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NOVEMBER 29, 2013

Nissan and British Gas have launched the UK’s largest electric commercial vehicle pilot. The test is being run in collaboration with Hitachi Capital Commercial Vehicle Solutions and Gateshead College.

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DECEMBER 1, 2013

Now, researchers at Imperial College London have shown that bioethanol production from bamboo in China is both technically and economically feasible, as well as cost-competitive with gasoline. These data were then used as inputs to a techno-economic model using AspenPlus to determine the production cost of bioethanol from bamboo in China.

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JANUARY 13, 2014

In December 2013, Cannon had said that KiOR would operate the Columbus plant “ on a limited campaign basis only ” to verify the impact of improvements. With the final 2013 overall volumes and standards requiring 16.55 We must drive yield toward and beyond 80 gallons per ton, while reducing product cost per gallon.” Earlier post.)

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OCTOBER 30, 2019

Our investment in these innovative companies will reduce the production cost of FCEVs and enhance the safety and affordability of hydrogen infrastructure. The Swedish company’s ceramic coatings are cost-efficient substitutes for precious metals used in fuel cell production.

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JANUARY 1, 2022

In addition, RNESL will also invest £25 million (US$34 million) as primary investment as growth capital to accelerate commercial roll out. Low cost – total cost of ownership already comparable to lead-acid with potential for further reductions in costs. Sodium is the sixth-most abundant element on the planet.

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APRIL 11, 2013

There’s a long way to go before they are commercialized, but we are reporting a fundamental advance in that direction. The new catalysts could reduce the costs of converting ethanol factories to production of butanol. These new catalysts are much better than any previously in existence. —Professor Duncan Wass.

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JANUARY 25, 2011

The material possesses very high surface area and a high packing of nanopores, according to Skeleton, which aims to commercialize the carbon material and supercapacitor technology. The US patent and soon-to-be-granted EU patent gives the company protection for carbide-derived-carbons suitable for energy storage applications.

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MARCH 27, 2012

Ford will bring the all-new Ford Transit commercial van to market with an option for an all-new diesel engine as well as the 3.5L Ford says that the new Transit, which begins production in Kansas City in 2013, will achieve at least 25% better fuel economy than current E-Series vans. EcoBoost V6. Earlier post.) in 2008 to 53.7%

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JUNE 14, 2012

Since some 36% of diesel is used off-road, such as on farms, by manufacturing, industrial and commercial ventures, and boats, a fuel tax for road use would impose an unfair burden onto these sectors, the government says.). Removing supplementary licences and time licences will also result in compliance cost savings. tonnes or less.

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DECEMBER 18, 2013

The PNNL technology harnesses algae’s energy potential efficiently and incorporates a number of methods to reduce the cost of producing algae fuel. Cost is the big roadblock for algae-based fuel. The most important cost-saving step is that the process works with wet algae. —Douglas Elliott. Elliott, Todd R. Hart, Andrew J.

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JANUARY 17, 2013

Approximately $10-20 million is expected to be available for new awards in FY 2013, and an additional $10-20 million is expected to be available for continuation awards made under this announcement in FY2014 through FY2016. DOE anticipates selecting 2 to 7 applications under this FOA.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

Ballard Power Systems has collaborated with Nisshinbo Holdings to develop a Non-Precious-Metal Catalyst (NPMC) for use in the world’s first commercialized NPMC-based proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell product. Nisshinbo and Ballard have jointly collaborated on the development of NPMC since 2013. Earlier post.). Click to enlarge.

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OCTOBER 4, 2013

will serve customers in the United States and Canada, and will be certified to US EPA 2013 NO x and PM emissions levels. creates new opportunities for our OEM customers as a compact and lightweight engine that delivers best-in-class fuel efficiency and total cost of ownership. Like the new 5.0L Cummins ISV5.0 Cummins ISV5.0

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JULY 22, 2013

When tested in the laboratory, the mass specific activity of commercial Pt fuel cell catalysts is around 1 A mg -1 Pt. One of the major hurdles for commercialization of the fuel cell technology is the sluggish cathodic ORR. The researchers, led by associate professor of chemistry Matthias Arenz at the. earlier post , earlier post ).

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DECEMBER 4, 2020

When CSP set up its Center of Excellence for Lightweight Technologies and Carbon Fiber Processes in Pouancé, France, in 2013, the goal was to develop processes to make the use of carbon fiber in high volume applications affordable and feasible. We have been targeting a 3-minute cycle time using 100 percent recycled carbon fiber.

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AUGUST 3, 2011

to expand the current collaboration ( earlier post ) and to form a joint venture to commercialize Amyris No Compromise Renewable Diesel. million in the second quarter of 2010, and Cost of Products Sold was $29.1 Amyris, Inc., Amyris also announced that aggregate revenues for the quarter ended June 30, 2011 were $32.0 million from $12.4

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JULY 1, 2014

The average well drilling time in the pre-salt layer of Lula and Sapinhoá fields has declined by 55%, from 126 days in 2010 to 60 days in 2013. As a result of this reduction, the company has achieved major cost savings due to a decline in the number of days spent on drilling operations.

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JUNE 8, 2016

The purpose of the RFI is to identify future strategic research and development pathways for the DOE to pursue with potential to meet future system cost targets. Waterfall plot of the 2013 700 bar compressed hydrogen storage system cost baseline and 2015 cost status update.

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MAY 18, 2012

Lab-scale experiments completed in October 2011 showed that the technology is cost effective and energy-efficient. The scaled-up ultrasonic algae harvesting unit will be built and tested in the field by early 2013. Such an improvement would significantly reduce the cost of separating water from algae.

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AUGUST 1, 2013

US Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz announced more than $22 million in new investments to help develop cost-competitive algae fuels and streamline the biomass feedstock supply chain for advanced biofuels. Moniz was speaking at the US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Biomass 2013 conference. Nearly $16.5 Algae Algal Fuels Biomass Fuels'

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AUGUST 21, 2012

Under the terms of the four-year agreement POET and Agrivida will develop Agrivida’s technology platforms with the goal of significantly reducing the capital and operating costs of commercial cellulosic ethanol production facilities. The facility is slated to begin operations near the end of 2013.

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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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MAY 30, 2014

On 12 November 2013, Toyota, Nissan, Honda and Mitsubishi jointly announced a plan to assist financially installers of charging stations and began taking applications from prospective charging station installers. Together with Government subsidies the grants will cover the entire cost of installation for successful applicants.

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APRIL 13, 2014

ton/day scale and demonstrated that it can lower the cost of CO 2 capture to well below that associated with current carbon capture technology on the basis of cost per tonne captured. However, the cost of conventional CCS technologies is prohibitive to broad commercial deployment. Click to enlarge. Nathalie J.M.C.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

The new program seeks to lower satellite launch costs by developing a vehicle with costs, operation and reliability similar to traditional aircraft. The current generation of satellite launch vehicles, however, is expensive to operate, often costing hundreds of millions of dollars per flight.

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MARCH 7, 2012

A123 Systems has secured production contracts for the company’s 12V Engine Start Battery ( earlier post ) with three leading European automakers, including McLaren Automotive for the MP4-12C and a major German OEM that will use the battery in a 2013 model year passenger vehicle. billion market for energy storage devices.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2013

As early as May 2013, DOE officials concluded that Ecotality would be unable to complete installations on schedule and would not achieve required data collection milestones. Ecotality proposed extending the deployment milestone from September 2013 to December 2013 (end of project). —OIG special report.

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DECEMBER 5, 2012

The US Energy Information Administration released its Annual Energy Outlook 2013 (AEO2013) Reference case (the Early Release ), which highlights a growth in total US energy production that exceeds growth in total US energy consumption through 2040. Transportation sector gasoline demand declines. Click to enlarge. mpg in 2025.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Graphex will be responsible to obtain all appropriate approvals for the development and construction of the project as well as the costs of the facility construction. Graphex has been proficient in graphite processing in Jixi since 2008 and transacting commercially since 2013.

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AUGUST 25, 2009

commercial viability of wind turbines developed by Korean companies. nearing completion, and if cost-effective it could open a new global market to. The complex would cost 400 billion won ($322.8 The government will pay 80 percent of the cost of purchasing and installing a fuel cell in one’s home until 2012.

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DECEMBER 5, 2016

The main barriers to large-scale RNG use are the state’s high cost of pipeline interconnect and the cost of upgrading to pipeline standards. They incorporated those cost curves into a spatial model by determining the quantity of renewable natural gas that could be supplied under different competitive landscapes. from dairy.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Automakers have committed to producing up to 839,000 plug-in electric vehicles worldwide by 2013, up from just 124,000 to be delivered by the end of 2011. As a result, demand for lithium-ion batteries will reach 18 GWh by 2013 from the current level of 2.4 GWh—a sevenfold increase in just two years.

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JULY 4, 2013

Summary of levelized production cost estimates of fuel (LCOF) for the examined plant designs. A study by researchers at Finland’s VTT has concluded that it is possible to produce sustainable low-carbon fuels from lignocellulosic biomass for as estimated gasoline-equivalent production cost of 0.5–0.7 Source: VTT. 0.7 €/liter (app.

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APRIL 2, 2015

The demonstration plant is the final scale-up of the OCM process technology and paves the way for Siluria to deploy commercial-scale plants in the 2017/2018 timeframe. Siluria’s highly efficient catalytic process is more scalable, more environmentally friendly and more cost-effective in many settings than current methods of production.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2014

The objective of the Hydrogen Production sub-program is to reduce the cost of hydrogen dispensed at the pump to a cost that is competitive on a cents-per-mile basis with competing vehicle technologies. Based on current analysis, this translates to a hydrogen threshold cost of. L/L-reactor/day hydrogen production rate, a 12.5%

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NOVEMBER 29, 2016

In fiscal years 2013 through 2015, the federal government obligated more than $1.1 The Department of Agriculture (USDA) obligated more than $168 million in fiscal years 2013 through 2015 to support advanced biofuels. GAO was asked by Congress to review issues related to advanced biofuels R&D. billion gallons.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

The US Department of Energy (DOE) in partnership with the US Air Force has issued a request for information (RFI)— DE-FOA-0000981 —on research & development aimed at greenhouse gas emissions reductions and cost competitiveness of Mil-Spec jet fuel production using coal-to-liquid (CTL) fuel technologies.

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