2017, Carbon and Seattle

Port of Seattle announces partnership for sustainable aviation fuels at Sea-Tac Airport; 10% minimum by 2028, 50% by 2050

Green Car Congress

MAY 11, 2018

The partners will work to meet the specific sustainable aviation fuel timetable and goals approved by the Port of Seattle Commission in December 2017: for a minimum of 10% of sustainable jet fuel to be produced locally from sustainable sources within 10 years, increasing to 50% by 2050.

Seattle

Seattle Alaska Fuel 2017

King County Metro to purchase up to 120 battery-electric Xcelsior CHARGE buses from New Flyer

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 31, 2020

King County Metro (Metro)—the public transit authority of King County, Washington, which includes the city of Seattle—has agreed to purchase 40 sixty-foot battery-electric Xcelsior CHARGE heavy-duty transit buses from New Flyer, with plans to order an additional 80 battery-electric buses in the coming year.

Purchase

Purchase Seattle Batteries Battery

Omnitek Engineering selected for diesel-to-gas drayage truck conversion demo at Port of Seattle

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JULY 11, 2013

Omnitek Engineering has been selected by the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency for a pilot project to demonstrate its diesel-to-natural gas engine conversion technology for drayage trucks serving the Port of Seattle, Washington, in support of the Port’s Clean Truck Program. —Stephen Lambo, president of American Strategic Group.

Seattle

Seattle Conversion Diesel Gas

Sea-Tac airport partners with Carbon War Room and SkyNRG to explore long-term financing for sustainable aviation fuels airport-wide

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NOVEMBER 1, 2016

The Port of Seattle, SkyNRG and Carbon War Room (CWR) are partnering to investigate long-term financing mechanisms that could supply all airlines at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Sea-Tac) with sustainable aviation fuels. —Port of Seattle Commission President John Creighton.

Financing

Financing Seattle Carbon Fuel

N. American usage of car2go one-way carshare up 40% in 1H 2017 year-on-year to >4.5M trips

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AUGUST 8, 2017

North America’s largest flexible one-way carsharing service, saw a significant increase in use of its service during the first six months of 2017. Usage of car2go increased by 40% year-over-year in the first half of 2017 compared to the first half of 2016 across all 11 of the service’s North American locations, with more than 4.5

2017

2017 North America Mercedes Seattle

Chevron invests in nuclear fusion start-up Zap Energy

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 16, 2020

a Seattle-based start-up company developing a next-generation modular nuclear reactor with an innovative approach to advancing cost-effective, flexible, and commercially scalable fusion. We see fusion technology as a promising low-carbon future energy source. Chevron Corporation made a Series A investment in Zap Energy Inc. ,

Fusion

Fusion Chevron Energy Seattle

Electrify America releases $300M Cycle 2 national ZEV investment plan; metro charging, autonomous charging, renewable generation

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

Electrify America also will continue to invest in these Cycle 1 metros: Boston, Chicago, Denver, Miami, New York City, Philadelphia, Portland, Seattle and Washington, DC. These metro areas are expected to account for more than 50% of expected battery electric vehicles (BEVs) in operation outside California through 2022 (Navigant, 2017).

America

America Las Vegas Renewable New York City

Gevo joins SFO consortium to advance sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)

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JANUARY 23, 2019

SFO is positioning for increased interest in the California market for SAF producers and suppliers, given the additional incentives likely to be made available, through a California Air Resources Board ruling allowing the opt-in inclusion of SAF in the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS).

Fuel

Fuel San Francisco Alaska Seattle

Clemson research developing integrated modeling and control systems to reduce particulates from GDI engines

Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2017

GDI engines have better fuel economy and lower carbon-dioxide emissions than more conventional port fuel injection engines; however, the technology results in higher fine-particle emissions. Onori will present aspects of her work on emissions controls at the upcoming 2017 American Control Conference in Seattle in May.

Engine

Engine Exhaust Gasoline Seattle

Magnetic-Confinement Fusion Without the Magnets

Cars That Think

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Despite these gains, though, traditional magnetic-confinement fusion is still years away from fulfilling nuclear fusion’s promise of generating abundant and carbon-free electricity. Seattle-based. The startup was founded in 2017 as a spin-off of the FuZE (Fusion Z-pinch Experiment) research team at the. University of Washington.

Fusion

Fusion Gas-Electric Seattle Energy

Portable Life-Support Device Provides Critical Care in Conflict and Disaster Zones

Cars That Think

JANUARY 19, 2023

In 2017, it launched an enhanced version, MOVES SLC. ClearMate is an instrument — also portable and without electricity — which allows to take quick action in case of carbon monoxide poisoning. Operators based in Seattle successfully controlled remotely a device based in Toronto. says Tijanic. Whilst the U.S.

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Ukraine Mariner Seattle Neighborhood

Obama Administration launches series of actions to accelerate EV adoption; inc. $4.5B in loan guarantees, pursuing 350 kW fast charge

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JULY 21, 2016

Alone, the federal government plans to purchase more than 500 plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) or EVs in fiscal year 2017. City of Seattle. SCE will also launch its Clean Fuel Reward program in 2016 to provide incentives to residential EV owners using proceeds from California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard program.

Obama

Obama Charging Financing DC

Flying first class on a single domestic round trip can contribute more greenhouse gas emissions than a year of driving

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JULY 1, 2019

airline (San Francisco to Santa Rosa); the longest flight within the continental United States (Seattle to Miami); and the longest flight in the world (New York to Singapore). Greenhouse gas emissions from round trips flying economy class.

Emissions

Emissions Los Angeles Gas San Francisco

Study finds cities can reduce CO2 more easily from residential conservation than transportation

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OCTOBER 30, 2017

All told, housing accounts for about 20% of US carbon dioxide emissions, according to the US Energy Information Administration. carbon dioxide emissions by nearly 12% compared to the “business-as-usual” projections for 2030, when coupled with the CPP, and by 9% even without implementation of the CPP.

Transportation

Transportation Cleveland CO2 Phoenix

EV Driven

Port of Seattle announces partnership for sustainable aviation fuels at Sea-Tac Airport; 10% minimum by 2028, 50% by 2050

King County Metro to purchase up to 120 battery-electric Xcelsior CHARGE buses from New Flyer

Omnitek Engineering selected for diesel-to-gas drayage truck conversion demo at Port of Seattle

Sea-Tac airport partners with Carbon War Room and SkyNRG to explore long-term financing for sustainable aviation fuels airport-wide

N. American usage of car2go one-way carshare up 40% in 1H 2017 year-on-year to >4.5M trips

Chevron invests in nuclear fusion start-up Zap Energy

Electrify America releases $300M Cycle 2 national ZEV investment plan; metro charging, autonomous charging, renewable generation

Gevo joins SFO consortium to advance sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)

Clemson research developing integrated modeling and control systems to reduce particulates from GDI engines

Magnetic-Confinement Fusion Without the Magnets

Portable Life-Support Device Provides Critical Care in Conflict and Disaster Zones

Obama Administration launches series of actions to accelerate EV adoption; inc. $4.5B in loan guarantees, pursuing 350 kW fast charge

Flying first class on a single domestic round trip can contribute more greenhouse gas emissions than a year of driving

Study finds cities can reduce CO2 more easily from residential conservation than transportation

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