Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

France-based Technip is acquiring US-based Global Industries for $1.073 billion. Global Industries is a provider of subsea construction and pipelay, engineering, project management and support services. Technip says that the acquisition of Global Industries reinforces its position leadership in the fast-growing subsea market.

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DECEMBER 2, 2019

ResponsibleSteel is the industry’s first global multi-stakeholder standard and certification initiative, dedicated to defining and promoting responsible practice, aimed at improving: Climate change and greenhouse gas emissions. Water stewardship and biodiversity. Human rights & labor rights.

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JANUARY 8, 2014

During 2014, the global plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) industry is poised to grow by 86% and will surpass more than 346,000 new vehicles sold, according to a new white paper—“ Electric Vehicles: 10 Predictions for 2014 ”—published by Navigant Research. presence in Indianapolis. More than 2.2 More than 1.9

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JANUARY 11, 2010

In a vivid example of how a small geographic feature may have far-reaching impacts on climate, new research shows that water levels in the Bering Strait—which separates the US and Russia by only 90 kilometers (56 miles)—helped drive global climate patterns during ice age episodes dating back more than 100,000 years.

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JULY 27, 2023

The FMDC in Sokolov rounds out BMW’s existing group of test sites in Aschheim near Munich, Miramas in France, and Arjeplog in Sweden. This is another step toward the decarbonization of our sites globally. million cubic meters of soil previously excavated by nearby mining were used to build the site.

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JULY 19, 2022

Airbus and a number of major airlines—Air Canada, Air France-KLM, easyJet, International Airlines Group, LATAM Airlines Group, Lufthansa Group and Virgin Atlantic—have signed Letters of Intent (LoI) to explore opportunities for a future supply of carbon removal credits from direct air carbon capture technology.

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Carbon Climate Change Climate Purchase 259

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JUNE 26, 2012

Launched at the Rio+20 summit in Brazil, the Global Initiative for Resource-Efficient Cities is intended to work with local and national governments, the private sector and civil society groups to promote energy efficient buildings, efficient water use, sustainable waste management and other activities.

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Transportation Global Brazil Waste 236

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OCTOBER 4, 2021

Currently, global production of low-carbon hydrogen is minimal, its cost is not yet competitive, and its use in promising sectors such as industry and transport remains limited—but there are encouraging signs that it is on the cusp of significant cost declines and widespread global growth, according the IEA’s Global Hydrogen Review 2021.

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JUNE 12, 2023

A study led by Norwegian climate center CICERO has found that the global warming effect of leaked hydrogen is almost 12 times stronger than that of CO 2. Unlike exhaust from burning coal and gas that contains CO 2 , burning hydrogen emits only water vapor and oxygen. A global warming potential of 11.6 Sand et al. Sand et al.

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MAY 28, 2014

AREVA, Smart Energies through its subsidiary CETH 2 , and the ADEME (French Environment and Energy Management Agency) have created a joint venture—AREVA H 2 -Gen—to manufacture Proton Exchange Membranes (PEM) for the production of hydrogen from water and electricity.

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MAY 11, 2011

the developer of a technology to extract oil from algae, announced that Ennesys, its joint venture partner in France, is working with large institutions to develop two separate large-scale algae projects. France’s RT 2020 sustainable energy law requires that all major buildings achieve a positive energy balance by the year 2020.

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Mariner Building Fuel France 186

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FEBRUARY 17, 2014

The novel design allows for the use of depleted uranium generated by the enrichment process used for existing light water reactors fueled with enriched uranium. Global 2009, Paris, France, September 6-11, 2009, No. Source: TerraPower. Click to enlarge. Resources. Petroski, J. Cheatham, et.al. 106, 830-833. Weaver et al.

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JULY 13, 2018

This year, the three topics selected are aimed at improving air quality and preventing global warming for the planet. Following the success of the first edition which mobilized 130 academic and startup partners, Air Liquide has launched a second Scientific Challenge designed to advance research in an open innovation approach.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 6, 2011

These include France, Poland, Turkey, Ukraine, South Africa, Morocco, and Chile. Of the countries covered in the EIA-sponsored study, World Shale Gas Resources: An Initial Assessment of 14 Regions Outside the United States , two groups may find shale gas development most attractive. A hat-tip to John! ).

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MARCH 16, 2012

GW = global warming; Eut. eutrophication; ET = ecological toxicity; FEC = fossil energy consumption; WU = water use; LO = land occupation; “The rest” includes acidification; smog formation; ozone layer depletion; and human health effects. Environmental impacts of gasoline and E85. Error bar shows regional variations for E85.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Fast breeder reactors date back more than half a century, when the global nuclear community thought there wouldn’t be enough uranium fuel available for the nuclear-power industry. Liquid sodium is used as a coolant because it does not slow down neutrons as much as water does. Natural uranium is composed of only 0.7

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MAY 27, 2015

Alstom Transport is a unit of Alstom, a France-based global leader in power generation, transmission and rail infrastructure with sales of €6.2 The power module does not require onboard water for humidification. kPa, including onboard parasitic loads, excluding radiator fan and water pump—is 55%.

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Hydrogen Transportation Europe Fuel 150

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JUNE 22, 2011

The move complements the existing activities of Alstom’s Ocean Energy business in Nantes, France, where the company is developing its 1 MW commercial-scale tidal turbine prototype, the BELUGA 9. GW of lease already awarded for tidal and wave projects in Scottish waters. today to around 30% by 2020.

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Energy Mariner France Portugal 199

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JANUARY 20, 2024

It was in service from 1962 to 1972, but its pressurized light-water reactor (LWR) proved too complex and expensive for the ship to operate profitably. Another plus for nuclear-propelled ships is easy access to an endless supply of cooling water. The first was the American NS Savannah , built in the late 1950s at a cost of $46.9

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Molten Salt Mariner South Korea Water 141

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AUGUST 8, 2015

Under the terms of the agreement, MEPPI will also become the global provider-of-choice for electrical components, software and hardware used in the DCS and HSI of SMR-160 power plants. Tall column of water above the reactor core providing large coolant inventory. An SMR-160 installation takes up less than 4.5

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Mitsubishi Water Electrical Electric 150

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AUGUST 4, 2021

MSRs are attractive for arid regions because instead of the water used by conventional uranium reactors, MSRs use molten fluoride salts to cool their cores. But even though France, India, Japan, Norway, and the U.S. Yet China leads global MSR research, according to the. Uranium or thorium fuel can be mixed into the coolant salt.

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Molten Salt China MIT Chinese 143

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APRIL 21, 2015

A pilot plant in Dresden has started production of the synthetic fuel Audi e-diesel using water, CO 2 and green power—i.e., Production of Audi e‑diesel involves a series of steps: Water heated to form steam is broken down into hydrogen and oxygen by means of high-temperature electrolysis. power-to-liquid (PtL). Earlier post.).

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JULY 9, 2009

Researchers in France have found that ozone depletion above Antarctica has significantly reduced the Southern Ocean’s ability to absorb atmospheric CO 2 and has also accelerated acidification of southern polar waters, despite lesser CO 2 uptake. This corresponds to a relative reduction of nearly 10% of the global oceanic carbon uptake.

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Ozone Carbon 2004 Climate 150

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JULY 19, 2009

Twenty research teams from across Europe are launching one of its largest pollution monitoring campaigns and are setting up sites in Île-de-France (a region containing the Paris metropolitan area) to investigate sources of particulate pollution in the urban environment. GAME-CNRM (Météo-France / CNRS. LSCE/IPSL (CEA / CNRS / UVSQ).

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Pollution Greece Czech Republic France 150

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OCTOBER 16, 2010

The EU needs the right policies to maintain its leadership and competitiveness in the global low carbon economy. The joint business declaration has been led by The Climate Group, The Cambridge Programme for Sustainability Leadership, and WWF Climate Savers Programme.

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2020 Companies CO2 Climate Change 199

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JUNE 27, 2012

The first application of the smarter mobility solution is being piloted in the City of Lyon, France—the second largest metropolitan area in France outside of Paris—as part of the city’s project. The services provided with this solution open the way for a new model for urban mobility and transport.

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Transportation France Pollution Building 199

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MAY 16, 2018

New plants in Germany and Europe are planned with a CO 2 -neutral energy supply from the start: Already, the entire electricity demand of the smart plant in Hambach (France) is obtained from renewable energy sources. The production hall uses renewable energy and reduces water consumption and waste significantly.

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Germany Mercedes CO2 Supplies 170

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JULY 11, 2013

Renault selected six environmental indicators for the LCA: Global Warming 100yr Potential (kg CO 2 equivalent). in the atmosphere and consequently of global warming potential. water, and non-renewable energies (crude oil, coal.) for different geographic contexts: France, Average Europe, and Great Britain. consumption. ?.

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Li-ion Gasoline-Electric Ozone Diesel 364

Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2012

Large-scale bioenergy production from forest biomass is unsustainable and will increase greenhouse gas emissions, according to a group of international researchers in an invited analysis in the journal Global Change Biology/Bioenergy. Negative impacts on vegetation, soil fertility, water and ecosystem diversity are all possible.

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Gas Carbon Emissions Austria 261

Green Car Congress

MAY 5, 2011

The draft report says that as the global economy’s center of gravity shifts toward Asia, the region could account for about half of global output in 2050, up from the current 27%, as well as half of global trade and investment. If these events occur, Asia would account for only 32%, or $61 trillion, of global GDP in 2050.

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AUGUST 19, 2023

In France, for example, the hydrogen producer Lhyfe is operating a pilot project called SEM-REV off the coast of Saint-Nazaire, which has been producing small amounts of hydrogen since September 2022. The technology to produce hydrogen by electrolyzing water has been around for more than 200 years.

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Wind Hydrogen Grid Gas-Electric 94

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 6, 2009

Halophytes thrive in arid land and can be irrigated with sea water, making them suitable for biofuel development; Abu Dhabi is thus a viable location for conducting a lifecycle-analysis study on the plants. UOP has been working with Global Seawater Inc., Global Seawater Inc. Global Seawater, Inc.

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Renewable Fuel Industrial Industry 218

Cars That Think

DECEMBER 25, 2022

The carbon-free rigs will pack 50 kilos of hydrogen zapped from water using electricity from the refinery’s dedicated solar power plant. Fortescue Metals Group , which disrupted the global iron-ore business through vertical integration and aggressive cost cutting. Welcome to Australia, where a green-hydrogen boom is in full swing.

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Australia Hydrogen Green Renewable 145

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

A team of 26 climate scientists from Australia, Austria, Canada, France, Germany, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States have published the “Copenhagen Diagnosis”, an interim synthesis report on developments in climate change science from mid-2006 to the present day. by Jack Rosebro. Click to enlarge.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 18, 2024

A recent dinner opened with a thrilling quintet of miniature hors d’oeuvres, including finely diced North Sea squid in fermented tomato water, a mille-feuille of smoked eel and pickled celeriac, trout with horseradish and fig, a nest of fried julienned leeks with a quail’s egg, and tiny mussels with winter truffles.

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JULY 13, 2009

Current airline members include Air France, Air New Zealand, ANA (All Nippon Airways), Cargolux, Gulf Air, Japan Airlines, KLM, SAS and Virgin Atlantic Airways. Boeing and Honeywell’s UOP, a refining technology developer, are associate members. That effort will assess lifecycle CO 2 emissions and socio-economic impacts.

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Fuel New Zealand Alaska Commercial 150

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MAY 24, 2011

That means a global hybrid bus market of around $40 billion in 2021 by our analysis. That will become the case for land, water and airborne hybrid vehicles. They will sell for up to 65% more than the price of conventional buses but still have lower total cost of ownership over life. Second or third generation?

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