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APRIL 25, 2012

Shengquan Group, a Shandong-based company specializing in furan resin and polymers, and Novozymes, a world leader in bioinnovation, have formed a partnership enabling Shengquan to start commercial-scale production of cellulosic ethanol for solvents in June 2012 using Novozymes’ technology.

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AUGUST 21, 2012

We will be designing commercial-scale facilities that could produce as much as 300,000 gallons per day from the same kinds of feedstocks. IH 2 technology has the capability to produce gasoline at a cost of less than $2.00 GTI anticipates full-scale commercial plants converting 2,000 tons a day will be operating by 2014.

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JANUARY 11, 2014

In a paper in Nature , they suggest that the use of such redox-active organic molecules instead of redox-active metals represents a new and promising direction for realizing massive electrical energy storage at greatly reduced cost. The design permits larger amounts of energy to be stored at lower cost than with traditional batteries.

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MAY 26, 2022

JMBM Canada includes a team with more than 360 years of collective experience, including R&D, pilot to commercial scale cathode production and product qualification and quality assurance systems qualified for tier 1 automotive lithium-ion cell manufacturers. Earlier post , earlier post.). Enapter’s highly efficient standardised?and

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FEBRUARY 8, 2012

ARPA-E intends to formally issue a revised version of this Open FOA in early March 2012. Now, ARPA-E is seeking input from industry, academia, and other interested stakeholders on the steps and challenges necessary to scale-up and apply these and related technologies in a commercial-scale facility. Open Funding Opportunity.

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JUNE 5, 2012

The break-even crude oil price for a delivered biomass cost of $94/metric ton when hydrogen is derived from coal, natural gas or nuclear energy ranges from $103 to $116/bbl for no carbon tax and even lower ($99–$111/bbl) for the carbon tax scenarios. Tyner (2012) Economic analysis of novel synergistic biofuel (H 2 Bioil) processes.

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JANUARY 28, 2014

Benjamin Kingsbury and colleagues at Imperial College London could cut the size and precious metal loading of the devices in automobiles while reducing fuel consumption and and manufacturing costs. as a spin-out to commercialize the technology. These metals currently account for up to 60 to 70% of the cost of the component.

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APRIL 3, 2012

The UK Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has launched a new competition for Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) technology to drive down costs by supporting practical experience in the design, construction and operation of commercial scale CCS ( CCS Commercialization Programme ) with £1 billion (US$1.6

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DECEMBER 6, 2012

The study also illustrates how a holistic, total vehicle approach to system mass and cost reduction can help offset the additional cost of a 37% mass reduced body structure. The Phase 2 study was completed in the third quarter of 2011; the peer review process was completed in the third quarter of 2012. Phase 2 study.

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MAY 26, 2018

The plan provides: $130 million for to replace eligible Class 4-8 shuttle buses, school and transit buses with new, commercially available, zero-emission technologies. As required by the Consent Decree, total costs per vehicle must not exceed 75% for non-government owned vehicles and 100% for government owned vehicles.

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JANUARY 8, 2013

The project will run two years, relying on biology to rapidly and cost-effectively screen natural enzyme diversity for the best performing enzymes. Novozymes has already reduced the cost of enzyme production for biofuels by 90%. Development of a Commercial-Ready Enzyme Application System for Ethanol: $12.3 million (2008-2012).

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APRIL 25, 2011

Red Wolf, formed in 2010, is in the process of raising $3 million through an equity offering to commercialize the thermal-chemical catalytic process. This mitigates transportation costs of both the feedstock and the produced fuel. Hydrolysis.

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MAY 30, 2012

For example, near-term CCS technology applied to coal-fired power plants is projected to reduce the net output of the plant by some 30% and to increase the cost of electricity by 60–80%. Deem, Maciej Haranczyk & Berend Smit (2012) In silico screening of carbon-capture materials. —Lin et al. Li-Chiang Lin, Adam H.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2010

A co-production scenario—yet to be commercial—would take unconverted syngas from the FT reactor and combust it in a combined cycle power plant to generate electricity that is sold to the grid. Plant-level CO 2 emissions can be greatly reduced by using the CCS technology, the study found, without much increase in capital cost.

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DECEMBER 7, 2010

The advanced butanol fermentation process should reduce production costs below $500/tonne making it cost competitive with first generation biofuels. The project will occur in two stages: the first stage of the project is due to be completed by 31 March 2011 and the second stage is due to complete 18 months later on 30 September 2012.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2011

The European Parliament has voted to introduce CO 2 limits in the EU for new vans and other light commercial goods vehicles. The Commission will adopt detailed provisions for a procedure to approve such innovative technologies by 31 December 2012. Emission performance standards for new light commercial vehicles.

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OCTOBER 22, 2014

Boeing and Commercial Aircraft Corp. The project’s goal is to assess the technical feasibility and cost of producing higher volumes of biofuel. This type of biofuel has already been used for more than 1,600 commercial flights. The two companies estimate that 500 million gallons (1.8

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OCTOBER 19, 2012

In August 2012, coal produced 39% of US electricity, up from a low of 32% in April 2012, when the natural gas share of generation equaled that of coal. Data for 2011 and 2012 are preliminary. Chart includes generation from the electric power sector only, excluding commercial and industrial generators. Source: EIA.

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OCTOBER 16, 2015

Battery electric transit buses are increasingly available from a variety of manufacturers and some school buses are commercially available. Commercially available. ~40 3 models commercially available in US. Limited commercial availability. Limited commercial availability. Number in Service. Transit Bus. School Bus.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2014

Faradion was founded in 2010 with the objective to develop a low-cost sodium-ion battery technology capable of reducing the cost of energy storage in a range of applications related to renewable energy, stationary storage and transportation. —Chris Wright, CEO Faradion Ltd.

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OCTOBER 22, 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. Improve the performance and reduce the cost of hydrogen storage systems.

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OCTOBER 8, 2013

The program offers zero-down, zero-interest financing in an effort to offset the cost of equipment and encourage small businesses to install charging stations at their sites. With more than 400 units deployed worldwide, the global manufacturer entered the US market in March 2012. Fuji Electric Corp. Earlier post.)

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FEBRUARY 26, 2013

US Commercial-scale production of cellulosic biofuels reached about 20,000 gallons in late 2012, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). EISA set a target level of 500 million gallons of cellulosic biofuels for 2012 and 1 billion gallons for 2013, growing to 16 billion gallons by 2022. Source: EIA.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2017

The pilot project is scheduled to run for roughly one year, during which time Osaka Gas will test operate a 250 Nm 3 /h biogas refining facility that assumes commercial deployment. The company says it is capable of producing high purity methane gas with the world’s highest efficiency in methane recovery at a rate of more than 99%.

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JUNE 27, 2012

DOE has identified low intermediate biomass yields as a key driver of the high cost of algal biofuels because of the high capital investment projected as necessary to achieve commercial-scale volumes of biofuel. Responses need to be submitted by 1 August 2012.

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OCTOBER 30, 2022

This is a low-volume, high-value market where aircraft will rely on high-cost and cutting-edge technologies to reach new heights with regard to performance and safety. Most eVTOL manufacturers are targeting 2023 for the start of commercial operations, and the IDTechEx report provides forecasts in unit sales and battery demand through 2042.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2015

At this stage, cost estimates are uncertain, since methane cracking is not yet a fully mature technology. However, preliminary calculations show that it could achieve costs of €1.9 Carbon separates on the surface of the bubbles and is deposited as a powder at the top end of the reactor when they disintegrate.

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APRIL 18, 2013

to hold warming to 2 °C as outlined in the IEA Energy Technology Perspectives 2012 (ETP) 2 °C Scenario (2DS). Without CCS, the world will have to abandon its reliance on fossil fuels much sooner—and that will come at a cost. In 2012, sales of hybrid-electric vehicles passed the one million mark. billion to US$4.2

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DECEMBER 4, 2014

Neste Oil can also produce a NExBTL synthetic paraffinic kerosene as a discrete, and already approved, commercial aviation fuel.). With a wholesale cost of about $3 per gallon, inclusive of US government incentives, green diesel approaches price parity with petroleum jet fuel. Aviation Bio-hydrocarbons Diesel'

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FEBRUARY 24, 2012

ARPA-E’s projects under this new program—Methane Opportunities for Vehicular Energy ( MOVE )—will focus on overcoming these barriers by developing innovative, low-cost natural gas storage technologies and methods to lower pressure in vehicle tanks that will help enable the widespread adoption of natural gas vehicles.

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DECEMBER 23, 2015

According to their analysis, published in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology , favorable assumptions for all involved process steps (30% thermochemical energy conversion efficiency; 3000 kWh/(m 2 a) solar irradiation, low CO 2 and heliostat costs) result in jet fuel production costs of €1.28/L kg CO 2 ‐equiv /L.

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JULY 23, 2014

Compression is a major contributor to the cost of hydrogen fueling. In its 2012 Multi-Year Research, Development and Demonstration Plan , DOE notes that hydrogen fueling station compressor flow rates may be 5 - 100 kg/hr and require compression pressures as high as 90 MPa (900 bar). Source: Elgowainy et al. Click to enlarge.

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AUGUST 20, 2012

from 2012 to 2018. The Africa/Middle East countries will see very little uptake due to the high cost of electric buses and infrastructure, the report finds. Current hybrid buses can cost around $200,000 more than a comparable diesel bus, depending on the bus specifications. would purchase 500 battery electric buses.

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MAY 6, 2011

million to provide hydrogen fueling infrastructure on Hawaii, and to further increase the efficiency and output potential of future commercial hydrogen stations. The company received a Phase I contract for $1.8

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

Once launched, Zephyr can remain above a region for weeks delivering persistent services at a fraction of the cost of satellites and is significantly more cost effective than other conventionally powered manned or unmanned aircraft. In 2012, BASF invested $50 million to acquire an equity ownership position in Sion Power.

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DECEMBER 14, 2010

The grant will be available to motorists across the UK from 1 January 2011, reducing the cost of eligible cars by a quarter, up to a maximum of £5,000. The first review of the Plug-In Car Grant will take place in 2012. The level of the Plug-In-Car Grant has been agreed until 31 March 2012.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2015

CFRP developers will have to continue the pace of innovation to overcome the high cost that has so far limited the material to less price-sensitive markets like aerospace and sporting goods. The number of direct partnerships between carmakers or Tier-1 automotive suppliers and carbon fiber players has nearly doubled to 11 since 2012.

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