Future, Iceland and Transportation

Audi partnering with Climeworks on CO2 direct air capture and storage

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

The Swiss company Climeworks is building the world’s largest direct air capture (DAC) and storage facility for converting atmospheric CO 2 to rock in Iceland. Audi is partnering with the Zurich-based environmental start-up and promoting a future technology with the project.

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Audi Iceland CO2 Carbon

Universal Hydrogen signs LOIs with 3 carriers for hydrogen-powered aircraft

Green Car Congress

JULY 15, 2021

Universal Hydrogen ( earlier post ) has signed LOIs with Icelandair Group (Iceland), Air Nostrum (Spain), and Ravn Air (Alaska) for aftermarket conversion of aircraft to hydrogen propulsion and for the supply of green hydrogen fuel using Universal Hydrogen’s modular capsules. Icelandair.

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Hydrogen Universal Iceland Kits

Researchers confirm existence of North Icelandic Jet current; implications for ocean response to climate change

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 22, 2011

An international team of researchers has confirmed the presence of a deep-reaching ocean circulation system off Iceland—the North Icelandic Jet (NIJ)—that could significantly influence the ocean’s response to climate change in previously unforeseen ways. Credit: WHOI. Click to enlarge. Credit: WHOI. Click to enlarge.

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Geely supporting Danish initiative on e-methanol with vehicle trials in Aalborg

Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2022

Danish Minister for Transport Trine Bramsen, Aalborg municipal government representatives, and European media were invited to witness the first test runs of Geely methanol vehicles on Danish roads and visit the e-methanol production facility at Aalborg University.

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ACIA Aero Leasing LOI with Universal Hydrogen for up to 30 regional aircraft conversions to hydrogen power

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

It also accommodates, in the rear of the fuselage, UH’s proprietary, lightweight, modular hydrogen capsules that are transported from green hydrogen production sites to the airport and loaded directly into the aircraft using the existing intermodal freight network and cargo handling equipment.

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Hydrogen Conversion Universal Mauritius

Study for European Parliament assesses options for turning CO2 into methanol for use in transport

Green Car Congress

MAY 25, 2014

A report prepared by ISIS (Institute of Studies for the Integration of Systems - Italy) together with Tecnalia (Spain) for the European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS) discusses the technological, environmental and economic barriers for producing methanol from carbon dioxide, as well as the possible uses of methanol in car transport in Europe.

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Study finds behavior-influencing policies remain critical for mass market success of low-carbon vehicles

Green Car Congress

JULY 23, 2018

Policies to entice consumers away from fossil-fuel powered vehicles and normalize low carbon, alternative-fuel alternatives, such as electric vehicles, are vital if the world is to significantly reduce transport sector carbon pure-emissions, according to a new study.

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Carbon Market Alternative Fuels Vehicles

H2ME has 100 fuel cell vehicles on the road in Germany, France and UK

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

Hydrogen Mobility Europe ( H2ME ), a multi-country, multi-partner project to demonstrate that hydrogen can support Europe’s future transport demands, announced that it has deployed its first 100 fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) in Germany, France and the UK.

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Mitsubishi Motors signs cooperation agreement to promote EVs with the Singapore Government

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

The Economic Development Board (EDB) of Singapore, including Singapore’s Energy Market Authority (EMA) and Land Transport Authority (LTA), as part of a multi government agency EV task force will set up an EV charging infrastructure network and evaluate the cost benefits of EVs for future adoption.

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What Passengers Need to Know After the Boeing 737 Max 9 Incident

Baua Electric

JANUARY 6, 2024

Other operators relying on the Max 9 include Panama’s Copa Airlines, Aeromexico, Turkish Airlines, FlyDubai and Iceland Air. Each Max 9 can transport as many as 220 passengers, depending on seating configuration. If your flight was canceled, you can get a refund or future travel credit. Are airlines continuing to fly the Max 9?

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EEA TERM Report Finds Efficiency Gains of Clean Vehicle Technology Being Offset By Ongoing Increases in Travel

Green Car Congress

APRIL 28, 2010

None of the EEA scenarios considered delivered the targeted reduction in transport GHG emissions. Based on analysis of long-term trends, a new European Environment Agency (EEA) report calls for a clear vision defining Europe’s transport system by 2050 and consistent policies to achieve it. Click to enlarge.

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Czech Republic Clean Cleaning 2007

It Just Got Easier to Visit a Vanishing Glacier. Is That a Good Thing?

Baua Electric

MARCH 3, 2024

He and his son happened to be there on the opening day of a gondola that transports visitors between the viewing platform and the ice below. Its colors were chosen to blend into the landscape, a special cable was used to minimize noise, and most of the building material was transported to the site by train. How much petrol?

Climate Change

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COVID-19 Forced Us All to Experiment. What Have We Learned?

Cars That Think

JULY 20, 2021

And it's already clear that the COVID-19 pandemic has sped up the arrival of the future along several dimensions. Icelandic volcano eruption of 1973. A similar effect followed the eruption of a long-dormant Icelandic volcano in 1973. Remote working has become the new status quo in many sectors.

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Chad London Iceland Ozone

Lessons From Norway’s Journey To Becoming The Global Leader In EV Adoption

Wallbox

JUNE 30, 2021

Curbing CO2 Emissions with Electric Transport. That’s around 16 times the GHG emissions of Iceland at that time, or the equivalent gas emissions of over 11 million vehicles in one year. A rock star and an environmentalist ignited Norway’s turn to electric transport with a road trip. million tonnes per year.

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Global Norway Tax Taxi

COP26 declaration on accelerating the transition to 100% zero emission cars and vans

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

We will support efforts to achieve the road transport breakthrough announced by world leaders, which aims to make zero emission vehicles the new normal by making them accessible, affordable and sustainable in all regions by 2030. … The declaration is not legally binding and is focused on a global level. —COP 26 Declaration.

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DOE Selects 19 Projects to Monitor and Evaluate Geologic CO2 Storage

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 25, 2009

Account for the entire quantity of CO 2 that has been transported to geologic storage sites. The systems will be tested in the laboratory and at the CarbFix sequestration project in Iceland, where CO 2 will be injected into a permeable basalt formation at 600 meters in depth. Fusion Petroleum Technologies , The Woodlands, Texas.

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CO2 Coal Austin Store

Drive Electric Submission on the Emissions Reduction Plan Discussion Document

Drive Electric

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Drive Electric is a not-for-profit advocacy organisation supporting the uptake and mainstreaming of e-mobility in New Zealand, a key part of decarbonising transport. . Drive Electric has advocated for a comprehensive plan to decarbonise transport for the past two years. Transport . Executive Summary .

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New Zealand Emissions Petrol Electric

American and European Standards organizations agree to strengthen transatlantic cooperation on standards for electric vehicles

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 6, 2012

Early cooperation among standardizers is taking place, including at the international level, and will help to avoid future compatibility issues. Safety aspects and seamless charging are challenges that standardization must address. Safety of electric vehicle infrastructure and batteries.

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DOE Selects 15 Projects Aimed at Secure CO2 Underground Storage

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 12, 2010

Four main focus areas will be studied: physical and chemical aspects of CO 2 /shale interactions at pore scale; transport processes of critical-state CO 2 in hydrofracs, natural fractures, and pores; chemical interactions with groundwater; and trap and seal mechanisms of CO 2 in shale gas reservoirs.

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CO2 Oil-Sands Austin Universal

Studying Climate Change with an Ice Radar Drone

Cars That Think

AUGUST 5, 2023

Although neither ice sheet is expected to melt completely anytime soon, their incredible scale makes even small changes consequential for the future of our planet. Navy Lockheed C-130 Hercules transport was converted into an IPR-data-collection aircraft. Thomas Teisberg, an electrical engineering Ph.D.

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Audi partnering with Climeworks on CO2 direct air capture and storage

Universal Hydrogen signs LOIs with 3 carriers for hydrogen-powered aircraft

Researchers confirm existence of North Icelandic Jet current; implications for ocean response to climate change

Geely supporting Danish initiative on e-methanol with vehicle trials in Aalborg

ACIA Aero Leasing LOI with Universal Hydrogen for up to 30 regional aircraft conversions to hydrogen power

Study for European Parliament assesses options for turning CO2 into methanol for use in transport

Study finds behavior-influencing policies remain critical for mass market success of low-carbon vehicles

H2ME has 100 fuel cell vehicles on the road in Germany, France and UK

Mitsubishi Motors signs cooperation agreement to promote EVs with the Singapore Government

What Passengers Need to Know After the Boeing 737 Max 9 Incident

EEA TERM Report Finds Efficiency Gains of Clean Vehicle Technology Being Offset By Ongoing Increases in Travel

It Just Got Easier to Visit a Vanishing Glacier. Is That a Good Thing?

COVID-19 Forced Us All to Experiment. What Have We Learned?

Lessons From Norway’s Journey To Becoming The Global Leader In EV Adoption

COP26 declaration on accelerating the transition to 100% zero emission cars and vans

DOE Selects 19 Projects to Monitor and Evaluate Geologic CO2 Storage

Drive Electric Submission on the Emissions Reduction Plan Discussion Document

American and European Standards organizations agree to strengthen transatlantic cooperation on standards for electric vehicles

DOE Selects 15 Projects Aimed at Secure CO2 Underground Storage

Studying Climate Change with an Ice Radar Drone

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