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OptiFuel to repower Argentina’s 400 freight locomotive fleet from diesel-power to CNG and/or RNG

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OptiFuel’s rail engine solutions are powered by their EPA-certified locomotive CNG/RNG engine rated at 0.00 The energy coming from the nation’s electric power grid still emits large amounts of criteria and GHG emissions. Traditional locomotives run on diesel fuel, emitting high levels of NO x , PM, and CO 2.

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The Complex Calculus of Clean Energy and Zero Emissions

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Congress has provided hundreds of billions of dollars to speed the deployment of clean-energy technologies. As legislation worked its way through Congress, Jenkins’s team provided elected officials, staffers, and stakeholders with a running tally of the possible trade-offs and payoffs in emissions, jobs, and economic growth.

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Biden sets 2030 net GHG reduction target for US of 50-52% below 2005 levels

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According to the most recent GHG inventory from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), US GHG emissions in 2019 (after accounting for sequestration from the land sector) were 13% below 2005 levels. Source: EPA “Inventory of US Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks”. or 5,769 MMT CO 2 Eq.

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GM Quantifies CO2 and Fuel Consumption Reductions Via E-REVs And PHEVs, As Compared To Conventional Hybrids

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The paper was presented by authors Ed Tate and Peter Savagian at last month’s SAE 2009 World Congress in Detroit. Data on primary power used to fuel electrical grids was taken from current and projected status of the EPA’s Emissions and Generation Resource Integrated Database (eGRID). kg of CO 2 per kWh.

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Fisker reveals production-intent version of Fisker Ocean at LA Auto Show

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Fisker estimates that the EPA range of the front-wheel-drive, single-motor Fisker Ocean Sport will be 250 miles on a single charge, using a lithium-ion phosphate (LFP) battery cell chemistry in Touring Range packs to be supplied by CATL. The company calls these technologies PowerCar, Power Grid, and PowerHouse.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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The utility.will get a Ford plug-in hybrid vehicle by the end of this year and as many as 20 by some time in 2009 to test their durability, range and impact on the power grid, said Susan M. Cischke, Ford senior vice president for sustainability, environment and safety engineering. "By By partnering with these two industries.

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Gas War: U.S. House Suggests Ending California Emissions Authority, White House Says Nope

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With the issue of what people will be allowed to drive in the future becoming yet another hot-button political issue, there’s little chance of the bill making it through Congress. This winter, residents in the Sierra Nevada mountains lost power for days due to heavy snow storms.