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PG&E launches comprehensive study on hydrogen’s feasibility within gas pipelines; H2?

Green Car Congress

MAY 3, 2022

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) is launching the US’ most comprehensive end-to-end hydrogen study and demonstration facility, which will examine the future potential of the zero-carbon fuel hydrogen as a renewable energy source for not only PG&E customers but the entire global natural gas industry. Market development.

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Siemens Energy teams up with Duke Energy, Clemson University to study hydrogen use

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 13, 2020

Siemens Energy, Duke Energy and Clemson University have teamed up to study the use of hydrogen for energy storage and as a low- or no-carbon fuel source to produce energy at Duke Energy’s combined heat and power plant located at Clemson University in South Carolina.

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Study finds total greenhouse gas footprint of blue hydrogen “quite high” due to fugitive methane

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 13, 2021

“Blue” hydrogen—produced through steam methane reforming (SMR) of natural gas or coal gasification, but with CO 2 capture and storage—is being described as having low or zero carbon emissions. For our default assumptions (3.5% Even if true though, the use of blue hydrogen appears difficult to justify on climate grounds.

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Ford, U Mich study finds greater greenhouse gas reductions for pickup truck electrification than for other light-duty vehicles

Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2022

Researchers at the University of Michigan and Ford Motor Company have conducted a cradle-to-grave life cycle GHG assessment of model year 2020 ICEV, HEV, and BEV sedans, sports utility vehicles (SUVs), and pickup trucks in the United States. This is an important study to inform and encourage climate action. —Woody et al.

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U-M researchers challenge USPS EV environmental study

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 29, 2022

A new University of Michigan study finds that making the switch to all-electric mail-delivery vehicles would lead to far greater reductions in greenhouse gas emissions than previously estimated by the US Postal Service (USPS). An all-electric fleet would reduce lifetime greenhouse gas emissions by 14.7 Earlier post.).

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Modeling study suggests 1.8M excess deaths attributable to urban air pollution in 2019

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 7, 2022

A new modeling study led by researchers from George Washington Universit (GWU) finds that 86% of people living in cities worldwide (~2.5 A second study, also led by the GWU researchers, finds that nearly 2 million cases of asthma in children are linked to traffic-related nitrogen dioxide air pollution, with two in three occurring in cities.

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Study finds global emissions of several banned ozone-destroying CFCs are increasing

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APRIL 10, 2023

The research, published in Nature Geoscience and led by the University of Bristol and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), puts the rise in part down to the chemicals, known as chlorofluorocarbons or CFCs, being used to make other ozone-friendly alternatives to CFCs.

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Researchers use chemical looping process to produce hydrogen from hydrogen sulfide gas

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Researchers at The Ohio State University have used a chemical looping process to produce hydrogen from hydrogen sulfide gas—commonly called “sewer gas”. Hydrogen sulfide is emitted from manure piles and sewer pipes and is a key byproduct of industrial activities including refining oil and gas, producing paper and mining.

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Responsible Battery Coalition and U Michigan launch study to compare electric and gas vehicle lifetime costs

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OCTOBER 31, 2022

The Responsible Battery Coalition, in partnership with the University of Michigan Center for Sustainable Systems, launched a comprehensive research project to compare the total cost of ownership of gas and electric vehicles (EVs). Gregory Keoleian, Director of the Center for Sustainable Systems at the University of Michigan.

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Los Alamos-led study finds how to improve natural gas production in shale; hydrocarbon transport within nanopores

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NOVEMBER 17, 2020

A new hydrocarbon study led by researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory contradicts conventional wisdom about how methane is trapped in rock, revealing a new strategy to access the valuable energy resource more easily. Their open-access study is published in Nature’s new Communications Earth & Environment journal.

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Heat pumps are more efficient than oil and gas heating in subzero temps – Oxford study

Electrek

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

A new Oxford University study found air source heat pumps to be more efficient than oil and gas heating in cold and subzero temperatures. more… The post Heat pumps are more efficient than oil and gas heating in subzero temps – Oxford study appeared first on Electrek.

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New Study Finds Electric Vehicles Are Driven Less Than Gas Cars

CleanTechnica EVs

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

One of the largest studies to date finds the current generation of EV owners drive far fewer miles than owners. continued] The post New Study Finds Electric Vehicles Are Driven Less Than Gas Cars appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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EIA: California drought will decrease hydropower, increase natural gas use and CO2 emissions

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MAY 27, 2022

EIA expects that level of decrease in hydropower generation would lead to an 8% increase in California’s electricity generation from natural gas, a 6% increase in energy-related carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions in the state, and an average 5% increase in wholesale electricity prices throughout the West given the current system configuration.

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Study finds high-density, low-rise cities such as Paris may be optimal urban form for reducing life cycle GHG emissions

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AUGUST 15, 2021

A study by researchers at CU Boulder and Edinburgh Napier University finds that high-density, low-rise environments such as those found in Paris are the optimal urban form when looking to reduce greenhouse gas emissions over their whole life cycle. There is a growing belief that building taller and denser is better. Pomponi, F.,

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Study finds transporting food and ingredients generates 20% of carbon emissions in the global food system

Green Car Congress

JULY 5, 2022

A study by researchers in Australia and China has determined that global food-miles account for nearly 20% of total food-systems emissions; moving fruit and vegetables in refrigerated vehicles is particularly emissions-intensive. Their paper appears in the journal Nature Food. Food trade plays a key role in achieving global food security.

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UC Riverside study confirms low NOx emissions performance of Cummins Westport ISX12N natural gas engine

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

announced that an independent study on the Cummins Westport ISX12N 400 hp natural gas engine demonstrated that the engine meets and exceeds California Air Resources Board’s (“CARB”) optional Low NO x standard of 0.02 These higher emissions should be considered for health and environmental impact studies, the UC Riverside team said.

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Scenario study suggests increased vehicle electrification in Europe increases demand for gas in power sector; limited ability for power-to-gas

Green Car Congress

MAY 29, 2018

A study published by the Centre on Regulation in Europe (CERRE) has explored the possible impact of increased electrification of road transportation and domestic heating and cooking on the energy system (electricity and gas), as well as on CO 2 emissions and on GDP.

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Gas Power Powered Europe

Chalmers study finds ship exhaust gas scrubbers responsible for up to 9% of certain hazardous emissions into Baltic Sea

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OCTOBER 24, 2022

New research from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, finds that the discharge water from ships’ exhaust gas treatment systems—i.e., Furthermore, the number of ships equipped with scrubbers have tripled since the study was carried out. Ytreberg et al.

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HEI study links fossil fuel combustion with more than 1 million deaths globally

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Coal combustion alone was responsible for half of those deaths, with natural gas and oil combustion accounting for the other half. The study team, led by Dr. Erin McDuffie and Dr. Randall Martin of Washington University in St. Overall, the report indicates that a majority of PM 2.5

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University of Texas at Austin study measuring methane emissions released from natural gas production

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

A research team led by The University of Texas at Austin, and including engineering and environmental testing firms URS and Aerodyne Research, is conducting a major field study to measure methane emissions from natural gas production, about which little empirical data exist. This study is unparalleled in its scope and approach.

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California EV adoption driving steady decline in emissions: study

Teslarati

APRIL 7, 2024

A new study from the University of California (UC) Berkeley shows a steady, albeit modest, decline in carbon emissions with increased electric vehicle (EV) adoption over the last few years. This study, he adds, was the first to look at a larger area and make a connection between a decline in carbon emissions and EV adoption.

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KAUST, Aramco team study explores best combustion strategy for hydrogen IC engines

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JUNE 5, 2023

Researchers from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) and Saudi Aramco have published a study attempting to identify the best strategy for hydrogen internal combustion (IC) engines. Their paper appears in the journal Fuel. Two ultra-lean conditions with an overall lambda (λ) of 2.5 were considered. 2023.128801

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Study: annual climate impact of wild pigs could be greater than 1.1M cars

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JULY 20, 2021

million cars, according to a new study by an international team led by researchers from The University of Queensland and The University of Canterbury. Their study appears in Global Change Biology. By uprooting carbon trapped in soil, wild pigs (feral swine), are releasing around 4.9

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Independent study confirms cost savings & emissions advantages for heavy-duty trucks running ClearFlame’s engine technology

Green Car Congress

MAY 1, 2022

ClearFlame Engine Technologies, a startup developing net-zero engine technology ( earlier post ), announced the publication of an independent study that finds ClearFlame’s technology could help fleet owners and other heavy-duty truck operators lower total costs while meeting sustainability goals sooner than currently available alternatives.

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CSIRO study finds little to no environmental impact from fracing in Queensland

Green Car Congress

APRIL 27, 2020

A comprehensive three-year scientific study into the air, water and soil impacts of hydraulic fracturing (HF) in coal seam gas (CSG) in Queensland, Australia has found little to no impacts on air quality, soils, groundwater and waterways. Source: CSIRO. —Dr Barrett.

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ARPA-E awarding $10M to 8 projects studying low-energy nuclear reactions

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FEBRUARY 18, 2023

The team will develop an experimental platform that thoroughly and reproducibly test claims of nuclear anomalies in gas-loaded metal-hydrogen systems. Stanford University. Stanford University will explore a technical solution based on LENR-active nanoparticles and gaseous deuterium. Texas Tech University.

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Study estimates California’s GHG reductions since 2003 could be wiped out by 2020 wildfires

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OCTOBER 18, 2022

In an open-access report in the journal Environmental Pollution , researchers from UCLA and the University of Chicago estimate that California’s wildfire carbon dioxide equivalent (CO 2 e) emissions from 2020 (~127 mmt CO 2 e ) are approximately two times higher than California’s total greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions since 2003.

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UH researchers developing autonomous robot for subsea oil and gas pipeline inspection

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

To reduce the number of accidents in the global oil and gas industry caused by damaged pipelines, University of Houston researchers are developing an autonomous robot to identify potential pipeline leaks and structural failures during subsea inspections. Preliminary studies were funded by UH’s Subsea Systems Institute.

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UC Davis study: roadkill declines as COVID-19 continues

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JUNE 26, 2020

Fewer wild animals, including threatened mountain lions, are becoming roadkill during shelter-in-place orders, according to a study on three states from the University of California, Davis. Traffic on all roads—not just state highways—in California decreased 71% during the study period. Before stay-at-home orders, 8.4

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Study finds all-electric rideshare fleet could reduce carbon emissions, but increase traffic issues

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JUNE 23, 2023

They used the model and the data to estimate the life cycle air pollution, greenhouse gas, and traffic externality benefits and costs of serving rides based on Chicago TNC trip data from 2019 to 2022 with fully electric vehicles. The authors acknowledge funding from Carnegie Mellon University’s Wilton E.

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Fleet All-Electric Carbon Emissions

Study: Taking Uber or Lyft costs society and environment more than driving yourself

Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Using ride-hailing services like Uber and Lyft leads to higher levels of greenhouse gas emissions and traffic congestion than driving personal cars, according to a new study from researchers at Carnegie Mellon University.

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Study finds relying on “local food” a distant dream for most of the world

Green Car Congress

APRIL 20, 2020

A study by an international team of researchers led by Aalto University finds that less than one-third of the world’s population could currently meet their demand for food with food produced in their local vicinity. The study also showed that foodsheds are mostly relatively compact areas for individual crops.

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Swansea study finds 30% of the UK’s natural gas could be replaced by hydrogen without major changes

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JUNE 11, 2018

30% of the natural gas fueling UK homes and businesses could be replaced by hydrogen without requiring any changes to the nation’s boilers and ovens, a study by Swansea University researchers has shown. The open-access study is published in the RSC journal Sustainable Energy & Fuels.

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C2CNT process converts flue gas from natural gas power plant into carbon nanotubes

Green Car Congress

JULY 29, 2019

On 26 July, the first flue gas from the natural gas power plant, the Shepard Energy Center in Calgary, Canada, was directly transformed by the C2CNT process ( earlier post ) into carbon nanotubes. In a related new study in the Journal of CO 2 Utilization (Wang et al. ) —Prof. Licht, Founder, C2CNT Corp. 2019.07.007.

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Carbon Gas Convert Power

Ford study shows pickup truck electrification has substantial greenhouse gas reduction rate

Teslarati

MARCH 4, 2022

Ford and University of Michigan researchers conducted a new study that evaluated the savings in greenhouse gas emissions in battery-electric pickup trucks relative to gas-powered pickups. It also assessed the reductions in other light-duty vehicles when compared to their gas-powered counterparts.

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Ford Gas F-150 Gas-Electric

Qatar researchers review hydrogen production from on-board ammonia decomposition

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JUNE 25, 2023

A team from Hamad Bin Khalifa University in Qatar has comprehensively reviewed various ammonia decomposition techniques to produce clean hydrogen by recovering the boil-off ammonia while integrating solar energy infrastructures onboard a ship for electricity and heat requirements. The review paper is published in the journal Fuel.

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Researchers create salts for cheap and efficient CO2 capture; mimicking methane hydrate

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MAY 8, 2023

Yavuz of King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Prof. Bo Liu from University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), and Prof. Methane hydrate is studied for its ability to capture and trap gas molecules such as carbon dioxide under high pressure. Xiang et al. Nguyen, Cafer T. 2023.101383

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NASEM announces provisional committee for new study on life cycle analyses of low-carbon fuels

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MAY 1, 2021

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s (NASEM’s) Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology (BEST) announced the provisional committee for a new consensus study, Current Methods for Life Cycle Analyses of Low Carbon Transportation Fuels in the United States. Dunn, PhD, Northwestern University.

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Study forecasts even with modest warming, global energy demand to increase by mid-century

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JUNE 24, 2019

A new study published in Nature Communications by researchers from IIASA, Boston University, and the Ca’ Foscari University of Venice found that by mid-century, climate change will increase the demand for energy globally, even with modest warming. —coauthor Ian Sue Wing, a researcher at Boston University.

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Study finds methane emissions from coal mines ~50% higher than previously thought

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FEBRUARY 1, 2021

In addition to coal mining, other major sources of methane emissions globally include wetlands, agriculture, and oil and gas facilities. The study is one of the first to account for methane leaking from old, abandoned mines. The study is the first to attempt to account for methane escaping from abandoned mines.

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Coal Emissions Escape Ukraine

Researchers devise seawater-resilient bipolar membrane electrolyzer for turning seawater into hydrogen

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APRIL 12, 2023

Researchers at the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University with collaborators at the University of Oregon and Manchester Metropolitan University have developed a seawater-resilient bipolar membrane electrolyzer.

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Hydrogen Mariner Water Sodium

Study estimates ~4M children worldwide develop asthma each year because of NO2 air pollution

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APRIL 11, 2019

About 4 million children worldwide develop asthma each year because of inhaling nitrogen dioxide (NO 2 ) air pollution, according to an open-access study published in The Lancet Planetary Health by researchers at the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health (Milken Institute SPH). —Susan Anenberg.

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New study finds gasoline stations vent up to 10x more benzene fumes than previously thought

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OCTOBER 6, 2018

A study led by environmental health scientists at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health examined the release of vapors from gasoline station vent pipes, and found benzene emissions were 10 times higher than estimates used in setback regulations that determine how close schools, playgrounds, and parks can be to the facilities.

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UNL study finds non-flex fuel vehicles can adapt to E30 gasoline without performance compromise; fuel efficiency comparable to E15

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AUGUST 9, 2021

A team at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln has investigated the long-term adaptability and economic feasibility of non-flex-fuel vehicles—vehicles designed to use fuel blends containing 85% ethanol (E85) or less—to consume a 30% ethanol (E30) fuel blend.

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Fuel Gasoline Vehicles Nebraska

PG&E launches comprehensive study on hydrogen’s feasibility within gas pipelines; H2?

Siemens Energy teams up with Duke Energy, Clemson University to study hydrogen use

Study finds total greenhouse gas footprint of blue hydrogen “quite high” due to fugitive methane

Ford, U Mich study finds greater greenhouse gas reductions for pickup truck electrification than for other light-duty vehicles

U-M researchers challenge USPS EV environmental study

Modeling study suggests 1.8M excess deaths attributable to urban air pollution in 2019

Study finds global emissions of several banned ozone-destroying CFCs are increasing

Researchers use chemical looping process to produce hydrogen from hydrogen sulfide gas

Responsible Battery Coalition and U Michigan launch study to compare electric and gas vehicle lifetime costs

Los Alamos-led study finds how to improve natural gas production in shale; hydrocarbon transport within nanopores

Heat pumps are more efficient than oil and gas heating in subzero temps – Oxford study

New Study Finds Electric Vehicles Are Driven Less Than Gas Cars

EIA: California drought will decrease hydropower, increase natural gas use and CO2 emissions

Study finds high-density, low-rise cities such as Paris may be optimal urban form for reducing life cycle GHG emissions

Study finds transporting food and ingredients generates 20% of carbon emissions in the global food system

UC Riverside study confirms low NOx emissions performance of Cummins Westport ISX12N natural gas engine

Scenario study suggests increased vehicle electrification in Europe increases demand for gas in power sector; limited ability for power-to-gas

Chalmers study finds ship exhaust gas scrubbers responsible for up to 9% of certain hazardous emissions into Baltic Sea

HEI study links fossil fuel combustion with more than 1 million deaths globally

University of Texas at Austin study measuring methane emissions released from natural gas production

California EV adoption driving steady decline in emissions: study

KAUST, Aramco team study explores best combustion strategy for hydrogen IC engines

Study: annual climate impact of wild pigs could be greater than 1.1M cars

Independent study confirms cost savings & emissions advantages for heavy-duty trucks running ClearFlame’s engine technology

CSIRO study finds little to no environmental impact from fracing in Queensland

ARPA-E awarding $10M to 8 projects studying low-energy nuclear reactions

Study estimates California’s GHG reductions since 2003 could be wiped out by 2020 wildfires

UH researchers developing autonomous robot for subsea oil and gas pipeline inspection

UC Davis study: roadkill declines as COVID-19 continues

Study finds all-electric rideshare fleet could reduce carbon emissions, but increase traffic issues

Study: Taking Uber or Lyft costs society and environment more than driving yourself

Study finds relying on “local food” a distant dream for most of the world

Swansea study finds 30% of the UK’s natural gas could be replaced by hydrogen without major changes

C2CNT process converts flue gas from natural gas power plant into carbon nanotubes

Ford study shows pickup truck electrification has substantial greenhouse gas reduction rate

Qatar researchers review hydrogen production from on-board ammonia decomposition

Researchers create salts for cheap and efficient CO2 capture; mimicking methane hydrate

NASEM announces provisional committee for new study on life cycle analyses of low-carbon fuels

Study forecasts even with modest warming, global energy demand to increase by mid-century

Study finds methane emissions from coal mines ~50% higher than previously thought

Researchers devise seawater-resilient bipolar membrane electrolyzer for turning seawater into hydrogen

Study estimates ~4M children worldwide develop asthma each year because of NO2 air pollution

New study finds gasoline stations vent up to 10x more benzene fumes than previously thought

UNL study finds non-flex fuel vehicles can adapt to E30 gasoline without performance compromise; fuel efficiency comparable to E15

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