Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Once built, the facility will be among the largest in Europe to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel made from waste. Shell will use bio-naphtha and light hydrocarbon gasses created during the formation process to create hydrogen. Shell expects the Rotterdam biofuels facility to start production in 2024.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2015

Ensyn ( earlier post ) has been granted a key regulatory approval from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its renewable gasoline product, RFGasoline. This approval, pursuant to Title 40 CFR Part 79 promulgated under the Clean Air Act, is required for the sale of RFGasoline into US commerce. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 23, 2023

Tesla has highlighted its use of the Cybertruck to deliver part of an art installation in California, along with a Powerwall 3 and a Solar Roof used to keep the exhibit lit 24 hours a day. The post Tesla Cybertruck delivers art exhibit parts, Powerwall 3 and Solar Roof appeared first on TESLARATI.

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JUNE 9, 2017

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and Lappeenranta University of Technology (LUT) are beginning testing of the Soletair demo plant, which uses air-captured carbon dioxide to produce renewable fuels and chemicals. Phase 1: Renewable energy. The pilot plant is coupled to LUT’s solar power plant in Lappeenranta.

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JUNE 3, 2023

The storage battery market is expected to continue growing in light of the spread of renewable energy and electrified vehicles, as well as the global trend toward carbon neutrality.

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Teslarati

MAY 30, 2022

Elon Musk has given credit to China for its hard work in renewable energy and electric vehicles. Few seem to realize that China is leading the world in renewable energy generation and electric vehicles. Few seem to realize that China is leading the world in renewable energy generation and electric vehicles.

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MAY 18, 2022

This will include infrastructure development and vehicle fleets to accelerate the expansion of hydrogen mobility for both light- and heavy-duty vehicles. Initially the focus will be on buses, light commercial vehicles and cars, with a further aim to accelerate the heavy-duty truck segment.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 2, 2023

A Tesla Megapack-powered project being developed by Neoen at Queensland Green Power Hub has been given the green light for construction. Part of the infrastructure includes a 460 MWp solar farm that is almost complete. Neoen plans to achieve 10 GW by 2025. “Neoen now holds a global storage portfolio of 842 MW / 1341 MWh.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2016

UPS has expanded its agreement with Clean Energy Fuels to use up to 500,000 gallon equivalents of renewable liquefied natural gas (RLNG) annually in Texas. million gallon equivalents of renewable compressed natural gas (RCNG) annually in California where UPS operates nearly 400 CNG vehicles. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Cars That Think

MARCH 24, 2023

Much effort was devoted to making lighting, heating, and cooling more efficient so buildings consumed less energy. But the net-zero target would never have been reachable without innovations in renewable- energy generation that let structures generate power on- site. Our bodies slough off a ton of heat too.

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AUGUST 30, 2022

Syzygy has developed platform reactor technology that uses light from ultra-high-efficiency LEDs to power chemical reactions by removing the need for heat from burning fuel, which is how traditional carbon-intensive chemical reactors are powered. Earlier post.). It breaks ammonia into hydrogen and nitrogen.

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MARCH 22, 2014

Some cities just turn out the lights for an hour to celebrate Earth Hour. The world leader in LED lighting, LEDtronics has generously donated 500 LED candles and holders. Be there and be part of the kickoff to a brighter, cleaner more prosperous future starting right here, right now.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 28, 2023

This primary aluminum alloy has one of the lowest CO₂ footprints on the market today and is produced with renewable energy. Due to aluminum’s superior properties in pliability, light weight and strength, the ratio of aluminum in Porsche cars has been increasing steadily. The footprint covers the emissions from the mine to the metal.

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JULY 10, 2021

Part of CleanBC , the BC Hydrogen Strategy includes 63 actions for government, industry and innovators to undertake during the short term (2020-25), medium term (2025-30) and long term (2030 and beyond). More than 98% of BC’s electricity is renewable, enabling the production of green hydrogen via electrolysis.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

The Tri-gen system, owned and operated by FuelCell Energy, produces renewable electricity, renewable hydrogen, and water from directed biogas. FuelCell Energy and Toyota Motor North America announced the completion of the first-of-its-kind “Tri-gen system” at Toyota’s Port of Long Beach operations. Tri-gen produces 2.3-megawatts

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NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Neste, the world’s leading producer of renewable diesel, and American Airlines, the world’s largest airline, have entered into an agreement to explore opportunities to further reduce American’s environmental footprint through the use of Neste’s renewable fuels. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 19, 2021

The vehicle manufacturing cycle includes impacts of raw material extraction, vehicle parts production, assembly, as well as its disposal and related materials recycling processes. C2G emissions are a sum of WTW emissions and emissions associated with vehicle manufacturing. Key assumptions for these two scenarios (e.g.,

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FEBRUARY 23, 2021

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has released a comprehensive vision for deeply decarbonizing transportation. Optimally integrating transportation with buildings, the grid, and renewables to realize system-wide benefits. —Chris Gearhart, director of NREL’s Center for Integrated Mobility Sciences.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently granted Ensyn Corporation ( earlier post ) Part 79 registration for its renewable diesel product, RFDiesel. This registration, pursuant to Title 40 CFR Part 79 of the Clean Air Act, is required for the sale of RFDiesel in the US. The RTP process is actually an analog to FCC.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2016

Toyota Motor North America has awarded MP2 Energy, a full-service power company based in The Woodlands, Texas, a five-year retail electricity contract to provide 100% renewable energy solutions to Toyota’s new North American headquarters in Plano, Texas. The five-year deal also supports 7.75 The approximately 2.1

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FEBRUARY 5, 2018

At the same time, total miles traveled per year by cars, sport utility vehicles (SUVs) and light trucks will increase about 60%, reaching about 14 trillion in 2040. As personal mobility increases, average new-car fuel economy (including SUVs and light trucks) will improve as well, rising from about 30 miles per gallon (7.83

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 22, 2017

However, although the state has made considerable progress decoupling economic growth from greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, the rate of emissions decline appears to be slowing, due in part to a spike in transportation emissions attributed to an increase from light-duty vehicles. California’s renewable generation increased 8.3%

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JUNE 28, 2022

Vulcan is already producing geothermal energy from its URVBF and plans to produce lithium hydroxide with zero fossil fuels and net zero carbon footprint as part of the Zero Carbon Lithium Project. —Carlos Tavares, Stellantis CEO.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 29, 2012

Neste Oil—the world’s largest producer of renewable diesel—has launched the commercial production and sales of renewable naphtha for corporate customers; the company is one of the first to supply bio-naphtha on a commercial scale. Neste Oil also produces commercial volumes of NExBTL renewable aviation fuel.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 21, 2020

As part of a strategic collaboration, Covestro received a first delivery of 1,000 tons of renewable phenol from Borealis , produced with renewable hydrocarbons from Neste. Neste produces these ISCC Plus certified hydrocarbons (ISCC: International Sustainability and Carbon Certification) entirely from renewable raw materials.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 21, 2016

Global Bioenergies, the developer of a process to convert renewable resources into light olefin hydrocarbons via fermentation (with an initial focus on isobutene) ( earlier post ), signed a contribution agreement with the shareholders of Syngip B.V. This goal is part of Audi’s e-fuels strategy. Earlier post.) Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 17, 2021

This decrease was driven largely by a decrease in emissions from fossil fuel combustion resulting from a decrease in total energy use in 2019 compared to 2018 and a continued shift from coal to natural gas and renewables in the electric power sector. The number of vehicle miles traveled (VMT) by light-duty vehicles (i.e.,

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 30, 2016

As part of that effort, the leaders committed to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from light- and heavy-duty vehicles by aligning fuel efficiency and/or GHG emission standards out to 2025 and 2027, respectively. Collaborating on cross-border transmission projects, including for renewable energy.

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APRIL 6, 2020

Computerized tomography of a MOFC, showing buildup of TiO 2 (light blue particles) in the triangular channels. The unique methodology presents a potentially feasible solution for renewable energy, the elimination of greenhouse gases and sustainable chemical production. Zepler Institute, University of Southampton.

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MARCH 15, 2017

EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt and Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao announced that EPA intends to reconsider its final determination issued on 12 January 2017 which recommended no change to the greenhouse gas standards for light duty vehicles for model years 2022- 2025. Earlier post.) Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

Start-up Liquid Light, a developer of process technology to make major chemicals from low-cost, globally-abundant carbon dioxide ( earlier post ), has closed a $15-million Series B financing. New investors include Sustainable Conversion Ventures, which focuses on renewable fuels and chemicals investments.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2021

Subject to ratification of a tentative 2021 agreement reached with Unifor and confirmation of government support, General Motors plans to bring production of its recently announced BrightDrop electric light commercial vehicle, the EV600 ( earlier post ), to its CAMI manufacturing plant in Ingersoll, Ontario. billion (C$1.3 billion (C$1.3

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Green Car Congress

MAY 2, 2010

Saft is providing the Li-ion (lithium-ion) battery technology for ABB’s new SVC (Static Var Compensator) Light with Energy Storage—its latest development within the FACTS (Flexible Alternating Current Transmission Systems) family. The technology can play an important role in integrating renewables into the grid. Source: ABB.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2011

an industrial biology company developing sustainable routes to light olefins ( earlier post ) has signed an agreement with a major German. Global Bioenergies develops direct fermentation processes to convert renewable resources into light olefins such as isobutene and butadiene. Global Bioenergies S.A.,

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NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Here we show that the charging rate of a cathode can be dramatically increased via interaction with white light. We find that a direct exposure of light to an operating LiMn 2 O 4 cathode during charging leads to a remarkable lowering of the battery charging time by a factor of two or more. —Lee et al.

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JUNE 28, 2023

Close connection of battery production with vehicle production is part of our strategy. Combined with the commitment to use only green power from renewable energies for production of battery cells, the BMW Group will reduce the carbon footprint of battery cell production by up to 60%.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

The sites will also be available for light-duty vehicles to serve the greater goal of electrifying mobility. NextEra Energy Resources is a significant investor in electric infrastructure and brings experience optimizing renewable energy and grid integration. BlackRock’s Renewable Power group is a part of BlackRock Real Assets.

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