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JULY 7, 2011

Liquid Metal Battery Corporation (LMBC), a Cambridge, Massachusetts company founded in 2010 to develop new forms of electric storage batteries that work in large, grid-scale applications, has secured the rights to key patent technology from MIT. This is an important step forward for Liquid Metal Battery Corporation.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

The companies also plan to work together to speed commercialization of Sakti3 battery cells. Sakti3, led by Dr. Ann Marie Sastry of the University of Michigan, is commercializing high performance solid-state batteries that are produced using a novel manufacturing process that has been developed by the company. Sakti3, Inc.,

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MAY 1, 2010

Sion Power Corporation has received a three-year research grant worth up to $5 million from the United States Department of Energy Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) ( earlier post ) for the development of practical, economical and safe lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries for powering electric vehicles. Earlier post.).

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AUGUST 24, 2009

In January 2009, TTE and AMEC entered into a strategic alliance, agreeing to collaborate on the engineering and technical development of the DCGT. TTE also granted AMEC the exclusive license to commercialize the engine in China’s automotive and busing markets when the design process is completed. Earlier post.). Earlier post.)

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OCTOBER 4, 2010

Scania has been granted SEK 30 million (US$4.4 million) by Sweden’s Strategic Vehicle Research and Innovation Initiative ( FFI ) to develop a biofuel engine intended for heavy commercial vehicles. Initially set to run from 2009-2012 with no definite ending year.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2009

will purchase 51 additional gasoline-electric hybrid vehicles from Azure Dynamics Corporation. The FedEx fleet of hybrid electric and electric vehicles will total 325 when all 51 hybrid step-vans are delivered during November and December of 2009. FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp.,

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APRIL 7, 2010

The company signed a memorandum of understanding with Electric Transportation Engineering Corporation (eTec), a wholly owned subsidiary of ECOtality, Inc. to test and certify eTec’s vehicle charging stations that will be used in the project.

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OCTOBER 18, 2009

Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation (FCCC), a subsidiary of Daimler Trucks North America, has made an initial 20 unit commercial commitment for a series hydraulic drive system from Parker Hannifin. Source: FCCC.Click to enlarge. Earlier post , earlier post.)

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AUGUST 13, 2009

Commercial hybrid systems manufacturer, Allison Transmission has been notified that it will be awarded a $62.8 Department of Energy (DOE) American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Grant to continue its efforts to design, develop and manufacture a cost-competitive commercial hybrid truck drive system. million U.S.

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JUNE 11, 2010

The projects—located in Louisiana, Texas and Illinois—were initially selected in October 2009 for phase one research and development grants. The project selections are aimed at testing large-scale industrial carbon capture and storage, an important step in moving CCS technology toward eventual commercial deployment.

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JUNE 1, 2009

Alternative Fuels, including biofuels, as promoted by the FAA’s Commercial Aviation Alternative Fuels Initiative (CAAFI), and the recent FAA grant to the X Prize Foundation to spur development of renewable aviation fuels and technologies.

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APRIL 28, 2011

ABI recently completed a license agreement to commercialize all patents and intellectual property related to the Professor William Roberts’ biofuels program at North Carolina State University, including products for the pharmaceutical and fine chemical industries from genetically modified marine microalgae. Earlier post.).

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DECEMBER 19, 2009

Among the first products expected to be manufactured at the new facility will be power electronics components and systems for Allison Transmission, a leading supplier of commercial-duty fully automatic transmissions for both on- and off-highway vehicles, and of hybrid propulsion systems for on-highway transit and coach vehicles. Earlier post.)

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FEBRUARY 17, 2012

The discovery—reported in an open access paper in the RSC journal Energy & Environmental Science and highlighted in Nature Chemistry —will help address the lack of detailed understanding of the fundamental chemistry of pyrolysis, which is a roadblock to commercialization. Credit: Paul Dauenhauer. Mettler, Samir H. Mushrif, Alex D.

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OCTOBER 30, 2009

Tanfield remains Ford of Europe’s official collaborator on commercial electric vehicles, initially focused solely on the Ford Transit platform, which is marketed as the Smith Edison. The Transit Connect BEV will be built on Ford’s global commercial vehicle platform as part of the company’s One Ford global product vision.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2009

StatoilHydro plans to develop, build and operate the pilot facility, contributing technical and financial resources to develop the technology to commercial use, and the PTRC will design and manage the technology development. million Energy Innovation Grant from the Alberta Government. and Sojitz Corporation. Other SDTC awards.

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JULY 22, 2009

He identified three major themes in 2009 for renewable energy: “ Energy markets are undergoing their most fundamental changes since the 1930s; cap and trade is the most complex issue outside of health care; and schisms exist within the energy community that will grow stronger over time. Billion vs. $28.3 Billion in 2008). Earlier post.).

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MARCH 11, 2010

Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation (FCCC) presented the preproduction plug-in all-electric walk-in van (WIV) chassis at the 2010 National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA) Work Truck Show. FCCC initiated our all-electric project well before stimulus money and federal grants were available for alternative-power transportation projects.

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MAY 19, 2009

EPA is proposing GHG emissions standards under the Clean Air Act (CAA), and NHTSA is proposing Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards under EPCA, as amended by the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA). The two issued a Notice of Upcoming Joint Rulemaking to Establish Vehicle GHG Emissions and CAFE Standards today.

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OCTOBER 26, 2009

In July, the DOE announced that ARPA-E had received approximately 3,500 submissions for the approximately $150 million available as part of the first Funding Opportunity Announcement (DE-FOA-0000065) released 27 April 2009. The awarded grants will go to projects with lead researchers in 17 states. DOE grant: $7,200,000).

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OCTOBER 1, 2010

Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation (FCCC) and Morgan Olson LLC launched the next generation vehicle with new exterior and interior body styling for the all-electric walk-in van (WIV). FCCC is the first company within the industry to utilize Tesla batteries for commercial applications. Click to enlarge.

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DECEMBER 20, 2009

A key working group under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) released its first official draft for a climate deal on Friday, 11 Dec 2009. An important number of patented inventions could be commercialized and exploited by third parties but their owners have not succeeded in licensing them out.

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