Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2011

Clean energy technology company LanzaTech has been awarded funds from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to perform research focusing on novel, low-cost routes for the production of jet fuel (JP-8) from carbon monoxide (CO) rich sources. —Dr Jennifer Holmgren, LanzaTech’s chief executive.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 15, 2024

Their mining and processing comes at an environmental cost , and China holds a near-monopoly stake in them. El-Refaie originated the GE program in dual-phase materials in 2005. The peak efficiency of the GE motor was 94 percent, on a par with the best motors used today in commercial EVs. It’s not only about GE. “A

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 23, 2015

According to their analysis, published in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology , favorable assumptions for all involved process steps (30% thermochemical energy conversion efficiency; 3000 kWh/(m 2 a) solar irradiation, low CO 2 and heliostat costs) result in jet fuel production costs of €1.28/L kg CO 2 ‐equiv /L.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

SGI), a privately held company developing and commercializing genomic-driven solutions to solve a range of global challenges, has purchased from Febit Holding GmbH the worldwide rights to three families of patents and patent applications related to key synthetic genomic technologies. Synthetic Genomics Inc.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

WiTricity, the MIT spin-off commercializing strongly coupled magnetic resonance wireless charging technology for EVs as well as consumer devices, industrial, medical and military applications ( earlier post ), has work underway to deliver wireless charging systems capable of delivering 10s of kilowatts for plug-ins, compared to the current 3.3

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 22, 2009

Health and other non-climate damages by life-cycle component for different combinations of fuels and light-duty automobiles in 2005 (top) and 2030 (bottom). Source: “Hidden Costs of Energy”. The report estimates dollar values for several major components of these costs. Source: “Hidden Costs of Energy”. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 5, 2012

Energy consumption by LDVs (including commercial light trucks) declines in the Reference case, from 16.1 US energy-related carbon dioxide emissions remain more than 5% below their 2005 level through 2040, reflecting increased. CO 2 emissions per 2005 dollar of GDP have historically tracked closely with energy use per dollar of GDP.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 16, 2010

The solicitation seeks applications for projects that manufacture commercial technology renewable energy systems, such as an energy storage system, and components, such as wind turbine systems, blades or solar photovoltaic components.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 23, 2012

EIA added a premium to the capital cost of CO 2 -intensive technologies to reflect current market behavior regarding possible future policies to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions. Total US energy-related CO 2 emissions remain below their 2005 level through 2035. It does not assume any revolutionary or breakthrough technologies.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 18, 2013

Achieving those goals will will be difficult—but not impossible to meet—and will necessitate a combination of more efficient vehicles; the use of alternative fuels such as biofuels, electricity, and hydrogen; and strong government policies to overcome high costs and influence consumer choices. —Douglas M.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 8, 2011

Through this alliance, we intend to further demonstrate the high quality of our drop-in biofuels for the Brazil market, and to move closer to the commercialization of LS9 UltraClean Diesel. —Ed Dineen, CEO of LS9. We want to offer more renewable and alternative fuels to our clients in Brazil and in other Latin American countries.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

But energy leaders and experts recognize that as long as producing carbon pollution carries no cost, traditional plants that use fossil fuels will be more cost-effective than plants that use nuclear fuel. Total cost of the new units is currently projected to be approximately $14 billion.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 9, 2010

The system will enable the new advanced bus platform to achieve 45-70% increased fuel economy over average diesel powertrains and more than double the fuel economy improvement of hybrid-electrics, contributing to an overall lower cost of ownership for transit authorities and reduced emissions.

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Plugs and Cars

OCTOBER 4, 2009

Much has been made of late of Toyota and other automakers claims they will commercialize hydrogen fuel cell vehicles in 2015. An SAE Research Report in 2001 stated that "several automakers have pledged the introduction of fuel cell vehicles, including buses, by 2003-2005." Of course, we've heard these promises/predictions before.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 8, 2013

Ecotality also proposed changing the project’s infrastructure requirements to allow 13,000 EV chargers to be either residential or commercial rather than including at least 8,000 residential and 5,000 commercial units as required. DOE then suspended payment under that award and directed Ecotality not to incur additional costs.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

Average fuel economy and new vehicles registrations, 2005 and 2008. Among the key findings of this report are: Most technologies for improving the fuel economy of two-wheelers, light-duty vehicles (LDV) and heavy-duty vehicles (HDV) are already commercially available and cost-effective. Source: Technology roadmap.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 18, 2013

Without CCS, the world will have to abandon its reliance on fossil fuels much sooner—and that will come at a cost. The costs of most clean energy technologies fell more rapidly than anticipated. Vehicle downsizing has enabled considerable efficiency improvements, particularly in OECD regions and since 2005.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2009

The plan is to build a pilot plant on the outskirts of Sao Paulo and begin production in October, with the aim of bringing down the manufacturing cost of the hydrogen to around 40 yen per cu. meter [US$0.41 per m 3 , or about $4.88/kg] kg] within 10 years. MBAA TQ vol.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 4, 2011

In 2005, Congress enacted the Renewable Fuel Standard as part of the Energy Policy Act (EPAct) and amended it in the 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA). Currently, no commercially viable biorefineries exist for converting cellulosic biomass to fuel. Greenhouse gas emissions.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

The estimated cost of implementing the 2017 CAAP ranges from $7 billion to $14 billion. By 2023, the ports aim to cut emissions of DPM 77%, NO x 59%, and SO x 93% below 2005 levels. The approval launches the process for developing and refining specific programs.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 22, 2015

This steady increase in seats available per flight result in increased fuel efficiency but at the cost of reduced passenger comfort and access to flights (fewer airports served and/or longer wait times between flights). Commercial aircraft accounted for 11% of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the US transportation sector in 2013.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 4, 2015

EPA’s newly released voluminous final Clean Power Plan rule ( earlier post ) has established the first national standards to limit CO 2 emissions from fossil-fuel-fired power plants (Electric Generating Units, EGUs), with a target of a 32% reduction against a 2005 baseline by 2030.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 4, 2009

billion to accelerate the development of advanced coal technologies with carbon capture and storage at commercial-scale. billion in private capital cost share as part of the third round of the Department’s Clean Coal Power Initiative (CCPI). The US Department of Energy has selected three new projects with a total value of $3.18

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Cars That Think

MARCH 21, 2022

In the popular conception of a technological breakthrough, a flash of genius is followed quickly by commercial or industrial success, public acclaim, and substantial wealth for a small group of inventors and backers. In the real world, it almost never works out that way.

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EV Match

JANUARY 13, 2023

In this follow-up to our article covering commercial incentives from last month, we’ll explore some of the rebates that can help you bring EV charging home on the cheap. Conversely, the abundance of available electricity during off-peak hours provides cost-efficiency for everyone. Alternative Fuel Infrastructure Tax Credit.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 13, 2010

The American Power Act, released as a discussion draft, targets reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by at least 4.75% compared to 2005 levels by 2013; by at least 17% compared to 2005 levels by 2020; by at least 42% compared to 2005 levels by 2030; and by at least 83% compared to 2005 levels by 2050. Natural Gas.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2009

ClearFuels and Rentech will integrate ClearFuels’ BTG technology platform with Rentech’s Fischer-Tropsch Process for the production of certified renewable synthetic jet and diesel fuels at commercial-scale facilities. This joint demonstration is anticipated to lead to the final design basis for the commercial facilities.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 23, 2009

The US Department of Energy has issued a $300-million Funding Opportunity Announcement ( DE-PS26-09NT01236-04 ) for applications for cost-shared projects that expand the use of alternative fueled vehicles and advanced technology vehicles. Incremental cost of dedicated alternative fuel vehicles.

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Cars That Think

APRIL 17, 2022

The device went on to serve as the heart of stability-control systems in countless commercial and private aircraft and U.S. It also taught him, he says, an appreciation for the difference between “what it is to have theoretical knowledge and what it is to commercialize technology that can be helpful to others.”. 1969, and M.S.,

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2009

Donaghy noted that Valence has shipped some 70 MWh of Li-ion battery capacity since 2005—equivalent to 200,000 batteries, or enough for 1,500 3.5 Valence’s Saphion technology, commercially introduced in 2002, refers to the processes and materials used in developing the novel patented lithium iron magnesium phosphate cathode materials.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 10, 2011

As a comparison, 314 Exajoules is more than three times the annual energy supply in the United States in 2005, which is also a similar level of supply on the Continent of Europe according to various government and independent sources. The actual deployment will depend on continued innovation, cost reductions and supportive public policies.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 5, 2009

At the end of January, DOE also issued the Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Activities, Progress, and Plans Report to Congress as required by the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPACT). billion with private sector cost-sharing). The 2015 cost target was $2-$3/gge. System cost remains an issue. Report to Congress.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 18, 2012

The US Department of Energy (DOE) released the final report from its National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) for a technology validation project that collected data from more than 180 fuel cell electric vehicles over six years (early 2005 through September 2011). These vehicles made more than 500,000 trips and traveled 3.6

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Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2009

Attendees believe that renewable energy needs two elements to be successful: technical progress leading to lower costs and a price on carbon. Costs are also falling due to classic economics. Costs are also falling due to classic economics. It is not how can we get low cost capital to take more risk. Earlier post.).

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Cars That Think

JULY 21, 2021

And in 2005, the Chinese computer maker Lenovo Group purchased IBM's PC business. IBM's large commercial customers faced the implications of this emerging technology: Who would maintain the equipment and its software? As such, IBM had a greater effect on the PC's acceptance than did Apple, Compaq , Dell , and even Microsoft.

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Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 12, 2024

Hydrogen Considerations Hydrogen costs (as of April 2024)=$36 per kilogram (kg), so the e:FCEV’s 4.3 kg tank will cost about $155 to fill. Versus an electric car, the cost of fueling difference is substantial. With a home charger and solar panels, the cost to charge an EV would be even less.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 19, 2013

The underlying technology—developed by Shell Oil over several years—will allow NextFuels and its partners to produce bio-based crude at commercial scale for $75 to $85 a barrel out of wet biomass that has not been mechanically or thermally dried. NextFuels will partner with plantation owners and others on various projects.

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