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These begin with an investment in carbon reduction projects via a partnership with 3Degrees to offset emissions created from e-Golf production, distribution and from the estimated emissions produced from keeping the vehicle charged through the initial 36,000 miles of its life. 3Degrees and carbon offsets. 3Degrees and carbon offsets.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2015

billion) above the FY 2015 enacted level. billion above the FY 2015 Enacted level, sustains DOE’s role as the largest federal sponsor of basic research in the physical sciences and develops and operates advanced scientific user facilities at the National Laboratories to maintain the nation’s primacy in science and innovation.

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MAY 24, 2018

Toyota’s hydrogen tanks are made of extra-thick carbon fiber and are built to withstand major impacts. This is one of the initiatives for the Plant Zero CO 2 Emissions Challenge in the Toyota Environmental Challenge 2050 announced in October 2015. Previously, the hydrogen tanks were assembled at the Honsha plant on a smaller scale.

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JULY 10, 2011

Australia Prime Minister Julia Gillard unveiled Australia’s carbon pricing plan—a core element in a new clean energy plan—in a short address to the nation. The Government intends to introduce legislation to underpin the carbon pricing mechanism into Parliament in the second half of 2011. Click to enlarge.

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APRIL 24, 2019

With trucks commercially deployed since 2015, Orange EV has amassed a wealth of real-world operating data that helps ensure everyone knows what they’re getting into operationally and economically. —Mike Saxton, Orange EV Chief Commercial Officer. Dot Foods, Inc.,

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FEBRUARY 18, 2015

million technology commercialization grant for its Phase 1 lithium hydroxide hydromet plant from the federally-funded Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC). The Phase 1 plant, designed to produce 500 tonnes per year of high purity lithium hydroxide, is designed be a module of a larger commercial hydromet plant.

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DECEMBER 3, 2015

Sustainable aviation biofuel will play a critical role in reducing aviation’s carbon emissions over the long term. —Julie Felgar, managing director of Environmental Strategy & Integration, Boeing Commercial Airplanes. The consortium is led by UBC and NORAM Engineering and Constructors, Ltd., of Vancouver.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

million) to six projects to further develop the UK’s low carbon vehicle capability. Hybrid Integrated Urban Commercial Vehicle. The Hybrid Integrated Urban Commercial Vehicle (HIUCV) is a lightweight Heavy Goods Vehicle designed for refuse collection in an urban environment.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2018

The ranges of the levelized cost of driving (LCD) and cost of avoided carbon are narrower for the future technology pathways, reflecting the expected economic competitiveness of these alternative vehicles and fuels. Utilizing low-carbon fuel pathways yields GHG reductions more than double those achieved by vehicle efficiency gains alone.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2015

The regulation was proposed on 25 July 2014; it was approved and filed with the Secretary of State, with an effective date of 1 January 2015. Each certification increases their confidence that the fuel is good for trucks and the environment. Volvo Group has been collaborating with Oberon on commercial vehicle demonstrations of DME.

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MAY 1, 2018

NO x emissions have not been decreasing as expected in recent years (2011–2015) when comparing top-down estimates from satellites and surface NO 2 measurements to the trends predicted from the US Environmental Protection Agency’s emission inventory data, according to a new study by an international team of researchers. Click to enlarge.

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MAY 15, 2017

Ryder System, a leader in commercial fleet management, dedicated transportation, and supply chain solutions, has begun to offer 100% renewable diesel (RD) fuel at its San Francisco fueling facility. Cities must work with the private sector to reduce carbon pollution by transforming the energy we use to move people and goods.

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MARCH 30, 2016

Zenyatta natural graphite material was prototyped, tested and compared for key mechanical and electrical properties against Ballard’s baseline synthetic graphite in a commercial product platform. The deposit has no surface expression as it is overlain by muskeg, glacial till and Paleozoic carbonate rocks of the James Bay Lowlands.

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JULY 2, 2015

Participants include the Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology IME in Aachen, as well as the Institute for Environment, Safety, and Energy Technology UMSICHT in Oberhausen and the Institute for Chemical Technology ICT in Pfinztal. Of course, we still have got a bit to go to reach this vision. LanzaTech and Siemens.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2011

A new study sponsored by Indiana University concludes that President Obama’s vision of one million plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) on US roads by 2015 will require concentrated efforts action from all stakeholders— the auto industry, federal government, the scientific community, and consumers—to be realized. —John D.

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OCTOBER 4, 2017

SAIC Mobility Europe, a division of China’s largest vehicle manufacturer, SAIC, is introducing the Maxus light commercial vehicle brand. The Maxus EV80 is being made available to over 200 major fleet operators in Europe that are interested in reducing their carbon footprint and vehicle operating costs by running zero emissions vehicles.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2009

INEOS Bio, a subsidiary of INEOS, the world’s third-largest chemicals company, has started a feasibility study for a plant in the UK to convert locally generated biodegradable household and commercial wastes into carbon neutral road transport fuel and clean electricity, using the INEOS Bio technology process. Earlier post.).

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NOVEMBER 30, 2015

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the final volume requirements under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program today for the years 2014, 2015 and 2016, and final volume requirements for biomass-based diesel for 2014 to 2017. Final Renewable Fuel Volumes. Cellulosic biofuel (million gallons). Final Percentage Standards.

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JULY 11, 2012

The European Commission today proposed targets for the further reduction of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions from new cars and light commercial vehicles (vans) by 2020. grams in 2011 and a mandatory target of 130 grams in 2015. This is one more important step towards a competitive, low-carbon economy. —Ivan Hodac.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2012

CSA Group, a leading developer of standards, codes and training programs, and the International Performance Assessment Centre for Geologic Storage of Carbon Dioxide (IPAC-CO 2 Research Inc.), Global carbon dioxide emissions from fossil-fuel combustion 2 reached a record high of 31.6 This represents an increase of 1.0

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NOVEMBER 25, 2015

million in funding from the US Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy (ARPA-E) under the agency’s OPEN 2015 solicitation ( earlier post ). The kelp will be processed into biocrude and further to hydrocarbons ready for commercial refineries. Marine BioEnergy, Inc. was awarded $2.1 Ross, Andrew J.

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JANUARY 7, 2013

NASA has selected eight large-scale integrated technology demonstrations to advance aircraft concepts and technologies for reducing the impact of aviation on the environment over the next 30 years. We have made a lot of progress in our research toward very quiet aircraft with low carbon footprints.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2013

AnMBR involves anaerobic micro-organisms that are able to live in environments devoid of oxygen, such as sediment layers on floors of lakes, dams and the ocean. Traditional (aerobic) treatment technologies treat this effluent by converting the organics to carbon dioxide.

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JULY 9, 2015

Using sustainably produced biofuel reduces lifecycle carbon dioxide emissions by 50-80% compared to conventional petroleum fuel, according to the US Department of Energy. For business development, the report authors noted, “ more substantive discussions are needed ” which are based on the plan. Commencement of fuel supplies in FY 2020.

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JUNE 20, 2015

Boeing announced the next phase in ecoDemonstrator 757 testing today, including its first flight with US-made “green diesel” ( earlier post ) and two new environment-related technologies. —Mike Sinnett, vice president, Product Development, Boeing Commercial Airplanes. IATA 2014 Report on Alternative Fuels.

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Nevertheless, average carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions from new cars sold in the European Union in 2017 rose by 0.4g of CO 2 per km from 2016, according to final data published by the European Environment Agency (EEA). However, between 2015 and 2016, emissions decreased by only 1.5 g CO 2 /km from 2016. g CO 2 /km.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

Bolden said air travel is one of the safest modes of transportation and vital to the US economy, but increasing air traffic is taking a toll on the environment and the nation’s aviation infrastructure. Reducing the amount of fuel burned reduces emissions of carbon dioxide, which contribute to global warming.

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MAY 6, 2020

Discussions underway with Glencore on commercial arrangements, financing and allocation of project economics; third party and government funding opportunities also under review. The existing Upper Pond will be expanded to collect surface water from freshet and summer storm events for safe return to the environment.

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This growing trend not only benefits the environment but also presents an enormous opportunity for businesses associated with the EV ecosystem. Additionally, electric autos contribute to reducing noise pollution as they operate silently, creating a more peaceful and sustainable transportation environment.

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These tools have been used to track forest characteristics in connection with carbon emission evaluation and forecasting forest evolution. Having authored more than 300 peer-reviewed scientific publications, De Floriani served as editor in chief of the IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics from 2015 to 2018.

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MARCH 17, 2015

HER in an acidic environment generally requires lower overpotentials than those in a basic environment. They then compared electrocatalytic performances of np-CuTi with a commercial state-of-the-art Pt/C electrocatalyst. An open-access paper on their work is published in the journal Nature Communications. —Lu et al.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

However, aluminum-air technology suffers from parasitic hydrogen evolution caused by anode corrosion during discharge; this has been a long-standing barrier to the commercialization of aluminum–air batteries. Formation of carbon nanotube dispersions and gels. Aluminum-air batteries offer a theoretical specific energy of 8.1

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DECEMBER 23, 2015

The solar thermochemical fuel path is based on the high-temperature conversion of water and CO 2 into syngas (hydrogen and carbon monoxide) and oxygen mediated by ceria redox reactions. All of the process are fully developed and established in a commercial environment—with the exception of the solar thermochemical production of syngas.

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JANUARY 16, 2016

Mixotrophic systems are also eligible; however, only renewable biomass‐derived sugars such as lignocellulosic sugars or carbon‐ containing waste effluent may be utilized and are considered allowable within this FOA. Micro and macro‐alga, as well as cyanobacteria are allowed. Food‐ and grain‐based sugars are not allowed.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2012

The goal is to expand the network of publicly accessible hydrogen fueling stations to serve the current population of fuel cell vehicles (FCVs) and to accommodate the planned large-scale roll-out of FCVs commencing in 2015. auto manufacturers’ MY 2015 fleets to be zero?emission million, whichever is less. emission vehicles, and.

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OCTOBER 2, 2009

Jean-Louis Borloo, France’s Minister for Ecology, Energy, Sustainable Development and the Sea, presented a national 14-point plan designed to accelerate the development and subsequent commercialization of electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids in France. Compulsory charge points in parking for office buildings by 2015. billion (US$2.2

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JULY 20, 2011

This material is suited to large LIBs installed in environment-friendly cars and storage batteries. SCMG is already used in electric vehicles on a commercial basis. VGCF is used as electrically-conductive additive in LIBs’ anodes and cathodes.

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