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The California Energy Commission awarded the Gas Technology Institute (GTI) a $1-million grant to demonstrate a production-intent advanced version of the Cummins Westport Inc. Joseph Gallo Farms received a $1-million grant to demonstrate a waste heat recovery system using advanced absorption chiller technology, and ergSol Inc.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2012

The California Energy Commission’s (CEC) Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program (ARFVTP) approved four regional planning grants to prepare for electric vehicles. The council considers the 2011-2013 time frame to be a critical “tipping point” in the move to electrified transportation.

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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. FY 2013 budget highlights include: $1.2 2 billion for Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving funds (SRFs).

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has selected Envergent Technologies LLC, a Honeywell company, to perform the engineering design for a project that will use Envergent’s RTP Rapid Thermal Processing technology ( earlier post ) to convert palm biomass to renewable heat and electricity. Premium Renewable Energy (Malaysia) Sdn.

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The California Air Resources Board has released the 2020 issue of its Annual Evaluation of Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle Deployment and Hydrogen Fuel Station Network Development , pursuant to the requirements of AB 8 (2013). This report is the seventh annual publication.

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million grant to support its development of a Genesis EDGE Dual-Fuel product for the US market as part of a larger $4.6-million Clean Air Power will receive the funds between May 2013 and October 2014 to produce, to demonstrate and to refine a commercially viable Dual-Fuel product for the US market. Earlier post.) Earlier post.).

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By doing so, Stephens said, GM will lower cost and improve performance, quality, reliability and manufacturability of electric motors by controlling design, materials selection and production processes. GM also has developed state-of-the-art math-based design and computing capacity for electric motors. ” Quality and reliability.

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APRIL 28, 2022

Oberon is moving forward on design and site acquisition for its second, larger commercial plant and is evaluating a pipeline of follow-on projects and partnerships around the world. The plant was upgraded in 2020 with a grant from the California Energy Commission.

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One of MSP’s specialities is designing and manufacturing battery packs and hybrid power and propulsion systems for the marine industry. OXIS demonstrated 350 Wh/kg at an effective material level in test cells in 2013, and achieved 200 Wh/kg at cell level in 2013; the company expects to hit 400 Wh/kg in the next three years.

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UPS is working with the US Department of Energy (DOE) and other partners to design a first-of-its-kind, zero tailpipe emissions, Class 6 medium-duty delivery truck that meets the same route and range requirements of UPS’ existing conventional fuel vehicles. This will support the full duty cycle of the truck, including highway driving.

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JANUARY 14, 2014

This work, referred to as “verification and validation” of CFD codes, will help provide software tools to evaluate SMR design and operation. This work will help assess safety issues associated with the design and operation of an SMR. The consortium, established in July 2013 with Ameren Corp. and Westinghouse Electric Co.

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DECEMBER 5, 2014

The fleet will be fueled at a new, private LNG fueling station at Fred Meyer’s Clackamas Distribution Center, which has been designed and engineered by Clean Energy Fuels Corp. million in the project and has received a $490,000 grant from the Federal Highway Administration via ODOT for the LNG infrastructure. Kroger has invested $6.5

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FEBRUARY 16, 2013

has been selected to receive a grant of up to $6.5 The grant was awarded to Canada Lithium to construct a pilot plant to test the viability of refining lithium metal from the company’s lithium products, soon to be produced from the new mine and process plant currently being commissioned near Val d’Or, Québec. Canada Lithium Corp.

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million guaranteed in 2013. Ventech, headquartered near Houston, Texas, is a global leader in the design and construction of modular refineries, and an early pioneer of modular GTL plants. In collaboration with the Group, Ventech has developed the design for a fully integrated, shop fabricated, modular GTL plant.

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Pope designs robots for the entertainment giant’s theme parks. Today Pope is busy designing a rollerblading cartoon character whose clumsiness is designed to tug at your heartstrings. “We He earned his master’s in 2013 and then continued at Stanford, earning a Ph.D. in the same field in 2016.

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In 2013, OneD Battery Sciences acquired Nanosys’ nanowire technologies (SINANODE) and its Palo Alto R&D activities. Today, the Palo Alto-based company has more than 200 granted patents and applications in large scale anode production and next generation EV battery designs.

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Percentage of Global R&D Spending by Industry, 2013. Source: IRI 2013, CAR. Estimated R&D Spending (global and US) by Selected Automakers for 2013 (in billions USD). Source: Wards 2011; IRI 2013a; and Center for Automotive Research 2013. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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The research projects will receive grants of up to $95,000 each from the Energy Innovations Small Grant (EISG) Program, part of the Energy Commission’s research and development work. As of 2013, $34 million in EISG awards has led to $1.8 billion in follow-on investment. Lee Huang of Eneron Inc.

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London Graphene Ltd was established in 2013 to develop advanced energy storage applications based on high quality graphene. London Graphene aims to improve the performance of existing capacitors, batteries and fuel cells significantly by integrating graphene into the designs. —Tim Harper, Chief Executive, Cientifica Plc.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2013

Chen and USC Viterbi industrial and systems engineering doctoral candidate students Pu Huang and Dongping Deng presented their findings at the ASME 2013 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition in San Diego. The study was partially supported by the National Science Foundation (grant numbers CMMI-1151191 and CMMI-0927397).

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Based on the ISX12 G, first introduced in 2013, the ISX12N natural gas engine is available with ratings from 320 to 400 hp and up to 1,450 lb-ft (1,966 N·m) of peak torque. The ISX12N is designed for line haul, regional haul, refuse, and vocational trucks, as well as motorcoach and commuter buses. g/bhp-hr optional standard.

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Program funds for Fiscal Year 2013-14 total $24 million, 17% of which will be allocated for natural gas-related transportation research. There is up to $2,250,000 available for grants awarded under this solicitation. This design permits the use of a three?way The minimum funding amount for each project is $500,000. driven high?efficiency

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The grant, awarded to Siemens Corporation, Corporate Research and Technology (SCR&T) was supported by nearly $750,000 in matching research funding—an investment shared with Siemens Low Voltage Electronics, the group responsible for Residential Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment and a business unit of Siemens Infrastructure and Cities.

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The ability of the MoO 2 -based SOFC to operate with the direct input of complex liquid fuels makes it a promising energy converter to meet the increasing electrical power demand of future airplane designs. Grant Norton, Jinsoo Kim, Louis Scudiero, Joe Breit and Su Ha? Click to enlarge. —Kwon et al. doi: 10.1002/ente.201490009.

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The researchers outlined their findings in a report to the California Energy Commission, which paid for the study with a $95,000 grant. The UC Riverside researchers conducted more than 100 trips on the road from March 2013 to July 2013 using a 2013 Nissan Leaf. Earlier post.).

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The government will invest £100 million (US$168 million) in research and development in ULEV, with the intention of the country emerging as a world leader in the development, design and manufacture of green vehicles. Consumer grants. The program is designed to complement the £500-million government spending plan.

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The objective of the present study was to address the problem of direct fossil fuel replacements through the de novo design and assembly of synthetic metabolic pathways, with the aim of producing linear and branched-chain alkanes and alkenes of variable, but specified, C n. PNAS 2013 doi: 10.1073/pnas.1215966110. Kolak, George N.

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This unique installation has been specifically designed for the production of gaseous hydrocarbons. million) subsidy granted end 2013 by the German Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF). Each are fully instrumented and surrounded by satellite vessels. The demo plant’s financing is also supported by a €5.7-million

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Design of the AFRI project is underway and the equipment modules are expected to be installed in 2013. Production of bio-based jet and diesel is expected to begin in 2013 and production of bio-based gasoline, part of the C 3 product platform, will follow in 2015. ZeaChem Inc.,

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LCSWMA purchased the fleet in 2013 and transitioned them into operation last month. LCSWMA contracted with Clean Energy Fuels to design and construct the CNG fueling stations, as well as provide multi-year operations and maintenance services for the system. million compressed natural gas (CNG) project. million total.

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the designation of an exclusive licence area and the approval of a work program. Norway has a right to up to 25% participation in any licence granted within the area of the agreement of 1981 between Iceland and Norway. The northern part of the Dreki Area is about 42,700 km² in size. Map showing the Dreki area. Click to enlarge.

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OCTOBER 30, 2013

Stanford University’s Precourt Institute for Energy, the Precourt Energy Efficiency Center and the TomKat Center for Sustainable Energy have awarded 11 seed grants totaling $2.2 Precourt Institute for Energy grants. Additional support for the 2013 seed grants was provided by Wendy and Eric Schmidt and the Stinehart/Reed Awards.

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million matching grant in 2009 by the US Department of Energy (DOE) to increase the United States’ capacity to manufacture cost efficient, fuel-efficient commercial-duty hybrid truck propulsion systems. Allison was being awarded a $62.8 Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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This flexibility offers a high degree of freedom for design and engine manufacturers need to balance the cost of hardware testing with turn-around time and practicality for mass production. The current design optimization process is very time- and labor-intensive. Optimizing injector design. However, optimization is challenging.

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LaunchPoint designed and tested a prototype actuator using the magnetic spring technology originally developed for a high-speed switching mechanism in a space application (US Patent 7,265,470). The Phase II project was aimed at reducing the switching interval even further while improving robustness of the design. Click to enlarge.

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The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) is granting a total of €9.2 The project started on 1 July 2013, and is expected to last three years. Based on this, the partners intend to develop a pilot plant design and a concept for integrating the innovative technology into existing chemical and steel-producing sites.

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million euro grant from the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung; BMBF) as part of the STROM support program (key technologies for electromobility). They counted more than 500 electric passenger vehicles of all those types worldwide in the period from 2000 to 2013.

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