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ICCT finds growth in shipping in Arctic could increase pollutant emissions 150-600% by 2025 with current fuels

Green Car Congress

While that report projected vessel activity, it did not explore the environmental impacts of increased shipping in terms of air emissions or the potential climate impacts from increases in short-lived climate pollutants such as black carbon. The emissions report focuses on the low- and mid-range diversion scenarios—i.e., Earlier post.).

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Coalition Files Suit Against EPA Over GHG Emissions from Ships, Aircraft and Non-road Engines

Green Car Congress

A coalition of environmental groups has filed a lawsuit challenging what it called the US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) failure to address greenhouse gas emissions from ocean-going ships, aircraft and nonroad vehicles and engines used in industrial operations. Lisa Murkowski’s (R-Alaska), “disapproval resolution” (S.J.

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Port of Houston Authority, Maersk Line and EPA Demonstrate Fuel Switching in the Gulf of Mexico

Green Car Congress

The Roubaix’s propulsion engine and auxiliary engines normally run on bunker fuel with a sulfur content of 2.7% (27,000 ppm). All ships operating in the designated ECA will be required to use engines that meet the most advanced technology requirements for NO x emission controls as of 2016, and to use 0.1 Earlier post.)

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How to Take Advantage of EV Charging Incentives for Fleets

Blink Charging

Between the United States federal government, state, and local governments; power companies and utilities; and air pollution control districts, there are hundreds of incentives for fleet owners to switch from internal combustion engine vehicles to electric vehicles (EVs). Where is Blink a verified supplier?

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Advantage EV

Electric Auto Association

EV technology is constantly improving and EV manufacturers are bringing engineering ingenuity to making EVs perform even better in cold-weather. EVs also have a low center of gravity - since most of their weight is in the battery pack beneath the car rather than in a gas-powered engine in front of the car.

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And now…the Plug In Tanker

Revenge of the Electric Car

Cold Ironing is the term for plugging a ship’s electrical system into the on-shore grid to supply power so that the ship’s giant diesel engine can be turned off while it’s docked. Read about it in the La Times story: Port of Long Beach takes ‘giant step’ toward pollution reduction. By Ronald D.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Current consortium members include Accenture, Current Group, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories and Ventyx. Potential benefits include lower utility bills for residents, smarter energy management, better grid reliability, improved energy efficiency, and support for EVs and PHEVs. Smart meters and substations will be integral. SZ (1) 6753.T

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