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Osaka Gas launches pilot project in Thailand to supply vehicle natural gas fuel from biogas

Green Car Congress

Osaka Gas has been engaged in developing biogas refining technology since 2012 in a quest to utilize unused biogas, promote energy preservation, and help protect the environment. These include palm residue, the remnants of sugarcane crushed to extract juice, and food factory wastewater.

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Ford, Jose Cuervo team up to make car parts with bioplastic reinforced with blue agave fibers

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Success in developing a sustainable composite could reduce vehicle weight and lower energy consumption, while paring the use of petrochemicals and the impact of vehicle production on the environment. Once harvested, the heart of the plant is roasted, before grinding and extracting its juices for distillation. 13 mm wide.

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Lessons from a year with solar power

EV Info

Help with reducing our carbon footprint. Then as the sun sets in the West, hopefully the battery pack would have enough juice to power the house for the rest of the evening. . It was one year ago that we decided to add solar panels to our roof. The main reasons were: Reduce our monthly electricity.

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World Earth Day & The Green Reset

My Energi

It’s no secret that our modern lifestyles put significant pressure on the environment. That’s why we’re launching #TheGreenReset – a national initiative challenging householders worldwide to swap their wasteful ways for environmentally friendly alternatives. Reduce food miles & minimise waste. Upcycle and recycling projects.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Cleantech Blog Cleantechblog.com, the premier cleantech site for commentary on news and technology relating to clean tech, greentech, energy, climate change and carbon, and the environment. Cleantech Crunched Top 10 Low Carbon Footprint Cars (and one SUV) for. Tree Planting as Carbon Offsets – Does Latitude Ma.

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Greenlings: Benefits of charging stations vs. battery swaps vs. home charging

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

There are likely many benefits to home charging that ought to make this the most popular option and here well cover the three "c"s: convenience, cost, and carbon-control. So much more convenient than having to take time out of my day and go out of my way (wasting more energy) to get a charge elsewhere or do battery swaps.

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Perspective: Why Carbon Emissions Should Not Have Been the Focus of the UN Climate Change Summit and Why the 15th Conference of the Parties Should Have Focused on Technology Transfer

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The Earth continues to experience record-breaking temperatures caused by increased atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) and other greenhouse gases (GHGs). WHY A REDUCTION IN CARBON EMISSIONS SHOULD NOT BE THE FOCUS. Do we really want to be remembered as the generation that wasted another decade?