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Hermosa Beach Sees The Light
Creative Greenius
JANUARY 18, 2015
As if from the heavens above, The Word, appeared immaculately and impeccably on some of Hermosa Beach’s signature buildings last night.
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Princeton team uses light to boost production of isobutanol 5x from engineered yeast; optogenetics
Green Car Congress
MARCH 23, 2018
Researchers at Princeton University have used light to control genetically modified Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast—i.e., Optogenetic tools are ideal for achieving such precise control, as light can be applied and removed instantly without complex media changes.
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Greenius Scores Free LED Holiday Lights from SBESC
Creative Greenius
NOVEMBER 13, 2009
Creative Greenius, Joe Galliani, with his free LED lights from the South Bay Environmental Services Center Holiday Light Exchange. It was the holiday Light Exchange in 2007 that first connected me with the SBESC and I’ve been a volunteer with them ever since.
BMW’s ReachNow installing Light & Charge locations in Seattle; 100 chargers at 20 new public sites
Green Car Congress
MAY 16, 2017
ReachNow, the mobility services division of the BMW Group, Woodland Park Zoo, and the City of Seattle celebrated the successful installation of the first of 20 Light & Charge electric vehicle (EV) charging locations that will more than double the number of Fast Chargers publicly available in Seattle.
Renault introduces two new electric light commercial vehicles
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JANUARY 14, 2017
At the Brussels Motorshow in Belgium, Renault Pro+ introduced two new electric light commercial vehicles—New Kangoo Z.E. —Ashwani Gupta - Global Head of Light Commercial Vehicle Business.
Cambridge team demonstrates light-driven photoreforming of unprocessed biomass to H2 at room temperature
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MARCH 14, 2017
A team of scientists at the University of Cambridge has reported the light-driven photoreforming of cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin to H 2 using semiconducting cadmium sulfide quantum dots in alkaline aqueous solution.
NASA green-lights 3 research projects on unmanned aviation systems
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JUNE 6, 2017
NASA has given the green light to three teams of NASA researchers working on different aspects of Unmanned Aircraft Systems. The trio of investigations are part of NASA’s Convergent Aeronautics Solutions (CAS) project and are expected to take between 24 and to 30 months to complete. Our idea is to invest a very modest amount of time and money into new technologies that are ambitious and potentially transformative. They may or may not work, but we won’t know unless we try.
German alliance develops new active matrix LED headlights; 1,024 individually controllable light points
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OCTOBER 9, 2016
A German research alliance has developed the basis for smart, high-resolution active matrix LED headlights, which takes adaptive forward lighting to a new dimension. Both headlights contain three LED light sources, each with 1,024 individually controllable light points.
ExxonMobil predicts peak in light-duty vehicle liquid fuels ~2030, but ongoing role for oil in the mix
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FEBRUARY 5, 2018
At the same time, total miles traveled per year by cars, sport utility vehicles (SUVs) and light trucks will increase about 60%, reaching about 14 trillion in 2040. increasing hybrids and electric vehicles) play a much smaller role in limiting energy demand for light-duty vehicles.
Renault-Nissan Alliance forms light commercial vehicle business unit
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MARCH 14, 2017
The Renault-Nissan Alliance is creating a light commercial vehicle business unit to expand its global presence in this growing segment. By leveraging Renault’s van expertise and Nissan’s truck know-how in key markets, the Alliance intends to grow its light commercial vehicle sales worldwide. In the spirit of the Alliance, partners will leverage complementary markets and products while maintaining their own brand identity, sales and revenue.
EPA: GHG emissions standards for cars and light trucks should be revised; joint process with NHTSA (updated with more reactions)
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APRIL 2, 2018
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt announced the completion of the Midterm Evaluation (MTE) process for the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standards for cars and light trucks for model years 2022-2025, and his final determination that the current standards are not appropriate and should be revised.
Avantium acquires Liquid Light; electrocatalysis to convert CO2 to chemicals
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JANUARY 11, 2017
Renewable chemicals company Avantium has acquired the assets of Liquid Light. Liquid Light has developed proprietary process technology to make major chemicals from low-cost, globally-abundant carbon dioxide. The acquisition combines the technologies of both Liquid Light and Avantium to develop a world-leading electro-catalysis platform and to commercialize new process technologies using CO 2 as feedstock to produce sustainable chemicals and materials.
Hyundai introduces hydrogen fuel cell H350 light commercial van concept at IAA
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SEPTEMBER 22, 2016
Hyundai Motor is introducing a hydrogen fuel cell concept version of its H350 light commercial van at the 2016 IAA Commercial Vehicle Show in Hannover.
EIA projects light-duty vehicle energy use to drop 12% by 2025
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MAY 23, 2017
The US Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) Annual Energy Outlook 2017 (AEO2017) Reference case projects a decline in light-duty vehicle energy use between 2018 and 2040 as improvements in fuel economy more than offset increases in light-duty vehicle (LDV) miles.
ICCT calculates consumer benefits of increased efficiency in 2025-2030 light-duty vehicles in the US
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JUNE 23, 2017
A new report from the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) estimates Consumer benefits of increased efficiency in 2025-2030 light-duty vehicles in the US. The analysis found that consumer benefits are available across vehicle types, from cars to light trucks.
US light-duty vehicle sales hit record high of 17.5 million units in 2016
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JANUARY 10, 2017
According to Ward’s Automotive, in calendar year 2016 light vehicle sales reached 17.5 million light vehicles sold, the highest point until 2015. Light vehicle sales have increased for the past seven years.
Metallic nanostructures with strong light confinement can triple the efficiency of solar-based hydrogen generation
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AUGUST 29, 2017
Researchers led by a team from KAUST have found a more sustainable route to hydrogen fuel production using chaotic, light-trapping materials that mimic natural photosynthetic water splitting. Plasmonic systems have specific geometries that trap light only at characteristic frequencies.
Federal-Mogul Powertrain to launch first valve rotator for downspeeded light vehicle engines
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AUGUST 23, 2017
At this year’s IAA in Frankfurt, Federal-Mogul Powertrain will launch a new, smaller version of its proven Rotocap valve rotator, the first such for 4 valve per cylinder light vehicle engines.
SwRI’s single-cylinder engines available for combustion research; light-, medium- and heavy-duty applications
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APRIL 5, 2017
The engines, one for light- and medium-duty applications and one for heavy-duty applications, can accommodate either multi-cylinder or single-cylinder heads through a custom cylinder barrel and head support shelf.
Eni licenses EST technology to Sinopec to convert residues to high-quality light products; eliminating pet-coke and fuel oil
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JANUARY 9, 2018
Eni’s proprietary Eni Slurry Technology (EST) is able to convert refining residues entirely into high-quality light products, eliminating both liquid and solid refining residues with significant environmental benefits.
SABIC exploring integrated lighting features in car windows
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DECEMBER 22, 2015
SABIC is actively working on developing car window technology with integrated lighting features. SABIC first disclosed its efforts to develop polycarbonate (PC) windows with integrated lighting at the International Symposium on Automotive Lighting (ISAL), held in Darmstadt, Germany 28-30 September. While those elements are largely decorative, SABIC says integrated lighting can serve a variety of functional purposes. Using colored light for brand enhancement.
EPA, DOT open public comment period on reconsideration of GHG Standards for Cars and Light Trucks
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AUGUST 10, 2017
In a joint Federal Register notice , the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Transportation (DOT) opened the public comment period on the reconsideration of the January 2017 Final Determination for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standards for cars and light trucks for model years (MY) 2022-2025.
French team finds light-driven algal enzyme that converts fatty acids to hydrocarbons
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SEPTEMBER 1, 2017
A team of researchers in France has discovered an algal photoenzyme that catalyzes the decarboxylation of free fatty acids to n-alkanes or -alkenes in response to blue light. In a paper in the journal Science , the researchers suggest that the photoenzyme, which they named fatty acid photodecarboxylase, may be useful in light-driven, bio-based production of hydrocarbons. For example, light-controlled catalysis allows the study of rapid enzymatic processes in real time.
Brunel team working to develop next-generation light, thin-walled aluminum die-cast parts
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MAY 12, 2017
Researchers at Brunel University London are developing a new generation of ultra-light car parts that will reduce fuel costs and carbon emissions.
Audi launches Traffic Light Information V2I service in the US starting in Las Vegas
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DECEMBER 6, 2016
Audi is the first manufacturer to launch Vehicle-to-Infrastructure (V2I) technology in the US, with the deployment of Traffic Light Information in select 2017 Audi A4, Q7 and allroad models in Las Vegas. The launch of this technology is another in a long list of firsts for Audi that have positioned us as the industry leader in connectivity solutions V2I applications and services like Traffic Light Information are essential components as we continue to move toward an autonomous future.
Osaka team develops new solar-to-hydrogen catalyst that uses broader spectrum of light
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JUNE 26, 2017
The three-part composite maximizes both absorbing light and its efficiency for water splitting. Finally, the gold-covered LTO is mixed with ultrathin sheets of the element black phosphorus (BP), which acts as a light absorber. Although H 2 can be produced from direct splitting of water using semiconductor photocatalysts under solar light irradiation, the present energy conversion efficiency of STH [solar-to-hydrogen] is too low for the technology to be economically sound.
Daimler starts production of FUSO eCanter in Europe; first series all-electric light-duty truck
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JULY 28, 2017
Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC) has started production of the all‑electric light-duty truck Fuso eCanter in Tramagal, Portugal. The Fuso eCanter is produced in line with the conventional Canter light-duty truck at the Tramagal plant.
Volkswagen Group of America joins LIFT for automotive light-weighting research; first automotive OEM member
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JANUARY 22, 2018
Light-weighting is critical for the future of our vehicles, not only to improve on fuel economy, but also to help improve vehicle performance. Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. VWGoA) has officially joined the LIFT (Lightweight Innovations For Tomorrow) institute as a Silver Member to advance the group’s research into lightweight metals, therefore reducing the weight of future vehicles.
Achates Power building 2.7L opposed-piston light-duty engine; exceeding CAFE 2025, Tier 3 targets at lower cost
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JANUARY 13, 2017
six-piston) light-duty version of its opposed piston engine (OPE) in both diesel- and gasoline-fueled versions. Achates will demonstrate the engine in 2018 in a driveable light-duty truck. The light-duty engine is a “basic” Achates opposed piston 2-stroke engine, said Redon—i.e.,
Groupe Renault acquires PVI, a specialist in the electrification of Light Commercial Vehicles
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 6, 2017
Groupe Renault has acquired the French company PVI (Power Vehicle Innovation), which specializes in the conversion of commercial vehicles to electricity or natural gas. PVI has previously worked with Groupe Renault on the development and electrification of the upcoming Renault Master Z.E.
Light over heat: UV-driven rhodium nanoparticles catalyze conversion of CO2 to methane
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FEBRUARY 27, 2017
Duke University researchers have engineered rhodium nanoparticles that can harness the energy in ultraviolet light and use it to catalyze the conversion of carbon dioxide to methane, a key building block for many types of fuels.
Light Up Your Future At The Manhattan Beach Pier 8pm Saturday March 29
Creative Greenius
MARCH 22, 2014
Some cities just turn out the lights for an hour to celebrate Earth Hour. The world leader in LED lighting, LEDtronics has generously donated 500 LED candles and holders.
Cambridge team successfully tests hybrid light aircraft; 30% fuel savings
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 23, 2014
Researchers from the University of Cambridge, in association with Boeing, have successfully tested a light aircraft powered by a parallel hybrid-electric propulsion system, in which an electric motor and gasoline engine work together to drive the propeller. Hybrid in flight. Click to enlarge.
BMW Group hits 100K electrified vehicle mark for this year, lights up Group HQ like a battery
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DECEMBER 18, 2017
In recognition of the miletone, BMW used a light installation to transform its Group headquarters—the world-famous “Four-Cylinder” in the north of Munich—on the evening of 18 December 2017 into a battery.
California goal: eliminate gasoline, diesel light vehicles altogether
Green Car Reports
FEBRUARY 9, 2017
What if gasoline and diesel cars and light trucks were simply eliminated altogether from the new vehicles sold in a state? Residents of one state in the U.S. may, eventually, find out. California already leads the nation in promoting zero-emission vehicles, but the Golden State may soon take that policy a step further. DON'T MISS: Will California. emissions California California Air Resources Board CARB plug-in cars transportation policy
EPA to maintain light-duty vehicle GHG standards unchanged through 2025
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JANUARY 13, 2017
In an expected ruling, US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy finalized her decision to maintain the current greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standards for model years 2022-2025 cars and light trucks. Top: Footprint-based CO 2 (g/mile) light truck standards curves.
EPA proposes leaving light-duty vehicle GHG standards for MY 2022-2025 unchanged
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 30, 2016
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed leaving the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standards for light-duty vehicle model years 2022-2025 in place, based on its technical analysis that shows automakers are well positioned to meet the targets. As part of the rulemaking establishing the model year 2017-2025 light-duty vehicle GHG standards, EPA committed to conduct a Midterm Evaluation of standards for model years 2022-2025.
ORNL-led team developing breakthrough high-temperature, high-strength Al alloy for advanced light-duty engines
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NOVEMBER 8, 2016
A team led by researchers from Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is developing a lower-cost cast aluminum (Al) alloy capable of at least a 50 ˚C temperature increase over the current cylinder head alloys 319 and 356 for use in light duty engines. Having such a higher-temperature alloy for use in the head can be a game changer for light-duty engines, suggested Dr. J Allen Haynes, ORNL propulsion materials program manager.
New light-driven photo-electrochemical cell produces hydrogen from contaminated gas, including air
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MAY 8, 2017
Researchers from the University of Antwerp and KU Leuven (University of Leuven), Belgium, have developed an all-gas-phase solid and stand-alone photo-electrochemical (PEC) cell that produces hydrogen gas from volatile organic contaminated air and light.
Average price of new light vehicles in US hit high in 2016; driven up by trucks; cars moving in opposite direction
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 1, 2017
The average price of a new light vehicle (including both cars and light trucks) was up to a record $31,790 in 2016, up from the most recent low of $28,243 in 2008. Light truck and all light vehicle data are not available before 1987. Light trucks include classes 1-3.
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