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SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

Prices represent daily average observed E85 and regular gasoline prices at the same stations in the states of Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, and Ohio. Daily average E85 and E10 prices in select Midwestern states.

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JUNE 10, 2016

Toyota Motor North America has awarded MP2 Energy, a full-service power company based in The Woodlands, Texas, a five-year retail electricity contract to provide 100% renewable energy solutions to Toyota’s new North American headquarters in Plano, Texas. The five-year deal also supports 7.75

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JANUARY 23, 2012

Concept of the service and mobile app for renewable charging. OnStar and Google are working together to demonstrate a new OnStar service for managing the charging of Chevrolet Volts with renewable energy, using the 17 Chevrolet Volts in Google’s “Gfleet” based at the company’s headquarters in Mountain View, Calif. Click to enlarge.

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OCTOBER 22, 2015

SG Preston, a Philadelphia-based bioenergy company, is partnering with IHI E&C , a Houston-based engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) subsidiary of Japan’s IHI Corporation , to develop and to construct a series of commercial-scale renewable diesel and jet fuel manufacturing plants, initially in the US Midwest and Canada.

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MARCH 23, 2021

Energy efficiency in equipment, processes, and operations is a fundamental part of this transition, and facility retrofits can yield energy savings as high as 50%. With the right technology, it’s possible to convert wastewater into renewable power, along with chemicals, fertilizers, and reusable water.

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The Truth About Cars

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Here in Maine, it’s a common sight, as the road salt and sand can quickly shave off the more visible parts of a license plate. Having a visible license plate is a big deal in most places, but the paint and coatings on the plate can wear and become hard to see over time.

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JANUARY 23, 2013

The ACS journal Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research published an article about the work on the fuel formula—a research jet fuel composition comprising methyl-branched tetradecane isomers—led by Heinz Robota, Ohio Research Scholar in alternative fuels and the Research Institute’s alternative fuels synthesis group leader.

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JANUARY 29, 2021

To reach its goals, GM plans to decarbonize its portfolio by transitioning to battery-electric vehicles or other zero-emissions vehicle technology, sourcing renewable energy and leveraging minimal offsets or credits. Renewable Energy. The new fast chargers will be powered by 100% renewable energy. Electrification.

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DECEMBER 24, 2014

Funded in part by the Clean Energy Manufacturing Initiative, this funding opportunity supports the Department’s broader effort to boost US competitiveness in the manufacturing sector. Developing a robust supply chain to support mass production of these systems can enable the market for these technologies to grow.

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OCTOBER 10, 2019

As part of the new agreement, Agility will provide complete end-to-end natural gas systems for heavy-duty gas trucks, terminal tractors and medium-duty walk-in vans, which are UPS’s familiar brown delivery trucks. The CNG fleet expansion also provides additional capacity for expanding the use of renewable natural gas (RNG).

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OCTOBER 14, 2017

Ohio-based Strangpresse has exclusively licensed additive manufacturing-related extruder technology from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory that can quickly print hundreds of pounds of polymer material. This can result in parts being usable almost directly off the printer. Strangpresse, a Hapco Inc.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 8, 2024

For its part, Canada has done a good job of attracting new investment from the EV industry. As for Honda, it has already said that it will manufacture batteries with LG Energy Solution in Ohio starting in 2025. Electrek’s Take Honda’s greatest hit is obviously the Civic, the best-selling car of all time.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2014

The Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory is partnering with Cincinnati Incorporated , a manufacturer of high quality machine tools located in Harrison, Ohio, to develop a large-scale polymer additive manufacturing (3-D printing) system. The partnership agreement supports the Department’s Clean Energy Manufacturing Initiative.

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JUNE 24, 2010

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) released a report outlining both the current state of renewable transportation fuels efforts in the US and a plan to develop regional strategies to increase the production, marketing and distribution of biofuels. RFS2 becomes effective on 1 July 2010. In 2009, the United States produced 10.75

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AUGUST 14, 2014

megawatt facility at the Cincinnati Zoo in Ohio, and it will reduce the amount of electricity Ford pulls from the grid to run its offices. The solar installation is part of an initiative DTE Energy launched in 2009 called SolarCurrents. It will be the second-largest solar carport in the Midwest, after a 1.1-megawatt

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FEBRUARY 26, 2013

Battelle staff developed the new Grid Command Distribution software internally as part of its work over the past two years as part of an ongoing smart grid demonstration project in Ohio: AEP Ohio’s gridSMART program, sponsored by the DOE. the addition of solar panels, batteries, volt/VAR. Earlier post.)

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FEBRUARY 13, 2013

The assessment is part of an effort by the US Department of Energy to characterize US hydrokinetic waterpower resources including river, wave, tidal, ocean thermal, and ocean current. EPRI completed an ocean wave energy mapping and assessment in 2011. —Paul Jacobson, project manager for EPRI’s waterpower research.

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Electric Auto Association

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

For me, as founder and leader of Drive Electric Dayton , I quickly realized that our Electric Auto Association (EAA) chapter, which I started in 2017 as a Facebook group for equally-excited future Tesla Model 3 owners, is part of a collection of organizations (per the figure above). I named the chapter “Drive Electric Dayton (DED).”

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FEBRUARY 3, 2010

As more renewable energy sources such as wind and solar are integrated into the smart grid, managing and storing energy is essential due to the intermittent nature of these power sources. CES holds the promise of being an integral component of the smart grid.

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AUGUST 7, 2009

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has posted the peer review of the renewable fuel standards lifecycle analysis—including significant indirect emissions, such as from indirect land use changes— online. In general, these problematic areas were part of the satellite imagery analysis, rather than the emissions factor analysis.

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JUNE 15, 2011

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has established four additional Biomass Crop Assistance Program ( BCAP ) project areas to promote the cultivation of crops that can be processed into renewable energy. USDA estimates that each of the four project areas and conversion facilities would earn about $50 million per year.

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JANUARY 27, 2017

The partners have already started a joint development of the engineering design for a 1,400 barrel per day BTL plant to produce renewable diesel and jet fuels from woody biomass. A key next step will be an integrated technology demonstration; Velocys will relocate its skid-mounted pilot plant from Ohio to the TRI facility in North Carolina.

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JANUARY 9, 2015

As part of ongoing commitment to the US market, Volkswagen Group of America is proud to dedicate our vast technological resources and automotive manufacturing expertise to help IACMI expand the American workforce and overcome current barriers to the use of advanced composite materials. .; 36 Consortia Members: Alcoa Inc.;

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Electric Auto Association

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

For me, as founder and leader of Drive Electric Dayton , I quickly realized that our Electric Auto Association (EAA) chapter, which I started in 2017 as a Facebook group for equally-excited future Tesla Model 3 owners, is part of a collection of organizations (per the figure above). I named the chapter “Drive Electric Dayton (DED).”

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MAY 28, 2009

is working in collaboration with the Ohio BioProducts Innovation Center Wright Center of Innovation, Archer Daniels Midland Company, BP-Husky LLC Toledo Refinery, Albemarle Catalysts Company BV and NetJets, Inc. The grant is part of the Ohio Department of Development’s Third Frontier Project, a $1.6-billion, Velocys, Inc.

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AUGUST 6, 2015

PENRA, for its part, was created to integrate and accelerate the incubation, demonstration, market entry, and growth of a domestic natural rubber industry. Ford Motor Company is thus investigating alternative sustainable sources of rubber for automotive use in these non-tire applications. —Janice Tardiff.

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JUNE 25, 2010

The contracts are part of the FAA’s Continuous Lower Energy, Emissions and Noise (CLEEN) program, designed to speed the introduction of “green” technology into aviation. eCore will be part of CFM International’s new LEAP-X engine for narrow body aircraft as well as the new core for GE’s next generation regional and business jet engines.

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MAY 4, 2015

The grant, awarded by the US Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, called for Cooper to develop technology for light vehicle tires that delivered a minimum 3% improvement in vehicle fuel efficiency while lowering average tire weight by at least 20%, all without sacrificing performance.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2015

—Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy David Danielson. The Ohio State University will design, test, and demonstrate a high performance, high-speed drive capable of integrating into electric grids while avoiding energy losses associated with power transformers.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 30, 2021

As power grids everywhere increasingly rely on intermittent renewable energy, batteries and other forms of energy storage that can even out the bumps in supply and demand are taking on a crucial role. billion EV battery plant —that’s GM’s and LG Chem’s new mega-gigafactory in Lordstown, Ohio. Well, let's think.

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JULY 7, 2011

Part of the investment is going to the construction of a new cathode materials plant in Elyria, Ohio. Therefore we are investing in research to find ways of generating electricity from renewable energy technologies such as wind and solar energy.

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APRIL 16, 2015

other parts of the US and the world could be different. They found that controlled electric vehicle charging can reduce associated generation costs by 23%−34% in part by shifting loads to lower-cost, higher-emitting coal plants.

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DECEMBER 20, 2013

Support was provided by the US Department of Energy’s Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Fuel Cell Technologies Office. and funded through Argonne National Laboratory by the US Department of Energy’s Fuel Cell Technologies Office within the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. 2012 Fuel Cell Technologies Market Report.

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JULY 9, 2009

In January 2009, RWE Innogy, the renewable power generation arm of Germany-based RWE Group, invested €5.5 BASF will conduct further lithium-ion battery material application development in its current Beachwood, Ohio facility. million in ReVolt. Earlier post.). ReVolt Portable Battery Technology Brief.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2009

Improved energy storage technologies will allow for expanded integration of renewable energy resources like wind and photovoltaic systems and will improve frequency regulation and peak energy management. The selected projects include advanced battery systems (including flow batteries), flywheels, and compressed air energy systems.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2009

Ford researchers were approached with the wheat straw-based plastics formulation by the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada, as part of the Ontario BioCar Initiative—a multi-university effort between Waterloo, the University of Guelph, University of Toronto and University of Windsor. matching Institutional funds and C$5.9M

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JULY 22, 2010

The six projects were initially selected for a first-phase funding in October 2009 as part of a $1.4 The algal biocrude can be blended with other fuels for power generation or processed into a variety of renewable drop-in replacement fuels such as jet fuel and biodiesel. DOE Share: $6,239,542).

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