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JULY 22, 2010

The Motor Trade Association of South Australia has procured a Toyota Prius which has been upfitted with an aftermarket plug-in conversion, as part of its plans to develop hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and electric vehicle training resources for automotive repair technicians throughout the state of South Australia. Click to enlarge.

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DECEMBER 28, 2009

The US Department of Energy will invest up to $366 million to establish and operate three new Energy Innovation Hubs focused on accelerating research and development in three key energy areas, one of which is developing an effective solar energy to chemical fuel conversion system—i.e.,

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NOVEMBER 1, 2012

In addition, the RFI requests stakeholders to contribute their views and opinions regarding the draft Conversion Technologies for Advanced Biofuels (CTAB) Roadmap developed as a result of the DOE CTAB road-mapping workshop held in December 2011. gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel) from lignocellulosic materials.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2021

The UK’s National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL) and DNV are partnering to explore the potential of nuclear-derived hydrogen to support the conversion of UK gas networks to hydrogen. As part of the ANSIC pilot’s ongoing commitment to help reach net zero, NNL is running three hydrogen workshops, with the first commencing on 30 November 2021.

Hydrogen

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2011

Separations play a critical role in biofuel production and that fundamental research in the are, including the identification of transformative approaches, is needed to generate separation technologies that will enable larger-scale production, according to a report on a workshop convened earlier this year by the National Science Foundation.

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JULY 26, 2015

The Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology (BCST) of the National Research Council (NRC) will host an interactive, multidisciplinary public workshop scheduled for May 2016 that will focus on identifying gaps and opportunities in catalysis research in an era of shifting feedstocks from crude oil to natural gas for chemical production.

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OCTOBER 17, 2012

Accordingly, LanzaTech has begun look at the industrial conversion of acetic acid/acetate to lipids, and has demonstrated this. that conversion wouldn’t actually happen in a LanzaTech bioreactor. Carbon Management: Implications for R & D in the Chemical Sciences and Technology (A Workshop Report to the Chemical Sciences Roundtable).

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FEBRUARY 4, 2014

Reducing a vehicle’s weight by just 10% can improve fuel economy by 6% to 8%. Carbon fiber composites are lightweight, yet strong, materials that can greatly improve vehicle fuel efficiency when incorporated into structural and non-structural components. Background.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2015

The US Department of Energy (DOE) Fuel Cell Technologies Office (FCTO) has selected 11 projects to receive up to $10 million in funding through the fuel cell technology incubator FOA ( earlier post ) in support of innovations in fuel cell and hydrogen fuel technologies. Source: Slade et al. Click to enlarge.

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MARCH 3, 2015

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced ( DOE-FOA-0001224 ) up to $35 million in available funding to advance fuel cell and hydrogen technologies, and to enable early adoption of fuel cell applications, such as light duty fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs). Subtopics include Microbial Biomass Conversion.

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JULY 20, 2014

The Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) anticipates two awards being made: the first for $7 million in the area of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) and fossil-fuel-based Clean Energy Systems (CES); the second for $2 million in the area of international oil and natural gas. gasification) and beneficiation; advanced combustion (e.g.,

Energy

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JUNE 28, 2010

Additionally, Zoi announced the release of the final National Algal Biofuels Technology Roadmap Workshop—the first major publication from the DOE on algal fuels since 1996, Zoi said. Tags: Algae Algal Fuels. Earlier post.). DOE share: up to $6 million). DOE funding: up to $9 million). National Algal Biofuels Technology Roadmap.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2013

The solicitation has two goals: 1) to develop infrastructure necessary to dispense hydrogen transportation fuel; and 2) to provide needed Operation and Maintenance (O&M) funding to support hydrogen refueling operations prior to the large—scale roll—out of Fuel Cell Vehicles (FCVs). Fueling protocols.

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APRIL 5, 2015

The latest version of the MYPP presents a merged conversion R&D section; the renaming of the demonstration and market transformation area; and emerging work in wet waste-to-energy feedstocks. R&D on biomass conversion technologies. MYPP and transportation fuels.

Waste

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AUGUST 9, 2012

A team of 16 engineers and technicians from EV Engineering and its member companies began the attempt at 1 pm on Saturday 21 July, supported by a team in the workshop operating the semi-automated switch station that switches a depleted battery for a fully-charged one. Each team member drove one loop of 122 kilometers (75.8

Battery

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AUGUST 26, 2009

These projects put more than 9,000 alternative fuel and energy-efficient light-, medium- and heavy-duty vehicles on the road, and establish 542 refueling locations across the country. The project will deploy 502 alternative fuel and advanced technology vehicles through 119 public and private fleets throughout the state.

Alternative Fuels

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DECEMBER 14, 2012

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to $12 million in new funding ( DE-FOA-0000812 ) for projects to drive down the cost of producing drop-in gasoline, diesel, and jet fuels from biomass via thermochemical, direct liquefaction pathways (i.e. Earlier post.).

Cost Of

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JULY 17, 2009

The US Department of Energy (DOE) will award up to $85 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for the development of algae-based biofuels, including renewable hydrocarbon fuels; and advanced, infrastructure-compatible cellulosic biofuels—i.e., drop-in” renewable hydrocarbon fuels.

Renewable

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JUNE 4, 2009

Schematic of the potential conversion routes for whole algae into biofuels. The Algal Roadmap resulted from a two-day Algal Biofuels Technology Roadmap Workshop conducted by DOE 9-10 December 2008 at the University of Maryland. Schematic of the various conversion strategies of algal extracts into biofuels. Conversion to Fuels.

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DECEMBER 15, 2012

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to $12 million in new funding ( DE-FOA-0000812 ) for projects to drive down the cost of producing drop-in gasoline, diesel, and jet fuels from biomass via thermochemical, direct liquefaction pathways (i.e. Earlier post.).

Cost Of

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DECEMBER 22, 2010

The US Department of Energy (DOE) is soliciting applications for a total of up to $74 million to support the research and development of fuel cells for stationary and transportation applications ( DE-FOA-0000360 ). Topic 2: Fuel Processors. desulfurization); reactors to convert the raw fuel into a hydrogen-rich stream (e.g.,

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APRIL 16, 2018

ASTM International recently approved ethanol as a feedstock in ASTM D7566 Annex A5, the Standard Specification for Aviation Turbine Fuel Containing Synthesized Hydrocarbons for alcohol-to-jet synthetic paraffinic kerosene (ATJ-SPK). J on Aviation Fuel ballot was submitted to the ASTM membership for review (the “D02.J J Ballot”).

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MARCH 29, 2017

The US Department of Energy’s Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) has published a report titled Alternative Aviation Fuels: Overview of Challenges, Opportunities, and Next Steps. Unlike other liquid fuels (e.g., Unlike other liquid fuels (e.g., In the near term, the most promising option is bio-derived aviation fuel.

Commercial

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FEBRUARY 8, 2012

ARPA-E’s Electrofuels program has supported several technologies on the lab-scale that allow microorganisms to combine chemical or electrical energy with carbon to create liquid transportation fuels. Earlier post.) The FOA provides a framework of 8 broad categories of interest: Renewable power (non-bio). Transportation. Electrofuels.

Commercial

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AUGUST 12, 2017

The California Energy Commission is issuing a solicitation ( GFO-17-901 ) to provide up to $3 million in funding for innovative, pre-commercial low-carbon fuel production processes that result in the development of bio-oil as an intermediate fuel with wide-scale adoption potential used for renewable jet fuel production.

Oil

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FEBRUARY 10, 2011

Conceptual sketch of future metabolomics challenges and opportunities from May 2010 NSF-JST workshop on metabolomics. NSF and JST had held a joint workshop in May 2010 to identify and prioritize key strategic areas for metabolomics research. One of the topics explored at the workshop was biofuels and food. Click to enlarge.

Environment

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NOVEMBER 20, 2012

The goal is to expand the network of publicly accessible hydrogen fueling stations to serve the current population of fuel cell vehicles (FCVs) and to accommodate the planned large-scale roll-out of FCVs commencing in 2015. Only one hydrogen fueling station will be funded per Station Location Area. fueling infrastructure.

Hydrogen

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AUGUST 7, 2009

Source: EPA workshop, June 2009. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has posted the peer review of the renewable fuel standards lifecycle analysis—including significant indirect emissions, such as from indirect land use changes— online. Source: EPA workshop, June 2009. Steps in determining biofuel lifecycle emissions.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

ARPA–E held a workshop on this topic in February 2016. These technologies are expected to be deployed and support cultivation of macroalgal-biomass feedstocks at a scale relevant for the production of commodity fuels and chemicals. ARPA–E anticipates that this program will have four areas of interest.

Fuel

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MARCH 29, 2011

This project aims to transfer high energy electrons from a cyanobacterial cell where there is excess that would otherwise be turned to heat to an adjacent cell which will be engineered to produce food or fuel products. In September 2010, an Ideas Lab was held in Asilomar, Calif.

IDEA

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FEBRUARY 23, 2009

The US Department of Energy has issued a $300-million Funding Opportunity Announcement ( DE-PS26-09NT01236-04 ) for applications for cost-shared projects that expand the use of alternative fueled vehicles and advanced technology vehicles. The other areas of interest include: Refueling Infrastructure for alternative fuels.

Stimulus

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Potential technologies include (but are not limited to) combustion strategies, engine subsystems, emission control systems, fuel systems, and controls. Both criteria air pollutants and GHG control are of interest for NG vehicles, research needs exist for addressing the unique NG challenges of methane conversion for all combustion strategies.

Gas

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Combined fuel consumption in l/100 km: 2.4 – 2.1 Since the end of 2018, the company has been conducting CO 2 workshops together with its suppliers to agree on effective measures. The next step will be the conversion of the car and engine plant in the Hungarian town of Gy?r. 97.9 - 111.9

Audi

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OCTOBER 21, 2015

To coincide with its participation in the new Freight in the City event (27 October, Alexandra Palace) the UK’s LowCVP is calling on fleet operators, local authorities and others to join forces in building the market for heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) which cut carbon, reduce emissions and lower fuel costs.

Emissions

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AUGUST 3, 2018

In a 1 August 2018 letter to CARB Chair Mary Nichols, Governor Brown wrote : As the California Air Resources Board looks for ways to meet our 5-million zero emission vehicle target by 2030, the conversion of public and private fleets to zero emission offers an important opportunity to get a large number of carbon-polluting vehicles off the road.

Fleet

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OCTOBER 12, 2017

A public workshop on natural gas vehicles was held at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory on 25 July 2017 to identify early-stage research needs for natural gas engines. CNG engine efficiency needs to be closer to that of diesel in order to improve the viability of natural gas fueled medium and heavy-duty trucks.

Gas

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MAY 31, 2009

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has issued a Request for Information (RFI) (DE-FOA-0000111) seeking input from stakeholders and the research community on proposed technical and cost targets for fuel cells designed for residential combined heating and power (CHP) and auxiliary power unit (APU) applications. Again, this is technology neutral.

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