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Impact of a reduction in initial ice crystal number, as may be caused by reduced soot emissions, on global contrail cirrus properties. Depending on the position of the sun and the ground, the clouds can trigger a local warming or cooling effect, with research work showing that the warming effect predominates globally.
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FedEx Express alternativefuel fleet deployment as of August 2012. FedEx Express has exceeded its original goal of a 20% improvement in global vehicle fleet fuel economy by 2020, as compared to 2005, with a more than 22% cumulative improvement in fuel economy for its vehicles. Source: FedEx. Click to enlarge.
areas of inquiry: The potential impact of climate change policies on global fleet composition, fuel consumption, fuel prices, and economic output. For the Paris Forever scenario the team explored additional cases that assume lower global costs for EV technology and higher demand for private transportation in China.
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a subsidiary of Fuel Systems Solutions, Inc., a leading manufacturer of engine components that converts vehicles to operate on cleaner gaseous fuels, such as propane. CleanFUEL North America, Inc. has signed a distribution agreement with IMPCO Technologies, Inc. less than gasoline/diesel per gallon.
Alternativefuel components, including ethanol, butanol, bio-diesel components and methyl esthers. Jet fuel critical components: toluene and decalin. Reaction Design developed the Model Fuels Consortium in 2005 to address the emerging challenges experienced by the automotive and fuel industry.
The OECD, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development formed in 1960 when 18 European countries plus the US and Canada joined forces to create an organization dedicated to global development. Alternativefuels include biofuels, natural gas, hydrogen and electricity from the grid. Source: OECD. Click to enlarge.
Wagner, Director of the Fuels Engines and Emissions Research Center, and Dr. Sreekanth Pannala, Senior Research Staff Member in the Computing and Computational Sciences Directorate at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in a keynote talk at the recent Global Powertrain Conference. Keynote at Global Powertrain Congress 2012.
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