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DECEMBER 8, 2017

The American Lung Association has been named the 2017 Clean Fuels Champion by Chicago Area Clean Cities (CACC), a nonprofit coalition dedicated to promoting clean-energy and clean-air solutions for transportation in the Chicago area impacting nearly 9 million people. US EPA’s Clean Diesel Program: Diesel emissions account for 6.3

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JUNE 1, 2017

and L9 engine platforms are compatible with 100% renewable diesel fuels meeting the EN 15940 specification (paraffinic diesel fuel from synthesis or hydrotreatment). and L9 platforms and all vintages are approved to use paraffinic diesel fuels in North America. Cummins Inc. announced that the B4.5,

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AUGUST 10, 2017

This will enable customers to drive away in a new cleaner Euro-6 BMW from under £155 (US$202) per month (plus initial rental) and MINI under £130 (US$169) per month (plus initial rental). The allowance offered will be in addition to any other government or retailer incentives that are currently in place.

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AUGUST 25, 2018

The newly released 2017 Inventory of Air Emissions shows the Port set new record lows for emissions reductions while its container volume reached an all-time high of 9.34 Source: 2017 Inventory of Air Emissions. Diesel particulate matter (DPM) remains down 87%, and sulfur oxides (SO x ) remain down 98%.

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AUGUST 22, 2017

On 1 September 2017, new emissions regulations for passenger vehicles come into force in the EU and Switzerland. These will plug the gaps in the existing legislation and will help to ensure that diesel vehicles in particular become considerably cleaner as regards their NO x emissions. At the end of 2016 around 3.1 Image: Empa.

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OCTOBER 23, 2020

The California Air Resources Board released GHG emissions data for 2018 showing that emissions remain below 1990 levels but are effectively flat compared to 2017, while the economy grew by 4.3%. million metric tons in 2017. million metric tons between 2017 and 2018, the first such decline since 2013. tons per person to 10.7

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FEBRUARY 9, 2017

Diesel-powered commuter trains may expose their passengers to elevated levels of certain black carbon and ultrafine particles, especially in the coach directly behind the locomotive, according to a new study from researchers at the University of Toronto. A paper on the study is published in the journal Atmospheric Environment.

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MARCH 22, 2018

UK-based ULEMCo—a spin-out from Revolve Technologies focused on conversions of diesel vehicles to hydrogen dual fuel operation—has collaborated with Aberdeen City Council (ACC) to deliver the first hydrogen dual fuel road sweeper. —Amanda Lyne, CEO of ULEMCo. The project represents the first such conversion of a DAF vehicle.

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APRIL 11, 2023

The suspected cause of these preventable absences is exposure to high levels of diesel exhaust fumes, which can leak into school bus cabins or enter buses through open windows. The EPA set out to hasten the transition of school bus fleets to cleaner vehicles in 2012 with its School Bus Rebate Program. The program is ongoing.

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MAY 31, 2019

billion gallons of gasoline, diesel, biodiesel and ethanol, including underreporting 403 million gallons of LCFS deficit-generating fuels. In March 2017, Tesoro notified CARB that the company had misreported fuel data from 2011 to 2016. The LCFS encourages the use of cleaner, low-carbon fuels in California.

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OCTOBER 13, 2017

The researchers used a two-dimensional direct numerical simulation (DNS) to provide a fully resolved description of ignition at diesel engine-relevant conditions. While cool flames were first observed in the early 1800s, their properties and usefulness for diesel engine design have only recently been investigated. 2016.08.043.

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DECEMBER 15, 2017

The funding will help the state cut climate-changing gases while promoting technologies that reduce harmful diesel emissions, particularly in disadvantaged and low-income communities. The majority of funding for the Fiscal Year 2017-18 plan comes from California’s cap-and-trade auction proceeds.

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JULY 8, 2019

as ongoing confusion over low emission zones and diesel, the removal of key ultra low emission vehicle incentives and an overall decline in buyer confidence affected the market. respectively, but this was not enough to offset the continuing decline of diesel, which fell for the 27 th month in a row (-20.5%). respectively.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2017

Sales of battery-electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids exceeded 287,000 units in the quarter, 63% higher than the same quarter a year ago and up 23% from Q2 2017, BNEF said. In 2017, many established carmakers from Jaguar Land Rover to Volvo Cars announced plans to bring electric versions of their vehicles to market in the next few years.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2020

2017) in the book Algal Biofuels. In other words, with removal of the algae and associated nutrients such as phosphorus, the water was much cleaner when returned to the lake. PNNL will apply its expertise in catalytic upgrading to make diesel-range renewable fuel blendstocks from the HTL biocrude. Figure from Tian et al.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

The Board also adopted a regulation governing alternative diesel fuels ( ADF ). The regulation puts in place a three-step process beginning in 2016 to create a path to bring cleaner diesel substitutes into the market. Diesel and Diesel Substitutes. Alternative Diesel Fuels. Gasoline and Gasoline Substitutes.

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MAY 8, 2018

The project’s goal is to introduce this ultra clean technology, which is 90% to 99% cleaner than existing port trucks, to the port drayage industry. The first four near-zero trucks have been successfully operating since mid-2017 and an additional four have been operating since February 2018.

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OCTOBER 1, 2015

Despite the continuing and significant reductions in the legislated limits of light-duty diesel vehicle NO x emissions under the European Euro 1 through 5 regulations of recent years, many studies have demonstrated that real-world NO x emissions appear not to have been reduced as significantly. Resources. Johnson, T.,

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AUGUST 25, 2017

In the UK, Hyundai Motor has launched a gasoline and diesel scrappage and trade-in scheme that offers up to £5,000 (US$6,416) off the price of a new model and seeks to improve air quality across the UK by making it easier and more affordable to drive a new, lower emission car. The scheme will run until the end of 2017.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2022

Euro 6 for diesel cars and vans (widely available since 2016). Compliance within the current ULEZ area is now at 94%, much higher than the 39% when ULEZ was first announced in 2017, and also higher than 85% the month before previous expansion, and compliance in outer London is already around 85%. Source: Transport for London.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2017

UK-based ULEMCo , a developer of a hydrogen-diesel dual-fuel conversion system ( earlier post ), has been awarded Government funding to trial a range of vehicles with hydrogen dual-fuel technology. The funding is worth more than £1.3 million (US$1.6 million), and will see large vans and trucks running on hydrogen dual-fuel.

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JULY 7, 2016

A more detailed consultation will take place later this year and some measures could be implemented as early as 2017. Key proposals include: Implementing a £10 Emissions Surcharge (dubbed the ‘T-charge’) on the most polluting vehicles entering central London from 2017.

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MARCH 27, 2017

LNG is considerably cleaner than other fossil fuels, and engines that run on LNG also generate less noise. Compared to diesel fuel and fuel oil, LNG is a far cleaner option, with a significantly smaller footprint: up to 15% lower CO₂ emissions, 85% less NO x , zero sulfur and particulates and far quieter engines.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

The researchers found that electricity-powered light rail trains offer the least polluted travel environment followed by personal vehicles, while commute trips by older technology diesel-powered trains experienced the highest average air pollution levels in Sacramento. These new technologies reduce particle emissions by about 90%.

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JULY 26, 2017

Among the many policy and funding details in the UK Plan for Tackling Roadside Nitrogen Dioxide Concentrations , produced by Defra and the Department for Transport is the cessation of the sale of all new conventional gasoline and diesel cars by 2040. —UK plan for tackling roadside nitrogen dioxide. billion (US$3.5 billion (US$3.5

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NOVEMBER 15, 2017

DME offers performance that is similar to diesel, making it suited for fleets that have to haul heavy loads. DME produces zero soot, zero sulfur oxides (SO x ), less NO x and also significantly reduces greenhouse gas emissions compared to diesel (especially if made from biogas). DME is a gas under ambient conditions.

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DECEMBER 12, 2017

The participants reported virtually no difference in driving experience compared to regular gasoline- or diesel-fueled cars. Compared to gasoline or diesel methanol however offers much cleaner combustion, free of soot and emits no traces of sulphur or carcinogenic compounds which are formed in the combustion of liquid fossil fuels.

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MARCH 15, 2017

diesel vehicles with defeat devices. diesel cars. liter Partial Consent Decree to be spent by California on replacing older, dirtier heavy-duty vehicles and equipment with cleaner vehicles and equipment. The first 30-month cycle runs from Q1 2017 through Q2 2019. Green City.

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APRIL 26, 2017

Our 48-volt system is making the combustion engine quieter and the air cleaner. The current decline in the diesel market for passenger cars and light commercial vehicles has a very limited impact on our business because diesel-related sales only account for less than 2 percent of sales for the whole corporation. —José A.

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JUNE 17, 2009

The Clean Sky initiative will run until 31 December 2017. budget €4.37M) Among the topics is this area is the development of a diesel piston engine for a light helicopter. This call is the first in what will be one of Europe’s biggest ever research projects, with €1.6 billion (US$2.2 billion) to be invested up to 2014. budget €4.9M).

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MAY 26, 2022

A study of a 2017 Toyota Mirai fuel cell by Argonne National Laboratory found fuel cell stack efficiency below 50% and fuel cell system efficiency dropping below 40% at high loads. The sharp drop in system efficiency is due to parasitic losses to the air compressor and other system accessories.

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JANUARY 23, 2018

IMechE says that the new Clean Air Act needs to set out ways to help the 71% of local authorities which missed their 2017 air quality targets. Even railway stations have relatively high levels of air pollution from diesel. It must also have a broad scope which addresses emissions from across all the UK’s transport modes.

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MARCH 20, 2018

SEUL is a two-year project that commenced in April 2017. We are applying new technology to make the charging process smarter and our delivery service cleaner. UPS thinks this is a world first, right in the heart of a mega-city. —Peter Harris, director of sustainability, UPS Europe. in 2016.

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DECEMBER 21, 2012

The San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Board of Directors recently voted to approve two major bus procurements: up to 350 Gillig 40-foot low-floor CNG buses and up to 165 New Flyer 60-foot low-floor articulated CNG buses through 2017. At the end of the contracts, more than 95% of MTS buses will run on cleaner compressed natural gas.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2017

Time sequence of images in a Sandia National Laboratories project that shows the extinction of light caused by a soot cloud formed during the injection of a diesel spray. Skeen (2017) “Diffuse back-illumination setup for high temporally resolved extinction imaging,” Appl. This method reduces heat loss and allows for freer airflow.

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OCTOBER 25, 2017

Bottom: The Fall 2017 version of the roadmap. The SKYACTIV-X combines the benefits of a spark-ignition gasoline engine—expansiveness at high rpms and cleaner exhaust emissions— with those of a compression-ignition diesel engine—superior initial response and fuel economy. Earlier post.). Click to enlarge.

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AUGUST 2, 2016

UPS deepened its commitment to alternative fuels in 2012, when it set the goal of reaching 1 billion miles driven with alternative fuels by the end of 2017. Adapt and tailor the solution. The best solution is not always the perfect solution. The fuels and vehicles that work in one region or one setting may not make sense in another.

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