Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

In the transportation sector, Boston-Power is targeting its high-energy, long-life cells at plug-in hybrid and full battery electric vehicles. Li-ion manufacturer Boston-Power, Inc., —Boston-Power Founder and CEO Dr. Christina Lampe-Onnerud. I’ve been looking for a battery like Boston-Power’s for 20 years.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 8, 2009

In 2009, the DOE was appropriated $40 million to investigate advanced water power energy generation technologies. Conventional hydropower” refers to energy from any source that uses a dam, diversionary structure, or impoundment for electric power purposes.

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AUGUST 24, 2010

PGE is partnering with state and local government, higher education, the automobile industry, and businesses to expand the electric vehicle infrastructure in Oregon. Ford will draw upon PGE’s partnership with Portland State University to further study urban mobility and the integration of energy and sustainable design.

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Portland Ford Lithium Ion Transit Connect 320

Green Car Congress

APRIL 13, 2009

An Axion Power PbC battery. Axion Power International Inc. It also foresees major applications for battery back-up; power quality; load leveling and peak shaving; storage for wind and solar; and storage for network grid applications. Tom Granville, Axion Power International’s Chief Executive Officer. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 7, 2009

CLEPA (the European umbrella membership organization representing the interests of the global automotive supply industry) and EUCAR (the European Council for Automotive R&D from the major European passenger car and commercial vehicle manufacturers) jointly prepared the document. These loans usually cover 50% of the total investment.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2010

Under this new contract, Rutronik will especially address the European industrial, automotive, renewable energies and other key energy storage market segments with Maxwell’s ultracapacitor products. Tags: Brief. Van Andrews, Maxwell’s vice president of ultracapacitor sales and marketing.

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Europe Energy Storage Renewable Range 186

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APRIL 29, 2010

Audi this week signed an agreement with the international consortium “ Desertec Industrial Initiative ”. To achieve this goal we’re supporting the development of solar- and wind-driven power plants. The partnership with Desertec now expands this commitment. Tags: Brief.

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Audi International Renewable Wind 210

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APRIL 20, 2010

The Zero Emission Technologies group at Natural Resources Canada’s Ottawa Research Centre developed a CO 2 capture and compression unit suitable for separating CO 2 generated by an oxy-fuel (burning of fuel and pure oxygen) power plant and also from other industrial sources. Tags: Brief.

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Canada CO2 Chevron Pollution 186

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DECEMBER 14, 2009

Novozymes, an international enzymes and microorganisms company, has entered two new research partnerships in Brazil. A partnership with Cetrel, the largest provider of environmental solutions for the manufacturing industry in Latin America, is focused on the production of biogas from sugarcane bagasse using enzymes.

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Brazil Polymer Waste Convert 210

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FEBRUARY 17, 2010

The charging stations, designed by Coulomb Technologies in partnership with Aker-Wade Power Technologies ( earlier post ) will be powered by dedicated 480-volt, 125-amp circuits. Tags: Brief. Andy Kinard, President of Car Charging Group, Inc. Car Charging Group, Inc.

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Charging Fisker Cars Florida 236

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 1, 2009

US Secretary of Energy Steven Chu and Italian Minister for Economic Development Claudio Scajola signed two important nuclear energy agreements that may lead to construction of new nuclear power plants and improved cooperation on advanced nuclear energy systems and fuel cycle technologies in both countries. Tags: Brief. Secretary Chu.

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Italy United States Energy Climate 170

Green Car Congress

MARCH 11, 2010

The awards are being made to companies and universities across New York that are involved in advanced research and development of energy storage applications that could benefit transportation, utility Smart Grid applications, renewable energy technologies, and other industries. Industry-Led Commercialization Partnerships: $4.8

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Energy Storage New York Commercial Lithium Ion 218

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2009

The roadmap will be made widely available to assist not just US and Chinese developers, but also the global automotive industry. Under the new plan, the two countries will work together to improve the energy efficiency of buildings, industrial facilities, and consumer appliances. Renewable Energy Partnership. 21 st Century Coal.

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China Coal Electric Vehicles Energy 281

Green Car Congress

MAY 6, 2010

Brazil’s Petrobras is launching two projects to produce biofuels from palm oil (dendê) in Tomé-Açu (state of Pará): a Petrobras-owned biodiesel plant (the Biodiesel Pará project), and a project to produce renewable diesel in partnership with Portuguese outfit Galp Energia (the Belém project) ( earlier post ). Biodiesel Pará.

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Portugal Oil Renewable Diesel 186

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JUNE 1, 2010

An alliance of industry, academic and government organizations has formed to commercialize technologies that will utilize concentrated solar energy to convert waste CO 2 into synthetic fuels. and demonstrations will continue both at Sandia’s facilities in New Mexico and at a power plant project site in Bakersfield, Calif.

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Waste Solar Commercial CO2 268

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MAY 11, 2009

a Fischer-Tropsch process company, plans to build a plant in Rialto, California for the production of synthetic fuels and electric power from renewable waste biomass feedstocks. The carbon footprint of the plant is designed to be near zero as the fuels and power would be produced only from renewable feedstocks. Rentech, Inc. ,

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California Power Powered Building 170

Green Car Congress

APRIL 20, 2010

a designer and operator of a complete service delivery infrastructure for connected vehicles, have formed a partnership to provide telematics services for electric vehicles (EVs) globally. Tags: Electric (Battery) Plug-ins Telematics. Hitachi Automotive Systems , Ltd. and Airbiquity Inc.,

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Connect Connected Global Electric Vehicles 218

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Bly announced the partnership Tuesday at the EV Battery Tech conference in Troy, Michigan. Engineers and researchers from both companies are working together to study: Renewable Energy Storage: Power generated by wind and the sun can be stored in Volt battery systems and used when demand warrants.

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Volt GM Batteries Battery 240

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OCTOBER 15, 2009

The existing US NO x cap-and-trade program lowered 2008 summertime NO x emissions from power plants and large industrial sources 62% compared to year 2000 levels and 75% lower than in 1990, according to a report released by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Tags: Brief. Source: EPA.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 23, 2010

The new agreement with Umicore is separate from the Tenneco partnership, according to GE; the two partnerships exist in different segments on the value chain (the catalyst itself and a complete end-use aftertreatment system). The Tenneco partnership is still ongoing. Tags: Catalysts Diesel Emissions. Earlier post.)

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Diesel Commercial Emissions 2001 218

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OCTOBER 12, 2010

According to the CBiRC, combining biocatalysis with chemical catalysis opens the door to developing an array of feedstock chemicals that will form the basis for founding a biorenwable chemicals industry. Tags: Brief. —Paul Campbell, Chief Science Officer for Glycos Biotechnologies.

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Engine Iowa Wisconsin Universal 199

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AUGUST 29, 2010

The planned technology collaboration is expected to involve a wide range of Freescale microcontroller (MCU) platforms, including Freescale’s 32-bit Power Architecture MCUs, 16-bit S12X and 8-bit S08 devices, as well as analog power management ICs and sensors. Tags: China Electric (Battery) Hybrids Power Electronics.

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Motor Motors Motoring Hybrid 239

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

Magneti Marelli and the FAAM Group , a producer of starter batteries and industrial traction batteries, signed an agreement for the development, production and marketing of innovative lithium traction batteries and the related control and management systems (BMS, Battery Management System). Tags: Brief.

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Batteries Battery Motorcycles Automobile 150

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NOVEMBER 9, 2010

A123 Systems has been selected to develop Li-ion battery packs for a new, 2012 model year electric passenger car from Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (SAIC), the largest automaker in China. Tags: Batteries China. Jun Zhu, general manager of the New Energy Vehicle Division at SAIC.

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Batteries Battery Li-ion Eaton 240

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MARCH 30, 2010

California-based electric car and battery company CODA Automotive ( earlier post ), together with its China-based joint venture partner, Lishen Power Battery, has secured $394 million of committed capital. Tags: Batteries Electric (Battery). Earlier post. The CODA EV features a 33.8

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Lithium Ion Li-ion Batteries Battery 210

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DECEMBER 22, 2009

Ltd, one of the largest automobile manufacturers in China, to provide high-power lithium-phosphate batteries for use in its Electric Bus Project. With significant government subsidies, we believe electric buses have the biggest potential in the foreseeable electric vehicle industry in China, and we are well prepared to grasp that opportunity.

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Li-ion China Batteries Battery 199

Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2010

Electric car company Aurica Motors, which plans to retool the NUMMI plant in California to build not only electric cars but compatible battery charging stations ( earlier post ), has entered two partnerships in support of its mission. Tags: Brief. Motive President Nathan Armstrong.

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Manufacturer Companies Electric Cars Motor 186

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 29, 2010

In November 2008, API, in partnership with San Antonio’s Valero Energy Corporation, received $4 million from the COEE program to establish a pilot scale biorefinery at the Decorative Panels International hardwood plant in Alpena. Tags: Brief. API is one of Michigan’s bioenergy Centers of Energy Excellence (COEE).

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Michigan Waste San Antonio Sodium 225

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AUGUST 18, 2009

The first of the specially equipped plug-in hybrids has been delivered to American Electric Power of Columbus, Ohio. when electricity rates are cheaper, or when the grid is using only renewable energy such as wind or solar power. Ford’s key partners in this effort include: Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI).

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Grid Plug-in Plug Ford 284

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JANUARY 25, 2010

Lithium-ion battery maker EnerDel has been selected to provide the heavy-duty battery systems used to power Japan’s first lithium-ion-powered electric bus. The project was initiated last April by Hokuriku Electric Power Company, which is headquartered in Toyama, in partnership with the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.

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Supplies Lithium Ion Batteries Battery 210

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DECEMBER 24, 2009

Based in Joplin, MO, EaglePicher is a designer and manufacturer of batteries, battery management systems and energetic devices for the defense, aerospace and medical industries. In October, Eagle Picher, in partnership with the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, was awarded an ARPA-E grant of $7.2 Tags: Brief. OM Group, Inc.

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Manufacturer Batteries Battery Lithium Sulfur 199

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2010

EPA will also expand energy conservation and efficiency programs and continue to develop solutions for reducing GHG emissions from large stationary sources like power plants. Building Strong State and Tribal Partnerships. Tags: Brief. Expanding the Conversation on Environmentalism and Working for Environmental Justice.

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Cars That Think

MAY 4, 2022

They were challenged to solve a problem, create a solution, and bring a new application that utilizes the SICK scanner in any industry. The teams will be challenged to solve a problem, create a solution, bring a new application that utilizes the SICK LiDAR in any industry. The data is then stored in a hard drive.

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Maintenance Massachusetts Connect Connected 105

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JUNE 21, 2010

The overall program of the FCH JU is divided into four major horizontal application areas (AA): Transportation & Refuelling Infrastructure; Hydrogen Production, Storage & Distribution; Stationary Power Generation & CHP; and Early Markets. Pre-normative research is also included at project level.

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Creative Greenius

OCTOBER 18, 2013

And so it is that I resigned from my position as Director of Strategic Partnerships and Public Affairs for CBS EcoMedia effective the first of this month and I will now be devoting my full time to working on climate change response with the South Bay 350 Climate Action Group, the South Bay Bicycle Coalition and 350.org.

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Climate Change Climate Chevron Oil 358

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OCTOBER 21, 2010

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding under which they will work together with the airline industry over the next 5 years to develop appropriate feed stocks that can be most efficiently processed into jet fuel.

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Renewable Fuel Oil Economy 199

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Parker Hannifin Corporation, in partnership with Autocar, delivered hydraulic hybrid refuse vehicles to three South Florida municipalities ( earlier post ): City of Miami, the City of Hialeah, and Miami-Dade County. Tags: Heavy-duty Hydraulic Hybrid. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).

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