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JUNE 18, 2022

As the refinery maintenance season winds down in the US, Europe and Asia and a rebound in Chinese throughputs gathers pace, global refinery activity is set for a solid recovery, IEA forecasts. OECD industry stocks of middle distillates have fallen by 25% since January 2021 to their lowest levels since 2004.

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DECEMBER 19, 2012

The energy storage installation, located at Invenergy’s Grand Ridge Wind project site in La Salle County, will supply clean, renewable power to the new frequency response market administered by regional transmission organization PJM. Efficient frequency regulation is essential for PJM’s grid reliability.

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APRIL 11, 2023

From synchronous machines to fast response power electronics That article was an update of a 2004 article that Vittal coauthored as a member of a joint task force formed by the IEEE Power & Energy Society and CIGRE , an international association of power system professionals, headquartered in Paris.

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MARCH 22, 2011

The RPS, created by the state Public Service Commission in 2004 to reduce dependence on fossil fuels, is administered by NYSERDA and collected from utility ratepayers. The fund is used to help pay for dozens of clean-energy projects every year, ranging from large-scale wind farms to photovoltaic panels on private homes.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

A 2004 lifecycle analysis synthesis report prepared by Five Winds International for ConocoPhillips, Sasol Chevron and Shell International Gas concluded that: Total GHG emissions of the GTL system are between 12% less and 11% more than the refinery system, based on varying assumptions and data.

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JUNE 22, 2011

Created in 2004, AWS Ocean Energy is currently focusing on the development and delivery of its AWS-III wave energy converter, a floating device with a rated power output of 2.5MW. The AWS-III system is a 12-sided floating device which sits on the surface of the ocean and uses the action of the waves to produce electricity.

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JANUARY 29, 2009

Other highlights from the report include: Clean energy investments increased from around US$30 billion in 2004 to more than US$140 billion by 2008. billion) in 2004. Investment in clean energy has not only increased, but has also diversified geographically.

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OCTOBER 9, 2013

The study evaluated the rate of hospitalizations for acute coronary syndrome (ACS); acute heart failure (AHF); malignant ventricular arrhythmias (MVA); and atrial fibrillation (AF) and the average daily concentrations of PM 10 in Brescia over the period 2004-2007.

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JULY 9, 2009

Andrew Lenton and colleagues at the National Center for Scientific Research used a model to calculate the changes in ocean–atmosphere carbon balances for the period 1975–2004 that included the impacts of changing ozone concentrations. The results revealed that, between 1987 and 2004, around 2.3

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JULY 22, 2010

The study also predicts that peak concentrations of dangerous airborne particles will increase in the San Joaquin Valley due to the effects of climate change on wind patterns. We already know that climate change will bring us increased forest fires, shorter winters, hotter summers and impact our water supply.

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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. Credit: Ron Kwok, NASA/JPL. Click to enlarge. These are dramatic changes.

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OCTOBER 8, 2010

A team of atmospheric scientists and environmental engineers from Harvard University and Tsinghua University in Beijing have continuously measured atmospheric CO 2 and carbon monoxide (CO) levels in rural Miyun, about 100 km northeast of Beijing, since November 2004.

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APRIL 17, 2010

Clean Energy : solar/PV, wind, geothermal, hydro, tidal, biofuels. On 4 October 2004, X PRIZE awarded the largest prize in history, the $10 million Ansari X PRIZE, to aerospace designer Burt Rutan and financier Paul Allen for creation and successful mission of the first private spacecraft, SpaceShipOne.

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APRIL 7, 2011

The analysis updates EPRI’s 2004 EPRI assessment, which estimated the cost of implementing a smart grid at $165 billion. Factoring a wide range of new technologies, applications and consumer benefits the investment needed to implement a fully functional smart grid ranges from $338 billion to $476 billion and can result in benefits between $1.3

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JUNE 26, 2009

In addition to high oil prices and the financial crisis, the increased use of new renewable energy sources, such as biofuels for road transport and wind energy for electricity generation, had a noticeable and mitigating impact on CO 2 emissions. Since 2002, the average annual increase was almost 4%. Global CO2 emissions increased from 15.3

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APRIL 25, 2009

But bi-polar battery packs also have the potential for use in telecommunications, providing uninterrupted power supplies, stationary power and renewable energy power storage, both solar and wind applications. Journal of Power Sources. Volume 136, Issue 2, Pages 366-371 doi: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2004.03.025. 2004.03.025. Loyns, A.

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MARCH 27, 2010

Arrows denote winds at this level derived from meteorological analysis, showing that the HCN maximum is linked with the upper tropospheric Asian monsoon anticyclone. Satellite records from 2004 to 2009 showed a pattern of increases in the chemical’s presence in the stratosphere each summer, correlating with the timing of the monsoon.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2009

Hydrogen produced by water electrolysis has the potential to be a useful means of storing excess electricity generated using wind, solar, and other intermittent renewable energy. New materials have provided more than 50% improvement in storage capacity since 2004, with some materials achieving nearly 10% material-based capacity by weight.

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MAY 25, 2012

Prior to working for Google, many of the engineers were veterans of the 2004 and 2005 DARPA Grand Challenge that featured vehicles executing a route across an off road area. Levandowski showed a video of a narrow, winding CA road full of runners which they use for software development. —Anthony Levandowski.

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JULY 28, 2021

In addition, Jadar will produce borates, which are used in solar panels and wind turbines. The Jadar deposit and its unique mineral, Jadarite, discovered by Rio Tinto geologists in 2004 contains high-grade mineralization of boron and lithium, supporting a long-life operation in the first quartile of the cost curve for both products.

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When CR first tested the Tesla Model 3, we complained about the ride, seat comfort, wind noise, controls, and brakes. The Model 3 brakes were indeed valid criticism, and Tesla reacted as such. A series of procedures that bypass active safety features, maybe not so much. . Boy were the Tesla fans pissed. Tesla OTOH improved all those things.

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billion of final investment decisions on offshore wind projects in Europe. A continuing sharp decline in technology costs—particularly in solar but also in wind—meant that every dollar invested in renewable energy bought significantly more generating capacity in 2014. Additional to China, Brazil ($7.6 billion), India ($7.4

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JULY 22, 2009

Auerbach adds that due to economies of scale and over capacity in the industry “ wind energy should have a 20% reduction in equipment costs within the next year ” and he has seen realistic projections of “ solar, with a 10% tax credit, being competitive with baseline generation in 2020 ”. Earlier post.).

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JUNE 25, 2010

Last year, GE started wind tunnel testing with NASA to evaluate counter-rotating fan systems for an open rotor engine. By applying today’s advanced data acquisition systems and computational design tools to the open rotor engine, GE has improved the design to reduce fuel consumption by 26% and address noise challenges.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Second Sight Medical Products , in his right eye in 2004 and the subsequent Argus II implant in his left 11 years later. Terry Byland did not encounter any problems with his 2004 Argus I implant. Terry Byland is the only person to have received this kind of implant in both eyes. Terry Byland.

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This year’s Index finds that 2017 marked the first time that a greater portion of California’s power mix came from renewable sources such as wind and solar than it did from fossil fuels. Landfill emissions are also emerging as a policy challenge, having risen every single year since 2004 in California, and shooting up 7.4%

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APRIL 29, 2009

Winner of the 2004 Dale Prize for Excellence in Urban Planning. The goal is to design a city that “ is completely sustainable, to be completely self sufficient, to be able to live on its own produced energy from the sun, the wind, of processing its own waste ” according to Guala. Dr. Luca Guala, Systemica. Washington, D.C.:

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A PHEV with only a 20-mile all-electric range is 62% lower (see printed page 95 in the 2004 study ). Plus more people are installing rooftop solar photovoltaic systems, and clean wind power is vastly expanding nationally (see study by eminent environmentalist Lester Brown cited at CalCars Kudos ). The GREET 1.6 Why Pay More for a PHEV?

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Put another way, even when driving the conventional T6 model and accelerating briskly up a winding road, the driver has no idea that only a 2.0L (1,969 cm 3 ), 4-cylinder gasoline engine is doing the work. The XC90 was the Nº 1 selling European luxury SUV in 2004. active empty nesters.

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MARCH 6, 2014

The aerodynamics have been analyzed during some 2,000 hours of wind tunnel testing since February 2012. The Porsche 919 Hybrid must not exceed a length of 183.1 inches, a height of 41.3 inches, and the width must be between 70.8 The 470 hp, 4.0-liter

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MAY 20, 2009

in 2008, continuing a trend of falling industrial sector emissions since 2004. in 2008 reflected, among other factors, an increase in wind-powered generation. Industrial carbon dioxide emissions fell by 3.2% In addition to manufacturing, the industrial sector includes agriculture, construction and mining. Energy demand declined by 2.2%

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JANUARY 18, 2011

These atmospheric rivers, the meteorological conditions that produce them, and the resulting precipitation and winds that affect California, can be simulated by using computer models. An Atmospheric River originating over the central Pacific on 16 February 2004. Source: USGS. Click to enlarge.

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Alternatively they can serve as buffers for renewables such as wind and solar power—whether as part of the grid or as home installations. The first technology demonstrator was the compact A2H2 in 2004, which was already equipped with a polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell (PEM). Fast charging and Audi wireless charging.

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APRIL 21, 2009

Power and Associates 2004 report ]. How about a car-mounted wind-generator? At the moment, only 2004-2007 Priuses , and to a limited extent, the Ford Escape/Mercury Mariner Hybrids. Car and Driver s Patrick Bedard writes amusingly but tellingly about this issue. PHEV Conversions to top What cars can be converted to PHEVs?

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DECEMBER 20, 2009

Gains in new vehicle fleet economy by OEM, 2004-2009. Ford, however, was starting with the worst 2004 new vehicle fleet fuel economy of any of its major competitors. In 2004, noted Mark Fields, Ford EVP and President, The Americas, Ford’s US portfolio was composed of 70% trucks and SUVs, the rest being cars and crossovers.

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MAY 17, 2010

The research grew out of two coring expeditions sponsored by the Nyanza Project in 2001 and 2004. The lake is highly stratified and depends on wind to churn the waters and send nutrients from the depths toward the surface as food for algae, which supports the entire food web of the lake. —Jessica Tierney, lead author.

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AUGUST 14, 2009

An overwhelming majority (82% favor, 16% oppose) say automakers should be required to improve fuel efficiency, and support is nearly as high (79% favor, 18% oppose) for increasing federal funding to develop wind, solar, and hydrogen energy technology. Air quality. Californians’ views about air quality have seen a significant shift.

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