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Study estimates fuel economy improvements to US light-duty vehicles from 1975–2018 saved 2T gallons of fuel, 17B tons of CO2

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MAY 3, 2020

A team from the University of Tennessee and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has the fuel savings due to fuel economy improvements over the past 43 years amount to approximately two trillion gallons of gasoline. Again, because of the uncertainties in the attribution they conducted a sensitivity analysis. 2020.111517.

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Fuel Economy Economy Light 2018

Ohio State takes first place in DOE/GM EcoCAR 3 competition

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MAY 24, 2018

The Ohio State University has taken first place in the final year of EcoCAR 3, an Advanced Vehicle Technology Competition, sponsored by the US Department of Energy (DOE) and General Motors Co. Teams spent the last four years (2014-2018) harnessing those ideas into the ultimate energy-efficient, high performance vehicle.

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Ohio West Virginia Los Angeles GM

ORNL researchers use stop-light cameras to reduce fuel consumption of less-efficient vehicles via traffic management

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FEBRUARY 23, 2020

Such camera systems do exist—including one produced by GRIDSMART , a company located just a few miles from the ORNL campus in East Tennessee. The team’s first step in February 2018 was to use GRIDSMART cameras to create an image dataset of vehicle classes. So, where to find a larger, fine-grained vehicle dataset?

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Light Fuel Vehicles 2018

50 by 20: Wireless EV Charging Hits Key Benchmark

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APRIL 18, 2024

Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee recently announced that they have set a record for wireless EV charging. Impressive,” says Duc Minh Nguyen , a research associate in the Communication Theory Lab at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology ( KAUST ) in Saudi Arabia.

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Charging Saudi Arabia Taxi Installation

EPA recognizes Volkswagen Chattanooga with a Green Power Leadership Award for on-site generation

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

The array is the largest system of its kind in the North American automotive industry and in the state of Tennessee. We are honored that the EPA has recognized us with a Green Power Leadership award for the renewable energy generated by the Volkswagen Chattanooga Solar Park at our LEED Platinum certified factory in Tennessee.

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EPA Green Power Powered

FAA launches new Center of Excellence for alternative jet fuels; $40M in funding over 10 years

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has selected a team of universities to lead a new Air Transportation Center of Excellence ( COE ) for alternative jet fuels and the environment. The selected university members all have nationally recognized collegiate environmental and aviation-related education programs.

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Fuel Pennsylvania Universal North Carolina

Frontier Supercomputer to Usher in Exascale Computing

Cars That Think

DECEMBER 23, 2021

In 2018, a new supercomputer called Summit was installed at Oak Ridge National Laboratory , in Tennessee. Japan’s Fugaku supercomputer] actually achieved 2 exaflops with a different benchmark,” says Jack Dongarra of the University of Tennessee, one of the specialists behind the Top500 list.

Tennessee

Tennessee Chinese Supplies Illinois

USDA, FAA and other partners extend partnership agreement on aviations biofuels for five more years

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APRIL 16, 2013

The federal government and its partners hope to support the annual production of 1 billion gallons of drop in aviation biofuel by 2018. Southeast Partnership for Integrated Biomass Supply Systems (IBSS) led by the University of Tennessee is using switchgrass and woody biomass to produce butanol and aviation fuel.

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Washington 2010 Renewable Tennessee

Alabama Project Testing Potential for Combining CO2 Storage with Enhanced Methane Recovery

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JUNE 21, 2010

Southern Company, El Paso Exploration & Production, the Geological Survey of Alabama, and the University of Alabama are all participating in the field test, known as the Black Warrior CO 2 Storage Project. The final phase, the development phase (2007–2018), will conduct large-volume carbon storage tests.

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Alabama El Paso CO2 Mississippi

CMU study finds controlled EV charging can reduce generation cost, but at greater health and environmental costs depending upon the generation mix

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APRIL 16, 2015

The PJM Interconnection is a regional transmission organization (RTO) that coordinates the movement of wholesale electricity in all or parts of Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia and the District of Columbia.

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Charging Coal Grid District of Columbia

USDOT awarding $55M to support purchase of Low-No buses; electric buses and infrastructure

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

Alabama A&M University. Alabama A&M University’s Bulldog Transit System will receive funding to purchase electric buses, charging stations, and other associated equipment. AVTA is committed to having an all electric fleet by 2018. The buses will be deployed in areas such as downtown and the University.

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Purchase St. Louis Jacksonville Fleet

LeMond Composites licenses ORNL low-cost carbon fiber manufacturing process; transportation, renewable energy, & infrastructure

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AUGUST 30, 2016

We are positioning ourselves to grow and meet this demand by locating our company in Tennessee, a state that through Governor Haslam and Commissioner Boyd’s forward-thinking programs like Tennessee Promise, will provide a steady stream of quality employees for our company. On a personal note, the bike riding in this area is incredible.

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Carbon Fiber Low Cost Carbon Manufacturer

Assessment of US CAFE fuel economy standards finds big savings on fuel and emissions since inception

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2020

In one of the first comprehensive assessments of the fuel economy standards in the United States, researchers from Princeton University and the University of Tennessee found that, over their 40-year history, the standards helped reduce reliance on foreign oil producers, cut greenhouse gas emissions, and saved consumers money.

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Fuel Economy Economy Standards Fuel

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Study estimates fuel economy improvements to US light-duty vehicles from 1975–2018 saved 2T gallons of fuel, 17B tons of CO2

Ohio State takes first place in DOE/GM EcoCAR 3 competition

ORNL researchers use stop-light cameras to reduce fuel consumption of less-efficient vehicles via traffic management

50 by 20: Wireless EV Charging Hits Key Benchmark

EPA recognizes Volkswagen Chattanooga with a Green Power Leadership Award for on-site generation

FAA launches new Center of Excellence for alternative jet fuels; $40M in funding over 10 years

Frontier Supercomputer to Usher in Exascale Computing

USDA, FAA and other partners extend partnership agreement on aviations biofuels for five more years

Alabama Project Testing Potential for Combining CO2 Storage with Enhanced Methane Recovery

CMU study finds controlled EV charging can reduce generation cost, but at greater health and environmental costs depending upon the generation mix

USDOT awarding $55M to support purchase of Low-No buses; electric buses and infrastructure

LeMond Composites licenses ORNL low-cost carbon fiber manufacturing process; transportation, renewable energy, & infrastructure

Assessment of US CAFE fuel economy standards finds big savings on fuel and emissions since inception

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