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The World Environment Center ( WEC ) will award its 30 th Annual Gold Medal for International Corporate Achievement in Sustainable Development to the Volkswagen Group. Recent recipients of the WEC Gold Medal Award are: Unilever (2013), IBM (2012), Nestlé (2011), Wal-Mart Stores (2010), The Coca-Cola Company (2009), and Marks & Spencer (2008).

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In an open-access study in the EGU journal Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics , an international team of researchers reports that the greenhouse gas sulfur hexafluoride (SF 6 ) is rapidly accumulating in the atmosphere, driven by the demand for SF 6 -insulated switchgear in developing countries. Simmonds et al. —Simmonds et al.

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A new study finds that the growth of carbon production from Chinese exports has slowed or reversed, reflecting a “new phase of globalization” between developing countries that could undermine international efforts to reduce emissions. The paper is published in Nature Communications. trillion) in 2014. trillion) in 2014.

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international team of scientists has found. The researchers used new data from the European Space Agency’s CryoSat-2 satellite spanning 2010 to 2012, and data from NASA’s ICESat satellite from 2003 to 2008 to estimate the volume of sea ice in the Arctic. They found that from 2003 to 2008, autumn volumes of ice averaged.

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Now Madni—a professor of astronautics, aerospace, and mechanical engineering at the University of Southern California —is working to transform engineering education. Ramo served as a presidential chair and professor of electrical engineering at USC’s Viterbi School of Engineering from 2008 until he died in 2016. university.

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Global carbon dioxide emissions show no sign of abating and may reach record levels in 2010, according to a study led by the University of Exeter (UK). The study, which also involved the University of East Anglia (UK) and other global institutions, is part of the annual carbon budget update by the Global Carbon Project.

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DECEMBER 17, 2009

Thus, battery design always trades off between available energy and the ability to release this energy without internal power losses. Prieto (2008) Direct Electrodeposition of Cu 2 Sb for Lithium-Ion Battery Anodes. Long, Bruce Dunn, Debra R. Rolison, and Henry S. White (2009) Three-Dimensional Battery Architectures. Mosby and Amy L.

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When Ifeanyi Orajaka was an undergraduate engineering student in 2008, he had his career all mapped out. After he graduated from the Federal University of Technology in Owerri, Nigeria, his plan was to get a high-paying job at one of the multinational oil and gas companies based in the country.

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At SYKE’s Marine Research Centre, the use of planktonic algae as a source of bioenergy has been studied since 2008 during several national and international projects. Neste Oil is already working with a number of international research institutions, universities, and companies in the algae research area.

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Much of the Nostrum development work is being carried out at Michigan Technical University, but Nostrum also has contracts with two engine research companies: Ricardo and Mahle. Both are running the Nostrum cycle on commercial engines they have retrofitted.

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Results from a new study by researchers from the Universities of Bristol and Cambridge in the UK has suggest that the social cost of carbon dioxide is higher in a low economic growth world. —Mat Hope, Bristol School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies. Nature Climate Change doi: 10.1038/nclimate1935.

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Toyota launched the Eco Forest, an afforestation project, at the Toyota Ban Pho Plant in 2008. The Eco Forest project within Toyota Ban Pho plant began in 2008 and serves as an integral part for Ban Pho to be selected as one of the five “Sustainable Plants” from among Toyota’s global network. Toyota Biotope.

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After he graduated high school, there was only one university he wanted to attend: Chicago State. About Jack Dongarra Employer: University of Tennessee, Knoxville Title: Professor emeritus, computer science Member grade: Life Fellow Alma mater: Chicago State University. The university recently named him professor emeritus.

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He earned a bachelor's degree in biology in 2007 from Loyola University in Chicago. He went on to earn a master's degree in computer science in 2008, also from Loyola. Two years later he was accepted into the Medical Scholars Program at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. MAKING PROSTHETIC LIMBS ACCESSIBLE.

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Launched in 2008, the CBiRC bases its engineering platform on three interconnected segments including enzyme and microbial engineering, chemical catalysis and catalysis engineering, and testbeds and life cycle analysis.

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BTG previously adopted a similar strategy for the production of pyrolysis oil in 2008, when it established a new company called BTG-BTL. The technology for producing oil via pyrolysis from plant-based residual waste streams such as wood residues and roadside grass was developed 30 years ago at the University of Twente.

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She also provides guidance to university students and young professionals through outreach programs at Dell such as STEM Aspire. She decided to give research a try and in 2009 became an intern at Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. , Zakrzewska helps judge the entries. I couldn’t see myself as a lecturer,” she says. in Atsugi, Japan.

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The BMW Group works together with worldwide partners throughout the value chain, ranging from scientific institutions and universities to established companies and start-ups. The BMW Group has been analyzing battery cells since 2008, allowing it to draw on many years of experience and, as a result, extensive expertise in the field.

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The University of California, Davis announced the appointment of Professor Nicole Woolsey Biggart of the university’s Graduate School of Management to the Chevron Chair in Energy Efficiency. Established in 2006, the UC Davis Energy Efficiency Center is the first university center of excellence in energy efficiency. Chevron Corp.

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Private industry and DOE’s national laboratories have already helped to reduce automotive fuel cell costs by more than 50% since 2006 and by more than 30% since 2008. The University of Texas’s Center for Electromechanics, Electric Vehicles International, Hydrogenics USA and Valence Technology will also participate in this project.

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Thurnau Professor of Mechanical, Biomedical and Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Michigan, is also one of the co-directors of the GM/U-M Advanced Battery Coalition for Drivetrains (ABCD), announced by then-CEO Rick Wagoner at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit in January. Earlier post.).

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UK-based Axon Automotive, a spin-off from Cranfield University, previewed a pre-production plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) version of its lightweight city car at the Milton Keynes Science Festival. The Axon 8080 gasoline city car was released at the 2008 Eden Car Show. The Axon Automotive PHEV. Click to enlarge. mpg US, 2.8

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Sacramento-based Nissan X-TRAIL FCVs have already logged nearly 300,000 miles in ongoing internal tests, with one vehicle very close to the 100,000-mile mark. Performance is close to that of a similarly sized internal combustion engine-based vehicle. The new fuel cell stack. The new fuel cell stack. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).

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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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Developed by Endesa in conjunction with the CITCEA centre of the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC) and the Catalonia Institute for Energy Research (IREC), this system is currently being validated in a lab before being rolled out to Endesa’s Smartcity in Malaga for testing in a real environment with real users.

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A 2008 paper by a team at the University of Michigan. Jonathan Dunlap, an automotive lighting engineer and product marketing manager with OSRAM, says that in internal testing with a Nissan LEAF, the company has found that use of an LED exterior lighting system provides an extra 9 km of range at night (4-5% range extension).

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Internally, Nisshinbo has been working on different approaches to fuel cell catalysts for some time ( earlier post ), including a carbon alloy catalyst being developed in collaboration with Professor Jun-ichi Ozaki of Gunma University under a NEDO project.

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Early adopters will include government, university, and utility company fleets. Fleet managers are searching for the best ways to achieve both goals, thus driving further investigation of electric vehicles as an alternative to internal combustion engine vehicles, according to the report. Hybrid Electric Vehicles for Fleet Markets”.

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At the 214 th meeting of the Electrochemical Society (ECS) in October 2008, for example, researchers from Idemitsu presented a paper showing the use of the lithium sulfide electrolyte with lithium anodes. Saito (2008) All-solid-state lithium batteries with sulfide-based solid electrolytes and lithium negative electrodes. Resources.

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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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The rate increased to a maximum of 611 gallons in 2003. The rate for 2011 was 530 gallons. Measures of motorization in the US. Peak year(s). Reduction in 2011 from the peak. Vehicles per person, per licensed driver, and per household. 2001 to 2006. -5%. Distance driven. Distance driven per person, per licensed driver, per household, and per vehicle.

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The GMR is the first study to assess the global performance of the transport sector and the progress made toward four main objectives: universal access, efficiency, safety, and green mobility. The set targets are consistent with international agreements. from 2008–2012. from 2008–2012. Non-Annex I countries averaged 4.8%

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Patil College of Engineering; Master’s degree in computer science, The University of Maryland, Baltimore County In addition to Atari, she’s worked at smaller gaming companies, as well as the leading development studio Ubisoft in Montreal and Toronto, where she contributed to major titles like Assassin’s Creed 2 , Watchdogs Legion , and Far Cry 4.

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The most recent (April 2011) value of the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute ( UMTRI ) Eco-Driving Index (EDI) stands at 0.86, indicating that in April 2011 there was a 14% reduction of emissions per driver of newly purchased vehicles in the US compared to the situation in October 2007. Source: UMTRI. Click to enlarge.

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In early 2008 the firm Ryder Scott certified about 40 billion barrels of original oil in place on the Junin 5 block. David Mares and Nelson Altamirano (2007) Venezuela’s PDVSA and World Energy Markets (Rice University). Junin 5 is located in the Orinoco Oil Belt, specifically between Guarico and Anzoategui states.

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Previewed earlier this year at the 2010 North American International Auto Show, the Fiat 500EV demonstrates the immediate benefits of the alliance between Chrysler Group and the Fiat Group as well as the speed at which the two companies can work together on advanced vehicle programs, according to Chrysler. Click to enlarge.

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Parry co-chaired the IPCC working group on impacts, vulnerability and adaptation between 2002 and 2008. Camilla Toulmin, director of the International Institute for Environment and Development, which co-published the report. Assessing the costs of adaptation to climate change: A review of the UNFCCC and other recent estimates.

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