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CPKC orders 3.6MW of Ballard fuel cells for expansion of hydrogen locomotive program

Green Car Congress

JULY 28, 2023

Further development on range across temperature variations, heavy hauling, fine tuning auxiliary load to avoid waste, increased number of hours on current and additional units will support continued technological evolution. Today, CPKC is the first and only transnational rail network in North America.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Kansas City West Virginia Fuel

Waste Management first In Ottawa with natural gas fueled waste collection vehicles

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2012

Waste Management (WM) is introducing 25 new Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) fueled trucks to collect waste and recycling in 2012 as a result of being awarded a collection district by the City of Ottawa. WM operates 17 CNG fueling stations in North America with plans to have nearly 50 operational by the end of 2012.

Waste

Waste Gas Fuel North America

LanzaTech and Brookfield form strategic partnership with an initial $500M commitment; possible $500M more at agreed milestones

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Brookfield will also invest $50 million in LanzaTech to support further corporate development. Its portfolio consists of hydroelectric, wind, solar and storage facilities in North America, South America, Europe and Asia, and totals approximately 24,000 MW of installed capacity and an approximately 100,000 MW development pipeline.

North America

North America South America Renewable Carbon

Neste to establish JV with Marathon Petroleum for production of renewable fuels in California

Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2022

Neste Corporation has signed definitive agreements for the establishment of a 50/50 joint venture with US-based Marathon Petroleum (Marathon). The joint venture will produce renewable diesel following a conversion project of Marathon’s refinery in Martinez, California (the Martinez Renewable Fuels project).

Renewable

Renewable California Production Fuel

Alberta Climate Change and Emissions Management (CCEMC) Corporation Awarding C$37.5 Million in Funding for Renewable Energy Projects from Biofuels to Home Generation

Green Car Congress

JUNE 16, 2010

Alberta, Canada’s Climate Change and Emissions Management (CCMEC) Corporation is awarding more than C$37.5 million) to five Alberta-based renewable energy projects including waste to biofuels and energy, concentrating solar power, biogas and home generation. ECB Enviro North America Inc. , ECB Enviro North America Inc.

Climate Change

Climate Change Corporation Renewable Climate

BP Products to Pay Nearly $180M to Settle Violations at Texas City Refinery; Conversion of Diesel Vehicles to Natural Gas Part of Settlement

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 20, 2009

BP Products North America Inc. The settlement addresses the company’s noncompliance with a 2001 consent decree and Clean Air Act regulations requiring strict controls on benzene and benzene-containing wastes generated during petroleum refining operations. The company will also pay a $12 million civil penalty.

Texas

Texas Ozone Diesel Parts

FedEx Converts 92 Delivery Trucks to Hybrids, Expanding Hybrid-Electric Fleet by 50%

Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2009

The hybrid conversions were produced in Charlotte, N.C. The converted hybrids were developed with Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation (FCCC) and Eaton Corporation, which provided the hybrid-electric systems ( earlier post ). Tags: Conversions Fleets Hybrids. over the past six months.

Convert

Convert Fleet Hybrid Eaton

BP to Acquire Vereniums Cellulosic Biofuels Business for $98.3M; Verenium retaining Enzyme Business

Green Car Congress

JULY 15, 2010

BP and Verenium Corporation announced an agreement for BP Biofuels North America to acquire Verenium’s cellulosic biofuels business, including the facilities in Jennings, LA and San Diego, CA, for $98.3 Earlier post.) This combination yielded an integrated, end-to-end cellulosic ethanol capability.

San Diego

San Diego Legal Commercial Corporation

DOE Makes First Awards from $1.4B for Industrial Carbon Capture and Storage Projects

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 3, 2009

ConocoPhillips will demonstrate new advancements that improve conversion efficiency and economies of scale for carbon capture systems at a petcoke-based 683-megawatt integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) power plant adjacent to its existing refinery in Sweeny, Texas. Archer Daniels Midland Corporation. DOE Share: $2,696,556).

Carbon

Carbon Industrial Industry Coal

DOE announces more than $65M in public and private funding to commercialize promising energy technologies

Green Car Congress

JUNE 26, 2021

Highly Efficient Electrocatalysts for Direct Conversion Of CO2 To Chemicals, $250,000. Northrup Grumman Corporation (Elkton, Maryland). Bio-based Insecticides from Thermochemical Conversion of Biomass, $100,000. Microsoft Corporation (Redmond, Washington). Eaton Corporation (Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin).

Commercial

Commercial Energy Albuquerque New York

BMW Announces National Adaptive EV Charging System Expansion

The Truth About Cars

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

That’s progressive-corporate speak for charging vehicles when the demand for electricity is lower to ensure less energy is wasted. But we’ve seen some underhanded corporate shenanigans and a lack of support for these kinds of services in the past. & Smart devices have started to get a bad reputation in recent years.

BMW

BMW Charging Connect Connected

ALABC showcased three 48V hybrid demonstrators at AABC featuring advanced lead-carbon batteries

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

Finally, lead-carbon batteries, like all lead-acid batteries, have a recycling rate of 99% in North America and Europe. However, unlike the other two cars, it does not have an electric supercharger but will rely solely on the starter/generator for initial torque assist on the engine.

Carbon

Carbon Lead Acid Hybrid Batteries

UOP looking to biomass catalytic pyrolysis to expand volumes of renewable hydrocarbon fuels

Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2012

However, right now in North America, Rekoske noted, it’s pretty inexpensive, since the majority of hydrogen is produced from natural gas and natural gas prices are low. Another area of refining cost is the hydrogen consumption, which is required for taking the oxygen out of the natural feedstocks.

Renewable

Renewable Fuel Oil Diesel

EV Driven

CPKC orders 3.6MW of Ballard fuel cells for expansion of hydrogen locomotive program

Waste Management first In Ottawa with natural gas fueled waste collection vehicles

LanzaTech and Brookfield form strategic partnership with an initial $500M commitment; possible $500M more at agreed milestones

Neste to establish JV with Marathon Petroleum for production of renewable fuels in California

Alberta Climate Change and Emissions Management (CCEMC) Corporation Awarding C$37.5 Million in Funding for Renewable Energy Projects from Biofuels to Home Generation

BP Products to Pay Nearly $180M to Settle Violations at Texas City Refinery; Conversion of Diesel Vehicles to Natural Gas Part of Settlement

FedEx Converts 92 Delivery Trucks to Hybrids, Expanding Hybrid-Electric Fleet by 50%

BP to Acquire Vereniums Cellulosic Biofuels Business for $98.3M; Verenium retaining Enzyme Business

DOE Makes First Awards from $1.4B for Industrial Carbon Capture and Storage Projects

DOE announces more than $65M in public and private funding to commercialize promising energy technologies

BMW Announces National Adaptive EV Charging System Expansion

ALABC showcased three 48V hybrid demonstrators at AABC featuring advanced lead-carbon batteries

UOP looking to biomass catalytic pyrolysis to expand volumes of renewable hydrocarbon fuels

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