Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 7, 2016

The new chemical plant will use Enerkem’s innovative technology to convert residual waste into methanol, a raw material used in the chemical industry. The methanol will then be converted into chemicals such as acetic acid (e.g., for fibers and adhesives), thickening agents and dimethyl ether (clean propellant gases).

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 7, 2020

One year into the ERDC project, the team demonstrated a three-step approach that “cleans” the water, removes the algae and entrained nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorus from the water, and transforms the algae into a potential energy source. 2017) in the book Algal Biofuels. Algae biorefinery concept through HTL.

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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 In 2012, GM invested more than $7.3 MWh per vehicle.

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OCTOBER 15, 2020

While the number of scrap tires generated each year grew by almost 7%, the total number of scrap tires recycled or reclaimed has not significantly changed since 2017. Michelin also partnered with Scandanavian Enviro Systems to increase end-of-life tire recycling using a pyrolysis process which converts scrap tires to new raw materials.

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OCTOBER 11, 2021

million people worldwide in 2017, the paper notes. Specific recommendations include: Invest in clean renewable energy, in particular taking advantage of solar and wind power resources and reducing reliance on coal, oil, and gas. Only AIDS causes more deaths. billion IQ points across the continent.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 21, 2019

US manufacturers have created almost 500,000 jobs since 2017 and more than 250,000 jobs in the last year alone. Up to $70 million, subject to appropriations, is available for the Clean Energy Manufacturing Innovation Institute. The manufacturing sector also uses 25% of the nation’s energy.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 12, 2017

Oberon Fuels, a producer of clean-burning Dimethyl Ether (DME) transportation fuel ( earlier post ), announced the first customer demonstration of a DME-powered Mack truck, a Mack Pinnacle. The demonstration is expected to run in the first quarter of 2017 with results and analysis complete in mid-2017.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 23, 2019

MZA ecological buses are a sign of hope for clean air in the capital. The vehicles for operator MZA feature an SiC voltage converter for the traction motor, which will additionally help to reduce energy consumption. Designed and produced by Solaris, the Urbino 12 electric was named best city bus in Europe in 2017.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

MAN Energy Solutions and Wessels Marine GmbH announced a technical showcase whereby the 2017-retrofitted Wes Amelie , a 1,036-TEU feeder container ship, will use liquefied SNG (Synthetic Natural Gas) produced from renewable electrical energy as drop-in fuel. —Stefan Eefting.

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Green Car Congress

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.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

Stringent new emissions regulations in the US and Europe will require a substantial improvement in mobile emissions beginning in 2017. The novel material reaches operating temperature quicker than standard substrates, so catalytic converters can clean exhaust emissions earlier without increased fuel or additional precious metal.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Enerkem’s platform is a 4-step thermochemical process that consists of feedstock preparation; gasification; cleaning and conditioning of syngas; and catalytic synthesis. The technology converts non-recyclable, non-compostable municipal solid waste into methanol, ethanol and other widely-used chemicals.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 5, 2017

Additionally, when FCA dealers attempt to fix the SCR system defect, they often simply “flash” the computer to prompt the truck to burn more fuel to clean the filter. The affected vehicles are the 2013-2017 RAM 2500 with Cummins diesel (2WD, 4WD) and. 2013-2017 RAM 3500 with Cummins diesel (2WD, 4WD).

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Fuel Economy Chrysler Diesel Emissions 170

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

Under the direction of Daniel Shantz, a professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering and the Entergy Chair of Clean Energy Engineering, the lab members and SACHEM scientists will collaborate to improve the performance of the zeolite SSZ-39 in the selective catalytic reduction of NO x in automotive exhaust. SACHEM is funding the effort.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2017

These feedstocks can be converted into renewable natural gas, diesel, and aviation fuels, or into valuable bioproducts. Spatial distribution and influent range of 14,581 USEPA 2012 Clean Water Needs Survey (CWNS) catalogued treatmenet plants.Click to enlarge. quadrillion Btu annually, or about 22.2 quadrillion Btu.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2018

In December 2017, Air Products signed an agreement with a subsidiary of Shanxi Jincheng Anthracite Coal Mining Group, China’s leading coal mining conglomerate, for the supply of industrial gases to Phase One of Shanxi Jinmei Huayu Coal Chemical Co Ltd.’s s (Jinmei Huayu’s) coal-to-clean-fuels project in Jincheng City, Shanxi Province.

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JULY 21, 2015

The agreement runs through 2024, with first delivery expected in 2017. and will convert approximately 140,000 dry tons of woody biomass into 15 million gallons per year of renewable jet, diesel and naphtha fuels. Earlier post.). Departments of Agriculture, Energy and Navy, is scheduled to break ground this fall in Lakeview, Ore.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 7, 2015

The Sierra BioFuels Plant will utilize Fulcrum’s process for converting MSW into renewable syncrude that will then be upgraded to jet fuel. During the gasification process, the prepared MSW feedstock rapidly heats up upon entry into the steam-reforming gasifier and almost immediately converts to syngas. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 5, 2018

The New Tucson also offers a major design update and wider range of advanced technology and convenience features to continue the model’s success story across the region, having been the best-selling Hyundai in Europe in 2016 and 2017. The New Tucson combines a 48 V mild hybrid system with the 2.0 litr†e diesel engine.

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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.).

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Clean Fleet Report

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

As of 2017 , commuting to and from work accounted for 30 percent of all miles of passenger travel driven at the local level in the U.S. And large corporations like Amazon aren’t the only ones currently converting their fleets from gas to electric. Reach its EV Goals first appeared on Clean Fleet Report. percent) and men (64.7

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Corporation Fleet Gas-Electric Purchase 77

Green Car Congress

JULY 11, 2017

The International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT), one of the organizations at the root of uncovering the Volkswagen diesel emission scandal ( earlier post ), has published a new analysis of developments and trends in advanced diesel engine technology. —Isenstadt and German (2017). Isenstadt and German (2017).

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 6, 2023

First debuting in 2017, the Niro is a key model for Kia as it offers three different propulsion choices, all of which offer excellent fuel economy or all-electric driving range. Clean Fleet Report’s was painted in Cityscape Green, but the most eye catching element from the side view is what Kia calls the Aero Blade.

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Clean Fleet Report

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

All of this is no easy step, and Clean Fleet Report applauds JLR for making this commitment to a cleaner environment and a cleaner world. The head-to-head competition for the Range Rover will soon be restricted to other luxury brands that convert all their gasoline power plants to some form of electric power. Luxury and Efficiency.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 26, 2018

Leveraging particulate filters in gasoline systems is an important engineering advancement for clean-vehicle technology in Europe as gasoline vehicles grow in popularity. The company invented an economical, high-performance, cellular ceramic substrate in the early 1970s that is now the standard for catalytic converters worldwide.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 29, 2015

The partnership will help to deliver biorefining technology to India to convert biomass waste to clean sugars to be further converted to cellulosic ethanol and other bio-based chemicals. This partnership can help India achieve 10% ethanol blending levels in petrol and 20% blending ratio by 2017.

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Get Electric Vehicle

JUNE 5, 2023

How does it affect the sustainability of the clean environment? Bioethanol is being produced converting carbon-based agricultural feedstock such as sugar cane, bagasse, grain, barley, potatoes. Over 2 million electric cars were sold in 2017. Desertification, melting of icebergs, sea-level rise, etc.

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Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Other companies, led by Toyota and Honda, focused on fuel cell vehicles that converted hydrogen to electricity on board so were essentially electric vehicles. A hydrogen truck would take about 15 minutes to refuel, saving time for truckers and promoting sustainability with clean fuel. First Drive: 2017 Honda Clarity Fuel Cell.

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Clean Fleet Report

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

One of the challenges Clean Fleet Report takes seriously is to test the EPA fuel economy ratings for the cars, crossovers and trucks we review, knowing efficiency is a top priority when looking to purchase a new vehicle. Clean Design. Clean–and stylish. The EPA 46 MPG Is Only the Start. Your numbers may differ.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 1, 2018

In diabetes, pollution is thought to reduce insulin production and trigger inflammation, preventing the body from converting blood glucose into energy that the body needs to maintain health. In October 2017, The Lancet Commission on pollution and health published a report outlining knowledge gaps on pollution’s harmful health effects.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

Steam electrolyzers ( earlier post ) are excellent for converting electrical energy into chemical energy. The delivery from Dresden to Salzgitter took place in June 2017. Through the Clean Energy Partnership (CEP), the public and private sectors are jointly building a network of filling stations in Germany. Earlier post.).

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

The Tokyo Tech study compared the extent to which different catalysts could convert furfural to furfurylamine in a process known as reductive amination. With little to no by-products observed, Ru/Nb 2 O 5 represents a major breakthrough in the clean, large-scale production of biomass-derived materials, the researchers said.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2014

A team from the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) has provided an update on China’s proposed Phase 4 fuel consumption standard for passenger cars. The multiplier is set at 5 in 2016–2017, falling to 3 in 2018–2019, and then to 2 in 2020. 100km (84 mpg US) will be counted as 3 vehicles in 2016–2017, 2.5

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 5, 2017

The recall is likely to start in July 2017. The first component is a large NOC oxidation catalytic converter (NO x oxidation catalyst). It is cleaned by enriching the fuel-air mixture in the engine. TDI is prepared for mild hybridization, as first introduced in mass production by Audi in 2017 for the A8. Earlier post.)

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2014

In total, these projects are intended to produce more than 100 million gallons of military-grade fuel beginning in 2016 and 2017 at a price competitive with their petroleum counterparts. This synthesis gas is cleaned and sent to a Fischer-Tropsch unit where it is converted to liquid hydrocarbons. Earlier post.)

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FEBRUARY 21, 2015

Further develop a co-solvent pretreatment for high yields of clean fuel precursor fractions that can significantly improve downstream chemical catalytic upgrading to final biofuel additives. OPX Biotechnologies. The Gas Technology Institute in collaboration with W.R. Grace and Company and Michigan Technological University.

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Electric Auto Association

MAY 3, 2022

The following testimony by Mr. Benford was presented by Clean Fuels Ohio on April 4, 2022 to the Ohio Senate Energy and Public Utilities Committee in support of Ohio Senate Bill 307: Accelerating Ohio's Auto Industry. I love that my EV is so efficient: EVs convert over 77% of the electrical energy from the grid to power at the wheels.

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