Green Car Congress

AUGUST 22, 2016

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has made 11 awards totaling $55 million aimed at building research capacity to develop new innovations at the intersection of food, energy and water systems and to address fundamental questions about the brain. Research at the nexus of food, energy and water. Lead organization. Description.

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MAY 22, 2023

Many teenagers take a job at a restaurant or retail store, but Megan Dion got a head start on her engineering career. At 16, she landed a part-time position at FXB , a mechanical, electrical, and plumbing engineering company in Chadds Ford, Pa., where she is studying electrical engineering with a concentration in power engineering.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 28, 2016

The event is being hosted by the Metropolitan Energy Center/Kansas City Regional Clean Cities in conjunction with Veolia/Kansas City Transportation Group and Alliance AutoGas. Alliance’s new Engineered Conversion System, installed on a Bi-Fuel 2016 3.5-liter The propane mower is a 2013 Exmark Lazer Z Ultra Cut 60.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 14, 2019

The states of Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, North and South Dakota, Nebraska and Kansas are home to a quarter of the US population and consume 30% of electric power generated in the US. As a consequence, the Midwestern states have some of the highest levels of renewable energy on their grids.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Clean Energy Fuels Corp. Clean Energy has begun a major fueling infrastructure upgrade for trucks operating in the Port of Los Angeles and Port of Long Beach. Clean Energy announced last week that trucking fleets that operate in the ports are taking delivery of additional clean heavy-duty trucks. The company services over 2.5

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APRIL 3, 2017

Butamax Advanced Biofuels LLC, a 50/50 joint venture between BP and DuPont, acquired Nesika Energy, LLC and its ethanol facility in Scandia, Kansas. Butamax will now start the detailed engineering work to add bio-isobutanol capacity to the facility, while continuing to produce ethanol before and after adding this capacity.

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MAY 28, 2024

Kroemer was professor emeritus of electrical and computer engineering at the University of California, Santa Barbara , when he died. Kroemer taught electrical engineering at the University of Colorado , Boulder, from 1968 to 1976 before joining UCSB , where he led the university’s semiconductor research program. Vladimir G.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 27, 2014

Ford began production of the North American Transit at Kansas City Assembly Plant on 30 April, and vans will be available in US and Canada this summer. Transit vehicles built in Kansas City are the first to use a new two-wet monocoat paint process developed by Ford and its paint suppliers.

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JUNE 19, 2020

The US Department of Energy (DOE) is soliciting proposals from the National Laboratories and industry partners that pursue radical innovations for American battery manufacturing leadership. Kansas City National Security Campus. National Energy Technology Laboratory. National Renewable Energy Laboratory.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 16, 2016

—Mark Wallace, UPS senior vice president global engineering and sustainability. The use of natural gas reduces greenhouse gas emissions six to 11 percent, according to the US Department of Energy. The 12 new CNG stations will be built by TruStar Energy in Amarillo, Texas; Chattanooga, Tenn.; Columbia, S.C.; Phoenix, Ariz.;

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NOVEMBER 14, 2012

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) is a member of a team that was recently awarded a $7-million contract from the US Army Corps of Engineers to demonstrate integration of electric vehicles, generators and solar arrays to supply emergency power for Fort Carson, Colo. Demonstration for Energy. Focused on three distinct military.

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DECEMBER 12, 2013

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced an award to NuScale Power LLC to support a new project to design, certify and help commercialize innovative small modular reactors (SMRs) in the United States. The Energy Department’s cooperative agreements require that the reactors be built domestically. Earlier post.).

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MARCH 25, 2015

engine with start/stop. 4-cylinder engine mated to a two-motor drive unit slightly modified from the 2016 Chevrolet Volt drive unit powers the Malibu Hybrid. The drive unit provides additional power to assist the engine during acceleration, for 182 horsepower (136 kW) of total system power. Engine and Drive Unit.

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JANUARY 3, 2013

The US Department of Energy announced more than $10 million in funding to five new projects that will develop new synthetic biological and chemical techniques to convert biomass into advanced biofuels and bioproducts such as plastics and chemical intermediates. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory ( PNNL ) (up to $2.4

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OCTOBER 17, 2014

Abengoa held the grand opening of its cellulosic ethanol plant in Hugoton, Kansas, located about 90 miles (145 km) southwest of Dodge City. million loan guarantee and a $97-million grant through the Department of Energy to support construction of the Hugoton facility. Click to enlarge. million liters) per year. Abengoa received a $132.4-million

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FEBRUARY 26, 2016

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of $26 million in grant funding to establish clean diesel projects aimed at reducing emissions from the US’ existing fleet of diesel engines. Grant funds may be used for clean diesel projects that use: EPA-verified retrofit technologies or certified engine configurations.

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APRIL 1, 2015

The completely restyled midsize sedan is engineered to offer more efficiency, connectivity and advanced safety features, and features the option of a new full-hybrid powertrain, which leverages technology from the Chevrolet Volt. turbo engine option, Malibu is projected to offer 37 mpg (6.35 Other engine options. Earlier post.)

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DECEMBER 17, 2013

The US Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding more than $7 million to four projects that will help bring cost-effective, advanced hydrogen and fuel cell technologies online faster for both mobile and stationary applications. Air Products, Altergy Systems, Burns & McDonnell Engineering Inc., First Element Energy LLC, IGX Group, Inc.

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AUGUST 15, 2022

Panasonic announced in July that it would be constructing its second US-based battery facility in Kansas , which would likely supply Tesla’s Gigafactory Texas with next-generation 4680 cells. The Japanese company already produces batteries at its Osaka plant, where it has numerous engineers.

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JANUARY 11, 2013

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) will award some $25 million to four projects to research and development of next-generation renewable energy and high-value biobased products—such as biofuels—from a variety of biomass sources. The Department of Energy will make additional awards through this program. Ceramatec, Inc.,

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MARCH 16, 2017

UPS has deployed more than 4,400 natural gas vehicles and a network of fueling stations, said Mark Wallace, UPS senior vice president global engineering and sustainability. The use of natural gas reduces greenhouse gas emissions six to 11 percent, according to the US Department of Energy. million gallons of renewable natural gas.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2017

The Urban Air Initiative (UAI), the Energy Future Coalition and the states of Kansas and Nebraska have petitioned the US Environmental Protection Agency to correct what they call the agency’s flawed models that limit the use of higher blends of ethanol. —Steven Vander Griend.

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APRIL 3, 2015

life cycle analyses (LCAs) that consider all energy inputs to algae production indicate that fertilizer inputs may contribute to poor energy gain in algae cultivation including biodiesel production from microalgae produced in outdoor ponds. The research was supported by Rice University. 67-79 doi: 10.4490/algae.2015.30.1.067.

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AUGUST 18, 2015

As reported in a paper in Plant Biotechnology Journal , this successful metabolic engineering and subsequent field production of the modified camelina crop marked the highest accumulation of the unusual oil achieved so far in transgenic plants. One of the team’s goals is to make commercial products using oils from the engineered plants.

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AUGUST 12, 2011

The US Departments of Energy (DOE) and Agriculture (USDA) have awarded 10 grants totaling $12.2 The investments are part of a broader effort by the Obama administration to develop domestic renewable energy and advanced biofuels. Goal: Improve energy cane by identifying the genetic components contributing to biomass production.

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MAY 6, 2011

The US Departments of Agriculture and Energy (USDA and DOE) are awarding a total of $47 million to fund eight research and development projects that will support the production of biofuels, bioenergy and high-value biobased products from a variety of biomass sources. University of Kansas Center for Research , Lawrence, Kan.,

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Charged EVs

MAY 7, 2024

liter V6 gasoline engine, but the new EV is still quite pricey. Ram is importing its ProMaster EVs from Saltillo, Mexico, while Ford builds E-Transit vans at its Kansas City Assembly plant in Missouri. EV Dynamic Trip Prediction keeps an eye on remaining range, modeling it against the predicted energy use.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2010

With ultimate research targets ranging from off-shore wind power and coral reef ecology to electrochemical energy storage, quantum physics and nanotechnology, the 12 projects will launch more than $250 million in new laboratory construction projects beginning early this year. for a pilot-scale laboratory for carbon-neutral energy solutions.

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JUNE 23, 2009

These are the first conditional loan commitments reached as part of the Department of Energy’s Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing program. billion in loans through 2011 to help finance numerous engineering advances to traditional internal combustion engines and electrified vehicles.

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MAY 7, 2024

liter V6 gasoline engine, but the new EV is still quite pricey. Ram is importing its ProMaster EVs from Saltillo, Mexico, while Ford builds E-Transit vans at its Kansas City Assembly plant in Missouri. EV Dynamic Trip Prediction keeps an eye on remaining range, modeling it against the predicted energy use.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 11, 2009

These were compared to a conventional HEV, using the same hybrid drive as the power split PHEV, and a conventional combustion engine vehicle. For drive cycles, the Argonne team used the Kansas City data collected in 2005 by the US EPA, which instrumented more than 100 drivers and collected their driving statistics for one day.

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MAY 14, 2010

The US Department of Energy has selected 7 projects to participate in the University Coal Research (UCR) program. The projects aim to improve the basic understanding of the chemical and physical processes that govern coal conversion and utilization, by-product utilization, and technological development for advanced energy systems.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 13, 2009

Engineered specifically for urban delivery routes and service/maintenance operations, the Enova Ze plug-in step van drive system offers a range of up to 150 miles per charge and can reach a top speed of 65 mph. The Ze electric drive system. Click to enlarge. The vehicle performs very well and is ideal for a large number of delivery routes.”

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Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2016

Enable smart charging and vehicle grid integration through solutions such as demand response, and other energy storage and load management strategies. Berkshire Hathaway Energy. Consumers Energy. Duke Energy. Eversource Energy. Kansas City Power & Light. Puget Sound Energy. TECO Energy.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2018

The upgrade from the traditional Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) dehydration process to the ZEBREX system can reduce energy consumption in the production of biofuels by up to 25%, increasing production capacity while reducing the usage of fossil fuel-based energy and lowering the carbon intensity (CI) of ethanol produced at the plant.

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Cars That Think

APRIL 25, 2024

“it’s gonna happen, but I don’t I don’t know if it’ll happen in your lifetime and mine,” says Ron Barrett-Gonzalez , an aerospace engineering professor at the University of Kansas. Solving the Physics of Hoverbikes “Helicopters, for a long time, have been built with relatively small engines for their size,” says Barrett-Gonzalez.

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JUNE 27, 2020

PowerBoost combines Ford’s proven EcoBoost engine and 10-speed SelectShift automatic transmission with a 35-kilowatt (47-horsepower) electric motor integrated into the transmission, as well as software calibrated specially for truck use, including drive modes such as tow/haul mode to help customers better manage towing heavy trailers.

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