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JANUARY 31, 2014

Due to strong investor interest, the total amount of funding for this round was increased from the $35-million level previously announced by the company in April of 2013. Aquion Energy, Inc., Earlier post.). Aqueous hybrid ion chemistry. Source: Aquion. Click to enlarge.

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Paryani’s LinkedIn page indicates that he worked for Tesla as a Senior Engineer for over five years, from September 2007 to March 2013. We developed a super-talented skunkworks team to create a low-cost EV platform. Interestingly enough, AMP founder Anil Paryani is also an alumnus of Tesla. It was a startup.

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Specifically developed for the requirements of both small and large-scale stationary energy storage applications, Aquion’s products and solutions offer a combination of high performance, low cost, operational safety, and sustainability. The batteries have shown high cycle life of more than 5,000 cycles at high rates, (100% DoD).

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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. XL Hybrids, Inc.,

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DECEMBER 17, 2014

In December 2013, Lomiko reported on a successful conclusion to Phase I of its Graphene Supercapacitor Project which involved Graphene Laboratories and Stony Brook University. intends to develop low-cost graphene-based supercapacitor devices that will be capable of even higher discharge currents. Lomiko Metals Inc.,

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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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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.

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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 natural gas-powered Mack Pinnacle, offering a liquefied natural gas (LNG) solution for on-highway applications, was built for UPS.

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MAY 15, 2015

kW/kg (gravimetric), while being engineered for low-cost, high-volume series production. 2013) “Development of an Evaporatively Cooled Hydrogen Fuel Cell System and its Vehicle Application,” SAE Technical Paper 2013-01-0475 doi: 10.4271/2013-01-0475 10.4271/2013-01-0475. kW/l (volumetric) and 3.0

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OCTOBER 14, 2013

Its 20 kW design allows for quick and easy installation on widely available 3 x 32A low-cost grid connections. More recently BMW showcased the Terra 53 at the IAA Live-Drive event in Frankfurt and at the Plug-In 2013 Conference & Exposition in San Diego.

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JANUARY 14, 2013

At the Detroit Auto Show—a day prior to a press conference revealing full details—Nissan took the wraps off the new-generation version of its low-cost Versa Hatchback.

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Low cost – total cost of ownership already comparable to lead-acid with potential for further reductions in costs. Topsoe has been working with Faradion since 2013 and has in the same period been an active shareholder in the company. Sodium is the sixth-most abundant element on the planet.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

The plant will convert abundant low-cost natural gas from the Utica and Marcellus shale region into high-value specialty products (solvents, lubricants and waxes), as well as transportation fuels. Velocys is part of the Oxford Catalysts Group plc; Oxford Catalysts is changing its name to Velocys plc on 25 September 2013.)

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JULY 9, 2013

Malikopoulos 2013. We show that the control policy that yields higher probability distribution to the states with low cost and lower probability distribution to the states with high cost is an optimal control policy, defined as an equilibrium control policy. —Malikopoulos (2013). —Malikopoulos (2013).

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NOVEMBER 7, 2014

Dr. Wood developed a new method for image analysis for this purpose, upon which she created a new low-cost technique that is compatible with current manufacturing processes. Wood has analyzed how the microstructure of electrodes influences the efficiency of batteries.

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MAY 14, 2013

developer of a low-cost hybrid electric powertrain designed for class 1 to 3 commercial fleet vehicles ( earlier post ), has an agreement with The Knapheide Manufacturing Company, a commercial vehicle equipment provider in North America, for the installation and distribution of its products. XL Hybrids, Inc.,

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

Customary product validation trials are scheduled to take place in Q4 2013. transforms a range of low-cost plant-based sugars into high-value oils and food ingredients via its algae. Supply delivery is planned to begin in early 2014 and Unilever expects to purchase the full volume within twelve to eighteen months. Solazyme, Inc.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2013

The company is in the business of owning and operating mid-scale energy facilities (XTLH refineries) that convert a wide range of low-cost, carbon-rich feedstock into fuels.

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JANUARY 20, 2013

Joseph, Missouri in Q1 2013 and will be operational in Q3 2013. The low-cost process converts any non-edible fats and oils directly into high-density aromatic, cycloparaffin, and isoparaffin hydrocarbons that are ideal for drop-in jet (JP-5, JP-8 and Jet A) and diesel (ASTM D 975 and F-76 Naval Distillate) fuels.

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JUNE 7, 2013

DOE plans to issue the FOA in late June or early July 2013. FCTO anticipates that the FOA may include the following Topic Areas: Topic Area 1: Reducing the Cost of Compressed Hydrogen Storage Systems. Topic 1 will focus on the development of complete, low-cost, compressed hydrogen storage systems. Hydrogen Storage'

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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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AUGUST 25, 2012

NG Advantage will begin deliveries in early 2013. Compressed natural gas delivered by truck is a low cost alternative to oil products for sites which use more than 150,000 gallons of oil or the equivalent each year or 100,000 gallons seasonally.

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OCTOBER 29, 2012

The battle of low-cost electric car leases has expanded: Ford is now enticing new customers to its 2013 Ford Focus Electric with offers as low as $199 per month. Nissan has attracted new customers with 24- and 36-month leases for its Leaf electric car at a base price of $199/month.

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APRIL 2, 2013

Greyhound expects the first 120 buses to roll out in 2013, starting in May, with the rest to follow in 2014. The order includes 130 D4505 buses from Motor Coach Industries (MCI) and 90 X3-45 buses from Prevost, a member of the Volvo Group. The new MCI D4505s are powered by Cummins ISX 11.9-liter

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NOVEMBER 7, 2014

The cathode is made up of exceptionally cost-effective, Earth-abundant precursor materials. The result is ultra-high-energy, safe and low-cost solid-state rechargeable batteries. Further, the solid-state cells utilize materials that are environmentally stable and fully non-volatile/non-flammable.

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JUNE 4, 2013

UK-based Ashwoods Electric Motors Ltd has begun production of a low-cost, efficient axial flux permanent magnet motor for motive and industrial applications. Ashwoods officially launches the motor at Engine Expo 2013 in Stuttgart, 4-6 June. Ashwoods motor. Click to enlarge.

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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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MAY 14, 2014

noted in their 2013 review of challenges and opportunities for the technology, the electrolyte in such a system thus not only acts as charge carrier, but also as the active material. 2013) US patent application 20130288113 : Non-aqueous electrolyte storage element. Both electrodes are carbon (e.g., As Rothermel et al. Energy Environ.

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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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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. Percival Zhang (2013) High-Yield Production of Dihydrogen from Xylose by Using a Synthetic Enzyme Cascade in a Cell-Free System. 201300766.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

If the board determines a state operation or project would be more cost-effectively administered or delivered by a private company, the department or appropriate transportation agency can advertise a competitive RFP and enter into a contract with a company to completely or partially deliver the transportation-related service or project.

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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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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.). Earlier post.).

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FEBRUARY 7, 2014

During 2013, approximately $20 million of biodiesel was produced by the Aemetis plant in India and delivered to customers in Europe. Since an anti-dumping tariff already exists against US biodiesel imports, European fuel customers are now focused on Malaysia and India as the remaining low-cost biodiesel suppliers to Europe.

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JANUARY 24, 2014

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has issued ( DE-FOA-0001065 ) a request for feedback on biological hydrogen production research and development (R&D) pathways, barriers, issues and opportunities for development of technologies that can ultimately produce low cost hydrogen that meets DOE goals.

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APRIL 17, 2014

billion in 2025 from $684 million in 2013. In 2006, expiration of several early FFF (fused filament fabrication) patent families enabled the emergence of low-cost desktop printers from new suppliers and corresponding popular interest in the technology. Projected growth in the 3D printing market. Source: Lux Research.

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MARCH 31, 2011

Startup Pinnacle Engines unveiled plans to commercialize a new, more efficient combustion engine by 2013. The company says the new engine design enables significant reductions in fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions without increasing vehicle cost. Production is slated to commence in Q1 2013. Click to enlarge.

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