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BASF is launching the pilot platform reciChain in the province of British Columbia (BC), Canada, as a response to plastic waste. million tons of plastic waste in 2016. According to a report produced by Deloitte for Environment and Climate Change Canada , Canada disposed of nearly 3.3 —Marcelo Lu, President, BASF Canada.

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The company also announced plans to reduce usage another 25% on a per-vehicle basis by 2016. Other successful initiatives—highlighted in Ford’s 13th annual Sustainability Report—include reductions in water use, waste-to-landfill and CO 2 emissions as well as improvements in vehicle fuel economy and safety.

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Fuel cell system manufacturer Plug Power Inc. and HyGear , supplier of cost-effective industrial gases, are partnering to supply HyGear’s Hy.GEN hydrogen generation technology to Plug Power fuel cell customers globally. Hy.GEN systems allow the option to use biogas for a “green” hydrogen solution.

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the largest heavy-duty transit bus and motor coach manufacturer and parts distributor in North America, is adding the 2016 Cummins Westport ISL G Near Zero engine ( earlier post ) to its Xcelsior bus family. RNG is a pipeline-quality gas that's fully interchangeable with conventional natural gas, yet can be produced by reusing waste products.

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in 2016; (b) Changes in concentrations between 2010 and 2016. Major sources of fine particulate matter air pollution include the inefficient use of energy by households, industry, the agriculture and transport sectors, and coal-fired power plants. a)Map of global PM 2.5 Units for both are ?g/m

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FEBRUARY 5, 2018

The US Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory and the sustainable energy NGO Energy Vision released two case studies assessing the results of projects that were among the first to produce Renewable Compressed Natural Gas (R-CNG) vehicle fuel by using anaerobic digesters to capture the biogases from decomposing organic waste.

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Coal-fired power generation fell by a record 18% year-on-year to its lowest level since 1975. An increase in natural gas generation offset some of the climate gains from this coal decline, but overall power sector emissions still decreased by almost 10%. All told, net US GHG emissions ended 2019 slightly higher than at the end of 2016.

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The first sale is a batch of Rio Tinto’s RenewAl high purity aluminum ( earlier post ), from the renewably powered New Zealand aluminum Smelters (NZAS), to a major Japanese motorcycle manufacturer committed to reducing carbon emissions throughout its supply chains and manufacturing process.

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This discovery could greatly improve power transistors by making power supplies much more efficient. Today, electronics manufacturers use gallium nitride for transistors in power supplies and other electronics that carry large electrical currents. Arezoomandan et al. Click to enlarge. —Bharat Jalan.

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President Barack Obama’s 2016 Budget requests $29.9 The FY 2016 DOE Budget Request represents a 9% increase ($2.5 billion, the FY 2016 Budget requests $4.8 billion, the FY 2016 Budget Request provides $5.34 billion for the US Department of Energy (DOE). billion) above the FY 2015 enacted level. Within the $10.7

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Ford Motor Company’s Oakville Assembly plant in Canada now sends no operational waste-to-landfill, an achievement that gives Ford Motor Company the distinction of becoming landfill-free at all its manufacturing facilities in Canada. A total of 21 Ford facilities around the globe maintain zero waste-to-landfill status.

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2016 Nissan Titan XD Cummins 5.0L Nissan’s new 2016 Titan XD full-size pickup, which made its debut at the 2015 North American International Auto Show, was also the platform for the debut of the first vehicle installation of the all-new Cummins 5.0L inch rear ventilated discs front and rear with hydraulic power assist.

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emissions increase in 2017 from 2016. in 2017 from 2016. Power generation continues to drive emission reductions in the trading system. In 2017, emissions covered by the Effort Sharing Decision (ESD) (including transport, buildings, agriculture and waste) increased for the third year in a row.

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Further research has led to new possibilities for this engine leading to new prospects for multi-fuel combustion including the combustion of waste gas. In 2016, Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding completed the first ME-GIE ethane-operated two-stroke diesel engine. The engine can be delivered in the power range 5-90 MW.

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JULY 29, 2020

Therefore, electronic devices are extremely wasteful—they either have to transmit and receive on different frequencies (using twice the spectrum they should) or transmit and receive at different times (using twice the time that they should).

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Mercedes-Benz Trucks was the world’s first manufacturer to present a heavy-duty electric truck at the IAA Commercial Vehicles Show in 2016. The eEconic is mainly used as a waste-collection vehicle in urban waste-management. The Mercedes-Benz eActros and eEconic. Series production is scheduled to start in 2022.

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European Energy is a global renewable energy company and project developer (wind, solar and Power to X). Green Technology Bank (GTB) was established in 2016 by the Chinese government with the priority task to fulfill the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The feedstock for the bio-methanol will be agricultural residues.

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With its previously-unannounced Series A financing led by Capricorn in 2016, this brings the company’s total funding to more than $130 million. People waste billions of hours sitting on roads worldwide each year. Earlier post.).

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Synhelion was founded in 2016 at ETH Zurich and is working on bringing solar fuels to the market. Climeworks direct air capture machines are powered solely by renewable energy or energy-from-waste. The focus is on sustainable fuels based on residual materials, woody biomass and renewable electrical energy (Power-to-Liquid).

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By the end of 2016, the company had already improved its five major environmental indicators (energy and water consumption, as well as the generation of waste, volatile compounds and CO 2 ) by 33.6%. less waste and 16.2% SEAT has successfully lowered its CO 2 emissions by 66.2% In addition, the company has generated 41.4%

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Warren Transmission builds front-wheel drive transmissions for a variety of GM’s most-popular cars, crossovers and SUVs, as well as the drive unit for the new 2016 Chevrolet Volt. The facility is also landfill-free, meaning it reuses, recycles or converts to energy all waste from daily operations. percent in just two years.

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ExxonMobil signed an agreement with REG in January 2016 to study the production of biodiesel through fermentation of renewable cellulosic sugars from sources such as agricultural waste. In 2016, ExxonMobil announced its partnership with Connecticut-based FuelCell Energy, Inc.

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This includes a new set of targets to reduce net carbon intensity: 6-8% by 2023, 20% by 2030, 45% by 2035 and 100% by 2050, using a baseline of 2016; Expects that its total carbon emissions peaked in 2018 at 1.7 Renewables and Energy Solutions pillar: Integrated Power. It aims to be a leading provider of clean Power-as-a-Service.

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V8 Turbo Diesel which makes its debut in the upcoming 2016 Nissan Titan XD full-size pickup truck ( earlier post) features a unique Cummins M² Two-Stage Turbocharger and is configured to work well at both low and high engine speeds. The Cummins 5.0L

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Nissan continues to work toward achieving its environmental targets set forth in the company's action plan, Nissan Green Program 2016 (NGP2016), through a number of innovative sustainability initiatives in following key areas: Minimizing corporate carbon footprint. Electric vehicle penetration.

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The system is powered by an innovative, liquid nitrogen Dearman engine, which replaces the standard diesel engine. Ambient or low grade waste heat is used as an energy source with the cryogen providing both the working fluid and heat sink. Earlier post.) We are another step closer to achieving that goal.

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One of the possible applications of the material is in automobiles to utilize waste heat emitted from engines, the research team suggested. Thermoelectric energy conversion through the Seebeck effect is a clean and environmentally compatible power-generation technology. 2016.08.227.

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The biogas is used for renewable heat and electricity to power the conversion process of the lipids to renewable diesel. The protein-rich residue left after lipid extraction is converted to biogas by anaerobic digestion (AD); this biogas was used for co-generation of heat and power on-site. 2016) Click to enlarge.

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On 29 September 2016, the HY4 aircraft took off on its first official flight from Stuttgart Airport. The HY4 is the world’s first four-seat passenger aircraft powered solely by a hydrogen fuel cell system. DLR researchers were responsible for developing the hydrogen fuel cell power train and installing it in the aircraft.

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Part of the airport’s ground fleet has already been powered by alternative energy sources. Nearly 80% of the company’s renewable products are based on waste and residues. The users of the fuel reported significantly less soot and smell and a slightly reduced consumption during the four months of tests preceding the final decision.

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Funding under the Bioenergy Producer Credit Program is extended for five years until 2016. The program provides incentives to develop a wide variety of bioenergy products including fuels, power and heat, which will support the Renewable Fuels Standard to be implemented in April 2011.

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As of the end of 2016, Volkswagen had achieved an average reduction of 29.2% in environmental impact: energy -23.5%; CO 2 - 28.6%; waste -58.6%; water -27.5%; and solvent emissions -7.6%. Eight international locations have taken 100% of their power requirements from renewable sources since the start of the program.

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Thermoelectric conversion technology that converts energy abandoned as waste heat back to electric power is strongly anticipated to be used for saving energy and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Conventionally, expensive platinum was used as the electrode material to extract electric power in a spin-Seebeck thermoelectric device.

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MAY 16, 2016

Fumes from nitrogen-rich fertilizers and animal waste combine in the air with combustion emissions to form solid particles, which constitute a major source of disease and death, according to the new study. Miller (2016) “Significant atmospheric aerosol pollution caused by world food cultivation,” Geophys. Tsigaridis, and R.

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With such a device, he thought, people could enjoy a long shower without wasting water. You’d waste more water than you saved. Oasense’s team has been granted several patents related to their device, the first filed by Schneider in 2016. But turning the water on and off manually didn’t make sense in our house,” Schneider said.

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GOL plans to use sustainable biojet fuel on 200 flights during the major sporting event in Brazil in 2014 and to incorporate biofuel into 20% of its flights during the major sporting event taking place in Rio de Janeiro in 2016.

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The 2016 Chevrolet Volt with an electric range of 53 miles [ 2 ] is the first commercial car that almost qualifies as a PHEVLER. 15 ] Electric power grids are designed with capacity to serve the highest power peaks demanded (e.g. 5 ] Increasing numbers of drivers can get PEV charging at their workplace. [

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