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autumn and 9% in the winter between 2003 and 2012, an. international team of scientists has found. The researchers used new data from the European Space Agency’s CryoSat-2 satellite spanning 2010 to 2012, and data from NASA’s ICESat satellite from 2003 to 2008 to estimate the volume of sea ice in the Arctic. a decline of.
Founded in 2003 with Chinese partner Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Ltd. CBA), the joint venture produces BMW vehicles with internal combustion engines and electric drivetrains for the Chinese market and for export at two locations in Shenyang (Liaoning Province).
Current global total liquids oil demand growth is at similar levels to what was recorded during the 2003 to 2007 commodity super-cycle, referred to as the “golden age” of refining. Refined product demand growth has averaged 1.2 At present, current global total liquids oil demand is approximately 100 million barrels per day, the report says.
Viking Energy was the first LNG powered ocean going vessel in 2003, and Eidesvik and Wärtsilä also collaborated on the 2009-built Viking Lady, another LNG-fueled vessel that was seen as a milestone in the transition of shipping with its installation of fuel cells and marine batteries.
—Milan Nedeljković The BMW Group has had a presence in the Chinese market since 1994 and founded the BMW Brilliance Automotive joint venture in May 2003. BBA currently produces seven model ranges, with fully-electric, plug-in hybrid and internal combustion engines.
These rates are down 16% to 17% from their peaks in 2004, except that the rate per vehicle is down 13% (from its peak in 2003). The rate increased to a maximum of 611 gallons in 2003. 2003 to 2004. -13% The rate for 2011 was 1,033 gallons. Fuel consumed per registered light-duty vehicle. The rate for 2011 was 530 gallons.
NREL Research Review 2003 Certain green alga such as Chlamydomonas reinhardtii use sunlight to produce hydrogen directly from water. In 2009, an international team of scientists from the UK, Germany and France discovered how oxygen stops photosynthetic organisms such as green algae from producing hydrogen. Earlier post.). Resources. “
US exports of distillate fuel (which includes diesel) reached a record 656,000 barrels per day (bbl/d) in 2010 and have grown every year since 2003, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). Growth in US distillate exports, 2003-2010. Click to enlarge.
DENSO Corporation and DENSO International Asia Co. DENSO began developing wireless communication devices in 2003, which are the main components of V2X communications. DIAT), a DENSO group company in Thailand, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in February 2014 with Thai Intelligent Transport System (ITS).
The Yokohama Tire -sponsored electric race car using AC Propulsion’s proprietary electric drive system broke its own 2010 record at the 89 th annual Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. That motor powered the Yokohama-sponsored EV that beat the previous EV record set by Jeri Unser in 2003 by 65 seconds.). Click to enlarge.
With support from several global entities as well as the FCTO, the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and AIChE will join forces to facilitate information sharing on hydrogen safety and best practices among national and international stakeholders with an interest in hydrogen fuel cell technologies.
Sinochem Group has operated in the international oil business for several decades and started making its first overseas oil and gas investments in 2003. Statoil is an international energy company headquartered in Norway. Since then it has successfully completed approximately $1.8
Earlier this year, Allison Transmission signed a long-term electric motor supply agreement with Remy International. Allison Transmission has been producing hybrid propulsion systems for city transit buses since 2003. Earlier post.). Currently, nearly 3,000 buses using Allison produced hybrid systems are being operated globally.
International loading Units. He has been involved in the organization of the Global Commercial Vehicle Industry Meetings since their start in 2003. Vehicle Control Strategies (VCS): explore the inclusion of VCS in computer simulation. Longer-term issues to be covered are: Higher Capacity Vehicles (HCV).
EcoMotors International, a Khosla-funded startup working to commercialize a diesel opoc (opposed-piston, opposed-cylinder) engine ( earlier post ), has named auto industry veteran Donald Runkle as its new CEO. EcoMotors was founded in 2008 by Prof.
The Honda FCV Concept ( earlier post ) will make its North American debut at the 2015 North American International Auto Show in Detroit in January. Additional Honda fuel-cell vehicle firsts include: The Honda FCX was the first fuel-cell vehicle to start and operate in sub-freezing temperatures (2003). Earlier post.).
She served as dean of the management school from July 1, 2003, to June 30, 2009. She will continue developing UC Davis’ strong links to utility, regulatory, policy and commercial interests, working together to improve energy efficiency at the state, national and international levels.
Plug In America , the non-profit plug-in vehicle advocacy organization, has awarded grants of $15,000 each to student teams at Cal Poly Pomona, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, UC Irvine and UC San Diego to design, build and race plug-in hybrid cars in the 2009 Formula Hybrid International Competition. Copyright 2007 Jay Friedland. Click to enlarge.
NRV began in 2003 by first identifying and evaluating all solid and liquid waste streams within the plant. ISO 50001 and SEP are, respectively, the top international standard and top US certification program for driving continuous improvements in energy efficiency.
London initially pioneered hydrogen buses in the UK when it took part in the Cleaner Urban Transport for Europe (CUTE) trial from December 2003 to January 2007. This will include the UK’s largest permanent hydrogen refuelling station to be maintained by Air Products.
The project team will include BMW, Advanced Technology International (a subsidiary of SCRA), the Gas Technology Institute, Ameresco, Inc., Since 2003, BMW has collected, cleaned and compressed methane gas from a local landfill and used it to power more than 50% of the BMW plant’s total energy requirements.
An electret generates internal and external electric fields, and is the electrostatic equivalent of a permanent magnet. Esashi (2003) “High power electrostatic motor and generator using electrets,” TRANSDUCERS '03. 12 th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems. Genda et al. ). Tanaka and M.
A trio of European countries and one from South America made major strides in reducing their levels of sulfur content in gasoline, allowing them to advance in the annual global ranking published by Hart Energy’s International Fuel Quality Center (IFQC). Montenegro leaped 48 slots, from 89 th place in 2010 to 41 st in this year’s ranking.
percentage points lower than their peak in 2011, and the fuel type’s lowest market share since 2003, when diesels accounted for 43.4% —the highest level since 2003. In turn, diesel cars accounted for just 43.8% of total registrations in 2017, which is 11.1 of total registrations. Earlier post.).
DENSO introduced electric compressors for hybrid electric vehicles in 2003. Also, for hybrid electric vehicles (HEV) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV), the e-compressor helps make the car less reliant on the internal combustion engine when running A/C.
The research team included members from the National University of Singapore; Stichting Deltares, The Netherlands; International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT), Washington, DC; and the University of Leicester, UK. Chris Malins of the International Council on Clean Transportation. —Miettinen et al.
Conductix-Wampfler—which has experience with inductive power transfer in manufacturing automation as well as on from the wireless charging of electric busses in Genoa and Turin, which have been in operation since 2003—developed all components of the system.
—Tom Davenport, International Analytics Institute co-founder and Babson College professor. The ORION algorithm was initially developed in a lab and tested at various UPS sites from 2003 to 2009. ORION is the result of a long-term operational technology commitment, more than a decade in the making.
In an open-access study in the EGU journal Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics , an international team of researchers reports that the greenhouse gas sulfur hexafluoride (SF 6 ) is rapidly accumulating in the atmosphere, driven by the demand for SF 6 -insulated switchgear in developing countries. Simmonds et al.
The Mazda3 sets a new record for Mazda by achieving the milestone figure in only twelve years and ten months since production of the model commenced in June 2003. Critically acclaimed around the globe, the model won Canadian Car of the Year’s Best New Small Car in 2013 and the international Red Dot Design Award in 2014.
1970); national data from the International Energy Agency (IEA) (1971? Similarly, consumption of oil by a large number of non-state-owned small refineries before 2003 was counted only in the provincial statistics, but not by the national statistics. 1979); provincial data from the China Energy Statistics Yearbook (CESY) (1980?2007);
India joined the International Partnership for the Hydrogen Economy (IPHE) as a founding member in 2003. Preliminary investigations on the new engines began in April after the base engine production calibration work, and production-intent optimization by Hythane Company and Ashok Leyland will continue this year.
It not only won a GT1 class championship that season, but it also was the inaugural winner of the Green Challenge, an award created by the US Department of Energy, the US Environmental Protection Agency and SAE International for teams that scored best in fuel efficiency, environmental impact and overall performance. Paul Drayson.
As part of the agreement, set forth in a Consent Order signed with NHTSA, the agency also ordered GM to make significant and wide-ranging internal changes to its review of safety-related issues in the United States, and to improve its ability to take into account the possible consequences of potential safety-related defects.
Central Pacific Ocean surface temperatures have now exceeded temperatures observed during 2002-2003 and 2006-2007 events, and are approaching temperatures observed during the 1997-1998 season. Cloudiness, which was higher than normal beginning in July, has increased near the international dateline over the past month. temperatures.
Results from the Heinz Nixdorf Recall (HNR) study, reported in Deutsches Ärzteblatt International by Barbara Hoffmann and her coauthors, now suggest that fine particulates also increase the risk of stroke. Participants were selected over the time period from 2000 to 2003, and were aged between 45 and 74 years.
Article 76 of the Convention sets out a process for states to determine the limits of this “extended” continental shelf and gain international recognition for those limits. Canada became party to UNCLOS on 7 December 2003. Legal certainty and international recognition is vital to developing our potentially immense resources.
It’s an idea first theorized during the 1960s and tested by NASA and others during the years since, including flying from 2003-2004 an F-5E Tiger fighter jet modified with a uniquely-shaped nose, which proved the boom-reducing theory was sound.
To prepare the Transit Connect, introduced in Europe in 2003, for the needs of small businesses in the United States, Ford upgraded the powertrain to a Duratec 2.0-liter More than 600,000 Ford Transit Connects have been sold since 2003, to customers in 58 countries and on four continents. The Transit connect will start at $21,475.
There will be a common engine package for full-size truck, large SUV and large sedan/coupes, and the technologies and benefits will be more substantial than cylinder deactivation was in 2003, Lee said. FCA and the industry in general have made great strides in improving the efficiency of the internal combustion engine.
UK-based powertrain engineering consultancy Integral Powertrain has begun dynamometer validation testing of the first of a new family of advanced Internal Permanent Magnet (IPM) e-machines for hybrid vehicles. Drawing of the new IPM motor. Click to enlarge.
The aim is to work jointly to strengthen the scientific base and understanding of modern materials and systems and expand the international research network. Since 2003, BASF has been cooperating closely with the Institut de Science et d’Ingénierie Supramoléculaires (ISIS), which was founded by Nobel laureate Professor Jean-Marie Lehn.
The new Mercedes-Benz Citaro FuelCELL Hybrid bus will have its world premiere from 7-11 June at the UITP Congress in Vienna (the World Congress of the International Association of Public Transport). This test will be conducted along the same lines as the successful CUTE test carried out by the European Union between 2003 and 2006.
Bertrand Piccard, left, and Prince Albert of Monaco, right, take off during the 25th International Hot Air Balloon week, in Chateau dOex, Switzerland, in 2003. In the external world with aviation, but also the internal world with psychiatry, psychotherapy, hypnotherapy. Basically, I became an explorer in both dimensions.
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