Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 6, 2022
UP Catalyst , an Estonia-based company developing a method to produce sustainable carbon nanomaterials and graphite from CO 2 ( earlier post ), says that it can produce carbon-negative graphite, consuming 3.7 Whether it is natural or fossil fuel-derived synthetic graphite, the estimated carbon footprint it accounts for is 5.3
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 22, 2021
Russia-based RUSAL, a global aluminum producer, opened the first phase of its low-carbon aluminum production plant, Taishet Aluminum Smelter (TaAZ), in Taishet, Siberia. TaAZ is the third low-carbon aluminum smelter to be built by RUSAL, with an overall cost of more than $1.69 Pre-operation verifications and testing have begun.
Green Car Congress
JULY 2, 2022
The remaining carbon dioxide is stored in the tank and reused in onshore methanol production. According to the European Environment Agency (EEA), maritime transport is responsible for more than 3% of the total carbon emissions in the European Union. The researchers at Fraunhofer developed a ceramic membrane coated with carbon.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 26, 2018
The EEA report ‘ Electric vehicles from life cycle and circular economy perspectives ’ reviews current evidence on electric cars’ impacts on climate change, air quality, noise and ecosystems, compared with conventional cars. The EEA has also published a new briefing on the environmental and climate impacts of transport.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 30, 2023
A new approach developed by researchers from the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) in Austria and international colleagues proposes using solid air (nitrogen or oxygen) as a medium for recycling cooling energy across the hydrogen liquefaction supply chain. The Solid Air Hydrogen Liquefaction process © Hunt et al.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 18, 2020
On another route, from Ghent to a second depot in Austria, emissions were cut by almost half since switching to rail transports. Both initiatives form part of the climate action plan that Volvo Cars revealed this year. The 2025 plan is one tangible step towards Volvo Cars’ ambition of becoming a climate-neutral company by 2040.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 4, 2022
The move will significantly reduce Audi’s carbon emissions and also save money. The switch will reduce carbon emissions by around 2,600 tons every year. With this product, the power used for transportation is offset by means of climate certificates, reducing carbon emissions elsewhere.
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