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JULY 11, 2018

A “well-to-wheel” life cycle assessment (LCA) by a team from synthetic fuels producer Greyrock ( earlier post ), and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has determined the potential reduction of greenhouse gases and criteria pollutant emissions from the use of synthetic fuels directly converted from flare gas. 0.37, 42.4,

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DECEMBER 6, 2021

Power management company Eaton’s Vehicle Group has demonstrated cylinder deactivation (CDA) as an effective technology for meeting future global emissions requirements for diesel-engine powered commercial vehicles. New emissions regulations spearheaded by the California Air Resources Board (CARB), U.S. Rapid catalyst warm-up essential.

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APRIL 7, 2024

A new study from the University of California (UC) Berkeley shows a steady, albeit modest, decline in carbon emissions with increased electric vehicle (EV) adoption over the last few years. The data shows a gradual decline in carbon dioxide emissions, representing a 1.8-percent That’s the big win,” Cohen added. What are your thoughts?

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FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Other includes landfill gas, biomass, and other gas. Reciprocating engines tend to be smaller than other types of natural gas-fired electricity generators and account for a relatively small share of power plants fueled by natural gas. MW natural gas-fired engines for a total plant capacity of 225 MW.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Analysts at the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) have reviewed recent research into the greenhouse gas emissions from the manufacturing of lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles. They note that the the impacts of battery production on electric vehicles’ overall emissions is “an especially complex topic”.

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OCTOBER 12, 2018

Argonne National Laboratory’s Systems Assessment Group announced the 2018 release of the suite of GREET models and associated documentation. For the 2018 release, we added three bio-derived products: bio-ethylene oxide (EO), bio-ethylene glycol (EG), and bio-terephthalic acid (TPA). road, air, marine, and rail).

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AUGUST 7, 2020

After growing by more than 2% in 2019, global gas use is set to fall by around 4% in 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic reduces energy consumption across the global economies. The report shows that medium-term growth will come from increasing cost-competitiveness and increased global access to gas. Low-carbon gas.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

SHI aims to be the first shipbuilder to deliver a large cargo ship for ocean operation powered by fuel cells running on natural gas. The IMO, an arm of the United Nations, is the global standard-setting agency for the safety, security, and environmental performance of international shipping.

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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. This gas has very few industrial applications. —co-author Dr Matt Rigby.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2019

An aerial methane survey conducted by the California Air Resources Board (CARB), California Energy Commission (CEC) and NASA has found that just 10% of the point sources were responsible for 60% of the total methane emissions detected. Those 30, however, were responsible for 40% of the total point source emissions detected during the survey.

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APRIL 13, 2018

The International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) reports that the Marine Environment Protection Committee of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has adopted a resolution codifying an initial greenhouse gas (GHG) strategy for international shipping.

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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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DECEMBER 18, 2019

The global maritime transport industry has submitted a proposal to the UN IMO to form the world’s first collaborative shipping R&D program to help eliminate CO 2 emissions from international shipping. The proposal includes core funding from shipping companies across the world of about US$5 billion over a 10-year period.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Mineta San José International Airport (SJC). Scheduled to be placed in service in late 2018, the buses will be designed and built in California at Proterra’s Los Angeles County manufacturing facility. million pounds of greenhouse gas tailpipe emissions over the lifetime of these vehicles. Funded in part by a $3.8-million

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DECEMBER 15, 2020

With SCR twin dosing technology in the exhaust gas system, the diesel unit now undercuts the Euro 6d emission standard limits while also running quietly and smoothly, according to the company. The four-cylinder TDI engine with the internal designation EA 288 made its debut in 2012.

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JUNE 5, 2020

With the International Maritime Organization announcing a strategy to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to zero by the end of this century, marine environmental regulations have been tightened worldwide and the implementation of emission control areas has begun to have an effect on ship operations. Yanmar Holdings Co.,

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Neste and Genève Aéroport are partnering on the introduction of renewable jet fuel into aircraft operations from Geneva International Airport; the target will be at least 1% of the annual jet fuel consumption at Genève Aéroport starting late 2018. This is equivalent to 2 years’ emissions from the Swiss transport sector.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Similarly, studies show that ride-hailing apps such as Uber or Lyft do little to reduce emissions or congestion and actually draw people away from public transport. Increasing transport emissions. The transport sector continues to rely heavily on fossil fuels and is responsible for one quarter of Europe’s greenhouse gas emissions.

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MARCH 22, 2018

However, emissions do not just remain in conurbations; particles and gaseous pollutants can be transported thousands of kilometers by the wind. The University of Bremen is the scientific base of the international project known as EMeRGe (Effect of Megacities on the transport and transformation of pollutants on the Regional and Global scales).

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NOVEMBER 21, 2020

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) has approved draft new mandatory regulations to cut the carbon intensity of existing ships. This builds on current mandatory energy efficiency requirements to further reduce greenhouse gas emissions from shipping.

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OCTOBER 28, 2022

Neste and Rolls-Royce have agreed to build a strategic partnership on accelerating the use of renewable diesel as a lower-emission solution for diesel engines. Both parties share a common vision of renewable fuels playing a key role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions in off-highway applications, such as construction and power generation.

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DECEMBER 31, 2021

In 2018, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) adopted a strategy to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from international shipping. A dry bulk carrier of an equivalent size to that of the ammonia-fueled carrier to be built.

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DECEMBER 6, 2021

Alstom and MOL, Hungary’s leading oil and gas company, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to structure cooperation in examining the use of hydrogen technology in rail transportation. Alstom is a pioneer of hydrogen technology, having introduced the Coradia iLint to the German market in September 2018 ( earlier post ).

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FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Removing fossil fuel subsidies would have only a small effect on CO 2 emissions and renewable energy use, according to a new study led by the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) and published in the journal Nature. First, these subsidies generally apply only to oil, gas, and electricity.

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JULY 6, 2020

In an open-access study in the EGU journal Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics , an international team of researchers reports that the greenhouse gas sulfur hexafluoride (SF 6 ) is rapidly accumulating in the atmosphere, driven by the demand for SF 6 -insulated switchgear in developing countries. Simmonds et al. —Simmonds et al.

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APRIL 9, 2020

Building on an existing collaboration announced on 27 Jun 2018 with Ballard Power Systems, the leading global provider of proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell solutions, ABB and HDF intend to optimize fuel cell manufacturing capabilities to produce a megawatt-scale power plant for marine vessels. With shipping responsible for about 2.5%

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

By using FCs as a power source, it will be possible to completely eliminate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions during navigation. With the entry into force of the Paris Agreement in 2016, global momentum for decarbonization has increased, and reducing GHG emissions has become an issue in the shipping sector.

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JULY 12, 2023

million) program aimed at lowering carbon emissions from the alumina refining process. This pilot plant is an important step in testing whether hydrogen can replace natural gas in Queensland alumina refineries. Rio Tinto and Sumitomo Corporation will build a first-of-a-kind hydrogen plant in Gladstone, Australia as part of a A$111.1-million

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OCTOBER 23, 2020

Fossil fuels still receive most of the international government support provided to the energy sector despite their “well-known environmental and public health damage,” according to new research from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy. Costs ranged from a low of 0.3% Source: Baker Institute. 5 consumer of oil,” Krane said.

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MARCH 27, 2019

A new report from the International Energy Agency shows greenhouse gas emissions set new records in 2018. The promoter of racing's wackiest series wants to include EVs. And our latest Twitter poll shows which upcoming electric SUV our readers most want to buy. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Usually.

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JANUARY 6, 2023

This demonstration tire has passed all applicable regulatory testing as well as Goodyear’s internal testing. These carbon black technologies target reduced carbon emissions, circularity and the use of bio-based carbons, while still delivering on performance. Today, eight product lines, and some racing tires, include soybean oil.

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MAY 22, 2021

According to dozens of automotive story headlines, the internal combustion engine, running on gasoline or diesel, is dead or dying as customers, auto companies and investors flock to electric powertrains. While 2045 may still be more than two decades away, emissions advances in internal combustion engines (ICE) are continuing.

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APRIL 4, 2020

At a time when pollution regulations are increasingly focused on the emissions ships generate, the SCiB will contribute to the protection of the marine and global environments. Ships are responsible for about 800 million metric tons of CO 2 every year, roughly equivalent to the annual emission of Germany.

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DECEMBER 20, 2017

Lloyd’s Register and University Maritime Advisory Services (UMAS) released a new study— Zero Emission Vessels 2030 —that aims to demonstrate the viability of zero emission vessels (ZEVs) by identifying what needs to be in place to make them a competitive solution for decarbonization. Click to enlarge.

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MAY 17, 2018

Emissions of one of the chemicals most responsible for the Antarctic ozone hole are on the rise, despite an international treaty that required an end to its production in 2010, a new study by researchers at NOAA and their colleagues shows. However, that decrease is significantly slower than it would be without the new CFC emissions.

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JANUARY 24, 2020

Hydrogen can be produced both from natural gas and from renewable sources through electrolysis. Equinor aims to reduce the emissions in our supply chain, and regards the use of ammonia as a promising solution. If we solve this the ship industry will for the first time use a fuel that does not generate emissions during combustion.

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JUNE 25, 2013

Among the transportation-related elements of US President Barack Obama’s new climate action plan, which he is outlining today in a speech at Georgetown University, is the development of new fuel economy standards for heavy-duty vehicles post-2018. Leading international efforts for GHG emission reductions and adaptation.

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