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JUNE 30, 2016

Nissan’s measures to reduce emissions include the following: Nissan UK has installed 19,000 solar panels to join 10 wind turbines at its Sunderland plant, generating enough power to build more than 31,000 cars every year. The power derived from the solar panels and wind turbines accounts for 7% of the plant’s total usage.

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MARCH 11, 2022

The six companies are CIMC ENRIC, European Energy, Green Technology Bank, Orsted, Proman, and WasteFuel. That is why these partnerships mark an important milestone to get the transition to green energy underway. European Energy. European Energy (Denmark). Moller - Maersk. Production Capacity Estimation Table. CIMC ENRIC.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2015

Toyota anticipates that the 2016 Prius ( earlier post ) will deliver fuel economy ratings of 54 MPG city / 50 MPG highway / 52 MPG combined. The 2016 Prius uses smaller, lighter hybrid components, including a new lithium-ion hybrid battery that replaces the nickel-metal hydride battery (excluding the Prius Two non-Eco grade) in most models.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

Major corporate and public sector partners in Japan are launching an effort to test a full carbon-neutral hydrogen supply chain powered by renewable wind energy. While hydrogen is most commonly created through steam methane reforming, it can also be created from water through electrolysis. Use of fuel cell forklifts.

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APRIL 8, 2014

The US Department of Energy (DOE) released its five-year 2014-2018 Strategic Plan. The plan is organized into 12 strategic objectives aimed at three distinct goals: Science and Energy; Nuclear Security; and Management and Performance. Leverage increased private sector financing for deployment of “all of the above” energy technologies.

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MARCH 27, 2019

LL was established in 2013 after developing an entirely new methodology in the construction of electric motor and generator technologies that create more power while using less energy. Linear Labs motors significantly beat Department of Energy and ARPA-E goals for Cost Density and Power Density.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2014

At the same time, President Xi Jinping of China announced targets to peak that country’s CO 2 emissions around 2030, with the intention to try to peak early, and to increase the non-fossil fuel share of all energy to around 20% by 2030. launching a new track on the interaction of energy and water (the energy/water ‘nexus’).

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JANUARY 29, 2020

However, the use of scrubbers has recently come under intense scrutiny and is undergoing regulatory review due to concerns about both the reliability of these systems to deliver consistent air pollution compliance and because of the water pollution produced by open-loop operations. —Pavlenko et al.

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JANUARY 27, 2023

The US Department of Energy (DOE) will award some $118 million in funding for 17 projects to accelerate the production of sustainable biofuels. RESTORE: Replenishing EcoSystems by Transforming Residues to Energy”, $1,640,286. Topic Area 2: Pilot Scale-Up of Integrated Biorefineries LanzaTech, Inc., MicroBio Engineering Inc.,

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JUNE 19, 2015

made progress in reducing CO 2 emissions and improving sustainability in its global corporate activities in fiscal year 2014 while simultaneously increasing vehicle production and plant energy efficiency. Nissan is utilizing a number of proven forms of sustainable energy generation to help minimize its corporate carbon footprint.

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JUNE 10, 2019

The idea is to build a fleet of autonomous robotic boats—rectangular hulls equipped with sensors, thrusters, microcontrollers, GPS modules, cameras, and other hardware—that provides intelligent mobility on water to relieve congestion in the city’s busy streets. Future iterations.

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FEBRUARY 29, 2016

In the first step, renewably generated electricity is used to split water into hydrogen and oxygen. Audi’s basic goal for its e-fuel projects is to combine renewable energy (e.g. solar and wind), water and CO 2 to produce liquid or gaseous fuels with a very low carbon intensity. Earlier post.).

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JANUARY 31, 2014

Provide for Future US Energy Security. This entails promoting the development and deployment of available US energy resources such as wind, wave and solar.

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JANUARY 4, 2016

The current initial collaboration, expected to end in 2016, also encompasses the delivery of larger batches that will allow Audi to run comprehensive engine testing and thus validate the specifications of Global Bioenergies’ isooctane. The isobutene was then shipped to Germany and converted into isooctane. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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JANUARY 24, 2013

The new solar park is an integral part of Volkswagen’s worldwide sustainability strategy, which includes generating more power within the Group from renewable energy sources, said Volkswagen Group Officer for the Environment, Energy and New Business Areas, Wolfram Thomas. We are increasing the share of green energy in a modular way.

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MARCH 13, 2016

The US Department of Energy is soliciting applications ( DE-FOA-0001542 ) for the formation of a Consortium to pursue five identified R&D topic areas related to improving the operating efficiency of medium- and heavy-duty trucks. Overall energy management (system level efficiency improvements). Energy storage systems.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2016

GM believes that the rectangular wire construction—the bar winding—has “salient and tangible” benefits for electric driving that come from the improvement in performance of the stator. With bar winding construction, GM can pack in more copper, with about half of the DC resistance of the stator. L/100 km (117.7

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FEBRUARY 17, 2010

President Obama announced that the Department of Energy has offered conditional commitments for a total of $8.33 The AP1000 is a 1,117 to 1,154 MWe pressurized water reactor (PWR) nuclear power plant that is an extension of the older AP600 design. (It It is considered a Generation III Advanced Light Water Reactor.)

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JANUARY 21, 2015

The station is capable of using renewable sources such as solar and wind power for hydrogen production. Half of the funding for the station was provided by the US Department of Energy (DOE). Data is also being provided to state agencies such as the California Energy Commission and California Air Resources Board.

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JANUARY 21, 2017

Achieving the 2030 target under the proposed plan will continue to build on investments in clean energy and set the California economy on a trajectory to achieving an 80% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Achieve 50% Renewables Portfolio Standard (RPS) by 2030; doubling of energy efficiency savings by 2030.

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MARCH 31, 2021

Development of the lithium-ion energy storage system began in 2016 and was inspired by technologies that have proven themselves in the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team’s Formula 1 hybrid racing cars. Added to this are fast energy absorption and high power density. Suspension and steering are set up with an emphasis on comfort.

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JANUARY 21, 2012

The California Independent System Operator Corporation (ISO), California’s non-profit grid operator, released its new five-year (2012-2016) strategic plan. Between now and 2020, wind and solar generation will quadruple within the ISO transmission grid at the same time electric vehicle charging increases significantly.

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APRIL 2, 2024

They were “homegrown” businesses—largely created within 3M and commercialized and built with the energy of many internal sponsors and champions. Wind-vortex generators: In 2016, 3M developed a technology to help wind turbines generate airflow more optimally to ensure they work better, in partnership with Smartblade.

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DECEMBER 30, 2021

Green hydrogen is hydrogen produced in sustainable ways, using solar or wind-powered electrolyzers to split water molecules into hydrogen and oxygen. According to the International Energy Agency, only. Enegix Energy has announced plans for a $5.4 A Cool Form of Energy Storage. EDP’s roughly US $7.9

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

It will also include a small spacecraft capable of "hopping" to explore shadowed craters for evidence of potential water ice, a resource that, if present, could be used in the future for both propulsion and supplies for astronauts. Chang'e-7 will target a lunar south pole landing and consist of an orbiter, relay satellite, lander, and rover.

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AUGUST 25, 2022

coefficient of drag (C d ) helped reduce wind noise and increase fuel economy. The 4-wheel anti-lock brakes with ventilated discs were part of the regenerative charging system, an energy recovery process taking the usually wasted friction and heat from braking or coasting, and converting kinetic energy into stored energy.

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MARCH 30, 2011

Obama was delivering a speech on energy policy at Georgetown University. He said that the Administration has already approved 39 new shallow water permits, and an additional 7 deepwater permits in recently weeks. But let’s be honest—it’s not the long-term solution to our energy challenge. New sources of energy.

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MARCH 27, 2015

Daimler Trucks North America’s (DTNA) SuperTruck program has achieved 115% freight efficiency improvement (gallons of fuel consumed per ton of goods moved per mile traveled)—surpassing the Department of Energy (DOE) program’s goal of 50% improvement and exhibiting the best results of all reporting OEMs. Earlier post.)

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OCTOBER 30, 2016

The 48 V electrical system serves not only high power consumers, such as the water pump and air-conditioning compressor, but also the Integrated Starter-Alternator (ISG), which also supplies energy to the battery by means of highly efficient energy recovery. Energy recovery. Energy recovery up to 12.5

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MAY 12, 2015

These three geographical areas will each have approximately 50 stations by 2016 and plans to expand this cumulatively to a multiple hundreds by 2020 and thousands in the decade thereafter. Germany will have ~14-16 H 2 stations this year, with 50 by the end of 2016. Japan will have 45 H 2 stations this year, with ~100 in 2016.

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JULY 17, 2015

Though the PHEV combines the two types of energy and power, it is not merely a temporary “transition” between gasoline and diesel cars to pure electric cars. It solves the storage problems faced by the electric utility companies in absorbing and adapting to the highly variable power and energy generated by solar and wind.

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JANUARY 29, 2022

Spiking demand for electric heat collided with supply problems created by frozen natural-gas equipment and below-average wind-power production. That would mean installing vast amounts of energy storage, such as. Packetized energy management (PEM) allows the power grid to flexibly handle a varying supply of renewable energy.

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MAY 17, 2015

With the 2016 XC90 ( earlier post ) heading to dealerships across the US, Volvo Cars gave media an opportunity to experience the next generation of its full-size luxury SUV—in both its conventional T6 and plug-in hybrid T8 Drive-E Twin Engine forms—in and around Los Angeles. Top) 2016 XC90. More on torque infill later.)

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FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Those long subarctic nights also make for plenty of pent-up energy, which Yukoners let off just as the sun begins to make its resurgence in February, with the joyous — and decidedly offbeat — Yukon Rendezvous , a festival in Whitehorse that celebrates its 60th anniversary this year from Feb.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2015

seconds of the 2016 A3 Cabriolet (1.8 On a drive along tightly winding, climbing and descending, and sometimes narrow roads, the A3 Sportback e-tron stayed planted to the pavement on its line through tight curves taken at speed. The driver can also use the app to adjust climate control remotely for added comfort and energy savings.

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JANUARY 23, 2023

Reflective wall art, mosaic ornaments, or a wind chime, perhaps? What about a miniaturized water treatment plant? Within their R&D department, Eden Cleantech, they are developing a compact, energy-saving water treatment system to help tackle the growing presence of micropollutants in wastewater.

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JUNE 5, 2017

together with Toyota City, have launched a “virtual power plant” demonstration project, which aims to achieve the local production and consumption of renewable energy. Chubu Electric Power Co., Denso Corporation, Toyota Motor Corporation and Toyota Turbine and Systems Inc.,

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