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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

Universal Hydrogen Co. ACIA expects to place 10 firm orders for Universal Hydrogen’s ATR 72 conversion kits with additional purchase rights for 20 more conversion kits of various turboprop types. The conversion consists of a fuel cell electric powertrain that replaces the existing turboprop engines.

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Belching Volcano and Flowing Lava Dent Tourism in Icelandic Region

Baua Electric

MARCH 20, 2024

The Blue Lagoon resort in the south of Iceland is a scenic network of steaming azure pools surrounded by dark rocks, where tourists dip in the geothermal water, have spa treatments and enjoy what the resort advertises as “a universe of radiant well-being.” A spouting volcano doesn’t sound very inviting,” he said.

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Aurora Tourism in Iceland: You Can Seek, but You May Not Find

Baua Electric

MARCH 25, 2024

The lights are even on some recycling bins in Reykjavík, the capital: “Keep Iceland Clean.” In the past decade or so, an aurora borealis industrial complex has boomed in Iceland. That doesn’t mean much for Iceland. In fact, Icelanders and scientists said, this winter is nothing special. Sometimes, the lights are there.

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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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Renewable-methanol fueled Geely cars in fleet testing in Iceland; 70% reduction in WTW CO2 compared to gasoline

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 12, 2017

For the last 18 months, a fleet of 6 methanol-fueled versions of the Geely Emgrand 7 cars have been in Iceland. Among drivers testing the vehicles were CRI staff and members of the Icelandic Automobile Association as well as several local service providers in the auto industry. Geely is a shareholder ($45.5-million Earlier post.).

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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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DOE awards $2.2M to Rio Tinto-led team to explore carbon mineralization at Tamarack nickel project

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

It has the potential to be an important technology in meeting global climate goals and is now being used at large scale by the world’s leading carbon mineralization company Carbfix in Iceland. Carbon mineralization uses natural chemical reactions to convert captured carbon dioxide into rock and store it underground.

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Elon Musk-funded XPRIZE carbon removal competition reveals its 15 “milestone round” winners

Teslarati

APRIL 22, 2022

The global carbon removal competition was launched last year, and it’s expected to last four years. California-based Global Algae, on the other hand, seeks to cultivate algae to help restore rainforests. . This Earth Day we're rewarding some of the most promising carbon removal solutions so far. Quotes courtesy of ABC News.

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Study finds car dealerships pose significant barrier to EV adoption

Green Car Congress

MAY 25, 2018

A new study by a team from Aarhus University in Denmark has found that car dealerships pose a significant barrier to electric vehicle adoption at the point of sale due to a perceived lack of business case viability in relation to gasoline and diesel vehicles. Their study is published in the journal Nature. —de Rubens et al.

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Study links PM2.5 pollution to increased risk of diabetes; even low levels pose risk

Green Car Congress

JULY 1, 2018

A study by a team from Washington University School of Medicine in St. pollution—even at levels deemed safe—to an increased risk of diabetes globally. Our research shows a significant link between air pollution and diabetes globally. Louis and the Veterans Affairs (VA) St. Louis Health Care System links PM 2.5

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China and Norway Lead the World’s EV Switchover

Cars That Think

MARCH 16, 2024

Globally, according to research by the Rocky Mountain Institute , EVs will comprise two-thirds of the world’s car sales by 2030. According to the WRI’s analysis, above, Iceland, Sweden, the Netherlands, and China are the leading EV adopters after Norway. Rapson, a professor at the University of California, Davis. “It degrees F).”

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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

Burgeoning demands for mobility and private vehicle ownership undermine global efforts to reduce energy-related greenhouse gas emissions. Here, we develop state-of-the-art representations of consumer preferences in multiple global energy-economy models, specifically focusing on the non-financial preferences of individuals.

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Study Links Accelerating Uplift of Greenland to Accelerated Melting of Ice

Green Car Congress

MAY 19, 2010

A study by a team of researchers from the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami found that the acceleration of upward vertical motion of the rocky margins of Greenland indicates that accelerated ice loss in western Greenland started in the late 1990s.

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BESC researchers identify key proteins in species of extremely thermophilic bacteria for breakdown of biomass into fermentable sugars

Green Car Congress

JULY 3, 2012

The genus Caldicellulosiruptor , found in globally diverse sites from New Zealand to Iceland to Russia, contains the most thermophilic (optimal growth temperatures range from 70–78 °C, or 158–172 °F), plant biomass-degrading bacteria isolated to date. The extremely thermophilic, cellulose-degrading Caldicellulosiruptor bescii.

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

Baua Electric

MARCH 3, 2024

But some are already pioneering a new approach, and with the effects of global warming accelerating, change will have to come quickly. When you go to Iceland, people walk for an hour to get to the glacier. I think there’s a real opportunity in going there, because you can understand global warming — and feel it,” she said.

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US Mapping Project Highlights Potential for Mineral Carbonation for CO2 Sequestration

Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2009

The US survey is the first of what Lackner hopes will become a global mapping effort. The US Department of Energy has been working on a basalt atlas for the northwestern United States as part of its Big Sky Carbon Sequestration Partnership; extensive mapping in Washington, Oregon and Idaho has already been done through Idaho State University.

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Studying Climate Change with an Ice Radar Drone

Cars That Think

AUGUST 5, 2023

These great masses store enough water to raise global sea level by 65 meters should they melt entirely. candidate at Stanford University, launches Peregrine at Norway’s Slakbreen glacier. The testing was conducted as part of a field-based course offered by the University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS). At the time, two U.S.

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DOE Joint Genome Institute approves 41 projects for 2012 Community Sequencing Program; climate, environment and bioenergy feedstocks

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 12, 2011

One of single largest projects comes from Jeff Dangl at the University of North Carolina and his colleagues and focuses on the rhizosphere—the narrow region where microbes in the soil colonize and interact with plant roots. —Eddy Rubin, DOE JGI Director.

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Drive Electric Submission on the Emissions Reduction Plan Discussion Document

Drive Electric

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Slovenia, Iceland, the Netherlands, Ireland, India, Denmark, Sweden, Israel, Germany and the United Kingdom all have 2030 deadlines. If we set clear direction around EVs, because of our market size the global car manufacturers will have little trouble meeting demand. There are at least 31 countries and U.S. Japan has a 2035 deadline.

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Where Plug-In Hybrid Conversions (mostly Priuses) Are

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APRIL 21, 2009

Our PRIUS+ Project Photos PHEV Resources Global Warming Take Action News and Events Contact Us Where Plug-In Hybrid Conversions (mostly Priuses) Are This is a mirror of the map at Googles RechargeIt site (including icons for YouTube videos on both PHEVs and EVs). York University , Prius, Hymotion, November 2007 (Toronto, ON, Canada).

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

Belching Volcano and Flowing Lava Dent Tourism in Icelandic Region

Aurora Tourism in Iceland: You Can Seek, but You May Not Find

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

Renewable-methanol fueled Geely cars in fleet testing in Iceland; 70% reduction in WTW CO2 compared to gasoline

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

DOE awards $2.2M to Rio Tinto-led team to explore carbon mineralization at Tamarack nickel project

Elon Musk-funded XPRIZE carbon removal competition reveals its 15 “milestone round” winners

Study finds car dealerships pose significant barrier to EV adoption

Study links PM2.5 pollution to increased risk of diabetes; even low levels pose risk

China and Norway Lead the World’s EV Switchover

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

Study Links Accelerating Uplift of Greenland to Accelerated Melting of Ice

BESC researchers identify key proteins in species of extremely thermophilic bacteria for breakdown of biomass into fermentable sugars

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

US Mapping Project Highlights Potential for Mineral Carbonation for CO2 Sequestration

Studying Climate Change with an Ice Radar Drone

DOE Joint Genome Institute approves 41 projects for 2012 Community Sequencing Program; climate, environment and bioenergy feedstocks

Drive Electric Submission on the Emissions Reduction Plan Discussion Document

Where Plug-In Hybrid Conversions (mostly Priuses) Are

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