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Union Pacific Railroad investing $20M to test emissions-reducing locomotive technology in California; moving toward Tier 4 compliance with combination of EGR, DOC and DPF

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One locomotive in this series of 25 will be based in Roseville to test the combined use of exhaust gas recirculation (EGR), diesel oxidation catalyst (DOC), and diesel particulate filtering (DPF). In 2008, EPA estimated the social cost of the new program (rail and marine) will be approximately $740 million in 2030. Earlier post.)

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Achates Power awarded $14M military single-cylinder engine project; partnering with Cummins

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With this latest contract, Achates has six concurrent customers whose contracts encompass five different engine applications: passenger vehicle, light commercial vehicle, heavy commercial vehicle, military and marine/stationary power. The results showed that the research 4.9L average over the cycle for a production design of this engine.

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Westport and Weichai launch WP12 engine and begin development of WD10 engine with Westport HPDI 2.0 technology

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Weichai has more than 1,000 models of advanced diesel engine products, which are widely used on heavy-duty trucks, large buses, construction machinery, marine vessels and power generation. This means approximately 15% to 20% fuel economy improvement compared to spark ignited natural gas engines under typical operating conditions.

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Perspective: The Role of Offsets in Climate Change Legislation

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For offsets to be credible, a ton of CO 2 -equivalent emissions from an offset project should equate to a ton reduced from a covered emission source, such as a smokestack or exhaust pipe. In an “economy-wide” cap-and-trade emissions program, energy sector emissions would likely be capped. 1) Additionality.

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Perspective: Regional Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Programs May be the Solution

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The three lawmakers plan to introduce legislation next month that would apply different carbon controls to individual sectors of the economy instead of setting a national target. Graham recently declared, “ Economy-wide cap-and-trade is dead. ” Senators Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), John Kerry (D-Mass.) and Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.)

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