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JULY 9, 2020

Electric vehicles are beneficial, and that benefit is larger if you’re traveling more miles and charging from renewable sources during the day. The study drew from Uber and Lyft data on travel behavior and public charging use in California between early 2017 through late 2018, a time of rapid growth for ride-hailing services.

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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. The Governments of Canada and Québec will provide $76.5 million in funding to AE Côte-Nord Canada Bioenergy Inc. Lawrence Seaway.

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OCTOBER 19, 2018

Volkswagen’s first environmental incentive from August 2017 to June 2018 successfully demonstrated that systematic fleet renewal is a swift and efficient way of improving air quality. Throughout the Group, more than 210,000 old diesel vehicles were taken off the roads, scrapped and replaced by modern, cleaner models.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2019

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. Investment in new wind, solar, and other non-large hydro renewables projects in the country fell to $86 billion in 2018 from $122 billion in 2017. billion and $2.7

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2017) in the book Algal Biofuels. In other words, with removal of the algae and associated nutrients such as phosphorus, the water was much cleaner when returned to the lake. PNNL will apply its expertise in catalytic upgrading to make diesel-range renewable fuel blendstocks from the HTL biocrude. Figure from Tian et al.

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MAY 14, 2019

Global energy investment stabilized in 2018, ending three consecutive years of decline, as capital spending on oil, gas and coal supply bounced back while investment stalled for energy efficiency and renewables, according to the International Energy Agency’s latest annual review. trillion in 2018, a level similar to 2017.

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AUGUST 22, 2019

Altalto Immingham Limited, a subsidiary of renewable fuels company Velocys and a collaboration with British Airways and Shell, has submitted a planning application to develop its site in Immingham, North East Lincolnshire, close to the Humber Estuary. million gallons US) of cleaner-burning sustainable jet and road fuel each year.

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JULY 8, 2019

The performance tipped the overall alternatively fueled vehicle (AFV) sector into negative growth for the first time since April 2017, undermining efforts to reduce emissions through fleet renewal of the latest ultra low emission vehicles. AFV registrations (BEV, PHEV, HEV) declined 11.8% to 13,314 units in June.

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MARCH 22, 2018

The cleaner sweeper has been adapted by retrofitting a standard EURO 6 DAF truck to run on both diesel and hydrogen fuel. ACC will be able to refuel the sweepers at the state of the art Aberdeen City Hydrogen Energy Storage (ACHES) hydrogen station, which makes hydrogen from renewable electricity, on a daily basis.

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MAY 8, 2018

s Redeem brand renewable natural gas (RNG) in an effort to reduce emissions and improve air quality in the ports and surrounding communities. The project’s goal is to introduce this ultra clean technology, which is 90% to 99% cleaner than existing port trucks, to the port drayage industry. The new engines were tested as low as 0.01

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FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Potential changes in battery manufacturing greenhouse gas emissions (compared to reference 2017 electric vehicle) resulting from increased pack size and improvements in battery manufacturing and use. Among the general findings from the analysis: Electric cars are much cleaner than internal combustion engine cars over their lifetime.

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JANUARY 21, 2017

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. Mobile Source Strategy (Cleaner Technology and Fuels Scenario).

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MARCH 27, 2017

The Port of Rotterdam Authority and the National LNG Platform will be starting a joint study that focuses on opportunities to develop LNG from renewable sources as a transport fuel in the port of Rotterdam—Europe’s largest sea port. The partners aim to round off the study by the second half of 2017.

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APRIL 30, 2018

In 2017, Global Bioenergies announced the production of ETBE purely from renewable resources. Japanese consumers will now have access to cleaner, cheaper, American high-octane fuels. Renewable Fuels Association President and CEO Bob Dinneen. Earlier post.).

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MARCH 20, 2018

China Energy was established in November 2017 by the merger of Shenhua Group, a world-class energy company, and China’s power giant China Guodian Corporation. As the leading global supplier of hydrogen to refineries to assist in producing cleaner burning transportation fuels, Air Products has rich experience in the hydrogen fueling industry.

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APRIL 7, 2018

Among other enhancements, buses will be equipped with Cummins-Westport Near-Zero engines and fueled by Renewable Natural Gas, to further reduce NO x vehicle emissions by more than 90% by December 2018. In 2015, Big Blue Bus became one of the country’s first municipal transit agencies to convert its entire fleet to renewable natural gas (RNG).

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JUNE 27, 2018

Wärtsilä sold close to 4 GW of power plants in 2017 in both developed and developing regions of the world. Wärtsilä through the capabilities and integration experience of Greensmith Energy, will develop a cleaner and more powerful approach to second-life battery applications for Hyundai Motor Group.

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AUGUST 9, 2018

These innovations are all key elements in California’s efforts to transition to clean, renewable energy that is both reliable and affordable. Only about one% of total Uber and Lyft trip miles in California are made in electric vehicles (as of Q3 2017). Noel Perry, businessman and founder of Next 10. Electric Vehicles.

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JUNE 1, 2017

and L9 engine platforms are compatible with 100% renewable diesel fuels meeting the EN 15940 specification (paraffinic diesel fuel from synthesis or hydrotreatment). Cummins Inc. announced that the B4.5, Both On-Highway and Off-Highway versions of the B6.7

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JULY 11, 2017

LanzaTech’s first commercial facility converting waste emissions from steel production to ethanol will come online in China in late 2017. LanzaTech’s technology allows refineries to divert waste gases from the grid, supporting the transition to fully renewable power while recycling this carbon into liquid fuels and petrochemicals.

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MAY 26, 2022

A study of a 2017 Toyota Mirai fuel cell by Argonne National Laboratory found fuel cell stack efficiency below 50% and fuel cell system efficiency dropping below 40% at high loads. The core business is the production of renewable fuels and clean, efficient energy conversion technologies. ID-Technologies, Fribourg, Switzerland.

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JUNE 30, 2016

Convening industry leaders and other stakeholders by spring 2017 as part of a shared vision for a competitive and clean North American automotive sector. Collaborating on cross-border transmission projects, including for renewable energy.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

Since then, the Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority has introduced California-built Siemens Charger Clean Diesel-Electric Locomotives on Sacramento’s Capitol Corridor route and begun testing of cleaner-burning renewable diesel fuel. These new technologies reduce particle emissions by about 90%. 2017.08.024.

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AUGUST 22, 2017

Both rail and bus emissions decreased during this time, due in part to the state’s efforts to transition to cleaner fuels and to electrify public transportation. In the first quarter of 2017, ZEVs accounted for nearly 5% of the state’s auto sales. In 2015, California increased renewable electricity to 21.9% it decreased 1.8%.

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AUGUST 2, 2016

UPS deepened its commitment to alternative fuels in 2012, when it set the goal of reaching 1 billion miles driven with alternative fuels by the end of 2017. By the end of 2016, UPS will have invested more than $750 million in alternative fuel and advanced technology vehicles and fueling stations globally since 2009.

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DECEMBER 2, 2016

The plan is expected to be finalized for consideration in Spring 2017. Managing farm and rangelands, forests and wetlands so they can store carbon. More needs to be done through continued land use changes, synergies with emerging mobility solutions like ridesourcing, and changes in travel behavior, especially among millennials.

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MARCH 20, 2018

SEUL is a two-year project that commenced in April 2017. We are applying new technology to make the charging process smarter and our delivery service cleaner. UPS thinks this is a world first, right in the heart of a mega-city. —Peter Harris, director of sustainability, UPS Europe. in 2016.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2016

The assessment will be completed in early 2017, and pending results of the assessment, specific HFC reduction measures may be revised accordingly. The State’s organic waste should be put to beneficial use, such as for soil amendments/compost, electrical generation, transportation fuel, and pipeline-injected renewable natural gas.

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AUGUST 1, 2014

Making the transition to cleaner, lower polluting near-zero and zero-emission vehicles is a critical component to addressing California’s clean air and climate challenges. With the announcement of Energy Commission funding for additional stations, California is slated to have 51 public hydrogen refueling facilities on line by 2017.

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OCTOBER 27, 2016

The answer is to move to passenger vehicles that run on clean, renewable energy, and the Zero Emission Vehicle program that has been adopted by 10 states is key. A separate analysis using the social cost of carbon estimated the annual climate benefits from the transition to cleaner vehicles through 2050. Maine: $513 million.

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OCTOBER 13, 2017

The insights gleaned will contribute to more efficient, cleaner burning engines. Chen (2017) “A direct numerical simulation of cool-flame affected autoignition in diesel engine-relevant conditions,” Proceedings of the Combustion Institute , Volume 36, Issue 3, Pages 3567-3575 doi: 10.1016/j.proci.2016.08.043. Alex Krisman, Evatt R.

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Our urban areas and highways will have cleaner fuel, which also creates jobs and generates income to the poor through family farming. The steadily increasing standard has enabled a steady expansion of the Brazilian biodiesel market, with 43 plants operating today and production capacity currently at 3.6 Emissions testing.

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APRIL 27, 2016

Takashi Moriya, Senior Chief Engineer at Honda R&D, re-iterated Honda’s strategic focus on electrification as the main pathway toward reducing greenhouse gases, and shift to renewable sources of energy. Honda also sees the possibility of a “hydrogen-powered society” based on renewable energy and renewable-energy-generated hydrogen.

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JANUARY 25, 2017

The 2017 edition of the BP Energy Outlook , published today, forecasts that global demand for energy will increase by around 30% between 2015 and 2035, an average growth of 1.3% Coal consumption is projected to peak in the mid-2020s, largely driven by China’s move towards cleaner, lower-carbon fuels.

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JUNE 16, 2016

Mining Weekly expects “the period from 2017-2020 to be a landmark period for the nuclear sector and uranium stocks, as the global operating nuclear reactor fleet expands.”. But the toxicity levels have dissipated, and nuclear energy is rebounding as a cleaner power source with next generation safeguards.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2014

Since its launch in 2011, the regulation has generated a multitude of unique approaches for cleaner fuels. For heavy, long-range applications where electrification is not practical, low-carbon sources of energy, such as renewable fuels and hydrogen FCVs, will be necessary. Transportation, Land Use, and Housing. Vehicle technology.

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In September 2017 , Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico. The winds had barely died down when electric-power specialists and others began calling for a radical overhaul of Puerto Rico’s electricity networks, one that would emphasize renewable energy, distributed generation, and, critically, microgrids.

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