Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2010

Under a cost sharing arrangement the companies will match or exceed the FAA’s contribution, bringing the overall value of the program to more than $250 million. CFM International is a 50/50 joint company of GE and Snecma (Safran Group).). Pratt & Whitney is a United Technologies company. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 13, 2009

General Motors Company is investing more than $230 million in four GM plants in the greater Flint, Michigan area to support the production of the fuel-efficient 2011 Chevrolet Cruze and Volt extended range electric vehicle. Flint Metal Center : General Motors Company is investing $1.7 Tags: Brief.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 28, 2009

is working in collaboration with the Ohio BioProducts Innovation Center Wright Center of Innovation, Archer Daniels Midland Company, BP-Husky LLC Toledo Refinery, Albemarle Catalysts Company BV and NetJets, Inc. The grant is part of the Ohio Department of Development’s Third Frontier Project, a $1.6-billion, Velocys, Inc.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 18, 2009

Ford Motor Company has developed an intelligent vehicle-to-grid communications and control system for its plug-in hybrid electric vehicles that communicates directly with the electric grid. The first of the specially equipped plug-in hybrids has been delivered to American Electric Power of Columbus, Ohio. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 27, 2009

Following demonstration, the equipment will be relocated to the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton, Ohio, USA where it will be evaluated for the production of synthetic jet fuel. SGCE is a holding company that acts as the renewable energy investment arm of João Pereira Coutinho, one of Portugal’s most successful businessmen.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 12, 2009

As a result of market intelligence gained through its consultancy, combined with research through the Carnegie Mellon Electricity Institute and The Center for Automotive Research at The Ohio State University, the company concluded that there are significant market opportunities for advanced intelligent devices in the utility space.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 26, 2009

Replacing lead acid batteries in electric lift trucks, these product installations will allow for fleet conversions within warehouses and distribution centers in Arkansas, Colorado, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Texas. Tags: Brief.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 13, 2010

The advisory team consists of geologic experts from AEP; Battelle; CONSOL; Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory; Massachusetts Institute of Technology; NET; Ohio Geological Survey; Ohio State; Schlumberger; University of Texas; the West Virginia Division of Energy; the West Virginia Geological Survey; and West Virginia University.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 15, 2009

Valero Renewable Fuels Company, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Valero Energy Corporation, has signed an agreement with ASA Ethanol Holdings, LLC to buy two ethanol plants that had been previously owned by VeraSun Energy Corporation. and Bloomingburg, Ohio—each have an annual production capacity of 110 million gallons.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 27, 2009

and Duke Energy last week announced a 10-year commitment to transition their company cars and trucks to plug-in hybrid or all-electric vehicles. 2010, when both companies will begin tracking their commitment. Duke Energy is the third largest electric power holding company in the United States, based on kilowatt-hour sales.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2010

In his remarks prior to the unveiling of the new CR-Z hybrid ( earlier post ), Honda Motor President and CEO Takanobu Ito said that the company has taken up the challenge to reduce CO 2 emissions through advancing various electromotive technologies. “ He was working in Ohio 10 years ago on the development of the first-generation Acura MDX.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 16, 2009

In December 2008, DOE announced the initial selection of three battery materials and manufacturing projects for negotiation of award from the FOA, including: 3M Company; BASF Catalyst LLC; and FMC Corporation. Angstron Materials LLC of Dayton, Ohio, teamed with Applied Sciences Inc. Tags: Batteries. Earlier post.) MaxPower Inc.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

Ohio-based Advanced Mechanical Products, Inc. ( AMP ), a company engaged in the conversion of new vehicles to full battery-electric drive, unveiled its latest all-electric conversion platform, the GM Chevrolet Equinox. Tags: Conversions Electric (Battery) Motors Plug-ins. AMP’s drivetrain for the electric Equinox.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 9, 2009

ReVolt Technology Ltd, a technology company which has developed a rechargeable zinc-air battery ( earlier post ), and BASF have entered a joint-development agreement to speed the development and commercialization of ReVolt’s rechargeable zinc-air battery system. Tags: Batteries. Energy densities of different battery technologies.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 20, 2009

Ford Motor Company began production of its EcoBoost engines ( earlier post ) at Cleveland Engine Plant No. 1 opened in 1951 as Ford’s first engine plant in Ohio. Tags: Brief. Ford invested $55 million to retool and reopen the plant, which had been idled in 2007. The EcoBoost begins production. Click to enlarge. liter V-8 family.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 12, 2009

The testing will be conducted throughout 2009 and early 2010 at wind tunnel facilities at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio. Snecma (SAFRAN Group) of France, GE’s longtime 50/50 partner in CFM International, a highly successful joint company, will participate with fan blade designs. Tags: Aviation. Earlier post.).

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Wind Engine Cleveland Ohio 191

Green Car Congress

MAY 27, 2009

Their company, Farmers’ Ethanol , plans to combine energy and food production within the same facility and by doing so create a business that can survive the wild fluctuations in commodity prices that plague today’s corn ethanol business. We can make our facilities custom tailored for a site, corn in Ohio, it might be sorghum in Texas.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 11, 2009

Ford Motor Company, working with academic researchers in Canada and one of its suppliers, has developed a wheat straw-reinforced plastic; the natural fiber-based plastic contains 20% wheat straw bio-filler. Tags: Bio-polymers Materials Sustainability. Wheat Straw Bio-Filled Polypropylene. Click to enlarge. Duratec engine.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 1, 2009

Pending approvals, the New GM is expected to launch in about 60 to 90 days as a separate and independent company from the current GM. Mansfield, Ohio. Parma Components, Ohio Close: Dec 2010. Columbus, Ohio Close: 31 Dec 2009. Tags: Market Background Policy Vehicle Manufacturers. General Motors Corp. Pontiac, Mich.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2010

Hawaii Electric Company will qualify the biocrude for boiler use, and Tesoro will supply CO 2 and evaluate fuel products. The host site for the pilot project is Cedar Lane Farms in Wooster, Ohio. Tags: Algae Algal Fuels Carbon Capture and Conversion (CCC) Fuels. DOE Share: $24,243,509). Touchstone Research Laboratory Ltd.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 18, 2009

In addition, GE conducted static testing at its Ohio facility. Tags: Aviation Fuels. Test flights involved an ANZ 747-400 powered by Rolls-Royce engines, a CAL 737-800 powered by CFM engines and a JAL 747-300 powered by Pratt & Whitney engines. Approval for this renewable jet fuel will take longer than approval of the Bio-SPK.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2009

billion to Ford Motor Company to transform factories across Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, and Ohio to produce more fuel efficient models. The loan for Ford Motor Company is the first to be finalized since the program was appropriated in the fall of 2008. Tags: Brief. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

Smart grid regional demonstrations involving plug-in vehicles include (ranked by DOE funding): Columbus Southern Power Company (doing business as AEP Ohio). Pacific Gas & Electric Company (CA). 355,938,600 Southern California Edison Company. 355,938,600 Southern California Edison Company. 29,561,142.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

The company projects it will roll out 155 additional trucks in 2011, making Frito-Lay the largest commercial fleet of all-electric trucks in North America. New York will be the first of three cities in the US, along with Columbus, Ohio and Ft Worth, Texas, where Frito-Lay will be piloting electric trucks on regular daily routes.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 24, 2009

The first of the specially equipped plug-in hybrids has been delivered to American Electric Power of Columbus, Ohio. When plugged in, the battery systems of these specially equipped plug-in hybrids can communicate directly with the electrical grid via smart meters provided by utility companies through wireless networking.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2009

The fleets include two utility fleets, five cities and towns, three counties, ten private companies, two state fleets, ten school districts, and two universities. Clean Fuels Ohio’s Ohio Advanced Transportation Partnership (OATP). The vehicles will be deployed across the state. Total DOE award: $12,299,828.

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The Truth About Cars

JULY 17, 2023

I asked among my acquaintances whose families have been in this region for generations and nobody can recall a company that had a cheese-themed delivery Econoline like this one. The build tag says it was built at the Lorain plant in Ohio. Perhaps it started out in St.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

Turner Hunt Ocean Renewable LLC (Cincinnati, Ohio) will demonstrate a breakthrough power control method that maximizes performance and power out of an ocean current turbine device. The DOE funding is part of larger four-year project by the company that aims to manufacture commercially-available PB500s. DOE Funding: $400,000.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2010

Ohio State Univ. Sion Power Corporation, a Brookhaven National Laboratory spin-out company, will develop an ultra-high energy Lithium-Sulfur battery able to power electric vehicles more than 300 miles between charges, with and energy density of 500Wh/kg that is 3x that of current Li-ion batteries. PolyPlus Battery Company.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 16, 2009

Earlier in October, Azure received six orders for LEEP Freeze systems to be mated to a Kidron UltraTemp refrigeration system to provide a transport refrigeration solution for Buchy Food Service in Greenville, Ohio. on behalf of its client Schwan Food Company. Tags: Brief. Earlier post.). A hat-tip to Carl!).

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Cars That Think

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

million pieces of contaminated mail , and so they quickly contracted with two companies, Ion Beam Applications (IBA) and Titan Corp. Titan had a facility in Lima, Ohio, with a single accelerator operating at 18 kW at 10 MeV. Plus, X-rays required safety shielding and monitoring to protect workers. ZIP codes 20200 to 20599.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Aptera – US-based company claims to have created the world’s most efficient vehicle with the three-seat F1-inspired Aptera. No Australian plans yet, with the company focusing on America first then Europe. Exports were expected but doubts are now being shed on the future of the company.

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Creative Greenius

JUNE 11, 2009

To put that in perspective for you, if Los Angeles County were a state, it would rank ninth in population behind the states of California, New York, Texas, Florida, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Ohio, and Michigan. Tags: Environmental Politics Saving Energy Sustainability Yes We Can! It’s a classic win/win/win.

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Creative Greenius

APRIL 30, 2009

Most of us have been working on a lot of disposable and meaningless crap for consumer products companies for too long now. And the polar opposite of where people like Newt Gingrich, Karl Rove, Dick Cheney, Rush Limbaugh, Eric Cantor, Mitch McConnell and Representative Boner of Ohio want to drag us down into. Tags: Yes We Can!

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Green Car Congress

JULY 7, 2009

A common topic at renewable energy conferences is how to help companies cross the valley of death between technical validation at the pilot stage and full-scale commercial production. Companies have a much easier time collecting the millions required to get to pilot stage than the hundreds of millions required to scale up.

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