Green Car Congress
AUGUST 22, 2012
Volkswagen Chattanooga announced that, following an independent audit, the factory has met requirements to receive of the International Organization for Standardization’s (ISO) 14001:2004 and 50001:2011 certifications. Volkswagen Chattanooga received LEED Platinum certification by the U.S.
Green Car Congress
JULY 31, 2020
Rio Tinto’s lithium project pipeline is an important part of our vision to pursue opportunities which are part of the transition to a low-carbon future. The unique mineral— jadarite —was discovered by Rio Tinto geologists in 2004 near the city of Loznica in Western Serbia.
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 27, 2017
According to a recent SAE paper—“Developing a 55% BTE Commercial Heavy-Duty Opposed-Piston Engine without a Waste Heat Recovery System,”—these gains can have a direct and multiplied impact on the heavy-duty vehicle market. It has proven industry-best fuel economy gains of up to 30 percent and significant emissions reductions.
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 12, 2009
Among the projects discussed were reducing cold starts; using waste heat for different heating applications in the car; and a new implementation of a thermoelectric generator (TEG) for waste heat recovery. Heating with waste heat. It is, however, an important project in the implementation of future TEG concepts.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 22, 2011
Signed agreements in partnership with 15 other airlines to purchase future supplies of alternative fuels in 2009, and in 2010 attended several conferences related to the further development of alternative fuels. Formed a multi-departmental group to focus on increasing recycling and reducing the amount of waste sent to landfill.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 3, 2016
Researchers at the University of Manchester (UK) have developed a graphene-based nano-rectifier (“ballistic rectifier”) that can convert waste heat to electricity. Graphene was the world’s first two-dimensional material, isolated in 2004 at The University of Manchester; since then a whole family of other 2D materials have been discovered.
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 3, 2009
What we found is an astonishing volume of present and projected future greenhouse emissions due to the conversion of biocarbon to carbon dioxide and methane. megatonnes of CO 2 eq in 2004, 35.8 Peter Lee, lead author of the report and Executive Director of Global Forest Watch Canada. megatonnes. megatonnes CO 2 eq in 2020.
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