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AUGUST 24, 2010

The United States used significantly less coal and petroleum in 2009 than in 2008, and significantly more wind power. There also was a decline in natural gas use and increases in solar, hydro and geothermal power according to the most recent energy flow charts released by the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. 51 in 2008.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2012

US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the availability of funds for Fiscal Year 2012 for two key programs to encourage the use of renewable biomass and production of advanced biofuels. Payments will be made to producers of advanced biofuels derived from renewable biomass, other than corn kernel starch.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2012

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it has not found evidence to support a finding of severe “economic harm” that would warrant granting a waiver of the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS). Further, it found, waiving the RFS would have little, if any, impact on ethanol demand or energy prices over the time period analyzed.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

The California Energy Commission approved $8 million in grants to two biofuel companies stemming from a solicitation issued earlier this year (PON-13-609: Pilot-Scale and Commercial-Scale Advanced Biofuels Production Facilities). Renewable diesel. The co-produced renewable jet fuels are from naturally occurring oils.

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JANUARY 20, 2011

The USDA Rural Development has selected for funding 68 study grants nationwide to determine the feasibility of renewable energy projects. Funding is made available through the Rural Energy for America Program under the 2008 Farm Bill. In all, studies will be funded in 27 states and the Western Pacific.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2011

US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced interim rule changes to three renewable energy programs—the Biorefinery Assistance Program; the Repowering Assistance Program; and the Bioenergy Program for Advanced Biofuels—that are intended to create jobs in rural areas and increase the production and use of renewable energy.

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JUNE 26, 2009

in 2008, against 3.3% In addition to high oil prices and the financial crisis, the increased use of new renewable energy sources, such as biofuels for road transport and wind energy for electricity generation, had a noticeable and mitigating impact on CO 2 emissions. billion tonnes in 2008.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2009

US subsidies for fuels and renewable energy, 2002-2008. The study, “Estimating US Government Subsidies to Energy Sources: 2002-2008”, found that fossil fuels benefited from approximately $72 billion over the seven-year period, while subsidies for renewable fuels totaled $29 billion. Source: Adeyeye et al.

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MAY 9, 2011

A renewable energy share of around 30% by 2030 would be “appropriate” for the UK, with scope for a higher share (e.g. A renewable energy share of around 30% by 2030 would be “appropriate” for the UK, with scope for a higher share (e.g. —Renewable Energy Review.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Many Rio Tinto operations are highly energy-intensive and some of the industrial processes also result in GHG emissions. Rio Tinto is taking steps to enhance productivity and efficiency, as well as exploring alternative sources of energy and developing pathways to reduce emissions. Reduce the carbon footprint of operations.

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DECEMBER 15, 2009

Assuming no new policies, growth in energy-related CO 2 is driven by electricity and transportation fuel use. However, assuming no new policies, however, fossil fuels would still provide about 78% of all the energy used in 2035 and CO 2 emissions from energy will grow at 0.3% overall from 2008 to 2035. Click to enlarge.

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APRIL 28, 2010

The programs are authorized under the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 (The Farm Bill). The proposed rules affect the following three renewable energy programs administered by USDA Rural Development: Biorefinery Assistance Program. Repowering Assistance Payments. There is no minimum payment amount.

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APRIL 9, 2020

With the use of renewables to produce the hydrogen, the entire energy chain can be clean. The International Maritime Organization, a United Nations agency responsible for regulating shipping, has set a global target to cut annual emissions by at least 50% by 2050 from 2008 levels.

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JUNE 29, 2010

and Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the joint development of renewable energy and electric vehicles. Raser first unveiled its Extended Range Series Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) drive system, developed with FEV, at the 2008 SAE World Congress in Detroit. Earlier post.).

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MAY 10, 2011

Ranges of global technical potentials of renewable energy sources derived from studies analyzed in SRREN report. Biomass and solar are shown as primary energy due to their multiple uses. 77% is up from just under 13% of the total primary energy supply of around 490 Exajoules in 2008. Source: SRREN. Source: SRREN.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

The California Air Resources Board adopted unanimously a regulation establishing a 33% renewable electricity standard. Under the regulation, one-third of the electricity sold in the state in 2020 must come from renewable sources of energy. The new regulation will be one of AB 32’s largest emission-reduction strategies.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2019

Taking the technology currently in the BMW i3 as a basis, by 2030 we will be able to double the energy density of our battery cells—and therefore also the operating range of the vehicles for our customers. The purpose of the facility is to advance battery cell technology and carefully dissect the production processes.

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AUGUST 4, 2022

opper is developing and implementing programs aimed at reducing energy consumption and reducing environmental impact as it prepares for the production launch. Udokan Copper (earlier known as Baikal Mining Company) was established in 2008 to develop the Udokan copper deposit. In 2021, Udokan Copper invested RUB 764 million (US$11.5

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APRIL 22, 2016

The California Energy Commission will host a workshop Monday, 25 April, in which executives from four companies including ChargePoint and Green Charge Networks, two non-profits, one municipal utility district and one state agency will discuss the successes and challenges of developing electric vehicle charging technology in California.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2009

Cetane Energy , LLC, has awarded Praxair, Inc. a contract to supply hydrogen for the production of second-generation renewable diesel from tallow (animal fat) at its biorefinery in Carlsbad, N.M. Founded in 2006, Cetane Energy received $1.1 MM from the City of Carlsbad, New Mexico to commercialize algae oil to renewable diesel.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

Global energy intensity, 1981-2010. Global energy intensity—defined as total energy consumption divided by gross world product—increased 1.35% in 2010, the second year of increases in the context of a broader trend of decline over the last 30 years, according to a new Vital Signs Online article from the Worldwatch Institute.

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MAY 1, 2012

Biofuels volumes required by the federal Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) and California's Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) do not match with the realities of commercialization and availability, Hart Energy maintains, and changes in these policies will be necessary in the next few years.

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MAY 27, 2021

The Torslanda plant, the company’s oldest, has been powered by climate-neutral electricity since 2008. Apart from becoming climate-neutral, Torslanda also constantly reduces the amount of energy it uses. In addition, Volvo Cars will develop its own renewable electricity generation capacity on-site.

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JULY 22, 2009

Green Car Congress attended the Renewable Energy Finance Forum - Wall Street (REFF-Wall Street) conference (23-24 June) sponsored by Euromoney Energy Events and the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE). Energy Markets in a State of Change. Billion in 2008). by Bill Cooke. Billion vs. $28.3

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MARCH 20, 2018

Air Products signed an agreement with state-owned Shenhua New Energy Co. New Energy), a subsidiary of China’s energy conglomerate China Energy Investment Group Co., China Energy was established in November 2017 by the merger of Shenhua Group, a world-class energy company, and China’s power giant China Guodian Corporation.

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MARCH 27, 2017

According to a report from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA), US energy-related CO 2 emissions decreased by 146 million metric tons (MMmt) in 2015 to 5,259 MMmt, down 2.7% Energy-related CO 2 emissions in 2015 were about 12% below 2005 levels. Energy-related CO 2 emissions in 2015 were about 12% below 2005 levels.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

Siemens is joining the Clean Energy Partnership. (CE This system produces hydrogen using at least 50% renewable sources. Germany’s National Innovation Program for Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology (NIP) has sponsored the CEP since 2008. CE P) hydrogen mobility demonstration project in Germany.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

Worldwide energy consumption will grow by 53% between 2008 and 2035 with much of the increase driven by strong economic growth in the developing nations, especially China and India, according to the reference case in the newly released International Energy Outlook 2011 (IEO2011) from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).

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JANUARY 17, 2015

The cost of generating power from renewable energy sources has reached parity or dropped below the cost of fossil fuels for many technologies in many parts of the world, according to a new report released by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). Cape Wind will not lead the US energy revolution.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2009

Global wind energy capacity grew by 28.8% GW at the end of 2008, according to the Global Wind Energy Council. More than 27 GW of new wind power generation capacity came online in 2008, 36% more than in 2007. The leading markets in terms of new installed capacity in 2008 were the US and China. billion (US$46.8

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FEBRUARY 28, 2013

The California Energy Commission has awarded $4,998,399 to Mendota Bioenergy, LLC to support the design, construction and operation of an advanced biorefinery demonstration plant in the Mendota area (Fresno County), where sugar beets will be used to create advanced biofuel ethanol.

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JUNE 12, 2019

BP released the 68 th annual edition of the BP Statistical Review of World Energy (BP Stats Review), a comprehensive collection and analysis of global energy data. As I have said before, this is not a race to renewables, but a race to reduce carbon emissions across many fronts. —Bob Dudley, group chief executive.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

USDA awarded the first loan guarantee in 2009 to Sapphire Energy in New Mexico. These loans would provide financing to produce renewable fuels from woody biomass, municipal solid waste and energy grasses such as switch grass, miscanthus and arundo donax. This would represent about 2% of the airline’s annual fuel consumption.

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JANUARY 10, 2013

The California Energy Commission (CEC) approved funding to advance further the development of its pioneering 42 MW peak microgrid and expand electric vehicle charging at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). —Energy Commission Chair Robert B. The Commission approved a $1.6-million Weisenmiller.

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AUGUST 22, 2012

Source: Beta Renewables. The US Department of Agriculture (USDA), through its Rural Development Biorefinery Assistance Program (Section 9003 of the 2008 Farm Bill), approved a $99-million, 80% loan guarantee to Chemtex International, Inc. The PROESA process delivers cost-effective sugars from non-food biomass for use in bioproducts.

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JANUARY 24, 2023

The Aker Mobile Test Unit (Just Test) has been operational since 2008 and has continuously been upgraded in accordance with Aker’s latest technology developments. It produces speciality ferrosilicon products and microsilica based on renewable hydropower. With full-scale implementation, 1.5

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APRIL 12, 2012

The California Energy Commission approved funding of $2,604,000 to help bring more buses and trucks powered by natural gas to the state’s highways. The awards are expected to support the purchase of more than 125 new natural gas vehicles; funding comes from the Commission’s Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program.

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