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While this approach has formed an integral part of WAE’s motorsport capability, these algorithms have been designed to run on standard low-cost chips as typically found in mass-market battery management systems.

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Production costs per barrel of oil equivalent. The cost of electrofuels—fuels produced by catalyst-based systems for light capture, water electrolysis, and catalytic conversion of carbon dioxide and hydrogen to liquid fuels—remains far away from viable, according to a new analysis by Lux Research. Source: Lux Research.

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The European Union appears to be undergoing a transition from the testing of and experimentation with electric vehicles to full-scale EV commercialization, according to a new report from the EU’s Joint Research Center (JRC). Registrations of BEV and PHEV in the EU from 2010 to 2014. Each column segment corresponds to a specific model.

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Benz Vans, a full-range provider of electric private and commercial. By working together, the partners will be able to leverage operations synergies and substantially increase cost efficiency to help make the vans more affordable for commercial customers driven by total cost of ownership.

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AUGUST 29, 2016

NOHMs), a Cornell University spin-out founded in 2010, raised $5 million in Series B venture capital financing to commercialize its non-flammable electric vehicle (EV) battery electrolyte technology. This electrolyte is a drop-in replacement for commercial ionic liquids used in PHEV and EV cells. NOHMs Technologies Inc.

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OCTOBER 22, 2010

Comments may be submitted through 30 November 2010. The plan describes the Program’s activities, which are conducted to overcome the technical, institutional, and economic barriers to the widespread commercialization of hydrogen and fuel cell technologies for transportation, stationary, and portable applications. Source: DOE.

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JUNE 15, 2015

Nissan Motor Company and Green Charge Networks, a provider of commercial energy storage, are partnering to deploy second-life Li-ion vehicle batteries for stationary commercial energy storage in the US and international markets. formed in 2010. General availability is targeted for Q4 2015. Earlier post.).

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NOVEMBER 20, 2017

Mercedes-Benz Vans will offer electric drive options on all its commercial van model lines. The eVito, the second all-electric production model from Mercedes-Benz Vans after the 2010 Vito E-Cell, starts at €39,990 (US$47,000) (in Germany excl. Further model ranges will follow, starting in 2019. With an installed battery capacity of 41.4

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AUGUST 1, 2012

AFS BioOil announced that initial tests conducted by the company since startup of the system confirm that production costs of biodiesel will be in the range of $2 per gallon when produced in a commercial system of 1 millon gallons/yr and greater. AFS BioOil was formed in 2010 as a spin out of Algae Floating Systems, Inc.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2010

Proton Power Systems recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Smith Electric Vehicles, the commercial electric vehicle division of The Tanfield Group Plc. Proton Power and Smith will present the first prototype at the Hannover Fair in April 2010. —Thomas Melczer, CEO of Proton Power.

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MAY 11, 2016

The Consortium for Algal Biofuel Commercialization (CAB-Comm), led by the University of California, San Diego, has released its final report , detailing the accomplishments and contributions achieved in its six years of operation. Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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MARCH 22, 2012

Through cost-share agreements with private industry, DOE will solicit proposals for promising SMR projects that have the potential to be licensed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and achieve commercial operation by 2022. Earlier post. ).

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Building on a Phase 1 Lotus study published in 2010 ( earlier post ), the Phase 2 study demonstrated the crashworthiness of a low mass body-in-white (BIW) using computer aided analysis and simulation. The study is the most comprehensive study of its kind to date, said ARB, and stands as an important body of work on vehicle lightweighting.

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APRIL 9, 2010

In a paper to be presented at next week’s 2010 SAE World Congress in Detroit, LiquidPiston, Inc. The paper describes LiquidPiston’s third-generation engine prototype, which was first test-fired in January 2010. kW) to 100 hp (75 kW) range for a variety of commercial, industrial, and military applications. Earlier post.)

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JANUARY 27, 2010

ACAL Energy will bring a model hydrogen fuel cell system using its platinum-free liquid cathode, FlowCath, to FC EXPO 2010 in Tokyo in March. The FlowCath powered module demonstrates a practical product prototype which could be commercialized in less than two years. Earlier post.) ACAL Energy is leading a £1.9 million (US$2.7

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World ethanol and biodiesel production, 1975-2010. Global production of biofuels increased 17% in 2010 to reach an all-time high of 105 billion liters (28 billion gallons US), up from 90 billion liters (24 billion gallons US) in 2009. Source: Worldwatch Institute. Click to enlarge. billion liters abroad, a 300% increase over 2009.

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Codexis has delivered significant improvements in enzyme performance (left) and enzyme manufacturing cost (right). Combined with high strain productivity using the CodeXporter enzyme production system, this allows for a cost-in-use that the company believes will be among the lowest available once in full-scale commercial production.

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MARCH 25, 2012

was added to the partnership as a preferred manufacturer, and in 2010 an agreement was announced with Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. Petrobras) to host and cover the running costs of the first integrated demonstration of the Group’s offshore GTL technology at its Fortaleza refinery in Brazil. In 2008, Kobe Steel Ltd.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

Currently, biochar is used commercially to improve soil quality by helping soils retain nutrients and water. One to five million gallons of water mixed with sand and chemicals are required for the fracking of each well. Using biochar could help oil and gas companies save money and responsibly treat flowback water for reuse.

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BNEF expects there to be 508 million passenger EVs on the road globally by 2040; including commercial EVs, this brings the BNEF 2040 EV fleet size forecast to about 550 million. BNEF’s Electric Vehicle Outlook 2019 incorporates in the forecast detailed work on the commercial vehicle market. million barrels per day by 2040.

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MAY 14, 2014

Start-up Power Japan Plus announced plans to commercialize a dual-carbon battery technology, which it calls the Ryden dual carbon battery. Tatsumi Ishihara, Yuji Yokoyama, and Shintaro Ida (2010) “Intercalation of PF 6 - anion into Graphitic Carbon with Nano Pore for Dual Carbon Cell with High Capacity,” IMLB 15 #224. Click to enlarge.

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MARCH 2, 2011

The new investment will be used to complete demonstration-scale production and early commercialization plans for Genomatica’s first commercial product, Bio-BDO, a ‘green’ version of 1,4-butanediol (BDO) made from renewable feedstocks rather than oil or natural gas. A hat-tip to Matt! A hat-tip to Matt! ).

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ABB’s charging systems can charge any electric vehicle (EV) battery at up to 920 VDC, enabling faster charge times and greater commercial fleet utilization for this project. The total project cost is $90 million, with a funding award of $44.8 ABB will supply high voltage-capable chargers for the Volvo LIGHTS project. Earlier post.)

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The study was commissioned by a coalition of fuel suppliers and automotive companies with a view to identifying a roadmap to 2030+ to identify GHG abatement options at the lowest cost to society. GHG abatement in road transport sector will cost approx. 150-200 (US$172-229) per ton of CO 2 e avoided. 34 Mton CO 2 e (WTW).

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The Super Bowl is the United States’ biggest sporting event, reaching nearly 100 million people every year since Super Bowl 44 in 2010, as per ratings agency Nielsen. At $7M for a 30 second Super Bowl ad, $TSLA would have to sell 875 incremental cars (@$8k gross profit per car) to justify the cost of the ad.

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In October of 2010, SK Innovation successfully started up and operated an ACO Demonstration unit at its facility in Ulsan, South Korea, which met the expectations of both companies. The ACO process provides a highly attractive alternative to naphtha steam crackers, offering higher olefins production at lower cost.

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JULY 16, 2012

a developer of cost-advantaged processes for the production of biofuels, bio-based chemicals and pharmaceuticals, has signed an Exclusive Negotiation Agreement with Shell. Codexis has exclusive rights to commercialize its cellulase enzyme technology in all other fields. In May 2010, Codexis received $4.7 Codexis, Inc.,

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JUNE 21, 2010

The European Commission Fuel Cells and Hydrogen (FCH) Joint Undertaking (JU) has published its 2010 Call for Proposals with a budget of €89.1 Specific topics for the different areas in the 2010 Call include: Transportation and Refuelling Infrastructure (€31.6M). million, entered into the negotiation stage in April 2010.

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to expand the current collaboration ( earlier post ) and to form a joint venture to commercialize Amyris No Compromise Renewable Diesel. Total acquired a minority 17% stake in Amyris in 2010, and the parties are currently collaborating on the development of Amyris renewable jet fuel. million in the same quarter of 2010.

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A new European Joint Research Center (JRC) analysis on the deployment of electric vehicles (EV) in Europe concludes that although the sector evolved significantly between 2010 and 2017, progress is still small to be characterized as full-scale commercialization. In 2010, electric vehicles still represented a niche market.

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Chemrec’s pulp mill-integrated BioDME (dimethyl ether) biorefinery demonstration plant project will break ground in September in Piteå, Sweden, with expected biofuel production by mid-2010. The separation process in the BioDME pilot contains more separation columns than the commercially available DME separation schemes.

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This approval prepares the way for the use of Gevo ATJ—as well as ATJ-SPK fuels produced by other manufacturers—in commercial operations. As previously announced, Alaska Airlines is now poised to fly the first commercial test flight using Gevo’s renewable ATJ-SPJ fuel. Earlier post.)

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OCTOBER 27, 2009

SGCE) for the demonstration and commercialization of the Group’s Fischer-Tropsch (FT) technology, primarily for Biomass-to-Liquids (BTL) and Waste-to-Liquids (WTL) applications. The recently signed JDA formalizes the commercial relationship between the parties and provides $5.9 Earlier post.).

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Launched in September 2010, Nidus uses its partners to identify market opportunities and experienced entrepreneurs to find and develop technologies that address these market needs. Nidus has reviewed hundreds of technologies resulting in three start-ups.

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It will help SGMW keep up with the strong demand for its Wuling brand mini-commercial vehicles. In addition, mini-commercial vehicles manufactured at the facility are being sold in a growing number of GM markets worldwide. In 2010, SGMW had record domestic sales of 1,226,860 vehicles. The Qingdao plant opened in June 2005.

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JANUARY 4, 2010

20 billion (US$432 million) in its Indian operations between 2010 and 2012, with nearly 25% of that investment go into further strengthening the Bosch Automotive Group’s research and development activities in India. Bosch will invest Rs. The company has already invested Rs. Bosch also developed the common rail system for the Tata Nano diesel.

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which was sold to Amazon in 2010. EcoCooling uses only ionized and cooled air and has none of the environmental hazards and costs related to oil-based fluids. During the past few years, EcoCooling has been successfully trialed in numerous commercial tests in demanding surroundings internationally. —Leo Hatjasalo.

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