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MAY 25, 2009

GTMC), a vehicle-production and sales joint venture between Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) and Guangzhou Automobile Group Co., held a line-off ceremony today for the Highlander SUV, produced on GTMC’s new production line at its plant in Nansha District, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. Tags: Brief. GAC Toyota Motor Co.,

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FEBRUARY 3, 2010

Cradle-to-Gate (farmer-to-product) pathways for soybeans. An updated life cycle assessment (LCA) of soybean production and products commissioned by the United Soybean Board found multiple energy and environmental benefits of current US soybean farming and processing. Tags: Biodiesel Lifecycle analysis. Source: USB.

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MARCH 25, 2009

The plan is to build a pilot plant on the outskirts of Sao Paulo and begin production in October, with the aim of bringing down the manufacturing cost of the hydrogen to around 40 yen per cu. Tags: Brief. meter [US$0.41 per m 3 , or about $4.88/kg] kg] within 10 years. MBAA TQ vol.

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MAY 20, 2009

Ford Motor Company began production of its EcoBoost engines ( earlier post ) at Cleveland Engine Plant No. The EcoBoost begins production. In 2004, Ford invested $350 million into the plant for redesign and installation of an all-new assembly line as well as block, crankshaft and cylinder head machining lines. Click to enlarge.

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DECEMBER 3, 2009

Indonesia, formerly a member of OPEC, has become a net importer of oil due to rising domestic consumption and falling production. In 2004, Indonesia produced 142 million short tons (MMst) of coal, up about 68 percent since 2000. In 2004, Indonesia produced 142 million short tons (MMst) of coal, up about 68 percent since 2000.

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MAY 8, 2010

Brazil’s Petrobras set a new monthly oil production record in April. Oil production. In addition to the monthly record, Petrobras also set, on 23 and 24 April, two consecutive daily oil and LNG production records, reaching 2,081,570 and 2,082,543 barrels, respectively. Launch ceremony for the first Promef Suezmax tanker.

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OCTOBER 31, 2009

million from the Department of Energy’s ARPA-E program ( earlier post ) to complete its prototype development of a new gasoline-fueled wave disc engine and electricity generator that promises to be five times more efficient than traditional auto engines in electricity production, 20% lighter, and 30% cheaper to manufacture. Piechna et al.

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AUGUST 20, 2010

Domestic crude oil production rose marginally in July over June 2010 to 5.4 from July 2009 but still higher than any other July since 2004. Total product imports for July at 2.1 Tags: Brief. This includes a strong 11.6% increase in kerosine jet fuel deliveries. million barrels per day. That was down 0.4%

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JULY 25, 2010

million barrel per day were the lowest level for any June since 2004 and were 0.5% Total US crude oil production averaged 5.47 For June, crude production in the Lower 48 states rose 3.9% million barrels per day, while Alaskan production dipped 2.6% For June, crude production in the Lower 48 states rose 3.9%

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OCTOBER 9, 2009

is indefinitely idling all process units at its Eagle Point refinery located in Westville, New Jersey in an effort to reduce losses in its refining business at a time when a recessionary economy, weak demand for refined products, and increased global refining capacity have created margin pressure on the entire refining industry. Sunoco, Inc.

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AUGUST 28, 2009

Production of the B-Class F-CELL will commence in late 2009 with a small lot. The drive system was completely newly developed versus the F-CELL A-Class presented in 2004, with Mercedes-Benz engineers achieving considerable improvements in output, torque, operating range, reliability, starting characteristics and comfort.

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JULY 3, 2010

If this energy could be harvested, it would be equivalent to 21 billion gallons of gasoline (ThePigSite, 2004). Million Tons (MT) is produced annually in the US, which could supply biomass for the production of biofuels equivalent to 6.0 Wallace (2010) Supercritical Ethanol Liquefaction of Swine Manure for Bio-Oils Production.

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OCTOBER 17, 2010

This will enable Hitachi to not only bolster output with less investment, but also lower production costs by utilizing Johnson Controls’ expertise in mass production. was formed in 2004 as a joint venture between Hitachi, Shin-Kobe Electric Machinery Co. Tags: Brief. Hitachi Vehicle Energy Ltd.

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APRIL 18, 2009

As part of a reorganization effort designed to optimize its lithium-ion battery businesses, Hitachi will consolidate all its automotive battery work to Hitachi Vehicle Energy Ltd, its joint venture formed in 2004 with Shin-Kobe Electric Machinery Co. Tags: Brief. and Hitachi Maxwell Ltd. Hitachi Vehicle Energy Ltd. Click to enlarge.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

Andy Inglis, chief executive, Exploration and Production. BP is the largest producer of oil and gas in the Gulf of Mexico with net production of more than 400,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day. Tags: Brief. Tiber is operated by BP, with a 62% working interest with co-owners Petrobras (20%) and ConocoPhillips (18%).

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NOVEMBER 18, 2010

mpg, or 16%, since 2004. The positive trend beginning in 2005 reverses a long period of increasing CO 2 emissions and decreasing fuel economy from 1987 through 2004. emissions have moved through four phases: A rapid decrease from 1975 through 1981; A slower decrease until reaching a valley in 1987; A gradual increase until 2004; and.

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OCTOBER 22, 2010

The new plan reflects this significant progress, and updates and expands upon previous editions of the Hydrogen Posture Plan, issued in 2006 and 2004. Tags: Fuel Cells Hydrogen Hydrogen Production Hydrogen Storage Policy. Well-to-wheels greenhouse gas emissions. Source: DOE. Click to enlarge. Source: DOE. Click to enlarge.

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AUGUST 18, 2010

The Lange Aviation Antares 20E is a self-launching motorized glider with battery-powered electrical propulsion, which has been in series production since 2004. As a first cooperative step towards a commercial product, the developers at Lange and DLR have set their sights on the maiden flight, which is planned for 2011.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2009

KATE LLC, an independent company established in 2004 with a background in the development of automatic transmission concepts for special applications, has been selected by AvtoVAZ—Russia’s largest automaker—to develop the new FT702 automatic transmission for use in Lada cars. Tags: Transmissions.

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APRIL 24, 2009

The Linde Group has developed a new process for the production of hydrogen from biogenic raw materials. Glycerol is a by-product of biodiesel production. Glycerol is the backbone of triglycerides, and is a 10% by-product of the transesterification of fatty acids that produces biodiesel. Valliyappan, D. Ferdous, N.

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DECEMBER 9, 2009

The original biodiesel tax credit was passed in 2004 and has been extended twice. The Census Bureau reports that biodiesel production for the ten months ended in October 2009 totaled 409 million gallons, nearly 30 percent below the same period in 2008. Tags: Brief. per gallon excise tax credit. billion gallons.

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JULY 21, 2009

An added benefit of the conversion program is that it not only reduces pollution but also extends the life of the vehicles, helping to eliminate waste production and creating a reduce-and-reuse program. liters for increased power, performance and productivity.). Tags: Conversions Fleets Hybrids.

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OCTOBER 3, 2009

The natural ecosystems that have undergone or may undergo land use change into central facilities, exploration wells, production wells, access roads, pipelines and other infrastructure from existing and potential in situ operations total 1,124,919 ha. megatonnes of CO 2 eq in 2004, 35.8 megatonnes. This area contains at least 438.2

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AUGUST 9, 2009

Sue Cischke, Ford group vice president, Sustainability, Environment and Safety Engineering, pointed to the “ key role ” government policies such as fuel standards and greenhouse gas emission regulations, play in the development and support of Ford’s product and technology pathways. Tags: Fuel Efficiency Policy. Earlier post.)

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APRIL 17, 2010

Working with the US Department of Energy, X PRIZE will award $10 million in September 2010 to the teams that win a competition for clean, production-capable vehicles that exceed 100 MPG energy equivalent (MPGe). The Foundation is also developing a partnership for second-generation small-scale distributed biofuel production technologies.

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JUNE 9, 2010

Valeo’s first generation of alternator-based stop-start systems (StARS) has been in serial production with Citroën since 2004, on smart cars since 2007 and on Mercedes-Benz A- and B-class vehicles as of the first quarter of 2009. Tags: Engines Fuel Efficiency Vehicle Systems.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2009

(The C3 was also Citroën’s first production vehicle fitted with a stop-start system, beginning in 2004. This will be the first full production Citroën to emit less than 100 g CO 2 /km. Tags: Diesel Engines Europe Fuel Efficiency. Earlier post.).

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JULY 20, 2010

The DOE JGI sequenced the first white rot fungal genome— Phanerochaete chrysosporium —in 2004. million nucleotide genome (containing about 13,200 genes) will help them harness the most relevant set of enzymes for specific biofuel production strategies. Tags: Brief. commune by deleting them. Nature Biotechnology doi: 10.1038/nbt.1643.

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MARCH 23, 2007

Just weeks after announcing production, perhaps, in 2010, the industry's hometown paper lets us know this is no done deal. However, as the article points out, it feels like a trip down a well-traveled green road to nowhere. The auto industry has disappointed before when it comes to green technology. And little came of a $1.5

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MAY 29, 2009

It reports on energy production and consumption, industrial manufacturing, agricultural production, disposal of waste materials and the burning of biomass. Tags: Brief. EDGAR used the latest international statistics and data on greenhouse gas emissions to model emissions for every country in the world.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2009

However, fuel costs rose dramatically from about 10% of operating expenses in 2004 to peak at more than one-third in 2008. The lack of new designs has approximately tripled the average age of operating aircraft production lines since 1990. Tags: Aviation Fuel Efficiency. Such a development would be consistent with Peeter et al.’s

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JULY 8, 2009

ICESat measurements of winter multi-year ice cover in the Arctic Ocean between 2004 and 2008, along with the corresponding downward trend in overall winter sea ice volume, and switch in dominant ice type from multi-year ice to first-year ice. Tags: Climate Change Polar. Credit: Ron Kwok, NASA/JPL. Click to enlarge.

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JULY 21, 2010

—Bob Saia, vice president, Next Generation Product Family. The PurePower family of engines shares a common, advanced engine core and features test proven, next-generation technology tested during Pratt & Whitney’s technology maturation program, which began in late 2004. Tags: Brief.

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MAY 19, 2009

Tesla has demonstrated expertise with electric vehicles, but nowhere near the experience and capability of an organization like Daimler in terms of general automotive experience with safety, mass production, all those things. Elon Musk, Tesla CEO and Product Architect. Tags: Batteries Electric (Battery) Vehicle Manufacturers.

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JUNE 26, 2009

Global CO 2 emissions from fuel use and cement production by region. Wind energy is another renewable energy source, the production of which is increasing at very high rates. In 2008, global production capacity increased by almost 30%, with increases in China and the US of about 100% and 50%, respectively. Source: PBL.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2010

Among the other findings of the study: While there has been a steady decline in Amazonian oil production ever since its peak in the early 1980s, natural gas production from the Peruvian Amazon has been skyrocketing since 2004 and the start of production at Camisea. Tags: Brief. Environmental Research Letters.

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DECEMBER 10, 2009

Furthermore, QinetiQ estimates that significant cost savings are possible in comparison with current commercial production Li-Ion chemistries through cheaper raw materials and a more energy-efficient patented manufacturing process. Scattergood (2004) Lithium-ion/iron sulphide rechargeable batteries. Tags: Batteries Hybrids.

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