Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Congress has provided hundreds of billions of dollars to speed the deployment of clean-energy technologies. Among the most articulate and almost certainly the wonkiest is Jesse Jenkins , a professor of engineering at Princeton University, where he heads the ZERO Lab—the Zero-carbon Energy systems Research and Optimization Laboratory, that is.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2022

The partnership centers on driving forward the production of carbon-neutral steel, with a plan to replace coal with wind power and green hydrogen as the main source of energy in steel production at ArcelorMittal’s steelmaking sites in Germany.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 10, 2010

Located in Thompsons, TX, the post-combustion capture and sequestration project will demonstrate advanced technology to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide. NRG will construct a 60 megawatt carbon capture demonstration facility at the company’s W.A. Ramgen’s advanced carbon dioxide compression system.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

In a speech at the National Press Club, US Energy Secretary Steven Chu said that the success of China and other countries in clean energy industries represents a new “Sputnik Moment” for the United States, and will require a similar mobilization of innovation to enable the US to compete in the global race for the jobs of the future.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 20, 2014

The Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) anticipates two awards being made: the first for $7 million in the area of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) and fossil-fuel-based Clean Energy Systems (CES); the second for $2 million in the area of international oil and natural gas. Carbon Capture and Storage and Clean Energy Systems.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

The Maverick Oasis system uses proprietary technology to convert a variety of methane-containing feedstocks—biogas, natural gas (including stranded gas and flare gas), coal bed methane, and landfill gas—into AA grade methanol that meets ASTM D1152 specifications. —Sam Yenne, Maverick CEO.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 26, 2010

Natural gas will play a leading role in reducing greenhouse-gas emissions over the next several decades, largely by replacing older, inefficient coal plants with highly efficient combined-cycle gas generation, according to a major new interim report out from MIT. The first two reports dealt with nuclear power (2003) and coal (2007).

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Baua Electric

MAY 18, 2024

What can he afford? Those are absolutely renewable, absolutely clean, and carbon-negative fuels. Technological advancements will give small car buyers a more affordable vehicle in the future. Tax based on carbon emissions could be one idea worth following up on. We have to look at the interests of the customer.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 8, 2010

The grant represents additional funding to an existing, “Versatile Affordable Advanced Fuels and Combustion Technologies.”. In the first task involving a new fuels research facility, efforts will be directed towards the design and construction of a coal-biomass gasifier for production of synthetic gas.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

The research and development (R&D) portfolio is designed to ensure the ability to use abundant domestic fossil resources through the development of technologies with a specific focus on significant reductions of global carbon emissions at acceptable cost. It also includes $35 million for NETL staff to conduct in-house coal R&D.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has selected eight projects to receive almost $25 million in funding to construct small- and large-scale pilots for reducing the cost of CO 2 capture and compression through DOE’s Carbon Capture Program. FuelCell Energy Inc. Source: FuelCell Energy.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 12, 2013

Currently providing 80% of our energy, coal and other fossil fuels will continue to be a critical part of our energy portfolio as we move toward a low-carbon future. —Energy Secretary Moniz. DOE published a draft solicitation on 9 July 2013, which opened a 60-day comment period. Earlier post.)

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 25, 2022

The carbon-free rigs will pack 50 kilos of hydrogen zapped from water using electricity from the refinery’s dedicated solar power plant. And while coal plants still supplied over half of Australia’s power in 2021, change is afoot. And green hydrogen is the centerpiece of its clean-economy growth plan. Why a hydrogen truck?

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Clean Fleet Report

JUNE 15, 2021

One of the reasons behind the drastic increase in sales was the more affordable price range of the Tesla Model 3, a best-seller in the U.S., The vehicles use electricity produced from nuclear power, coal, natural gas or solar energy. Tesla’s Model 3 paved the way to powerful, affordable EVs. Zero Carbon Emissions.

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Blink Charging

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Thanks to the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act’s (IIJA), there is $5 billion available in funding for clean school buses. Empowering clean transportation for children We’ll start with the most important reason; electric school buses are healthier for the children. Ready to get started?

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2011

Simulation of a coal jet region. Multiphase refers to the process of changing a solid (in this case, coal) to a gas (syngas). Scientists are able to run detailed simulations on the coal inlet region into the gasifier, allowing them to observe the dynamics. Image credit: Chris Guenther, NETL. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2013

The new goal is that efficiency standards for appliances and federal buildings set in the first and second terms combined will reduce carbon pollution by at least 3 billion metric tons cumulatively by 2030—equivalent to nearly one-half of the CO 2 emissions from the entire US energy sector for one year.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Once there is sufficient renewable output, battery storage and thermal balancing power plant capacity in the system, retire legacy inflexible plants, such as coal. The report says that carbon neutral systems can provide cheaper electricity compared to current fossil-fuel-based systems. — IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 22, 2017

California has experienced tremendous success implementing policies that incentivize innovation in business, technology and carbon reduction. With uncertainty at the federal level, California must maintain its success and leadership in equitably growing the clean energy economy. billion in 2014, up 0.08% from the previous year.

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Baua Electric

DECEMBER 31, 2023

This involves the seamless blending of renewable energy, such as solar, wind, hydro, and geothermal power, into the overall energy infrastructure to meet the growing demand for clean and sustainable energy. Renewable energy integration is essential for achieving a sustainable and low-carbon energy future.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2012

We need innovative, affordable and reliable energy solutions for the 21 st century, a set of investments that will meet our energy needs today while creating job opportunities and economic prosperity for our future. The council recommended: Allowing more access to oil, natural gas and coal opportunities on federal lands.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2011

Both reports also emphasized that although natural gas is the lowest carbon fossil fuel, it is still a fossil fuel. ” The MIT report said that natural gas should be seen as a “ bridge ” to a low-carbon regime, rather than as the ultimate long-term solution itself. It is clean and flexible.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2011

We have to discover and produce cleaner, renewable sources of energy with less of the carbon pollution that threatens our climate. It has important potential for increasing our electricity without adding carbon dioxide to the atmosphere. Obama was delivering a speech on energy policy at Georgetown University. —President Obama.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 28, 2023

Analysis by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) argues that EVs are the quickest means to decarbonize motorized transport. In states (or countries ) with a high proportion of coal-generated electricity, the miles needed to break-even climb more. This is not to imply in any way that electric vehicles are worthless.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

The big boon for automakers and battery suppliers — and consumers looking for more affordable alt-fuel cars — would be scale: China has the world’s second-largest car market (it exceeded U.S.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 19, 2021

Climate pledges by governments to date—even if fully achieved—would fall well short of what is required to bring global energy-related carbon dioxide emissions to net zero by 2050 and give the world an even chance of limiting the global temperature rise to 1.5 °C,

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

The project will be implemented by a unique Texas not-for-profit corporation created to research, develop and implement smart grid clean energy systems. Demonstrate 1 MW vanadium redox battery (VRB) storage system at the 32 MW municipal coal fired power plant in Painesville. NSTAR Electric & Gas Corporation (MA). 24,978,264.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 5, 2009

In an integrated system, stored hydrogen can be converted back to electricity or used as a feedstock with atmospheric or source carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) to produce a liquid fuel for heavy-duty vehicles including trucks and jet planes. transit buses or other heavy duty vehicles). Combined heat and power (CHP) fuel cell systems.

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Creative Greenius

MAY 14, 2009

Yeah, they can afford it. THE HOLY GRAIL OF SOLAR: $3 A WATT, CHEAPER THAN COAL. But I think a big part of that was Moore’s law and things becoming really affordable. And at sub $3 you’re cheaper than coal. And people have no idea what’s coming with coal and what that’s going to cost them in electric bills.

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Solar Installation California Building 210

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 25, 2011

If the US military increases its use of alternative jet and naval fuels that can be produced from coal or various renewable resources, including seed oils, waste oils and algae, there will be no direct benefit to the nation’s armed forces, according to a new RAND Corporation study.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2009

Neil Auerbach is a Managing Partner at Hudson Clean Energy Partners which is a global private equity firm investing in renewable power, alternative fuels, energy efficiency and storage. Attendees believe that renewable energy needs two elements to be successful: technical progress leading to lower costs and a price on carbon.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 27, 2009

Their systems approach leads to synergies that have the potential to dramatically reduce corn ethanol’s carbon footprint. Osage believes winter barley can offer the farmers a compelling value equation while providing Osage with an affordable feedstock. When you have 10,000 beef cattle with 2-to-2.25

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2015

Today, we launch the most ambitious European energy project since the Coal and Steel Community. Today, we set in motion a fundamental transition towards a low-carbon and climate-friendly economy, towards an Energy Union that puts citizens first, by offering them more affordable, secure, and sustainable energy. —Maroš Šef?ovi?,

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 7, 2023

economy away from dependence on fossil fuels like petroleum, coal and natural gas to 100 percent carbon-free electricity by 2035. Public Utility Commissions (PUCs)] and many state and federal agencies,” states a report by the non-profit group Americans for a Clean Energy Grid.

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Creative Greenius

JULY 19, 2009

It’s not sexy and it doesn’t make a bunch of old school, balding, white, male, carbon collaborators stinking filthy rich, so it’s no wonder they’ve done every evil and despicable thing in their power to keep this weapon from being aimed at them. Won’t that be fun?! The Big Dick Cheney Effect.

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Creative Greenius

MARCH 22, 2009

And just like Woody, I’d like to sing you a song about a better way… My friends, with greenhouse gas emissions already in the danger zone, we needed to stop burning Killer Coal yesterday. We cannot afford to wait for them and we don’t have to. And we can’t afford another big monthly payment anyway.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Sure, if you need to make lots of long trips in a car, and can only afford to have one car, then probably a Tesla’s not for you. Where is affordable. With this price I can buy a nice used C200 class Mercedes and still have money to afford Gas……uuuuuugh. Please wake up…… — Anthony 20.

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