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Air pollutant emission 2010 limits exceeded in twelve EU Member States; road transport NOx a main factor

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For the first time, preliminary data recently reported to the EEA by Member States allow a comparison with the legally binding emission limits for 2010 set in the EU NEC Directive. In some instances the limits were exceeded by significant amounts. Jacqueline McGlade. The pollutant for which most exceedances were registered was NO x.

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ICCT analysis finds real-world vehicle fuel consumption gap in Europe at all-time high of 42%

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In the US, independent surveillance testing of actual vehicles on the road has been standard practice for many years. From laboratory to road international: A comparison of official and real-world fuel consumption and CO 2 values for passenger cars in Europe, the United States, China, and Japan. Source: The ICCT. Click to enlarge.

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Charged and umlaut continue partnership on 2021 EV Charging Infrastructure Benchmark

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The goal was to bring you a comparison of the charging industry’s best efforts: a search for the best user experience currently available. Its methodology is respected as the de facto industry standard. Ionity secured victory among the CPOs in Austria, Switzerland and Belgium. The testing experts: umlaut.

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New study finds GHG emissions from palm oil production significantly underestimated; palm oil biofuels could be more climate-damaging than oil sands fuels

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Mha (20%) of the peatlands of Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo in 2010, surpassing the area of Belgium and causing an annual carbon emission from peat decomposition of 230–310 Mt CO 2 e. Slightly more than half of the GHG emissions for these biofuels in the EPA’s analysis came from land use change. Earlier post.). Chris Malins.

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Frost Sullivan Projects That About 80% of European Vehicle Sales Will Be in the 150 g/km CO2 Band by 2015; EVs as a Strategy of Premium Automakers

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The countries covered in this research service are Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom. European automakers are striving to comply with EU CO 2 norms (average fleet emissions less than 130 g/km by 2015) to avoid penalties. (As

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Figuring Out Semiconductor Manufacturing's Climate Footprint

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Lizzie Boakes is a life cycle analyst in the Sustainable Semiconductor Technologies and Systems Program at IMEC , the Belgium-based nanotech research organization. So for me, it’s really having a standardized way of communicating sustainability impact of production, upstream production, throughout the supply chain. Welcome, Lizzie.

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Study suggests fuel cell hybrid with supercapacitors for energy storage the most fuel efficient

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Comparison of the improvement in hydrogen fuel economy between the FCHEV powertrains over different driving cycles. The main objective of this paper is to give an evaluation study of different FCHEV powertrains from the point of view of the fuel economy, cost and powertrain component sizing. —Hegazy et al. Left : CSEM. Right: CSPSO.