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Alitheon’s ability to identify an item using only the object itself—independent of markings, tags or other modifications—is groundbreaking. Our mission is straightforward: to create enduring trust among manufacturers, suppliers, distributors and customers. —Marcus Behrendt, Partner, BMW i Ventures. —Scot E.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

Industrial biotechnology has the potential to save the planet between 1 billion and 2.5 The question is to what extent industrial biotechnology can transform a fundamentally unsustainable system into a sustainable bio-based economy—or just provide a streak of green in a dirty system. Industrial biotechnology”. Click to enlarge.

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APRIL 10, 2009

megawatt turbines to in-state suppliers, a move that could support thousands of additional manufacturing jobs.Global Wind Systems will initially draw many of its parts from Europe, where wind technology has matured faster than in the US. The company has vetted more than 500 Michigan suppliers that could machine turbine parts.

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Michigan Wind Industrial Industry 150

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MAY 20, 2010

Ford plans to survey 35 top global suppliers on their energy use and estimated greenhouse gas emissions as part of a broader effort to reduce carbon emissions within the auto industry. Suppliers play an important role as we look to reduce our overall carbon footprint and drive more efficiency in an energy constrained world.

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Supplies Ford Carbon Emissions 247

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APRIL 8, 2009

Kentucky has an experienced auto industry-related workforce, and the region is within 500 miles of more than 4,800 auto-related vehicle manufacturers, including 69 vehicle assembly plants, noted Larry Hayes, Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear’s Cabinet Secretary. Tags: Batteries.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

Estimated automobile ownership in China will exceed 200 million by 2020, causing serious energy security and environmental issues, according to Wang Fuchang, director of the Department of Equipment Industry under China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. Tags: Brief.

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2020 Auto China Auto Industry 225

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JULY 15, 2010

Ballard will remain the exclusive supplier of fuel cell stacks for Plug Power’s full suite of GenDrive power units. This agreement will allow Plug Power and Ballard continued leadership as the pre-eminent providers of fuel cell energy products in this industry—the two have more than 85% market share in the material handling space.

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MAY 7, 2009

European automotive suppliers and vehicle manufacturers have united to submit a series of R&D priorities to the European Commission to shape the European Green Car Initiative (EGCI), announced by the EU. Automotive manufacturers and suppliers call on the EU to adopt these priorities and implement them as soon as possible.

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JANUARY 6, 2010

Continental, one of the largest automotive suppliers in the world, is designing AutoLinQ as a flexible automotive-grade hardware and software platform. Tags: Brief. The scalable architecture is based on various views and provides vehicle owners with information that is relevant to their location. Earlier post.).

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OCTOBER 28, 2009

Li-ion battery maker A123 Systems and IHI Corporation have entered into a collaborative business development agreement to serve potential customers in the Japanese transportation, industrial and marine markets. The company is a tier one turbocharger supplier to truck and auto makers all over the world. Tags: Brief.

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Corporation Japan Li-ion Market 186

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FEBRUARY 5, 2015

Semiconductor manufacturer Infineon Technologies, together with the German automotive supplier Hella, has developed innovative radio-frequency components for a 24 GHz radar sensor which reliably monitors the blind spot in the car’s rear section (Blind Spot Detection). The MMICs are tagged. Block diagram for 24 GHz radar system.

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Nexzu Mobility an Indian electric two-wheeler manufacturer has launched a cargo version of its long-range electric bicycle model Roadlark with a price tag of Rs 42,000. The cargo bicycle is specially made for the bulk last-mile delivery needs of the e-commerce industries. Nexzu Mobility cargo electric bicycle Roadlark .

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India Electric Electrical Connect 90

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2009

GKN Driveline has extended its joint venture with Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (SAIC) for another 50 years. The first automotive industry component-manufacturing joint venture in China, Shanghai GKN Drive Shaft Company (SDS) was formed in 1988. Tags: Brief.

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China Chinese 2008 Corporation 199

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NOVEMBER 4, 2010

While Tesla’s current battery strategy incorporates proprietary packaging using cells from multiple battery suppliers, Tesla has selected Panasonic as its preferred lithium-ion battery cell supplier for its battery packs. Tags: Batteries Electric (Battery) Plug-ins Vehicle Manufacturers. ” ( Earlier post.).

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Tesla Motors Motor Motors Motoring 244

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MARCH 24, 2010

a developer of Adsorbed Natural Gas (ANG) technology, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with a local energy supplier for the joint implementation of Energtek’s natural gas Low-Pressure Mobile Pipeline (LMP) distribution technology in the Republics of Serbia and Macedonia. Tags: Brief. Energtek Inc.,

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Macedonia Serbia Gas Europe 170

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JANUARY 18, 2010

Dantherm Power develops backup power systems, utilizing Ballard’s hydrogen fuel cell technology, for telecom equipment suppliers including Motorola and Ericsson. Dantherm Air Handling has a broad range of products for electronics cooling for the telecom industry, industrial and residential ventilation, dehumidification and heating/cooling.

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ISE Corporation Power Powered Fuel 210

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MARCH 25, 2010

North Sea Group, the largest independent fuel supplier in the Benelux, has set up a new subsidiary that will focus on ethanol sales and distribution. It will not only handle fuel ethanol but will also develop industrial, pharmaceutical, cosmetics and potable grades. Tags: Brief.

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Switzerland Brazil Global International 210

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OCTOBER 27, 2009

Norsk Hydro ASA entered into an agreement to divest its automotive structures business to Benteler Automobiltechnik GmbH, the automotive division of the large German industrial enterprise Benteler Group with headquarters in Paderborn, Germany. Tags: Brief. Revenues amounted to NOK 2.2

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

The rule requires reporting of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from large sources and suppliers in the United States, and is intended to collect accurate and timely emissions data to inform future policy decisions. Tags: Brief. Some source categories included in the proposed rule are still under review.

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JANUARY 24, 2010

Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) will increase its support of the country’s lithium-ion battery industry, with a focus on high-power and high-safety cells for application in electric vehicles. Tags: Brief. MOEA said estimated global electric vehicles (BEV, PHEV, HEV) sales in 2018 is expected to grow to 7.29 million units.

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Li-ion Taiwan Lithium Ion Market 199

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AUGUST 31, 2009

Vehicles are selling in fewer than 10 days of arriving on dealer lots, significantly quicker than industry norms. Tags: Brief. The Ford Transit Connect. Click to enlarge. The Transit Connect features an EPA rating of 22 mpg city/25 highway combined with the payload capacity of a full-size half-ton pickup truck. Earlier post.).

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Transit Connect Connect Connected Sale 247

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AUGUST 22, 2010

earlier this month established a subsidiary in Brasil focused on developing sweet sorghum as a feedstock for the ethanol industry. The company’s goal is to be the first supplier of new hybrids with high levels of sugar. Tags: Brief. Ceres, Inc. —Richard Hamilton, Ceres President and CEO.

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Brazil Financing Hybrid Water 247

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FEBRUARY 5, 2010

Greenergy International Ltd, one of the largest fuel suppliers in the UK, has entered into a joint venture with Bauche Group (30%), a leading expert in the sugarcane industry, to source and sell Brazilian bioethanol. Tags: Brief.

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AUGUST 27, 2009

The government-owned Aviation Industry Corp. According to Chinese analysts, developing aircraft engines will break the monopoly of foreign suppliers such as GE, Rolls-Royce and the Pratt & Whitney Group. Tags: Brief. The company will focus on the research and development of home-made jet engines.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2010

Engineers from the Universities of Bath and Bristol in the UK and the aerospace industry are collaborating in a £1.4 This will lead to substantial cost and weight savings of between 10 and 30% on structural components, saving fuel and reducing CO 2 emissions from the aviation industry. Tags: Brief. million (US$2.2

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Carbon Industrial Industry Manufacturer 186

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

Optimal Energy has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with EDAG, a German automotive full service supplier, to industrialize the Joule. The Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa (IDC), as potential investor, is party to this Memorandum. Tags: Brief. Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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South Africa Energy Production Africa 199

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OCTOBER 25, 2010

Weyland aims to become an international supplier of technology for production of bioethanol from cellulosic feedstocks. Together we are passing a historic milestone towards industrialization of this low carbon renewable fuel production. Weyland is currently evaluating such a project in cooperation with the industrial company Elkem. (

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Production Norway Waste Renewable 199

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APRIL 5, 2010

The goal of ZT Plus is to develop and manufacture thermoelectric materials that would enable Amerigon to use its TE technology in a wide variety of heating and cooling and power generation applications for industrial, commercial, medical, electronics and automotive markets. Tags: Brief. Amerigon Chairman Oscar B.

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Buy Purchase Climate Commercial 150

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JULY 26, 2010

The two large Stuttgart automotive suppliers Mahle and Behr have agreed that Mahle will take over shares in Behr in several stages. The Mahle Group is one of the 30 largest companies in the automotive supply industry worldwide. Tags: Brief. In the first stage (2010) Mahle will take on 19.9%

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JUNE 5, 2010

Optimal Energy has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Germany-based EDAG, a German automotive full- service supplier, to industrialize the Joule. Tags: Brief.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Ningbo Huazhong is a certified automotive parts supplier for a number of leading automotive OEMs in China, including China FAW Group, Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation, Beijing Automotive Works and China Second Automobile Group, among others. Tags: Brief.

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China Production Automobile 2012 186

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NOVEMBER 9, 2009

Shell Deutschland Oil GmbH has sold its shares in CHOREN Industries GmbH to all the remaining CHOREN shareholders, a syndicate consisting primarily of Hamburg-based entrepreneurs as well as the carmakers Daimler AG and Volkswagen AG. Tags: Brief. Shell had acquired a minority stake in CHOREN in 2005. Earlier post.).

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AUGUST 5, 2010

Most recently, PCI was selected by General Motors as its supplier of CNG fuel delivery and storage systems for the Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana vans. Fuel Systems Solutions is a designer, manufacturer and supplier of alternative fuel components and systems for use in transportation and industrial applications.

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JULY 8, 2010

The company designs, engineers, manufactures and sells electric power steering, hydraulic power steering, steering columns and driveline halfshafts for more than 60 automobile manufacturers and tier one suppliers. The sale better enables Nexteer to take advantage of anticipated growth in the global auto industry with a variety of automakers.

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MAY 24, 2010

will assemble the battery packs beginning in 2012, moving work to Michigan that is currently performed in Mexico by a supplier. Current model electric-drive transaxles are provided by a supplier in Japan. Tags: Batteries Electric (Battery) Hybrids Plug-ins Vehicle Systems. Ford’s Rawsonville Plant in Ypsilanti, Mich.,

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Michigan Ford North America Hybrid 186

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

” This commitment indicates a significant pledge by all three organizations to work together to transform the environmental impact of the fleet industry. Donlen, EDF, and GreenDriver invite and encourage their clients, large commercial fleets, and other fleet management companies, suppliers, and vendors to join in this effort.

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Costa Rica Fleet Commercial New York City 186

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JUNE 10, 2010

The European Commission is encouraging industry, governments and NGOs to set up certification schemes for all types of biofuels, including those imported into the EU and laid down what the schemes must do to be recognized by the Commission. The EC suggests as an example a UK fuel supplier who is using ethanol from Brazil.

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