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APRIL 29, 2020

The ULTIMATE program will develop and demonstrate ultrahigh-temperature materials that can operate in high temperature and high stress environments of a gas turbine blade. Refractory metals typically have melting points above 2000 °C, high intrinsic strength at high temperatures, and good thermal conductivity.

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JULY 22, 2021

By 2030, the Rolls-Royce business unit is to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 35% compared to its 2019 level through the use of new net zero and zero carbon technologies. —Dr Otto Preiss, Chief Technology Officer and COO of Rolls-Royce Power Systems.

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JANUARY 7, 2020

Envisioned as a “living laboratory,” the Woven City will serve as a home to full-time residents and researchers who will be able to test and to develop technologies such as autonomy, robotics, personal mobility, smart homes and artificial intelligence in a real-world environment. —Akio Toyoda, president, Toyota Motor Corporation.

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JULY 23, 2015

The study, which ran from October 2011 – September 2014, comprehensively charts current progress in technology; identifies trends; analyzes lifecycle assessments for a variety of vehicle concepts; and assess material intensities. Number of series-production electric vehicles by OEM, 2000-2013. The research program received a €1.7

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APRIL 5, 2021

Researchers at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Saudi Arabia have developed a continuous electrically-driven membrane process which successfully enriches lithium from seawater samples of the Red Sea by 43,000 times (i.e., to 9013.43 ppm) with a nominal Li/Mg selectivity >45 million. doi: 10.1039/D1EE00354B.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2023

A couple decades ago Kiva Systems had the brilliant and certainly very valuable realization that it was possible to make an entire environment (like a fulfillment warehouse) robotic without filling that entire environment with robots.

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DECEMBER 2, 2019

A team from Zhejiang A&F University, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), and Stanford University have developed a binder-free, flexible, and free-standing electrode comprising an unprecedented 92% silicon content for Li-ion batteries. 1 , excellent cycling stability under a high silicon content of 85% (>2000 mAh g ?1

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OCTOBER 23, 2020

in 2018 (2000-2018 average year-over-year increase is 6.8%), continuing the increasing trend as they replace Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS) being phased out under the 1987 Montreal Protocol. Because of the enormous potential impact of these products, reducing their emissions has a disproportionate benefit to the environment.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2018

A new study by MIT researchers, published this month in Atmospheric Environment , finds that in Europe, 10 major auto manufacturers produced diesel cars, sold between 2000 and 2015, that generate up to 16 times more NO x emissions on the road than in regulatory tests—a level that exceeds European limits but does not violate any EU laws.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2011

outlined its plans for next-generation automotive technology&madsh;which it is labeling “Earth Dreams Technology”—comprising a series of measures to improve the efficiency of gasoline and diesel engines, transmissions, hybrid and plug-in hybrid systems and electric powertrains. classes will feature the technology.

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DECEMBER 10, 2022

In 2000, at a trade fair in Germany, an obscure Singapore company called Trek 2000 unveiled a solid-state memory chip encased in plastic and attached to a Universal Serial Bus (USB) connector. But Trek 2000 hardly became a household name. Seldom can we attribute inventions in digital technology to one individual or company.

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AUGUST 8, 2016

3M’s battery laboratory collaborated with Professor Jeff Dahn and students at Dalhousie University on the NMC technology. Johnson Matthey is well-positioned to supply lithium ion battery customers in this dynamic environment. —Christian Milker, global business manager of 3M’s Electronics Materials Solutions Division.

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DECEMBER 17, 2015

We are focusing in particular on the technological changes that impact the future of mobility—from electrification to the digital transformation. Having started his career at Ford, he was Head of Volkswagen Group Research from 2000 to 2003. Our goal is to play a decisive role in shaping the transformation of the automobile.

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MAY 12, 2017

Steel’s strength has multiplied by almost 10 times over the past 20 years, from 270 to 2000 MPa tensile strength. With the advent of new joining technologies, automakers can easily incorporate advanced high-strength steels into their vehicles. Since then, steel has evolved significantly.

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DECEMBER 30, 2011

m 3 (2,510 gallons US) in 2000 to approximately 3.5 —Sue Cischke, group vice president, Sustainability, Environment and Safety Engineering. Ford’s latest water reduction initiatives are designed to build on the success the company has had with its Global Water Management Initiative that launched in 2000.

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MARCH 16, 2017

UPS plans to build an additional six compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling stations and add 390 new CNG tractors and terminal trucks and 50 liquefied natural gas (LNG) vehicles to its alternative fuel and advanced technology fleet.

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JULY 3, 2017

Improving the efficiency of road-freight transport is critical to reducing the growth in oil demand, carbon emissions and air pollution over the next decades, according to the International Energy Agency’s latest report, The Future of Trucks: Implications for energy and the environment.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2009

Percent change in median CO2 by scenario relative to 2000. A Georgia Tech City and Regional Planning study on climate change concludes that “smart growth” combined with the use of hybrid vehicle technology could reduce cities’ carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions significantly by 2050. Stone et al. 2009) Click to enlarge. Stone et al.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

The most recent models analysed in this way include the Mercedes-Benz CLA and the new Mercedes-Benz S-Class in 2013 and in 2012 the Mercedes-Benz A-Class and the E 300 BlueTEC HYBRID as the brand’s first diesel hybrid model, which burdens the environment with twelve tonnes less CO 2 over its life cycle compared with the E 300 CDI.

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JUNE 8, 2009

Most large urban areas in the United States have already invested in some type of mass transit system (subway or light rail) and urban maglev poses a fundamental change in technology that is viewed as being both a major risk and cost-prohibitive by transit agencies and investors, according to the report. Forward or reverse propulsion.

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APRIL 18, 2012

This new assessment represents a complete reassessment of the world since the last World Petroleum Assessment in 2000 by the USGS, which estimated 649 bbo, 4,669 tcf of gas, and 207 bbo of NGL in 128 geologic provinces. These new estimates are for conventional oil and gas resources only. —USGS Director Marcia McNutt.

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AUGUST 31, 2013

The Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC) has partnered with the Center for Transportation and the Environment (CTE) and Smith Electric Vehicles Corporation (Smith Electric) to reduce vehicle emissions from delivery trucks in the Houston-Galveston region. Each Smith Newton will be delivered with an electric vehicle charging station (EVSE).

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FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Effects of changes in the average lifespan of ordinary passenger cars newly registered between 1990-2000 on total induced CO 2 emissions in 2000. If the 2000 market shares of hybrid cars were 14.1%, a one-year decrease in lifetime will reduce life-cycle CO 2 emission in 2000 by 0.6%. Credit: ACS, Kagawa et al.

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Emissions CO2 2000 Vehicles 218

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JUNE 29, 2011

The European Environment Agency today published provisional data on average CO 2 emissions from new passenger cars sold in the EU in 2010, showing a 3.7% This is the second largest annual decline since the monitoring scheme began in 2000. drop compared to last year. This report shows that cars are getting heavier again.

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DECEMBER 27, 2012

Honda has demonstrated that a dedicated commitment to the environment and advanced engineering at every level of the company can deliver the cleanest cars well ahead of schedule. The following year, in 1999, the 2000 Accord was the first certified Super Ultra-low Emission Vehicle (SULEV) gasoline vehicle.

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JULY 24, 2015

Honda also announced a new open innovation R&D initiative—Honda Xcelerator—which will provide resources to breakthrough technology innovators to help rapidly develop prototypes with the potential to transform the automotive experience. Advanced Technology Demos. Honda will embrace and help lead this convergence.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2013

These regulations have resulted in the recent introduction of new diesel engine technologies (integration of wall-flow diesel particulate filter and diesel oxidation catalyst) that on a per-km basis achieve a more than 95% reduction of particulate mass and nitrogen oxides emissions. Diesel Emissions Health'

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FEBRUARY 13, 2013

PSE), a global provider of advanced process modeling technology, have developed a concept design for shipboard chemical CO 2 capture. Maritime CO 2 emissions are estimated at more than 1000 million tonnes per year, or 3% of total emissions, and are expected to reach 2000 to 3000m tonnes by 2050.

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MAY 31, 2014

These estimates are 11-16% higher than produced by in previous inventories, the researchers noted in a paper published in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology. Black carbon has two deleterious effects on the environment. Environmental Science & Technology doi: 10.1021/es5021422. —Wang et al.

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MAY 1, 2014

Cars sold in Europe in 2013 were collectively 4% more efficient than the year before, according to provisional data from the European Environment Agency (EEA). The main drivers of efficiency have been technological improvements and higher sales of diesel cars, which typically have lower CO 2 emissions levels than gasoline equivalents.

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JULY 1, 2011

The group plans to expand this research to develop a full complement of enzymes that is tailored for the ionic liquid process technology with the goal of demonstrating a complete biomass-to-sugar process, one they hope can enable the commercial viability of advanced biofuels. Tindall and Kjeld Ingvorse (2000) Halorhabdus utahensis gen.

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JULY 20, 2010

Viral Genetics has the exclusive right to develop commercial applications for this technology. Sheehan will provide leadership as the company develops alliances in the energy industry to accelerate the process of moving its biofuel technology forward. Viral Genetics is in the right place at the right time with this technology.

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AUGUST 4, 2010

Global average values for the year 2000. The study was published the in ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology. Findings for freight transport (year 2000) include: The specific climate impact of air transport is 3 to 42 times higher, for a light truck it is 2 to 8 times higher than average truck transport.

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APRIL 7, 2010

—Sue Cischke, Ford group vice president, Sustainability, Environment and Safety Engineering. ” —Paul Dickinson, Carbon Disclosure Project CEO Ford launched its own voluntary Global Water Management Initiative in 2000, which included water conservation, reuse of storm and process water, and management of water quality.

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JANUARY 25, 2013

The plant manufactures automatic transmissions, gears and four-wheel-drive systems, including the next-generation Earth Dreams transmission technology. This includes a 30% reduction in CO 2 emissions from Honda products, and significant CO 2 reductions from the company’s plants and other operations, compared with year 2000 levels.

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MARCH 11, 2023

The experiment seemed to prove the feasibility of the technology. It occurred in the wake of the California electricity crisis of 2000 and 2001, when mismanaged deregulation, market manipulation, and environmental catastrophe combined to unhinge the power grid. AC Propulsion’s experiment was timely.

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JULY 8, 2013

Modelica has been developed by the (non-profit) Modelica Association since 1996 and has been in use in industry since 2000. Research projects within Europe are spending some €75 million (US$97 million) in the years 2007-2015 to further improve Modelica and Modelica-related technology. Fuel Efficiency Manufacturing Simulation'

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