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FEBRUARY 4, 2015

Alstom will supply two H3 hybrid shunting locomotives for Audi’s freight transport. The locomotives will be delivered at the end of 2015 and the end of 2016. The three-axle H3 hybrid locomotive consumes up to 50% less fuel than conventional shunting locomotives and cuts pollutant emissions by up to 70%.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2014

A Sandia National Laboratories project team, including a number of industry partners, is designing and building a cold-ironing fuel cell system that will be deployed in the Port of Honolulu in 2015. Ports have been a major source of water and air pollution in the US, but remained relatively unregulated until recent years.

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MAY 31, 2019

The study found that chronic exposure to ozone was associated with a progression of thickening of the main artery that supplies blood to the head and neck. While the study finds an association between air pollution and atherosclerosis, researchers aren’t clear on why. —Meng Wang. —Meng Wang. Meng Wang, Paul D.

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MARCH 25, 2015

XALT Energy (originally founded in 2009 as Dow-Kokam, LLC), a leading developer and manufacturer of lithium-ion batteries, signed a global exclusive agreement with Hybrid Kinetic Group (HK Group) of China for the supply of its Lithium Titanate (LTO) batteries from its manufacturing facilities in Midland, Michigan for all-electric buses in China.

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JANUARY 12, 2013

In February 2012, the China State Council approved its first national ambient air quality standard for PM 2.5 , which will come into effect by the end of 2015. 2020),” which plans to achieve accumulated sales of 500,000 new-energy vehicles (including hybrids and EVs) by 2015, and 5 million by 2020. Earlier post.]

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JANUARY 29, 2020

A schematic diagram demonstrating the combination of a hydrogen extraction system and a PEMFC for power supply. In 2015, Zhang et al. This reaction meets the requirement of hydrogen supply to fuel cells, namely, stability, high purity, and high efficiency. Credit: Jing Liu. —Jing Liu.

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JULY 16, 2015

With the current supply of PEVs in Canada (7 models), the future PEV new market share is not likely to exceed 4—5% by 2030, according to the report; increasing supply (to 56 models) could increase market share to over 20% by 2030. Impact of constraints on PEV sales in British Columbia, 2020. Source: “Electrifying Vehicles”. Langman, J.

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OCTOBER 20, 2017

Overall, the study found that maritime fuel consumption increased from 291 to 298 million tonnes (+2.4%) from 2013 to 2015, compared to a 7% increase in shipping transport work. Share of CO 2 emissions by ship class (left) and flag state (right), 2013–2015. These flags account for 66% of the global shipping fleet’s deadweight tonnage.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2021

These initiatives are further steps toward achieving the Toyota Environmental Challenge 2050, introduced in 2015. Toyota’s progress on Challenge 2050 in North America is measured across four key areas: reducing carbon emissions, conserving water, fostering a sustainable supply chain including waste reduction, and protecting biodiversity.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2016

The project uses a 25,000-liter photobioreactor within a pilot-scale algal biorefinery to recycle carbon dioxide and other airborne industrial pollutants into algal biomass that can be further converted into sustainable products, including renewable biofuels and biomaterials.

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JULY 1, 2019

The report shows how thes massive changes on the horizon caused by automation, connectivity, decarbonization and sharing, represent an opportunity to move towards a transport system that is more efficient, safer, less polluting and more accessible than the current one centered on private car ownership.

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MAY 12, 2017

Charging is expected to be carried out when there is surplus electricity supply on the grid, while discharging is expected to be carried out when there is surplus electricity demand on the grid. Participants should be based in France and own a Peugeot or Citroën electric vehicle produced from January 2015 onwards.

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MAY 15, 2017

Ryder System, a leader in commercial fleet management, dedicated transportation, and supply chain solutions, has begun to offer 100% renewable diesel (RD) fuel at its San Francisco fueling facility. Cities must work with the private sector to reduce carbon pollution by transforming the energy we use to move people and goods.

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OCTOBER 5, 2013

The Minnesota Departments of Agriculture, Commerce and the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency announced the move to a B10 biodiesel mandate for the state for warm-weather months (April-October) in a letter published in the Minnesota State Register. State legislation ( Minnesota Statutes § 239.77, Subd.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2017

Total, the world’s fourth-ranked international oil and gas company, and CMA CGM, a leading worldwide shipping group, have signed a three-year memorandum of understanding to supply a range of multifuel solutions. In 2015, they carried 18 million TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units). Fuel oil with a sulfur content of 3.5%

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MARCH 20, 2017

In REmap—IRENA’s global roadmap for the transition—energy demand by 2050 could be about the same as in 2015, due to significant energy efficiency improvements. The supply mix however, would change substantially, with the share of renewables in total primary energy supply reaching two thirds by 2050. trillion in 2015.

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JANUARY 9, 2017

Sales of plug-in vehicles (PEVs) in China—battery-electric and plug-in hybrid—suddenly soared 343% in 2015 to about 331,000 units—more than 3 times the number sold in the US that year. The scale of subsidies in 2015 in China was massive: The central government provided a much as US$8.4 —Wang et al.

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AUGUST 2, 2017

With respect to the emissions updates, the OEMs must also provide proof that the changes do not negatively impact any other parameters relevant for type approval—such as pollutant and CO 2 emissions, fuel consumption, noise and engine power. Excessively high pollution affects air quality in many German cities.

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APRIL 16, 2015

Ballard Power Systems will supply next-generation FCvelocity-HD7 fuel cell power modules for 8 buses to be deployed in a number of Chinese cities to a Chinese manufacturer. Ballard expects to ship all of the modules in 2015.

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JANUARY 4, 2023

Gore worked at Tesla for approximately 6 years and 11 months, from September 2015 to July 2022. Landmark investments up and down the supply chain will make EVs more accessible for American families and create thousands of jobs throughout the country. Gore will be taking over ZETA’s Executive Director position from Joe Britton.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2015

The Volkswagen Group of America (VW) submitted a recall plan to the California Air Resources Board (ARB) on Friday, responding to the violations described in ARB’s 18 September 2015 letter to VW concerning illegal defeat devices in 2-liter diesel-powered vehicles, model years 2009-2015. Earlier post.).

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NOVEMBER 12, 2014

The demo cars, which are fitted with secure NXP communications technology, will showcase the benefits of smarter traffic control including improved road safety and reduced pollution. Honda: supplying the cars for the tour. Cohda Wireless: supplying the application software.

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OCTOBER 21, 2017

Other main findings include: In 2016, China, US, EU28, India, Russia and Japan, the world’s largest emitters in decreasing order of CO 2 emissions, accounted for 51% of the population, 65% of global Gross Domestic Product, 67% of the total primary energy supply and emitted 68% of total global CO 2 and circa 65% of total global GHGs.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2013

To apply for a share of the £75 million APC fund, bidders must form a group which includes at least one vehicle manufacturer, an SME and at least one supply chain company. It is planned that in 2015, an initial batch of 20 pods will be driver-operated and will run on lanes separated from pedestrians. —Secretary Cable.

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AUGUST 25, 2017

(In fact, we have been highlighting this threat to the energy industry in articles since 2015, for example here , here , here and here.) shale) oilfield development projects can easily require 5 to 8 years to be completed, all this means that the seeds for a supply crunch in the period 2020 – 2022 are currently being sowed.

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JUNE 14, 2016

Appelgate was able to take advantage of a newly-established reliable supply chain for another type of biodiesel, a hydrogenation-derived renewable diesel (HDRD) —purchased from Neste Oil Corporation: NEXBTL Renewable Diesel. R/V Robert Gordon Sproul is once again running on diesel as its biofuel supply ran out in December 2015.

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APRIL 4, 2011

The spending in the 12th Five Year Plan for the period 2011 through 2015 represents 60% of the investment capital allocated for the decade. It is also stated that pilot cap-and-trade systems for carbon and other criteria pollutants will be undertaken. hectares and high-speed rail is targeted to expand by 47,000 km between now and 2015.

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OCTOBER 28, 2022

In 2015, Volkswagen was accused of deliberately installing exhaust cheating software that only turned on in laboratory conditions, and its products produced 40 times the emissions under real driving conditions than laboratory conditions. billion US dollars, or about 16.4 billion yuan, making it a new energy unicorn.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2011

A new study sponsored by Indiana University concludes that President Obama’s vision of one million plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) on US roads by 2015 will require concentrated efforts action from all stakeholders— the auto industry, federal government, the scientific community, and consumers—to be realized.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2018

That’s a 43% reduction in carbon emissions per gallon of milk, a selling point that helped the company negotiate an exclusive supply agreement with the national grocery chain Kroger. Renewable natural gas production for transportation totaled 151 million gasoline gallon equivalents in 2017, up from 125M GGEs in 2016 and 90M GGEs in 2015.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2024

As the second-most populous country in the world and one of the largest consumers of fossil fuels, India is making significant strides in adopting electric vehicles (EVs) as a solution to combat climate change and reduce air pollution. Moreover, electric autos contribute to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2015

The purchase of the truck advances Toyota’s own environmental endeavors and efforts in its support of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) SmartWay program, the public-private initiative to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution created by freight transportation in corporate supply chains.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

For the next 10 years, modern batteries that are powering the 4 th industrial revolution represent the greatest prospect for reducing atmospheric pollution from many of our most energy intensive economic activities. Reducing the world’s carbon footprint is the defining challenge of the 21 st century.

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MAY 26, 2016

million grant from the California Air Resources Board (CARB) for reducing greenhouse gases and other pollutants. Pasha’s terminal is adjacent to Wilmington, a community recognized by the state as disproportionately impacted by industrial pollution. million project is funded in part by a $14.5-million Components include a 1.03

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OCTOBER 6, 2016

Italy is the leading European market for natural gas consumption for vehicles, with more than 1 billion cubic meters consumed in 2015 and about 1 million vehicles currently in circulation. As of today, the natural gas road transport sector already has an annual turnover of €1.7 billion (US$1.9 billion) and employs 20,000 people.

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JUNE 28, 2019

Establishment of modeling and analysis methods to characterize economic value and environmental performance across the supply chain. Farrell served as Co-Optima project leader from its early planning stages and 2015 launch through December 2018. —NREL Vehicle Technologies Program Manager John Farrell.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

As with the earlier assessment, this study consists of two separate, but related, analyses: greenhouse gas emissions from 2015-2050, and air quality impacts in 2030. In the Lower GHG scenario, in 2050, total emissions for the electricity and transportation sectors could be reduced by 2610 million metric tons relative to 2015 levels.

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