Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

The average gap between official fuel consumption figures and actual fuel use for new cars in the EU has reached 42%, according to the latest update by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) to its on-going research into vehicle fuel consumption and CO 2 emissions. —Peter Mock.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 27, 2012

When peat swamps are drained for agriculture, the peat begins to decompose, and is an enormous source of carbon emissions. 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.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2019

Thanks to a higher loading height and increased fuel efficiency, mega trailers in road transport are particularly important for the automotive industry, making BMW Group an ideal partner for testing in Germany. DHL Freight has gained initial experience with LNG trucks in Belgium. —Uwe Brinks, CEO DHL Freight.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 2, 2016

Regulatory regimes seeking to reduce emissions from transport have largely focused on tailpipe emissions—i.e., 2013 found that the ratio of non-exhaust to exhaust particles is strongly increasing in the last two decades, due to exhaust emission reductions. Further, a 2013 review by Denier van der Gon et al. earlier post ).

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Green Car Congress

MAY 17, 2012

Following a world survey of the marine industry, Zeus Development Corporation has identified 63 LNG-fueled ships in operation or under development, up from 48 units last December. On 6-7 June, Zeus will host an LNG-Fueled Marine Advancements meeting to present the survey, review trends and tour a new LNG-turbine propulsion system by GE.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 5, 2016

The official name giving and christening ceremony will take place in the spring of 2017 in Zeebrugge, Belgium. The dual-fuel (diesel and LNG) dredger has a Green Passport and a Clean Design notation, complying and exceeding with the strictest international emission requirements.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 9, 2014

million for seven research projects designed to advance a broad range of renewable energy technologies, including solar cells, batteries, renewable fuels and bioenergy. The new funding will be shared by six Stanford research teams and an international group from the United States and Europe. modified plants.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 28, 2020

A team from KU Leuven and the University of Antwerp in Belgium has developed a new process that is suitable for the distributed, small-scale production of “green” ammonia. A paper on their work is published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition. It also emerges as an alternative carbonless renewable fuel. art plasma?enabled

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 24, 2010

Eaton Corporation announced that customers of its hybrid systems have collectively accumulated more than 100 million miles of service, reducing fuel consumption by 4 million gallons of diesel fuel and harmful emissions by 40,000 metric tons.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2018

—Scott Phillippi, UPS senior director of maintenance and engineering, international operations. This is the first tailored urban delivery solution to address growing traffic congestion in Seattle’s downtown corridor, and is part of UPS’ Cycle Logistics Solutions that help reduce carbon emissions, noise, and traffic.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 16, 2010

In recognition of the GP7200’s demonstrated fuel performance on the A380, Airbus recently revised the performance handbook, or “Orange Book”, to reflect a 0.5% Specific Fuel Consumption (SFC) improvement for the GP7200-powered aircraft. This improvement substantiates the GP7200’s total competitive fuel burn advantage of at least 1%.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 25, 2016

The first areas of focus in 2017 for the body will be the challenges of global CO 2 emissions and the corresponding regulations post-2025, plus the company’s transformation process. Yves Leterme – former OECD Deputy Secretary-General and former Prime Minister of Belgium. The Volkswagen Group is proactively making €20 million (US$21.75

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Setec Powerr

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

When “replacing oil with electricity” has become a trend, the transportation industry has maintained the era of fuel oil for hundreds of years, but it is also undergoing subversive changes. The automobile industry has been developed for more than 200 years, and the use of petroleum as fuel has dominated most of the time.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

Permission to use LNG as fuel on the vessel has been granted by the Central Commission for the Navigation of the Rhine and the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (ADN-UNECE), meaning that the vessel can travel on all international inland waterways. Working in combination, these lead to fuel savings and emissions cuts.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 5, 2009

Indexed European transport sector greenhouse gas emissions, 1990-2006. Transport continues to contribute disproportionally to Europe’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, poor air quality and noise, and still uses the least efficient modes to move people and goods according to a new report from the European Environmental Agency (EEA).

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 28, 2010

None of the EEA scenarios considered delivered the targeted reduction in transport GHG emissions. The report’s findings for the period 1997–2007 present a mixed picture, with some improvements in air pollutants and serious concerns regarding persistent growth in transport’s greenhouse gas emissions. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 26, 2022

Austria-based OMV, an international, integrated oil, gas and chemicals company, announced its intention to become a net-zero (Scope 1, 2 and 3) company by no later than 2050. The Refining & Marketing business is to become a leading European provider of sustainable fuels, feedstock, and mobility solutions. Refining & Marketing.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 8, 2019

a joint venture between carbon recycler, LanzaTech, Shougang Group, a leading Chinese iron and steel producer, and its New Zealand partner, TangMing, have successfully produced more than 9 million gallons of ethanol from recycled steel mill emissions in their first year of operation.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 16, 2009

IPCC reference emissions scenarios, 2000—2100. The dispute has contributed to a significant split among the primary bloc of developing countries, and has highlighted an increased focus on climate adaptation strategies, in addition to emissions reductions, during the talks. by Jack Rosebro. Inset box represents. instrumental records.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 3, 2011

Funded by the Fuel Cells & Hydrogen Joint Undertaking, the HyTEC project (Hydrogen Transport for European Cities), which is part funded by the Fuel Cells & Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (FCH JU), will also see the installation of an Air Products hydrogen fueling station in London. HyRaMP , Belgium. Element Energy Ltd , UK.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 24, 2011

Researchers from Belgium and France are exploring the use of a tri-component blend of biofuels derived from low-value biomass wastes—ethyl acetate (EtAc), ethyl propionate (EtPr), and ethyl butyrate (EtBu)—in homogeneous charge compression ignition (HCCI) engines. —Contino et al.

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Plug In India

MARCH 5, 2023

These kinds of bans have attracted criticism from auto 'journalists' and legacy vehicle manufacturers who rely on ICE (Internal Combustion Engine) sales which are already faltering tremendously. In the early 2000's there was the “Euro 1” emission standard. The final stage is Zero Emissions. Absolutely not.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 4, 2020

The shift to electric mobility is in line with ongoing efforts to reduce the world’s dependence on fossil fuels, and reduce harmful greenhouse gas emissions responsible for climate change. In the DRC, this would mean building processing plants and refineries that would add value and, potentially, jobs within the country.

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