( For a relatively technical and US-centric view of state of play of HTS technology in power systems and the development status of Generation 2 conductor see Superconductivity for Electric Systems 2008 US DOE Annual Peer Review.

These goals, as stated by the DOE in 2008, consist of:

* DOE Funded Research Projects Win 30 R & D Awards for 2008

Before the complaints were raised in 2008, 2006 federal court had required the DOE to update and tighten misleading Energy Star ratings given to products in almost two dozen categories, including dishwashers, air conditioners, heaters, furnaces and clothes dryers.

On January 11, 2008, the FutureGen Alliance sent a letter to the DOE offering to lower the government's portion of the project's costs.

Despite the cancellation of funding by the DOE, the FutureGen Alliance continues to move forward with the project, opening an office in Mattoon and planning to buy the land for the plant in August 2008, in partnership with a local group.

In 2007 Ford produced 20 demonstration Escape Hybrid E85s for real-world testing in fleets in the U. S. Also as a demonstration project, Ford delivered in 2008 the first flexible-fuel plug-in hybrid SUV to the U. S. Department of Energy ( DOE ), a Ford Escape Plug-in Hybrid, which runs on gasoline or E85.

In 2008 the DOE estimated that in order to achieve acceptable levels of DO, impervious / run off surfaces need to be returned to pre-1988 levels.

Ajax's shirts have been sponsored by TDK, and by ABN AMRO from 1991 to 2008.

As a celebration, in partnership with the CLIC Sargent charity, 2 August 2008 was Gnashional Menace Day, where children were sponsored to behave like Dennis.

In 2008, Anheuser-Busch became Kasey Kahne's primary sponsor, and has also sponsored many races, including the Budweiser Shootout, and previously The Bud at the Glen, Budweiser 500, and Budweiser 400.

Since 2008, the International Association of Bomb Technicians and Investigators ( IABTI ) have sponsored a nationwide charity campaign in the U. S., building beeping Easter eggs every year for visually impaired children.

In 2008, Sealand hosted a skateboarding event with Church and East Ltd sponsored by Red Bull.

The university has a " very high " level of research activity and received $ 463. 7 million in sponsored research from 2008 to 2009.

2008 was also the first year large Dutch international corporations ING Group and TNT NV sponsored the event.

Havoline sponsored a NASCAR race car continuously from the early 1980s through the 2008 season.

However, soon after, on July 16, 2008, a presidentially sponsored bill to increase Argentina's export taxes on the basis of a sliding scale met with a legislative deadlock, and was ultimately defeated by the tie-breaking " against " vote of Vice President Julio Cobos.

In 2008, GSN aired Think Like a Cat, sponsored by Meow Mix cat food, hosted by Chuck Woolery.

On June 6, 2008, Goodyear won the All-America City Award, sponsored by the National Civic League.

In August 2008, the Arts Council sponsored a Chicago production of " Little Women " at the Griswold.

Cape May was recognized as one of America's top 10 beaches by the Travel Channel and its beach was ranked fifth in New Jersey in the 2008 Top 10 Beaches Contest sponsored by the New Jersey Marine Sciences Consortium.

It was ranked the second best beach in New Jersey in the 2008 Top 10 Beaches Contest sponsored by the New Jersey Marine Sciences Consortium.

It was later sponsored by Technics, from 1998 to 2001, Panasonic, in 2002 and 2003, and the Nationwide Building Society, from 2004 to 2008.

In June 2008, Fenech won the Shane Warne 888 Poker World Series of Poker Celebrity Bounty Event at Crown Casino sponsored by 888 Poker ( owned by 888 Holdings PLC, a public listed company in London ).

Kenilworth Rotary Club then sponsored a revival of the festival in 2008, since when it has continued each year.

The latest national Research Assessment Exercise ( RAE 2008 ) sponsored by the UK government, The Times, The Guardian and The Independent ranked St Andrews as 16th by grade point average and quality index across the units of assessment it submitted.

ING also sponsored the Amsterdam Gay Pride of 2008.

The Irish Derby was sponsored by Budweiser from 1986 to 2007, and it has been backed by Dubai Duty Free since 2008.

First held in 2003, the tournament was sponsored by the International Lacrosse Federation ( ILF ) until 2008, when the ILF became the FIL.

Since 2008, the Morning Star has hired exhibition space at the Trades Union Congress, with sponsored copies being handed out to delegates and a special deal with a large independent newsagent Martin McColl to provide copies of the paper at half the cover price for a limited period for delegates who opted for home delivery of the newspaper.

In early 2008, the Caltrain sponsored Warm Planet bicycle station opened at the 4th and Townsend terminus.

He co-sponsored both the 2008 and 2009 versions ( and, respectively ) of the Fair Copyright in Research Works Act and sponsored the Research Works Act () introduced in 2011, all of which aim at a reversal of the NIH's Public Access Policy, which mandates open access to NIH-funded research.

On 4 March 2008, in announcing a partnership with Magna Steyr to outsource manufacture of over 2, 000 cars annually at Graz, Austria, the company stated " The continuing growth and success of the company is based upon Gaydon as the focal point and heart of the business, with the design and engineering of all Aston Martin products continuing to be carried out there.

In 2008, Brazil has signed a strategic partnership with France and Russia to trade military technology.

In May 2008, the NLCC and The JAM Brands announced a partnership to produce The U. S. Finals-Final Destination.

In 2008 Vodacom Lesotho introduced its new partnership with Vodafone.

In November 2008 Philips renewed and extended its F1 partnership with AT & T Williams.

In 2008 a partnership was initiated between the Nordic countries to, among other things, increase the capability of joint action, and this led to the creation of NORDEFCO.

As of May 2008, Gretzky's current business ventures include the " Wayne Gretzky's " restaurant in Toronto near the Rogers Centre in downtown Toronto, opened in partnership with John Bitove in 1993.

Macy's, in partnership with the Make-A-Wish Foundation, launched its first Believe campaign in 2008, based on " Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus ".

Its author base is overwhelmingly local, and in 2008 it entered into a partnership with the Mandela Rhodes Foundation to support scholarships for South Africans studying postgraduate degrees.

In early 2008, Herefordshire Council and NHS Herefordshire became the first local authority and Primary Care Trust to form a new kind of partnership.

In April 2008 the Blackhawks announced a partnership with the Chicago White Sox.

The film was shown in Leeds Film Festival in November 2008, as part of Back to the Electric Palace, with live music by Larry Goves, performed in partnership with Opera North.

On December 20, 2008, Feyenoord announced not to renew the partnership contract with Excelsior due to financial and flexibility reasons.

On October 15, 2008, NCR announced a global reseller partnership with Experticity, a Seattle-based software company.

She worked on the 22nd Bond adventure Quantum of Solace and reprised her role as M. She is interested in horse racing and in partnership with her chauffeur Bryan Agar owns a four-year-old horse, " Smokey Oakey ", who won the 2008 Brigadier Gerard Stakes.

Since its launch in Paris in December 2008, Global Zero ( campaign ) has grown to 300 leaders, including current and former heads of state, national security officials and military commanders, and 400, 000 citizens worldwide ; developed a practical step-by-step plan to eliminate nuclear weapons ; launched an international student campaign with 75 campus chapters in eight countries ; and produced an acclaimed documentary film, Countdown to Zero, in partnership with Lawrence Bender and Participant Media.

In June 2008 outline plans to reinstate some underground rivers were published by the office of Mayor of London, and in January 2009 a partnership between the Environment Agency, Natural England and the Greater London Authority set out a strategy for putting this into effect by creating the River Restoration Centre.

Under the subsequent BRAC 2005, the 940 ARW's KC-135R aircraft were realigned and the last aircraft departed Beale by the end of 2008 as the 940th converted to an associate reconnaissance wing mission in partnership with the 9 RW, operating the RQ-4 Global Hawk.

2008 also saw the opening of the " Sun Valley Pavilion ", built in partnership with the Sun Valley Summer Symphony as a permanent home for the orchestra's annual three-and-a-half week series of free concerts.

In June 2008, the partnership with Boston University ended, and the schools returned to full local control.

The part of uncompleted trail wrapped up construction in the Autumn of 2008 with the Trail partnership with Miami County Park District.

In 2008, a partnership known as the River Wensum Restoration Strategy ( RWRS ) was formed between ; Environment Agency ; Water Management Alliance and Natural England to restore the physical functioning of the Wensum.

With the restoration underway, British Waterways pulled out of the partnership in 2008 because of financial difficulties.