article thumbnail

EIA releases report on CO2 emissions by state; California led in 2010 with transportation-sector emissions

Green Car Congress

Energy-related CO 2 emissions buy state, 2010. The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) has released a new report, State-Level Energy-Related Carbon Dioxide Emissions, 2000-2010. Topping the list for absolute emissions in 2010 was Texas (652.6 2010 state energy-related CO 2 emissions for transportation sector.

2010 236
article thumbnail

Proton OnSite to supply hydrogen generator in Hamburg

Green Car Congress

The electrolyzer in Hamburg will use the same C-Series electrolyzer platform as the SunHydro commercial fueling station in Wallingford, Connecticut, which opened in October 2010. More than 95% of the fills were 700 bar/10000 psi H70 “fast fills” of three minutes or less using SAE TIR J2601 and OEM fill protocols.

Hydrogen 370
article thumbnail

Proton Onsite to install hydrogen generator at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Hawaii

Green Car Congress

The fueling station will be fueling a variety of hydrogen fuel cell and hydrogen internal combustion engine (ICE) cars on the base, as well as Department of Energy-sponsored buses and other flight line support vehicles. It will be powered by a combination of solar and grid power.

Hawaii 225
article thumbnail

Former Berkeley Dean of Engineering David A. Hodges Dies at 85

Cars That Think

He was largely responsible for moving the International Solid-State Circuits Conference in 1978 from Philadelphia to San Francisco. The facility was renamed the Marvell Nanofabrication Laboratory in 2010. After earning his bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering in 1960 from Cornell , Hodges joined Bell Labs in Holmdel, N.J.

Engine 81
article thumbnail

BMW bringing 4-cylinder gasoline engines back to the US; more diesels to come

Green Car Congress

We know there is still great potential for the continuing development of the internal combustion engine. The BMW X5 enjoyed a 27 percent increase in sales in 2010. In fact, nearly one in four X5s sold in 2010 were diesels. But, our X5 Advanced Diesel model sales were up 73 percent.

BMW 199
article thumbnail

Renewable Energy Generation: Change is not a destination, just as hope is not a strategy, a lesson exported from Detroit

Green Car Congress

On December 16, 2010 the US DOE Energy Information Agency (EIA) published a report projecting that renewable energy will still only constitute 12 percent of the USA’s energy sources by 2035. Even ruling Hawaii out as an outlier, the cost of electricity in Connecticut was 17.79 in Connecticut. Source: EIA.

Renewable 220
article thumbnail

DOE to award up to $137M for SuperTruck II, Vehicle Technology Office programs

Green Car Congress

In 2010, the Energy Department launched the SuperTruck initiative to improve heavy-duty truck freight efficiency by 50%. Promote and demonstrate plug‐in electric vehicles through showcases in a variety of venues throughout New England: Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Vermont. Plug In America. Description. Federal funding.

Vehicles 150