Green Car Congress

JANUARY 17, 2015

The cost of generating power from renewable energy sources has reached parity or dropped below the cost of fossil fuels for many technologies in many parts of the world, according to a new report released by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). Residential solar PV systems are now as much as 70% cheaper than in 2008.

Renewable 150

Renewable Parts Power Powered 150

Green Car Congress

JUNE 21, 2010

The European Commission Fuel Cells and Hydrogen (FCH) Joint Undertaking (JU) has published its 2010 Call for Proposals with a budget of €89.1 The JU publishes annual calls for proposals (from 2008-2013), on the basis of which funding is granted for research, technological development and demonstration projects. Earlier post.).

2010 239

2010 Hydrogen Fuel 2009 239

Green Car Congress

APRIL 3, 2019

concluded in a 2008 paper published in Science that the emissions associated with ethanol production and combustion exceeded the emissions associated with producing and combusting an energy-equivalent quantity of gasoline. Lewandrowski et al. Background. Quantifying the GHG profile of corn ethanol has been contentious since Searchinger et al.

Gasoline 255

Gasoline Colombia 2010 Emissions 255

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 2, 2009

GW at the end of 2008, according to the Global Wind Energy Council. More than 27 GW of new wind power generation capacity came online in 2008, 36% more than in 2007. The leading markets in terms of new installed capacity in 2008 were the US and China. The global wind market for turbine installations in 2008 was worth about €36.5

2008 150

2008 Wind Global Power 150

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2011

If ethanol is the US’ primary biofuel, it will be “ essentially impossible ” to achieve the federal Renewable Fuel Standard volume mandates because of the ethanol blending limit (the “blend wall”), regardless of whether it is the current 10% or raised to 15%, according to a study by researchers at Purdue University.

Renewable 225

Renewable Fuel EPA 2010 225

Green Car Congress

APRIL 28, 2010

The programs are authorized under the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 (The Farm Bill). The proposed rules affect the following three renewable energy programs administered by USDA Rural Development: Biorefinery Assistance Program. The remaining payment would be based on the amount of energy produced from renewable biomass.

Renewable 210

Renewable Energy Installation 2008 210

Creative Greenius

SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

Wednesday, June 25, 2008. Right now, here in 2008 the cat is on the roof for global warming. So far GM, Toyota, Nissan, VW, Mitsubishi, have all announced plug in vehicles they will have for sale in 2010. There’s an old joke that most of us baby boomers first heard when we were kids. ” “What!? I understand.

2008 150

2008 Climate Change Climate Oil-Sands 150

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 28, 2009

Effective January 2010, Brazilian diesel fuel vehicles will be required to run on a 5% biodiesel blend, up from 4% at present. billion liters (634 million gallons) in 2010. Biodiesel blends became mandatory in early 2008, quickly followed by a raise in blend levels from 2 to 3% in July of the same year and from 3 to 4% in 2009.

Brazil 186

Brazil 2010 Emissions Vehicles 186

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

At the current pace of research and development, replacing gasoline and diesel with renewable fuel alternatives could take some 131 years, according to a new University of California, Davis, study using a new sustainability forecasting approach based on market expectations. The forecast was published online 8 Nov. —Deb Niemeier.

Davis 300

Davis Renewable Gasoline Market 300

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

In areas such as Hawaii, where renewable energy resources account for a large portion of the grid’s total electrical capacity, intermittent renewable energy resources, such as wind and solar, become less desirable. It is tasked to demonstrate hydrogen technology and its potential applications within the Defense Department.

Alternative Fuels 225

Alternative Fuels Hydrogen Hawaii Fuel 225

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

DuPont has made substantial investments in renewable fuels and has committed more than $200 million to the Nevada biorefinery, which will utilize corn stover. DuPont began developing an integrated solution for the commercial scale production of second generation ethanol from biomass in 2008.

Iowa 218

Iowa Nevada Market Tennessee 218

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 1, 2009

UOP LLC’s renewable jet fuel process technology will be used to produce almost 600,000 gallons of renewable jet fuel for the US Navy and Air Force as part of a joint program for the US Defense Energy Support Center (DESC) for alternative fuels testing and certification. UOP’s Renewable Jet Process Chemistry. Source: UOP.

Renewable 199

Renewable Fuel Oil Alternative Fuels 199

Green Car Congress

JULY 29, 2009

Neste Oil has increased its capacity to produce NExBTL renewable diesel following the start-up of a second dedicated NExBTL plant at the company’s main refinery at Porvoo, Finland. The new plant will be capable of producing 170,000 t/a of NExBTL renewable diesel. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

Oil 150

Oil Renewable Diesel Singapore 150

Green Car Congress

JUNE 13, 2012

seen in 2010, according to the newly released BP Statistical Review of World Energy, 2012. Fossil fuels still dominated energy consumption with 87% market share, while renewables rose fastest but are still only 2% of the global total. Renewables. Renewable energy used in power generation rose by an above average 17.7%

Coal 261

Coal Oil Renewable Saudi Arabia 261

Green Car Congress

JULY 24, 2011

Cost-effectiveness of the fleet renewal schemes analysed from the perspective of CO 2 and. Car fleet renewal schemes introduced in the US, France and Germany to stimulate consumer spending on cars in the wake of the 2008. million transactions in which old cars were traded for new vehicles under these car fleet renewal schemes.

France 249

France Germany Renewable Fleet 249

Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2010

In addition to Explorer, the Fusion, Fiesta, F-250/F-350 Super Duty, Mercury Milan and Lincoln MKZ will get soy foam by the end of 2010. Soy foam has helped Ford reduce its annual petroleum oil usage by more than 3 million pounds, and is up to 24% more renewable than petroleum-based foam. Earlier post.)

2010 170

2010 Ford Mercury F-150 170

Green Car Congress

APRIL 17, 2015

European demand for petroleum products has declined 15% since 2008, shrinking outlets for the continent’s refining industry. The site’s flagship operation will be a world-class, 500,000-ton-per-year biorefinery that will manufacture renewable diesel primarily from used oils, as well as renewable feedstock.

Renewable 150

Renewable Diesel Convert Fuel 150

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

correction for the leap year 2008), global emissions have. jumped by more than 5% in 2010, which is unprecedented. Global emissions of CO 2 have increased by 45% between 1990 and 2010, and reached an all-time high of 33 billion tonnes in 2010 despite emission reductions in industrialized countries during the same period.

Global 281

Global Emissions Industrial Industry 281

Green Car Congress

MARCH 20, 2012

For this production run, Albemarle will use NAWCWD alcohol-to-jet (ATJ) technologies (developed by Michael Wright, Benjamin Harvey and Roxanne Quintana, earlier post ) to process Cobalt’s bio n-butanol into renewable jet fuel at its Baton Rouge, La. processing facility. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). Alcohol to Jet. Earlier post.).

Renewable 236

Renewable Fuel Conversion Hydrogen 236

Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2009

Green Car Congress attended the Renewable Energy Finance Forum - Wall Street (REFF-Wall Street) conference (23-24 June) sponsored by Euromoney Energy Events and the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE). We reached peak oil consumption in the US in 2008 and the same is true in the EU and Japan. ” Billion in 2008).

Financing 150

Financing Renewable Stimulus Package Energy 150

Green Car Congress

MAY 5, 2009

The US Environmental Protection Agency released its expected Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) detailing the implementation of changes to the existing Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS1) as required by the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA). First, EISA requires that such fuel be made from renewable biomass.

EPA 150

EPA Renewable Standards Fuel 150

Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2014

The UK and China have agreed to a new £20-million (US$33-million) three-year program that will support research to develop new low carbon manufacturing processes and technologies, low carbon cities and offshore renewables in the two countries. million (US$9.4

Carbon 231

Carbon China Climate Change 2009 231

Green Car Congress

MAY 9, 2010

Manitoba Hydro, in partnership with Natural Resources Canada’s National Renewable Diesel Demonstration Initiative (NRDDI), is supporting a C$340,000 (US$326,000) project that will demonstrate the use of biodiesel blends (5%) and long-term storage under extreme cold weather conditions in electric generators in a remote northern Manitoba community.

2008 199

2008 Store Renewable 2009 199

Green Car Congress

MARCH 20, 2018

With assets exceeding US$270 billion, China Energy has set a number of world records including being the largest producer of coal, thermal power, renewable energy, and coal-to-oil and coal chemical products. Clean energy, including hydrogen, is a key focus of the Group.

Hydrogen 170

Hydrogen China Fuel Energy 170

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

between 2010 and 2011 and 214% between 2008 and 2011. The US Department of Energy (DOE) released a new report showing significant growth for the fuel cell industry in 2011, and forecasting continued growth through 2012. Total, worldwide fuel cell shipments grew 37.5%

2011 252

2011 2012 Industrial Industry 252

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 6, 2009

UOP’s hydrotreated renewable jet fuel process and LCA. Boeing and Honeywell’s UOP are commissioning a study on the sustainability of a leading family of saltwater-based plant (halophytes) candidates for renewable jet fuel. The results are expected to be available in late 2010. Click to enlarge. Global Seawater Inc.

Renewable 218

Renewable Fuel Industrial Industry 218

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

The original $130-million construction and commissioning of the plant was completed in November 2008 by Cilion, Inc. AE Keyes took possession of the facility under a project agreement with Cilion in March 2010, and has signed a facility lease for up to three years. In early 2009 the plant was closed due to technical and market issues.

California 247

California 2010 2011 2008 247

Green Car Congress

JULY 7, 2010

Ford Motor Company’s biomaterial researchers have engineered a patent-pending formula to use renewable soy oil to improve rubber car parts. By using renewable soy oil as a 25% replacement for petroleum oil, Ford researchers more than doubled rubber’s stretchability and reduced its environmental impact.

Oil 225

Oil Ford Parts Mercury 225

Cars That Think

AUGUST 24, 2023

When Ifeanyi Orajaka was an undergraduate engineering student in 2008, he had his career all mapped out. In 2008 only about half of Nigeria’s 152 million citizens had electricity, according to a Macrotrends report. Today GVE is one of Nigeria’s leading renewable energy companies.

Nigeria 68

Nigeria Africa Solar Grid 68

Green Car Congress

MARCH 29, 2012

DaniMer, a global leader in the bio-plastics industry, helps companies make an impact with consumers by using sustainably produced, renewable resource-based materials to differentiate their products. Myriant utilizes its technology platform to develop renewable chemicals utilizing low-cost sugars.

Polymer 170

Polymer Davis Production Louisiana 170

Green Car Congress

JULY 11, 2010

McPhy Energy , a French company founded in January 2008 with the mission to industrialize and commercialize a new magnesium hydride solid state storage system for hydrogen, recently closed its second round of funding worth €13.7 McPhy’s technology addresses the merchant hydrogen and renewable energy markets. million (US$17.3

Hydrogen 210

Hydrogen Companies Spain Italy 210

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 14, 2010

Ibedrola Renovables’ subsidiary ScottishPower Renewables will collaborate with Vattenfall on the project. Last year, the UK’s Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) published its Renewable Energy Strategy (RES) for 2010-2020. As of 2008, renewables represented approximately 2% of the UK’s energy mix.

Wind 199

Wind United Kingdom Climate Change Renewable 199

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

The extended use of soy foam results from the continued research collaboration between Ford and Lear; Ford first used sustainable soybean oil-derived seating foam on the 2008 Mustang. SoyFoam is up to 24% more renewable than petroleum-based foam. —Debbie Mielewski, technical leader, Ford Plastics Research.

Ford 218

Ford F-150 Mercury 2008 218

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 26, 2011

In 2008, for example, team led by Strobel found an endophytic fungus, Gliocladium roseum (NRRL 50072), that naturally produces a large range of 55 different volatile hydrocarbons and hydrocarbon derivatives—a number of which are normally associated with diesel fuel. Volume 60, Number 4, 903-914, doi: 10.1007/s00248-010-9759-6.

Engine 186

Engine Renewable Montana Diesel 186

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 20, 2009

Other forms of renewable biomass—agricultural crop residues, dedicated energy crops, or algae—are excluded. Governor Patrick signed the Clean Energy Biofuels Act on 28 July 2008. The Biofuels Mandate, as enabled in the Clean Energy Biofuels Act of 2008, will begin 1 July 2010. The Clean Energy Biofuels Act. The Mandate.

Massachusetts 225

Massachusetts Waste Oil Diesel 225

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

For example, transport energy consumption actually rose slightly in 2011 compared with 2010 (0.1 %), while overall transport GHG emissions (including aviation but excluding international maritime) in 2010 only reduced by 0.4 % compared to 2009. In spite of the increase in sales of electric vehicles in 2010 and 2011, alternatively?fueled

Pollution 247

Pollution Europe Parts 2010 247

Green Car Congress

MAY 20, 2010

Lear ECO/EVO Structures are slated to debut in 2010. This multi-layer advanced seat comfort system is currently on the 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid. This is a traditional polyurethane trim laminate and foam insert replacement using recyclable, renewable resource-derived fast-growth southern-softwood fibers. Lear ECO Padding.

2002 259

2002 Waste Fusion Renewable 259