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OCTOBER 13, 2010

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has granted a waiver for fuel containing up to 15% ethanol (E15) for model year 2007 and newer cars and light trucks. Fuel quality conditions include: Ethanol used for E15 must meet ASTM International D4806-10. Earlier post.). The Reid Vapor Pressure for E15 is limited to 9.0

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AUGUST 7, 2012

BP will establish a $100-million international research center, the BP International center for Advanced Materials (BP-ICAM) to lead research to advancethe fundamental understanding and use of materials across a variety of energy and industrial applications. The EBI was launched in 2007. —Bob Dudley.

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MAY 11, 2012

AllCell Technologies, LLC and Townsend Ventures, LLC have formed a venture, Townsend-AllCell Technologies, LLC, to commercialize AllCell’s passive thermal management technology for advanced battery systems and packs. Earlier post.). As a battery discharges, the graphite matrix conducts the heat evenly throughout the pack, while the.

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MARCH 4, 2013

Alberta-based Climate Change and Emissions Management Corporation (CCEMC) ( earlier post ) has issued a $35-million open innovation international challenge to create new, carbon-based products and markets. They are estimated to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 8 megatonnes over 10 years, enough to take more than 1.6

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

Darling International and a subsidiary of Valero Energy Corporation are taking initial steps towards the formation of a joint venture to build a facility capable of producing more than 10,000 barrels/day or (135 million gallons per year) of renewable diesel on a site adjacent to Valero’s St. In 2007, ConocoPhillips and Tyson Foods Inc.

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OCTOBER 22, 2020

SAE International has published the first global standard that specifies, in a single document, both the electric vehicle and supply equipment (EVSE) ground-system requirements for wireless charging of electric vehicles (EV). Publishing SAE J2954 is a major step forward in wireless charging commercialization for EVs.

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JANUARY 28, 2011

In 2007, HRBP and Royal Dutch Shell PLC, the international energy company, formed Cellana as a separate joint venture to build and operate a demonstration facility to grow marine algae and produce vegetable oil for conversion into biofuel. Earlier post.)

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AUGUST 20, 2019

mb/d, its strongest level since 2007. was high-sulfur distillate fuel (HSD), which is a heating fuel in the residential and commercial sectors and a marine fuel when blended to upgrade heavy fuel oil. of capacity) and compensated for lower international demand for US petroleum exports. This was a decrease of 0.9% About 93.0%

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JULY 31, 2017

LanzaTech’s first commercial facility will be online at the end of 2017 in China, producing fuel-grade ethanol from captured steelmaking off-gas. The successful application of LanzaTech’s innovative platform in steel making has led to commercial engagement with companies in the ferroalloy sector. during steel manufacturing. Resources.

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DECEMBER 21, 2010

which is commercializing olefin metathesis technology for renewable fuels and chemicals, has raised $100 million in its Series C financing round. Naxos Capital Partners led the round with additional new investors, including Total Energy Ventures International, joining TPG Biotech and TPG Growth in the financing. Earlier post.).

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AUGUST 3, 2013

Targeted work and strategies have in this short period of time moved North Carolina from no biofuels presence to a credible site for commercial development. Throughout the legislative session, internationally leading biofuels, bioproducts, and technology companies lobbied and wrote letters of support to executive and legislative leadership.

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JUNE 20, 2011

The test flight preceded the announcement by ASTM International that it had preliminarily approved biofuel from algae and other renewable sources to be blended with traditional jet fuel on commercial flights worldwide, with formal approval expected sometime soon. This marks the first military aircraft to fly on an algal-based jet fuel.

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JANUARY 31, 2013

From this universe of potential cellulosic biofuel sources, the agency identified the subset that could be producing commercial volumes of qualifying cellulosic biofuel for use as transportation fuel in 2013. The assessment focused on domestic sources of cellulosic biofuel.

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AUGUST 8, 2017

SKYACTIV-X—which Mazda believes will be the first commercial gasoline engine to use compression ignition—uses a proprietary combustion method called Spark Controlled Compression Ignition (SPCCI). Earlier post.). the greatest contribution to reducing carbon dioxide emissions.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2011

which is commercializing olefin metathesis technology for renewable fuels and chemicals ( earlier post ), has completed a licensing agreement with XiMo AG, a company founded by renowned chemists Amir H. Elevance was formed in 2007, with capital and technology invested by TPG Biotech, TPG Growth, Cargill and Materia.

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JUNE 16, 2017

TDI engines for GAZ light commercial vehicles, opening up new business opportunities in international markets. Volkswagen Truck & Bus has a comprehensive portfolio of technologies as well as an extensive international sales network. Furthermore, the Volkswagen brand will in future supply 2.0

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JULY 9, 2016

Its commercial operations are slated to begin in mid-September. The result of the alliance in 2007 between Techint Engineering & Construction and SENER, the joint venture TS LNG specializes in performing LNG projects in EPC or turnkey format.

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MAY 9, 2012

International Alliance Group (IAG) will provide engineering, procurement and construction services for the project. RTP technology is currently in use in seven commercial biomass processing plants in the US and Canada. In 2008, Honeywell’s UOP partnered with Ensyn Corp.

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MAY 3, 2016

liter internal combustion engine (ICE) served as the genset engine. AMP Electric Vehicles was established in 2007 as a developmental-stage vehicle electrification company. A small 23 kW/30 hp, 2100 N·m PSI 2.4-liter The small ICE could be outfitted for gasoline, propane, or CNG. Workhorse and AMP Electric Vehicles. Earlier post.)

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JULY 23, 2012

Moving forward on their Heads of Agreement signed earlier this year at the Detroit Auto Show ( earlier post ) Korea-based SK Innovation and the international automotive supplier Continental signed an agreement to found a jointly managed company to develop, to produce and to market automotive Li-ion battery systems.

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JUNE 23, 2010

Micrograph of fermentation fluids from production of Amyris Renewable Diesel (Nov 2007). France-based Total, a major international oil and gas company, and synthetic biology company Amyris Inc., Amyris engineers microbes to convert sugar to hydrocarbon fuels. Source: Amyris. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).

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APRIL 28, 2009

Purchasers of commercial hybrid vehicles under this program will receive incentives ranging from $10,000 to $35,000 per vehicle depending on weight class. In addition to commercial hybrid trucks, Navistar manufactures hybrid school buses ( earlier post ).

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MARCH 21, 2009

Launched at the British International Motor Show in July 2008 ( earlier post ) and voted Electric Car of the Year at the Green Fleet awards, the MyCar electric vehicle is now on sale at evstores in London. Founded in 2007, evstores is a private limited company that promotes, sells and services electric cars. The two-seater MyCar CV.2

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APRIL 16, 2013

Transportation activities (excluding international bunker fuels) accounted for 33% of CO 2 emissions from fossil fuel combustion in 2011. Light duty vehicles (including passenger cars and light-duty trucks) represented 61% of CO 2 emissions, medium- and heavy-duty trucks 22%, commercial aircraft 7%, and other sources 11%.

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APRIL 16, 2009

The Renault-Nissan Alliance and LeasePlan, the European market leader in fleet and vehicle management, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) under which the two parties will study ways to promote the use of electric vehicles and will investigate the options for a commercial approach towards corporate fleet customers. million vehicles.

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MAY 22, 2016

The plug-in hybrid TX5 London Cab will be launched in the UK at the end of 2017 and in international markets in 2018. The global green bonds market amounted to more than US$40 billion in 2015, with issuers including the World Bank, commercial banks, corporations and municipalities.

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OCTOBER 29, 2014

The European Commission recently sent a formal Statement of Objections to Honeywell International Inc. R-1234yf is currently the only commercially available refrigerant with a sufficiently low global warming potential (GWP) to comply with the requirements of the MAC Directive.

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DECEMBER 20, 2011

Researchers from SRI International (SRI) are developing a methane-and-coal-to-liquids process that consumes negligible amounts of water and does not generate carbon dioxide. director, Chemical Science and Technology Laboratory, SRI International. Top: Conventional F-T process. Bottom: SRI process. Click to enlarge.

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MARCH 22, 2012

The US Department of Energy (DOE) Fuel Cell Technologies Program (FCT) is soliciting ( DE-FOA-0000680 ) ideas for H-Prize topics ( earlier post ) and criteria for advancements that would help to enable the widespread commercialization of hydrogen and fuel cell technologies. 654 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 ( P.L.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

The companies also plan to work together to speed commercialization of Sakti3 battery cells. Sakti3, led by Dr. Ann Marie Sastry of the University of Michigan, is commercializing high performance solid-state batteries that are produced using a novel manufacturing process that has been developed by the company. Sakti3, Inc.,

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APRIL 18, 2011

Fuel purchased in the US for international aircraft and marine travel accounted for an additional 123.1 Tg CO 2 in 2009; these emissions are recorded as international bunkers and are not included in US totals according to UNFCCC reporting protocols. CO 2 from the domestic operation of commercial aircraft decreased by 18% (24.0

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DECEMBER 22, 2009

China BAK said then at it aimed to commercialize the production of high-power lithium-phosphate cells for use in light electric vehicles and hybrid electric vehicles. China BAK began commercial production of lithium-phosphate cells at its Shenzhen facility for use in cordless power tools in October 2005, and for mining lamps in March 2007.

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DECEMBER 13, 2010

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.

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JUNE 2, 2017

The average emission of new light commercial vehicles in 2015 was 168.3 In 2015, the EU greenhouse gas emissions increased only slightly, despite the strongest annual economic growth (+ 2.2%) in the EU since 2007 and following a 4% decrease in emissions in 2014. if emissions from international aviation are excluded.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2009

Results from a 2007 GE study on HC-SCR showing %NO x conversion with 0 ppm H 2 , b) 1900 ppm H 2. Tenneco currently offers its ELIM-NOx urea-based SCR aftertreatment solutions for commercial on and off-road vehicle customers. 2007) High-Throughput Screening of NO x HC-SCR Catalysts. Whisenhunt et al. Click to enlarge.

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MAY 9, 2010

The strategy builds on the existing 2007 strategy to reduce CO 2 emissions from passenger cars and light-duty commercial vehicles, and complements ongoing and planned activities to decarbonize transport and to reduce their environmental impacts. The strategy aims to provide a technology-neutral policy framework.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

Shedd says the prototype will allow detailed testing of the engine’s actual capabilities, and bring the technology closer to commercialization. Shedd (2007) Continuous Combustion General Purpose Engine System (SAE 2007-32-0010). Kashmerick and Timothy A.

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