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Grand Prize Combustion-Engine Winner at 2009 Shell Eco-Marathon Americas Achieves 2,757.1 MPG

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Some of the vehicles in the 2009 Shell Eco-Marathon Americas. The student team from Laval University (Quebec, Canada) took the grand prize in the “Prototype” category at the 2009 Shell Eco-Marathon Americas , held 15-18 April at the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, CA, with 2,757.1 Click to enlarge. miles per gallon (0.085 L/100km).

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Report: Mitsui Engineering May Invest Up To RM290 Million In Cellulosic Bio-ethanol Plant; Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunches as Feedstock

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Bernama reports that Japan-based Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding may invest up to RM290 million (US$85 million) in a bio-ethanol plant in Malaysia, starting with a pilot plant for about RM40 million (US$11.7 in 2009 concluded that the ethanol production potential from EFB in Malaysia ranges from 0.20 million kL to 0.48

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Shell delivers more Brazil deep-water production from Parque das Conchas; 3rd phase of project

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Production for this final phase of the project is expected to add up to 20,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d) at peak production, from fields that have already produced more than 100-million barrels since 2009.

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FedEx Express to test battery-electric Nissan e-NV200 in Yokohama area

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The NV200 first became available in Japan and Europe in 2009 and is now available in many other countries, including China and Malaysia. It was chosen as the base vehicle for New York’s Taxi of Tomorrow—the exclusive taxi of New York City. Future launches are planned for the US and India.

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Motor System Developer KLD Energy Raises $6M from Private Investors

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It has raised a total of $13 million since inception.The company said it recently signed an agreement to provide the drive system to Malaysia-based EcLimo, a leading vehicle manufacturer. In 2009, KLD named Rob Ferber, former science director at Tesla Motors Inc., as its chief technology officer. Earlier post.).

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Valero And Mission NewEnergy Execute 5-year, US$3.5B Biodiesel Supply Agreement

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Mission NewEnergy’s basic plan is to ship biodiesel produced in Malaysia from jatropha seeds produced in India to markets in Europe and the US. M1 and M2 are its biodiesel plants in Malaysia. Mission NewEnergy has operations in Australia, Malaysia, India and Mauritius. Mission NewEnergy Investor Presentation Sep 2009.

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Mitsui Engineering and palm oil producer Sime Darby to partner on cellulosic ethanol from palm oil Empty Fruit Bunches; Inbicon technology

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Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding and Malaysia-based Sime Darby Research Sdn. Inbicon has constructed the world’s largest demonstration plant for second generation bioethanol production from straw, which has been operated since November 2009. Earlier post.). metric tons of EFB per day.

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