Remove 2017 Remove Carbon Remove Cleaner Remove Waste
article thumbnail

Altalto waste-to-jet fuel plant advances in UK; BA, Shell, Velocys

Green Car Congress

The proposed plant would take more than 500,000 tonnes each year of non-recyclable everyday household and commercial solid waste destined for landfill or incineration such as meal packaging, diapers and takeaway coffee cups and convert it into more than 60 million liters (15.85

Waste 236
article thumbnail

California trucking firm switches fleet of 600+ trucks to Neste renewable diesel

Green Car Congress

Ecology, a transportation and logistics company in California, has switched its fleet of more than 600 trucks to run on Neste MY Renewable Diesel and is reporting cleaner fuel filters, fewer maintenance problems and reductions in tailpipe emissions. million tonnes of CO 2 in 2017.

Renewable 278
article thumbnail

Chevron invests in nuclear fusion start-up Zap Energy

Green Car Congress

Conventional nuclear power uses nuclear fission which involves the splitting of a large unstable nucleus into smaller elements and generates long-lived radioactive waste. We see fusion technology as a promising low-carbon future energy source. Resources. “

Fusion 334
article thumbnail

LanzaTech collaborating with Swayana to convert waste gases from ferroalloy production to ethanol

Green Car Congress

South African engineering company Swayana has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with LanzaTech to collaborate on developing projects for the production of ethanol and higher value products from waste gases in the ferroalloy and titania smelting sectors. during steel manufacturing.

article thumbnail

IndianOil and LanzaTech to construct first refinery Offgas-to-Bioethanol production facility

Green Car Congress

LanzaTech’s first commercial facility converting waste emissions from steel production to ethanol will come online in China in late 2017. LanzaTech has developed a gas fermentation process based on biological catalysts to make fuels and chemicals from a range of waste gases instead of sugars and yeast.

India 150
article thumbnail

California ARB releases proposed new plan to cut 2030 GHG by 40% v. 1990; more stringent LCFS, more ZEVs

Green Car Congress

These include cleaner, more fuel-efficient cars and zero emission vehicles, low-carbon fuels, renewable energy, waste diversion from landfills, water conservation, improvements to energy efficiency in homes and businesses, and a Cap-and-Trade Program. Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS). Increased stringency of 2035 targets.

article thumbnail

California Air Resources Board posts revised draft of strategy to reduce “Super Pollutants”

Green Car Congress

SLCPs include black carbon (soot), methane and hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs)—the fastest-growing source of GHG emissions in California and globally—which are used as refrigerants, aerosol propellants and insulation. Black carbon. SLCPs may account for an estimated 40% of global warming, increasing the impacts of climate change.

Pollution 150