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APRIL 23, 2021

Nacero has licensed Topsoe TIGAS (Topsoe Improved Gasoline Synthesis) technology for its multi-billion USD natural-gas-to-gasoline facility in Penwell, Texas to produce 100,000 barrels per day of gasoline component ready for blending into US commercial grades.

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OCTOBER 29, 2010

The California Air Resources Board released its proposed greenhouse gas cap-and-trade regulation. A key part of ARB’s AB 32 Scoping Plan ( earlier post ), the cap-and-trade program provides an overall limit on the emissions from sources responsible for 85% of California’s greenhouse gas emissions. Transportation fuels.

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OCTOBER 24, 2012

Thomas Built Buses will further expand its alternative-powered product offerings with the addition of a compressed natural gas (CNG)-fueled Saf-T-Liner C2 school bus. liter natural gas engine, currently in development and expected to be available in 2015. The company plans to utilize the Cummins Westport ISB6.7 G, a mid-range 6.7

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MARCH 30, 2011

Meeting the goal of cutting US oil dependence depends largely on two things, Obama said: finding and producing more oil at home, and reducing dependence on oil with cleaner alternative fuels and greater efficiency. We’re also exploring and assessing new frontiers for oil and gas development from Alaska to the Mid- and South Atlantic.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

Widespread adoption of electric transportation, including electrification in the off-road sector, could lead to substantial reductions in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and could modestly improve air quality, according to a new analysis released by the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC).

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OCTOBER 16, 2013

2015 Chevrolet CNG-Capable, Bi-Fuel Impala. General Motors will build a Chevrolet Impala sedan for retail and fleet customers that operates on either gasoline or compressed natural gas (CNG), GM Chairman and CEO Dan Akerson announced today. and it will be assured by fully and safely exploiting our shale gas reserves.

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MAY 8, 2017

A new study by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) estimates heavy fuel oil (HFO) use, HFO carriage, the use and carriage of other fuels, black carbon (BC) emissions, and emissions of other air and climate pollutants for the year 2015, with projections to 2020 and 2025. Click to enlarge. the ICCT team concluded.

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MAY 13, 2014

GE Oil & Gas and energy exploration and production company Devon Energy signed a new technology collaboration agreement (TCA) to drive innovations that will enhance the performance and economics of unconventional oil and natural gas projects as the demand for energy grows worldwide.

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JANUARY 12, 2013

In February 2012, the China State Council approved its first national ambient air quality standard for PM 2.5 , which will come into effect by the end of 2015. 2020),” which plans to achieve accumulated sales of 500,000 new-energy vehicles (including hybrids and EVs) by 2015, and 5 million by 2020. Credit: ACS, Huo et al. Earlier post.]

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FEBRUARY 11, 2020

The CMA CGM partnership deals with the development of cleaner and more sustainable energies to eliminate CO 2 emissions, greenhouse gases and air pollutants. Between 2005 and 2015, the Group reduced its CO 2 emissions per container transported by 50%, and it has set itself the target of reducing it by a further 30% between 2015 and 2025.

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JULY 6, 2016

will develop a new generation sensor to be used to find oil, gas and minerals beneath the earth’s surface from the air. It will enable us to image resources cleaner, quicker and at a lower cost to our customers. In partnership with Lockheed Martin, Neos Inc. FTG Plus transforms what we can do and what we can see from the air.

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OCTOBER 4, 2013

Air Products has signed a long-term agreement with Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited ( BPCL ) and will build, own, and operate several new industrial gas production facilities in Kochi, Kerala, India. A phased onstream for the products supplied to BPCL’s Kochi Refinery targets late 2015 for the initial supply of gases.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2015

announced an agreement for Ryder to switch the fuel at their stations in Orange and Fontana, CA, to Clean Energy’s Redeem renewable natural gas (RNG)—i.e., The fuel at the two stations will be available in both compressed natural gas (CNG) and liquefied natural gas (LNG) to individual and public fleet vehicles. biomethane.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2015

per kilogram of hydrogen at German natural gas prices—without taking the market value of the solid black carbon byproduct of the process into consideration. This idea was put to the test during a series of experimental campaigns that ran from late 2012 to the spring of 2015 in KIT’s KALLA (KArlsruhe Liquid Metal LAboratory).

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NOVEMBER 13, 2012

GE’s MicroLNG plant can liquefy natural gas at any point along a gas distribution network. GE and Clean Energy Fuels are collaborating to expand the infrastructure for natural gas transportation in the United States. As part of the collaboration, Clean Energy Fuels will initially purchase two MicroLNG plants from GE Oil & Gas.

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MAY 9, 2013

The program funds projects to encourage the development and use of new technologies and alternative and renewable fuels, including electricity, natural gas, biomethane, hydrogen, and gasoline and diesel substitutes, such as cellulosic ethanol (derived from woody materials, including agricultural waste), and biodiesel from waste grease.

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APRIL 11, 2019

The study, based on data from 2010 to 2015, estimates that 64% of these new cases of asthma occur in urban areas. Findings from the study: An estimated 4 million children developed asthma each year from 2010 to 2015 due to exposure to NO 2 pollution, which primarily comes motor vehicle exhaust. —Susan Anenberg.

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JULY 16, 2019

The single-cylinder engine, which runs on natural gas (NG), has been developed by a consortium led by MAHLE Powertrain. MJI extends traditional limits of lean combustion to maintain lower gas temperatures and therefore reduce harmful NO x formation. The enleanment capabilities of the 390 cc single-cylinder engine are extended from ? =

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JUNE 9, 2015

The new catalyst could cost-effectively remove benzene from the other aromatic compounds in gasoline, making it cleaner but without eliminating other aromatics; aromatics in gasoline are used to improve gas octane numbers and fuel efficiency. Nicholas, Alak Bhattacharyya, Alessandro Motta, James R. Gallagher, Guanghui Zhang, Jeffrey T.

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DECEMBER 17, 2010

The cap-and-trade program also works in concert with other measures, such as standards for cleaner vehicles, low-carbon fuels, renewable electricity and energy efficiency, and complements and supports California’s existing efforts to reduce smog-forming and toxic air pollutants. Click to enlarge.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2019

The findings suggest that developing nations are moving toward cleaner power but not nearly fast enough to limit global CO 2 emissions. This is due to wind and solar projects generating only when natural resources are available while oil, coal, and gas plants can potentially produce around the clock. thousand in 2017. billion and $2.7

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JANUARY 27, 2012

2015 to 0.030 for all vehicle categories by 2030. The greenhouse gas standard approved today builds on California’s first-in-the-nation standard that was later incorporated in 2010 by the federal government as part of a national program. The new rules strengthen the greenhouse gas standard for 2017 models and beyond.

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JULY 12, 2018

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) announced that greenhouse gas emissions in California in 2016 fell below 1990 levels for the first time since emissions peaked in 2004—a reduction roughly equivalent to taking 12 million cars off the road or saving 6 billion gallons of gasoline a year.

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AUGUST 20, 2015

Intrexon’s proprietary methanotroph bioconversion platform uses optimized microbial cell lines to convert natural gas into higher carbon compounds such as isobutanol and farnesene under ambient temperatures and pressures. Methanotrophic bacteria oxidize methane as their sole carbon source to support cellular metabolism and growth.

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JANUARY 13, 2012

Japan-based INPEX Corporation and its joint venture partner Total have made the final investment decision (FID) for the Ichthys liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Australia, representing an investment of US$34 billion dollars. Ichthys will provide a long-term stable supply of cleaner energy to. First LNG will be delivered in 2015.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2012

Of 39,450,000 allowances for the Advance Auction (2015 Vintage), 5,576,000 were sold with a settlement price of $10 (same reserve price). That means new jobs, cleaner water and air—and a working model for other states, and the nation, to use as we gear up to fight climate change and make our economy more competitive and resilient.

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MARCH 23, 2021

The BMW Group and Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) announced an expanded partnership that further leverages renewable energy to sustainably power electric vehicles (EVs). ChargeForward is the first smart charging program to offer customers incentives for maximizing the integration of renewable energy while optimizing their EV charging.

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APRIL 1, 2019

In 2015, more than half the Indian population—about 670 million citizens—were exposed to PM 2.5 In 2015, air pollution emission control costs accounted for about 0.7% of the 2015 to 2050 increase in economic wealth (GDP). of the 2015 to 2050 increase in economic wealth (GDP). of GDP, or 1.5% of GDP, or 1.5%

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APRIL 4, 2011

The spending in the 12th Five Year Plan for the period 2011 through 2015 represents 60% of the investment capital allocated for the decade. The Draft Plan establishes goals for 2015, in addition to many of the 2020 targets already announced. hectares and high-speed rail is targeted to expand by 47,000 km between now and 2015.

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AUGUST 1, 2014

Last week, the California Energy Commission carried out one of these initiatives, voting to use nearly $50 million to put in place 28 new, public hydrogen refueling stations and one mobile refueler by the end of 2015. The transportation sector accounts for about 40 percent of the state’s greenhouse gas emissions. Earlier post.).

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These cleaner cars use the same roads, highways and bridges as their internal combustion engine counterparts. With more people driving electric vehicles and sipping gas like it’s a fine bourbon, the trusty old federal gas tax may be quietly slipping into irrelevance. Heavier vehicles also consume a lot more gas.

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OCTOBER 21, 2011

The California Air Resources Board on Thursday adopted the final greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions cap-and-trade regulation. Compliance obligations for greenhouse gas emissions begins 1 January 2013. the second, starting in 2015, brings in distributors of transportation fuels, natural gas and other fuels. Earlier post.)

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

Fuel cell vehicles are expected to number in the tens of thousands in California after 2015. million to boost the number of natural gas- and propane-powered vehicles in the state and the fueling stations that support them. 24 million to help develop and produce biofuels such as gasoline and diesel substitutes and renewable natural gas.

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APRIL 28, 2014

The Weichai Westport WP 12 HPDI is China’s first engine featuring Westport HPDI technology, delivering the power and performance of the base diesel engine, while replacing up to 95% of diesel fuel with cleaner burning, less expensive natural gas. The market for natural gas in transportation in China is bourgeoning.

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DECEMBER 21, 2012

At the end of the contracts, more than 95% of MTS buses will run on cleaner compressed natural gas. These buses, along with 25 buses delivered in Fiscal Year 2015, will be purchased via SANDAG with federal and TransNet funds. This is significant for MTS in many ways. All future purchases are subject to funding availability.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2016

The ISL G NZ features the same Stoichiometric cooled Exhaust Gas Recirculation (SEGR) combustion technology, spark ignition, and simple TWC aftertreatment as the ISL G natural gas engine. The ISL G NZ can operate on compressed, liquid, or renewable natural gas (RNG). In June 2015, Big Blue Bus was awarded $5.9

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MAY 31, 2020

Global investment in oil and gas is expected to fall by almost one-third in 2020. Although decisions to go ahead with new coal-fired plants have come down by more than 80% since 2015, the global coal fleet continues to grow. —Dr Birol.

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