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JUNE 26, 2009

Global CO 2 emissions from fuel use and cement production by region. in 2008, against 3.3% In addition to high oil prices and the financial crisis, the increased use of new renewable energy sources, such as biofuels for road transport and wind energy for electricity generation, had a noticeable and mitigating impact on CO 2 emissions.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2013

The applications, i.e. technologies, of particular concern as a result are electric vehicles, wind and solar energy, and lighting. The SET Plan was launched in 2008 with the objective to accelerate the development and deployment of cost-effective low carbon technologies.

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JUNE 29, 2018

Together with other highly-flexible controllable systems in the BMW Group production network, they will contribute to the stability of the public grid outside of the plant. Electricity generation from variable renewable electricity sources (VRE) such as wind and solar power has grown rapidly and is expected to continue to do so.

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Grid BMW Power Powered 191

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AUGUST 24, 2010

The United States used significantly less coal and petroleum in 2009 than in 2008, and significantly more wind power. hydro, wind and solar) in BTU-equivalent values by assuming a typical fossil fuel plant heat rate."End quadrillion BTUs in 2008. Wind power increased dramatically in 2009 to.70 51 in 2008.

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Energy Renewable 2009 Wind 294

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MARCH 10, 2011

The lawsuit claims that proprietary technology (called High Voltage Hairpin (HVH) stator winding technology by Remy, earlier post ) developed by Tecnomatic S.p.A. was improperly secured by Remy and referenced in Remy’s application for $60 million in taxpayer grants from the United States Department of Energy (DOE) in October 2008.

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Grant Wind Romania Ferrari 186

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FEBRUARY 16, 2018

In a recent visit to JB Pearl Harbor-Hickam, members of the Air Force Civil Engineer Center’s Energy and Operations directorates were given a tour of the installation’s hydrogen production facility and shown several of the vehicles that use this alternative fuel.

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Alternative Fuels Hydrogen Hawaii Fuel 225

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JANUARY 17, 2015

The report, “ Renewable Power Generation Costs in 2014 ”, concludes that biomass, hydropower, geothermal and onshore wind are all competitive with or cheaper than coal, oil and gas-fired power stations, even without financial support and despite falling oil prices. Report highlights include: Cape Wind’s troubles. Click to enlarge.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2009

US subsidies for fuels and renewable energy, 2002-2008. The study, “Estimating US Government Subsidies to Energy Sources: 2002-2008”, found that fossil fuels benefited from approximately $72 billion over the seven-year period, while subsidies for renewable fuels totaled $29 billion. Nuclear was not included in the analysis.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2009

As required by the loan agreements signed in December 2008, GM and Chrysler submitted their updated restructuring plans showing a pathway to achieve financial viability to Congress on Tuesday. GM will have a total of 36 nameplates in 2012, down 25% from 2008 levels. GM product plans. million units (57.5

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DECEMBER 11, 2020

VTO-funded research has reduced the cost of advanced batteries by 75% since 2008, and nearly every plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) on the road today uses VTO-developed battery technology. Advances in connectivity and automation have the potential to improve transportation system-level energy efficiency, energy productivity, and affordability.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

To create true zero emission technology, electricity must come from renewable sources – and now Ford is taking the lead with wind power. The company has put two giant wind turbines, each standing more than 150 metres tall, into service at its Ford Genk plant in Belgium. 1.6litre engine production line.

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Wind Ford Power Powered 46

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MARCH 27, 2017

This decline occurred despite growth in real gross domestic product (GDP) of 2.6% Although nuclear power remains the dominant source of non-fossil electricity generation, growth in wind and solar generation since 2008 has also contributed to a decline in the carbon intensity of electricity generation. from 5,405 MMmt in 2014.

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2015 Transportation CO2 Energy 150

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2011

Hycagen was founded in 2008 and has developed a number of fuels using its proprietary enzyme- and catalyst-based processes. The Hycagen solution therefore completely circumvents the issues of glycerol waste, use of caustic alkali, the recycling of methanol and the product wash steps needed with the conventional biodiesel process.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 10, 2011

77% is up from just under 13% of the total primary energy supply of around 490 Exajoules in 2008. Wind energy, including on- and offshore systems. Though in some cases renewable energy technologies are already economically competitive, the production costs are currently often higher than market energy prices. Source: SRREN.

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JUNE 29, 2010

The agreement also sets forth the first phase of commercial production of electric fleet vehicles utilizing HHI’s high tech engineering and manufacturing capability and Raser’s extended range electric vehicle powertrain technology. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). Preliminary road testing of the HUMMER EREV showed 50 miles all-electric range.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2010

By comparison, a typical mass production hybrid or electric vehicle motor produces between 1.0 speed must inherently use extremely fast transients, creating voltage stresses within the winding. Not surprisingly, the stator winding was wound with scratch-resistant inverter duty wire to reduce the. kW per kilogram. Stator Core.

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Honda Motor Motors Motoring 410

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

The regulation adopted is the product of coordination and cooperation by ARB, California Public Utilities Commission, California Energy Commission and California Independent System Operator. The California Air Resources Board adopted unanimously a regulation establishing a 33% renewable electricity standard.

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MARCH 31, 2011

from the 2008 level, according to Emissions of Greenhouse Gases in the United States 2009 , a report released by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). per year from 1990 to 2008. Among the factors that influenced the emissions decrease was a decline in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of 2.6%. Click to enlarge.

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MARCH 30, 2011

Obama noted that last year, US oil production reached its highest level since 2003 and that for the first time in more than a decade, imported oil accounted for less than half the liquid fuel consumed. Obama was delivering a speech on energy policy at Georgetown University. America gets one-fifth of our electricity from nuclear energy.

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Obama Oil Gas-Electric Purchase 268

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AUGUST 18, 2011

Among the factors that influenced the rise in emissions was an increase in the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of 3.0%. percent increase in emissions in 2010 was primarily driven by the rebound from the economic downturn experienced in 2008 and 2009. Since 1990, US carbon dioxide emissions have grown at an average annual rate of 0.6%.

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2010 Carbon Emissions Energy 268

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

The Yokeless And Segmented Armature (YASA) topology is a new type of axial flux motor that has no stator yoke, a high fill factor and short end windings which all increase torque density and efficiency of the machine. This will enable the company to deliver a range of exciting direct-drive products with unparalleled performance.

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Motors Motoring Motor 2007 239

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MARCH 15, 2009

We have identified specific areas of priority for the wind sector to effectively deliver the overall objective of cost reductions. Research areas including turbine technology, wind energy integration and offshore deployment will be crucial to maximizing future growth. Professor Petersen.

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Czech Republic Renewable Global Power 170

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MARCH 12, 2012

The report groups the efforts into five main categories: increasing energy independence through increased domestic production of oil and natural gas; building a 21 st century transportation sector; investing in clean energy, including renewables and nuclear; building more livable communities; and innovating for the next generation.

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Obama Energy Fuel Economy Oil 210

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MARCH 14, 2011

When CNAA’s assets are fully developed, this is expected to increase BP’s overall Brazilian production capacity to around 1.4 According to the recently published BP Energy Outlook 2030, alternative energy is expected to be the fastest growing energy sector over the next 20 years, with global biofuels production projected to more than triple.

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Brazil San Diego Carbon 2006 199

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OCTOBER 28, 2009

Petrobras will be the first company to operate an FPSO (floating oil production, storage and outflow) type platform in the American portion of the Gulf of Mexico (GoM), in the Cascade and Chinook fields. The vessel started being converted into an FPSO at the Cosco Shipyard, in Nantong, China, in March 2008. stakes, respectively.

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Mexico Singapore Water Oil 220

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MAY 20, 2011

In Australian waters alone there is an estimated 140 trillion cubic feet of such stranded gas, according to a 2008 report by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO). Two of these will operate at any one time to turn the facility out of the wind and allow LNG carriers to pull safely alongside to load.

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Gas Australia Wind Water 230

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MAY 9, 2011

The CCC, an independent body established under the Climate Change Act (2008), advises the UK Government on setting and meeting carbon budgets and on preparing for the impacts of climate change. The review also makes the following recommendations: A flexible approach to ambition for offshore wind generation in 2020 is appropriate.

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Renewable Transportation Energy Climate Change 199

Green Car Congress

MARCH 26, 2009

According to Fehrenbach, every third euro of sales generated by Bosch now comes from products that conserve resources and/or protect the environment. In 2008, the Bosch Group achieved sales of some € 45 billion (US$61 billion). With this broad range of products, Bosch already generated sales of roughly €1 billion (US$1.36

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Climate Protection Climate Climate Change 2008 150

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JULY 2, 2010

The PBL calculated that emissions from fossil-fuel combustion (including those from gas flares—the burning of waste gas from oil drilling and other industrial processes, such as the production of cement and ammonia) in the industrial countries have decreased by 7%. However, this decrease is also related to the financial crisis.

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2009 India Emissions Global 199

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APRIL 27, 2009

As part of the new plan, GM will accelerate the wind-down or sale of HUMMER, Saturn and Saab to the end of 2009, and phase out Pontiac by the end of 2010. GM will offer a total of 34 nameplates in 2010, a reduction of 29% from 48 nameplates in 2008, reflecting both the reduction in brands and continued emphasis on fewer and stronger entries.

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GM Saturn Hummer 2008 150

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JANUARY 21, 2010

Springtime ozone distributions for 1984, 1995–2008 in the mid-troposphere (3.0–8.0 High concentrations of tropospheric ozone are toxic, however, and have a detrimental effect on human health and ecosystem productivity. The bulk of the data was collected between 1995 and 2008, but the team also included a large ozone dataset from 1984.

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North America Ozone Asia America 199

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DECEMBER 8, 2010

In 2008, the state launched the Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative (HCEI), a partnership with the US DOE with a goal of generating 70% or more of Hawaii’s energy through energy efficiency and clean, renewable resources such as solar, wind, wave, biofuels, and geothermal.

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Hawaii Hydrogen Fuel Vehicles 199

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NOVEMBER 22, 2022

In 2008, the United Kingdom formally promulgated the Climate Change Act, becoming the first country in the world to clarify medium- and long-term emission reduction targets in legal form. “We are investing in new projects to convert wind energy into hydrogen,” Johnson said, according to a summary of his speech released on Monday.

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Fuel Vehicles Climate Change Carbon 98

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JULY 8, 2009

ICESat measurements of winter multi-year ice cover in the Arctic Ocean between 2004 and 2008, along with the corresponding downward trend in overall winter sea ice volume, and switch in dominant ice type from multi-year ice to first-year ice. By 2008, 68% of the total ice volume was first-year ice, with 32% multi-year.

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JANUARY 3, 2014

However, the National Development Plan for Oil Shale Use for 2008-15 calls for reducing annual extraction while preserving the country’s strong energy security. The research concentrates on two aspects: maximizing the production of liquid fuel and reducing the carbon intensity of oil shale-based power and heat generation.

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Estonia Oil Cleaner Jordan 236

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JUNE 13, 2012

The loss of oil supplies in Libya and elsewhere was eventually more than offset by large production increases among Middle Eastern OPEC members, leading to record oil production in Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar. Gas production globally grew by 3.1%; the US recorded 7.7% million bpd or 0.7%.

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Coal Oil Renewable Saudi Arabia 261

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MARCH 6, 2010

reforestation); Limiting deforestation by purchasing forested property and preserving the forests with legal and enforcement mechanisms; Setting aside croplands from agricultural production to rebuild carbon in the soil and vegetation; and. A 2008 EPA study analyzed the economic impacts of the Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008 (S.

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