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MARCH 15, 2009

Renewable energy technologies could generate 40% of the world’s electricity by 2050, according to research presented at the International Scientific Congress “Climate Change: Global Risks, Challenges & Decisions”. More specifically, Germany has more than doubled its share of renewable energy since 2000.

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MARCH 31, 2011

This included two six-month successive phases of use (beginning in June 2009), and represented nearly 500,000 kilometers of driving. Three out of four Berlin MINI E users advocated an exclusive use of renewable energy sources for electric vehicles in the future. A memorandum of understanding was signed recently in Berlin.

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OCTOBER 6, 2009

UOP’s hydrotreated renewable jet fuel process and LCA. Boeing and Honeywell’s UOP are commissioning a study on the sustainability of a leading family of saltwater-based plant (halophytes) candidates for renewable jet fuel. Jennifer Holmgren, general manager of UOP Renewable Energy & Chemicals. Click to enlarge.

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JUNE 26, 2011

Dynamic Fuels will use Syntroleum’s Bio-Synfining process to hydrotreat the used cooking oil to produce renewable jet. In September, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines will launch more than 200 flights being operated on a bio-kerosene (hydroprocessed renewable jet, HRJ) blend between Amsterdam and Paris. Source: Syntroleum. Earlier post.)

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

a biobutanol and renewable hydrocarbons company, announced the start up of its first biobutanol demonstration plant designed from retrofitting an existing demonstration scale ethanol plant to produce biobutanol. Frances Arnold, Matthew Peters and Peter Meinhold of the California Institute of Technology. In February 2009, Gevo, Inc.

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APRIL 14, 2010

DSM is presenting the products and its vision on the Bio-Based Economy today at the JEC Composites Show 2010 in Paris (France) and the SAE 2010 World Congress in Detroit (United States). Palapreg ECO is composed of 55% renewable resources, making it the composite resin material with the highest bio-based content available on the market today.

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JUNE 28, 2010

The first testing volumes of this renewable and versatile chemical building block—used in the manufacture of polymers, resins and many other products—have already been produced in a demonstration plant in Lestrem (France) that was built in 2009. Royal DSM N.V.,

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JULY 7, 2011

Earlier this year, the company announced it had received financing from France’s Total—which earlier had funded research on the technology at MIT ( earlier post )—and from a personal investment by Bill Gates. Patents for all liquid metal battery inventions were licensed from MIT. —Luis Ortiz, LMBC’s President.

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APRIL 3, 2015

The index, prepared by Roland Berger and fka experts, compares the relative competitive standings of the top seven automotive nations (Germany, France, Italy, the USA, Japan, China and South Korea) in the electromobility segment. In terms of technology, Japan has taken over the lead again, with France in second place. Overall rankings.

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JULY 8, 2011

One month after its IPO ( earlier post ), Global Bioenergies, a France-based startup that has engineered a series of bacterial strains that can produce isobutene, has received €475K (US$680K) in funding from the French innovation agency OSEO. million) in 2009 to support an earlier development phase of the isobutene process.

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OCTOBER 1, 2009

Despite a number of key issues such as land use and competition for feedstocks supplies for traditional food and feed uses, global use of biofuels is excepted to more than double from 2009 to 2015, according to a new global analysis released by Hart Energy Publishing’s Global Biofuels Center (GBC). billion gallons) by 2015.

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APRIL 21, 2015

The efficiency of the overall process—from renewable power to liquid hydrocarbon—is around 70%. In addition to the partnership with sunfire, Audi has been active in the development of CO 2 ‑neutral fuels—Audi e‑fuels—since 2009.

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AUGUST 13, 2010

The trend analysis within the report focuses on the responses of 291 companies in the Transportation sector, drawn from the transportation companies featured in the major indices that received the CDP 2009 information request. These 53 companies are among the largest in the sector in the world.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2009

In January 2009, RWE Innogy, the renewable power generation arm of Germany-based RWE Group, invested €5.5 BASF will supply key component materials and jointly developed subsystem elements necessary for the continued development and commercialization of ReVolt’s rechargeable zinc-air batteries. million in ReVolt.

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MARCH 24, 2009

Researchers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) led by Frances H. have developed a new group of 15 highly stable fungal enzyme catalysts that efficiently break down cellulose into sugars at high temperatures for conversion into a variety of renewable fuels and chemicals. Frances Arnold. Frances Arnold.

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MARCH 29, 2009

On March 6, 2009, Honda announced the sale of the entire shares of the Honda Racing F1 Team (HRF1) to Ross Brawn. Frances Arnold, Matthew Peters and Peter Meinhold of the California Institute of Technology. Ross Brawn, the team principal, was formerly the team principal for the Honda Racing F1 Team. Gevo was founded in 2005 by Drs.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

An international team of scientists from the UK, Germany and France have discovered how oxygen stops photosynthetic organisms such as green algae from producing hydrogen. One promising approach to the renewable production of hydrogen is the use of microorganisms. Gabrielle Goldet, Caterina Brandmayr, Sven T. PNAS , doi: 10.1073/pnas.0905343106.

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OCTOBER 28, 2009

Currently, Brazil is fourth, with Germany, the US and France in the number 1, 2 and 3 positions respectively. Biodiesel blends became mandatory in early 2008, quickly followed by a raise in blend levels from 2 to 3% in July of the same year and from 3 to 4% in 2009. The increase to 5% was originally planned for 2013.

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AUGUST 22, 2009

The study revealed that future car buyers in the US, Germany, UK, Spain, Russia, France and South Africa have a strong desire for change, wanting to adopt more balance in life. However, consumers across the 16 countries fell into three distinct groups. A time for introspection and balance.

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JULY 9, 2010

All routes from algae to ‘drop-in’ fuels such as renewable diesel and jet fuel require hydrogen and hydrotreating. In 2009, an international team of scientists from the UK, Germany and France discovered how oxygen stops photosynthetic organisms such as green algae from producing hydrogen.

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APRIL 2, 2009

From: Leslie A Grossman [mailto:leslieann@lesliegrossman.com] Sent: Friday, March 27, 2009 2:47 PM Subject: News Conference Monday - Electric Vehicle Spirit of DC here in Knoxville The Future of transportation is here, and is visiting Knoxville on Monday March 30th. while awaiting others' input. See email below.:

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DECEMBER 4, 2009

A team scientists in France have created a bio-inspired catalyst by attaching a nickel bisdiphosphine–based mimic of the active site of hydrogenases (natural enzymes used by some microbes in their energy metabolism to catalyze H 2 /H + interconversion reactions, earlier post ) onto multiwalled carbon nanotubes. Source: Le Goff et al.,

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Wind farms stand idle for days on end, a fire interrupts a vital cable from France, a combination of post-Covid economic recovery and Russia tightening supply means the gas price has shot through the roof – and so the market price of both home heating and electricity is rocketing. Gas is the only answer.

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JULY 9, 2009

In January 2009, RWE Innogy, the renewable power generation arm of Germany-based RWE Group, invested €5.5 BASF will supply key component materials and jointly developed subsystem elements necessary for the continued development and commercialization of ReVolt’s rechargeable zinc-air batteries. million in ReVolt.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2009

Saft made the announcement concurrent with its release of 3Q 2009 financial results: an 11.9% The Johnson Controls-Saft venture already has a facility in Nersac France, which is fully operational and currently produces Li-ion batteries for Mercedes and will very shortly produce for BMW. reduction in Q3 sales year-on-year to €123.2

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FEBRUARY 2, 2009

China expects to nearly double its new installed capacity again in 2009—about one-third or more of the world’s total new installed capacity for the year, according to Li Junfeng, Secretary General of the Chinese Renewable Energy Industry Association (CREIA). A hat-tip to Henrik!)

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NOVEMBER 29, 2009

February, 2009 : Record heat waves in late January and early February overloaded urban energy, water, and transport systems in the southernmost states of South Australia and Victoria and intensified hundreds of seasonal and man-made bushfires throughout the countryside, killing 374 people.

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AUGUST 6, 2013

Within the EU, it cites examples from France, Germany, Spain, the United Kingdom, and Denmark. Between 2009 and 2011, Chinese buyers purchased 13,000 EVs and PHEVs—more than U.S. China has taken numerous steps to drive EV adoption amidst the ongoing growth of the passenger vehicle market.

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MAY 2, 2011

Under CIS, China’s per capita energy use will be below South Korea and Spain in 2050 while under ERI’s base scenario, China will be well below the per capita energy use in Australia and France. Both the CIS and AIS scenarios suggest that the goal of 40% to 45% carbon intensity reduction by 2020 announced in 2009 is possible.

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MAY 14, 2009

Alongside France, Toyota is in discussion with three European countries, including the UK, Germany and the Netherlands. The first wave of new PHVs will be deployed to Strasbourg, France, in late 2009, with other markets following suit by mid-2010.

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APRIL 21, 2009

Car Companies Standardize Plug for Electric Vehicles Written by Jerry James Stone Published on April 19th, 2009 34 Comments Posted in Electric Cars (EVs) , Plug-in hybrid EVs Just a few hours after General Motors called for a standardized EV plug , one has been created! Like this post? Subscribe to our RSS feed and stay up to date.

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OCTOBER 1, 2009

There may still be significant questions over issues such as land use and competition for feedstock supplies for traditional food and feed uses, but that won’t stop the global use of biofuels from more than doubling between 2009 and 2015.

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APRIL 28, 2009

Green.view New on Economist.com An altered political landscape in South Africa (EIU ViewsWire) Apr 28th 2009 Sri Lankas war is close to an end Apr 27th 2009 Does a new virus from Mexico threaten a global pandemic? Every big carmaker seems to be developing one, and governments are vying with each other to support them.

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APRIL 21, 2010

In 2009, motor vehicle taxes in the EU 15 amounted to €377 billion (US$505 billion) or 3.4% New to the list are Germany, that introduced such system in the summer of 2009, and Latvia. Italy chose not to prolong its one-year fleet renewal scheme which included both CO 2 -based incentives and incentives for electric vehicles.

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APRIL 16, 2009

Sony Ericsson to cut 2,000 jobs 17.04.2009 Just a day after Nokias shock announcement of 90pc losses, Sony Ericsson has announced that it will cut another 2,000 jobs in 2009. Just weeks after partner Demi Moore saved a woman from suicide via Twitter, Ashton Kutcher is now the king of Twittering, with 1m. Video Audio More A harmonious result!

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OCTOBER 1, 2009

Anyway, after the Renew America Roadtrip with the Tesla run from New York to California, and after returning to Home Sweet Bisbee, it was time to get into the thinking mode of a three-in-one EVent back with the Electric Vehicle Association of Greater Washington, DC. Here is the story: [link] Keep up the great work! Plus Xtreme BugE below.

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MARCH 26, 2009

The industry has been badly hit by the global economic crisis, and has seen a significant drop in demand during the last quarter of 2008 and the first of 2009. France, which is talking about moving production out of other countries and into France), which could ultimately result in a distortion of competition within the single market.

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