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American Honda installs 1MW Bloom Energy solid oxide fuel cell system at Torrance campus

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American Honda Motor Co., The fuel cell system comprises five energy servers each producing 200 kW of power, and will provide 25% of Honda’s electricity needs for its 1.13 Over a project life of ten years, the system will reduce Honda’s carbon dioxide emissions by approximately 16 million pounds.

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Hydrogen Council study: hydrogen could contribute to 20% of CO2 emissions reduction targets by 2050

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The world in the 21st century must transition to widespread low carbon energy use. Hydrogen is an indispensable resource to achieve this transition because it can be used to store and transport wind, solar and other renewable electricity to power transportation and many other things. The world already invests more than US$1.7

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List of The Best 10 Alternative Fuels for Cars that Could Replace Gasoline

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Global warming due to the emission of gases (Nitrogen Dioxide, Carbon Dioxide, Carbon Monoxide, etc.) Kg of Carbon dioxide when it burnt. Kg of Carbon dioxide!! Unlike petroleum fuels, biodiesel is more environmentally friendly and helps reduce carbon emissions. Is electricity fuel? It is not a low value.

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EPA trends report sees record levels of average new vehicle fuel economy and CO2 emissions for MY 2012; role of new gasoline vehicle technologies

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Technological innovation is a major driving force behind the recent improvements in CO 2 emissions and fuel economy, and the majority of the carbon and oil savings from current vehicles is due to new gasoline vehicle technologies. Honda had the biggest fuel economy improvement from MY 2011 to MY 2012, of 2.5

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EEA data show most automakers must reduce emissions to meet European 2015 CO2 regulations

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While most car manufacturers have already met their individual 2012 CO 2 targets for Europe, several carmakers need to make their fleets even more carbon-efficient to meet the 2012 target, according to updated data published by the European Environment Agency (EEA). Source: EEA. Click to enlarge. Road transport is responsible for 17.5%

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Hyundai is going all in on hydrogen, and relying on food waste to make that happen

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Source: Hyundai Kia-owner Hyundai certainly isn’t in a big rush to go carbon neutral. The South Korean automaker is among a small group of companies embracing hydrogen fuel cell technology, with GM, Toyota, and Honda among them. The biogas is then treated to capture CO2 and produce hydrogen.

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EPA Trends on EVs and PHEVs; beginning of a “measurable and meaningful impact” on new vehicle fuel economy and emissions

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Including net upstream CO 2 emissions for vehicles operating on electricity would reduce the positive impact of alternative fuel vehicles on fleet-wide CO 2 emissions, the agency noted. mpge overall, and decreasing Nissan’s MY 2013 CO2 emissions by 7 g/mi. —EPA Trends report. Emissions Fuel Efficiency Hybrids Plug-ins'