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MAY 24, 2010

For the foreseeable future, the internal combustion engine will remain the dominant propulsion system for automobiles and there is still a lot of room to improve its efficiency. Transonic's new supercritical fuel injection technology can greatly improve engine efficiency and potentially become the new industry standard.

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JULY 14, 2011

In addition to these new raw materials, Neste Oil continues to use palm oil and its by-products stearin and palm oil fatty acid distillate (PFAD), rapeseed oil, as well as waste animal fat from the food industry as NExBTL renewable fuels’ raw materials.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Eni has been operating in Indonesia since 2001 and currently has a large portfolio of assets in exploration, production and development. The Memorandum of Understanding also includes opportunities for collaboration in the research and technology development for waste valorization, CO 2 biofixaton and its re-use for sustainable mobility.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2012

A new study by the International Council on Clean Transport (ICCT) has found that the gap between type-approval and “real-world” fuel consumption / CO 2 values for European cars increased from about 8% in 2001 to 21% today, with a particularly strong increase since 2007. Source: ICCT. Click to enlarge. ICCT Working Paper 2012-02.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

One of the world’s legendary investors is upping his bet on Argentina’s shale oil and gas industry in a show of confidence for shale production in South America’s largest unconventional prize—and a big boost for both supermajors and smaller players making big waves in the heart of new discovery areas. by James Stafford of Oilprice.com.

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DECEMBER 2, 2009

Kennedy International Airport. Quantum’s hydrogen infrastructure equipment and systems are based on patented, proprietary underlying technology that have been demonstrated in a series of mobile and portable refueling systems for hydrogen vehicles since 2001. Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc.,

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

But after the second half of 2008, when international oil prices dropped 75%, global energy intensity started rising. The most dramatic declines in industrial countries have occurred in the United States and Germany. Newly industrialized and transitional countries have experienced more turbulent energy intensity trends.

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MAY 10, 2018

UPS is marshaling its global scale to encourage innovation within the automotive industry. —Luke Wake, international director for automotive engineering in the advanced technology group at UPS. This is a pioneering collaboration that helps UPS develop new ways to reduce our emissions. Earlier post.). Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 28, 2021

ST60 is an aluminum alloy board developed by SDK in 2001, and has as much heat conductivity as pure aluminum and as much strength as 5052 aluminum alloy—a typical structural material. The car industry has been accelerating its shift to electric cars including hybrid cars, plug-in hybrid cars and EVs.

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APRIL 19, 2013

Separately, the company will debut to the China market its 48-volt Micro Hybrid battery demonstration module ( earlier post ) at the 15 th Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition (Auto Shanghai 2013). The battery restarts the engine when the driver’s foot releases the brake pedal or engages the clutch.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 13, 2010

A decision on the use of E15 in model year 2001 to 2006 vehicles will be made after EPA receives the results of additional DOE testing, which is expected to be completed in November. Fuel quality conditions include: Ethanol used for E15 must meet ASTM International D4806-10. Earlier post.). psi during the summertime.

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JANUARY 30, 2013

AVFL-15a) by the Coordinating Research Council , a non-profit organization created and supported by the petroleum and auto industries, has found that some fuel systems in modern vehicles survive testing in mid-blend ethanol fuels, while others will experience complete failures that would prevent operation. Earlier post.).

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OCTOBER 28, 2022

The key focus in the collaboration will be on promoting the use of more sustainable fuels in applications based on the existing internal combustion engine technology, accelerating the transition from fossil fuels to renewable fuels, and increasing knowledge sharing on renewable diesel and the benefits it provides to its users.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2009

Volkswagen has officially opened a new plant in Pune, India on Tuesday in the presence of some 500 international guests. The Volkswagen Group has already been building Skoda, Volkswagen and Audi models at its plant in Aurangabad since 2001. The Pune plant will begin building the Skoda Fabia compact car in May 2009.

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JULY 2, 2012

Air pollution emitted from sources such as traffic, industry and households is still above internationally agreed limits in 12 European countries, according to newly published data. Since 2001, Member States have been working towards meeting these ceilings. Source: EEA data viewer. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).

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AUGUST 5, 2011

Goal: To enable broader use of biofuels in advanced internal combustion engines. and Chinese governments, as well as from industry. In 2001, U-M became the first non-Chinese academic institution approved to offer graduate engineering degrees in China, at SJTU.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2012

The International Energy Agency, for example, now considers 4°C and 6°C scenarios as well as 2°C in their latest analysis. The challenge now is to implement gigatonne scale reductions across the economy, in power generation, energy efficiency, transport and industry, as well as REDD+ in forested nations. —PwC report.

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JULY 26, 2011

In the drive to produce more environmentally friendly vehicles, the automotive industry is turning increasingly to lightweight plastic for the production of vehicle frames, bodies and windows. freeglass, created in 2001 in Germany, is a subsidiary of Saint-Gobain Sekurit located near Stuttgart.

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JUNE 26, 2009

For the first time, the share of global CO 2 emissions from developing countries is slightly higher (50.3%) than from industrialized countries (46.6%) and international transport (3.2%) together. In China, oil consumption increased by 3% in 2008, according to BP data, which was down from 5% in 2007 and 8%, on average, since 2001.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

One chapter is devoted to international comparisons, allowing users a quick way to see how the nature of energy and economic activities differs from country to country. The main story in China, said Fridley, is the continued dominance of coal and the continued dominance of industry. —David Fridley.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2014

Since 2001, the share of the world’s R&D performed in the US and Europe has decreased, respectively, from 37% to 30% and from 26% to 22%. US high-tech industries have generally fared better than those of other developed economies in the aftermath of the recession. in fiscal year 2013.).

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JUNE 23, 2016

Southern Oil Managing Director Tim Rose said the laboratory would provide critical information to help develop Australia’s biofuel industry. It has been re-refining waste oil since 2001 and was the first company in Australia to produce fully re-refined lube oil to international standards. —Time Rose.

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OCTOBER 6, 2011

billion) to construct a new manufacturing facility in Resende in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro and develop, industrialize and launch new products. Since 2001 Nissan has grown its presence and volumes in Brazil, Russia, India and China from less than 50,000 units to nearly 1.2 Nissan Motor Co., plans to invest 2.6 storage areas.

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DECEMBER 17, 2023

Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) received the Technobest 2024 award for its Shenxing battery from the international jury panel of AUTOBEST. Shenxing pushes beyond the boundaries of the performance of LFP chemistry, leading innovation in the battery industry.” In addition, CATL is the first China-based company to win the prize.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2009

has agreed to spend more than $161 million on pollution controls, enhanced maintenance and monitoring, and improved internal management practices to resolve Clean Air Act violations at its Texas City, Texas refinery. BP Products North America Inc. The company will also pay a $12 million civil penalty.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2009

Tenneco, an industry leader in emission control technology and global supplier to many leading global automakers and commercial vehicle manufacturers, will work with GE to further develop and integrate the HC-SCR technology into complete aftertreatment systems for both the locomotive and off-highway vehicle markets. Tenneco Inc.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2009

The utility factor uses driving statistics from a 2001 DOT national household travel survey, and is itself defined by SAE standard J2841, which was released on 27 March. Noting that while it was far from ideal to have two major approaches, Kissel said the global automotive industry would work around it. J1772: Charging.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

The gap between official fuel-economy figures and the real world for new cars in the EU has reached 40 per cent, according to the latest update by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) to its on-going research into in-use vehicle fuel efficiency and CO 2 emissions. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 7, 2009

ICF International, an independent third-party contractor, coordinated the peer reviews which were conducted on four areas of the lifecycle assessment that in particular charted new ground, according to EPA: Land use modeling (use of satellite data/land conversion GHG emission factors). Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

MAY 11, 2009

Between 1998 and 2001, a 400 ton-per-day plant using the SilvaGas biomass gasification technology successfully operated in Burlington, VT, producing synthesis gas (syngas) from wood-based biomass in a series of operating campaigns. Flue gas is recovered for uses such as biomass drying, steam production or direct heating.

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 19, 2021

In 2001, after three years there, an opening at Goddard became available. The EED's portfolio includes the Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) Mission , International Space Station Cosmic Ray Energetics And Mass (ISS-CREAM), and Neutron star Interior Composition ExploreR (NICER). "We He got a master's in EE from Johns Hopkins University.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2016

A more aggressive schedule is possible, but the five-year period is generally consistent in the industry retooling cycle. This lead time provides both manufacturers and the service industry time to adopt appropriate transition policies. —“HFC-134a phase-out in the Chinese light-duty motor vehicle sector”. Background.

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Cars That Think

JUNE 26, 2023

Landing a job in the video-game industry is a dream for many young engineers, but for Sushama Chakraverty , it was a happy accident. Back in 2001, she spotted a poster on her professor’s door advertising for an internship, and she applied without knowing the company she’d be working for. Every day was different,” she says.

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JANUARY 21, 2010

HRI), which were commercialized with support from the US Department of Energy and industrial clients. Summary Report of the DOE Direct Liquefaction Process Development Campaign of the Late Twentieth Century: Topical Report (DOE, 2001). Both evolved from a common background and DCL technologies developed by Hydrocarbon Research, Inc.

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JUNE 25, 2010

This flight-test program builds on the success of Boeing’s Quiet Technology Demonstrators, which successfully highlighted a variety of noise reduction technologies during test flights aboard Boeing 777 aircraft from 2001 to 2005. CFM International is a 50/50 joint company of GE and Snecma (Safran Group).). Earlier post.) (CFM

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 20, 2014

International cooperation will be necessary to resolve problems in maritime and air transport, but action on cars and trucks can be taken at a national or state level. The initial sales requirement was 2% of car sales in 1998 (representing about 20,000 vehicles at the time), increasing to 5% in 2001 and 10% in 2003.

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MAY 29, 2013

A new white paper published by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) comparing official and “real-world” fuel consumption and CO 2 emission values for passenger cars in Europe and the United States shows that the average discrepancy between the values in Europe increased from less than 10% in 2001 to 25% in 2011.

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