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AUGUST 14, 2019

The California Air Resources Board’s latest state inventory of greenhouse gas emissions shows that California’s GHG emissions continue to decrease. Compared to 2016, California’s GDP grew 3.6% These reductions have occurred while California’s economy has continued to grow. while the carbon intensity of its economy declined by 4.5%.

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MARCH 22, 2018

Jilin Jien, which bought the Québec Lithium mine and lithium carbonate conversion plant from its creditors in 2016, is understood to have entered bankruptcy in China and had struggled to raise the funds to complete the re-commissioning.

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MARCH 6, 2023

million tons) in terms of global lithium resources, according to USGS figures. According to the ministry, a mine to exploit the resource, which took four years to discover, will be launched in the next two years. The reserve is believed to hold 8.4 Hamadan province is located in the Zagros Mountains in the Northwest of Iran.

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DECEMBER 19, 2019

The California Air Resources Board announced that COSCO Container Lines Co., CARB’s investigation revealed that from 2014-2016, COSCO’s visits to these ports did not meet operational time limits for at least half of the visits. has paid $965,000 in penalties for violating the Ocean-Going At-Berth Regulation.

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JANUARY 16, 2018

A new study by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) has analyzed the fuel efficiency of 20 airlines operating nonstop flights between the mainland United States and East Asia and Oceania in 2016. Fuel efficiency of 20 airlines on transpacific passenger routes, 2016. Click to enlarge.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2023

In May 2016, the British government, citing industry sources, said the nuclear workforce would have to grow by 4,700 people a year over six years, while replacing 3,900 leavers a year, for a total recruitment burden of 8,600 a year. Register now to get a copy of the report! How will geopolitical instability impact deployment timelines?

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FEBRUARY 23, 2020

The methodology evaluated the global supply of and US demand for 52 mineral commodities for the years 2007 to 2016. Assessment of supply risk (SR) for year 2016. For example, between 2007 and 2016, the risk for rare earth elements peaked in 2011 and 2012 when China halted exports during a dispute with Japan. Warmer (i.e.,

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MAY 1, 2017

The largest share of all-electric vehicle (EV) sales in calendar year 2016 in the US were large cars (35%) and standard sport utility vehicles (SUV)(23%), according to figures gathered by the US Department of Energy (DOE). Of the nearly 347,000 hybrid electric vehicles (HEV) sold in 2016, close to three-quarters were midsize cars.

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JULY 12, 2018

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) announced that greenhouse gas emissions in California in 2016 fell below 1990 levels for the first time since emissions peaked in 2004—a reduction roughly equivalent to taking 12 million cars off the road or saving 6 billion gallons of gasoline a year.

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MARCH 26, 2017

Schlumberger and Weatherford will create OneStim, a joint venture to deliver completions products and services for the development of unconventional resource plays in the United States and Canada land markets. billion in 2016.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

Apache Corporation has confirmed the discovery of a significant new resource play—the “Alpine High”—in the southern portion of the Delaware Basin, primarily in Reeves County, Texas. Capital spending on the Alpine High play in 2016 will represent more than 25% of Apache’s total capital spending program.

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JULY 13, 2016

The 2016 Billion-Ton Report , volume 1, updates and expands upon analysis in the 2011 US Billion-Ton Update ( earlier post ), which was preceded by the 2005 US Billion Ton Study ( earlier post ). The report uses scientific modeling systems to project biomass resource availability under specified economic and sustainability constraints.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2023

Since 2016, the Government of Canada has invested $1 billion to make EVs more affordable and chargers more accessible for Canadians and has approved funding to support the installation of more than 34,500 EV chargers to date. Budget 2022 delivered an additional $1.7

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APRIL 28, 2017

BP announced a major breakthrough in seismic imaging that has identified more than 200 million barrels of additional resources at BP’s Atlantis field in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico. Established in 2016, BP’s Subsurface Technical Center specializes in advanced seismic imaging and enhanced oil recovery.

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AUGUST 24, 2015

Southern Company and AGL Resources announced that the boards of directors of both companies have approved a definitive merger agreement under which AGL Resources will become a new wholly owned subsidiary of Southern Company for about $8 billion. The companies expect to complete the transaction in the second half of 2016.

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DECEMBER 28, 2015

Audi management said that the company will continue with its high levels of investment in 2016, with planned capital expenditure to amount to more than €3 billion (US$3.3 Thomas Sigi, Board of Management Member for Human Resources at Audi AG, said the company is also looking for experts in areas important for the future. Earlier post.)

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JANUARY 17, 2017

Fuel from True Zero ’s hydrogen-fueling stations during 2016 powered more than 3.7 The number of fuel cell cars on California roads increased during 2016 and is expected to more than quadruple during 2017. million zero emission fuel-cell-car miles in California, eliminating more than 2.3

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

The Air Resources Board re-adopted a Low Carbon Fuel Standard ( LCFS ), which requires a 10% reduction by 2020 in the carbon intensity of transportation fuels. The regulation puts in place a three-step process beginning in 2016 to create a path to bring cleaner diesel substitutes into the market. Gasoline and Gasoline Substitutes.

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DECEMBER 14, 2012

At a press briefing in Yokohama earlier this week, Nissan Chief Operating Officer Toshiyuki Shiga provided an update on the company’s environmental commitments under the Nissan Green Program 2016. The company plans to add 15 new hybrid models by 2016 and new EVs. —Toshiyuki Shiga.

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JANUARY 19, 2016

F-150 trucks for Model Year (MY) 2016. As well as achieving EPA certification for the dedicated CNG and Bi-Fuel CNG models, Westport has already received EPA and California Air Resources Board (CARB) certification on a number of other MY 2016 vehicles, including the F-250/350 6.2L The F-150 is available with a 2016 MY 5.0L

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JULY 14, 2016

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) on Wednesday rejected proposed plans submitted by Volkswagen/Audi and Porsche for repair of undisclosed Auxiliary Emission Control Devices (AECDs) and defeat devices in 3.0 liter, diesel passenger cars manufactured for model years 2009-2016. This decision affects about 16,000 3.0-liter

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APRIL 27, 2017

Global oil discoveries fell to a record low in 2016 as companies continued to cut spending and conventional oil projects sanctioned were at the lowest level in more than 70 years, according to the International Energy Agency, which warned that both trends could continue this year. Oil discoveries declined to 2.4 Oil discoveries declined to 2.4

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MARCH 28, 2016

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) staff has posted a discussion document. prior to a 4 April 2016 public workshop on the development of the FY 2016-17 Funding Plan for Low Carbon Transportation and Fuels Investments and AQIP. As of February 2016, CVRP has only issued rebates for about 150 fuel cell vehicles.

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APRIL 18, 2016

The 2016 Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid ( earlier post ) is EPA-rated at 46 mpg (5.11 The 2016 Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid ( earlier post ) is EPA-rated at 46 mpg (5.11 At the 2016 SAE World Congress, GM engineers presented a paper describing the development of the new hybrid powertrain for the popular mid-size sedan. liter engine.

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DECEMBER 20, 2020

The Sac Metro Air District, California Air Resources Board and Twin Rivers School District have collaborated on funding 63 zero-emission school buses in the region to date, with an additional 90 pending delivery in 2021. The buses each have a range of 125 miles and will eliminate on average 230 tons of greenhouse gas emissions per year.

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JULY 24, 2015

Honda officially opened its new Silicon Valley R&D facility, using the occasion to unveil a refreshed 2016 Accord featuring Honda’s first application of Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. —||Honda R&D Americas President, Frank Paluch. ". Earlier post.)

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JANUARY 20, 2011

million units annually by 2016. million vehicles by 2016. Natural gas refueling station development is not expected to achieve the same growth rate, but will reach nearly 26,000 stations worldwide by 2016. CAGR between 2010 and 2016). CAGR between 2010 and 2016). million vehicles per year in 2010 to more than 3.2

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AUGUST 11, 2020

The California Air Resources Board will consider the proposed Heavy-Duty Low NO x Omnibus Regulation on 27 August 2020. The proposed regulation is intended to ensure reductions in smog-forming NO x and protect communities most impacted by air pollution. On-road heavy-duty vehicles are an essential part of the state’s economy. Source: CARB.

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JUNE 13, 2023

Dahn held the position of NSERC/Tesla Canada Industrial Research Chair with Dalhousie University from 2016 to 2021. He was the NSERC/3M Canada Industrial Research Chair in Materials for Advanced Batteries at Dalhousie University from 1996 until 2016, when he began his exclusive partnership with Tesla. In 2021, Prof. —Prof.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2015

President Barack Obama’s 2016 Budget requests $29.9 The FY 2016 DOE Budget Request represents a 9% increase ($2.5 billion, the FY 2016 Budget requests $4.8 billion, the FY 2016 Budget Request provides $5.34 billion for the US Department of Energy (DOE). billion) above the FY 2015 enacted level. Within the $10.7

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MAY 26, 2015

Hyundai began the US rollout of the 2016 Hyundai Sonata Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) ( earlier post ) and its conventional hybrid sibling (HEV) with a series of media drives in California—one of the main markets for the PHEV, which offers some 24 miles (38.6 The 2016 Sonata PHEV features a 9.8 kWh Li poly pack.

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JANUARY 3, 2022

Meanwhile, wet waste feedstocks, such as animal manure and fats, oils, and greases (FOG), represent another important category of resources that could be utilized to produce MCCI bioblendstocks due to its abundant availability. demand in 2016. Skaggs et al. —Ou et al. 1c06561.

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APRIL 18, 2013

Our planet may have only gained 27 hydrogen filling stations in 2012, but California is hoping to have nearly 70 of its own in total by 2016. So says the California Air Resources Board (CARB), which provides a list of government-funded hydrogen stations in California on its website.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2016

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has posted a revised draft of California’s proposed Short-Lived Climate Pollutant (SLCP) Strategy. The “Kigali Amendment” resulting from the annual Montreal Protocol Meeting of Parties in October 2016 in Kigali, Rwanda targets phasing down the production of HFCs globally.

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AUGUST 30, 2016

Following a consultation process by IBN-One in spring 2016, the initial engineering work contract has been awarded to a consortium that includes Technip, a global leader in engineering for the energy, petrochemical and chemical industries, and IPSB, an engineering firm specializing in sugar and biotechnologies.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

The 2016 Prius is the first global vehicle to implement Toyota’s New Global Architecture (TNGA). Development of vehicles is being grouped to promote strategic sharing of components with the goal of improving resource efficiency by better than 20%. A palette of seven exterior colors includes an all-new Toyota hue, “Hypersonic Red.”

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AUGUST 18, 2016

the largest heavy-duty transit bus and motor coach manufacturer and parts distributor in North America, is adding the 2016 Cummins Westport ISL G Near Zero engine ( earlier post ) to its Xcelsior bus family. Flyer of America Inc., a subsidiary of New Flyer Industries Inc.,

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