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SEPTEMBER 5, 2009

In 2008, SCF ran a series of tests of CatLiq using aqueous feed streams at the pilot plant in Herlev, Denmark. It was based on those results that SCF began discussions with Danish and international companies on further commercialization of CatLiq. SCF Technologies 2008 Annual Report. SCF Technologies presentation (2008).

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DECEMBER 17, 2013

Private industry and DOE’s national laboratories have already helped to reduce automotive fuel cell costs by more than 50% since 2006 and by more than 30% since 2008. Fuel cell durability has doubled and the amount of expensive platinum needed in fuel cells has fallen by 80% since 2005.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

Between 2004 and 2008, global energy intensity experienced its sharpest decline in 30 years, with an average annual growth rate of 1.87%. Starting in 2008-09, however, energy intensity again bumped up, experiencing the first rise in three decades. From 2001 to 2010, the rate dropped to 0.03%.

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MAY 21, 2010

Statoil (then Norsk Hydro) acquired 50% in the discovery in 2005, and the remaining 50% and its operatorship in 2008. Brazil will continue to form a key part of Statoil’s international strategy. The field was discovered in 1994. The transaction is subject to government approvals in Brazil and China.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2009

An analysis of sales- and activity-weighted fuel efficiency for new jet aircraft from 1960 to 2008 shows that while aircraft efficiency has doubled since 1960, advancements in the efficiency of commercial aircraft have stagnated in the last two decades. Such a development would be consistent with Peeter et al.’s —Rutherford and Zeinali.

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Since 2005, the World Car Awards have been presented annually at the start of the New York International Auto Show. Combined cycle fuel consumption is. l/100 km (112 mpg US) with combined CO 2 emissions of 49 g/km (based on the ECE test cycle and dependent on the selected tire size).

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DECEMBER 22, 2009

In December 2008, China’s Ministry of Science and Technology selected China BAK’s “Electric Vehicles Lithium-phosphate Power Battery Industrialization Project” as a key project of the National High Technology Research and Development Program (863 Program), with associated funding. Xiangqian Li, CEO of China BAK. Earlier post ).

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OCTOBER 15, 2009

Shanghai Volkswagen, with headquarters in Anting International Auto City, has four vehicle production plants, one engine plant, a technology center and a design center. Further milestones on the way to today’s production mark of five million vehicles came in June 2002 (two million), July 2005 (three million) and January 2008 (four million).

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MARCH 8, 2010

The dashed blue line is 2005 emissions; the scale on the right shows the percent of 2005 level. Direct transportation (fuel) taxes generate the greatest reductions in CO 2 emission from transportation, achieving CO 2 emissions at 86% of 2005 levels by about 2025. million barrels per day, relative to 2008 levels.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2009

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. Don Runkle.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2013

It provides energy security for the UK, reduces our reliance on volatile international energy markets and supports hundreds of thousands of jobs across the country. The oil is heavy with API gravities of 14.2 and viscosities at reservoir conditions of 67 cP and 508 cP, respectively for Maureen and Heimdal.

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MAY 9, 2009

UK researchers have published a new estimate of total crude oil extracted in the International Journal of Oil, Gas and Coal Technology that suggests we may have used more than we think. Lakatos and Lakatos-Szabo (2008) Global oil demand and role of chemical EOR methods in the 21st century. 2009.024887. 2008.016731.

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MARCH 22, 2009

Solyndra is the first company to receive an offer for a DOE loan guarantee under Title XVII of the Energy Policy Act of 2005. Solyndra’s panels are fully certified for US and international use and have been commercially shipping since July 2008.

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MAY 2, 2012

The Global Fuel Economy Initiative ( GFEI ) ( earlier post ) launched its second three-year effort to improve vehicle fuel economy around the world at the International Transport Forum in Leipzig. It also announced that a new partner—the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT)—has joined the effort.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2010

In a paper presented at the Materials Research Society Symposium in 2005, South et al. Wetzel (2005) Multifunctional Power-Generating and Energy-Storing Structural Composites for US Army Applications (Mater. 2007) Structural Polymer Composites for Energy Storage Devices (International Conference on Advanced Capacitors (ICAC2007)).

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MARCH 14, 2011

The mills will be able to supply both Brazilian and international markets with ethanol. Since 2008, BP has held a 50% share in Tropical BioEnergia S.A., Launched in November 2005, BP Alternative Energy combines all of BP’s interests in low-carbon energy. —Bob Dudley, BP Group Chief Executive.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2009

Data gathering for the Beijing study was completed in 2008. Discussion Paper 2008-08, Cambridge, Mass.: Energy Technology Innovation Policy research group, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, October 2008. Similar studies by the partners are being done in Beijing and Shanghai. Oliver, Hongyan He. “

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JANUARY 5, 2011

While internal EGR strategies using VVT have faster response rates, these valve strategies contend with delayed intake valve closure time, which also decreases power and efficiency. 2008) An investigation on the effects of fuel chemistry and engine operating conditions on HCCI engine ( SAE 2008-01-1660 ). Lü et al.

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JUNE 23, 2009

The Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program, first appropriated in the fall of 2008, will provide about $25 billion in loans to companies making cars and components in US factories that increase fuel economy at least 25% above 2005 fuel economy levels. Ford Motor Company will receive $5.9

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OCTOBER 26, 2012

At specific issue in the WQB decision was a 2008 permit-by-rule granted by DWQ to USOS for the project on the Tavaputs Plateau near PR Spring. In 2005, Earth Energy Resources (now USOS) initiated the mine licensing process through the Division of Oil, Gas, and Mining (DOGM) for a pilot project at PR Spring.

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JANUARY 30, 2009

Previous natural acidification events may have been associated with the five major coral mass extinction events that are known to have occurred during Earth’s history (Veron, 2008). Professor Sybil Seitzinger, Executive Director of the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (IGBP). 2007; Tyrrell et al., 2007; Tyrrell et al.,

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FEBRUARY 2, 2009

The European Commission has sent a formal communication [ 1 ] to the European Council and European Parliament, laying out the Commission’s recommendations to Council and Parliament on positions that the European Union should take during international climate change negotiations later this year in Copenhagen.

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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.

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campaign targeting the application of indirect impacts such as international indirect land use change only to the calculation of the carbon footprint of biofuels. The Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) was published 5 December 2008. The RFA “They Said What?” Public comments on the DEIS were accepted until 30 January 2009.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2009

as compared to 1990 emissions, to be achieved between 2008 and 2012. From an official point of view, COP 15 is to be informed by the most recent report from the UNFCCC’s International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the Fourth Assessment Report (AR4), published in 2007. Climate Change And The IPCC Fourth Assessment Report.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

Two new reports—one on technology, the other on policy— released by the International Energy Agency (IEA) outline pathways to improve the fuel efficiency of combustion-engined road vehicles by 50% by the middle of the century, saving as much as four-fifths of current annual global oil consumption. Source: Policy package.

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JUNE 13, 2012

Gas prices increased broadly in line with oil prices except in North America where prices reached record discounts both to crude oil and to international gas markets. There was a record decline in EU gas consumption (-9.9%) driven by the weak economy, high prices, warm weather and continued growth in renewable power generation.

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MARCH 6, 2010

Some offset projects may provide further benefits, such as: (a) the promotion of sustainable development; (b) improvements in air or water quality; (c) the creation of new domestic and international economic opportunities; and (d) the incentivization of innovation as parties seek new methods of generating offsets. CREDIBILITY OF OFFSETS.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2009

Fuglestvedt from CICERO Center for International Climate and Environmental Research – Oslo argue for the addition of a rate-based greenhouse gas emissions target in addition to a cumulative emissions target. C per decade even with constant (year 2005) emissions. GtC in 2008. Credit: Nature Reports CLimate Change.

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MARCH 25, 2009

Donaghy noted that Valence has shipped some 70 MWh of Li-ion battery capacity since 2005—equivalent to 200,000 batteries, or enough for 1,500 3.5 ISO/TS 16949 is the quality management system created by the International Organization of Standards to monitor the design, development, production and servicing of automotive components.

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IBM has its own claim to the invention of an aspect of the device, based on a year-2000 confidential internal report written by one of its employees, Shimon Shmueli. But Tan reasoned that “if the company just manufactured the player, it would not make a lot of money,” according to a 2005 article in the Straits Times.

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JANUARY 27, 2015

The ACES results are expected to play an important role in future risk reviews of diesel engines by international and US agencies. This phase was conducted at the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) in 2007 and 2008 and was the basis for selecting one HHDD engine/control system for health testing in Phase 3.

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JULY 4, 2011

The CHS Refinery in Laurel underwent a $400-million upgrade in May of 2008 and completed a $50 million benzene process. upgrades to its refinery since 2005. Workers from the International Bird Rescue are expected to arrive on Monday. The Montana Refining Company in Great Falls has invested. has 10,000 barrel per day capacity.

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DECEMBER 15, 2009

In June, the ASTM International Aviation Fuels Subcommittee having responsibility for jet fuel (D02.J0.01) AltAir Fuels LLC was formed in 2008 to develop projects for the production of jet fuel from renewable and sustainable oils. ASTM Certification. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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NOVEMBER 26, 2009

In 2005, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger enacted Executive Order S-03-052,requiring a reduction in state-wide GHG emissions to 80% below 1990 levels by 2050. Later in 2010, staff will propose formal regulatory changes to the ZEV program. California GHG Targets and ZEV. Earlier post.).

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DECEMBER 16, 2009

Such perception is at odds with most projections; for example, the International Scientific Congress on Climate Change suggested in March that while some societies might be able to cope with a “two-degree world” through aggressive adaptive strategies, impacts could be “significant” even below 2 ºC.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2009

Significant climate anomalies 2008/2009. degrees Celsius—even if GHG concentrations had been fixed at their 2005 concentration levels and without any other anthropogenic forcing such as the cooling effect of aerosols. In 2008, the minimum ice extent was 9% greater than in 2007, but still the second lowest on record.

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