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APRIL 26, 2013

Volkswagen’s view of powertrain technologies to minimize greenhouse gas emissions. Areas of work being focused on by Volkswagen include the development of a high-performance diesel engine delivering 100 kW (134 hp) per liter of displacement and a new 10-speed dual clutch gearbox that reduces fuel consumption. EA 288 MDB Diesel engines.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2012

liter i-DTEC diesel engine to be applied first in the Civic is the first engine from Honda’s Earth Dreams Technology series to be launched in Europe. This new engine offers 88 kW (120 PS, 118 hp) of power and 300 N·m (221 lb-ft) of torque at 2000 rpm with CO 2 emissions of 94 g/km (equivalent to 65 mpg US, 3.6 Honda’s 1.6L

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AUGUST 23, 2013

Audi of America introduced four new TDI clean diesel models for the US market this year—the Audi A8, A7, A6, Q5—along with an updated Q7 TDI, all equipped with a second-generation 3.0L V6 TDI diesel engine. ” One of our primary goals and objectives is to level the playing field for clean diesel vehicles.

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JANUARY 12, 2022

According to the European Union Renewable Energy Directive, biofuels produced from wood waste can help reduce life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions by 85% compared to petroleum-based diesel. Since 2000, ExxonMobil has invested more than $10 billion to research, develop and deploy lower-emission energy solutions.

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MARCH 16, 2017

UPS plans to build an additional six compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling stations and add 390 new CNG tractors and terminal trucks and 50 liquefied natural gas (LNG) vehicles to its alternative fuel and advanced technology fleet. In 2016, UPS used more than 61 million gallons of natural gas in its ground fleet, which included 4.6

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JULY 22, 2013

Ford Motor Company became the first automaker to join a voluntary greenhouse gas reporting program recently established in India. As the first automaker to participate in the program, Ford’s role will be to assist in the establishment of credible and verifiable greenhouse gas inventories. million metric tons, since 2000.

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JULY 26, 2010

UPS is targeting a 20% improvement in fuel economy for its US package delivery fleet from 2000 to 2020. UPS has set a new automotive goal to improve the miles per gallon (MPG) performance of its entire US package delivery fleet by 20 percent between 2000 and 2020. million more miles than in 2000, yet fuel consumption decreased by 3.2

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MARCH 14, 2011

FEV) a leading developer of advanced powertrain and vehicle technologies, will exhibit a lean burn engine concept at the SAE 2011 World Congress that has been modified to run on Compressed Natural Gas (CNG). A diesel engine has been selected as the baseline for the development to enable the benefits of combustion at high peak pressures.

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MAY 11, 2012

PepsiCo’s Frito-Lay North America division will purchase 100 Newton Series 2000 all-electric commercial vehicles in 2012 from Smith Electric Vehicles, bringing the total number of its electric fleet to more than 280. Compressed natural gas (CNG) tractors will be introduced this spring, and will be used to haul large loads.

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OCTOBER 25, 2010

A team from Universita degli Studi di Pisa (Italy) and Rolf Reitz at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are proposing a novel combustion concept—Homogenous Charge Progressive Combustion (HCPC)—based on a split-cycle principle to control HCCI combustion in diesel-fueled engines. —Musu et al. Tamagna, D., Gentili, R.

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AUGUST 12, 2015

liter MultiJet II diesel engine, available with 185 hp (138 kW) and 200 hp (149 kW) outputs, and offering a significantly wider spread of torque from low rpm, greater power, improved performance and better fuel economy than the out-going two-liter 170 hp automatic engine. diesel 140 hp manual version in the Cherokee line-up.

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APRIL 14, 2014

The World Bank has published a report, undertaken by a team from the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT), intended to inform efforts to control black carbon emissions from diesel-based transportation in developing countries. Global black carbon emissions from transportation by region among top 10 motorized regions, 2000-2050.

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OCTOBER 7, 2014

In addition, its diesel version is the top selling passenger car diesel in the market here, with about 29% share, according to figures compiled by Baum & Associates and hybridcars.com. TDI Clean Diesel EA288 engine ( earlier post ) with an EPA-rated highway fuel economy rating of 46 mpg with the manual transmission (45 mpg automatic).

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MAY 22, 2011

A team from Instituto Motori in Italy has analyzed the spray behaviors of first-generation (soybean- and rapeseed-biodiesel) and second-generation (gas-to-liquids) biofuels in a diesel engine, both neat (100%) and in a 50% blend with commercial diesel. The reference fuel was commercial diesel. 2011.04.028.

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JULY 27, 2013

Among the findings they reported in their paper in the journal Fuel was that under most of the engine operating conditions examined, RME emitted lower soot particle concentration than diesel under both nucleation and accumulation modes. Diesel engines are widely used owing to their high thermal efficiency and low fuel consumption.

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DECEMBER 23, 2021

The combustion of methanol in a pure methanol engine can be climate-neutral with significantly reduced nitrogen oxide emissions, thus eliminating the need for complex SCR exhaust gas aftertreatment. Methanol tanks can be flexibly arranged in the ship and require significantly lower safety measures compared to hydrogen or ammonia.

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APRIL 4, 2011

Gas-flaring countries and trends. A newly released GE study — Flare Gas Reduction: Recent Global Trends and Policy Considerations —estimates that 5% of the world’s natural gas production is wasted by burning or “flaring” unused gas each year, despite some progress on the flaring issue. Click to enlarge.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2015

Daimler Trucks will begin production of the new medium-duty DD5 and DD8 diesel engines for the NAFTA market in Detroit effective 2018. As of their market launch in 2016, the DD5 and DD8 engines will therefore also comply with the NAFTA standard for greenhouse gas emissions (GHG17) a year before it comes into force.

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MAY 9, 2013

Speaking at the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston , Petrobras CEO Maria das Graças Silva Foster said that the Brazilian oil and gas company’s reserves will double in size by 2020. million barrels of oil equivalent (oil and natural gas) per day in 2012, is expected to reach 5.7 per year since 2000 and reached US$42.9

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OCTOBER 23, 2020

California’s latest greenhouse gas data shows that while the state continues to stay below its 2020 target for emissions, there is much more work to do to achieve carbon neutrality by 2045. Industry is already increasing the use of alternatives to petroleum diesel, including renewable diesel and biodiesel. tons per person to 10.7

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MAY 26, 2016

liter Cursor 9 CNG, based on the Cursor 9 diesel architecture. The Cursor 9 CNG offers power up to 400 hp @ 2000 rpm, and torque up to 1700 N·m @ 1.200 rpm, while at the same time having emissions lower than Euro VI. The CNG engine delivers equivalent performance to its diesel counterpart.

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JULY 22, 2021

By 2030, the Rolls-Royce business unit is to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 35% compared to its 2019 level through the use of new net zero and zero carbon technologies. Rolls-Royce Power Systems has outlined its road map for climate neutrality: Net Zero@Power Systems.

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MAY 17, 2020

The program guides the interested layperson through a selection of parameters: which type of engine should be used, gasoline-burning or diesel, for example, or one powered by natural gas, a fuel cell, or a battery. When, Where and How can battery-electric vehicles help reduce greenhouse gas emissions? (in in review).

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AUGUST 14, 2019

The California Air Resources Board’s latest state inventory of greenhouse gas emissions shows that California’s GHG emissions continue to decrease. Changes in emissions by Scoping Plan sector between 2000 and 2017. Compared to 2016, California’s GDP grew 3.6% while the carbon intensity of its economy declined by 4.5%. Source: ARB.

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APRIL 9, 2014

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. D-EGR brake specific fuel consumption (BSFC) at 2000 rpm 2 bar BMEP dropped 14.3% from 385 g/kWh to 330 g/kWh in the D-EGR engine.

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DECEMBER 6, 2017

Evolution of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the EU-28 from 1990 to 2016. Between 2000 and 2015 the transport sector significantly reduced emissions of certain air pollutants: sulfur oxides (SO x ), nitrogen oxides (nox) and particulate matter (PM). Source: EEA. Click to enlarge. Air pollution.

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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. An initial investment of more than $18 million to build fueling stations will be supported by the purchase of the 700 LNG tractors and continued expansion of the natural gas fleet in the US.

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OCTOBER 30, 2016

For the mobility of the future, we are deliberately not committing ourselves to one solitary form of drive system, but to a coexistence of efficient and clean petrol engines, diesels, plug-in hybrids, battery and hydrogen drive systems. Most powerful passenger-car diesel engine: OM 656.

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APRIL 27, 2012

Historical analysis shows strong acceleration of plantation development in recent years: 70% of all industrial plantations have been established since 2000 and only 4% of the current plantation area existed in 1990. ICF Report: Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Petroleum. Earlier post.). GCB Bioenergy. doi: 10.1111/j.1757-1707.2012.01172.x.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2017

The research also confirmed REG Life Sciences technology is capable of achieving substantial reductions of full-lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions compared to traditional diesel fuel. Since 2000, ExxonMobil has spent about $8 billion to develop and deploy lower-emission energy solutions across its operations.

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JUNE 19, 2009

liter diesel V6 DPFS HDi 240 engine for the C5 and C6. The engine features a new third-generation direct common-rail injection system; new generation combustion chamber; dual variable geometry turbochargers; exhaust gas recirculation; and an alternator which recovers energy during deceleration and braking. Torque curve for the HDi 240.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2009

Additional diesel PM reductions in 18 major CA railyards with five new locomotive measures. While we are pleased to have already reduced diesel emissions at the rail yards, it’s not enough. Source: Staff presentation. With Five Locomotive Measures Click to enlarge. Total cost of those five measures is estimated to be $3.9

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DECEMBER 31, 2015

Adopted in 2000, the Fleet Rule for Transit Agencies required reductions in diesel particulate matter and oxides of nitrogen emissions from urban buses and transit fleet vehicles, and required zero emission bus purchases for transit agencies with 200 or more urban buses.

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OCTOBER 8, 2013

UPS plans to invest approximately $50 million to build an additional nine liquefied natural gas (LNG) fueling stations, bringing the total number of stations to 13. The enhanced LNG fueling infrastructure will support the operation of approximately 1,000 UPS LNG tractors that will displace more than 24 million gallons of diesel fuel annually.

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JANUARY 6, 2016

A Fortune 2000 global company headquartered in Northern Europe has entered into an FEL-2 package license agreement with CRI/Criterion Catalyst Company LTD (CRIUK), a global catalyst technology company. The process was developed by Gas Technology Institute (GTI) of Des Plaines, IL. Earlier post.).

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OCTOBER 22, 2013

The gasoline engine delivers 105 hp (72 kW) at 5500 rpm and maximum torque of 145 N·m (107 lb-ft) at 2000 rpm/min, with combined cycle fuel consumption of 4.2 This is the lowest consumption of any of the gasoline or diesel MiTo engines, while power delivery and torque are the second-highest of the MiTo gasoline range.

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OCTOBER 16, 2013

The RFS aims to reduce oil imports and cut back auto emissions with cleaner-burning fuels such as cellulosic ethanol, biomass-based diesel, and sugar-cane-based ethanol. Kerr, GlobalData’s Managing Analyst for Downstream Oil & Gas. In addition, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has been operating on B20 since 2000.

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