article thumbnail

Porsche, Siemens Energy and partners advance climate-neutral eFuels development; Haru Oni pilot in Chile

Green Car Congress

Porsche, Siemens Energy and partners are developing and implementing a pilot project—the “Haru Oni” project—in Chile that is expected to yield the world’s first integrated, commercial, industrial-scale plant for making synthetic climate-neutral fuels (eFuels). Electrolyzers will use wind power to produce green hydrogen.

Chile 221
article thumbnail

UPS to use biomethane for Memphis and Jackson alternative fuel fleet

Green Car Congress

Atmos will secure landfill gas and provide it to MLGW for conversion to LNG, which will be delivered to the UPS facility by tractor-trailer. The deal is part of an initiative announced earlier this year by UPS to significantly expand its use of renewable natural gas in UPS’s alternative fuel and advanced technology fleet.

Memphis 150
article thumbnail

Research consortium investigating use of DME blends in diesels with minimal retrofitting

Green Car Congress

A research consortium led by Ford Research and Innovation Center Aachen is currently investigating the technical conditions under which diesel vehicles can run on dimethyl ether (DME) as an alternative fuel.

Diesel 367
article thumbnail

RAND study concludes use of alternative fuels by US military would convey no direct military benefit; recommends energy efficiency instead

Green Car Congress

Any benefits from investment in alternative fuels by the US Department of Defense will accrue to the nation as a whole rather than to mission-specific needs of the military, the researchers concluded. From the perspective of technical viability, a number of alternative fuels can meet this requirement.

article thumbnail

UC Davis buys 6 NFI electric Xcelsior CHARGE buses using California state contract

Green Car Congress

Unitrans has pursued alternative fuels for nearly a decade, a strategy accelerated by the California Air Resources Board’s adoption of the Innovative Clean Transit regulation in 2018, which mandates the state’s public transit agencies to transition to 100% zero-emission bus fleets by 2040.

Davis 218
article thumbnail

United and Oxy collaborate with syn-bio company Cemvita to produce SAF from CO2 using microbes

Green Car Congress

Cemvita Factory uses synthetic biology to produce microbes that turn carbon dioxide into chemicals and alternative fuels, including sustainable aviation fuel. United and OLCV have previously worked together on new approaches to combat climate change.

CO2 259
article thumbnail

Hydrogen Opposed Piston Engine Working Group formed

Green Car Congress

Achates Power is backed by the Oil and Gas Climate Investments and other investors. The core business is the production of renewable fuels and clean, efficient energy conversion technologies. Aramco Americas. ID-Technologies, Fribourg, Switzerland. Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India.

Hydrogen 353