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JUNE 8, 2015

In 2014, Volkswagen of America announced that starting with the launch of the zero-tailpipe emissions battery-electric 2015 e-Golf ( earlier post ), it would invest in projects to offset the carbon emissions created from the e-Golf on a full lifecycle basis: production, distribution and up to approximately 36,000 miles (57,936 km) of driving.

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MARCH 22, 2010

Since 2005, when major greenhouse-gas emitters among the Kyoto signatories were issued caps on their emissions and permitted to buy credits to meet those caps, there has been more than $300 billion worth of carbon transactions. The approval process for carbon offsets has two goals. THE APPROVAL PROCESS.

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APRIL 22, 2014

Renewable power is used for electrolysis to decompose water into oxygen and hydrogen. Then, hydrogen reacts with carbon dioxide or carbon monoxide to produce methane, which can be used seamlessly in the existing natural gas infrastructure facilities. Power-to-gas (e.g., The 3-year, €3.8-million

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APRIL 2, 2009

A pair of researchers from the NASA Goddard Institute for Space (GISS) and Columbia University have found that black carbon is responsible for 50%, or almost 1 °C of the total 1.9 °C C increased Arctic warming from 1890 to 2007. C—occurred from 1976 to 2007. According to another study published by Lenton, et al.

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OCTOBER 11, 2009

In 2007, LLNL and BP signed a technical agreement to work cooperatively on the development of underground coal gasification (UCG) technology for the in-situ conversion of coal deposits into fuels and other products. CIRI says it is committed to carbon capture and sequestration by way of enhanced oil recovery. Earlier post.).

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MARCH 2, 2018

The project took place in palm oil mills in Indonesia and Malaysia, and was conducted in collaboration with a palm oil company KLK, a Dutch sustainable trade organization IDH, and an international certification system ISCC (International Sustainability and Carbon Certification). The field work was conducted by Meo Carbon Solutions.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 22, 2023

n/a n/a The Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) of 2007 does not specify statutory volumes after 2022, and EPA in this rule is establishing final biofuel volume targets for all categories under the “set” authority provided by the Clean Air Act. Biomass-based diesel 2.82 Advanced biofuel 5.94 Renewable fuel 20.94

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Green Car Congress

JULY 31, 2017

Ferroalloys are alloys of iron with some element other than carbon; the ferroalloy “carries” that element into molten metal—e.g., Ferroalloys are usually produced by the reduction of a metallic ore (usually an oxide) by carbon. during steel manufacturing. In all cases, however, the production of ferroalloys is energy-intensive.

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AUGUST 18, 2013

(These attributes reflect the presence of up to 50 wt% asphaltenes—very high molecular weight hydrocarbon molecules incorporating many heteroatoms—atoms other than carbon or hydrogen, e.g., sulfur—in their lattices.). 2007) Heavy oil and natural bitumen resources in geological basins of the world: U.S. 2013.07.043.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 28, 2009

As areas with permafrost thaw and more old carbon is released, the carbon balance changes. Permafrost thaw will make potentially significant contributions to atmospheric concentrations of carbon more rapidly that previously thought, according to a new study published in the 28 May issue of the journal Nature. Click to enlarge.

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AUGUST 14, 2019

while the carbon intensity of its economy declined by 4.5%. Transportation sector emission sources include combustion of fuels utilized in-state that are used by on-road and off-road vehicles, aviation, rail, and water-borne vehicles, as well as a few other smaller sources. Compared to 2016, California’s GDP grew 3.6% Source: ARB.

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MAY 7, 2009

Bishop and Wood with a recent version of the Carbon Explorer float. Their study reveals that most of the carbon from lush plankton blooms never reaches the deep ocean. Just adding iron to the ocean hasn’t been demonstrated as a good plan for storing atmospheric carbon. Click to enlarge. —Jim Bishop.

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OCTOBER 6, 2016

HydroGEN Consortium (HydroGEN) –this consortium will accelerate the development of advanced water splitting materials for hydrogen production, with an initial focus on advanced electrolytic, photoelectrochemical, and solar thermochemical pathways. Source: “2015 Fuel Cell Technologies Market Report” Click to enlarge.

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MARCH 14, 2017

In 2007, with support from Carnegie Mellon University, Dr. Jay Whitacre began researching low-cost electrochemical approaches to bulk energy storage. Aquion’s hybrid energy storage device comprised a carbon titanium phosphate composite anode, a Manganese oxide cathode (MnO 2 ), and a saltwater electrolyte (Na 2 SO 4 in water (~1 M)).

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DECEMBER 19, 2010

Ceres recently released a new report concluding that coal-to-liquid (CTL) and oil shale technologies face significant environmental and financial obstacles—from water constraints, to technological uncertainties to regulatory and market risks—that pose substantial financial risks for investors involved in such projects.

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MAY 3, 2011

The combination of steam and hydrogen in the steam hydrogasifier offers the flexibility of using feedstock that has high water content. The product gases from the SHR include mainly methane and hydrogen along with carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide and steam. DEER 2007 poster).

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MARCH 2, 2009

Oscar-nominated Pete Postlethwaite (In The Name of the Father, Brassed Off) stars as a man living alone in the devasted world of 2055, looking back at archive footage from 2007 and asking: why didn’t we stop climate change when we had the chance?

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FEBRUARY 7, 2009

These synthetic fuels are economically competitive with petro-diesel when the crude oil price (COP) is at or above $86 per barrel (based on a 20% rate of return, in January 2008 dollars, with a carbon price of zero). EPA and EISA 2007. Tarka et al. 2009) Click to enlarge.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2009

Unusually high temperatures in the Arctic and heavy rains in the tropics likely drove a global increase in atmospheric methane in 2007 and 2008 after a decade of near-zero growth, according to a new study. Methane is the second most abundant greenhouse gas after carbon dioxide, albeit a distant second. Earlier post.)

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DECEMBER 25, 2014

It can be used as a fuel additive to displace and clean up existing fossil fuels, and to lower their carbon footprint. The SCFAs are then biologically converted to a carbon storage compound (PHA) using a mixed microbial community of resident microflora. EEB has higher energy content than ethanol: 26-29 MJ/L compared to 23. per gallon.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2015

The Chevrolet Clean Energy Campus Campaign engaged hundreds of stakeholders spanning the education, energy, carbon, auditing, and nonprofit sectors to develop a way for campuses to draw on a new source of funding—carbon credits from the voluntary carbon market—to help further their large-scale energy efficiency efforts.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2009

Ocean acidification caused by the absorption of carbon dioxide in seawater is already increasing along the California coast decades earlier than existing models predict. Losses of tropical and temperate mountain glaciers affecting perhaps 20-25% of the human population in terms of drinking water, irrigation and hydro-power.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 28, 2009

“The ultimate transport solution would be solar fuels, made from using sunlight to split water and produce hydrogen, or to reduce atmospheric carbon dioxide and combine it with water to produce other clean solar fuels.The opportunities for bio-inspired fuels and for innovative routes to produce them are virtually limitless.

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MARCH 31, 2014

In terms of carbon monoxide (CO) emissions during the operation of the vehicle, a significant improvement was achieved over the 2007 predecessor. Compared with the predecessor, primary energy savings of 8% (2013) and 25 percent (2007) are achieved over the entire life cycle. The new C-Class. l/100 km (31 mpg US and 31.8

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APRIL 27, 2012

When peat swamps are drained for agriculture, the peat begins to decompose, and is an enormous source of carbon emissions. Mha (20%) of the peatlands of Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo in 2010, surpassing the area of Belgium and causing an annual carbon emission from peat decomposition of 230–310 Mt CO 2 e.

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Oil-Sands Oil Emissions Climate 314

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MAY 30, 2012

Post-consumer plastic water and soda bottles are collected, chopped, ground, melted and reformulated into chips. Ford first used soy-based foam in the Ford Mustang in 2007. Ford’s use of soy foam has reduced petroleum production by more than 5 million pounds and carbon dioxide emissions by more than 20 million pounds annually.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

Under the terms of the LOI, Mantra and KC Cottrell will enter into a strategic alliance to engineer, build, test, and deploy a 100 kg-per day Electroreduction of Carbon Dioxide (ERC) reactor. (KC Cottrell), a global leader in air pollution control based out of Seoul, Korea.

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AUGUST 1, 2015

We already sell into these markets as they have responded to the call for more clean, advanced biofuels through low carbon fuel standards. The Grays Harbor refinery began operation in August 2007 in Hoquiam, Wash. As we combine our companies, we will expand the reach of REG along the west coast, including production and distribution.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 19, 2010

Total electricity production in the scenario more than doubles, from just under 20,000 TWh in 2007 to around 41,000 TWh in 2050. The roadmap finds that nuclear power is a mature, low-carbon technology that is ready to expand rapidly over the coming decades. GE Hitachi ABWR (advanced boiling water reactor), 1,300-1,600MW.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

In addition, President Obama issued a Presidential Memorandum creating an Interagency Task Force on Carbon Capture and Storage to develop a comprehensive and coordinated federal strategy to speed the development and deployment of advanced lower-emission coal technologies. Presidential Memorandum on Carbon Capture and Storage.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 31, 2009

would be designed to capture up to 90% of its carbon dioxide for enhanced oil recovery and sequestration in an adjacent oil field. In 2007, GE and BP formed a global alliance to jointly develop and deploy technology for at least five IGCC power plants that could significantly reduce carbon dioxide emissions from electricity generation.

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DECEMBER 2, 2017

Hydrogen generated using renewable energies can thus significantly reduce carbon dioxide emissions in the transport and heating sectors. With this heat, water can be split into hydrogen and oxygen. The actual water splitting occurs in the second step, which takes place at 800 to 1000 degrees Celsius. Resources. Cotelli, A.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2012

The KPMG study, “Expect the Unexpected: Building Business Value in a Changing World”, explores issues such as climate change, energy and fuel volatility, water availability and cost and resource availability, as well as population growth spawning new urban centers. Population Growth: The world population is expected to grow to 8.4

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DECEMBER 23, 2011

The AP1000 is a 1,100 megawatt electric pressurized-water reactor that includes passive safety features that would cool down the reactor after an accident without the need for human intervention. Westinghouse submitted an application to amend the AP1000 on 27 May 2007. additional waste-water monitor tanks. Earlier post.)

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AUGUST 21, 2009

Petrobras announced a new oil discovery the Campos Basin post-salt layer (carbonate reservoirs), with the drilling of well 1-BRSA-713-RJS (1-RJS-661), informally known as Aruanã, in Exploratory Concession BM-C-36 (block C-M-401), which is operated exclusively by Petrobras. The Aruanã discovery in the Campos Basin. Click to enlarge.

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JANUARY 13, 2011

Once solid carbon contaminants have been. provided more than $5 million in project funding since the program began in 2007. Hamworthy Krystallon – Sea Water Scrubbing. The seawater scrubber, supplied through a partnership between Bluefield Holdings Inc. and Krystallon, Ltd., Technologies Award to the ports for TAP.

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DECEMBER 20, 2009

The Earth continues to experience record-breaking temperatures caused by increased atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) and other greenhouse gases (GHGs). US intelligence and defense agencies say such environmental changes can lead to energy insecurity, water and food shortages, and social instability.

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