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DECEMBER 25, 2014

Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) has selected IHI Corporation and Toshiba Corporation as co-researchers in a project to develop and to demonstrate an underwater floating-type turbine system for ocean energy power generation. The project is slated to continue until FY 2017.

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JUNE 21, 2012

PowerGenix, the leading manufacturer of high performance, rechargeable Nickel-Zinc (NiZn) batteries, China City Construction Corporation (CCCC) and Huainan City have signed a three-party agreement to create the first commercial-scale Nickel-Zinc (NiZn) battery manufacturing center. Earlier post.).

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JANUARY 7, 2011

Chrysler Group Global Electric Motorcars LLC (GEM), a wholly owned subsidiary of Chrysler Group LLC, recently launched the 2011 GEM vehicle line of low-speed battery-electric vehicles. By using the trip meter, odometer switch in the vehicle, drivers can view the energy saving information right on the vehicle’s LCD screen.

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APRIL 30, 2014

FuelCell Energy, Inc. megawatt DFC3000 fuel cell power plants from United Illuminating (UI), part of UIL Holdings Corporation. FuelCell Energy will install the power plants and operate and maintain them for 20 years under long term service agreements. has received a contract for two 2.8

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

The diesel engine—optimized to run on renewable synthetic diesel and complying with future exhaust emission requirements—can be run separately or in combination with the electric motor for optimal power and energy utilization. Earlier post.).

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JANUARY 16, 2012

United States M&A activity for upstream oil and gas deals set records in 2011 for both deal values and deal counts, according to PLS, Inc., Totals for 2011 are $86 billion (versus prior 2010 record of $75 billion) in 369 deals (versus prior 2010 record of 313 deals). Values of US upstream M&A oil and gas M&A deals, 2006-2011.

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MARCH 6, 2012

Four new corporate partners—Best Buy, Johnson Controls, Pacific Gas and Electric, and Veolia—are joining the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Clean Fleets Partnership, a broad public-private partnership that assists the nation’s largest fleet operators in reducing the amount of gasoline and diesel they use nationwide.

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JUNE 24, 2011

SAE International will hold the 2011 Vehicle Battery Summit in Shanghai, 14-15 November 2011. The Summit will feature more than 20 in-depth presentations organized across four sessions: Electrified Vehicle Market Development chaired by Dr. Anderman; Innovations in Cell Chemistry for Energy Storage chaired by Steven J.

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MARCH 20, 2018

Air Products signed an agreement with state-owned Shenhua New Energy Co. New Energy), a subsidiary of China’s energy conglomerate China Energy Investment Group Co., China Energy was established in November 2017 by the merger of Shenhua Group, a world-class energy company, and China’s power giant China Guodian Corporation.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2010

CODA Automotive and Essex Credit Corporation, a subsidiary of Bank of the West, have reached a preliminary agreement to provide financing for customers of the 2011 CODA Sedan. kWh Lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO 4 ) battery system supports a range of up to 120 miles on the US06 cycle.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

US Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz and Director General of the Russian Federation State Corporation “Rosatom” Sergey Kirienko signed an agreement between the governments of their two countries on cooperation in nuclear- and energy-related scientific research and development.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2011

Commissioning, validation and start-up of the renewable energy demonstration facility are underway. The IBR is anticipated to produce certified renewable fuels in late 2011. Rentech, Inc. announced today that all systems required to start up its integrated bio-refinery (IBR) in Commerce City, Colorado are mechanically complete.

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JUNE 16, 2012

Ford has reduced the amount of energy required to produce each vehicle in its manufacturing facilities by 22% in the last six years. The amount of electricity used to produce each vehicle in Ford’s manufacturing facilities has been reduced by about 800 kilowatt-hours—from 3,576 kWh in 2006 to 2,778 kWh in 2011.

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JULY 13, 2012

Alberta, Canada’s Climate Change and Emissions Management (CCEMC) Corporation is providing C$46 million (US$45 million) in funding to support six new carbon capture and storage and cleaner technology projects in the Canadian oil sands region. The organizations receiving funding from CCEMC are: Cenovus Energy Inc.: $10 Husky Energy: 2.9

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JUNE 1, 2012

Electrolysis company Hydrogenics Corporation has received an order from E.ON The 2 MW energy storage facility, to be located in Falkenhagen in northeast Germany, will use surplus renewable energy sources to produce hydrogen for storage in the country’s existing natural gas pipeline network.

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DECEMBER 31, 2011

BYD and the State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC) have finished construction on what may be the world’s largest battery energy storage station. Although BYD manufactures 1GW of solar panels annually, their role in this project was primarily providing energy storage batteries in arrays larger than a football field.

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MARCH 20, 2012

Volvo Car Corporation urges the EU to coordinate incentives whilst supporting research and development. In 2011 fewer than 50,000 battery electric vehicles were sold in in the world, equivalent to a market share of about 0.1%. The European automotive industry risks losing the present technological leadership if this doesn’t happen.

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DECEMBER 23, 2012

American Commercial Lines (ACL) will begin transporting crude oil by barge on the US inland waterways for MEG Energy (US) Inc. MEG Energy), a subsidiary of the Canadian oil sands company MEG Energy Corp. a subsidiary of Exxon Mobil Corporation, to expand its fleet of 325 tank barges to meet mid-range demands.

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This strategic acquisition firmly positions Micro Bird for substantial growth in the light- and medium-duty EV market by bringing core electrification-expertise and value to both Micro Bird and the broader Blue Bird Corporation.

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Electric Vehicles Vehicles Electric Electrical 243

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APRIL 8, 2011

Lithium Technology Corporation (LTC) ( earlier post ) has entered into a strategic alliance with Frazer-Nash Research Ltd. (FN The two parties executed several definitive agreements relating to this strategic alliance on 30 March 2011 and closed the transaction on 1 April 2011.

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AUGUST 3, 2014

Rusatom Overseas, a subsidiary of Russia’s State Atomic Energy Corporation ROSATOM, and CNNC New Energy (China) signed a Memorandum of Intent to cooperate in the development of floating nuclear power plants. The next step in the implementation of the project will be establishment of a joint Chinese-Russian working group.

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JUNE 25, 2012

KL Energy Corporation successfully completed the first phase of the work program under the Joint Development Agreement (JDA) with Petrobras America, Inc. signed on 23 August 2010.

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Dr. Burns is the former Corporate Vice President of Research & Development and Planning at General Motors ( earlier post ). Burns was a Professor of Engineering Practice at the University of Michigan (2011-2015), and Director of the Program for Sustainable Mobility at Columbia University (2010-2014).

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Fusion General Motors Michigan Universal 243

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JULY 13, 2011

NEC Corporation is introducing in Japan a 6 kWh Li-ion battery household energy storage system that automatically controls electrical power in the home. Initially, 100 units of the system will be available for home construction companies and businesses beginning 18 July 2011.

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Li-ion Energy Storage Energy Japan 207

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JANUARY 12, 2012

Clean Energy Fuels Corp., Already, Clean Energy has engaged over 100 shippers, private fleets and for-hire carriers that have shared their operations to qualify the economic opportunity of operating natural gas trucks, which has helped us, in turn, plan the first phase of the natural gas fueling highway. Click to enlarge.

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MARCH 29, 2011

Dynamotive Energy Systems Corporation and IFP Energies Nouvelles (IFPEN) have extended their Memorandum of Understanding to cooperate in the field of pyrolysis oil upgrading with the aim to produce second generation biofuels, announced in June 2010 ( earlier post ) to July 2011.

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MARCH 8, 2012

Exxon Mobil Corporation plans to invest approximately $185 billion over the next five years to develop new supplies of energy to meet expected growth in demand, Chairman and CEO Rex W. Tillerson said that even with significant efficiency gains, ExxonMobil expects global energy demand to increase by 30% by 2040, compared to 2010 levels.

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Saudi Arabia Oil Oil-Sands 2012 231

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APRIL 16, 2020

The Groupe Renault EV business will be developed through two existing joint ventures: eGT New Energy Automotive Co., Groupe Renault has sold close to 270,000 electric vehicles in the world since 2011. Ltd (eGT) and Jiangxi Jiangling Group Electric Vehicle Co. Ltd (JMEV). DRAC will stop its Renault brand-related activities.

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MAY 19, 2010

UK-based ACAL Energy , the developer of a liquid, platinum-free cathode system for hydrogen fuel cells ( earlier post ), has completed a funding round worth £3.5 The funding has been raised from existing investors, led by Carbon Trust Investments and supported by Solvay SA, Porton Capital and a “leading Japanese automotive corporation”.

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DECEMBER 5, 2012

The US Energy Information Administration released its Annual Energy Outlook 2013 (AEO2013) Reference case (the Early Release ), which highlights a growth in total US energy production that exceeds growth in total US energy consumption through 2040. quadrillion Btu in 2011 to 14.0 Click to enlarge.

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DECEMBER 11, 2010

Canada-based MEG Energy’s board of directors has approved 2011 capital investment of approximately $900 million and the final cost estimate for the 35,000 barrels per day Phase 2B oil sands expansion at the Christina Lake in-situ project. The 2011 budget includes $80 to $90 million for core drilling and seismic.

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Oil-Sands Oil Energy 2011 186

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APRIL 24, 2011

China Petrochemical Corporation (Sinopec) has signed binding agreements for LNG supply from and a 15% equity interest in Australia Pacific LNG, a joint venture between Origin Energy and ConocoPhillips, on completion for a net consideration of US$1.5 The Sale and Purchase Agreement, worth an estimated A$90 billion (US$96.6 respectively.

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DECEMBER 27, 2011

Global R&D spending 2011. billion in R&D in 2012, up 3.75% over 2011. Key energy technology development areas by 2014. With 18 US corporations among the top 50 firms ranked by R&D spending, the US remains dominant in manufacturing R&D. Beyond this level of federally funded R&D, US corporations also will invest $13.8

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MARCH 16, 2017

Fluor Corporation announced that NuScale Power—in which Fluor is the majority investor—has received notice that its design certification application has been accepted for review by the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). Earlier post.)

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JUNE 13, 2012

The announcement provides the opportunity to expand the use of non-food, energy crops for liquid biofuels and to help meet state mandated Renewal Portfolio Standards (RPS). MFA Oil Biomass and partner Aloterra Energy LLC, operating in Ohio, will continue to coordinate the crop propagations, planting and mitigation and monitoring plan.

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APRIL 3, 2009

will lift its production capacity for the i MiEV electric vehicle to 20,000 units annually in fiscal 2011, double the initial target. The automaker originally planned to produce 2,000 plug-in electric cars in fiscal 2009, with plans to raise the number to 4,000 in fiscal 2010 and to 10,000 in fiscal 2011. and the Japan Post group.

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MARCH 27, 2009

JM Energy Corp., That LIC offers about four times the energy density of a conventional electric double-layer capacitor (EDLC) and has a voltage of 3.8V, compared to the 2.5V That LIC offers about four times the energy density of a conventional electric double-layer capacitor (EDLC) and has a voltage of 3.8V, compared to the 2.5V

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