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Innovative water treatment at Audi Ingolstadt saves up to 500,000 cubic meters of fresh water a year; heading to ZLD

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Audi has put a new service-water supply center into operation at the Ingolstadt site. In this way, Audi will saves up to 500,000 cubic meters of fresh water each year. The heart of the service-water supply center is a membrane bioreactor (MBR). The heart of the service-water supply center is a membrane bioreactor (MBR).

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Ford hits CO2 manufacturing emissions reduction target of 30% per vehicle 8 years early

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The goal, set in 2010, aimed to reduce the company’s global carbon dioxide emissions from manufacturing operations by 30% per vehicle produced by 2025. metric tons from 2010 to 2017—equivalent to greenhouse gas emissions from more than 728,000 passenger vehicles driven for one year.

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Volkswagen brand intends to almost halve environmental impact of production by 2025 vs. 2010 baseline

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By 2025, vehicles and components are to be produced in a way which is 45% more environmentally compatible than in 2010, the reference year for the current Think Blue. in environmental impact: energy -23.5%; CO 2 - 28.6%; waste -58.6%; water -27.5%; and solvent emissions -7.6%. environmental program. Earlier post.). —Dr.

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Toyota, Aisin to Provide Improved Residential SOFCs for 2010 Test Project

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Aisin) plan to provide 60 2010-model residential, solid-oxide fuel-cell (SOFC) cogeneration systems jointly developed by Osaka Gas Co., The 2010 models have overcome the technological development issues identified through earlier test programs to achieve greater energy savings and CO 2 reductions. Earlier post.)

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Ford cuts manufacturing energy use 22% in 6 years; targeting additional 25% Drop by 2016

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Other successful initiatives—highlighted in Ford’s 13th annual Sustainability Report—include reductions in water use, waste-to-landfill and CO 2 emissions as well as improvements in vehicle fuel economy and safety. The company also announced plans to reduce usage another 25% on a per-vehicle basis by 2016.

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Joule Achieves Direct Microbial Conversion of CO2 into Hydrocarbons

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The company employs a novel SolarConverter system, together with proprietary, product-specific organisms and advanced process design, to harness the power of sunlight while consuming waste CO 2. In addition, Joule’s process requires just marginal, non-arable land, no crops and no fresh water.

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Co-Electrolysis of CO2 and H2O for the Production of Liquid Fuels

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There is no need for a separate reverse water-gas shift reactor to produce syngas, and the waste heat from exothermic fuel synthesis is useful in the process. Ebbesen and Mogens Mogensen (2010) Co-electrolysis of CO 2 and H 2 O in solid oxide cells: Performance and durability. Fischer-Tropsch). Christopher Graves, Sune D.

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