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AUGUST 10, 2018

The federal Clean Air Act and associated environmental regulations have driven steep declines in air pollution emissions over the past several decades, even as US manufacturers increased production, according to a study by two University of California, Berkeley, economists. —Joseph Shapiro, co-author. Manufacturing Declining?

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NOVEMBER 21, 2019

BTG previously adopted a similar strategy for the production of pyrolysis oil in 2008, when it established a new company called BTG-BTL. The technology for producing oil via pyrolysis from plant-based residual waste streams such as wood residues and roadside grass was developed 30 years ago at the University of Twente.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

Rice University President David Leebron and Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) in Edmonton, Alberta outlining a research collaboration between nanoAlberta , part of Alberta Advanced Education and Technology, and Rice’s Richard E. Smalley Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

Specialty chemical producer Rhodia, the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS), the Ecole Normale Superieure of Lyon (ENSL) and the East China Normal University (ECNU) of Shanghai recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen their scientific collaboration focused on green chemistry.

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MAY 7, 2019

Based on scientific research initially performed in Professor George Huber's laboratory at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, the process has subsequently been developed by Anellotech. Cellulosic ethanol or hydrogen can be made from Bio-TCat’s carbon monoxide co-product by using third-party technology.

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OCTOBER 22, 2014

In the three years since the new CAFE standard for fuel economy has been in effect, automakers have surpassed it each year, improving new-vehicle fuel economy by about a mile per gallon annually, according to an analysis by Brandon Schoettle and Dr. Michael Sivak of the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI).

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JUNE 8, 2018

Scientists from Emory University, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the California Air Resources Board teamed to analyze satellite data to determine the 15-year trend of PM 2.5 LA=Los Angeles basin, CV=Central Valley, OC=Organic Carbon, EC=Elemental Carbon. pollution in the state. to predict PM 2.5 Click to enlarge.

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MARCH 22, 2010

Since 2005, when major greenhouse-gas emitters among the Kyoto signatories were issued caps on their emissions and permitted to buy credits to meet those caps, there has been more than $300 billion worth of carbon transactions. The approval process for carbon offsets has two goals. THE APPROVAL PROCESS.

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JULY 6, 2020

In practical terms, this high GWP means that 1 t of SF 6 released to the atmosphere is equivalent to the release of 23,500t of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ). Peter Simmonds at the University of Bristol, UK, and his colleagues calculated annual emissions of SF 6 between 1978 and 2018. —Simmonds et al. —Simmonds et al.

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AUGUST 24, 2009

Canadian government programs that offer rebates to hybrid vehicle buyers are failing to produce environmental benefits commensurate with the cost, according to a study by researchers at the University of British Columbia (UBC). The reductions in carbon emissions are therefore not great. for every liter (US$1.50/gallon)

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FEBRUARY 20, 2009

Professor Eckhard Boles at the Goethe-University Frankfurt, Germany and his colleagues have genetically modified the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae to express a newly identified enzyme to enable the fermentation of xylose (a 5-carbon sugar) as well 6-carbon sugars (e.g., cerevisiae. cerevisiae. Earlier post.) 02522-08.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

And Parker, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Southern California has delivered. At the time, her father was a professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. But by the time she started there, he had left to join the University of Massachusetts in Amherst. in Charlotte.

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JULY 7, 2013

Results from a new study by researchers from the Universities of Bristol and Cambridge in the UK has suggest that the social cost of carbon dioxide is higher in a low economic growth world. The results imply that the European carbon price is currently around $100 too low.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2010

Global carbon dioxide emissions show no sign of abating and may reach record levels in 2010, according to a study led by the University of Exeter (UK). The study, which also involved the University of East Anglia (UK) and other global institutions, is part of the annual carbon budget update by the Global Carbon Project.

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MAY 18, 2009

In testimony for the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) public hearing ( earlier post ) on the proposed endangerment finding for greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act ( earlier post ), Stanford Professor Mark Jacobson urged the EPA to include black carbon in the finding. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). Mark Jacobson.

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MAY 8, 2010

Researchers at the Naoi Laboratory at the Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology have used an in situ sol-gel process induced by ultra-centrifugal mechanical agitation to add an active material inside carbon for use as electrode materials in lithium-ion batteries to improve performance. Resources. Ishimoto, and K.

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APRIL 2, 2013

Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Aquion’s proprietary aqueous hybrid ion chemistry is based on the research of Carnegie Mellon University Professor Jay Whitacre.

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MARCH 26, 2021

It acts as a resource for those interested in CARB’s research priorities for the 2021-2024 fiscal years, informing sister agencies, universities and communities of the agency’s priorities. Reducing emissions in communities heavily burdened by pollution and environmental stressors. —CARB Research Division Chief Elizabeth Scheehle.

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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. 2018) “China’s “exported carbon” peak: Patterns, drivers, and implications.” Coffman, D.’.

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JANUARY 6, 2010

The bill mandated ambitious production targets of 9 billion gallons of biofuels a year in 2008, rising to 36 billion gallons a year by 2022. Based on the latest available US Government Accountability Office data (2008) the US government spent $4 billion in subsidies to replace about 2% of the US gasoline supply.

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JANUARY 11, 2017

Liquid Light has developed proprietary process technology to make major chemicals from low-cost, globally-abundant carbon dioxide. Spun out from Princeton University in 2008, Liquid Light has invested more than US$35 million on low-energy electrochemistry technologies to convert CO 2 to major chemicals.

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JUNE 24, 2009

Eight new low carbon vehicle projects will receive a share of £25 million (US$41 million) of funding from the UK’s Technology Strategy Board Low Carbon Vehicle Demonstrator to run ‘real-life’ trials. Low Carbon doesn’t mean low performance. A new hydrogen station is planned for Coventry University. The winning consortia.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2013

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded nearly $10 million to a consortium of academic, industry and government organizations led by Colorado State University (CSU) and their partners to research using insect-killed trees in the Rockies as a sustainable feedstock for bioenergy.

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MAY 26, 2015

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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OCTOBER 27, 2009

UK-based Axon Automotive, a spin-off from Cranfield University, previewed a pre-production plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) version of its lightweight city car at the Milton Keynes Science Festival. The Axon gasoline-powered city car uses existing engine technology and carbon fibre material advances to offer 100 mpg UK (83.3

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MARCH 14, 2017

In 2007, with support from Carnegie Mellon University, Dr. Jay Whitacre began researching low-cost electrochemical approaches to bulk energy storage. In 2008 he produced the first functioning Aqueous Hybrid Ion (AHI) battery. Supported by VC funding, Aquion spun out of CMU in 2009. Pleasant, PA in 2012. Shanbhag, S., Mohamed, A.,

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FEBRUARY 11, 2016

RC5754 maximizes the value of automotive aluminum by offering the same performance of the standard 5754 alloy and the additional benefits of: Reduction in carbon emissions across the value chain: Recycling aluminum requires 95% less energy and produces 95% fewer greenhouse gas emissions than primary aluminum production.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2010

The original $130-million construction and commissioning of the plant was completed in November 2008 by Cilion, Inc. The CEPIP is designed to provide price assurance for low-carbon intensity California ethanol producers. The CEPIP is designed to provide price assurance for low-carbon intensity California ethanol producers.

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OCTOBER 3, 2013

Average monthly and model year fleet-wide achieved CAFE performance levels (light purple) versus NHTSA projected achieved CAFE levels (blue) for model years 2008 through 2016. Additionally, they found, achieved CAFE performance has consistently increased annually from model year 2008 through model year 2013. Schoettle and Sivak 2013.

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MAY 27, 2011

A 2008 paper by a team at the University of Michigan. Even with conventional vehicles, a 28 watt LED system emits only 196 grams of carbon dioxide per 100 kilometers compared to 768 grams of carbon dioxide per 100 kilometers from conventional 110 watt H7 halogen bulbs. The JFL2S draws 14 watts of power. Schoettle, B.,

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MAY 27, 2009

Shown is an example of graphite from Maire (2008). Researchers from General Motors R&D Center and the University of Michigan are developing a method for the direct in situ measurement of lithium ion (Li + ) transport rates in a functioning Li-ion cell. Here I just sort of sliced open some carbon stuff. Click to enlarge.

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APRIL 22, 2016

The workshop will be followed by an invitation-only event where further panel discussions will occur at the University of California, Davis. The ARB concurred with this possibility through independent illustrative scenarios developed for the Low Carbon Fuel Standard. Background.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2009

Unusually high temperatures in the Arctic and heavy rains in the tropics likely drove a global increase in atmospheric methane in 2007 and 2008 after a decade of near-zero growth, according to a new study. Methane is the second most abundant greenhouse gas after carbon dioxide, albeit a distant second. Earlier post.) Masarie, P.

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MARCH 29, 2024

In 2008, Woskov began intensively studying whether the approach could be an affordable improvement on mechanical drilling. Quaise Energy has developed a prototype portable gyrotron, which they plan to be conducting field tests with later this year.

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JULY 29, 2018

Considering electrification, autonomy and sharing (the “Three Revolutions”), a team from Boston University and the University of California, Berkeley projects that electricity use from light duty vehicle (LDV) transport will likely be in the 570–1140?TWh TWh range—13–26%—respectively, of total electricity demand in 2050.

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JANUARY 20, 2024

The shipping industry has been trying to cut its carbon emissions for years, and with little to show for it. Nearly all of the world’s ship fleet still runs on diesel fuel, with about a quarter of new ships on order being built to run on somewhat lower-carbon alternatives like liquefied natural gas, methanol, or hybrid propulsion.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2021

He earned a bachelor's degree in biology in 2007 from Loyola University in Chicago. He went on to earn a master's degree in computer science in 2008, also from Loyola. Two years later he was accepted into the Medical Scholars Program at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. MAKING PROSTHETIC LIMBS ACCESSIBLE.

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