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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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BIT, FAW team develops turbocharged, DI hydrogen engine; high power and efficiency, near-zero NOx

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A team from Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT) and China First Auto Works Corporation (FAW) has developed a 2.0L Peak power of 120 kW @ 4400 rpm and a maximum torque of 340 N·m @ 2000 rpm can be achieved with the matched turbocharger. Hydrogen, as clean and renewable energy, is an ideal fuel for internal combustion engines.

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Worldwatch Institute: global biofuel production fell in 2012 for first time since 2000

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In 2012, the combined global production of ethanol and biodiesel fell for the first time since 2000, down 0.4% The top five ethanol producers in 2012 were the United States, Brazil, China, Canada, and France. World ethanol and biodiesel production. Source: Worldwatch. Click to enlarge. billion liters in 2011 to 22.5 billion liters (5.9

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LME copper prices hit 7-year high

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Copper prices since 1 Jan 2000. This is due to a combination of sequential gains across most end use markets, an unprecedented and incentivized acceleration in copper-intensive renewable electricity wind power generation projects, and the start-up of multiple new large-scale wire rod plants that has expanded the industrial consuming base.

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Global CO2 emissions up 3% in 2011; per capita CO2 emissions in China reach EU levels

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Emissions from OECD countries now account for only one third of global CO 2 emissions—the same share as that of China and India. In China, the world’s most populous country, average emissions of CO 2 increased by 9% to 7.2 Since 2002, annual economic growth in China accelerated from 4% to 11%, on average. India (6%).

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FPT International introduces 8.7-liter CNG engine in China

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The Cursor 9 CNG offers power up to 400 hp @ 2000 rpm, and torque up to 1700 N·m @ 1.200 rpm, while at the same time having emissions lower than Euro VI. FPT Industrial has extended its range of on-road alternative fuel solutions with the 8.7-liter liter Cursor 9 CNG, based on the Cursor 9 diesel architecture.

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BRIMCS countries, and especially China, outspending IEA countries in energy RDD

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Renewable energy targets and energy priority areas in the BRIMCS countries (not listed in order of importance or emphasis). The majority of these funds (82%) came from 100% government owned enterprises in China. Data: Kempener et al. Click to enlarge. billion dollars. Kempener, Ruud, Laura D. Anadon, and Jose Condor.

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