Green Car Congress

APRIL 29, 2021

Projects funded through this solicitation will develop technologies that reduce embodied energy and carbon emissions associated with the production and consumption of metals, polymers, fibers, and electronic waste, as well as identify training activities that will expand the American manufacturing workforce.

Manufacturer 186

Manufacturer Carbon Emissions Waste 186

Green Car Congress

APRIL 26, 2018

In Japan, Aichi Prefecture, Chita City, Toyota City, Chubu Electric Power, Toho Gas, Toyota Motor Corporation, and Toyota Industries have launched the Chita City and Toyota City Renewable Energy-use Low-carbon Hydrogen Project. Hydrogen is a useful energy source for realizing a low-carbon society. Main points.

Hydrogen 230

Hydrogen Carbon Supplies Japan 230

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Ricardo plc has made a public commitment to its shareholders, customers and workforce to achieve net zero carbon emissions from its operations by the end of calendar year 2030. The company’s strategy employs a number of levers to achieve Net Zero.

Carbon 186

Carbon Climate Change 2020 Climate 186

Green Car Congress

APRIL 15, 2019

lower in 2017 than the prior year (after accounting for sequestration from the land sector), and power sector emissions fell 4.2%, according to the 2019 edition of the US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) annual report on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. In 2017, US greenhouse gas emissions totaled 6,456.7

2017 199

2017 EPA Transportation 2005 199

Green Car Congress

JUNE 16, 2021

Rio Tinto has partnered with the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) to study whether hydrogen can replace natural gas in alumina refineries to reduce emissions. In a 2017 open-access paper exploring the use of concentrated solar thermal (CST) radiation for alumina calcination, Davis et al. Rio Tinto will conduct a $1.2-million

Hydrogen 312

Hydrogen Emissions Davis Carbon 312

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Driven by rising natural gas and oil consumption, levels of CO 2 are expected to hit 37 billion metric tons this year, according to new estimates from the Global Carbon Project (GCP), an initiative led by Stanford University scientist Rob Jackson. growth in 2017. increase in carbon dioxide emissions for 2019. That compares to 2.1%

Carbon 195

Carbon Global Emissions Climate Change 195

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

has set goals to offer Zero-Carbon Redeem renewable natural gas (RNG) at all of its fueling stations by 2025. By transitioning exclusively to Redeem by 2025 and by achieving zero carbon-intensity, Clean Energy would outdistance other alternative fuels, including electricity for EVs, which are not excepted to hit that mark until 2045.

Clean 186

Clean Cleaning Renewable Gas 186

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 24, 2018

EIA calculated that CO 2 emissions from the electric power sector totaled 1,744 million metric tons (MMmt) in 2017, the lowest level since 1987. Source: US EIA, US Energy-Related Carbon Dioxide Emissions , 2017. per year, US power sector CO 2 emissions in 2017 would have been about 654 MMmt more than actual 2017 levels.

2005 414

2005 Emissions Power Powered 414

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 21, 2016

Global Bioenergies, the developer of a process to convert renewable resources into light olefin hydrocarbons via fermentation (with an initial focus on isobutene) ( earlier post ), signed a contribution agreement with the shareholders of Syngip B.V. to transfer all Syngip shares to Global Bioenergies S.A. Earlier post.) Earlier post.).

Carbon 150

Carbon Global Renewable Convert 150

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 5, 2023

Blastr has entered into a Letter of Intent with Nordic energy company Fortum that provides Blastr exclusive rights to utilize the existing industrial site located in Joddböle, Inkoo in Finland, 55 km west of Helsinki. Fortum has developed the Joddböle area since the dismantling of its Inkoo coal-fired power plant there in 2017-2020.

Finland 437

Finland Green Coal Hydrogen 437

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

million in a Series A funding round co-led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures and Eni Next, with participation from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and AP Ventures. Khalida Harun, Sushil Adhikari and Hossein Jahromi (2020) “Hydrogen production via thermocatalytic decomposition of methane using carbon-based catalysts” RSC Adv. ,

Hydrogen 305

Hydrogen Gas Clean Cleaning 305

Green Car Congress

MAY 30, 2019

ExxonMobil expects to increase annual earnings potential by more than 140% and double potential annual cash flow from operations by 2025 from 2017 adjusted earnings, assuming a 2017 oil price of $60 per barrel adjusted for inflation and based on 2017 margins. —Darren Woods.

Papua New Guinea 191

Papua New Guinea Emissions Carbon Guyana 191

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 23, 2020

California’s latest greenhouse gas data shows that while the state continues to stay below its 2020 target for emissions, there is much more work to do to achieve carbon neutrality by 2045. million metric tons in 2017. million metric tons between 2017 and 2018, the first such decline since 2013. tons per person to 10.7

2020 221

2020 California Emissions 2018 221

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2022

In line with its strategy to become the global leader in carbon emission reduction technologies by 2024, Danish technology provider Haldor Topsoe has signed a €45-million loan agreement with the European Investment Bank (EIB) to support its R&D investments in that domain.

Green 199

Green Energy Financing Hydrogen 199

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 6, 2016

The US Department of Energy (DOE) Energy Department (DOE) released a new report showing continued momentum and growth in the fuel cell industry. Applicants to the Energy Department’s Fuel Cell Technologies Office’s fiscal year 2017 funding opportunity will collaborate with national lab consortia stemming from the EMN initiative.

Industrial 253

Industrial Industry Fuel Carbon Fiber 253

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

The Road Map involves a move to the production and use of hydrogen by all businesses at the Grangemouth site accompanied by carbon capture and storage of at least 1 million tonnes per annum of CO 2 by 2030. INEOS Acquired the Forties Pipeline System from BP in October 2017. The Petroineos JV operates the Grangemouth Refinery.

Hydrogen 369

Hydrogen Polymer Ireland Carbon 369

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

On behalf of the Australian Government, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) awarded A$22.1 million (US$16 million) in funding to 16 research projects to propel innovation in exporting renewable hydrogen. In December 2017, ARENA announced the funding round into hydrogen R&D.

Hydrogen 170

Hydrogen Renewable Australia Universal 170

Green Car Congress

APRIL 13, 2021

Brookhaven National Laboratory, and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) will work over the next few years to bring to market high-temperature proton exchange membrane (HT-PEM) fuel cells. HT-PEM fuel cells have potential to revolutionize the heavy-duty transportation industry.

Fuel 468

Fuel Hydrogen Water Polymer 468

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Audi Hungaria is thus the second of five Audi sites (after Audi Brussels) to achieve a neutral carbon balance, according to the company. We have a clear aim: that all Audi sites will have carbon-neutral operation by 2025. The remaining heat is generated through natural gas, with carbon neutrality assured thanks to bio-gas certificates.

Audi 435

Audi Installation Solar Hungary 435

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Neste, the world’s leading producer of renewable diesel, and American Airlines, the world’s largest airline, have entered into an agreement to explore opportunities to further reduce American’s environmental footprint through the use of Neste’s renewable fuels. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

Renewable 150

Renewable Fuel Oil 2016 150

Green Car Congress

JULY 18, 2017

A team at the University of Cambridge (UK) has developed a decision support tool for developing optimal processes for bio-renewable-based energy solutions and chemicals manufacturing. The challenge can be formulated as finding an optimal path to evolution of a new bio-based chemical industry. —Helmdach et al. Helmdach, D.,

Renewable 170

Renewable Conversion Waste Industrial 170

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 24, 2017

This process will enable the economically viable transformation of excess power and off-gas carbon dioxide into methanol in small-scale, decentralized production units. Renewable energy sources such as wind or solar power plants generate excess current at times when it is not needed. kWh battery. Source: bse Engineering.

Renewable 170

Renewable Engine Power Powered 170

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

ExxonMobil and Renewable Energy Group (REG) announced that by utilizing REG’s patented fermentation technology, the companies’ joint research program has demonstrated the ability to convert sugars from a variety of non-edible biomass sources into biodiesel. In June 2017, ExxonMobil and partner Synthetic Genomics, Inc. Earlier post.).

Renewable 150

Renewable Energy Connecticut Waste 150

Green Car Congress

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. All Renewable fuel (billion gallons).

2016 150

2016 2014 EPA Renewable 150

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

earlier known as Synthetic Genomics, has signed a joint development agreement with ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company (EMRE) with the intent to bring Viridos’ low-carbon intensity algae biofuels toward commercial levels. Viridos Inc., —Vijay Swarup, vice president of Research and Development at ExxonMobil.

Commercial 359

Commercial Oil Climate Change 2005 359

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Global emissions of carbon dioxide from burning fossil fuels have risen again after a three year hiatus, according to new analysis from the Global Carbon Project ( GCP ). According to the GCP, global emissions from all human activities will reach 41 billion tonnes in 2017, following a projected 2% rise in burning fossil fuels.

Global 150

Global Emissions Carbon Climate Change 150

Green Car Congress

JULY 4, 2022

As the world contends with a global energy crisis, nuclear power has the potential to play a significant role in helping countries to securely transition to energy systems dominated by renewables, according to a new special report by the IEA. —IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol.

Russia 458

Russia Power Powered Emissions 458

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 12, 2017

million investment in 2015) in Carbon Recycling International ( CRI ), an Icelandic company which produces renewable methanol using recycled CO 2 emissions sourced from a local thermal power plant and hydrogen made by splitting water with electrolysis (Power-to-Methanol). Geely is a shareholder ($45.5-million Earlier post.).

Iceland 170

Iceland CO2 Gasoline Renewable 170

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2020

The funding will be used to continue project development and plant design, which are key enablers for making further decisions regarding the potential of building a renewable fuels plant in the area. Once in place, this biorefinery could produce advanced renewable biofuels based on forest logging residues from Haute-Mauricie region in Québec.

Canada 186

Canada Renewable Carbon Fuel 186

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

AltAir Fuels LLC ( earlier post ) will receive $5 million to expand production of renewable diesel fuels at its Paramount facility in Los Angeles County from 30 million gallons per year to 40 million gallons per year, and allow for processing of additional feedstocks. Renewable diesel. ARV-14-021 ).

Renewable 246

Renewable Grant Diesel California 246

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Embarking in June 2017 from Saint-Malo Port in France, Energy Observer is an electrically propelled vessel of the future that is operated using a mix of renewable energies and an on-board system that produces carbon-free hydrogen from seawater.

Toyota 536

Toyota Fuel Energy Hydrogen 536

Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2013

GM has made three product commitments for 2017 related to its sustainability strategy: to have 500,000 vehicles on the road in the US with some form of electrification ( earlier post ); to double the number of US models that can achieve an EPA-estimated 40 mpg US (5.9 GM has a goal of 125 MW renewable energy. Earlier post.).

GM 275

GM MPG Manufacturer 2017 275

Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2016

Toyota Motor North America has awarded MP2 Energy, a full-service power company based in The Woodlands, Texas, a five-year retail electricity contract to provide 100% renewable energy solutions to Toyota’s new North American headquarters in Plano, Texas. The five-year deal also supports 7.75 The approximately 2.1

Renewable 150

Renewable Toyota Energy Motor 150

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 14, 2017

Researchers at the Naval Air Warfare Center, China Lake have synthesized a new class of renewable diesel fuels from a methyl ketone and diols including 2,3-butanediol, 1,2-propanediol, and ethylene glycol. g L -1 in E. coli, while Ralstonia eutropha was shown to produce up to 180 mg L -1 from CO 2 and H 2. —Harrison and Harvey.

Diesel 207

Diesel Renewable Fuel China 207

Green Car Congress

JULY 14, 2016

for the production of renewable fuel oil (RFO) from forest residues. million gallons US) of renewable fuel oil per year. Production of renewable fuel oil is set to begin in 2017. million from Natural Resources Canada’s Investments in Forest Industry Transformation program. The Government of Canada is providing $44.5

Canada 150

Canada Oil-Sands Oil Renewable 150

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 10, 2020

Argonne has expanded and updated the model in various sectors in GREET 2020; some (but certainly not all) of the major changes include: CO 2 utilization (e-fuels) and carbon capture and sequestration (CCS). PFAD to Renewable Diesel. Renewable natural gas and lactic acid production from wet waste feedstocks. Green ammonia.

2020 324

2020 Gas-Electric Lithium Ion Mariner 324

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2020

Emissions from buildings, industry and other parts of the economy rose, though less than in 2018. The switch from coal to natural gas and renewables in the electric power sector accounts for the majority of the progress the US has made in reducing emissions over the past decade. Transportation emissions remained relatively flat.

Coal 370

Coal 2019 2018 Gas-Electric 370