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JUNE 26, 2010

The authors highlight three possible strategies for CO 2 conversion by physico-chemical approaches: sustainable (or renewable) synthetic methanol; syngas production derived from flue gases from coal-, gas- or oil-fired electric power stations; and photochemical production of synthetic fuels. This same analysis (Pearson et al. Jiang et al.

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JANUARY 16, 2010

CO 2 was converted into methanol by adding it to frustrated Lewis Pairs in toluene under H 2 , heating the mixture, and vacuum distillation. Researchers at the University of Oxford are developing a method for the homogeneous conversion of CO 2 to methanol (i.e., Credit: Angewandte Chemie. Click to enlarge. —Ashley et al.

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APRIL 14, 2017

ICF International estimates that such a system could save California 3.2 Commercially available thermoelectrics achieve less than 5 percent efficiency in converting heat to electricity. Alphabet Energy is a Hayward, California-based startup that launched in 2009 using nanotechnology licensed from Berkeley Lab.

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DIY Electric Car

JULY 15, 2010

The Ban on EV Conversions is Over!!! Yesterday (June 7, 2010), Electric Mobility Canada sent out an e-mail advising its Ontario members that MTO has lifted the ban, and has implemented an interim solution for the licensing of electric vehicle conversions. Ontario's Ban on Electric Cars. In Toronto at the College Park licence office. *

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APRIL 16, 2009

Researchers at Singapore’s Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN) have developed a catalytic process for the conversion of CO 2 to methanol under mild conditions (room temperature). Ying (2009) Conversion of Carbon Dioxide into Methanol with Silanes over N-Heterocyclic Carbene Catalysts. Yugen Zhang. Zhang and J.

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MARCH 30, 2012

Lithium polymer battery packs from Corvus Energy were recently installed in Europe’s first hybrid tugboat, the RotorTug RT Adriaan of KOTUG, an international maritime service provider headquartered in The Netherlands. The conversion features Corvus’ AT6500 48 volt lithium polymer battery packs. Corvus uses Dow Kokam cells.

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MAY 14, 2020

ASTM International has approved and published a seventh annex to D7566 , the sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) specification, with support from the Commercial Aviation Alternative Fuels Initiative (CAAFI). Earlier post.). IHI also began work with Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K. s petroleum-based jet. Feedstock(s): Syngas.

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JANUARY 4, 2013

Direct land use, life cycle GHG emissions (excluding indirect land use change), and life cycle fossil fuel requirements to generate the transportation services provided by 17.8 × 10 12 MJ NCV of gasoline, the amount used in transportation in the US in 2009. Credit: ACS, Geyer et al. Click to enlarge.

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JUNE 23, 2022

Particularly on the East Coast, which has lost 70% of its pre-2009 refining capacity, incremental supplies have historically been imported from international markets to supplement domestic manufacturing. About half of US refinery shutdowns are conversions to renewable fuel production. Other important suppliers to the US.,

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MARCH 24, 2010

The B Gas Plus and B Gas International engines, powered by compressed natural gas (CNG), are licensed by CWI and manufactured by CIL. The Government of India unveiled a transport stimulus package on 3 February 2009 to provide central funding to purchase buses for urban transport systems.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2010

and Hughes Hardwood International, Inc. Under the MOU, Hughes Hardwood will supply 1,000 dry ton per day of wood product for conversion into approximately 16 million gallons of synthetic jet or diesel fuel and 4 million gallons of naphtha per year, as well as approximately 8 MW of excess renewable power. through a strategic investment.

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MAY 8, 2009

2009) Click to enlarge. We found that converting biomass to electricity rather than ethanol makes the most sense for two policy-relevant issues, transportation and climate.” times as efficient as the internal combustion engine of the small SUV ICV for highway driving. Campbell et al. Elliott Campbell. Campbell et al.

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JANUARY 13, 2011

for GTI’s Integrated Hydropyrolysis and Hydroconversion (IH 2 ) technology, which converts biomass directly into cellulosic gasoline and diesel hydrocarbon blendstocks. GTI Biorenewables: Vision, Challenges, Programs, and Status (presentation Chicago Chapter AIChE 15 September 2009). CRI/Criterion Inc.,

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NOVEMBER 24, 2009

Cheers EVADC'rs, PHEV'rs, and EVnthusiasts, One & All - The "Spirit of DC" and EVJerr rolled quietly into Nogales, AZ, just before noon, this Tuesday, 24 Nov 2009. Particularly to the Plug-in Hybrids Electric Vehicle (PHEV) like the Toyota Prius before them as well as converting internal combustion engines into pure Electrics!

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NOVEMBER 27, 2009

Cheers EVADC'rs, PHEV'rs, and EVnthusiasts, One & All - After a Thanksgiving, fully stuffed and more, it was most gratifying to see that on her first "Plug-in Arizona" outing to Nogales, AZ, that the "Spirit" made the news on the front page of the Nogales International as follows. That should be next Friday, 4 December 2009.

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MAY 30, 2009

Canada-based international auto supplier and contract assembler Magna International, now with a Memorandum of Understanding for the acquisition of Opel from General Motors ( earlier post ), sees vehicle electrification as one of its key strategic initiatives. The platform is ready for use, for every OEM specifically to design.

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JULY 16, 2009

One of SDG&E’s converted PHEVs. The third phase of a SDG&E multi-year in-use study on plug-in hybrid electric vehicles showed that plug-in hybrids offer significant improvements in gas mileage and reductions in emissions when compared with standard hybrid-electric and gasoline internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles.

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JULY 15, 2011

fertilizers, pesticides, farm machinery), energy conversion coefficients among different energy forms and sources, system boundaries, and so on. only 7% of the chemical energy in corn kernels is converted to the kinetic energy on wheels, implying a great potential in increasing biomass utilization efficiency. Zhang 2009.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2011

per liter), respectively.the results from this preliminary evaluation indicate great potential for producing gasoline from biomass via thermochemical biomass conversion to syngas and the MTG process, and thus warrant a more detailed study. The biomass is chemically converted to a mixture of syngas components (CO, H 2 , CO 2 , CH 4 , etc.),

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FEBRUARY 2, 2010

The Axial Vector Engine is an axial-type engine that uses a sinusoidal cam rather than a crankshaft to convert the linear motion of the opposed pistons into rotational motion in the drive shaft. engine and 100 kW generator—in 2009. Intake and exhaust valves open and close by a patent-pending method of rotating cam and trunions.

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OCTOBER 5, 2009

Increased cultivation of corn for ethanol, its conversion into biofuels, and the storage and use of these fuels could affect water supply, water quality, air quality, soil quality, and biodiversity, the report found. Increased biofuels production could have a variety of environmental effects, but the magnitude is largely unknown.

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APRIL 3, 2009

The SCOPE (Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment) International Biofuels Project, has published the full proceedings of its Rapid Assessment workshop on the environmental effects of biofuel technologies, 22-25 September 2008. SCOPE is part of the International Council for Science. Menichetti and Otto.

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AUGUST 21, 2009

The new catalyst could spur a return to commercial development of this type of process, which could result, among other applications, in the efficient conversion of stranded natural gas on site. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 48, No. Palkovits et al. CH 4 + H 2 SO 4 + SO 3 ? CH 3 OSO 3 H + H 2 O + SO 2 (a). SO 2 + ½O 2 ?

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MAY 5, 2009

The agency will hold a public hearing on 9 June 2009 at the Dupont Hotel in Washington DC. It will also conduct a workshop on 10-11 June 2009 at the Dupont Hotel to present details of the lifecycle GHG analysis. The peer review is looking at the issues that have gotten the most attention. EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson. EISA and RFS2.

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MARCH 8, 2009

2009) Click to enlarge. forest conversion) resulting from land-use considerations. 2009) Click to enlarge. Volume 3 Issue 2 (March/April 2009). 2009) The role of biomass in America’s energy future: framing the analysis. Laser et al. Biomass refining technologies. soil carbon sequestration) or sources (e.g.,

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OCTOBER 19, 2009

A far more sophisticated approach needs to be taken when developing biofuels as an environmentally-friendly energy option, according to a new report by the United Nations Environment Programme’s (UNEP) International Panel for Sustainable Resource Management. Another constraint is the way land conversion related impacts are attributed.

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MARCH 22, 2012

Polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) are being developed worldwide as clean energy conversion devices. This project is led by Steven Holdcroft, Simon Fraser University, in partnership with Automotive Fuel Cell Corporation, Ballard Power Systems, Hyteon Inc., GM Canada, and Hydrogenics. APC Investment: $3,713,044 (NSERC and CFI).

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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. Scale up lots of times makes things better—there is more residence time to convert the gas into ethanol.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2009

Add this to the exhibition of the eCorolla electric car conversion project (an electric version of Toyota’s old Corolla model, see video here ) brought by the eCars Now! It represents the first step in the manufacture of conversion kits that can be replicated in large numbers. Global Community movement.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2009

Basic scheme of the quantum-coupled converter. Researchers from MIT, with colleagues from IISc in Bangalore, India and HiPi Consulting in Maryland have experimentally demonstrated the conversion of heat to electricity using thermal diodes with efficiency as high as 40% of the Carnot Limit. Shaded boxes indicate electron reservoirs.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2022

The new superjunction structure will surpass the theoretical trade-off between on- resistance and breakdown voltage observed in conventional unipolar GaN, leading to more efficient and cheaper power converters. 3D-Printed Ceramic Thermocatalytic CO 2 Reactor with High Carbon Conversion and Energy Efficiencies - $3,100,104. UC Berkeley.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2012

ARPA-E’s first funding opportunity, “OPEN 2009,” was issued three years ago and was similarly an open call for transformational energy technology solutions. Methane Converter to Electricity and Fuel. Bio2Electric will develop a small-scale reactor that converts natural. Natural Gas Reactor for Remote Chemical Conversion.

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JULY 25, 2011

BMW Manufacturing has launched the first phase of an integrated program of work with the intent to validate the economic and technical feasibility of converting landfill gas (LFG) into hydrogen. The project team will include BMW, Advanced Technology International (a subsidiary of SCRA), the Gas Technology Institute, Ameresco, Inc.,

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OCTOBER 24, 2009

Michael Oppenheimer, director of the Program in Science, Technology and Environmental Policy and professor of geosciences and international affairs in the Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, is a co-author. In Case 2, where there is less willingness to convert land, the economics of biofuels would be favorable sooner.

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APRIL 17, 2009

Cartoon Welcome > Themes > Hybrid & Electric > Featured > ECE Creating a buzz about electric cars Sally Cook, MindsinMotion.net Wednesday 11 March 2009 Dutch consortium Electric Cars Europe is trying to bring a bit of glamour to an electric vehicle market hamstrung by public apathy. Forgot your password?

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JANUARY 28, 2009

Westbrook, 2001 "Gasoline to Electric Conversion Manual: A Workshop Guide for High Schools", published by the Electric Vehicle Society of Canada, July 2005 "History of the Electric Automobile: Hybrid electric vehicles", by Ernest H. 1 Point Reyes EVs Did You Know? com Vigil to save last remaining 78 EV1 cars www.pluginamerica.com/saveev1.htm

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APRIL 21, 2009

Our PRIUS+ Project Photos PHEV Resources Global Warming Take Action News and Events Contact Us Where Plug-In Hybrid Conversions (mostly Priuses) Are This is a mirror of the map at Googles RechargeIt site (including icons for YouTube videos on both PHEVs and EVs). Unless otherwise noted, all are Prius. Please send it to webmaster@calcars.org.

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