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Omnitek Engineering selected for diesel-to-gas drayage truck conversion demo at Port of Seattle

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The project has a goal of meeting 2007 EPA emission standards for particulate emissions by 2017 for all drayage trucks serving the Port’s marine container terminals, estimated at more than 2,000 vehicles.

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UOP Renewable Jet Fuel From Camelina Powers KLM Demo Flight

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UOP’s green jet fuel process technology was originally developed in 2007 under a contract from the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to produce renewable military jet fuel for the US military. savings compared to petroleum jet. Earlier post.).

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Sekab and Dyadic verify commercial scale performance of new enzyme mix to breakdown cellulose

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The DISCO project is part-funded by the Seventh Framework Programme for research and technological development (FP7), the European Union’s chief instrument for funding research over the period 2007 to 2013.

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LeddarTech showcasing 2D and 3D solid-state LiDARs for mass-market autonomous driving deployments; Leddar Ecosystem

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Additionally, automotive supplier Valeo will be demoing their Leddar-based solid-state LiDAR sensor at their booth on the Central Plaza. These LiDAR systems’ production versions will offer resolutions of up to 512×64 on a field of view of 120×20 degrees, and detection ranges that exceed 200 m for pedestrians and over 300 m for vehicles.

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Chrysler Disbands ENVI Electric Vehicle Group; Function Absorbed into Traditional Line Organization

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Reuters reports that Chrysler has disbanded its ENVI team, formed in 2007 to bring electric-drive vehicles and related advanced-propulsion technologies to market. Earlier post.) Earlier post.). In August, Chrysler took $70 million in grants from the US Department of Energy to develop a test fleet of 220 hybrid pickup trucks and minivans.

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Embraer, GE, Azul and Amyris in Renewable Jet Fuel Evaluation Project

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Micrograph of fermentation fluids from production of Amyris Renewable Diesel (Nov 2007). The initiative can culminate in a demo flight, by early 2012, of an Embraer E-Jet using GE engines and belonging to Azul Linhas Aéreas. Amyris engineers microbes to convert sugar to hydrocarbon fuels. Source: Amyris. Click to enlarge.

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Volvo Car Corporation to Introduce Diesel Plug-in Hybrid in Europe in 2012

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In January 2007, Volvo Cars and energy supplier Vattenfall launched a joint project with the aim of testing and developing plug-in technology. for the plug-in demo cars. A V70 plug-in hybrid demonstrator. The series-production PHEVs will feature “somewhat different” technology. Click to enlarge. V70 PHEV Demonstrators. Earlier post.)

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