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BMW i Ventures invests in Prometheus Fuels; CO2 air-capture and conversion to carbon-neutral gasoline

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BMW i Ventures has invested in Prometheus Fuels ( earlier post ), a company removing CO 2 from the air and turning it into zero-net carbon gasoline that it will sell at gas stations, at a price that competes with fossil fuels, starting as early as this year.

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New highly efficient catalyst for photoelectrochemical CO2 reduction toward methane

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The researchers think that it could be recycling smokestack carbon dioxide into clean-burning fuel within 5-10 years. Thirty percent of the energy in the US comes from natural gas. The chief advance is that the team has harnessed relatively large electrical currents with a device that should be possible to mass produce.

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ArcelorMittal Europe to produce “green steel” starting in 2020

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The strategy is centred around two main technology routes, as introduced in the first ArcelorMittal Europe climate action report published earlier this year: The use of hydrogen in DRI-EAF (Direct Reduced Iron - Electric Arc Furnace) and, also, the blast furnace. The expansion of its Smart Carbon route, also utilizing hydrogen.

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T&E concludes that diesel cars emit more CO2 on a full lifecycle basis than gasoline cars

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The carbon intensity of both biodiesel and ethanol is derived by adding ILUC values (the Globiom EC study) to the direct carbon intensity of different feedstocks. The benefit will continue to increase in the coming years, as more low-carbon and renewable electricity enters European electricity mixes.

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UK has reached 1 million BEVs, but incentives still recommended: SMMT

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The United Kingdom (UK) has surpassed an important milestone for battery-electric vehicle (BEV) sales, now reaching over one million BEVs on the country’s roads. “Manufacturers have been asked to supply the vehicles, we now ask government to help consumers buy the vehicles on which net zero depends.”

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EIA releases report on CO2 emissions by state; California led in 2010 with transportation-sector emissions

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Energy-related CO 2 emissions buy state, 2010. The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) has released a new report, State-Level Energy-Related Carbon Dioxide Emissions, 2000-2010. The report shows a significant variation of energy-related carbon dioxide emissions across states on both an absolute and a per capita basis.

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Are EVs Charged Mostly By Coal Power in the US?

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One of the common arguments you hear from people in America who are not fans of the idea of electric vehicles is that they are mostly charged from electricity produced from coal power plants. At a high level, 15 states with 25% or more of electricity form renewable sources accounted for 53.5% of electric vehicle sales in the US.

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