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The US DOE estimates that if algae fuel replaced all the petroleum fuel in the United States, it would require 15, 000 square miles ( 38, 849 square kilometers ), which is a few thousand square miles larger than Maryland, or 30 % greater than the area of Belgium, assuming a yield of 140 tonnes / hectare ( 15, 000 US gal / acre ).
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( 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.
DOE also sponsors more research in the physical sciences than any other US federal agency ; the majority of this research is conducted through its system of United States Department of Energy National Laboratories.
However, as part as a dramatic shift in diesel pricing, by July 2009, the US DOE was reporting average costs of B20 15 cents per gallon higher than petroleum diesel ($ 2. 69 / gal vs. $ 2. 54 / gal ).
Avgas has an emission coefficient ( or factor ) of 18. 355 pounds CO < sub > 2 </ sub > per U. S. gallon ( 2. 1994 kg / l )< ref name =" US DOE EIA 2005 ">
Fuel efficiency is approximately 130 W · h / km ( 4. 8 mi /( kW · h )), which is equivalent to 162 mpg ( US ) or 194 mpg ( UK ) ( 1. 45 L / 100 km ) using the DOE conversion.
On December 7, 2006, the Departments of Homeland Security ( DHS ) and Energy ( DOE ) announced the first phase of the Secure Freight Initiative, an unprecedented effort to build upon existing port security measures by enhancing the US federal government ’ s ability to scan containers for nuclear and radiological materials overseas and to better assess the risk of inbound containers.
* A survey of dimension reduction techniques ( US DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information, 2002 )
The U. S. DOE has an aggressive goal of having CHP comprise of 20 % of the US generation capacity by the year 2030.
However, in January 1997, the DOE ordered that the reactor be maintained in a standby condition, pending a decision as to whether to incorporate it into the US Government's tritium production program, for both medical and fusion research.
All major home appliances must meet the Appliance Standards Program set by the US Department of Energy ( DOE ) on cooperation with the US Federal Trade Commission.
NETL ’ s hydrogen from coal program supports the President ’ s Hydrogen Fuel Initiative, US DOE ’ s goals in the Hydrogen Posture Plan, and US DOE ’ s FutureGen project to produce electricity and clean fuels from coal with near-zero emissions.
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Ohloh estimates that the codebase ( 54 million lines of code ), using the COCOMO model, would cost about US $ 1 billion to develop.
According to World Bank estimates, Eritrea lost US $ 225 million worth of livestock and 55, 000 homes during the war.
Ulric Neisser estimates that using the IQ values of today the average IQ of the US in 1932, according to the first Stanford – Binet Intelligence Scales standardization sample, was 80.
The US estimates that Iran has been giving Hezbollah about US $ 60 – 100 million per year in financial assistance.
Because of Koyama's considerable wealth, money was rarely considered an obstacle ; estimates at the time of completion put the cost of the project at US $ 350 million.
According to the latest Red Wolf Recovery Program First Quarter Report ( October – December 2010 ), the US Fish and Wildlife Service estimates that there are currently 110-130 red wolves in the Red Wolf Recovery Area in North Carolina, however, since not all of the newly bred in the wild red wolves have radio collars, they can only confirm a total of 70 " known " individuals, 26 packs, 11 breeding pairs, and 9 additional individuals not associated with a pack.
A US Government report published in 2003, estimates that 800, 000-900, 000 people worldwide are trafficked across borders each year.
Other estimates of Italian casualties were: by UK War Office in 1922, Dead 460, 000 and by the US War Dept in 1924 650, 000 killed and died Civilian deaths exceeded the prewar level by 1, 021, 000.
Romania: Included in total are 177, 000 killed or missing in action and died of wounds The statistic of 250, 000 military dead is " The figure reported by the Rumanian Government in reply to a questionnaire from the International Labour Office Other estimates of Romanian casualties are as follows: By UK War Office in 1922: 335, 706 Killed and missing By US War Dept in 1924: 335, 706 killed and died Civilian deaths exceeded the prewar level by 430, 000, caused by military action, food shortages, epidemics and the Spanish Flu A Russian journalist in a 2004 handbook of human losses in the 20th century estimated 120, 000 Romanian civilian deaths due to military activity, 10, 000 in Austro-Hungarian prisons and 200, 000 caused by famine and disease
POW 2, 384, 000. Other estimates of Russian casualties are as follows: By UK War Office in 1922: Killed 1, 700, 000 By the US War Dept in 1924 1, 700, 000 killed and died.
Other estimates of Austro-Hungarian casualties are as follows: By Austrian Ministry of Defense in 1938: Military dead 1, 016, 200 By UK War Office in 1922: Dead 1, 200, 00 By US War Dept in 1924: 1, 200, 00 killed and died A study published by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in 1940 estimated civilian 467, 000 deaths " attributable to war ", the primary cause being famine.
Total dead 2, 050, 89-Other estimates of German casualties are as follows: By UK War Office in 1922: Killed 1, 808, 545 exclusive of 14, 000 African conscript deaths during the war By US War Dept in 1924: 1, 773, 700 killed and died.
The number of wounded was 763, 753 and POWs 145, 104 Other estimates of Ottoman military casualties are as follows: By UK War Office in 1922: Killed 50, 000, died wounds 35, 000, died of disease 240, 000 By US War Dept in 1924: 325, 000 killed and died.
In the United States, prior to the formation of adoption groups, over 20, 000 retired greyhounds a year were killed ; recent estimates still number in the thousands, with the industry claiming that about 90 % of National Greyhound Association-registered animals either being adopted, or returned for breeding purposes ( according to the industry numbers upwards of 2000 dogs are still euthanized annually in the US while anti-racing groups estimating the figure at closer to 12, 000.
This is a chart of Gross Domestic Product ( GDP ) of Albania in national currency ( million leks ) and in US dollars based on Purchasing Power Parity ( PPP ) from estimates by the International Monetary Fund.
World population from 500CE to 2150, based on UN 2004 projections ( red, orange, green ) and US Census Bureau historical estimates ( black ).
A 2001 analysis of US crash data aimed to establish the effects of seatbelt legislation on driving fatalities and found that previous estimates of seatbelts effectiveness had been significantly overstated.
The Japanese government estimates the annual revenues of the pachinko and pachislot industry are in the region of ¥ 29 trillion ( US $ 378 billion ) thereby indicating the popularity of these games.
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