Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

The governing boards of the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach unanimously approved the 2017 Clean Air Action Plan (CAAP) Update , ushering in a new era of aggressive clean air strategies for moving cargo through the nation’s busiest container port complex.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2019

New investment in wind, solar, and other clean energy projects in developing nations dropped sharply in 2018, largely due to a slowdown in China. The findings suggest that developing nations are moving toward cleaner power but not nearly fast enough to limit global CO 2 emissions. thousand in 2017. billion and $2.7

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 15, 2017

The California Air Resources Board approved a $663-million low-carbon transportation plan to increase the use of clean cars, heavy-duty trucks, buses and freight equipment. The majority of funding for the Fiscal Year 2017-18 plan comes from California’s cap-and-trade auction proceeds.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 17, 2021

Addressing climate change requires not only a clean electrical grid, but also a clean fuel to reduce emissions from industrial heat, long-haul heavy transportation, and long-duration energy storage. However, they note, a clean US hydrogen economy will require a comprehensive strategy and a 10-year plan.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2017

The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach released the draft of their proposed 2017 C lean Air Action Plan (CAAP) Update. A preliminary analysis estimates the cost of implementing the 2017 CAAP at $7 billion to $14 billion.

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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

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2019

Available clean fuels for the state of Washington could meet a 2028 target of 11.2% —“Washington’s Clean Fuel Future”. Transportation is the largest source of carbon emissions in Washington. The state needs to cut emissions by nearly 16 million metric tons per year to meet its 2035 carbon emissions limit.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Clean Energy Fuels Corp. 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. Littlefair, president and CEO, Clean Energy. —Andrew J.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 8, 2018

Six trucking firms operating in the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are deploying trucks powered by Cummins Westport (CWI) near-zero ISX12N engines ( earlier post ), and fueled with Clean Energy Fuels Corp.’s —Greg Roche, Clean Energy’s vice president of sustainable trucking. The new engines were tested as low as 0.01

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Green Car Congress

JULY 23, 2020

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standards for airplanes used in commercial aviation and large business jets. The new international Airplane CO 2 Emission Standards adopted by ICAO in 2017 are prescribed in ICAO Annex 16, Volume III titled, Aeroplane CO 2 Emissions.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 27, 2020

Southwest Research Institute engineers have developed the next generation of clean diesel engine technology to reduce hazardous nitrogen oxides (NO x ) and carbon dioxide emissions while minimizing fuel consumption. g/hp-hr NO x emissions). g/hp-hr NO x emissions). The work is described in a pair of SAE Technical Papers.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Hydrogen produced via methane pyrolysis processes such as C-Zero’s is increasingly being referred to as “turquoise hydrogen,” as it combines the benefits of both “blue hydrogen,” (SMR with CO 2 sequestration) and “green hydrogen” (produced by splitting water via electrolysis) by being low-cost and low-emissions, respectively. Resources.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 4, 2022

In countries that choose to continue or increase their use of nuclear power, it can reduce reliance on imported fossil fuels, cut carbon dioxide emissions and enable electricity systems to integrate higher shares of solar and wind power. —IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 23, 2018

Cuomo announced that more than 5,750 consumers have received rebates to buy electric cars in New York since the State’s Drive Clean Rebate was launched one year ago. As a result of this initiative, more than 10,000 electric cars were sold in 2017, a 67% increase over 2016. The Drive Clean Rebate. New York Governor Andrew M.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 23, 2018

Broadly, the report calls for the creation of a modern Clean Air Act that takes a holistic approach—i.e., not just targeting individual sectors, but encouraging everyone to play a role in reducing emissions. It must also have a broad scope which addresses emissions from across all the UK’s transport modes.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 27, 2012

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has formally granted a California Air Resources Board (CARB) request for a waiver of preemption for its Advanced Clean Car (ACC) regulations. The updated ZEV, GHG, and LEVIII criteria emission standards regulations are covered under the ACC waiver. Earlier post.) Background.

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MAY 26, 2017

The Government of Canada is moving forward with provincial and territorial partners, industry and stakeholders, to develop a national strategy to increase the number of zero-emission vehicles (ZEVS)—battery electric, plug-in hybrid, and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles—on Canadian roads by 2018. Clean growth and clean jobs.

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APRIL 25, 2023

Toyota was earlier granted a Zero Emission Powertrain (ZEP) Executive Order (A-014-1170) from the California Air Resources Board (CARB) for its new heavy-duty fuel cell electric powertrain kit. Toyota’s efforts with hydrogen-powered heavy-duty truck powertrains started with Project Portal back in 2017. Earlier post.)

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Electric Cars Report

APRIL 24, 2023

Hydrogen Vehicle Systems (HVS), a UK-based hydrogen-powered commercial vehicle maker, unveiled a clean-sheet-designed hydrogen-electric Heavy Goods Vehicle (HGV). Founded in 2017, in Glasgow, HVS focuses […] The post HVS unveils UK’s first zero-emission Hydrogen-Electric HGV with 370 mile range appeared first on Electric Cars Report.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

MicroPilot is based on the use of smaller diesel pilot injections representing 1-2% of the total fuel to reduce NO x emissions by more than 80%, while also reducing CO 2 emissions. Clean Air Power will continue to be supported by Ricardo as part of the co-operation agreement signed in September 2013. and Kawahara, N.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 26, 2016

The Government of Canada will consult with provinces and territories, Indigenous peoples, industries, and non-governmental organizations to develop a clean fuel standard. The overall objective of a clean fuel standard would be to achieve annual reductions of 30 megatonnes (Mt) of GHG emissions by 2030. petroleum coke).

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DECEMBER 27, 2016

The global emissions of CO 2 doubled from 1975 to 2015, and are projected to triple by 2040 if we stay on our present course4. Steven Chu, Yi Cui & Nian Liu (2017) “The path towards sustainable energy” Nature Materials 16, 16–22 doi: 10.1038/nmat4834. Where are we heading? —Chu et al. Renewable energy future. Chen et al.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2018

The number of battery-electric buses ordered in Europe more than doubled in 2017 compared to 2016, reaching 1,031 vehicles, according to a new analysis by environmental NGO Transport & Environment. T&E estimates this to be equivalent to around 9% market share of new registrations in 2018. VDL: 500 units. Solaris: 330 units.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

As part of an agreement to resolve alleged Clean Air Act violations, the company will pay a $1,125,000 penalty, which was reduced due to XDP’s limited financial ability to pay a higher penalty. The complaint, filed simultaneously with the settlement, alleges that the parts are “defeat devices” prohibited by the Clean Air Act.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 5, 2023

Fortum has developed the Joddböle area since the dismantling of its Inkoo coal-fired power plant there in 2017-2020. Inkoo was selected as our location due to its high-quality infrastructure and access to clean power. With the green steel produced in Inkoo, we aim to reduce carbon emissions by 4.6 —Hans Fredrik Wittusen.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 23, 2019

Evolution of taxi drivers, PHV drivers (England), and Uber drivers (London) compared to taxi and PHV CO 2 emissions (UK). million users in France in 2017. This data strongly correlates with a 23% increase in overall CO 2 emissions for the taxi and PHV sector in the UK in the same period.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 27, 2017

EPA is announcing $11 million in competitive grant funding for the Diesel Emissions Reductions Act (DERA) Clean Diesel Funding Assistance Program. Grant funds may be used for clean diesel projects including: EPA-verified technologies or certified engine configurations.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

The new trucks enhance DHL’s alternative fuel vehicle (AFV) fleet in the US, which includes fully electric, hybrid-electric, and clean diesel—in addition to low-power electric-assist e-Cargo Cycles.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 12, 2013

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced $150 million in clean energy tax credits to 12 businesses to build US capabilities in clean energy manufacturing; $98 million of that goes to five automakers and suppliers towards investments in domestic manufacturing equipment. Batteries Electric (Battery) Emissions Fuel Efficiency Policy'

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2013

The Puget Sound Clean Air Agency is soliciting proposals from qualified bidders to test engine upgrade and conversion technologies on older heavy-duty diesel trucks. Diesel engines emit fine particle pollution, a toxic pollutant of concern to the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency. grams per brake horsepower-hour.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 7, 2020

The eventual CTI rulemaking will establish new, more stringent emission standards for NO x and other pollutants for highway heavy-duty engines. From 2007 to 2017, US NO x emissions dropped by more than 40%. The US EPA issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) for the Cleaner Trucks Initiative (CTI).

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Green Car Congress

MAY 12, 2017

Alberta Innovates has teamed up with Natural Resources (NRCan) and industry partners to take three clean oil sands technologies to commercial demonstration. This announcement is a result of NRCan’s Oil and Gas Clean Tech Program. MEG targets annual production of 80,000-82,000 barrels per day in 2017. million, for a total of $26.2

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 25, 2018

Emissions of NO x , a key component of smog, at the Port of Los Angeles are down 60% compared to 2005 emissions levels. The newly released 2017 Inventory of Air Emissions shows the Port set new record lows for emissions reductions while its container volume reached an all-time high of 9.34

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NOVEMBER 18, 2011

The cumulative on-road passenger vehicle fleet mix for one scenario developed by ARB staff that achieves the 2050 GHG emission reduction goal. Beyond 2025, ARB notes, the driving force for lowering emissions in California will thus be climate change. Low Emission Vehicle Program. Click to enlarge. As the technology.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 8, 2015

We continue to see strong growth opportunities in China’s mass transit market where fuel cells are increasingly being discussed as the next generation of clean propulsion. This demand is being driven by China’s growing need for clean urban mass transit and air quality policies. —Randy MacEwen, Ballard President and CEO.

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JANUARY 23, 2020

Despite reports that global emissions of the potent greenhouse gas, HFC-23, were almost eliminated in 2017, an international team of scientists, led by the University of Bristol, has found atmospheric levels growing at record values. As a result, they reported that they had almost completely eliminated HFC-23 emissions by 2017.

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MARCH 21, 2019

Vehicle fuel economy improvements have slowed globally, according to the latest report from the Global Fuel Economy Initiative (GFEI): Fuel Economy In Major Car Markets: Technology And Policy Drivers 2005-2017. per year between 2015 and 2017. —more than triple the improvement rate between 2016 and 2017. Source: GFEI.

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