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DECEMBER 5, 2014

Oregon-based Fred Meyer Stores, a division of The Kroger Co. The new LNG trucks will replace 40 diesel trucks currently in use, and will deliver product to Fred Meyer stores as far south as Corvallis, Ore., since 2008. has taken delivery of its first 11 Freightliner heavy-duty trucks that run on liquefied natural gas (LNG).

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Electric Vehicles India

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

We introduced the FCX Clarity sedan in 2008. The only byproduct of this process is water, making FCEVs a zero-emissions vehicle option and emitting only water vapor. The hydrogen cycle has three phases: create, store/transport, and consume. This hydrogen may be transferred by pipeline, land, and sea and stored as hydrogen.

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JANUARY 22, 2013

The hydraulic components (motor and pump) recover and store the energy generated by the internal combustion engine and by braking and deceleration (kinetic energy); kinetic energy from braking that would otherwise be lost as heat is converted into hydraulic energy and stored in a pressure accumulator. l/100km (81.1 Click to enlarge.

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MARCH 5, 2015

Using this equipment, a Nissan LEAF or e-NV200 owner can connect to charge at low-demand, and cheap tariff periods, with an option to then use the electricity stored in the vehicle’s battery at home when costs are higher, or even feed back to the grid with a net financial benefit. —Paul Willcox, Chairman of Nissan Europe.

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The Truth About Cars

JUNE 26, 2023

Going back in time a bit, we can see that the Caterpillar Corporation filed a 2008 patent application that covers a “power system having an ammonia-fueled engine.” From Bloomberg : Ammonia is being explored as a carbon-free fuel but it faces hurdles because of its low flammability and high nitrogen oxide emissions.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2015

Quest is designed to capture and safely store more than one million tonnes of CO 2 each year—equal to the emissions from about 250,000 cars. Quest is now operating at commercial scale after successful testing earlier this year, during which it captured and stored more than 200,000 tonnes of CO 2.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2009

HHS has also purchased a totaled 2008 Chevy Silverado HD 2500 that will serve as a demonstration vehicle. Now is the time to move forward with hydraulics because of the push to cut emissions and dependence on foreign oil. We explored the opportunity and found a need for fuel and emissions savings in the light-duty fleet market.

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MARCH 25, 2011

Energy is stored in Maxwell ultracapacitors, resulting in reduced fuel consumption and lower wear and tear. This allows electric energy to be recuperated, reducing the use of the driving brake, minimizing brake wear and tear and lowering resulting particulate emission. Solaris Urbino 18 hybrid. The Urbino 18 DIWAhybrid uses a 6.7-liter,

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NOVEMBER 25, 2009

Recent and significant climate change findings cited in Copenhagen Diagnosis include: Emissions. Global carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels in 2008 were nearly 40% higher in 2008 than in 1990. project business as usual emissions. surface temperatures, 1980-2008. Click to enlarge.

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MAY 15, 2009

In assessing the potential for storage beneath Federal lands, the report addresses issues such as Federal control, location of emission sources, and pipeline rights-of-way, as well as laws and regulations relevant to Federal leasing. Storage of Captured Carbon Dioxide Beneath Federal Lands (DOE/NETL-2009/1358).

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CO2 Mississippi Store Carbon 150

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APRIL 6, 2014

This third-generation model is based on iterations of Komatsu hybrid experience; Komatsu was the first in the industry to introduce a hybrid excavator in 2008. The HB215LC-2 saves an average of 20% fuel with an equivalent reduction in CO 2 emissions as compared to the standard excavator model. Earlier post.)

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All Cars Electric

MARCH 28, 2011

That’s the achievement being celebrated by Tesla Motors after its customers have clocked up 10 million miles of low emissions, all-electric driving since the Tesla launched its two seat sportscar in 2008. Since delivering its first Roadster in 2008, Tesla has sold over 1500 cars in 30 countries and launched stores in North.

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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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JUNE 25, 2014

In a briefing in Japan, Mitsuhisa Kato, Executive Vice President and Member of the Board, said that Toyota’s commitment to environment-friendly vehicles is based on three basic principles: embracing diverse energy sources; developing efficient, low-emission vehicles; and driving real and positive environmental change by popularizing these vehicles.

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JULY 31, 2009

Vehicles equipped with the energy storage systems consume up to 30% less energy per year and produce up to 80 metric tons less CO 2 emission than vehicles without energy storage systems. In Portugal, the hybrid energy storage system has been successfully used in passenger services since November 2008.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2011

Alberta’s Carbon Capture and Storage Development Council estimated in 2009 that sufficient enhanced oil recovery capacity exists in Alberta to potentially store 450 megatonnes of CO 2 and produce an additional 1.4-billion Approximately 18% of conventional reserves in place are recovered using current technology.

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AUGUST 20, 2009

Waste feedstocks are defined in the enabling legislation specifically as “ previously used or discarded solid, liquid or contained gaseous material with heating value resulting from industrial, commercial or household food service activities that would otherwise be stored, treated, transferred or disposed. The Clean Energy Biofuels Act.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2009

By capturing and storing at least 50 percent of the CO 2 it produces, TEC will have emissions comparable to a natural gas-fueled plant. TEC’s integrated gasification combined-cycle (IGCC) technology also will capture and provide storage for at least 50% of the carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) that would otherwise enter the atmosphere.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

In the New European Driving Cycle (NEDC), start-stop systems reduce fuel consumption, and thus CO 2 emissions, by up to 5%. While only 5% of all new vehicles in Europe were equipped with this system in 2008, Bosch predicts that this share will increase to 50% by 2012. In the NEDC urban cycle, the saving is as much as 8%.

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MARCH 6, 2013

The 2008 on display in Geneva. Fitted on both the gasoline and diesel engines, this technology, which reduces consumption and increases the comfort of use, is now available on 6 of the 9 engines of the 2008 range. 2008 gasoline engine range. 2008 diesel engine range. 2008 diesel engine range. Click to enlarge.

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2008 Gasoline Diesel CO2 218

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JUNE 10, 2011

Because of the lower carbon/hydrogen ratio of methane (CH 4 ) relative to gasoline, CO 2 emissions from the combustion of natural gas are approximately 75% of those of gasoline for a given amount of energy production. emissions are reduced by around 25% relative to the use of gasoline for the same engine efficiency.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2009

Sainsbury's started a trial of Clean Air Power’s technology in August 2007 and in August 2008 began to operate one of its Mercedes-Benz Axor Euro 3 vehicles fitted with Clean Air Power technology, running on Gasrec’s fuel.( Earlier post.)

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Fuel Vehicles Clean Cleaning 150

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FEBRUARY 27, 2012

The electricity would then be stored and supplied to the in-hub motors in the wheels of the plane when it needed to taxi. Taxiing is a highly fuel-inefficient part of any trip by plane with emissions and noise pollution caused by jet engines being a huge issue for airports all over the world. —Professor Stewart.

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Plugs and Cars

AUGUST 8, 2011

Put in service during California's Zero Emission Mandate between 1997 and 2003 when about 6000 EVs roamed the streets, these charge stations have continued supplying power to the RAV4 EVs and other electric vehicles saved by Plug In America when it was known as DontCrush.com, a struggle chronicled in the film Who Killed the Electric Car.

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AUGUST 12, 2009

In March, SDG&E announced it would collaborate with Nissan to help develop the market for zero-emission electric vehicles and charging infrastructure in the San Diego region. The PSP and PSS collect, store and report on, as well as calculate emission statistics and vehicle specific data. Greenhouse gas emissions avoided.

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MAY 10, 2011

77% is up from just under 13% of the total primary energy supply of around 490 Exajoules in 2008. The upper end of the scenarios assessed, representing a cut of around a third in greenhouse gas emissions from business-as-usual projections, could assist in keeping concentrations of greenhouse gases at 450 parts per million, the report said.

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MARCH 5, 2010

A section of the East Siberian Arctic Shelf (ESAS) seafloor that holds vast stores of frozen methane (CH 4 ) is showing signs of instability and widespread venting of the gas, according to the findings of an international research team led by University of Alaska Fairbanks scientists Natalia Shakhova and Igor Semiletov. Click to enlarge.

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MAY 20, 2009

Energy-related CO 2 emissions declined by 2.8% US carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels decreased by 2.8% in 2008 to 5,802 million metric tons of carbon dioxide (MMTCO 2 ), down from 5,967 MMTCO 2 in 2007, according to preliminary estimates released by the Energy Information Administration (EIA). Source: EIA. Source: EIA.

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2008 Emissions Carbon Transportation 150

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NOVEMBER 26, 2009

The intent of this solicitation is to provide funding to advance the state-of-the-art in medium- and heavy-duty vehicles to significantly reduce the demand for petroleum fuels and greenhouse gas emissions in this critical market sector. Alternative and Renewable Fuel Infrastructure. Available funding is $13.8 Background.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2009

At issue is the 2012 expiration of the Kyoto Protocol, a binding but effectively unenforceable 1997 treaty that had set greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction targets for 40 industrialized countries, referred to as Annex 1 countries, yielding an average GHG reduction of 5.2%

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JANUARY 10, 2013

During 2008, the CAISIO spent a total of $113 million to acquire ancillary services, the “fast-response” products that the system operator uses to respond to sudden changes in the output of variable generation. Nearly half of UCSD’s fleet of more than 800 vehicles has been converted to near-zero emission vehicles.

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Energy Storage San Diego California Energy 231

Green Car Congress

JULY 29, 2011

The N-Solv technology is targeted to produce 85% less greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions than steam-assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) in-situ production methods, and will reduce the consumption of process water to zero. In making the award, SDTC noted that Canada has some 170 billion barrels of recoverable crude oil stored in the oil sands.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 5, 2009

Hydrogen produced by water electrolysis has the potential to be a useful means of storing excess electricity generated using wind, solar, and other intermittent renewable energy. Integrated renewable hydrogen systems and public-private community-based partnerships. transit buses or other heavy duty vehicles). Report to Congress.

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Congress Hydrogen Market Fuel 150

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AUGUST 13, 2010

The system will be integrated with a 750 kW energy storage facility that can store 2 MWh of energy using batteries—enough to power 100 average Michigan homes for a year. Since 2008, Ford has sourced renewable electricity to cover the full electric power demand at its manufacturing plant in Cologne, Germany.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

According to the charges, the software, when it detected regulatory testing on a dyno, ran a different, more emissions-stringent engine calibration to meet test requirements than when it detected regular use. liter unit introduced in the US in 2008 in the Jetta as Volkswagen’s first Tier 2 Bin 5/CA LEV II-compliant (i.e., The new 2.0L

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OCTOBER 31, 2010

Estimated annual greenhouse gas emissions over the lifetime of the QCLNG project. More than half the emissions come from the LNG facility. In early 2008, we announced our first investment in Australia. In this form it can be transported and stored. Source: QCLNG EIS. Click to enlarge. Greenhouse gases.

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JULY 31, 2009

Among the wide variety of technologies under development that might become available in the future, this report focuses on those with the best prospects of fully maturing during the three time periods considered: 2008–2020, 2020–2035, and 2035–2050. million barrels per day in 2008) will be challenging. Click to enlarge.

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