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MARCH 27, 2015

These tests resulted in the combined 115% freight efficiency improvement over a 2009 baseline truck. liter engine, a hybrid system, a Waste Heat Recovery (WHR) system, along with a number of other upgrades. SuperTruck is supported by the US DOE under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. mpg (19.26 Powertrain.

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OCTOBER 22, 2010

Louisiana-based startup New Oil Resources (NOR) is commercializing a near-critical (i.e., New Oil Resources licensed the technology (US Patent 6,180,845 ) in 2009 from Louisiana State University (LSU); the original developers of the process are Drs. New Oil Resources was co-founded by Catallo and Dr. Gary Miller.

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MAY 4, 2009

Researchers at Iowa State University are proposing dissolving waste polystyrene (PS) in biodiesel for use as a diesel engine fuel as a mechanism for energy recovery from the waste plastic. The US generated 251 million tons of municipal solid wastes in 2006, of which plastics accounted for 11.7 Kuzhiyil and Kong (2009).

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NOVEMBER 26, 2011

Air pollution from the 10,000 largest polluting facilities in Europe cost citizens between €102–169 billion (US$135–224 billion) in 2009, according to a new report from the European Environment Agency (EEA) which analyzed the costs of harm to health and the environment caused by air pollution. Source: EEA. Click to enlarge.

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MAY 3, 2009

2009) Click to enlarge. BMW is exploring two pathways for waste heat recovery in vehicles: one thermoelectric, the other thermodynamic. At the recent SAE 2009 World Congress, BMW presented an analysis of two basic configurations of the Rankine cycle applied to a thermodynamic heat recovery system for a four-cylinder combustion engine.

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JULY 28, 2009

Using electrolyzed water rather than harsh chemicals could be a more effective and environmentally friendly method in the pretreatment of ethanol waste products to produce an acetone-butanol-ethanol fuel mix, according to research conducted at the University of Illinois. Resources. Transactions of the ASABE. 52(3): 885-892.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2009

Researchers from Delft University of Technology have engineered the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae to increase ethanol yield from biomass waste by eliminating production of glycerol (glycerol production is essential to reoxidize NADH produced in biosynthetic processes), reoxidizing NADH instead by the reduction of acetic acid to ethanol.

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JULY 13, 2009

The improved process under development thus opens up opportunities for the use of a whole range of fuels with coking tendencies and/or sulphur content, such as the combustible liquid mixtures derived from biomass or specific industrial / transportation waste. Binlin Dou, Valerie Dupont, Gavin Rickett, Neil Blakeman, Paul T.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2014

With the goal of helping drivers maximize EV benefits and reduce energy usage, researchers from Stanford will work with the ERL to study driver behavior and provide real-time feedback on behaviors that waste energy. In 2009, the VWGoA invested $5.75 million donation.

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APRIL 29, 2009

On 20 April, the opening day of the SAE 2009 World Congress, the AVL Technology Leadership Theater presented a forum on “Green Mobility—The Long View”. Cities account for 2% of the world’s area and yet they account for 75% of the resources and 75% of the waste ,” said Cervero. by Bill Cooke. Earlier post.)]. 27.5 / 22.2.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2019

The team based its calculations on data on the import and export of tires and then modeled the behavior of rubber on roads and in road waste water. Christoph Hüglin from Empa’s “Air Pollution / Environmental Technology” lab estimates the impact on humans to be low, as a study from 2009 shows. —Christoph Hüglin. 2019.113573.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2012

As mandated upon its establishment in 2009, 60% of the National Climate Change Fund comes from national oil exploration revenues that are deposited into a special account held by the Ministry of Environment. Waste with energy potential. In 2011, approximately R$230 million (US$133.7 million) was set aside for the two categories.

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JANUARY 2, 2010

Oil palm fresh fruit bunches are harvested at plantations; the fruits which contain oils are separated at oil mills, with large amounts of EFB remaining as waste. in 2009 concluded that the ethanol production potential from EFB in Malaysia ranges from 0.20 Traditionally, EFBs were incinerated, with the ash used for fertilizer.

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JANUARY 1, 2013

Extension of production credit for Indian coal facilities placed in service before 2009 for an 8-year period rather than a 7-year period. Extension and modification of credits with respect to facilities producing energy from certain renewable resources. The amendment applies to coal produced after 31 December 2012.

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APRIL 19, 2010

This substance is released in great quantities as a waste product in the paper industry, among others. The Eindhoven researcher wants to try and develop an industrial process for making cyclohexanone from waste lignin on a large scale and at low cost. Boot (2009). Cyclic oxygenates are abundant in nature. Michael Boot et al.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2009

US Senators Lamar Alexander (R-TN) and Jim Webb (D-VA) introduced “The Clean Energy Act of 2009”, a bill to promote further investment and development of non-fossil-based energy technologies, including nuclear power and other resources. 100 million per year for 10 years toward nuclear education and training. .

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NOVEMBER 19, 2009

egregious examples of wasted energy resources. “ Resources ministries has up to now rendered the target ineffective. “I the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation , 12 November 2009. in Russian), 15 November 2009. World ( YouTube video ), 28 April 2009. flaring, according to the Kremlin. backwardness.

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MARCH 13, 2017

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) staff has released for public comment four new Tier 2 renewable diesel (RD) pathways using soy oil, used cooking oil, tallow, and corn oil at the Diamond Green facility in St. Charles, Louisiana. All of these co-product streams go to the adjacent Valero refinery.

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JULY 8, 2011

The funds will be used to start the industrialization of the company’s process to convert renewable resources into isobutene, a gas which can be converted into liquid fuels and various polymers. million) in 2009 to support an earlier development phase of the isobutene process.

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AUGUST 4, 2016

Ford is targeting a 30% reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) per vehicle produced between 2010 and 2025 globally, and looks to further reduce the amount of water used per vehicle, having achieved its goal of a 30% reduction between 2009 and 2015.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2010

The initiative is based on projects that promote energy savings, renewable energy, responsible use of natural resources and conservation in communities across the United States. GM estimates its new carbon-reduction goal equates to the emissions in 2011 from driving the 1.9 Since 1990, GM has decreased its manufacturing emissions by 60%.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2012

The KPMG study, “Expect the Unexpected: Building Business Value in a Changing World”, explores issues such as climate change, energy and fuel volatility, water availability and cost and resource availability, as well as population growth spawning new urban centers. Population Growth: The world population is expected to grow to 8.4

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JUNE 2, 2012

Ford noted that while great strides have been made with green technology, the world faces the pressures of a growing global population and the new challenge of global gridlock—the potential that the world will face a never-ending traffic jam that wastes time, energy and resources. Earlier post.). —Bill Ford. —Bill Ford.

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MARCH 5, 2010

A conditional commitment to provide this loan note guarantee was first issued by the USDA on 16 January 2009. AgSouth Farm Credit, ACA, a leader in agricultural and rural loans and part of the Farm Credit System, was the lead lender on the loan, and Silicon Valley Bank and Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

An international study of 10 global cities found that a balance of geophysical factors (climate, access to resources, and gateway status) and technical factors (power generation, urban design, and waste processing) determine the greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) attributable to cities. Credit: ACS, Kennedy 2009. Click to enlarge.

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DECEMBER 9, 2009

Biodiesel produced from both virgin feedstocks (such as soybean oil) and waste feedstocks such as yellow grease and animal fats qualifies for the $1.00 The Census Bureau reports that biodiesel production for the ten months ended in October 2009 totaled 409 million gallons, nearly 30 percent below the same period in 2008.

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MARCH 6, 2012

Under the partnership, Energy Department experts provide each company with specialized resources, technical expertise, and support in developing a comprehensive strategy to reduce fuel use and achieve greater efficiency and cost-savings. Since 2009, Best Buy has reduced its carbon emissions from fuel use by 21%.

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JULY 23, 2009

Scientists in Nevada are reporting development of a new and environmentally friendly process for producing biodiesel fuel from chicken feather meal, made from the 11 billion pounds of poultry industry waste that accumulate annually in the United States alone. Schematic representation of biodiesel production from poultry waste.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

After a decline in global CO 2 emissions in 2009 of 1% (including a. reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by 2012 as a group, partly thanks to large emission reductions from economies in transition in the early nineties and more recent reductions due to the 2008-2009 recession, according to the report. Global CO 2. Source: JRC.

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AUGUST 26, 2009

to 3-fold to serve as the sole feedstock for ethanol biofuel production, it could easily integrate with other more concentrated feedstocks—either as whole juice or as a waste stream from neutraceutical production—to serve as diluent, supplemental feedstock, and nitrogen supplement for the yeast. The researchers concluded that the 8.4

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NOVEMBER 25, 2009

These devices open the possibility to continuously scavenge otherwise wasted energy from the environment. Dogus Akaydin, Niell Elvin, Yiannis Andreopoulos (2009) Harvesting energy in the wake of a circular cylinder using piezoelectric materials. Yiannis Andreopoulos. DFD09 Meeting of The American Physical Society, Tags: Brief.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2009

Source: PRO-BIP 2009. The authors define bio-based plastics as human-made or -processed organic macromolecules derived from biological resources and for plastic and fiber applications (without paper and board). —PRO-BIP 2009. —PRO-BIP 2009. —PRO-BIP 2009. Click to enlarge. Forecast to 2020.

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JANUARY 23, 2011

In 2008, a report by UNEP called for the elimination of fossil-fuel subsidies, concluding that such subsidies often lead to increased levels of consumption and waste; place a heavy burden on government finances; can undermine private and public investment in the energy sector; and do not always end up helping the people who need them most.

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MAY 21, 2010

In addition, oil sands imports could ultimately increase to a range of 20% to 36% of US oil and refined product imports by 2030 from the 2009 level of 8%, according to the Dialogue ’s first report, The Role of Canadian Oil Sands in US Oil Supply. times the average for fuel consumed in the United States. mbd by 2030, according to the report.

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DECEMBER 30, 2011

Ford plans to cut the amount of water used to make each vehicle 30% globally by 2015, compared with the amount of water used per vehicle in 2009. Water remains one of our top environmental priorities and our aggressive reduction target helps ensure continued focus on this critical resource. m 3 (925 gallons US) in 2015.

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DECEMBER 30, 2010

At that level of efficiency, TE materials become useful in practical applications such as waste heat recovery in vehicles, Kaviany noted. of N-type Skutterudites , 2009 DoE Thermoelectrics Applications Workshop. Earlier post.). Hyoungchul Kim, Massoud Kaviany, John C. 105, 265901 doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.105.265901. 105.265901.

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JUNE 13, 2009

At the recent Advanced Automotive Battery Conference 2009 (AABC 2009), Korea-based EIG Ltd. ISO/TS16949 is an automotive quality management system based on ISO 9001 and emphasizes defect prevention and reduction of variation and waste at all steps in the design and manufacturing process. Rendering of the pack. Click to enlarge.

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