2014, Climate Change, Conversion and Renewable

Study finds shifts to renewable energy can drive up energy poverty

Green Car Congress

JULY 13, 2019

Efforts to shift away from fossil fuels and replace oil and coal with renewable energy sources can help reduce carbon emissions but do so at the expense of increased inequality, according to a new study by researchers at Portland State University (PSU) and Vanderbilt University. —Julius McGee.

Renewable

Renewable Energy Portland Climate Change

Fighting Climate Change with Clean Energy

EV Match

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Today, we’re excited to share our new partnership with Arcadia , a tech company working to stop climate change by breaking the fossil fuel monopoly. . Beginning in 2014, Arcadia set out to make clean energy an easy choice for anyone, even renters. Many people across the U.S.

Climate Change

Climate Change Clean Cleaning Climate

DOE releases five-year strategic plan, 2014-2018; supporting “all of the above” energy strategy

Green Car Congress

APRIL 8, 2014

The US Department of Energy (DOE) released its five-year 2014-2018 Strategic Plan. To achieve this first objective, DOE intends to pursue parallel strategies: Advance options for diverse energy resources and conversion devices for power. Contribute to international efforts to address global climate change.

2014

2014 2018 Energy Climate Change

ExxonMobil expands participation in MIT Energy Initiative’s low-carbon research; Mobility of Future study

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 22, 2019

ExxonMobil said extended its support of the MIT Energy Initiative’s (MITEI) low-carbon energy research and education mission by renewing its status as a founding member for another five years. ExxonMobil first signed on as a member of the initiative in 2014. Join MITEI’s Mobility Systems Center, its newest Low-Carbon Energy Center.

MIT

MIT Carbon Future Energy

California and Québec take another step toward linking cap-and-trade programs

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 1, 2013

In April 2013 the Air Resources Board adopted a regulation setting January 1, 2014 as the start of the linkage, which will enable carbon allowances and offset credits to be exchanged between participants in the two jurisdictions’ programs. The sale of Québec allowances will generate at least $2.5 billion in revenue by 2020 in Quebec.

California

California Climate Change Climate EPA

British Airways Partnering With Solena on Renewable Jet Fuel Plant; F-T Biojet Use Targeted for 2014

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 15, 2010

British Airways, in partnership with the Solena Group , will establish Europe’s first plant for sustainable jet-fuel and plans to use the low-carbon fuel to power part of its fleet from 2014. We are absolutely determined to reduce our impact on climate change and are proud to lead the way on aviation’s environmental initiatives.

2014

2014 Renewable Fuel London

Geely invests in Carbon Recycling Intl.; vehicles fueled by methanol from CO2, water and renewable energy

Green Car Congress

JULY 8, 2015

CRI, founded in 2006 in Reykjavik, Iceland, is developing technology to produce renewable methanol from clean energy and recycled CO 2 emissions. Geely is committed to achieving the long-term goal of zero emissions mobility through a diverse suite of new energy solutions, including renewable methanol vehicle technology. Earlier post.).

Renewable

Renewable Carbon Water Fuel

U Chicago, MIT study suggests ongoing use of fossil fuels absent new carbon taxes

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

While renewable energy has made promising gains in just the last few years—the cost of solar dropped by about two-thirds from 2009 to 2014—new drilling and extraction techniques have made fossil fuels cheaper and markedly increased the amount of oil and gas available. for oil, 24% for coal, and 20% for natural gas.

Chicago

Chicago MIT Tax Carbon

California Energy Commission awards nearly $9M to 3 projects to support local manufacturing of heavy-duty electric vehicles, PHEVs

Green Car Congress

APRIL 9, 2015

The Energy Commission also approved the 2015-2016 Investment Plan Update for its Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program (ARFVTP). The program develops and deploys innovative technologies that transform California’s fuel and vehicle types to help attain the state’s climate change goals.

California

California PHEV Manufacturer Electric Vehicles

Audi begins initial engine testing of Global Bioenergies, Fraunhofer e-gasoline

Green Car Congress

MARCH 9, 2018

Currently, only a small part of Global Bioenergies’ ton scale isobutene production is directed toward e-fuels, using Fraunhofer’s lab scale conversion unit. Audi engineers are now examining the combustion and emission behavior of the renewable fuel in a test engine. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

Audi

Audi Gasoline Global Engine

DOE to award $12.5M to improve efficiency of medium- and heavy-duty trucks as part of new tech track for US-China initiative

Green Car Congress

MARCH 13, 2016

High conversion efficiency NO x after-treatment and particulate filters. President Obama and President Xi Jinping announced a renewal and expansion of the CERC in November 2014. Combustion control and optimization technology. Advanced air management system (exhaust gas recirculation, turbocharger, supercharging). Background.

China

China Parts Chinese Obama

NSF and DOE form Partnership on Advanced Combustion Engines; goal 25-40% better LDV fuel economy and 55% BTE in heavy-duty engines; $12M in awards for FY 2012-2014

Green Car Congress

MAY 12, 2012

The Directorate for Engineering is now seeking proposals (NSF 12-559) for awards totalling up to $12 million for FY 2012, 2013, and 2014, pending availability of funds. Additional benefits of reduced combustion temperatures include lower particulate and toxic gas emissions which are important considerations in global climate change.

Fuel Economy

Fuel Economy Engine Economy 2014

EPA Proposes New Regulations for Renewable Fuel Standard to Implement Requirements of EISA; GHG Reduction and Indirect Land Use Change Effects Included

Green Car Congress

MAY 5, 2009

The US Environmental Protection Agency released its expected Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) detailing the implementation of changes to the existing Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS1) as required by the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA). First, EISA requires that such fuel be made from renewable biomass.

EPA

EPA Renewable Standards Fuel

Test of Planet-Cooling Scheme Could Start in 2022

Cars That Think

DECEMBER 19, 2021

This question of whether climate change becomes so bad that we have to do something to dull its impacts and reduce human suffering is a very big one,” says Keutsch, an atmospheric chemist. 2014 research paper. Research takes a long time. Solar geoengineering is not a substitute for curbing emissions.

Ozone

Ozone Solar Climate Change Climate

Wendy Greuel Our Best Bet To Get To 100% Renewable Energy In Time

Creative Greenius

MAY 2, 2014

Joe Galliani in Keep Hermosa Hermosa hat receiving his 2014 Environmental Hero Award from the City of Manhattan Beach and V.O.I.C.E. Photo taken by the Greenius on Wednesday April 31, 2014. And under less dire climate circumstances I could endorse and vote for Marianne Williamson, but that is not the world we live in.

Renewable

Renewable Energy Climate Change Congress

Getting More Students to Develop Tech That Benefits Society

Cars That Think

MARCH 24, 2022

Estrin’s father died in 2012, and her mother died in 2014. At UCLA, she designed one of the first systems for analog-to-digital conversion of electrical activity from the nervous system. She says that when she renews her membership, she does so in honor of her mother.

Los Angeles

Los Angeles New York City New York Engine

Better Carbon Sequestration With AI

Cars That Think

MARCH 27, 2023

Transcript Eliza Strickland: Technology to combat climate change got a big boost this year when the US Congress passed the Inflation Reduction Act , which authorized more than 390 billion for spending on clean energy and climate change. I really enjoyed the conversation. Is that how you think about it?

Carbon

Carbon Store Climate Change Light

Senators Kerry and Lieberman Release Details of Energy and Climate Bill; Incentives for Electric Drive and Natural Gas Vehicles

Green Car Congress

MAY 13, 2010

Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released the details of their long-anticipated energy and climate change legislation on Wednesday, 12 May. Significant tax incentives encourage the conversion of trucks and heavy-duty fleets to natural gas vehicles. Senators John Kerry (D-Mass.),

Gas-Electric

Gas-Electric Climate Gas Energy

Vertimass and European Energy to partner on CO2 to hydrocarbons via methanol pathway

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2022

Vertimass looks forward to feeding methanol made from carbon dioxide using renewable electricity by European Energy technology to our unique single-stage reactor to make hydrocarbons. The technology originated from Oak Ridge National Laboratories operated by UT-Battelle, with Vertimass obtaining worldwide exclusive rights in 2014.

Energy

Energy CO2 Renewable Carbon

Study casting doubt on GHG benefits of corn stover ethanol draws sharp criticism by other researchers; Liska responds

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 30, 2014

A study published earlier this year in the journal Nature Climate Change that cast doubt on whether biofuels produced from corn residue could meet federal mandates for cellulosic biofuels to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 60% compared to gasoline ( earlier post ) has drawn critical response published as correspondence in the same journal.

Climate Change

Climate Change Climate Nebraska Carbon

Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

It offers the solution to several significant transitions we need: moving society from burning fossil fuels to substituting renewable resource fuels such as solar, wind and biofuels; and from using fossil materials as fuel to using them for other recyclable uses. How PHEV provides Smooth Transitions from fossil fuel to renewables.

PHEV

PHEV Plug-in Renewable Energy

U Glasgow chemists develop new electrolyzer architecture for H2 production 30X faster than current electrolyzers at equivalent platinum loading

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

The process also solves common problems associated with generating electricity from renewable sources such as solar, wind or wave energy. The new method allows larger-than-ever quantities of hydrogen to be produced at atmospheric pressure using lower power loads, typical of those generated by renewable power sources.

Production

Production Hydrogen Water Renewable

Eco real estate

Electric Auto Association

APRIL 26, 2021

When Christopher Matos-Rogers launched a new career as an Atlanta-area real estate agent a decade ago, he had just spent five years as a marine biologist and he knew what was up with climate change. An all-Tesla family Matos-Roger’s personal connection with electric vehicles (EVs) started in 2014 with the lease of a Nissan LEAF.

Atlanta

Atlanta Georgia New York Conversion

Solar Powered Greenius Producing Massive South Bay Energy

Creative Greenius

JUNE 11, 2009

As our climate change crisis worsens and spins out of control with each passing day there’s no time to spare for those of us whose job it is to educate and motivate our fellow citizens to actions that cut our greenhouse gas emissions. We have 23 MW of projects signed up, well into the 2014 allocation based on 4 MW per year.

Solar

Solar Energy Power Powered

EV Driven

Study finds shifts to renewable energy can drive up energy poverty

Fighting Climate Change with Clean Energy

DOE releases five-year strategic plan, 2014-2018; supporting “all of the above” energy strategy

ExxonMobil expands participation in MIT Energy Initiative’s low-carbon research; Mobility of Future study

California and Québec take another step toward linking cap-and-trade programs

British Airways Partnering With Solena on Renewable Jet Fuel Plant; F-T Biojet Use Targeted for 2014

Geely invests in Carbon Recycling Intl.; vehicles fueled by methanol from CO2, water and renewable energy

U Chicago, MIT study suggests ongoing use of fossil fuels absent new carbon taxes

California Energy Commission awards nearly $9M to 3 projects to support local manufacturing of heavy-duty electric vehicles, PHEVs

Audi begins initial engine testing of Global Bioenergies, Fraunhofer e-gasoline

DOE to award $12.5M to improve efficiency of medium- and heavy-duty trucks as part of new tech track for US-China initiative

NSF and DOE form Partnership on Advanced Combustion Engines; goal 25-40% better LDV fuel economy and 55% BTE in heavy-duty engines; $12M in awards for FY 2012-2014

EPA Proposes New Regulations for Renewable Fuel Standard to Implement Requirements of EISA; GHG Reduction and Indirect Land Use Change Effects Included

Test of Planet-Cooling Scheme Could Start in 2022

Wendy Greuel Our Best Bet To Get To 100% Renewable Energy In Time

Getting More Students to Develop Tech That Benefits Society

Better Carbon Sequestration With AI

Senators Kerry and Lieberman Release Details of Energy and Climate Bill; Incentives for Electric Drive and Natural Gas Vehicles

Vertimass and European Energy to partner on CO2 to hydrocarbons via methanol pathway

Study casting doubt on GHG benefits of corn stover ethanol draws sharp criticism by other researchers; Liska responds

Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

U Glasgow chemists develop new electrolyzer architecture for H2 production 30X faster than current electrolyzers at equivalent platinum loading

Eco real estate

Solar Powered Greenius Producing Massive South Bay Energy

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