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RWE, BASF and Linde Report New Solvents for CO2 Capture Reduce Energy Input by 20%

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BASF is testing the newly developed carbon capture process based on improved solvents in the course of this cooperation announced in 2007. The three companies started up the pilot plant in August 2009; it is part of the Coal Innovation Center of RWE Power. Linde was responsible for pilot plant engineering and construction.

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Bosch trialing Neste renewable diesel; aims to offer renewable and synthetic fuels at all company filling stations in Germany

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diesel,” this fuel is synthesized mainly from by-products and waste materials. Synthetic and renewable fuels should be factored into the CO2 fleet regulation for passenger cars and trucks. In Germany, the CO 2 emissions of newly registered vehicles have fallen by one quarter since 2007. Known as “C.A.R.E. Neste makes C.A.R.E.

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Steep increase in global CO2 emissions despite reductions by industrialized countries; driven by power generation and road transport

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billion tonnes in 2007). The increase is significant even when compared to 2008, when global CO 2 emissions were at their highest before the global financial crisis. In the EU-27, CO 2 emissions remain lower in absolute terms than they were before the crisis (4.0 billion tonnes in 2010 as compared to 4.2 Source: JRC. Click each to enlarge.

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BMW Outlines Intelligent Heat Management Applications for Reducing Fuel Consumption and CO2; New Thermoelectric Generator Unit Integrated with EGR

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Among the projects discussed were reducing cold starts; using waste heat for different heating applications in the car; and a new implementation of a thermoelectric generator (TEG) for waste heat recovery. Heating with waste heat. Encapsulating the engine for heat retention. Click to enlarge. No more cold starts.

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California Energy Commission awards $9.6M to 8 projects on electric vehicles, natural gas and biofuels

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Assembly Bill 118 (Núñez, Chapter 750, Statutes of 2007) created the California Energy Commission’s Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program. Each electric truck that replaces a diesel model can save an estimated 75 tons of CO2 a year. Electric vehicles components. Earlier post.)

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Constant Ratio Of Airborne To Absorbed CO2 In Carbon Cycle May Indicate Resilient Carbon Sinks

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However, research published after the 2007 release of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fourth Assessment Report (AR4), which incorporates projections utilized by the UNFCCC, has shown a decline in specific carbon sinks such as the Southern Ocean. Earlier post.)

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Greenius Will Meet With Al Gore To Talk Climate Reality

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Tomorrow morning I’ll be in Long Beach, California for another project ribbon cutting at City Hall for their new sustainable edible gardens that Waste Management’s EcoAd is providing the financial support for. . First staff job I’ve had since 1982.

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