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Market Research Forecasts the Lithium Ion Batteries Market at $43 Billion by 2020

MarketResearch.com has announced the addition of the new report "Lithium Ion Batteries Outlook and Alternative Energy Vehicles (Hevs, Phevs, Evs)-Technologies, Markets, Competitors And Opportunities: 2010-2020 Analysis And Forecasts" to their collection of Energy market reports. For more information, visit ...

Mar. 21, 2012

By MarketResearch

FedEx introduces first all-electric trucks to be used in the U.S. Parcel delivery service

FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) today announced the expansion of its alternative-energy vehicle fleet with the first all-electric FedEx parcel delivery trucks in the United States. Four purpose-built electric trucks-optimized for electric operation from the wheels up-are slated to hit the road in the Los Angeles area starting in June 2010, joining more than 1,800 alternative-energy vehicles already in ...

Mar. 29, 2010

By CSRwire - Corporate Social Responsibility Newswire

Invitation to the Opening of New Energy Husum 2014

Programme on 20 March 2014 from 9:30 Champagne reception 9:45 Keynote speech by Prof Volker Quaschning on the subject of “EEG 2.0 – A brake for the energy transition and the burial of climate protection” Venue: NordseeCongressCentrum (NCC), 1st floor, reception area 10:00 Opening press conference on the subject of “The implementation of energy transition – ...

Feb. 28, 2014

By Krampitz Communications

NREL to showcase advanced vehicles at “national night out” event in Broomfield

The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) will showcase a electric vehicle and a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle on August 2 at Broomfield Community Commons Park. The vehicles on display are part of NREL’s advanced vehicle fleet, which features promising technologies designed to increase efficiency, reduce emissions, and use renewable resources ...

Aug. 1, 2011

By National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)

NREL to Showcase Fuel Cell Hybrid Vehicle and Stationary Fuel Cell System at Capitol Hill People’s Fair

The Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) will showcase a fuel cell hybrid vehicle on loan from Toyota and a small stationary fuel cell system at the Capitol Hill People’s Fair on June 1 and 2. Representatives from NREL will be on hand to answer questions and give away educational literature about renewable energy, alternative fuels, and advanced vehicles. ...

May 28, 2013

By National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)

NREL to showcase advanced vehicles at bandimere speedway

The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) will showcase a Kia Borrego fuel cell electric vehicle and a Mitsubishi i-MiEV electric vehicle June 17, 18, and 19 at Bandimere Speedway in Morrison, Colorado. Representatives from NREL will be on hand to answer questions about the vehicles and provide information about renewable energy, alternative fuels, and ...

Jun. 13, 2011

By National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)

Greening the military

A significant piece of the massive $787 billion stimulus package recently enacted by President Obama - around $20 billion - has been earmarked for renewable energy projects. Of this $3.6 billion dollars will go to green energy projects and energy efficiency upgrades in the U.S. Military. The funds are to go for "improvements in energy generation and efficiency, transmission, regulation, ...

Apr. 15, 2009

By GLOBE SERIES

NREL to Showcase Advanced Vehicles on July 2 & 4

The U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) will showcase advanced vehicles at two Colorado events in early July. Representatives from NREL will be on hand to answer questions about the vehicles and provide information about renewable energy, alternative fuels, and advanced vehicles. The vehicles on display are part of NREL's advanced vehicle fleet, which serves ...

Jun. 30, 2011

By National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)

Nexeon Appoints Another Expert NED

Battery materials development company Nexeon has appointed Tony Posawatz as a Non-Executive Director (NED) with immediate effect. Posawatz is well known in the automotive industry for leading the team that brought the award-winning Chevrolet Volt from concept to production. He is an expert in vehicle electrification, alternative/advanced propulsion, energy and clean technology, with over 30 ...

Jan. 6, 2015

By Nexeon Limited - a division of the Filtrex Global group

Secretary Chu: China`s clean energy successes represent a new `Sputnik Moment` for America

In a speech at the National Press Club, U.S Energy Secretary Steven Chu said that the success of China and other countries in clean energy industries represents a new "Sputnik Moment" for the United States, and requires a similar mobilization of America's innovation machine so that we can compete in the global race for the jobs of the future. Secretary Chu outlined efforts underway at the ...

Nov. 29, 2010

By US Department of Energy

NREL to showcase advanced vehicles at auraria sustainable campus festival

The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) will showcase advanced technology vehicles and host a booth at the Auraria Sustainable Campus Festival on April 13. Representatives from NREL will be on hand to answer questions about a Mitsubishi iMiEV electric car and a Toyota Prius plug-in hybrid vehicle conversion as well as provide free brochures about ...

Apr. 12, 2011

By National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)

WIH Resource Group launches Alternative Fuel Vehicles (AFV) group on LinkedIn

WIH Resource Group announces the development of the Alternative Fuel Vehicles (AFV) Group on LinkedIn. The Group was created in response to what WIH Resource Group sees as negative consequences of the United States ever-increasing dependence on foreign oil. In addition, WIH Resource Group believes strongly that the air quality benefits of the use of alternative fueled vehicles, in both personal ...

Aug. 14, 2009

By WIH Resource Group

Slimmed-down U.S. energy bill

A slimmed-down energy bill unveiled today by U.S. Senate Democrats focuses on reforming offshore drilling and promoting the use of alternative fuels for heavy vehicles. While some industry groups, including the major oil industry lobby, and some Republicans quickly denounced the measures outlined by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, it is a step forward in the long awaited energy reform in the ...

Jul. 28, 2010

By GLOBE SERIES

FEMP Offers Training on the Five Phases to Success for ESPCs

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) presents its latest e-Training core course, ESPCs: Five Phases to Success. This online class provides an introduction to the fundamentals of an energy savings performance contract (ESPC)—an alternative financing vehicle that allows Federal agencies to complete projects without up-front capital costs and special ...

Aug. 28, 2014

By US Department of Energy

Mirror Mirror on the Floor: Our New HHVs

SOURCE: UPS DESCRIPTION:When I wanted to see what makes UPS’s new hydraulic hybrid vehicle (HHV) special, I just had to look down. At its ignition ceremony on October 11 in Laurel, MD marking the delivery of the HHVs, there were mirrors on the ground to reflect the image of the new package delivery truck’s energy-saving system. People could inspect this alternative fuel vehicle’s (AFV) workings ...

Oct. 29, 2012

By 3BL Media

W2 Energy Begins 2nd Generation Solar Bug

W2 Energy, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: WTWO) is pleased to announce that it is ready to initiate production on its 2nd generation Solar Bug. As previously reported, the Company announced that they have been working on a commercial redesign of the company's Solar Bug, a two-seat, side-by-side vehicle that has the ability to run off of multi-alternative energy sources. W2 Energy has been working in the ...

Aug. 9, 2012

By XFuels Inc.

Eaton Showcases the Latest Hydraulic and Filtration Solutions at Annual Distributor Meeting

Power management company Eaton today opened its 2014 Eaton Distributor Meeting, or EDM, an industry-unique event. The only event of its kind for the hydraulics industry, Eaton’s Distributor Meeting brings together more than 1,000 Eaton distributors, Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) and product and market experts from around the world to exchange ideas that inspire innovative power ...

Sep. 15, 2014

By Eaton Corporation

NREL to showcase renewable electricity generation systems and advanced vehicles at Denver Earth Day Fair

The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) will showcase two mobile renewable electricity generation systems and three advanced vehicles—a Toyota Highlander fuel cell electric vehicle, a plug-in Toyota Prius hybrid electric vehicle, and a Mitsubishi i-MiEV electric vehicle—at the Denver Earth Day Fair on April 22. The larger of NREL’s two ...

Apr. 18, 2013

By National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)

Fuel produced from sunlight, CO2 and water: an alternative for jet fuel?

Water and carbon dioxide (CO2) can be converted into ‘solar thermochemical fuel’ using energy from the sun and very high temperatures. A new study has analysed the production of this fuel and found that, under favourable future conditions, costs could be as little as €1.28 per litre, with close to zero life-cycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Although suitable as a substitute ...

Sep. 9, 2016

By European Commission, Environment DG

European union clean energy policy

The European Union has adopted a highly ambitious target of decarbonizing power generation and other key industrial sectors, in addition to 67% cuts in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from transport and up to 91% in reductions within the residential sector by 2050. To accomplish these goals, the EU embarked on a strategy of developing a holistic view of energy, transport, and efficiency - a ...

Aug. 25, 2011

By GLOBE SERIES

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