Green Car Congress

JANUARY 17, 2011

Cheng of the Sloan Automotive Laboratory assessing the prospects for methanol as an alternative transportation fuel in the US concludes that methanol is a safe and viable transportation fuel, although it not as good as ethanol in terms of energy density and ease of handling. methanol using thermo-chemical processes.

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Transportation Fuel Coal Gasoline 257

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JANUARY 12, 2013

In regions where the share of coal-based electricity is relatively low, EVs can achieve substantial GHG reduction, the team reports in a paper in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology. According to the 12 th Five-Year Plan of the China Coal Industry (2011?2015)

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Coal Pollution China Gas 231

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OCTOBER 5, 2018

All large-scale energy systems have environmental impacts, and the ability to compare the impacts of renewable energy sources is an important step in planning a future without coal or gas power. Wind beats coal by any environmental measure, but that doesn’t mean that its impacts are negligible. Source: Miller and Keith (2018a).

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Wind Power Powered Climate 315

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DECEMBER 5, 2019

Although the rate of emissions growth is slower than in the previous two years, the researchers warn emissions could keep increasing for a decade or more unless energy, transportation and industry policies change significantly across the world. In 2019, consumption of coal is expected to drop 11% in the U.S.—down growth in 2017.

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Carbon Global Emissions Climate Change 195

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NOVEMBER 26, 2018

BEVs charged with electricity generated from coal currently have higher life-cycle emissions than ICEVs, whereas the life-cycle emissions of a BEV could be almost 90% lower than an equivalent ICEV using electricity generated from wind power. The EEA has also published a new briefing on the environmental and climate impacts of transport.

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Climate Pollution Gasoline-Electric 2017 268

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

Increased energy efficiency, nuclear energy and the growing contribution of renewable energy are not compensating for the globally increasing demand for power and transport, which is strongest in developing countries. By comparison, Chinese per capita CO 2 emissions of 6.8 Indexed global CO 2. Source JRC. Click to enlarge.

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Global Emissions Industrial Industry 281

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APRIL 18, 2018

Comparison of 2016 annual average PM 2.5 coal, wood, and dung) for cooking and heating. billion people—one in three global citizens—were exposed to household air pollution from the use of solid fuels (for example, coal, wood, charcoal, dung, or other biomass) for cooking and heating. State of Global Air 2018.

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Pollution Coal 2016 India 218

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JULY 8, 2012

The inventory also forecasts that BC emissions in China in 2050 will be 920–2,183 Gg/yr under various scenarios, with the industrial and transportation sectors standing to benefit the most from technological improvements. Gg were from residential, industry, power plants, transportation, and outdoor biomass burning, respectively.

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2007 Carbon China Emissions 271

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DECEMBER 18, 2014

The emissions increase in the United States in 2013 (+2.5%) was mainly due to a shift in power production from gas back to coal together with an increase in gas consumption due to a higher demand for space heating. According to national statistics, in 2013 total oil consumption in transport increased somewhat by 0.5%, relative to 2012 levels.

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2013 Emissions Global CO2 240

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

We have gathered statistical information on energy and energy demand drivers from all different resources, such as the China Environment Yearbook , the Transportation Yearbook , the Power Yearbook , the Iron and Steel Yearbook , the Cement Almanac , statistics of oil companies and power companies. —David Fridley.

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Environment Energy Coal United States 210

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OCTOBER 7, 2012

Consistent comparisons between emerging technologies such as EVs and their conventional counterparts are necessary to support policy development, sound research, and investment decisions.The production phase of EVs proved substantially more environmentally intensive. Hawkins et al. Click to enlarge.

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Gasoline-Electric Vehicles Coal Gasoline 309

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MAY 8, 2014

population weighted comparisons in annual mean PM 10 for a three?year year comparisons do not necessarily represent trends, in particular when changes are limited. Regional city?population year period, by region, for cities present in both versions of the AAP database. Source: WHO. Click to enlarge.

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Global Pollution 2014 2012 239

Baua Electric

JANUARY 20, 2024

The company believes that the advantage of BEVs having zero tailpipe emissions is offset by the fact that BEVs are now charged mostly by electric grids that take power from power plants powered by coal. HEVs powered by e-fuels have emerged as a viable option for sustainable transportation in India.

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Hybrid Suzuki Tax India 95

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JULY 11, 2013

Renault’s comparison of the carbon footprint of EV and ICE vehicles over production, operation and end of life. The publication gives the opportunity for an “apples-to-apples” comparison between the environmental impacts of the two types of powertrains: same manufacturer, same model, same boundary conditions. Click to enlarge.

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Li-ion Gasoline-Electric Ozone Diesel 364

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JULY 8, 2015

CSI says this is the world’s first production of a liquid renewable transport fuel from non-biological sources of energy. Methanol can be produced from a range of renewable sources and fossil-fuel based feed-stocks; in practice methanol is mainly produced in coal-rich China from coal. Methanol in China. —Wang et al.

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Renewable Carbon Water Fuel 150

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MAY 1, 2009

The researchers modeled the production of methanol, which can be used directly as transport fuel or as input for DME and FT-diesel synthesis. For comparison, they also modeled the production of methanol using only biomass as a fuel and also using coal as source of both carbon and energy. In comparison, cropland today covers 1.5

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Solar Molten Salt Fuel Production 186

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NOVEMBER 10, 2011

the combined heating effect of long-lived greenhouse gases added to the atmosphere by human activities has increased by 29% since 1990, the index year used as a baseline for comparison. Started in 2004, the AGGI reached 1.29 in 2010—i.e., This is slightly higher than the 2009 AGGI, which was 1.27—i.e., —i.e.,

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 28, 2023

Analysis by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) argues that EVs are the quickest means to decarbonize motorized transport. Transportation accounts for only 27 percent of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) in the U.S.; If Birol were from Maine, he might have simply observed , “You can’t get there from here.”

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Climate Change Climate San Diego Emissions 137

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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. Coal still contributes significantly to the generation mix.)

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Chicago Clean Cleaning 2017 150

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NOVEMBER 13, 2014

Comparison of well-to-wheel emissions from biofuels with fossil fuels using marginal approach. Properly implementing the Fuel Quality Directive could provide a strong incentive to avoid the fuels with the worst greenhouse gas performance and thereby reduce the average emission factor of EU transportation fuels, they also suggested.

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Oil-Sands Oil 2014 Fuel 236

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AUGUST 19, 2014

In addition to ensuring the same energy source, the analysis was conducted such that the same functional unit and system boundary are assumed for all of the three mobility options, to facilitate a direct comparison of their respective environmental footprints. —Dai and Lastoskie. The system boundary for the LCA. Click to enlarge.

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Gas Li-ion Gas-Electric Conversion 218

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

Because the use of natural gas for transportation requires compressing, liquefying, or conversion, it is important to determine the best use of natural gas as a transportation fuel. The baseline for comparison is based on a 2012 2.4 Their open access paper is published in the journal Energy. —Curran et al. Curran et al.

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Gas-Electric Gas Fuel Economy PHEV 345

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JANUARY 13, 2011

Compared to conventional pyrolysis processes this efficient, balanced approach optimizes the energy used to convert a range of non-food feedstocks into renewable transportation fuels or chemicals, according to GTI. Property comparison. Relative transportation cost. Fast Pyrolysis Oil IH 2 product. Heating value. 6,560 Btu/lb.

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Diesel Production Gasoline Renewable 199

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MAY 28, 2011

g CO 2 e/MJ highlighted in red for comparison. g CO 2 e/MJ for Midwest corn ethanol in a wet mill using coal to 56.56 The LCFS requires the reduction of the carbon intensity of transportation fuels used in California by an average of 10% by the year 2020. a transportation fuel. a transportation fuel.

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Carbon California 2010 Gasoline 218

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AUGUST 22, 2017

However, although the state has made considerable progress decoupling economic growth from greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, the rate of emissions decline appears to be slowing, due in part to a spike in transportation emissions attributed to an increase from light-duty vehicles. Transportation. decrease in public transportation trips.

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California Light Emissions Climate 150

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FEBRUARY 24, 2016

A paper by a team from the University of Chicago and MIT suggests that technology-driven cost reductions in fossil fuels will lead to the continued use of fossil fuels—oil, gas, and coal—unless governments pass new taxes on carbon emissions. for oil, 24% for coal, and 20% for natural gas. F of warming.

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Chicago MIT Tax Carbon 150

Plug In India

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Use EV's Refining, Transporting, Pumping Oil causes huge pollution So not only does fuel pollute when we burn it in our cars, we are also using a huge amount of electricity just to pump the oil that makes the fuel. Then that oil needs to be transported, most of the oil is pumped through pipelines. In India 39.1%

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Petrol Diesel Vehicles Oil 59

Green Car Congress

JULY 28, 2014

Fuel cycle analysis (FCA)—or “well-to-wheels analysis”—is a type lifecycle analysis (LCA) that examines fuel products and their supply chains, and that has greatly influenced climate-related research priorities and public policies for transportation fuels. This is where biofuels come in, as carbon is fixed during feedstock growth.

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Fuel CO2 Carbon Climate 268

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FEBRUARY 7, 2009

Adding biomass to the coal in the CTL process (Coal and Biomass to Liquids, CBTL) can reduce the GHG emissions further, according to the study. Adding a CCS function requires the addition of CO 2 compression, transport and storage capital and operating costs. Other coal and biomass feedstocks will be evaluated in a later study.

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Carbon Diesel Fuel Coal 186

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JUNE 15, 2013

Electricity prices in comparison. With efficiency ratings of more than 60%, an advanced combined cycle power plant emits less than half the CO 2 produced by a new coal-fired power plant, and wind power is well on its way to be able to deliver electricity as cost-effectively as conventional energy sources. Euro cents/kWh.

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Germany Energy Renewable Grid 239

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JULY 3, 2015

. … Within the transportation sector, the two basic options for reducing petroleum use and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are fuel-use reduction and fuel substitution. The study estimated national fuel and emissions impacts from increasing reliance on electrified light-duty transportation, and the resulting implications for advanced biofuels.

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Carbon EPRI Climate Gasoline-Electric 150

Get Electric Vehicle

JUNE 7, 2023

Moreover, I’m concerned about the environment and eco-friendly transportation. By integrating EVs with renewable energy generation, such as solar or wind power, it becomes possible to reduce reliance on non-renewable energy sources and create a more sustainable transportation ecosystem. The charging efficiency is 98%.

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Electric Vehicles Vehicles Electric Electrical 52

Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2011

In the US, a combination of demand reduction and displacement of coal-fired power by gas-fired generation is the lowest cost way to reduce CO 2 emissions by up to 50%. Natural gas use in the transportation sector is likely to increase, with the primary benefit being reduced oil dependence.

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MIT Gas Climate Gas-Electric 210

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JUNE 1, 2015

. … Traditional porous carbon materials, such as activated carbons (ACs), have high surface area (up to 3000 m 2 /g), but their large pore tortuosity and poor pore connectivity severely limit electrolyte ion transport to the surface. Furthermore, they are generally synthesized from coal or biomass (e.g.,

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Energy Storage Carbon Lithium Sulfur Energy 150

Plug In Partners

JULY 18, 2008

The proper comparison between vehicle types is the “wells-to-wheels” basis, where the pollution from extracting the raw materials, shipping, transformation (e.g. Fueling a car on gasoline made from coal (Coal-To-Liquids or CTL) emits twice as much greenhouse gas as gasoline from crude oil. refining), and use are added.

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EPRI Li-ion Ni-Li PHEV 100

Get Electric Vehicle

DECEMBER 3, 2021

In a way what they suggest is true but over the lifetime of an EV, the pollution caused this way will be less in comparison with that of a gasoline car’s tailpipe emission. Almost a quarter of direct carbon dioxide emissions from burning fuel is attributed to the transportation industry and passenger cars account for around 45% of this.

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Supplies Pollution Gasoline-Electric Emissions 52

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DECEMBER 9, 2012

Comparison of GHGenius, JACOBS, TIAX, and the new PRELIM gasoline greenhouse gas (GHG) estimates using base case estimates and variations from the scenario analysis. Annual GHG emissions from a large refinery are comparable to the emissions of a typical 500 MW coal-fired power plant. Credit: ACS, Abella and Bergerson. Click to enlarge.

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Oil-Sands Emissions Oil Hydrogen 236