Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Electra has raised $85 million to produce Low-Temperature Iron (LTI) from commercial and low-grade ores using zero-carbon intermittent electricity. By comparison, 69% of steel today is made at approximately 1,600 degrees Celsius (2,912 degrees Fahrenheit) using coal, emitting about two tons of carbon dioxide for every ton of steel produced.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

bp has successfully loaded the first LNG cargo from Mozambique’s offshore Coral Sul FLNG (floating liquefied natural gas) facility, the country’s first LNG project and first floating LNG facility deployed in the ultra-deep waters of the African continent. FLNG vessels are floating LNG production, storage and offloading units.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2022

The global push to convert the world to electric vehicles will cause supply chain complexities that could undermine the alternative energy transition in the United States, according to a new report from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy. The detailed report— Need Nickel?

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

With the next-generation fuel cell system being co-developed with General Motors (GM), Honda will aim to more than double the durability and reduce the cost to one-third, in comparison to the fuel cell system installed in the 2019 Honda Clarity Fuel Cell. Construction machinery.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 24, 2012

The US’ large resource base of natural gas can be used for cost-effective power generation, with environmental burdens coming primarily from fuel combustion, not resource extraction, according to a new Department of Energy (DOE) study.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 29, 2022

The JV is the first of its kind and will provide reliability of supply and speed to market for green hydrogen throughout North America, setting the foundation for broader collaboration between the two companies. Olin Corporation, a leading vertically integrated chlor alkali producer and marketer, and Plug Power Inc., 2018.02.132.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 22, 2022

Sandia National Laboratories researchers recently delivered electricity produced by a new power-generating system to the Sandia-Kirtland Air Force Base electrical grid. The system uses heated supercritical carbon dioxide instead of steam to generate electricity and is based on a closed-loop Brayton cycle.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 6, 2023

In addition, after announcing the capability to demonstrate a 70% sustainable-material tire in January 2022, Goodyear, working with its supply base, plans to sell a tire with up to 70% sustainable-material content in 2023. The utilization of the EAF process allows for steel to be produced with reduced energy use and higher recycled content.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 21, 2015

According to a new lifecycle analysis by a team at Carnegie Mellon University, a battery electric vehicle (BEV) powered with natural gas-based electricity achieves around an average 40% lifecycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction when compared to a conventional gasoline vehicle. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2020

The 2020 edition of US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) comprehensive annual report on nationwide greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions shows that emissions increased from 2017 to 2018 by 3.1% (after accounting for sequestration from the land sector). Source: EPA. >. through the uptake of carbon and storage in forests, vegetation and soils.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Hydrogen is not currently an option for small vehicles such as electric scooters and motorcycles, since the pressure surge during refilling would be too great. POWERPASTE (left); POWERPASTE cartridge (middle); portable 100 W power supply unit (right). POWERPASTE, on the other hand, the researchers suggest, would be ideal.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 31, 2020

An analysis of near-term spending plans on renewables by the biggest oil and gas companies shows that real investments in renewable energy will continue to pale in comparison to capex plans for greenfield fossil fuel projects. Good case in point: Italian multinational oil and gas giant Eni S.p.A. 2 Total SA. 3 ENI SpA.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 25, 2013

John DeCicco at the University of Michigan argues that to reduce transportation sector greenhouse gas emissions, the proper policy focus should be upstream in sectors that provide the fuel, rather than downstream on the choice of fuels in the automobile. —“Factor Analysis of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Automobiles”.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Energy sources will be steam, natural gas and electricity, which contributes to Keliber’s relatively low CO 2 emissions in comparison with current lithium hydroxide production chains. Concentrate produced at the Päiväneva concentrator is planned to be trucked approximately 66 kilometers to the Kokkola refinery.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

Promising avenues include weight savings and extension of the cruising range in comparison with battery-powered solutions; fuel cell concepts may represent an attractive option for long-distance hauling, which requires heavy loads and large cruising ranges. In addition, as there is no belt drive, electric fans are required throughout.

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Get Electric Vehicle

DECEMBER 3, 2021

We all believe that an electric vehicle is much more eco-friendlier than a conventional gasoline car. But some say that though an electric vehicle doesn’t produce any greenhouse gases, the production of electricity required to power these cars is generated by carbon-intensive processes. EV Supply chain and Pollution.

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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

The top-selling electric vehicle was awarded five stars with a Weighted Overall Index of 9.8 Tesla noted that its vehicles are “designed to be more than just a great electric vehicle, but the best vehicles, period. “By comparison, the average ICE vehicle tested in 2022 received 4.2/10, Credit: Green NCAP.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 25, 2022

of new cars sold in Canada were electric. In comparison, EVs comprised 19% of new car sales in the UK. As noted in a report from The Toronto Star , government action and electric vehicle policies have had a notable effect on the sales of EVs across Canada’s provinces. In 2021, only 5.6%

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Cars That Think

JULY 5, 2023

Heath has great job security: half of Phoenix residents are at risk of an emergency room visit or worse if their electricity fails during a future heat wave, according to a recent study. Better air conditioners, in a technical sense, really only affect the last link in a long, climate-harming supply chain.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2012

HSHS controls in-house energy supply and demand, and helps manage both the generation and consumption of energy for the home such as heat and electricity, while utilizing mobility products. HSHS is also designed to enable users to secure their own supply of energy and mobility in a time of disaster. Honda Motor Co.,

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Testing solid-state battery technology on the Moon is aimed at supplying the burgeoning lunar industry with a stable energy storage solution. Therefore, a stable power supply in space and on the Moon is critical for exploration and further development. Prototype of NTK solid-state battery. PO 4 ) 3 or Li 7 La 3 Zr 2 O 12 ) at IMLB 18.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 10, 2011

Up to 77% of the world’s energy supply could be met by six key renewables by mid-century under the most optimistic scenario if backed by the right enabling public policies, according to a new report by more than 120 researchers working with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Source: SRREN. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 4, 2013

ITM Power, with its partners Mainova Aktiengesellschaft and NRM Netzdienste Rhein-Main GmbH, has injected hydrogen into the German gas distribution network from the Thüga Group’s power-to-gas demonstration plant. The electrolyzer supplies the hydrogen-methane mixture at the same pressure as the gas distribution network—3.5

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Driven by rising natural gas and oil consumption, levels of CO 2 are expected to hit 37 billion metric tons this year, according to new estimates from the Global Carbon Project (GCP), an initiative led by Stanford University scientist Rob Jackson. Because of greater supply and cheaper prices, natural gas usage has surged, with an attendant 2.6%

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Green Car Congress

MAY 28, 2019

Raising the penetration of renewable —an intermittent—sources of energy into the grid will require large scale electrical energy storage and retrieval. Adding electrically engineered (synthetic or non-biological) elements could make this approach even more productive and efficient than microbes alone.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 17, 2013

GE Oil & Gas introduced the LNG In A Box system, a small-scale, plug-and-play, re-deployable liquefied natural gas (LNG) fueling solution based on proven technology that can help accelerate the use of natural gas as a cost-effective, cleaner transportation fuel.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 19, 2018

By way of comparison: a conventional turbo system diverts part of the exhaust gas stream needed for the forced induction away from the turbine via a wastegate valve as a function of its operating state. TSI ACT BlueMotion, however, it is possible to route 100% of the exhaust gas stream via the turbine at any time by means of VTG.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 12, 2013

This increase to 140,080 GWH resulted from higher demand for electricity, higher gas prices, and lower levels of generation from nuclear plants and renewable technologies. Both coal and gas-fired generation supplied the additional power needed for this increased demand with gas increasing its output by 1.7%

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Baua Electric

APRIL 30, 2024

One set of these questions centers around a general “feeling” – that is, “How much does owning and operating an EV ‘feel’ like owning and operating the gas-powered vehicles I’ve used throughout my life?” The future of EV development and infrastructure, in many ways, hinges on the perceived answers to this question.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

The study found that TCO for electric and diesel medium-duty urban delivery trucks were similar. The electric truck is relatively more cost-effective on the NYCC and when VKT demand is higher. Cost-competitiveness of the electric truck diminishes in drive cycles with higher average speeds. Credit: ACS, Lee et al.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 7, 2012

Researchers at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) have compared the emissions resulting from the production, use, and end-of-life of electric and internal combustion engine vehicles (EVs and ICEVs) in a full life-cycle analysis (LCA). This has led to a general perception of EVs as an environmentally benign technology.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 11, 2024

Chinese EV makers are looking to export electric vehicles by the tens of thousands around the globe, but they need a lot more car-carrying vessels to make that happen. By comparison, Japan tops the list with 284 ships, followed by Norway, which has 102.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 24, 2022

For comparison, Toyota’s plant in Georgetown, Kentucky built 8,427 cars per week, BMW’s facility in South Carolina managed 8,343 units per week, and Ford’s Dearborn, Michigan hub managed just 5,564 vehicles weekly. While Tesla has only one operational U.S. While Tesla has only one operational U.S.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2014

The MQB allows the integration of alternatives, for example, natural gas, hybrid and electric drives, in addition to the conventional gasoline and diesel power units. The oil supply is realized by a volume-controlled vane pump. Internal oil supply to the bearings with a separate integrated into the bearing frame oil gallery.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

The Ricardo CryoPower split-cycle engine concept redefines the processes of internal combustion to enable significantly improved internal thermal efficiency in comparison with today’s state-of-the-art engines. This enables recovery of otherwise wasted exhaust heat to the working gas after the end of compression.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 9, 2016

The renewable diesel fuel powered the Self Defense Test Ship’s General Electric LM-2500 gas-turbine engine and a Rolls Royce 501 K-17 gas-turbine generator. ReadiDiesel also reduces greenhouse gas emissions by 80% compared to petroleum. The ex- Paul F. The ex- Paul F.

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EV Report

APRIL 30, 2020

Above – Electric Car at Norway. There has been a steady increase in electric and hybrid cars over the last decade in the US but still only 2 percent account for new car sales in the US. Americans still love their air-polluting and smog-producing gas guzzlers. But this was removed in 1990 for electric vehicles.

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