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DECEMBER 27, 2012

The California Air Resources Board has approved the 2014 Honda Plug-in Hybrid Accord as the first car for sale in California that meets ARB’s LEV3/SULEV20 standard—the most stringent smog-emission standard to date. The 2014 Honda Plug-In Hybrid Accord produces only 20 milligrams of NMOG+NO x emissions per mile.

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APRIL 23, 2013

UPS plans to purchase approximately 700 liquefied natural gas (LNG) trucks and to build four refueling stations by the end of 2014. LNG is a good alternative to petroleum-based fuel for long-haul delivery fleets as it is abundant and produces reduced emissions at less cost.

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AUGUST 31, 2013

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) is holding a public workshop on 17 September 2013, in Diamond Bar, California, to discuss updates to the Zero Emission Bus (ZBus) regulation and to explore the status of, and future developments to, ZBus technology and related systems.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2016

A study of emissions from gasoline direct injection (GDI) vehicles in an urban near-road environment in Toronto over a wide range of weather conditions (February 2014 to January 2015) found that—other than for NO x and CO—the GDI engines had elevated emissions compared to the Toronto fleet. m from the roadway.

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JANUARY 19, 2016

The European Parliament will vote at the next plenary session on a proposal to veto a draft decision to raise diesel car emission limits for NO x by up to 110% when the Real Driving Emissions (RDE) test procedure is introduced. September 2014: 80 mg/km (Euro 6). January 2005: 250 mg/km (Euro 4).

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DECEMBER 18, 2014

Global CO 2 emissions from fossil fuel use and cement production reached a new all-time high in 2013, according to the annual report “Trends in global CO2 emissions”, released by PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency and the European Joint Research Centre (JRC). In 2013, global CO 2 emissions grew to the new record of 35.3

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MARCH 25, 2016

Compared with other tugs, hybrid versions use up to 30% less fuel and produce 40% fewer exhaust emissions. Rolls-Royce supplied Damen with a total of ten MTU Series 4000 engines and five MTU Series 2000 engines, in addition to azimuth thrusters for the propulsion system of the workboats.

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APRIL 9, 2014

2014-01-1190. Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) announced preliminary test results of its Dedicated-Exhaust Gas Recirculation (D-EGR) demonstration vehicle ( earlier post ) at the SAE 2014 World Congress in Detroit. Terry Alger, assistant director in SwRI’s Engine, Emissions and Vehicle Research Division. mpg) and a 9.2%

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APRIL 14, 2014

Historical Trends in Black Carbon Emissions from Surface Transportation (teragrams of black carbon per year). The transportation sector accounted for approximately 19% of global black carbon emissions in the year 2000, according to the report. —“Reducing Black Carbon Emissions from Diesel Vehicles”. Earlier post.)

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OCTOBER 9, 2013

The new US Tier 4 Final (Tier 4f) version of the DL06 includes an ultra-low particulate combustion system featuring the Ricardo Twin Vortex Combustion System (TVCS) ( earlier post ); the engine achieves compliance with Tier 4 Final particulate emissions levels without requiring a DPF—thereby providing a cost-effective solution.

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MARCH 27, 2017

According to a report from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA), US energy-related CO 2 emissions decreased by 146 million metric tons (MMmt) in 2015 to 5,259 MMmt, down 2.7% from 5,405 MMmt in 2014. Energy-related CO 2 emissions in 2015 were about 12% below 2005 levels. from 2014 levels. between 2014 and 2015.

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AUGUST 14, 2012

Union Pacific Railroad is investing $20 million to test new technology designed to reduce diesel emissions from freight locomotives in California. A series of 25 experimental locomotives will be based in two Union Pacific rail yards in California as part of a test of emissions-reducing technologies. Earlier post.)

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded $100 million in contracts to eight companies to develop and to demonstrate aviation technologies that reduce fuel consumption, emissions, and noise under the second phase of its Continuous Lower Energy, Emissions, and Noise (CLEEN II) program. LTO NO x Emissions (below CAEP 6). -60%.

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JULY 18, 2020

Scientists from ExxonMobil, the Georgia Institute of Technology and Imperial College of London have published in the journal Science joint research on potential breakthroughs in a new membrane technology that could reduce emissions and energy intensity associated with refining crude oil.

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JULY 31, 2013

The 2014 Chevrolet Cruze Clean Turbo Diesel’s ( earlier post ) 2.0L engine uses a variable-swirl intake mechanism to enhance performance while reducing emissions. Cruze Clean Turbo Diesel’s emissions will meet US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Tier 2 Bin 5 emissions standards. Click to enlarge. Diesel Engines'

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MAY 15, 2014

The SMP model calculates 2000?2050 2050 well-to-wheels (WTW) transportation sector CO 2 emissions in 11 world regions for a number of vehicle types. The researchers used a four-step process in their study: Determining the relative change in global, all-sector CO 2 emissions required for CO 2 stabilization at 450 ppm.

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JUNE 22, 2021

Lead has historically been used in a variety of ways, from fuel, batteries, alloys and solders to piping and paint in homes and buildings; until 1999, leaded gasoline remained the primary source of lead emissions in the UK atmosphere.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2014

Terry Alger, SwRI Assistant Director, Engine & Vehicle R&D, Engine, Emissions & Vehicle Research. liter engine running as a full D-EGR engine from idle to full load, delivering more than 42% brake thermal efficiency with ultra-low exhaust emissions. L GDI Engine,” (SAE 2014-01-1190 ). In 2013, SwRI reported a 2.0-liter

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OCTOBER 25, 2011

The new MALS carriers will enable reductions in CO 2 emissions by about 25% compared with conventional averaged bulk carriers. MHI researchers first reported work on the use of microbubbles to reduce vessel skin friction in a paper published in the International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow in 2000. Panamax parameters are 295.0

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MARCH 26, 2017

plant began in 1998, with the first engine rolling off the line July 17, 2000. The plant has received two recent investments: 2014: $60 million investment announced for emissions improvements. The 2 millionth Duramax 6.6L V-8 turbo-diesel engine has rolled off the line at the DMAX plant in Moraine, Ohio. was established in 1998.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2015

Even the traditionally quiet January sales market saw nearly 2000 claims; and total ULEV sales in 2014 were some 4 times the level of the previous year. Category 2: CO 2 emissions of less than 50 g/km and a zero emission range between 10 and 69 miles (16 and 111 km).

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JULY 23, 2012

The companies say that the transaction will enhance annual combined company EBITDA by $200 million by 2014 by realizing cost and operational efficiency synergies. The combined company will continue the work of NRG and GenOn in reducing emissions from their existing conventional fleets. The combined enterprise value will be $18 billion.

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AUGUST 28, 2018

The report includes 86 major cities in 2000 and covers most of the cities in China in 2014. Daily API observations were obtained from the city-level air quality report published by the Chinese Ministry of Environmental Protection.

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APRIL 4, 2018

Both types will be able to cover a distance of dozens of kilometers in zero-emission mode without the use of a pantograph. This will support a zero-emission ride of around 15-20 kilometers without connection to traction. Gdynia was the buyer of the first trolleybus produced by Solaris in 2000. Among others, in 2014 the Przedsi?biorstwo

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JANUARY 16, 2020

SNDi for streets added years 2000 to 2014. emissions for a century or more. On our current path, choices that limit street connectivity may restrict future resilience and lock in pathways of energy use, CO 2 emissions, health outcomes, and other aspects of our lifestyle for a century or more.

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MARCH 25, 2014

Selective catalytic reduction is a technically feasible, cost-effective way to achieve the limits on nitrogen oxide (NO x ) emissions from ships mandated by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) for 2016, according to a study released by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT).

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

Over the last five years, the company has been able to reduce the CO 2 emissions of its new passenger car fleet in Europe by more than 20%, to 140 g/km. Two years before the due date, the Mercedes-Benz Actros was able to meet the Euro VI emission standard which will come into force on 1 January 2014.

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APRIL 17, 2017

The event showcased 50 low-emission cars that traveled a total of 600 kilometers (373 miles) in three days. Michelin then hosted a second Challenge Bibendum in 2000. From there, Michelin took the event to the US, Germany, China and Brazil, with the most recent Challenge Bibendum having been held in 2014 in Chengdu, China.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Ozone levels across much of North America and Europe dropped significantly between 2000 and 2014. Cooper, from the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, chairs the TOAR Steering Committee and has been working to develop the assessment since 2014.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2009

The California Air Resources Board directed its staff to take steps to provide further locomotive and rail yard emission reductions beyond those achieved by existing US Environmental Protection Agency and state regulations and agreements. While we are pleased to have already reduced diesel emissions at the rail yards, it’s not enough.

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JANUARY 29, 2014

With previous professional experience as CEO of Asian Operations for Chrysler Group and the CEO of General Motors China Group, Murtaugh provides keen insight into Pinnacle’s planned expansion in 2014, focused heavily on Asian markets. —Monty Cleeves, Founder, President and CTO for Pinnacle Engines.

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JUNE 18, 2016

The Government of Canada has published proposed Locomotive Emissions Regulations in the Canada Gazette, Part I. This marks Canada’s first regulation of air pollutant emissions from locomotives. The emission standards set out in these proposed regulations will also align with those of the United States. of PM emissions.

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OCTOBER 8, 2013

Four were announced in April, and all should be operational by the end of 2014. Since vehicles represent approximately 35 percent of UPS’s carbon footprint, a cornerstone of the company’s environmental strategy is to support the development and use of lower-emission alternative fuels.

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OCTOBER 16, 2013

According to the report, biodiesel is the first Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)-designated “advanced biofuel”—a category that lists alternative fuels possessing at least 50% fewer emissions than gasoline—to reach 1 billion gallons of annual production.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2015

Liechtenstein-based R&D company nanoFLOWCELL will present its new QUANT F electric vehicle at the upcoming Geneva show; the QUANT F is a further development of the QUANT E from 2014, the first automobile with flow cell drive to be approved by the German TÜV technical inspection authority. Earlier post.). Side view of the new QUANT F.

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APRIL 26, 2013

Volkswagen’s view of powertrain technologies to minimize greenhouse gas emissions. The Volkswagen Group intends to launch at least 6 new plug-in hybrid models starting in 2014 and beyond. Since 2000, the group has reduced the fuel consumption of its TDI and TSI engines by more than 30%. Source: Prof. Click to enlarge.

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MAY 15, 2014

While natural gas can reduce greenhouse emissions when it is substituted for higher-emission energy sources, abundant shale gas is not likely to substantially alter total emissions without policies targeted at greenhouse gas reduction, according to a new study by two researchers at Duke University.

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