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AUGUST 11, 2012

By 2013, it plans to offer heavy rare earth separation services to third parties and to produce its own resources by 2014. and rare metals (gallium, scandium, yttrium) are products of high commercial value considered scarce and seldom available in high enough concentrations to be profitable.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2013

The newly released 2013 edition of the IEA World Energy Outlook (WEO) depicts a world in which some long-held tenets of the energy sector are being rewritten; importers are becoming exporters, while exporters are among the major sources of growing demand. —WEO-2013. Energy demand growth moves to Asia. Source: IEA. Gt by 2035.

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JUNE 20, 2013

Cumulative natural gas vehicles in use by segment, world markets: 2013-2020. The increase is largely driven due to a combination of low-cost natural gas and sustained higher prices for gasoline and diesel in many countries, Navigant suggests. million sales expected in 2013. Source: Navigant Research. Click to enlarge.

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OCTOBER 14, 2013

The new 20 kW multistandard station offers CCS, CHAdeMO and fast AC charging functionality and is available in configurations with one, two or three outlets. Its 20 kW design allows for quick and easy installation on widely available 3 x 32A low-cost grid connections.

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OCTOBER 10, 2013

developer of a low-cost hybrid electric powertrain designed specifically for class 1 to 4 commercial fleet use ( earlier post ), announced that it is providing hybrid vans to Canadian Linen, a linen and uniform service subsidiary of AmeriPride Services. The system is now available as a ship-thru option in the US and Canada.

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MARCH 22, 2013

Mack Trucks, part of the Volvo Group, unveiled its 12-liter natural-gas-powered MACK Pinnacle Axle Back model during the 2013 Mid-America Trucking Show (MATS). The Mack Pinnacle is equipped with the Cummins Westport ISX12 G engine and available for order with either an LNG or compressed natural gas (CNG) fuel system.

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MAY 15, 2015

kW/kg (gravimetric), while being engineered for low-cost, high-volume series production. Intelligent Energy’s 100kW architecture will be available to vehicle manufacturers through technology licensing programs and joint development agreements. The company’s unique stack technology offers leading power densities of 3.5

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JANUARY 31, 2013

The 2013 SAE International High Octane Fuels Symposium (HOFS) this week in Washington, DC, explored the pros and the cons of high octane fuels, with a particular focus on using ethanol as the source of the octane improvement. The “ obvious driver ” for the consideration of a high octane fuel (HOF), said Prof. —Thomas McCarthy.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2013

In April 2013, the company was awarded a $500,000 Phase II SBIR Award from the NSF to scale a novel low-cost manufacturing process for long-life sulfur cathode composite materials. Founded in October 2010, NOHMs Technologies has developed a battery that is based on lithium-sulfur chemistry. Technology.

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APRIL 29, 2011

The company has signed a licensing and joint development agreement with a major, as yet unnamed, Asian vehicle OEM, with products expected to be available in the first quarter of 2013. Pinnacle has logged more than 500 hours of operation on its research engine so far (in multiple builds, but with the same components).

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APRIL 3, 2013

The findings of their study, published in the journal Angewandte Chemie, International Edition , suggest that cell-free biosystems could produce hydrogen from biomass xylose at low cost. Mielenz said Zhang’s process could find its way to the marketplace as quickly as three years if the technology is available. earlier post ).

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JULY 19, 2013

Ernest Moniz highlighted the continued growth of plug-in electric vehicle (PEV)sales—more than doubling in the first 6 months of 2013 to 40,000 units compared to the same period in 2012—as the US Department of Energy (DOE) released its most recent pricing data showing the low cost of fueling on electricity.

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JANUARY 10, 2014

Both automakers are looking to CO 2 as an alternate low global warming potential coolant to R-1234yf, to which Daimler originally objected in 2012, citing safety concerns. It has a high cooling capacity and is available worldwide at low cost in the required qualities. This raises issues of cost, as well of durability.

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MARCH 20, 2015

The Volkswagen Group and Daimler are both looking to CO 2 as an alternate low global warming potential coolant to R-1234yf, to which Daimler originally objected in 2012, citing safety concerns. It has a high cooling capacity and is available worldwide at low cost in the required qualities. Earlier post.).

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JULY 10, 2014

The improved performance was achieved in the research phase of a program funded in part by the Department of Energy’s ARPA-E program under the REMOTE program (Reducing Emissions using Methanotrophic Organisms for Transportation Energy), awarded in September 2013. Earlier post.) —Josh Silverman, Ph.D., Calysta Chief Technology Officer.

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JULY 23, 2013

Researchers in South Korea have developed a simple, low-cost and eco-friendly method of creating nitrogen-doped graphene nanoplatelets (NGnPs) with excellent catalytic performance in both dye-sensitized solar cells and fuel cells to replace conventional platinum (Pt)-based catalysts for energy conversion. —Jeon et al.

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OCTOBER 9, 2015

Commercial and residential building heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems accounted for 14% of the nation’s total energy consumption in 2013, and about a quarter of that energy is wasted by heat leaking through windows.

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MAY 1, 2014

A new project launched by the US Department of Energy (DOE) and led by Sandia National Laboratories and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) will work in support of H 2 USA, the public private partnership introduced in 2013 by the Energy Department and industry stakeholders to address the challenge of hydrogen infrastructure.

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JANUARY 21, 2013

car2go is available in six cities in Germany, and has more than 100,000 customers there—the largest number of registered users in the country’s segment for flexible carsharing services, according to Daimler. The number of available car2go vehicles will also increase from 6,100 to more than 10,000 by the end of 2013.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2014

The magnetic coupling also enables the unit to operate in a permanently sealed vacuum and permits ease of in-field maintenance for high availability applications. —Ricardo VP of Innovation David Rollafson. Click to enlarge.

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MARCH 27, 2019

LL was established in 2013 after developing an entirely new methodology in the construction of electric motor and generator technologies that create more power while using less energy. The Linear Labs motor is characterized by two main attributes: (1) very high torque starting at low speeds, and (2) high efficiency throughout the speed range.

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DECEMBER 5, 2014

Intelligence in EV charging stations means homeowners can reduce the cost of charging up to 60 percent by automatically charging during low energy rate periods, where such programs are available. —Barry Powell, head of Siemens Low Voltage & Products.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

ALASA seeks to propel 100-pound satellites into orbit for less than $1 million per launch using low-cost, expendable upper stages launched from conventional aircraft. XS-1 aims to help break the cycle of launches happening farther and farther apart and costing more and more.

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MARCH 7, 2014

It could also be incorporated into new plant designs to further reduce operating costs. We hope to move from the laboratory scale to a commercially available technology within four to six years. We plan to move quickly to make a bolt-on technology easily accessible to ethanol producers so they can expand their product line.

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AUGUST 16, 2013

Low-cost energy storage remains a critical unmet need for a wide range of applications, including grid scale frequency regulation, load following, contingency reserves and peak shaving, as well as portable power systems. A paper on the work is published in Nature Communications. —Braff et al. Braff, Martin Z.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2014

The researchers of the UPV proved its potential for reducing pollutant emissions and fuel consumption compared to the four-stroke version currently available on the market. The validation tests of the engine were performed at CMT-Motores Térmicos at the Universitat Politècnica de València. Benajes, J., Novella, R., and De Lima, D.

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JUNE 4, 2014

The research advances lithium-ion battery technology currently available on Ford’s electrified vehicles. Ford also unveiled its Lightweight Concept vehicle, which reduces the weight of a 2013 Fusion to that of a Ford Fiesta—a nearly 25% weight reduction. Earlier post.).

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FEBRUARY 18, 2013

Iron is particularly attractive because of its very high earth-abundance, as well as its low cost and toxicity, leading Bolm to suggest the advent of a ‘new iron age’. With an overpotential of 160 to 220 millivolts, the catalyst is similar in efficiency to most commercially available catalysts. Tianbiao Liu, Daniel L.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2022

I thought [USB] was a [one-off US] $40 million opportunity,” Ajay Bhatt , one of the engineers at Intel who helped develop it, said in a 2013 interview with CNN about the technology. “I FROM DREAM TO REALITY Before the group began developing USB, it explored what was already available. This has exceeded the wildest of my imaginations.”

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FEBRUARY 25, 2014

Advances in low-cost composite materials will help manufacturers build longer, lighter and stronger blades to capture the maximum levels of wind energy and support a cost-competitive US offshore wind industry. In the wind energy industry, doubling the length of a turbine blade can quadruple the amount of electricity generated.

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MAY 28, 2014

Their low cost and ability to start the engine at cold temperatures sets them apart in conventional and basic micro-hybrid vehicles, and as auxiliary batteries in all other automotive applications, according to the report. In these applications, they are currently the only technology available for the mass-market.

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AUGUST 30, 2013

The admixture of carbon monoxide in the generated hydrogen is a disadvantage of our method; nevertheless, the ready availability and low cost of carbon material are significant advantages. —Akimoto et al.

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JUNE 12, 2012

The top two awards, one of $9 million to a project led by Dow Chemical, and one of $8.999 million to a project led by PolyPlus, will fund projects tackling, respectively, the manufacturing of low-cost carbon fibers and the manufacturing of electrodes for ultra-high-energy-density lithium-sulfur, lithium-seawater and lithium-air batteries.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2014

In 2013, Strategic Analysis Inc., working with Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) completed a thorough cost analysis for baseline Type IV 350- and 700-bar compressed hydrogen storage systems, for both single- and multi-tank configurations. Source: DOE. Click to enlarge.

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JANUARY 17, 2015

However, the report notes, renewable energy price improvements are not universal, and costs range widely according to resources and the availability of financing. Offshore wind and concentrated solar power (CSP) technologies are in earlier stages and deployment costs remain higher than those of fossil fuels. —Adnan Z.

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APRIL 9, 2013

Variable valve timing is desirable for demonstrated improvements in fuel-efficiency, torque, and emissions; however, LaunchPoint says, currently available variable valve timing mechanisms are either too costly or far less effective and robust than desired. PCT/US2013/022080, January 18, 2013. LaunchPoint Technologies, Inc. lu, David B.

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JUNE 30, 2015

the developer of a process for converting municipal solid waste into low-cost sustainable aviation biofuel. United Airlines made a $30-million equity investment in US-based Fulcrum BioEnergy, Inc., Earlier post.) The investment is so far the largest single investment by a US airline in alternative fuels.

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