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MARCH 25, 2014

has teamed up with Waste Services of the Bluegrass to generate power from local landfill waste, marking the region’s first business-to-business landfill gas to energy initiative. Toyota estimates the locally-generated landfill gas will supply enough power each year for the production of 10,000 vehicles.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

a renewable fuels company focused on negative carbon intensity products, announced that $7 billion of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel (RD) supply agreements have been signed with 10 airlines for a total of 916 million gallons of blended SAF. Aemetis, Inc.,

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MAY 10, 2018

The 2017 Compliance Report for the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) shows 100% compliance with the regulation. The program considers greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions at all stages of production of a fuel, from pump or field to wheel. The program provides consumers with an increasing volume and variety of cleaner fuels.

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OCTOBER 3, 2013

Greyrock Energy, a company founded in 2006 to develop technologies for the modular, distributed, production of transportation grade diesel fuel from natural gas, has completed testing of its premium gas-to-liquids (GTL) synthetic diesel fuel at an advanced heavy-duty diesel engine dynamometer laboratory.

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JUNE 17, 2021

By utilizing hydroelectric electricity and carbon sequestration along with negative carbon intensity hydrogen, the Aemetis plant is expected to produce among the lowest carbon intensity renewable jet and diesel fuel in the world. —Eric McAfee, Chairman and CEO of Aemetis.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 22, 2011

Honda has just announced that it will be giving some 80,000 owners of its 2006-2011 Honda Civic Hybrid an extended warranty after concerns that small cracks may form in the car’s gas tank.

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JULY 27, 2013

Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley released the state’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Act Plan with the goal of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions 25% by 2020 from a 2006 baseline. The plan is a comprehensive, long-term framework. Waste in landfills is a source of GHG emissions.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2014

The Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) yard in South Korea has ordered 54 Wärtsilä 50DF dual fuel engines to power 172,600 cbm icebreaking LNG carriers being built for use in Arctic conditions to serve the Yamal LNG project in Northern Russia. The maximum thermal efficiency is higher than with any other gas engine.

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MARCH 7, 2009

Total greenhouse gas emissions (CO 2 , CH 4 , N 2 0 and HFCs) allocated to passenger cars and light trucks, 1990-2007. Overall greenhouse gas emissions in the US during 2007 increased by 1.4% CO 2 emitted from fossil fuel combustion represents the largest share of US total greenhouse gas emissions. Click to enlarge.

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AUGUST 3, 2020

Petrobras has a technology patented since 2006 for the co-processing of vegetable oils using the process called HBIO ( Earlier post.) Low contaminant levels, preserving fuel injection systems and not impact emissions reduction catalysts. The process results in a product that is chemically identical to mineral diesel.

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JANUARY 28, 2014

Five technology paths for very-low-NO x and GHG emissions from heavy-duty natural gas engines. The “Pathways to Near-Zero-Emission Natural Gas Heavy Duty Vehicles” report, authored by GNA on behalf of Southern California Gas Co. —“Pathways to Near-Zero-Emission Natural Gas Heavy-Duty Vehicles”. Click to enlarge.

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Climate Gas Emissions California 257

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OCTOBER 18, 2019

million to a set of hydrogen mobility projects ranging from forklift trucks to equipping a ride-pooling fleet to the development of a hydrogen bus and a fuel-cell-powered street sweeper. Hydrogen, fuel cells and electricity move the future. Germany’s BMVI (Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure) awarded €23.5

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JULY 12, 2012

The vessels are the first in a planned series to be fueled by liquefied natural gas (LNG), and will be the first tugs in China ever to be operated on gas. These will also be the first tugs globally to take advantage of the dual-fuel benefits offered by the Wärtsilä DF engine technology.

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MAY 27, 2009

World marketed energy consumption is projected to grow by 44% between 2006 and 2030, driven by strong long-term economic growth in the developing nations of the world, according to the reference case projection from the International Energy Outlook 2009 ( IEO2009 ) released today by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).

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JANUARY 12, 2011

.: gasoline, hybrid and natural gas. The Civic’s family of engines with intelligent Variable Valve Timing and Lift Electronic Control (i-VTEC) technology becomes more fuel efficient for 2012. A driver-selected ECON button that automatically helps increase the vehicle’s fuel efficiency.

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AUGUST 8, 2016

The US Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS2) is intended to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from transportation. Increasing the supply of low-carbon alternative fuels is a basic strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

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OCTOBER 12, 2012

One of the first areas expected to benefit from the technology is storage tanks for natural gas vehicles (NGVs), according to the company. There are an abundance of sites where gas molecules can adsorb to the material. The same gas supplies that power our central heating and gas ovens. —Prof.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 12, 2022

Adjusted for inflation, gas prices were similarly high in 2006, 2008, and for a while after 2011. The price of a gallon of gasoline is surging, putting a strain on drivers’ pocketbooks. While prices at the pump seem extreme, we’ve been here before.

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JANUARY 12, 2013

However, the fuel-cycle PM 10 , PM 2.5 , SO 2 , and NO x emissions of EVs could be up to five times higher than those of ICEVs (internal combustion engine vehicles) and CNGVs. The preferred fuel path(s) will depend to a great extent on their climate and environmental performance, which is of national concern. Credit: ACS, Huo et al.

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MARCH 17, 2017

Greyrock Energy, a developer of a gas-to-liquids (GTL) process that produces synthetic diesel, will participate with Tsinghua University of Beijing, China and the Desert Research Institute (DRI) of Reno, Nevada to quantify the positive impact on air quality from the use of synthetic diesel fuels as compared with petroleum derived diesel fuels.

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MARCH 20, 2012

A new report highlights the results of research work carried out by Ricardo and TRL on behalf of the UK Department for Transport, exploring the means by which improvements in diesel fuel efficiency could be realized within the rail network of Great Britain. A gas exchange system upgrade for DMUs.

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MARCH 23, 2011

Qatar Petroleum and Shell announced the first flow of dedicated offshore gas into the Pearl gas-to-liquids (GTL) plant located in Ras Laffan Industrial City in the State of Qatar. The synthesis gas enters one of 24 reactors. Construction at the massive Pearl GTL project, Qatar, 2010. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.)

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JULY 4, 2013

Summary of levelized production cost estimates of fuel (LCOF) for the examined plant designs. A study by researchers at Finland’s VTT has concluded that it is possible to produce sustainable low-carbon fuels from lignocellulosic biomass for as estimated gasoline-equivalent production cost of 0.5–0.7 Source: VTT. 0.7 €/liter (app.

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The Truth About Cars

MARCH 18, 2024

Toyota followed with the Prius a year later, but it took GM until 2006 to introduce its first true gasoline-electric hybrid here. Our nameless reviewer felt , back in 2006, that the Vue's panel gaps made it the "automotive equivalent of a shotgun shack" and calculated that the Green Line version would require 90,000 miles of driving with $2.15/gallon

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DECEMBER 5, 2012

Further, the fossil fuel share of primary energy consumption falls from 82% in 2011 to 78% in 2040 as consumption of petroleum-based liquid fuels falls, largely because of the incorporation of new fuel efficiency standards for light-duty vehicles. Renewable fuel use grows at a much faster rate than fossil fuel use.

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JULY 12, 2018

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) announced that greenhouse gas emissions in California in 2016 fell below 1990 levels for the first time since emissions peaked in 2004—a reduction roughly equivalent to taking 12 million cars off the road or saving 6 billion gallons of gasoline a year.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2009

US subsidies for fuels and renewable energy, 2002-2008. The study, “Estimating US Government Subsidies to Energy Sources: 2002-2008”, found that fossil fuels benefited from approximately $72 billion over the seven-year period, while subsidies for renewable fuels totaled $29 billion. Of the fossil fuel subsidies, $70.2

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JANUARY 2, 2013

kWh—approximately 2–4 times current retail costs—for emission-free alternatives to fossil fuel electricity due to the cost of health impacts from fossil fuel electricity, according to a new analysis by a pair of researchers at the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Clean Energy and Climate Change Office, Region 9.

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MAY 22, 2012

Neste Oil will launch a completely new grade of diesel fuel in Finland this fall: Neste Pro Diesel. The new fuel is the first to comply with the most stringent diesel specification (Category 4) drawn up as part of the Worldwide Fuel Charter (WWFC) by automotive manufacturers in Europe, the US, and Asia. Properties.

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MARCH 11, 2011

FACE developed nine fuels. Researchers at the Engine Research Center, University of Wisconsin—Madison, are now proposing surrogate models for these nine fuels developed for studying low-emission, high-efficiency advanced diesel engine concepts. A paper describing their work was published in the ACS journal Energy & Fuels.

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Engine Fuel Wisconsin 2006 225

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MAY 6, 2009

Battelle is granting an exclusive license to Genifuel Corporation for a process developed at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) to convert algae into renewable synthetic natural gas (SNG) for use in pipelines and power generation. Genifuel says it has no current plans to produce natural gas for motor fuel.

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MARCH 3, 2014

Standard fuel consumption is 4.2 seconds; top speed is 250 km/h (155 mph); fuel consumption of 6.8 In the “efficiency” mode of Audi drive select, the S tronic selects freewheel as soon as the driver takes his or her foot off the gas pedal. At the first model change in 2006, up to 90 kg (198 lbs) were saved.

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OCTOBER 3, 2012

Developed by Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation (FCCC) and Parker Hannifin Corporation ( earlier post ), the parcel delivery vehicles can achieve up to 35% improved fuel economy and up to 30% CO 2 emissions reduction over traditional diesel-powered vehicles that use automatic transmissions in stop-and-go applications.

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OCTOBER 8, 2014

Westport has introduced a new addition to its alternative fuel industrial engines, a 3.8L unit for stationary or off-road applications that operates on either liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) or natural gas (NG). V6 automotive engine which first came into production in 2006. liter engine is based on the Hyundai 3.8L

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NOVEMBER 20, 2011

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) will consider at its December 2011 meeting amendments to the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) regulation. The LCFS intends to reduce, on a full-fuel lifecycle basis, the carbon intensity (CI) of transportation fuels (measured in gCO 2 e/MJ) used in California by an average of 10% by the year 2020.

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OCTOBER 22, 2010

The roles for hydrogen and fuel cells in the energy mix. The US Department of Energy (DOE) has released a draft version of the Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Program Plan, which outlines the strategy, activities, and plans of DOE’s Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Program. Well-to-wheels greenhouse gas emissions. Source: DOE.

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AUGUST 4, 2017

The PEM system uses heating from electrically conducting gas (a plasma) to convert the feedstock (usually waste) to valuable products. Cellulosic ethanol significantly reduces transportation carbon emissions and under California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard will qualify Aemetis for a far lower carbon intensity score than conventional ethanol.

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