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The benefits are numerous, as we produce more sustainable fuel, we will also help the circular economy by recycling waste. MOL started co-processing as an R&D project in 2012 based on research at Pannon University. —Gabriel Szabó, Executive Vice President of MOL Group Downstream.

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MAY 9, 2012

Christopher Thomas, BorgWarner VP, Advanced Engineering, Engine Group and VP, Advanced Engineering, Drivetrain Group presented the basic concepts of VEMB and current BorgWarner test results at the recent SAE 2012 High Efficiency IC Engine Symposium. improvement in fuel economy on an E-class vehicle (e.g., Source: Borgwarner.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2012

The Obama Administration’s proposed FY 2013 budget of $8.344 billion for the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is $105 million below the EPA’s enacted level for FY 2012. The EPA also will release an Interim Report on the Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing on Drinking Water Resources in 2012. FY 2013 budget highlights include: $1.2

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AUGUST 22, 2013

The European Union-funded PowerDriver project—a two-year, €3-million (US$4-million) research project initiated in February 2012 to turn exhaust gas waste heat into electricity using thermoelectric generator (TGEN) technology—has completed simulation work on on a potential automotive application.

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MAY 8, 2012

Transphorm’s solutions cut energy waste by 50% today and simplify the design and manufacturing of a wide variety of electrical systems and devices, including motor drives, power supplies and inverters for solar panels and electric vehicles. In the motor segment alone, Transphorm’s innovations create the potential to save 2.5

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APRIL 5, 2012

liter Pentastar V-6 engine (Ward’s 10 Best Engines Award two years in a row) with variable-valve timing (VVT) offers best-in-class standard 305 hp (227 kW), with 269 lb-ft (365 N·m) of torque and best-in-class fuel economy for V-6 trucks, according to Chrysler. Specific fuel economy figures are note available yet.)

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

The TEG technology, which converts waste heat from gas exhaust into electric energy and has the potential to improve passenger car fuel efficiency by as much as 5%. The DOE-funded Amerigon thermoelectric project originally began in 2004 as one of several projects targeting fuel economy improvements in light-duty vehicles of 10%.

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JULY 12, 2013

Describing its product goals and tracking progress toward its 2020 manufacturing priorities in its 2012 Sustainability Report , General Motors reaffirmed its commitment to further reduce the energy used and the environmental impacts of building and operating an automobile. —2012 Sustainability Report. Earlier post.). MWh/vehicle.

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DECEMBER 25, 2011

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) is soliciting research suggestions for the Fiscal Year 2012-2013 Annual Research Plan in the form of brief conceptual descriptions that address specified research gaps and support the Board’s ongoing regulatory and policy priorities. The deadline to submit research concepts is 31 January 2012.

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DECEMBER 2, 2015

The work with INVISTA represents a significant step in integrating the chemicals supply chain into a circular economy model. By utilizing waste carbon resources, we are decoupling the production of butadiene from today’s commodity feedstocks. INVISTA and LanzaTech first announced their gas fermentation collaboration efforts in 2012.

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AUGUST 9, 2011

For purposes of the new HD National Program, the heavy-duty fleet incorporates all on-road vehicles rated at a gross vehicle weight at or above 8,500 pounds, and the engines that power them, except those covered by the current GHG emissions and Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards for model year 2012-2016 passenger vehicles.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

However, they also noted, high PTW efficiencies and the moderate fuel economies of current compressed natural gas vehicles (CNGVs) make them a viable option as well. The study investigated the the WTW energy and emissions from the use of natural gas in CNGVs with a range of CNGV fuel economy and natural gas compressor efficiency.

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JANUARY 25, 2012

President Obama used his last State-of-the-Union (SOTU) address of his term to outline four main elements of a blueprint for an “ economy that’s built to last: an economy built on American manufacturing, American energy, skills for American workers, and a renewal of American values. ”. billion from the nation’s energy bills.

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APRIL 26, 2016

The new engine will be assembled on the flexible production line that was installed in 2012 and will provide increased power, while improving fuel economy and reducing CO 2 emissions. It reopened in late 2011 and added a flexible production line in 2012. FCA US will invest $74.7 million in its Trenton Engine Complex (Mich.)

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AUGUST 27, 2012

The first results are due to be analysed in the second half of 2012. The goal is to select a number of feedstocks including used cooking oil (which would otherwise be waste) and also algae. —Professor Zhang Xiliang, Director of Institute of Energy, Environment and Economy, Tsinghua University, Project Manager.

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Administrator Pruitt also announced the start of a joint process with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to develop a notice and comment rulemaking to set revised GHG emissions standards and Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards. The Obama Administration’s determination was wrong.

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MARCH 7, 2014

Drivers in the UK are on average, wasting more than a day of their lives stuck in traffic last year, as congestion worsened by one more hour compared to 2012. According to Inrix traffic data, the UK is the 6th worse in Europe for traffic congestion, with London and Greater Manchester suffering the[.]. Green credentials'

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MAY 8, 2014

from 2,213 kWh in 2012 and down 12.5% The Group is currently driven by Strategy 2018— a set of action areas and measurable, defined strategic objectives for the year 2018 clustered into three primary areas: economy, people and environment. This also had a positive impact on the volume of waste for disposal per vehicle.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2012

With our new product, Cellic CTec3, and the first plants starting commercial production, this is a huge step forward in the transition from an oil-based economy to a bio-based economy. Both plants will convert municipal solid waste into biofuel. The first plants start commercial production of advanced biofuels this year.

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JANUARY 6, 2011

Through this endeavor, GE and Tianue are responding to the Chinese government’s call to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by conserving energy and making contributions to a cleaner economy in the country. —Darryl Wilson, vice president—aeroderivative gas turbines for GE Power & Water.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

As one example cited, the company has increased its use of high-strength steel and other lightweight materials to reduce vehicle weight, and thus improve fuel economy, while still meeting standards for vehicle safety. This engine provides better fuel economy and refinement than our current World Gas Engine. Earlier post.).

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FEBRUARY 15, 2012

million) in 2012. Waste with energy potential. Projects that focus on urban cleaning and the use of waste deposits to generate energy in metropolitan regions, including cities that will host the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The remaining R$200 million (US$116.2) This category is expected to receive a total of R$360 million (US$209.3

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OCTOBER 14, 2011

BMW will add further engines to the line-up in 2012, when the BMW ActiveHybrid 3 (using a powertrain similar to that of the ActiveHybrid 5, earlier post ) will also make its premiere. In spring 2012, BMW will launch three further engines for the series. Autumn 2012, finally, will see the launch of the BMW ActiveHybrid 3.

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AUGUST 25, 2015

Creation of elements from recycled waste is an area of opportunity for future. China, with more than 93% of the global production, was the largest producer of neodymium in 2012. Asia Pacific dominated the rare earth elements market in 2013 owing to economical utilization of reserves.

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JULY 6, 2013

The first upstream component accounts for indirect energy input for the production and distribution of power generation fuel and the construction, maintenance, decommissioning, and waste disposal of the power plant. 2012 and the 2025 projected US average electricity mix. Credit: ACS, Lee et al. Click to enlarge.

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AUGUST 22, 2012

The same technology being used at a commercial-scale cellulosic ethanol plant in Crescentino, Italy, expected to start operations in the fall of 2012, and in a series of plants to be built by GraalBio in Brazil. Earlier post. The new USDA loan guarantee is part of a larger effort to produce advanced biofuels in every region of the country.

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JANUARY 3, 2014

In 2012, 70% of Estonia’s total primary energy supply (TPES) came from oil shale. In 2012, Estonia mined 15.86 Waste heat is used to generate electricity, making Enefit shale oil plants net producers of electricity. Estonia produced the first barrel of ENEFIT280 shale oil in December 2012. million tonnes. million (US$12.8

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JUNE 2, 2012

In an address at the 2012 Mackinac Policy Conference, Ford Motor Company Executive Chairman Bill Ford said that “ Michigan must become the Silicon Valley of the mobility revolution ” and outlined key public policy areas to help improve the state’s competitiveness and ensure that the state realizes the full benefit of that impending revolution.

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AUGUST 27, 2015

According to the 2015 Urban Mobility Scorecard , travel delays due to traffic congestion caused drivers to waste more than 3 billion gallons of fuel and kept travelers stuck in their cars for nearly 7 billion extra hours—42 hours per rush-hour commuter. Drivers on America’s Top 10 worst roads waste on average 84 hours or 3.5

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MARCH 4, 2011

Range_e has a maximum system output of 339 PS (334 hp, 249 kW) and a top speed of around 120 mph (193 km/h), delivering a fuel economy of 85 mpg UK (71 mpg US, 3.32 The Range_e also features regenerative braking to capture energy usually wasted in heat energy via the brakes. Using a parallel hybrid system with a 14.2

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by 2012 as a group, partly thanks to large emission reductions from economies in transition in the early nineties and more recent reductions due to the 2008-2009 recession, according to the report. Their share of global emissions has now fallen to less than half the global total.

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JULY 2, 2010

The PBL calculated that emissions from fossil-fuel combustion (including those from gas flares—the burning of waste gas from oil drilling and other industrial processes, such as the production of cement and ammonia) in the industrial countries have decreased by 7%. However, this decrease is also related to the financial crisis.

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DECEMBER 23, 2014

KTP has been producing the eight-speed transmission, introduced and licensed through ZF ( earlier post ), since September 2012. Additionally, lower viscosity transmission fluid is used resulting in improved transmission efficiency and fuel economy improvements especially during cold environments or vehicle start-up.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2013

The Commission was created in 2012 to identify solutions for increasing US energy productivity and aid in jumpstarting the economy. The recommendations are organized under three overarching strategies: Invest in energy productivity throughout the economy.

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PHEVLERs [ 3 ] are a disruptive technology that will help revolutionize both the clean transportation and the clean stationary energy sectors of our economy. In the USA rapidly rising Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) Standards [ 28 ] for vehicle model years through 2025 may stimulate more production of PHEVLERs and BEVs. [

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JUNE 20, 2012

Bartis and RAND colleague Lawrence van Bibbe were the authors of a 2011 RAND report concluding that if the US military increased its use of alternative jet and naval fuels that can be produced from coal or various renewable resources, including seed oils, waste oils and algae, there would be no direct benefit to the nation’s armed forces.

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DECEMBER 20, 2013

million barrels per day of highway petroleum use (12.5%) by 2020 (compared to the Energy Information Agency (EIA) Annual Energy Outlook (AEO) 2012-projected baseline in 2020 of 11.2 Broadly, VTO program activities are focused on achieving: Saving 1.4 million barrels per day); and. mpg) for cars and 203 gCO 2 /mi (43.7

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