —Tim Lomax, a report co-author and Regents Fellow at TTI. —Jim Bak, co-author and a director at INRIX. Total delay nationwide will grow from 6.9 billion hours.

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Maxwell Technologies to participate in EU ElectroGraph program to investigate use of graphene in supercapacitors; first industrial evaluation of graphene in ultracaps at device level

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The three-year project has a projected cost of €4.94 The research has received funding from the EU’s Seventh Framework Program (FP/2007-2013) under grant agreement Nº266391. For vehicle applications, it is desirable to have devices with high energy density, high power density, long cycle and shelf life, and low cost.

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FTA Report on Worldwide H2 Bus Demonstrations Finds Better Than Expected Performance and Strong Customer Acceptance; Challenges Remain

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The US Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has published a report summarizing interviews with participants in the hydrogen-powered buses trials underway in more than 20 cities around the world from 2002 to 2007. A Report on Worldwide Hydrogen Bus Demonstrations, 2002-2007 (FTA Report No. Energy Storage. Resources.

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The Long View from SAE 2009 World Congress

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I’m not against that and we should be exploring it but there are a lot of challenges—the primary one being the cost of these vehicles and there are infrastructure issues as well ,” cautioned Heywood. Appleyard, Planning Advisory Service Report Number 546/547, 2007, pp. We are all stampeding towards an electric vehicle future.

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Northwestern-led team develops hydrogenation catalyst selective for carcinogen benzene; cleaner gasoline

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We could keep the cost of gasoline down, and a big environmental and health problem would be solved. EPA’s 2007 Mobile Source Air Toxics (MSAT) rules reduce hazardous air pollutants (air toxics), emitted by cars and trucks. Only benzene is known to be cancer causing, and it’s very difficult to remove. Marks is the Vladimir N.

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DLR, AEB developing new injection heads enabling use of ethanol as rocket fuel

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From this we have gained important insights for further engine development. In addition to these positive effects, these new fuels can also significantly reduce the cost of space travel, since the cost for safe storage and handling of these substances is significantly lower than that for hydrazine.

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