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NOVEMBER 4, 2009

St1 will concentrate on optimizing high-blend bio-ethanol designed to replace fossil gasoline for Finnish conditions and minimizing the environmental impact of its use, while Neste Oil will focus on developing other bio-components suitable for blending with conventional gasoline.

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JULY 29, 2015

Neste, Renewable Energy Group (REG) and Solazyme will supply renewable diesel to UPS to help facilitate the company’s shift to move more than 12% of its purchased ground fuel from conventional diesel and gasoline fuel to alternative fuels by the end of 2017. In 2014, we achieved a 14.1%

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DECEMBER 11, 2018

diesel,” this fuel is synthesized mainly from by-products and waste materials. In Germany, the CO 2 emissions of newly registered vehicles have fallen by one quarter since 2007. Since early November, the cars chauffeuring the management board members of Robert Bosch GmbH have been running on fully renewable diesel. Known as “C.A.R.E.

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AUGUST 4, 2017

The PEM system uses heating from electrically conducting gas (a plasma) to convert the feedstock (usually waste) to valuable products. Cellulosic ethanol reduces greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 80% compared to gasoline. The current market price of cellulosic ethanol sold in California is estimated to be $4.50

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OCTOBER 30, 2014

The successful design, research and teamwork resulted in the Mercedes-Benz PU106A Hybrid Power Unit, which has not only been the dominant powertrain in this first season under the new Formula One rules, but is also arguably among the most thermally efficient gasoline powertrains ever produced, with a claimed thermal efficiency of greater than 40%.

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MARCH 6, 2012

Four new corporate partners—Best Buy, Johnson Controls, Pacific Gas and Electric, and Veolia—are joining the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Clean Fleets Partnership, a broad public-private partnership that assists the nation’s largest fleet operators in reducing the amount of gasoline and diesel they use nationwide.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2012

The three winning companies are: Umpqua Energy , a startup company based in Medford, Oregon, is using an Argonne National Laboratory technology to develop a system that allows a gasoline engine to operate in an extreme lean burn mode in order to increase gasoline mileage.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

Assembly Bill 118 (Núñez, Chapter 750, Statutes of 2007) authorized the Energy Commission to provide approximately $100 million annually over seven years to encourage new fuels and technologies. 24 million to help develop and produce biofuels such as gasoline and diesel substitutes and renewable natural gas.

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OCTOBER 12, 2009

Among the projects discussed were reducing cold starts; using waste heat for different heating applications in the car; and a new implementation of a thermoelectric generator (TEG) for waste heat recovery. Heating with waste heat. Encapsulating the engine for heat retention. Click to enlarge. No more cold starts.

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AUGUST 31, 2011

Instead of the 950 million liters required initially under the 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act, the final target will be a much smaller 25 million liters. The EPA’s target reduction reflects the technical challenges and high costs of commercializing so-called second-generation biofuels. —Sam Shrank.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2020

The gasoline engine only runs in reversing to power the batteries. Matt from Rhode Island reported no faults with the hybrid battery in his 2007 Prius that he bought new, now clocking 555k km (347k miles). Pablo reported no inverter coolant problems on his 2007 with 528k km (330k miles) that he is the first owner of.

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JANUARY 3, 2014

The extracted rock can be used directly as a power plant resource or it can be processed to produce shale oil, which in turn can be refined into gasoline, diesel or jet fuels. million tonnes emitted in 2007. Waste heat is used to generate electricity, making Enefit shale oil plants net producers of electricity.

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JANUARY 22, 2014

PME= palm oil methyl ester, RME = rapeseed methyl ester, SME = soy methyl ester, WME = waste cooking oil methyl ester, FTD = Fischer-Tropsch diesel, HBD = hydrogenated biodiesel. JAMA cites the poor oxidation stability of high-level biodiesel blends, highlighted in the JATOP findings, in sticking with B5 levels.

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OCTOBER 19, 2009

As currently practiced in a country such as Brazil, it can lead to emissions reductions of between 70% and well over 100% when substituted for gasoline. World ethanol production for transport fuel tripled between 2000 and 2007 from 17 billion to more than 52 billion liters (13.7 World Transport Biofuel Production.

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JANUARY 12, 2015

V8 Turbo Diesel since the partnership began in 2007. In order to control the air flow between the two turbo chargers, the new M² system from Cummins Turbo Technologies uses a patented rotary valve to open ports that perform the bypass or waste-gate functionality and provide exhaust after-treatment thermal management. Earlier post.).

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JULY 15, 2011

internal combustion engine vehicle (ICE); hybrid electric vehicle-gasoline (HEV-gas); hybrid electric vehicle-diesel (HEV-diesel); (hydrogen) fuel cell vehicle (FCV); battery electric vehicle (BEV); and sugar fuel cell vehicle (SFCV). 17 MG/kg) would release more kinetic energy than one kg of gasoline (i.e., fuel, vehicle, etc.),

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OCTOBER 13, 2015

The C-MAX Energi plug-in hybrid and Mondeo hybrid will complement Ford’s growing range of vehicles powered by Ford’s efficient EcoBoost gasoline engines. In addition, for every car produced in China last year, the company sent 86% less waste to landfills compared to 2011, and used 19% less energy. Greening manufacturing.

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MAY 27, 2009

The anaerobic digester is fed the waste from the distillation process and the wastes from 2,000 dairy cattle and 10,000 beef cattle being raised on the site. First, the industry is approaching the ethanol-to-gasoline blend wall of 10% ethanol, 90% gasoline in standard gas engines. gallon with corn at $4/bushel.

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MARCH 22, 2010

Fuel for fusion comes from ordinary seawater, and estimates indicate that 1 gallon of seawater packs the energy equivalent of 16 gallons of gasoline at 100 percent efficiency for energy production. The number of presentations on the topic at ACS National Meetings has quadrupled since 2007. of SRI International in Menlo Park, Calif.,

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NOVEMBER 23, 2011

The Phase 2 review follows on the original NRC Phase 1 review of the Partnership conducted in 2007 and resulting in a report issued in 2008. Whereas future US gasoline demand is expected to be flat for the next 20 years, diesel fuel demand is expected to grow, necessitating changes in refinery operations. Earlier post.). Finding 3-1.

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MARCH 15, 2010

Although the starch-to-ethanol pathway is similar to that used for corn ethanol, based upon initial calculations from Drexel University, OBE’s winter barley ethanol has the potential to meet the criteria of an Advanced Biofuel as defined by the Renewable Fuel Standard-2 (RFS-2) and the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA 2007).

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

CATS’ fleet and financial plans call for the replacement 1998, 1999 and 2007 year diesel buses with new diesel buses in fiscal year 2012. Purchase gasoline-electric hybrid vans: Gasoline-electric hybrid vans will be purchased to replace gasoline-powered vans used by transit supervisors.

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JUNE 7, 2010

New TCe gasoline engine family. Renault introduced the 1,149cc TCe 100 for Twingo, Clio and Modus in 2007. With the imminent switch to Euro 5 and Euro 6 legislation, gasoline engines are poised to become an increasingly attractive proposition, a trend anticipated by Renault’s new TCe powerplant family.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

The researchers’ ultimate objective is to develop more efficient catalysts and new reactor designs for converting solid biomass directly into gasoline-range hydrocarbons while generating electricity. Curt Conner, all from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

This could eventually have a role comparable to that of the Volkswagen Group’s modular diesel and modular gasoline engine kits (MDB and MOB). (“Baukasten” = German for construction kit). A differential torque of 5,000 N·m is possible, Pint added.). Audi's MLB. Developed by Prof.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2010

EPA, under the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA), is responsible for revising and implementing regulations to ensure that transportation fuel sold in the United States contains a minimum volume of renewable fuel. President Obama. Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS2).

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Heres our three-paragaph summary and a link to the first of several postings on the subject at CalCars-News : July 2007 EPRI-NRDC Definitive Study: PHEVs Will Reduce Emissions If Broadly Adopted The EPRI-NRDC studies finally give an environmental stamp of approval to PHEVs. Three more points: Both reports match up well with previous studies.

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JULY 19, 2012

Since 2007, variations of an LCFS policy have been adopted by California (LCFS); the European Union (Fuel Quality Directive, FQD); and British Columbia (Renewable and Low-Carbon Fuel Requirement Regulation, RLCFRR). Set a target of reducing the carbon intensity of gasoline and diesel by 10 to 15 percent by 2030.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2010

Assembly Bill 118 (Núñez, Chapter 750, Statutes of 2007) created the California Energy Commission’s Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program. In 2007 the company developed Mission One, a high performance electric motorcycle. Electric vehicles components. Earlier post.) Biodiesel distribution.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

JANUARY 28, 2009

HEV - The current generation of production Hybrids are 100% gas fueled vehicles with a few EV tricks like Regen Braking and no wasteful Idling. What changes do we make to convert a gasoline-only hybrid to a Plug-In Hybrid? See SEVA:Electric vehicle. PHEV - These vehicles combine the advantages of both HEV and EV vehicles.

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MAY 10, 2012

The 2012-2013 plan update allocates $100 million to encourage investments in the following areas: $20 million to help develop and produce biofuels, including gasoline and diesel substitutes, and biomethane. million for E85 fuel (85 percent ethanol, 15 percent gasoline) and $1.5 11 million for hydrogen cell fueling stations.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2011

California Assembly Bill 118 (Núñez, Chapter 750, Statutes of 2007), created the Alternative and. An expanded natural gas fueling infrastructure also creates additional opportunities to incorporate biomethane from anaerobically digested waste-based biomass feedstocks into California’s transportation fueling infrastructure. Propane ($1.5

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JULY 22, 2009

As another panelist pointed out, “ The New York Times is well-equipped to write the article about how Stimulus Funds have been wasted ”. billion in 2004 to $117 billion 2007 with the first three quarters of 2008 averaging 29% higher than 2007. Annual investment in the global renewables industry had grown from $16.5

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APRIL 10, 2012

Innovative technologies to enable differential compression and expansion in piston engines resulting in significantly improved efficiencies compared to state-of-the-art engines (currently 38% for gasoline and 42% for diesel engines). Subsystem Component Technologies. Thermoelectric Technologies. Biobased Products. Advanced Materials.

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OCTOBER 22, 2009

Damages are expressed in cents per VMT (2007 USD). Nonclimate-related damages for corn grain ethanol were similar to or slightly worse than gasoline, because of the energy needed to produce the corn and convert it to fuel. Source: “Hidden Costs of Energy”. Click to enlarge. cents to about 1.7

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

A January 2007 Pacific National Laboratory study shows that if we woke up tomorrow and all our vehicles could plug in, todays grid could support more than three-quarters of them charging at night without building a single power plant. Dont PHEVs just shift pollution from gasoline cars to power plants? Just the opposite.

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OCTOBER 15, 2009

They deliberately suppressed and illegally covered up the EPA’s 2007 ENDANGERMENT FINDING that said the government should begin regulating greenhouse gas emissions because global warming posed serious risks to the country. This is the biggest sellout of the population in the history of this country.

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