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in 2010 and 2011, respectively. To illustrate this point, we take the same empirical models in Du and Hayes (2011) and Du and Hayes (2012) and use them to “explain” variables that have no material relationship to US ethanol production: the US price of natural gas and unemployment rates in the US and the European Union.
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its fourth year of Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program data, detailing greenhouse gas pollution trends and emissions from large sources and suppliers broken down by industrial sector, geographic region and individual facilities. from the previous year.
Approved in 2009 and first implemented in 2011, the LCFS requires California fuel providers to reduce the carbon intensity of transportation fuels at least 10% by 2020, by phasing in less carbon-intensive fuel technologies. In five years—2011 to 2016—the LCFS helped encourage a 57% uptick in the use of clean fuels in California.
Sandia is now ready to partner with the renewable energy industry to develop the next generation of direct-drive wind turbines. In 2011, for example, there was a rare-earth materials supply chain crisis that caused the price of neodymium and dysprosium, the two rare-earth elements widely used for such magnets, to skyrocket.
In December 2011, Mitsubishi Motors domestically launched the Minicab-MiEV, the only Kei-car class commercial EV produced by a Japanese automaker, mainly for use in the delivery industry. Furthermore, this battery placement gives the vehicle a lower center of gravity, resulting in steering stability and ride comfort.
AVERE-France, the French hybrid and electric vehicle association, reports that sales of electric vehicles in France reached 5,663 units for cars (VP) and 3,651 units for commercial vehicles (LCV) in 2012, increasing 115% and 117%, respectively, against the 2011 results. Diesel hybrids posted 7,700 units mainly due to Hybrid 4 models of PSA.
Over the past decade, Volvo Cars has transformed its business to become a global player in the automotive industry. It has grown its global sales from 449,255 in 2011 to more than 700,000 in 2019; more than doubled its revenue from SEK 126 billion (US$14.4 billion) in 2011 to SEK 274 billion (US$31.3 billion (US$1.6
Blastr has entered into a Letter of Intent with Nordic energy company Fortum that provides Blastr exclusive rights to utilize the existing industrial site located in Joddböle, Inkoo in Finland, 55 km west of Helsinki. Fortum has developed the Joddböle area since the dismantling of its Inkoo coal-fired power plant there in 2017-2020.
Tritium, a global developer and manufacturer of DC fast chargers for EVs, and Miller Technology , a supplier of mobile mining equipment for safety and productivity, are partnering to provide fast chargers and light-duty battery EVs for the mining industry.
The grant is an add-on to the $8 million award from the DOE in August 2011 for converting thermoelectric heat to power for passenger cars ( earlier post ) and extends the technology to heavy military vehicles. This follow-on light-duty vehicle project, funded in 2011, has a target of a 5% fuel economy improvement. Click to enlarge.
The total volume sold during the Desert Storm drawdown was just over half the amount offered by the Government, primarily because industry offers for the higher-sulfur “sour” crude oil were substantially lower than bids for the lower-sulfur “sweet” crude.). 2011 IEA Coordinated Release. Bush authorized a drawdown of 33.75
This version of the Plan updates and expands upon previous versions including the 2006 Hydrogen Posture Plan and the 2011 DOE Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Program Plan. 1/kg hydrogen for industrial and stationary power generation applications. Fuel cell system cost of $80/kW with 25,000-hour durability for long-haul heavy-duty trucks.
CDP, which was founded in 2012 to provide innovative products to the hot rod community and the OEM and aftermarket alternative fuel industry, also recently expanded its development on Class 6 heavy duty engines to include a 7.4L supercharged CNG engine; the new engine will join the naturally aspirated 6.9L in the CDP Torquemaster family.
Injection took place from 17 November 2011 to 26 November 2014, with 999,215 tonnes of supercritical CO 2 injected and geologically stored. ADM also began injection operations at a second CCS project, the Illinois Industrial Sources Carbon Capture and Storage Project, in Decatur in April 2017. km pipeline, and injected into the Mt.
In this action, EPA has granted petitions that were submitted in 2010 and 2011 from the Halogenated Solvents Industry Alliance and New York State Department of Environmental Conservation asking the agency to add 1-BP to the list of hazardous air pollutants in the CAA.
NewCO2Fuels was founded in 2011 to commercialize a technology developed by Prof. In passing the Stage 1 testing, NCF demonstrated technology that successfully dissociates CO 2 into CO and oxygen in a heating environment, simulating the industrial waste heat sources that will be used as one of two energy sources in the commercial product.
While last year it appeared that the auto industry as a whole would shift to R-1234yf, in September 2012, Daimler said that internal testing had identified safety (flammability) issues under certain conditions, and that it would not use R-1234yf in its products. With a GWP (Global Warming Potential) value of 1, R744 is 99.3%
Audi is the exclusive partner in the automotive industry. sunfire acquired staxera, a developer and manufacturer of SOFC high-temperature fuel cells sited in Dresden in 2011.) With this latest collaboration, Audi said, it and its partners are demonstrating that industrialization of e?fuels fuels is possible.
First launched in 2007, the project required two years of research and development followed by two years of industrialization studies and site selection. The investment was officially approved in 2011. Solvay decided to focus initially on low-energy light bulbs because the recovery channels already exist.
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The California Air Resources Board announced a settlement with Fiat Powertrain Technologies Industrial S.p.A The repairs, commonly called “field fixes” because they are made after the vehicles have been sold, were intended to address an oil leakage problem in 2011-2014 model-year engines. million in penalties.
China bioethanol pump price for five enzyme loading scenarios in ( a ) 2011 with a 16¢ per liter (60.6¢ In 2011, China contributed 29% of world carbon dioxide emissions and therefore the country has a significant potential to influence the present and future global energy situation. Click to enlarge. million tons in 2008.
In 2012, nearly 80% of total investment in the global fuel cell industry was made in US companies. In general, the report finds, trends for the fuel cell industry were encouraging in 2012. This is roughly a 34% increase over total shipments in 2011 and a 321% increase over total shipments in 2008. Light duty vehicles.
At the same time, the aviation industry accounts for approximately 3% of global human-made CO 2 emissions. The aviation industry has set goals to reduce aviation-related emissions and sustainable aviation fuels are seen as an important part of the solution.
China’s battery industry has logged rapid growth in recent years. also known as SuperC, was founded in 2011 in Dongguan, China. SuperC plans to open a new production facility in Hefei, a key location for the automotive industry, in 2023. Evonik has also its own global lithium-ion research center in Shanghai. billion in 2021.
The report provides insight on ZET market trends as the industry prepares for an injection of federal funding for charging infrastructure, multiple states implement clean truck regulations, and California prepares to release an additional $873 million in purchase incentives for commercial vehicles and infrastructure. Source: CALSTART.
Grangemouth, one of Scotland’s largest manufacturing sites, is owned and operated by INEOS and Petroineos, a joint venture formed between INEOS and PetroChina in 2011. Grangemouth. INEOS acquired Grangemouth in 2005, and has so far delivered a 37% reduction in net CO 2 emissions. The Petroineos JV operates the Grangemouth Refinery.
A fifth-generation (circa 2011) alumina calciner. noted that the process heat requirements of modern industrial calciners and estimated resulting CO 2 emissions (calculated from the combustion of methane) are approximately 3 GJ per tonne-alumina and 165 kg-CO 2 per tonne-alumina product, respectively, with natural gas as the predominant fuel.
Since its launch in 2011, CSRC has initiated 63 research projects with 31 partner universities, publishing more than 400 papers and presenting at multiple industry conferences.
The agreement combines Topsoe’s technologies in renewable fuels and hydrogen production as well as decades of experience in engineering with Steeper’s proprietary Hydrofaction technology and industry know-how. Steeper Energy was founded in 2011 and is backed by TOM Capital.
Outputs of the EVSP in the 2011-2014 timeframe included a Standardization Roadmap for Electric Vehicles (Version 2.0, Additional, exclusive sponsorship opportunities with appropriate recognition benefits are invited from industry and other directly affected stakeholders to help offset ANSI’s costs of operating the EVSP.
Preliminary industry data reveals that year-end geothermal growth in 2012 was up 5% from the previous year, according to the Geothermal Energy Association ( GEA ). GEA will release its annual development report at the State of the Geothermal Energy Industry Briefing on 26 February in Washington. McGinness Hills (NV): Ormat, 30 MW.
With prices expected to increase in the long term, however, the world oil price in real 2011 dollars reaches $106 per barrel in 2020 and $163 per barrel in 2040, according to IEO2013. In the Reference case, all the growth in liquids use is in the transportation and industrial sectors. per year, or 38% overall, from 2010 to 2040.
Aptera, initially known as Accelerated Composites, formed in 2005 to bring highly efficient, three-wheeled vehicles to the market ( earlier post ), went out of business in 2011. We provide the packaging versatility and turning needed to enable Aptera’s industry-best efficiencies. Elaphe is a perfect match for Aptera.
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will invest in a 60,000 kWh vanadium redox flow battery from Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd. The project cost will total an estimated ¥20 billion (US$200 million), with financial assistance expected from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. The Nikkei reports that Hokkaido Electric Power Co. —Nikkei report.
There is strong electricity and increasing industrial demand, as well as the potential for converting coal-fired electricity generation. Israel natural gas demand forecast 2011-2040. Source: Delek Energy , Ministry of Energy and Water Resources. Click to enlarge.
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The DOE’s 2011 Critical Materials Strategy reported that supply challenges for five rare earth metals (dysprosium, terbium, europium, neodymium, and yttrium) may affect clean energy technology deployment in the coming years. Earlier post.). SpinTek Filtration, Inc.; Advanced Recovery; Cytec, Inc.; Molycorp, Inc.; and Simbol Materials.
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LTO Li-ion battery provider Microvast Holdings is participating in a mining industry electrification consortium led by Shell. Microvast delivered its first LTO battery for electric vehicle applications in 2011 and has more than a decade of experience in LTO lithium-ion battery development, manufacturing and deployment. Earlier post.)
DRIVE C2X (DRIVing implementation and Evaluation of C2X communication technology in Europe)—a joint research project supported by the European Commission that began in 2011. In 2011, Ford Motor Company spent €4.1 It is targeting improved traffic flow and reductions in CO2 emissions through cooperative systems. billion (US$5.2
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