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USA & China Electricity Generation TWh & CO2e Trajectories Since 2000 Are Startling

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continued] The post USA & China Electricity Generation TWh & CO2e Trajectories Since 2000 Are Startling appeared first on CleanTechnica. For a decade I’ve been tracking the exponential expansion of wind, solar, and to a lesser extent hydro electricity generation.

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First China-developed hydrogen fuel cell locomotive starts trial runs

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The first China-developed hydrogen fuel cell hybrid locomotive—from core power to main components—has started trial runs on a 627 km railway line for coal transport in north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Source: Xinhua. and the Hydrogen Energy Co.,

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Chevron and Angelicoussis Group announce ammonia carrier joint study agreement

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Chevron Corporation, through its subsidiary Chevron Shipping Company LLC, and the Angelicoussis Group , through its Energy Transition division, Green Ships, announced a Joint Study Agreement (JSA) to explore how tankers can be used to transport ammonia, a potential lower carbon marine fuel.

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California 2017 GHG inventory shows 1.2% total drop from 2016; transportation sector emissions up 1%

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while the carbon intensity of its economy declined by 4.5%. Changes in emissions by Scoping Plan sector between 2000 and 2017. The transportation sector remains the largest source of GHG emissions in the state, and saw a 1% increase in emissions in 2017. Overview of GHG Emissions from the Transportation Sector.

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Hype Taxi Using Massive European Grants To Pay For Champagne-Scale Hydrogen Costs

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In the crazy world of hydrogen for transportation plays, some endeavors stand out. billion in losses, $55 million a year, since 2000 with no profits ever is one. Ballard’s $1.3 billion that California received as a hydrogen hub which is going to go down the drain because it’s.

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Comprehensive assessment concludes black carbon second-most important human emission in warming climate

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A comprehensive assessment of black-carbon climate forcing accepted for publication in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres estimates that black carbon, with a total climate forcing of +1.1?W?m Only carbon dioxide has a greater forcing, the international team of researchers who performed the study found.

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Australia PM Gillard announces carbon pricing plan; transport fuels exempt, but lowered fuel tax credits to bring carbon price to some businesses

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Australia Prime Minister Julia Gillard unveiled Australia’s carbon pricing plan—a core element in a new clean energy plan—in a short address to the nation. The Government intends to introduce legislation to underpin the carbon pricing mechanism into Parliament in the second half of 2011. a year in real terms.