article thumbnail

EPA finalizes RFS volumes for 2019 and biomass-based diesel volumes for 2020

Green Car Congress

Under the RFS program, a small refinery may be granted a temporary exemption from its annual Renewable Volume Obligations (RVOs) if it can demonstrate that compliance with the RVOs would cause the refinery to suffer disproportionate economic hardship.

EPA 223
article thumbnail

US DOT awards $13.6M to 8 projects to advance fuel cell technology for transit industry

Green Car Congress

The awards come from FY2012 funds via FTA’s National Fuel Cell Bus Program, which has provided nearly $90 million since 2006 to speed the development of fuel cell technology. Over the period of that program, fuel cell lifetimes (in transit operations) have more than doubled while costs have declined by 50%.

Cleveland 291
article thumbnail

California Air Resources Board To Award Up to $1M for Hybridization of Existing Marine Vessel

Green Car Congress

All work must be completed within two years post grant award. The hybrid technology installed in association with this project must be capable of operating in a marine environment. 2009-10 Grant Proposal Solicitation, Air Quality Improvement Program (AQIP): Hybridization of an Existing Marine Vessel.

Mariner 170
article thumbnail

QUB spin-out to commercialize to technique for production of MOFs; storage for natural gas vehicles

Green Car Congress

MOF manufacturing techniques have been limited as they are costly, slow and require large quantities of solvents, which can be toxic and harmful to the environment. Granting of the patent enabled the formation of MOF Technologies from Queen’s spin-out arm QUBIS. —Prof. Anne Pichon, Ana Lazuen-Garay and Stuart L.

Gas 218
article thumbnail

How the Computer Graphics Industry Got Started at the University of Utah

Cars That Think

Evans and Sutherland, then computer science professors at the University of Utah, wanted to expand on the use of such tools by finding a way for computers to simulate objects and environments. For his work in the industry, Catmull received the 2006 IEEE John von Neumann Medal.

Utah 111
article thumbnail

DLR and Wuppertal publish comprehensive global analysis of e-mobility technologies, outlook and lifecycle assessments

Green Car Congress

million euro grant from the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung; BMBF) as part of the STROM support program (key technologies for electromobility). A total of 87 new BEV and PHEV production cars were presented worldwide between 2006-2013. The research program received a €1.7

Global 150
article thumbnail

X PRIZE Foundation Aims to Launch $100M in Prizes Over Next 10 Years, Targeting 4 Key Areas

Green Car Congress

The X PRIZE Foundation (XPF) is expanding its vision to address worldwide challenges in the areas of Energy & Environment; Exploration of the Oceans and Space; Life Sciences; and Education & Global Development with $100 million in prizes over the next 10 years. Energy & Environment. pH, temperature, current), mapping (e.g.

Water 231