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NOVEMBER 19, 2010

It is another energy conservation and new-energy vehicle demonstration project similar to the one Air Products won in China for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. During the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, Air Products’ hydrogen fueling technology was used to fill hydrogen fuel cell buses at a fueling station in the Beijing Hydrogen Park.

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Average monthly and model year fleet-wide achieved CAFE performance levels (light purple) versus NHTSA projected achieved CAFE levels (blue) for model years 2008 through 2016. Additionally, they found, achieved CAFE performance has consistently increased annually from model year 2008 through model year 2013. Schoettle and Sivak 2013.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2009

GKN Driveline has extended its joint venture with Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (SAIC) for another 50 years. million universal joints. The first automotive industry component-manufacturing joint venture in China, Shanghai GKN Drive Shaft Company (SDS) was formed in 1988.

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DECEMBER 20, 2012

The award, which recognizes outstanding contributions to control systems technology, was awarded to the development team of engineers: David Germann, Dejan Kihas, Daniel Pachner, Jaroslav Pekar, Greg Stewart, and Francesco Borrelli, who is now an associate professor of mechanical engineering at the University of California-Berkeley.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2010

million financing with Third Eye Capital Corporation. The original $130-million construction and commissioning of the plant was completed in November 2008 by Cilion, Inc. Its wholly-owned Universal Biofuels subsidiary built and operates a nameplate 50 million gallon per year biodiesel production facility on the east coast of India.

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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 Oxford takes the handoff In 1976, John Goodenough [left] joined the University of Oxford, where he headed development of the first lithium cobalt oxide cathode.

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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 20, 2015

Based on Anellotech’s innovative proprietary CFP technology, patents licensed from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, and Axens’ proprietary post-treatment hydrotreating process, this new technology will open the way to a competitive production of bio-aromatics from renewable resources with lower energy consumption and lower CO 2 emissions.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2009

Early adopters will include government, university, and utility company fleets. In 2008, Pike notes, In 2008, the North America market accounted for 63% of global hybrid sales. between 2008 and 2015) as a result of a new segment of hybrids, the PHEV, which will be more widely available for fleet purchases after 2010.

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JUNE 16, 2009

These projects were selected under the battery materials and manufacturing topic area from the Vehicle Technologies Program Wide Funding Opportunity Announcement released early in 2008. Earlier post.) Earlier post.). These three initial contracts total up to $13.9 million in cost-shared cooperative agreements with a DOE share of up to $6.85

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JULY 6, 2009

In November 2008, T3 Motion , the provider of a three-wheel electric vehicle to the public safety and private security markets, contracted for 4,000 e-Zone vehicles from CT&T for sale to police departments in the US for use in applications such as parking enforcement. A direct-drive wheel motor is optional. Earlier post.).

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MAY 18, 2009

Researchers at the University of Waterloo in Canada have developed electrode materials for Lithium-Sulfur batteries using a conductive mesoporous carbon framework that have demonstrated reversible capacities of up to 1,320 mAh g -1. White (2008) A Mathematical Model for a Lithium–Sulfur Cell. Source: Ji et al. 2009) Click to enlarge.

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AUGUST 29, 2010

In November 2008, API, in partnership with San Antonio’s Valero Energy Corporation, received $4 million from the COEE program to establish a pilot scale biorefinery at the Decorative Panels International hardwood plant in Alpena. API is one of Michigan’s bioenergy Centers of Energy Excellence (COEE). million.

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JUNE 22, 2009

During 2008, Virent produced more than 40 liters of biogasoline for engine testing and began fabrication of its first 10,000-gallon-per-year pilot plant to produce biogasoline. Also in 2008, Shell and Virent announced their collaboration. Production of Conventional Liquid Fuels from Sugars (Virent 2008 whitepaper).

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AUGUST 27, 2022

Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) assumed top posts in the industry as well as coveted positions teaching or researching semiconductors at universities and government institutes. He studied at Seoul National University and then at Columbia University, in New York City, where he earned his doctorate under.

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JULY 21, 2009

This investment will add to the $17 million in funds the Department had awarded these projects in 2008 following a competitive award process. The Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) was selected as the winner of the $1.3 American Superconductor Corporation. University of Nevada – Las Vegas.

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JANUARY 15, 2010

Local drayage trucking companies are expected to assist with the demonstration over the next 12 to 18 months, and the University of California at Riverside’s College of Engineering Center for Environmental Research and Technology (CE-CERT) laboratories will help guide the data collection and analysis. Earlier post.)

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AUGUST 11, 2010

In October 2008, Xcel began testing a one-megawatt sodium-sulfur (NaS) battery ( earlier post ) to demonstrate its ability to store wind energy and move it to the electricity grid when needed. —Frank Novachek, Xcel Energy director of corporate planning. We are greatly encouraged by these results.

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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.

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JUNE 13, 2012

BCAP, created in the 2008 Farm Bill, helps farmers and forest land owners with start-up costs of planting new energy crops that can take several years to reach maturity until harvest, a timeline designed to parallel the construction schedule of commercial-scale energy facilities that will use these crops.

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JULY 30, 2021

University of New Orleans for six years and an adjunct professor for two years. Grosz was also an adjunct engineering professor at Tulane University , also in New Orleans, for two years. PES University , which offers courses, tutorials, and webinars to members. Evolve PES University best practices as IEEE University Online.

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W Miami The setting: The W Miami is within the IconBrickell complex and condominium development in Miami’s Brickell neighborhood, which was built in 2008; the W opened in 2016. As you swim, you can take in views of Nashville, including Vanderbilt University, said Eumi Koh, the hotel’s general manager. It’s very open and light.”

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JULY 15, 2010

BP and Verenium Corporation announced an agreement for BP Biofuels North America to acquire Verenium’s cellulosic biofuels business, including the facilities in Jennings, LA and San Diego, CA, for $98.3 In 2008, the two companies had formed a strategic partnership to accelerate the development and commercialization of cellulosic ethanol.

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APRIL 17, 2009

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) will demonstrate infrastructure-linked driving safety support systems at a public display of intelligent transport systems technologies sponsored by the Universal Traffic Management Society of Japan (UTMS Japan) in Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture from 21-23 April.

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MARCH 31, 2023

as well as 600 universities throughout the country. During the pandemic operations were shut down and it is now more focused on on corporate programs. By succeeding at a university such as USC in Los Angeles, Zipcar has a base to expand in Southern California’s over 10 million car drivers and massive fleets. One million U.S.

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JUNE 26, 2012

million ) European Field Operational Test (euroFOT) project—which began in June 2008 and involved 28 companies and organisations—was led by Aria Etemad from Ford’s European Research Centre in Aachen, Germany. The €22-million (US$27.4-million The final results were presented in Brussels on the 26-27 June 2012.

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JULY 21, 2016

35 new businesses, non-profits, universities, and utilities signing on to DOE’s Workplace Charging Challenge and committing to provide electric vehicle charging access for their workforce. Binghamton University (State University of New York). Binghamton University (State University of New York). Tesla Motors, Inc.

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AUGUST 11, 2021

He's currently a senior research fellow at the University of Minnesota's Charles Babbage Institute , where he specializes in the history of technology. And contrary to its corporate culture, it used off-the-shelf parts and software that the company didn't write. James Cortada is both a Ph.D. historian and a 38-year veteran of IBM.

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JUNE 26, 2007

megawatts — and with an electricity output capable of powering approximately 1,000 average California homes — the Google project is the largest solar installation to date on any corporate campus in the United States and one of the largest on any corporate site in the world.

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MARCH 8, 2010

million barrels per day, relative to 2008 levels. The authors found that artificially increasing the popularity of alternative motor vehicles through tax credits has the unintended effect of decreasing new conventional vehicle fuel economy as compared with implementing Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards without the credits.

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DECEMBER 7, 2011

The current vehicle footprint-based Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards create a financial incentive for automakers to increase vehicle size, except under certain limited conditions of consumer preference for vehicle size, according to a study by University of Michigan researchers Kate Whitefoot and Steven Skerlos.

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JULY 22, 2009

Ed Feo is a partner with the law firm of Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy and was voted one of the “Five Most Influential People in Renewable Energy” in 2008 by Euromoney / Institutional Investor. We reached peak oil consumption in the US in 2008 and the same is true in the EU and Japan. ” Billion in 2008). Billion vs. $28.3

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JULY 21, 2009

The $47million will support existing projects that are advancing demonstration-scale smart grid technologies and adds to the $17million that was awarded by the Department to these projects in 2008. So what are the projects that will benefit?

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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. Earlier post.). Are you recommending that scenario 2 is required to meet the 80% reduction goal? 25,000/y is needed by 2020 and 435,000 by 2025?) —Joan Ogden.

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nk City in 2008. Daimler is set to be the first on the street with 100 test vehicle SMARTs in 2008. Corporate and public-sector fleets will get to lease 100 test cars for a pilot period of four years. “We The first cars will utilize NiMH batteries, as do the Toyota test platform Plug-in Priuses at the University of California.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2009

Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) launched Project Get Ready , an initiative that emerged from its Smart Garage Summit in October 2008 and that is intended to help communities prepare for plug-in vehicles including full battery electric, plug-in hybrid electric, and converted hybrid or internal combustion vehicles.

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OCTOBER 15, 2009

It first gasifies the feedstock to syngas (CO and H 2 ), then uses proprietary microorganisms—licensed from Oklahoma State University and the University of Oklahoma—to convert simultaneously both CO and H 2 into ethanol. The Coskata process takes a thermo-biochemical pathway via a three-stage process. Earlier post.).

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