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The company had previously committed to cut methane emissions from its natural gas operations by 50% between 2010 and 2030 and carbon emissions from its power generating facilities by 80% between 2005 and 2050. Significant progress can be made by converting oil and coal-powered manufacturing facilities to lower-carbon natural gas.

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APRIL 15, 2019

lower in 2017 than the prior year (after accounting for sequestration from the land sector), and power sector emissions fell 4.2%, according to the 2019 edition of the US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) annual report on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Year-over-year, US greenhouse gas emissions were 0.5%

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APRIL 4, 2019

emissions: 0 g/km, combined power consumption: 13.7 Mercedes-Benz has been conducting this environmental check regularly since 2005, starting with the S-Class at the time. Different CO 2 scenarios depending on the power and hydrogen source. CELL: 100 percent renewable, e.g. hydroelectric power, or e.g. in the EU power mix.

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MAY 15, 2015

Canada Environment Minister Leona Aglukkaq announced that Canada plans to reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 30% below 2005 levels by 2030. lower than 2005 levels while the economy grew by 12.9% In 2013, Canada's GHG emissions were 3.1% over the same time period.

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AUGUST 29, 2013

Annual average concentrations of fine particulates from US sources of combustion emissions from (a) electric power generation; (b) industry; (c) commercial and residential sources; (d) road transportation; (e) marine transportation; (f) rail transportation; (g) sum of all combustion sources; (h) all sources. Source: MIT. Click to enlarge.

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AUGUST 3, 2015

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released the final Clean Power Plan (CPP). The rules establish the first national standards to limit CO 2 emissions from fossil-fuel-fired power plants, with a target of a 32% reduction against a 2005 baseline by 2030. Earlier post.).

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AUGUST 20, 2013

The Port of Long Beach has cut diesel particulates by 81% since 2005, according to its 2012 Emissions Inventory. Compared to 2005 emissions levels, all of the key air pollutants from port-related sources were reduced in 2012.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2013

The Port of Oakland, California, has completed construction of its shore power (also known as “cold-ironing” infrastructure. Shore Power is a shore-to-ship connection that provides electrical power to the ship, thereby significantly reducing diesel and other air pollutant emissions from ships while they are at berth.

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MAY 1, 2013

Valence Technology recently announced the availability of the U-Charge P40-24, the first in a new generation of high-power battery modules utilizing the company’s lithium iron magnesium phosphate chemistry. The new module is a complementary product offering to the existing U-Charge product line, which has been available since 2005.

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AUGUST 25, 2018

Emissions of NO x , a key component of smog, at the Port of Los Angeles are down 60% compared to 2005 emissions levels. Container ship calls were down 22% while the average number of TEUs per vessel increased 60% since 2005. million Twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs). Source: 2017 Inventory of Air Emissions.

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OCTOBER 28, 2016

million in funding, seeks demonstrations of arbitrarily placed, reliable, contactable, and generally useable p-n junction regions that enable high-performance and reliable vertical power electronic semiconductor devices. Technical advances in power electronics promise enormous energy efficiency gains throughout the United States economy.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2020

The study focuses on the period between 2005 and 2018 and tracks combustion emissions of various polluting compounds from various sectors, looking at every state in the contiguous United States, from season to season and year to year. They first obtained emissions data from each of seven sectors for the years 2005, 2011, and 2018.

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OCTOBER 10, 2012

Li-ion battery maker Boston-Power, Inc. —Boston-Power Chairman and Acting CEO Sonny Wu. Dr. Lampe-Onnerud founded Boston-Power in 2005 and the company has filed 150 patents. Tony Shen recently joined Boston-Power as the Chief Financial Officer.

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JANUARY 16, 2018

The report also identified a number of contributory trends, including: Fuel economy continues to increase while weight and power have leveled off. Vehicle weight and power are two important design parameters that help determine a vehicle’s CO 2 emissions and fuel economy. mpg, or 28%, with an average annual improvement of about 0.5

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JANUARY 20, 2023

The dynamic green ammonia plant is Topsoe’s first Power-to-X project in China and includes Topsoe’s process licensing, engineering design package, proprietary equipment, and catalysts. The clean power from wind turbines will be connected directly to the electrolysis unit making it more cost-effective than if involving a hydrogen storage.

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AUGUST 4, 2014

UK-based OXIS Energy and Multi Source Power technologies ( MSP ) have formed a partnership to develop Li-sulfur batteries for marine applications. One of MSP’s specialities is designing and manufacturing battery packs and hybrid power and propulsion systems for the marine industry. Founded in 2005, OXIS Energy Ltd.

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JUNE 23, 2014

cut in CO 2 during the year puts the company on track to achieve its goal of a 20% reduction by fiscal year 2016, compared to 2005. Nissan is reducing the environmental impact of its corporate activities through widespread power conservation. Nissan Motor Co.,

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MARCH 1, 2013

The EU-funded ‘POWERtrain for FUture Light-duty vehicles’ ( POWERFUL ) project is targeting a 40% reduction in CO 2 emissions for SI (gasoline) engines and a 20% reduction for CI (diesel) with respect to 2005. The four-year, €24.3-million

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JANUARY 11, 2023

This reversal in 2022 was primarily driven by a drop in emissions from the electric power sector, mostly due to the displacement of coal by natural gas and an increase in renewable energy. Outside of the power sector, emissions increased slightly. below 2005 levels. In 2022, emissions reached only 15.5%

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OCTOBER 18, 2017

The system’s electric power and water consumption were each cut by. The first EcoCFlex unit for cleaning and deburring engine components went into service at the BMW Group in 2005. electric power consumption was cut by around 30 percent. around 30 percent. These energy efficiency measures are now intended to be. Savings of the.

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Water BMW Engine Power 170

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NOVEMBER 7, 2017

These containerships will be LNG-powered—a few percent of marine gas oil will only be used for the ignition in the combustion chamber. Between 2005 and 2015, the Group has reduced its CO 2 emissions per container transported per kilometer by 50% and has set up a plan to further reduce its CO 2 emissions by 30% between 2015 and 2025.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2010

The project is scheduled to be the first US nuclear power plant to break ground in nearly three decades. The AP1000 is a 1,117 to 1,154 MWe pressurized water reactor (PWR) nuclear power plant that is an extension of the older AP600 design. (It and Alabama Power’s Plant Farley nuclear facility near Dothan, Ala.

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JANUARY 17, 2013

The Li-ion batteries in the Dreamliner are manufactured by GS Yuasa Lithium Power (GSYLP). Thales selected the GS Yuasa cells for the 787 in 2005. In the first phase of the contract, GS Yuasa delivered prototypes to Thales starting in spring, 2005; mass production started in 2007.

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OCTOBER 18, 2013

Home improvement products company Lowe’s has launched a dedicated fleet of natural gas-powered trucks at its regional distribution center (RDC) in Mount Vernon, Texas. Lowe’s dedicated fleet at Mount Vernon is among the first serving a major retail distribution center in North America to run solely on natural gas.

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JUNE 19, 2015

cut in CO 2 when compared to fiscal year 2005, thus achieving its goal to reduce CO 2 emissions from corporate activities by 20% during that period. The versatile e-NV200, like the LEAF, has the potential to be used as a mobile power source. Nissan Motor Co., The company achieved a 22.6%

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JUNE 2, 2013

A combined team of engineers and technicians from Ad Astra Rocket Company and Cummins Power Generation have successfully powered a Cummins-built electrical generator using mixtures of hydrogen and biogas. The effort is in parallel with an ongoing technology development to store hydrogen affordably.

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JUNE 7, 2022

This technology could produce hydrogen using clean electricity from renewable energy including solar, wind and from nuclear power. The BIL authorizes and appropriates $8.0 Can be developed into a national clean hydrogen network to facilitate a clean hydrogen economy.

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MARCH 6, 2013

FedEx Express has exceeded its original goal of a 20% improvement in global vehicle fleet fuel economy by 2020, as compared to 2005, with a more than 22% cumulative improvement in fuel economy for its vehicles. FedEx Express alternative fuel fleet deployment as of August 2012. Source: FedEx. Click to enlarge.

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MARCH 27, 2012

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed the first Clean Air Act standard for CO 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from new power plants. fired power plants meet an output?based According to the EPA, new natural gas combined cycle (NGCC) power plant units should be able to meet the proposed standard without add?on

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FEBRUARY 28, 2009

Carbon emissions associated with increased exports from China (left), as part of a more systematic view of increased national emissions (right), 2002 to 2005. Researchers from Norway, the United Kingdom, and the United States, estimated in the study that China’s 2005 carbon emissions were 80.59% or more higher than 2002 emissions. “

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OCTOBER 26, 2022

Escape, which debuted the world’s first hybrid SUV in 2005, brings back two hybrid choices for 2023, a full hybrid and a Plug-In Hybrid model. Every model in the 2023 Ford Escape SUV lineup, whether powered by one of two available EcoBoost engines or hybrid powertrains, targets an EPA-estimated range of at least 400 miles per tank*.

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JUNE 25, 2010

Li-ion battery manufacturer Boston-Power, Inc. Boston-Power has attracted $185 million in investment since being founded in 2005. Boston-Power Swing 4400. Constant power: 440 W/kg. Pulse power: 1,500 W/kg (2s). Boston-Power currently uses cobalt and manganese on the cathode with graphite on the anode.

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JULY 3, 2010

The loan will support the construction and start-up of Solana, a 250 net megawatt (MW) concentrating solar power (CSP) plant in Arizona—the largest CSP plant worldwide to-date. Operating at full capacity Solana produces enough electricity to power 70,000 Arizona homes. billion loan guarantee to Abengoa Solar, Inc.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2011

The analysis by researchers in the US and Europe estimates anthropogenic global and regional sulfur dioxide emissions spanning the period 1850–2005 using a bottom-up mass balance method, calibrated to country-level inventory data. By 2005, China’s share of sulfur emissions came in at 28% of the global total, up from about 2% in 1950.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2010

s (WPC) plasma gasification technology to process municipal and industrial wastes into syngas for use in power generation. Alliance Federated Energy (AFE) last week announced the development of “Project Apollo,” a $225-million, 25MW energy project located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Project Apollo plans to utilize Westinghouse Plasma Corp.’s

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AUGUST 4, 2015

EPA’s newly released voluminous final Clean Power Plan rule ( earlier post ) has established the first national standards to limit CO 2 emissions from fossil-fuel-fired power plants (Electric Generating Units, EGUs), with a target of a 32% reduction against a 2005 baseline by 2030.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2009

Until mid-2005, Runkle was Vice Chairman and Chief Technical Officer of Delphi Corporation, where he was the senior executive responsible for deploying lean principles and integrating engineering, manufacturing and purchasing, and for leading major international customer accounts. Don Runkle. Don Runkle.

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