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Geely invests in Carbon Recycling Intl.; vehicles fueled by methanol from CO2, water and renewable energy

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CRI, founded in 2006 in Reykjavik, Iceland, is developing technology to produce renewable methanol from clean energy and recycled CO 2 emissions. The companies say they a vision for a larger role for methanol as a clean and sustainable fuel worldwide. Currently the company has a 4,000 metric ton/year production capacity.

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Feature: Top 6 Reasons Why an EV Is the Right Choice

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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., Constant price fluctuations power the fuel market. The vehicles use electricity produced from nuclear power, coal, natural gas or solar energy. Europe and China. Say Goodbye to Fuel Costs.

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Why Do Japanese Automakers Like Hydrogen Power?

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While this is supposed to encompass construction equipment, small boats, airborne drones, and even motorcycles, the scheme doesn’t seem to focus on automobiles. Presently, the vast majority of hydrogen is produced using coal or natural gas as feedstocks. That’s not to say the above technologies should not be pursued.

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Renewable Energy Generation: Change is not a destination, just as hope is not a strategy, a lesson exported from Detroit

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As private companies, automobile manufacturers look for the lowest cost means of getting from A to B and the premiums that they can charge for getting from A to B faster. These companies have sunk costs invested in coal, gas and oil plants and are content in maximizing the return on these investments. Power plant capital costs.

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Green Hydrogen Cars: How They are Different?

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Fuel cells, like stem cells in medical science, are a new technology in the automobile industry. The catch here is, that being able to produce enough clean hydrogen (hydrogen is highly reactive and is not available in pure form in the natural state) to be used as a fuel in a sustainable manner is not impossible but hard and expensive.

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Why EVs Aren't a Climate Change Panacea

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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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Separate MIT, IEA reports both outline major expansion in role of natural gas; caution on climate benefits

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In the US, despite their relative maturity, natural gas resources continue to grow, and the development of low-cost and abundant unconventional natural gas resources, particularly shale gas, has a material impact on future availability and price. It is clean and flexible.

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