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JUNE 26, 2023

Meanwhile, China’s state-owned Guangzhou Automobile Group Company (GAC) has announced it had developed an engine powered by ammonia with help from Toyota Motor Corporation during its annual technology showcase. The industry would need to embrace the concept fairly broadly and be willing to spend more money to chase development.

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AUGUST 8, 2017

Mazda Motor Corporation announced “Sustainable Zoom-Zoom 2030,” a new long-term vision for technology development that looks ahead to the year 2030. Under Sustainable Zoom-Zoom 2030, Mazda aims to reduce corporate average well-to-wheel carbon dioxide emissions to 50% of 2010 levels by 2030, and achieve a 90% reduction by 2050.

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MARCH 11, 2014

Showcased at the Consumer Electronics Show in January in Las Vegas ( earlier post ), the FCV Concept, which presages the introduction of the series-production vehicle, made its European debut at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show. The company is considering using the Toyota FCV Concept packaging.

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OCTOBER 25, 2011

The US Department of Energy; the Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation; and ConocoPhillips will work together to test technologies for producing methane gas from hydrate deposits on the Alaska North Slope. The method was successfully demonstrated during a 1-week test conducted by Japan and Canada in northwestern Canada in 2008.?.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2014

In May, Toyota Motor Sales (TMS) and its affiliate Toyota Motor Credit Corporation (TMCC) entered into a group of financial agreements with FirstElement Fuel Inc. (FE) Honda launched its more recent fuel-cell vehicle, the FCX Clarity, in July 2008.

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JUNE 1, 2013

The company’s private placement memoranda informed investors that Scuderi Group intended to use the proceeds from its offerings for “general corporate purposes, including working capital.” Scuderi prepared, Scuderi Group said that it planned to use the net proceeds from the offerings “for general corporate purposes, including working capital.”

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APRIL 26, 2011

He is an adviser to Natural Power Concepts and two other energy start-ups. Sabarsky has served as the CFO and COO of HRBP since August 2008. Prior to joining HRBP, he led the corporate development function at Diversa Corp., He serves on the board of directors for Sopogy, American Electric and The James Campbell Company.

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JULY 15, 2011

a subsidiary of Lignol Energy Corporation, has reached agreement with the US Department of Energy’s Biomass Program (DOE) to phase out the DOE funding award for up to $30 million for a demonstration project. The resulting project concept and plant design depart substantially from those that the award was originally based on.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2011

Mazda has stated that its goal is to improve fuel efficiency by 30% by 2015 (compared to 2008 levels). Mazda Motor Corporation has been developing its new technologies under the SKYACTIV concept and they include completely new gasoline and diesel engines, transmissions and vehicle architectures.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2009

EcoMotors was founded in 2008 by Prof. Until mid-2005, Runkle was Vice Chairman and Chief Technical Officer of Delphi Corporation, where he was the senior executive responsible for deploying lean principles and integrating engineering, manufacturing and purchasing, and for leading major international customer accounts. Don Runkle.

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JUNE 25, 2014

Toyota Motor Corporation revealed the exterior design and Japan pricing of its hydrogen fuel cell sedan, first unveiled as a concept at the Tokyo Motor Show last year. In 2008, Toyota introduced the FCHV-adv with improved range and cold-start capabilities. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.) million miles) in the US and Japan.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2009

In announcing their partnership, FPL Group and Duke Energy called for a wide variety of organizations to commit to greening their vehicle fleets, including corporations, governments, universities and other agencies. The initiative will begin 1 Jan. 2010, when both companies will begin tracking their commitment. FPL Group, Inc.

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JANUARY 7, 2018

ExxonMobil Corporation announced positive results from its Ranger-1 exploration well, marking ExxonMobil’s sixth oil discovery offshore Guyana since 2015. This discovery proves a new play concept for the 6.6 billion recoverable oil-equivalent barrels. million acre Stabroek Block, and adds further value to our growing Guyana portfolio.

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JUNE 21, 2011

This program offers practical courses to 2,000 farmers to improve the productivity and efficiency of their subsistence farming practices as well as introducing concepts of safety, hygiene and healthcare. The Swedish Development Fund (Swedfund) and FMO are to join AOG as equity partners.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2010

Researchers from Imperial College London and their European partners, including Volvo Car Corporation, are developing a prototype multifunctional structural composite material composed of carbon fibers and a polymer resin which can store and discharge electrical energy and which is also strong and lightweight enough to be used for car parts.

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MAY 2, 2012

The US Department of Energy (DOE) partnered with ConocoPhillips and the Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation (JOGMEC) on the test, which was the first field trial of a methane hydrate production methodology whereby CO 2 was exchanged in situ with the methane molecules within a methane hydrate structure. —Secretary Chu.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2009

BP and Verenium Corporation have formed a 50-50 joint venture to develop and commercialize cellulosic ethanol from non-food feedstocks such as energy cane and energy grasses. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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MAY 12, 2009

At the AABC 2008 conference, Robert King from GE Global Research outlined requirements and challenges for hybrid locomotive batteries, including: 1,300 kW continuous chare/discharge power. GE has been exploring a “dual-battery” concept—optimized power and energy storage systems—with Chrysler for plug-in vehicles under a DOE-funded project.

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OCTOBER 6, 2010

Purcell, best known for his leadership at the General Motors Corporation with the GM EV-1, moves into this role after serving as a board director and strategic advisor to the company. Protean Holdings Corp, a developer of advanced in-wheel electric drive systems, has named Bob Purcell its Chairman and CEO.

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APRIL 20, 2024

The Renault-Nissan Alliance in India was set up in 2008 as Renault Nissan Automotive India Private Limited (RNAIPL) a 70:30 joint venture, with Nissan holding the majority. A teaser of the two upcoming midsize SUVs was released, with the two still in concept form.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2009

Azure Dynamics Corporation incorporated Aura Systems ’s AuraGen motor/generator into its Balance Hybrid Electric vehicle delivered to the United States Postal Service fleet (USPS). The AuraGen development started in 1994 with the first working proof of concept demonstration in 1996. The AuraGen. Click to enlarge.

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Cars That Think

JULY 30, 2023

In the winter of 1973, corporate managers summoned Whittingham to the company’s New York City offices to appear before a subcommittee of the Exxon board. “I Moreover, company executives thought Whittingham’s concept was unlikely to ever be broadly successful. In contrast, Whittingham’s new chemistry produced an astonishing 2.4

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MAY 3, 2009

China’s fourth largest car manufacturer Chongqing Changan Automobile Co and Orbital Corporation Limited have formed a joint development to work on a concept engine. If it proves successful, Changan hopes to take the FlexDI concept to mass production. It is not the first time that the two companies have joined forces.

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JANUARY 3, 2011

In India, we met with Delhi Metro Rail Corporation. They are used to doing business overseas, and they had some interesting concepts, such as making a lightweight bus. AEV did work with LG Chem up to about 2008, Rivers said. The startup looked to Hong Kong, China and India to see what those markets might need. —Dan Rivers.

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APRIL 22, 2009

A new mild hybrid concept vehicle made its global debut at Auto Shanghai this week dubbed the Buick Business Concept. The GM Hybrid System, which made its debut at the Geneva Motor Show in 2008, builds on belt-alternator-starter hybrid technology that is already available in the Buick LaCrosse Eco-Hybrid in China.

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JANUARY 22, 2022

It was the end of 2008, October, right before the holiday shopping season. This is the moment that the concept of electronic paper, or e-paper, went mainstream. Electronic-ink researchers had been pursuing color e-paper for years, as had other researchers around the world, in universities, corporate research labs, and startups.

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MARCH 31, 2023

During the pandemic operations were shut down and it is now more focused on on corporate programs. Its car share program, Hertz on Demand, launched in December 2008 and grew to more than 1,000 vehicles, 85,000 members and more than 500 locations worldwide, including corporate fleets, airports, hotels, utilities, government, and universities.

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JANUARY 20, 2010

If so, this tracks fairly well with the most aggressive DOE and NRC (2008) cases for FCV commercialization, assuming strong policy support. Collaboration between automotive OEMs and utilities: the concept of grid-connected vehicles has introduced the unconventional need for utilities and auto manufacturers to work together.

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OCTOBER 31, 2010

In early 2008, we announced our first investment in Australia. BG Group’s decision to sanction the development of the first phase of QCLNG completes the final condition required for implementation of the Group’s agreements with the China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC), signed in March 2010.

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MARCH 22, 2010

This concept is often called “additionality.” While in the corporate bond world, the credit ratings agencies rated the bonds of thousands of companies and were not dependent on any one company for fees, subprime mortgage-backed credit derivatives were being produced by a small number of banks. Validation requires additionality.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2012

That’s why for the past week I’ve been working at my new job in Manhattan Beach where I’ve transitioned from the volunteer advocacy efforts I’ve been contributing since 2008 to a professional role in sustainability partnerships for CBS EcoMedia. The on-stage banner heralding the ribbon cutting event @ ECHS.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2009

Siemens’ Corporate Technology Department (CT), the company’s central research unit, provided an integrated system—comprising the motor/generator, power electronics and a battery-connected interface—for the “iChange”. The Airtronic, also designed specifically for the concept car, consumes about maximum of 0.43 Rinderknecht. liter tank.

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JANUARY 11, 2010

The FT-CH concept. Toyota Motor Sales (TMS) USA unveiled the FT-CH dedicated hybrid concept at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit. However, at the time, the market, the consumer and consumer’s environmental mind-set were not ready to buy-in to the whole battery-electric concept. Click to enlarge.

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MAY 15, 2010

million research contract to develop environmental and performance concepts that will help guide the agency’s aeronautics research over the next 25 years. The D “double bubble” series design concept is based on a modified “tube-and-wing” structure that has a very wide fuselage to provide extra lift.

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MAY 8, 2009

Mascoma Corporation has made major research advances in consolidated bioprocessing, or CBP, a low-cost processing strategy for production of biofuels from cellulosic biomass. Our results go a long way toward establishing the feasibility of the processing concept that we have built our company around—so this is a big day for us.

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APRIL 12, 2024

Carbon neutrality for all Honda products and corporate activities by 2050. Honda has created a proof-of-concept Class 8 hydrogen fuel cell truck in the U.S., Using 100-percent sustainable materials, enabling Honda to recycle or reuse all materials from its vehicles.

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MAY 27, 2009

At a renewable energy conference in February of this year Doug Berven, the director of Corporate Affairs at ethanol producer POET, shared the following capacity projections for the ethanol business: At the beginning of this year the industry had 12.1 All of these issues are contributing to excess capacity in the industry. Earlier post.).

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