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Since then, CAFE performance has exceeded projected levels for 2012, 2013 and 2014—the three years the current standard has been in effect. Average monthly and model year fleet-wide achieved CAFE performance levels versus NHTSA projected achieved CAFE levels for model years 2008 through 2016. mpg for model year 2014.

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By 2014, high-speed trains will be operating in nearly 24 countries, including China, France, Italy, Japan, Spain, and the United States, up from 14 countries today. In just three years, between January 2008 and January 2011, the operational fleet grew from 1,737 high-speed trainsets worldwide to 2,517.

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have agreed to terms and conditions specific to the first major carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in the province. Enhance will build the Alberta Carbon Trunk Line (ACTL), a pipeline which will deliver carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) captured from the refinery, to be used for enhanced oil recovery from existing conventional oil fields.

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Shell marked the official opening of the Quest carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in Alberta, Canada, and the start of commercial operations there. Shell initiated public consultation in 2008, two years before submitting a regulatory application. Support from the local community was essential to building Quest, Shell noted.

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trillion cubic feet (Tcf) in 2017, beating the 2014 record of 388.8 Carbon Dioxide miscible flooding is the most common EOR method, responsible for about 293,000 barrels per day of incremental US oil production in 2014. Thermal methods are the second most popular, accounting for about 285,000 barrels per day in 2014.

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—Low Carbon Fuel Standard 2011 Program Review Report. The California LCFS regulation, which went in to effect on 15 April 2010, targets a reduction of the carbon intensity (CI), on a full-fuel lifecycle basis, 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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from 5,405 MMmt in 2014. These factors included a decline in the carbon intensity of the energy supply (CO 2 /British thermal units [Btu]) of 1.8%; and a 3.4% —“US Energy-Related Carbon Dioxide Emissions, 2015”. from 2014 levels. between 2014 and 2015. as other factors more than offset the growth in GDP.

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Source: Fourth Carbon Budget. The UK Government has proposed its Fourth Carbon Budget —a limit on the total amount of greenhouse gases to be emitted by the UK for the five-year period spanning 2023 to 2027. The report finds that the cost of meeting the fourth carbon budget and the 2030 indicative target would be less than 1% GDP.

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In 2014, Volkswagen of America announced that starting with the launch of the zero-tailpipe emissions battery-electric 2015 e-Golf ( earlier post ), it would invest in projects to offset the carbon emissions created from the e-Golf on a full lifecycle basis: production, distribution and up to approximately 36,000 miles (57,936 km) of driving.

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Toray in 2008 established Automotive Center (AMC) in the Nagoya Plant and the center has been driving forward proposals, technology development and commercialization of solutions utilizing new materials to Japanese automotive OEMs.

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JUNE 19, 2013

Siemens Metals Technologies and LanzaTech, a producer of low-carbon fuels and chemicals from waste gases, have signed a ten-year co-operation agreement to develop and market integrated environmental solutions for the steel industry worldwide. metric tons of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) is emitted. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Nisshinbo is an energy company providing low-carbon, optimized products across a range of business lines, including chemicals, precision instruments, electronics, automotive brakes, textiles and paper. Jun-ichi Ozaki, Yasuo Imashiro (2014) “ Development of carbon alloy catalysts for a polymer electrolyte fuel cell ,” TANSO Nº 265, 204-212 .

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On an absolute basis, California’s total GHG emissions fell only slightly in 2015, down 0.34% from 2014. California has experienced tremendous success implementing policies that incentivize innovation in business, technology and carbon reduction. As gasoline prices fell starting in late 2014, motorists logged an additional 2.7

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APRIL 22, 2016

Beginning in 2008, the Energy Commission’s Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program (ARFVTP) has funded the installation of 7,490 electric vehicle (EV) Level 1, Level 2, and DC fast chargers at a variety of residential, multi-unit dwelling, commercial, workplace, and connector locations throughout the state. Background.

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MAY 14, 2018

A new study finds that the growth of carbon production from Chinese exports has slowed or reversed, reflecting a “new phase of globalization” between developing countries that could undermine international efforts to reduce emissions. trillion) in 2014. 2018) “China’s “exported carbon” peak: Patterns, drivers, and implications.”

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The cleaned syngas is them processed through an amine system to capture and remove sulfur and carbon dioxide. The Naphtha is recycled to the partial oxidation unit with remaining tail gas to be reformed to hydrogen and carbon monoxide. Congress established the Biorefinery Assistance Program in the 2008 Farm Bill.

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MARCH 14, 2017

In 2008 he produced the first functioning Aqueous Hybrid Ion (AHI) battery. Aquion has been shipping commercially since mid-2014. Aquion’s hybrid energy storage device comprised a carbon titanium phosphate composite anode, a Manganese oxide cathode (MnO 2 ), and a saltwater electrolyte (Na 2 SO 4 in water (~1 M)). Shanbhag, S.,

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Compression ignition makes possible a super lean burn that improves engine efficiency up to 20–30% over the current SKYACTIV-G, and from 35–45% over Mazda’s 2008 gasoline engine of the same displacement. the greatest contribution to reducing carbon dioxide emissions. Earlier post.).

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At each successive processing stage, the biomass is heated to a higher temperature profile and the material is compacted to a thinner layer with an increasing level of elemental carbon in the remaining biomass. This excess carbon is highly porous and has beneficial water and nutrient retaining capabilities.

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The goal of 33% renewable electricity was also a major measure in the Scoping Plan, adopted by the Board in December 2008, toward fulfilling AB 32, the requirements of California’s climate change legislation.

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The update identifies eight key sectors for ongoing action: Energy; Transportation, fuels, land use and infrastructure; Agriculture; Water; Waste management; Natural lands; Short-Lived Climate Pollutants (such as methane and black carbon); and Green Buildings. Low-Carbon Fuels. Background. —Draft Scoping Plan Update.

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SLCPs include black carbon (soot), methane and hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs)—the fastest-growing source of GHG emissions in California and globally—which are used as refrigerants, aerosol propellants and insulation. Black carbon. CARB began publicly evaluating controls for SLCPs with the first AB 32 Scoping Plan in 2008.

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Fast forward to 2008 and Wallace started taking advantage of the internet’s ability to reach vast amounts of people simultaneously. In 2014, the day was expanded to a whole week and National Drive Electric Week was born. Wallace came up with the idea to give the earth one day free from fossil fuel emissions. They’re safer.

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liter TSI Twincharger (2014-2006) by 69 points, have already rolled off the production line at the Française de Mécanique plant in Douvrin, France. A diamond-like carbon (DLC) coating was used on the piston pins, rings and push rods to reduce friction. PSA Peugeot Citroën’s new 1.2-liter liter to 1.4-liter liter and 1.2-liter

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The new initiative—UKH2Mobility—will evaluate the potential for hydrogen as a fuel for Ultra Low Carbon Vehicles in the UK before developing an action plan for an anticipated roll-out to consumers in 2014/15. All of the partners have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to agree to share their knowledge and expertise.

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NextSTEPS is a four-year (2011-2014) multidisciplinary research consortium, part of the Institute of Transportation Studies University of California, Davis. Joan Ogden, Christopher Yang, Michael Nicholas, and Lew Fulton (2014) The Hydrogen Transition. It appears that these efforts may jumpstart the hydrogen economy at last.

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As a result of these regulations, 2025 model year vehicles will consume up to 50% less fuel than 2008 vehicles leading to significant savings at the pump. The Notice of Intent for heavy-duty vehicles and engines would build on existing regulations for 2014-18 model years. billion and cumulative net benefits for Canadians of $4.7

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This permits, for the first time, the combination of a rear suspension and the durable, maintenance-free carbon belt drive on full-suspension eBikes, resulting in excellent propulsion and handling characteristics. The founders are Michael Hecken, Karlheinz Nicolai and Benjamin Börries.

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CACs include NO x ; particulate matter (PM); hydrocarbons (HC), carbon monoxide (CO); and sulfur oxides (SO x ). These regulations were updated in 2008. 2012–2014. 2011–2014. The emission standards set out in these proposed regulations will also align with those of the United States. 1973–1992. 1993–2004. 2005–2011.

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More than two million automobiles and light trucks built in model years 2010 to 2014 will be equipped with Tenneco’s emission control technology. Tenneco’s diesel oxidation catalysts can reduce up to 90% of hydrocarbon and carbon monoxide emissions and its diesel particulate filters can reduce particulate matter emissions by up to 95 percent.

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Global Bioenergies, founded in 2008, has developed a synthetic isobutene pathway that, when implanted in a micro-organism, enables the organism to convert sugars (e.g., Earlier post.). from starch and biomass) via fermentation into gaseous isobutene via a several-stage enzymatic process. Earlier post.). Ng, and Garry L.

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Contingent on fuel economy rules, currency exchange rates, incentives for US production (or the lack thereof ), and automakers’ and technology suppliers’ production location decisions, the United States could gain fewer than 20,000 jobs from 2008 to 2014, or nearly 54,000.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2009

TEC will be one of the first commercial-scale, coal gasification plants with carbon capture and storage (CCS) capability in the US. . TEC’s integrated gasification combined-cycle (IGCC) technology also will capture and provide storage for at least 50% of the carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) that would otherwise enter the atmosphere.

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New passenger cars sold within the country in 2008 ran an average of 11.47 That number will increase to 60 percent in 2013 and 80 percent in 2014. Some automakers have a competitive edge in fuel economy while others have better carbon dioxide reduction technology. kilometers per liter of fuel (27 mpg US, 8.7 Earlier post.).

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Total US greenhouse emissions were 6,673 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent in 2013, an increase of 2% (127.9 EEEPA put CO 2 emissions from ethanol for 2014 at 73.4 Starting in 2005, the rate of VMT growth slowed considerably (and declined rapidly in 2008) while average new vehicle fuel economy began to increase.

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The cap-and-trade program also works in concert with other measures, such as standards for cleaner vehicles, low-carbon fuels, renewable electricity and energy efficiency, and complements and supports California’s existing efforts to reduce smog-forming and toxic air pollutants. Click to enlarge. Proposed Regulation to Implement.

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Mixotrophic systems are also eligible; however, only renewable biomass‐derived sugars such as lignocellulosic sugars or carbon‐ containing waste effluent may be utilized and are considered allowable within this FOA. Micro and macro‐alga, as well as cyanobacteria are allowed. Food‐ and grain‐based sugars are not allowed.

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