2000, Climate Change, Manufacturer and Water

Ford Becomes First Automaker to Join the Water Disclosure Project

Green Car Congress

APRIL 7, 2010

Ford Motor Company is the first automaker and one of several companies taking a leadership position in joining the Water Disclosure Project , which will establish a water disclosure protocol for companies around the world and promote conservation and stewardship. For the past decade, Ford has made it a priority to conserve water.

Water

Water Ford Climate Change 2000

PSI team develops web tool for consumers to compare environmental impact of passenger cars in detail

Green Car Congress

MAY 17, 2020

The entire life cycle of the passenger cars is taken into account, including the manufacture of the vehicles and the environmentally relevant emissions from driving. The system will graph lifecycle impact for a range of specified powertrains, for a large number of impact categories: Climate change [kg CO 2 -eq.].

Mariner

Mariner Climate Change DC Cars

BP establishing $100M international research center for advanced materials for energy and industrial applications

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 7, 2012

This should allow us to change the way we build, operate and maintain our equipment; manufacture cleaner and more efficient products; develop imaginative energy sources and then store that energy for when it is needed most; and increase the use of lighter metals and composites for structures and products.

International

International Industrial Industry Energy

Perspective: Despite Solyndra’s death, the future of solar energy is sunny

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

I believe that the loss of industry players Solyndra, Evergreen, and SpectraWatt opens the market for more innovative solar companies to succeed with smarter tactics and mainstream products that fit into existing manufacturing models. First Solar, the largest thin-film manufacturer in the world, will see approximately $3.75

Solar

Solar Future Energy New Jersey

NTNU study finds ships’ and spare parts’ contribution to offshore wind power lifecycle impacts has been underestimated

Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2013

The hybrid LCA model for their study combined physical inventories from the Ecoinvent database and monetary inventories from environmentally extended input-output (IO) tables for the year 2000 developed for the EXIOPOL project. NO x , SO 2 and particulates).

Wind

Wind Parts Power Powered

Honda launches new “Green Path” initiatives for manufacturing and operations; new $210M paint line at Marysville with new 4C2B process

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

Significantly to reduce the CO 2 intensity and water use of its manufacturing operations. At the Suzuka Factory, they solved this problem by developing a new paint specifically for the middle coat that allows a conventional water-based base coat to be applied wet-on-wet after a short pre-drying period.

Honda

Honda Green North America Acura

Solar Smackdown in Torrance – Installer Sues City on Behalf of the Sun

Creative Greenius

MAY 14, 2009

It’s also got a state of the art in-wall vacuuming system but it’s got no solar panels or solar hot water because that wasn’t part of the builders vision for their “dream house.&#. When I got back from Japan in 2000 I didn’t want to start a computer business. Pumping things, water pumping.

Solar

Solar Installation California Building

ExxonMobil and Synthetic Genomics double lipid production in algae species without inhibiting growth

Green Car Congress

JUNE 20, 2017

Algae has other advantages over traditional biofuels because it can grow in salt water and thrive in harsh environmental conditions, therefore limiting stress on food and fresh water supplies. Oil produced from algae also holds promise as a potential feedstock for chemical manufacturing.

Production

Production Oil Carbon Emissions

Labour's £5,000 sweetener to launch electric car revolution | Environment | The Guardian

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Car manufacturers are a key part of the strategy: £100m will be available for research to car makers. What we want to see is the UK firmly in the lead in the manufacturing sense because we want to ensure the incentives. benefit, broadly, manufacturing in the UK," said Hoon. My Web del.icio.us My Web del.icio.us

Environment

Environment Electric Cars Cars 2009

Final session on international mercury convention this week expected to culminate in agreement; UNEP Global Mercury Assessment 2013 finds industrial source Hg emissions may be rising

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2013

The session is expected to culminate in the adoption of a new convention by the 147 states attending the session to reduce mercury emissions and releases to the air, water and land. Anthropogenic releases of mercury to water total 1000 tonnes at a minimum. Previous UNEP global mercury assessments considered only atmospheric emissions.

Mercury

Mercury Emissions 2013 Global

How Ted Hoff Invented the First Microprocessor

Cars That Think

OCTOBER 8, 2022

That was the answer Noyce had in mind (Intel was launched as a memory manufacturer), and that year he hired Hoff as a member of the technical staff, Intel’s 12th employee. The Intel marketing department they estimated that sales [of microprocessors] might total only 2000 chips a year. Memories,” Hoff replied. You’re crazy.”

IDEA

IDEA 2000 Design Engine

Perspective: Regional Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Programs May be the Solution

Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2010

Markey of Massachusetts, both Democrats, built their climate change bill last year in large measure around it. As Senators Graham, Kerry and Lieberman try to resuscitate the climate change bill by introducing a revised bill in mid-to-late April, twenty-three U.S. Representatives Henry A. Waxman of California and Edward J.

Gas

Gas Climate Change Emissions Climate

GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

It was a Manufacturing Failure, as GM NEVER planned to build the car in Volume, so No Economies of Scale were ever achieved. For the Jap multinationals who are actually INVESTING in EV battery manufacturing capacity the numbers they announce are approx 1/10th what GM are asking for. WTF do they need ANOTHER $10.3B ODD aint it??},

Volt

Volt GM Chevrolet EV1

EV Driven

Ford Becomes First Automaker to Join the Water Disclosure Project

PSI team develops web tool for consumers to compare environmental impact of passenger cars in detail

BP establishing $100M international research center for advanced materials for energy and industrial applications

Perspective: Despite Solyndra’s death, the future of solar energy is sunny

NTNU study finds ships’ and spare parts’ contribution to offshore wind power lifecycle impacts has been underestimated

Honda launches new “Green Path” initiatives for manufacturing and operations; new $210M paint line at Marysville with new 4C2B process

Solar Smackdown in Torrance – Installer Sues City on Behalf of the Sun

ExxonMobil and Synthetic Genomics double lipid production in algae species without inhibiting growth

Labour's £5,000 sweetener to launch electric car revolution | Environment | The Guardian

Final session on international mercury convention this week expected to culminate in agreement; UNEP Global Mercury Assessment 2013 finds industrial source Hg emissions may be rising

How Ted Hoff Invented the First Microprocessor

Perspective: Regional Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Programs May be the Solution

GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

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