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Boundary Layer Technologies reveals ELECTRA all-electric hydrofoiling ferry concept

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 31, 2021

Compared to fossil fuel alternatives, ELECTRA’s battery-electric propulsion significantly reduces cabin noise by up to 20dB compared to conventional ferries. It’s foiling system also offers excellent seakeeping and ride comfort.

Concept

Concept All-Electric Mariner Fuel Alternative

Opinion: A More Level Playing Field for Advanced Biofuels

Clean Fleet Report

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

However, America’s clean energy transition has been characterized by siloed thinking and inflexibility despite significant advances in low-carbon fuel alternatives. Congress has moved swiftly to pass this legislation–and rightfully so. Congress has moved swiftly to pass this legislation–and rightfully so. More Work To Do.

Tax Credit

Tax Credit Fuel Alternative Tax Congress

Gulf Oil adds LNG-powered trucks to its transportation fleet

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 27, 2012

Gulf Oil LP, a national branded supplier of motor fuels throughout the United States and its territories, has deployed 34 transport trucks that run on liquefied natural gas (LNG). In addition, Gulf will soon be supplying and distributing LNG to customers in the transportation sector and other interested bulk users.

Fleet

Fleet Transportation Oil Peterbilt

To Store or Not to Store: That is the Question

Green Car Congress

JULY 20, 2011

This has led to a change in thinking of how energy generation is optimized and a new strategy has developed in which flexible energy generating sources are deployed to meet peak requirements while maintaining a steady state base load from low cost less-flexible solutions. This is demonstrated in figure 1.

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Store Grid Energy Storage Wind

DOE to award up to $11M for medium- and heavy-duty vehicle powertrain electrification and dual fuel fleet demonstration

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2015

Dual-Fuel engine equipped vehicles are capable of benefits such as: Reduced Emissions. Lower cost operation due to replacing diesel with lower cost fuel alternatives. The vehicles and conversion systems must be produced in the United States. Power and torque characteristics of diesel only operation.

Fleet

Fleet Fuel Vehicles PHEV

US Departments of Energy and Defense Partner to Accelerate Energy Innovation

Green Car Congress

JULY 28, 2010

The MOU covers efforts in the areas of energy efficiency, renewable energy, water efficiency, fossil fuels, alternative fuels, efficient transportation technologies and fueling infrastructure, grid security, smart grid, storage, waste-to-energy, basic science research, mobile/deployable power, small modular reactor nuclear energy, and related areas.

Energy

Energy Climate Change Grid Renewable

DOE TEF project finds US can eliminate petroleum and reduce GHG by more than 80% in transportation by 2050; less use, more biofuels, expansion of electricity and hydrogen

Green Car Congress

MARCH 15, 2013

The US Department of Energy (DOE) released findings from a new project—Transportation Energy Futures (TEF)—that concludes the United States has the potential to eliminate petroleum use and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by more than 80% in the transportation sector by 2050. Source: DOE. Click to enlarge.

Transportation

Transportation Hydrogen Fuel Light

CEC report sets out North American plan for change and investment to achieve sustainable freight transportation

Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2011

Prepared under the guidance of an Advisory Group including stakeholders from industry, academia, the environmental sector and government, Destination Sustainability focuses on North-South (and equally, South-North) freight transportation between Canada, Mexico and the United States. Carbon Pricing and System Efficiency Strategies.

Transportation

Transportation North America Canada Mexico

MIT study concludes that absent climate policy, coal-to-liquids could account for around a third of global liquid fuels by 2050

Green Car Congress

JUNE 9, 2011

Based on DOE’s plant design that focuses mainly on liquid fuels production, the study found that, without climate policy, CTL might become economical as early as 2015 in coal-abundant countries like the United States and China. In other regions, CTL could become economical by 2020 or 2025. of global electricity demand.

Coal

Coal MIT Climate Global

USDA, DOE and US Navy to invest up to $510M over next 3 years to build out drop-in biofuel production capacity for military and commercial transportation

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 16, 2011

The United States spends more than $300 billion on imported crude oil per year, the three Departments noted in their Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the joint initiative. Only a handful of production facilities for renewable jet fuel and diesel will operate in the foreseeable future.

Commercial

Commercial Transportation Obama Production

LanzaTech receives $3M contract from FAA for alcohol-to-jet project; one of 8 awards worth total of $7.7M

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2011

Different pathways to jet fuel. LanzaTech has received a US$3-million contract from the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), through the Department of Transportation’s John A. Volpe Center, to accelerate commercial availability of alcohol-to-jet (ATJ) renewable drop-in aviation fuel. Source: Byogy.

Alternative Fuels

Alternative Fuels Renewable 2011 Waste

UC Davis report finds LCFS compliance costs may rise rapidly; recommends offsetting measures

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 30, 2013

In addition, the policy may decrease the amount of low CI fuel sold in the market and decrease the incentive to invest in those fuels. California is a clear leader in enacting greenhouse gas policies in the United States and around the world.

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Davis Alternative Fuels Boston Consulting Group Price

Study Concludes That Large-Scale Transport of Ethanol Could Negate Its Economic and Environmental Benefits Compared to Gasoline

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2009

The analysis emphasizes the importance of regional alternative fuel strategies. Ethanol should be pursued in areas near feedstock production, while different transportation fuel alternatives, such as plug-in hybrids, should be explored in other areas remote from feedstock sources. Wakeley et al. Wakeley, Chris T.

Transportation

Transportation Gasoline 2009 Emissions

EV Driven

Boundary Layer Technologies reveals ELECTRA all-electric hydrofoiling ferry concept

Opinion: A More Level Playing Field for Advanced Biofuels

Gulf Oil adds LNG-powered trucks to its transportation fleet

To Store or Not to Store: That is the Question

DOE to award up to $11M for medium- and heavy-duty vehicle powertrain electrification and dual fuel fleet demonstration

US Departments of Energy and Defense Partner to Accelerate Energy Innovation

DOE TEF project finds US can eliminate petroleum and reduce GHG by more than 80% in transportation by 2050; less use, more biofuels, expansion of electricity and hydrogen

CEC report sets out North American plan for change and investment to achieve sustainable freight transportation

MIT study concludes that absent climate policy, coal-to-liquids could account for around a third of global liquid fuels by 2050

USDA, DOE and US Navy to invest up to $510M over next 3 years to build out drop-in biofuel production capacity for military and commercial transportation

LanzaTech receives $3M contract from FAA for alcohol-to-jet project; one of 8 awards worth total of $7.7M

UC Davis report finds LCFS compliance costs may rise rapidly; recommends offsetting measures

Study Concludes That Large-Scale Transport of Ethanol Could Negate Its Economic and Environmental Benefits Compared to Gasoline

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