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Study finds emissions from road construction could be halved using today’s technology

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Researchers from Chalmers University of Technology and the University of Gothenburg studied the construction of an 8km stretch of road in detail and calculated how much emissions can be reduced now and until 2045, looking at everything from materials choice, production technology, supply chains and transport.

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Study: even with high LDV electrification, low-carbon biofuels will be necessary to meet 80% GHG reduction target; “daunting” policy implications

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For the study, the researchers benchmarked 27 scenarios against a 50% petroleum-reduction target and an 80% GHG-reduction target. The study estimated national fuel and emissions impacts from increasing reliance on electrified light-duty transportation, and the resulting implications for advanced biofuels. —Meier et al.

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Study suggests current levels of methane leakage would result in numerous decades of more rapid climate change from a shift to natural gas vehicles

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emissions through the natural gas supply network, hereafter referred to as CH 4. This study does not consider potential changes in sulfate aerosols and black carbon from the fuel-switching scenarios. Estimates of the net climate implications of fuel-switching strategies should be based on complete fuel cycles (e.g.,

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ARPA-E awarding $60M to 23 projects; dry cooling and fusion power

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The ALPHA program will provide $30 million to support nine project teams in creating technologies designed to explore the intermediate density regime and provide the basis for the development of fusion power at a lower cost than technologies available today. ALPHA AWARDS. Lead organization. Description. 4,800,000.

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

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In this paper PHEV refers solely to the long-range PHEV of 60 miles (100 km) electric-only range.) References. The impetus for this change came from a study by the US Idaho National Lab [ 2 ]. More information on e-mile comparisons is given by Reference Nº 2. Also see Appendix E and Reference 1.). slow charge.

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