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NOVEMBER 21, 2011

Harmonizing fuel programs between state, federal, and foreign jurisdictions is useful to ensure the optimum reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. —Low Carbon Fuel Standard 2011 Program Review Report. For LCA analysis, the model used for calculation (CA-GREET, GHGenius, etc.) Earlier post.).

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

Fulton, UC Davis, examines how major changes in urban transport investments worldwide would affect urban passenger transport emissions as well as mobility by different income groups. gigatons of carbon dioxide annually—a 40% reduction of urban passenger transport emissions—by 2050. Further, an estimated 1.4

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DECEMBER 1, 2009

The Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) adopted by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) earlier this year ( earlier post ) requires a 10% reduction in the average greenhouse gas (GHG) emission intensity of the state’s transportation fuels by 2020. It also reviews the sustainability principles and criteria (Version 0.5)

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DECEMBER 29, 2009

Well-to-wheels vehicle emissions (gCO 2 equiv.km -1 ) by energy source, vehicle energy intensity (MJkm -1 ), and fuel carbon intensity (gCO 2 equiv. The authors developed hourly electricity demand profiles for seven vehicle and fuel pathway scenarios. MJ -1 ) by vehicle pathway and timing profile. Source: McCarthy et al.

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MARCH 20, 2013

California Air Resources Board (ARB) staff has posted four new Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) pathways to the LCFS web site. The CI of a fuel is determined by the sum of all greenhouse gas emissions associated with the production, transportation, processing and consumption of a fuel (its pathway). Earlier post.)

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NOVEMBER 8, 2013

Lew Fulton, Co-Director, NextSTEPS Program at the Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California at Davis. Increasingly efficient conventional combustion-engine vehicles will be key in moving towards a low carbon future, according to the GFEI. However after 2030, strong growth in PEVs and other very low?carbon

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MARCH 29, 2022

This latest funding will see internal combustion engine vehicles replaced as part of a contribution towards tackling the capital’s air pollution problem and supports the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan’s commitment to zero-emission transport in the capital. —Jeff Davis, Director of Breathe.

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MAY 19, 2016

The International Transport Forum (ITF) at the OECD has launched a major global initiative towards carbon-free transport. Transport activity currently contributes 23% of global CO2 emissions from fossil fuels, with the share expected to rise. The key is to close the gaps between commitments and delivery.

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MAY 26, 2010

The introduction of electric vehicles on a large scale in the UK can only have a beneficial effect on CO 2 emissions if low-carbon electricity, universal broadband provision and smart grids are in place to support the transition, according to a new report published by the UK Royal Academy of Engineering.

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MAY 15, 2021

The US Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding $35 million to 15 research projects through ARPA-E’s “Energy and Carbon Optimized Synthesis for the Bioeconomy” (ECOSynBio) program to decarbonize biorefining processes used across the energy, transportation, and agriculture sectors. Carbon-Negative Chemical Production Platform - $4,160,262.57.

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JULY 8, 2009

UPS has adopted a plan to cut the carbon emissions of its airline by an additional 20% by 2020 to 1.24 Jet A fuel is the leading source of UPS global enterprise CO 2 emissions at 52.6%, followed by diesel at 32.7%. UPS started replacing 747-200s with the more fuel-efficient 747-400s aircraft in 2007. Click to enlarge.

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JULY 30, 2014

Isolated droplet combustion experiments performed on the International Space Station (ISS) by a team of international researchers have revealed a new type of cool-burning flames. Spherically symmetrical combustion of liquid fuel droplets has been considered for decades in combustion research, the authors note.

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APRIL 22, 2016

and UC-Davis Emeritus and Bruce R. Frank is Professor Emeritus, Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering at the University of California, Davis, where he established the Institute for Transportation Studies (ITS-Davis), and was director of the US Department of Energy’s National Center of Hybrid Excellence at UC Davis.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2012

Although viewed as a potential target in the global effort to reduce climate change, atmospheric black carbon particles absorb significantly less sunlight than scientists have predicted, according to a new study by an international team of researchers, published in the journal Science. Earlier post.).

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MARCH 26, 2012

Researchers with the US Department of Energy (DOE)’s Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) have developed a new synthetic system and approach that can significantly boost the engineered microbial production of renewable fuels or chemicals. —Jay Keasling, CEO of JBEI, and leader of this research. —Fuzhong Zhang. —Zhang et al.

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China EV

JANUARY 13, 2020

” Setting sales targets for NEVs won’t boost the price of carbon credits. Selling NEVs – which includes battery electric, plug-in hybrid electric, and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles but for all intents only means BEVs and PHEVS right now – is already challenging in China. Only a change in how credits are priced will do that.

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JANUARY 5, 2010

International marine transportation emissions are estimated to grow by 1 to 2% per year, increasing by at least 50% over 2007 levels by 2050. Aircraft and marine vessels could be powered by low-carbon biofuels or perhaps even hydrogen. Marine vessels could also benefit from switching to lower-carbon, conventional fossil fuels (e.g.,

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OCTOBER 17, 2009

The California Air Resources Board estimates that significant GHG reductions from passenger vehicles can be achieved through improvements in vehicle technology and the low carbon fuel standard; however, these reductions will not be enough to achieve 1990 levels if current trends in vehicle miles traveled (VMT) continue.

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APRIL 22, 2021

A team of transportation and policy experts from the University of California released a report to the California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA) outlining policy options to significantly reduce transportation-related fossil fuel demand and emissions. —Dan Sperling, director of the UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies.

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JULY 5, 2011

It is rapidly expanding energy use, mainly driven by fossil fuels, that explains why humanity is on the verge of breaching planetary sustainability boundaries through global warming, biodiversity loss, and disturbance of the nitrogen-cycle balance and other measures of the sustainability of the earth’s ecosystem.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2011

Four joint United States and Japanese research teams have been awarded funding totaling about $12 million (about ¥960 million) under the new “Metabolomics for a Low Carbon Society” program, the first to be fully jointly coordinated by the two agencies.

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JULY 19, 2012

The National Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) Project has released two major reports that synthesize its findings from the past several years of work: a Technical Analysis Report (TAR) and Policy Design Recommendations.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2011

Plant biomass can be broken down to monosaccharides (saccharification) and converted to fuels. Studies have consistently shown that biofuels derived from lignocellulosic biomass could be produced in the United States in a sustainable fashion and could replace today’s gasoline, diesel and jet fuels on a gallon-for-gallon basis.

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JANUARY 20, 2010

An important new goal for the ZEV program should be to help assure the transformation to very low carbon-emitting vehicles occurs in the timeframe necessary to meet the Governor’s 2050 target of an 80% reduction in GHGs compared to 1990 levels, ARB staff proposed. Earlier post.). —Rizzoni and Marano.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2018

An international team of researchers has discovered a new family of enzymes found in fungi (fungal lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases, LPMOs) that are capable of breaking down xylans—a recalcitrant polysaccharide abundant in wood biomass. The first characterized members from the white-rot basidiomycete fungus P. —Couturier et al.

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AUGUST 19, 2023

The US Department of Energy (DOE) awarded nearly $34 million to 19 industry- and university-led research projects that will advance technology solutions to make clean hydrogen a more available and affordable fuel for electricity generation, industrial decarbonization, and transportation. Earlier post.)

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NOVEMBER 7, 2014

2014 has been a year of rapid growth for the fuel cell market with positive progress being made globally, especially in markets such as US, UK, Germany, France and Japan. Despite the recent progress, a number of myths around the use, power efficiency and cost of fuel cells still exist. Henri Winand, CEO of Intelligent Energy.

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JULY 17, 2015

and UC-Davis Emeritus and Catherine JJ DeMauro. The alternative-fuel car evolved to reduce exhaust emissions and other problems derived from burning fossil fuels. If PHEVs became the major form of transportation, the use of fossil fuels would be cut dramatically. CTO Efficient Drivetrains Inc. It is much more than that.

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JULY 22, 2009

Other than the good news on oil consumption, very little was said in regards to transportation fuels. Neil Auerbach is a Managing Partner at Hudson Clean Energy Partners which is a global private equity firm investing in renewable power, alternative fuels, energy efficiency and storage. M barrels/day of oil within the next 10 years ”.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2011

The staff of the California Air Resources Board is holding the first meeting of the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) Advisory Panel on 16 Feb 2011. Low Carbon Fuel Standard Advisory Panel Members. Geoff Cooper, Renewable Fuels Association. James Iacoponi, Propel Fuels, Inc. Chairs and Facilitator. Alternates.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

One program, Reducing Emissions using Methanotrophic Organisms for Transportation Energy (REMOTE, earlier post ), provides $34 million to 15 projects to find advanced biocatalyst technologies that can convert natural gas to liquid fuel for transportation. process intensification approaches for biological methane conversion. 1,000,000.

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EV Connect

OCTOBER 25, 2021

While conventional gasoline-powered vehicles (sometimes called internal combustion engines (ICE)) run on gasoline that emits carbon monoxide and other gases into the environment, EVs burn fewer and cleaner emissions per mile. Hybrid vehicles rely on an internal combustion engine for the majority of their driving.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Its like having a second fuel tank that you always use first -- only you fill up at home, from a regular outlet, at an equivalent cost of under $1/gallon. Finally, looking at the non-electric fuel, instead of using gasoline for long-trips, PHEVs could run on bio-diesel, cellulose ethanol, or other bio-fuels to further reduce greenhouse gases.

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APRIL 23, 2015

Increased charge sustaining fuel economy. Coolant passages and chambers with internal fins are usually formed from multiple pieces and joints to keep costs down; these joints need to be strong to handle the pressures and vibrations in a vehicle, and to be leak-proof to eliminate the risk of leakage inside a high-power electrical enclosure.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Has shown some concept fuel-cell PHEVs. General Motors Chevy Volt series PHEV, which it calls "extended range electric vehicle" (EREV), part of "E-Flex" multi-fuel platform. Blue Concept PHEV Van with diesel or hydrogen fuel cells and rooftop photovoltaic. Batteries not ready. Plans Cadillac Converj, Opel Ampera, other versions.

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AUGUST 3, 2018

This would result in an average fuel economy for passenger cars of 43.7 mpg projected overall industry average required fuel economy in MYs 2021-2026, compared to 46.7 2-3% increase in daily fuel consumption—about 0.5 2-3% increase in daily fuel consumption—about 0.5 mpg and for light trucks of 31.3

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

3) TED 2009 (+2) Anti-Nuclear Effectively Means Pro-Fossil Fuel (+2) Consumption dwarfs population as main global warming threat (+2) If youve already signed up for TEC, you dont need to register again. Youre already getting our newsletter.

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