article thumbnail

UPS plans to build 9 additional LNG stations at cost of ~$50M

Green Car Congress

UPS operates one of the largest private alternative fuel fleets in the industry with more than 2,700 alternative fuel and advanced technology vehicles. Between 2000 and the end of 2012, the UPS alternative fuel and advanced technology fleet logged 295 million miles. — David Abney, UPS chief operating officer.

Cost Of 236
article thumbnail

The Godfather of South Korea’s Chip Industry

Cars That Think

Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) assumed top posts in the industry as well as coveted positions teaching or researching semiconductors at universities and government institutes. awarded him its prestigious Ho-Am Prize in 1993 for “building a solid foundation for Korea’s semiconductor industry.”

article thumbnail

Argonne-led team develops new low-cost cobalt-based catalyst for PEM electrolysis

Green Car Congress

The lack of supply and high cost of iridium pose a major barrier for widespread adoption of PEM electrolyzers. A PEMWE containing this catalyst at the anode demonstrated a current density of 2000 milliamperes per square centimeter at 2.47 The cathode catalyst yields hydrogen, while the anode catalyst forms oxygen.

Low Cost 186
article thumbnail

China-based study concludes using political incentives to fight pollution is costly and inefficient

Green Car Congress

A 10% reduction in pollution led to a 3% drop in productivity for China’s polluting industries. Taken together, China’s efforts to reduce water pollution led to a total loss in industrial output of more than 800 billion Chinese yuan (US$121 billion) over the eight years studied (2000-2007).

Pollution 220
article thumbnail

Elon Musk slams California’s $8 per kW monthly utility charge plan for solar owners

Teslarati

The proposal calls for a discounted rate for excess power sold into the grid, as well as a monthly utility charge of $8 per kW to cover the cost of maintaining the state’s power infrastructure. some people have 20 kw systems $160 a month, nearly $2000 a year. ” A vote on the proposal could be held as soon as next month.

Solar 145
article thumbnail

Study finds that gaps in research on topics critical to the global biofuels industry warrant caution; a call for more interdisciplinary work

Green Car Congress

A new study by researchers from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finds substantial gaps in the amount of research on the numerous critical topics relevant to the global biofuels industry. This heterogeneity of work holds for individual topical areas and geographic regions, as well as for cross-topic linkages.

article thumbnail

IPCC: GHG emissions accelerating despite mitigation efforts; major institutional and technological change required to keep the heat down

Green Car Congress

giga tonne carbon dioxide equivalent (GtCO 2 eq) (2.2%) per year from 2000 to 2010 compared to 0.4 GtCO 2 eq (1.3%) per year from 1970 to 2000. Total anthropogenic GHG emissions were the highest in human history from 2000 to 2010 and reached 49 (±4.5) Estimates of the economic costs of mitigation vary widely.

Emissions 257