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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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Cost of the new engine relative to gasoline baseline. In 2013, the Cummins-led team demonstrated a Tier 2 Bin 5 version of the engine on the dyno, and then on a vehicle, while development of the Tier 2 Bin 2 engine started. 2013) “Cold Start Concept (CSC): A Novel Catalyst for Cold Start Emission Control,” SAE Int. Weigert, E.,

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The Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) announced a $15-million incentive program that will encourage companies and individuals to modernize their fleets and convert to electric vehicles. The Company plans to deploy additional electric vehicles in 2013. and a manufacturing facility in New York City.

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A total of more than 12,000 units have been sold to date, 2,000 of which were sold in 2013. The engine is coupled to a 16-gear manual ZF transmission or 6-speed Allison automatic transmission with hydraulic torque converter. In terms of cost efficiency, overall TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) savings stand at up to 10%.

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DECEMBER 8, 2012

The market for electric vehicle inverters, including converters, for both hybrid and pure electric vehicles—land, water and air—will grow to $18 billion in 2023 according to a new report from IDTechEx, “ Inverters for Electric Vehicles 2013-2023 ”.

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) will award ( DE-FOA-0000996 ) up to $12 million in funding to advance the development of a cost-competitive pathway to produce high-performance carbon fiber for vehicle lightweighting from renewable non-food biomass. Prior attempts to produce renewable carbon fiber have focused on converting lignin.

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The new engines will be introduced between 2013 and 2015. Almost 20,000 engines will be produced in 2013, and by the end of the year the production pace will be 2000 units a week. The first variants will be fitted to the Volvo S60, V60, XC60, V70, XC70 and S80 in autumn 2013. Earlier post.).

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JUNE 24, 2013

FedEx is also working with XL Hybrids, a developer of low-cost hybrid electric powertrain system, to convert ten conventionally-powered panel vans into more fuel-efficient, hybrid vehicles. Argonne will collect the electric energy consumption of the vehicles to help determine the total cost of operating an electric vehicle fleet.

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DECEMBER 18, 2013

HTL converts wet algae slurries into an upgradeable biocrude. In the team’s experiments, generally more than 50% of the algae’s carbon is converted to energy in crude oil—sometimes as much as 70%. Cost is the big roadblock for algae-based fuel. The most important cost-saving step is that the process works with wet algae.

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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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The California Energy Commission (CEC) is awarding $1,135,862 to 12 small-scale projects to research that will reduce the cost of producing electricity, save energy and improve the environment. As of 2013, $34 million in EISG awards has led to $1.8 The project aims to increase the generation of clean, low cost, efficient energy.

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The breakdown of large sugar polymers into smaller compounds that can then be further converted to fuel compounds is the final, crucial step in the effort to make fuels from materials like switchgrass and corn stalks. —chemist Aaron Wright, PNNL team leader. Anderson, David E. Culley, Beth A. Hofstad, Lacie M. Chauvigné-Hines, Erika M.

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This apparent increase turns into a nearly $3500 dip, however, when converted to real dollars [See chart, below.] It’s the first significant dip in median tech salary in terms of spending power recorded by IEEE-USA since 2013. These numbers were not adjusted for regional costs of living, however.

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They also found that the total costs of ownership (TCO) of the electric and diesel trucks are similar. However, the cost-competitiveness of the electric truck diminishes in drive cycles with higher average speed. DC converter, inverter, and electric motor) efficiency and the loss in charging/ discharging. Credit: ACS, Lee et al.

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The enzyme enables more cost-efficient conversion of biomass to ethanol and performs 1.5 Cellic CTec3 allows the cost of producing ethanol from biomass to approach the level of corn ethanol and gasoline, according to the company. Both plants will convert municipal solid waste into biofuel. Earlier post.).

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The combination of low operating temperature—with the related ability to use lower cost materials—metal support and careful optimization of the microstructure of the ceramic layers allows low cell, stack and balance of plant cost and high robustness to real-world operating conditions. Leah et al. 2015) Click to enlarge. Corcoran, P.

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Water oxidation (2H 2 O → O 2 + 4 e- + 4H + ) is a key step for converting solar energy into chemical fuels. Wiley (2013) “Optically transparent water oxidation catalyst made from copper nanowires,” Angewandte Chemie International Edition doi: 10.1002/anie.201306585. Zuofeng Chen, Aaron R. Rathmell, Shengrong Ye, Adria R.

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The Energy Commission also approved almost $16 million in research grants to help develop the next generation of energy efficient technologies for commercial and residential buildings; $11 million for projects to convert feedstock and waste into biofuels; and about $900,000 for natural gas innovations. Plug-in electric vehicles.

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Since the process captures nearly all the carbon dioxide, it exceeds the goals that DOE has set: new technologies that use fossil fuels should not raise the cost of electricity more than 35%, while still capturing more than 90% of the resulting carbon dioxide. CONSOL Energy, Inc.; and Clear Skies Consulting, LLC.

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Converting the consumption of the B 200 Natural Gas Drive into the energy equivalent of gasoline, the price per kilometer comes out at around 50% lower than the fuel costs of driving a gasoline model. It is due to arrive in dealerships at the beginning of 2013.

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Heat rate improvements result in any changes in equipment, operating procedures or maintenance practices that increase the efficiency of converting fuel energy into electricity by an EGU. The EPA projects that the annual incremental compliance cost of the proposed Option 1 ranges from $5.4 The estimated cost of Option 2 is between $4.2

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The CEMI announcement was made at the ribbon cutting of the Department’s Carbon Fiber Technology Facility in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, a new advanced manufacturing facility to reduce the cost of carbon fiber. The selected project recipients and DOE funding request are: Projects Selected for Award Negotiations in March 2013. Earlier post.)

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HTL uses subcritical water as the chemical driving force to convert biomass to a carbon-rich biocrude. 30% greater than the initial algae lipid content because other cellular components (beyond only lipids) are converted to biocrude. Using microalgal feedstocks, biocrude yields from HTL processing are 5?30% —Roberts et al.

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UK consumer demand for FCEVs increases as the cost premium diminishes and the network of hydrogen refueling stations (HRS) expands. From the quantification of the dependencies between costs, vehicle performance and HRS network development, the project developed a model to predict the rate of vehicle uptake in different circumstances.

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We specifically consider heterogeneous catalytic routes to convert biomass into oxygenates and hydrocarbons, while ensuring that the gasoline blends identified satisfy all ASTM specifications. A number of objective functions such as cost, environmental impact, and efficiency can be formulated to select for desirable chemical processes.

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In 2013, BETO’s Advanced Algal Systems Program issued the first phase of the Advancements in Algal Biomass Yield effort, or ABY, Phase 1. Food‐ and grain‐based sugars are not allowed. Heterotrophic systems are not eligible. Background. Earlier post.)

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By the end of March 2013, Nissan will have more than 1000 dealers actively marketing the Nissan LEAF. By 2013, the Nissan LEAF will be available for sale in 24 European markets. 30 Minute Quick Charger Cost Reduction and Deployment. Today the Nissan LEAF is on sale in 14 markets across Europe, with a total of 110 dealers.

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Other benefits of SiC power electronics—which have been of wide interest for a number of years—include a large reduction in the size, weight, and cost of the power conditioning and/or thermal systems. These motors require frequency inverters that convert the normal power line frequency (e.g., million (US$2.2

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The Department of Energy is working with industry, universities, national laboratories, and other groups to develop technologies capable of harnessing these resources to generate environmentally sustainable, cost-competitive power. The project will assess the cost of manufacturing these systems at various scales. DOE Funding: $240,000.

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A paper by a team from the University of Chicago and MIT suggests that technology-driven cost reductions in fossil fuels will lead to the continued use of fossil fuels—oil, gas, and coal—unless governments pass new taxes on carbon emissions. Currently battery costs for an electric vehicle are about $325 per kWh.

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The photocatalytic water splitting opened up by titanium oxide (TiO 2 ) has attracted much attention because the energy of sunlight can be converted into clean gaseous fuel. To date, various materials, including rare and heavy elements, which are able to response to visible light, have been developed as photocatalysts for water splitting.In

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The second ( DTMA-91-R-2013-0009 ) will award up to $500,000 for a comprehensive study on the issues associated with the bunkering (supplying a ship with fuel) of LNG for marine vessels. MARAD will not fund more than 50% of the total cost of the project. Eligible applicants include vessel owners, operators, or sponsors.

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The battery storage system also includes a voltage converter and power electronics to manage the energy flow between renewable energy sources, the house interface, and the Li-Ion high-voltage battery from the BMW i3. This approach minimizes energy waste, effectively reducing energy costs on a day-to-day basis.

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Converting beetle-killed pine for biofuels is an extremely difficult process. If Cobalt can convert beetle-killed wood, it’s likely that the company can make biofuel from almost any cellulosic feedstock.”. Speed is an issue with processing the killed pine, Wilson said, as is the cost of removal.

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This in turn would permit a standardized calculation of cost-effectiveness of technology improvements as a function of regional conditions. Aligning test methods would also reduce manufacturer compliance costs, and thus strengthen support for the program. Stringency.

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Decrease the ancillary services cost per additional MW of solar power on the grid by 50%, if the proposed forecasting model was used operationally. This will reduce the indirect cost of solar power to California ratepayers. Demonstrate DESS as a mitigating measure comparable in cost to utility-based solutions.

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The FY 2016 Request emphasizes development of innovative processes to convert cellulosic and algal-based feedstocks to bio-based gasoline, jet, and diesel fuels at a cost of $3.00 In addition, the program is working to reduce the cost of hydrogen from renewable resources to less than $4.00/gge—dispensed

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