Electric Trucks Are Already Lower Carbon Than Rail In Much Of North America
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MAY 17, 2024
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Cummins to introduce 15-liter natural gas engine for North America; basis for hydrogen engine under development
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 14, 2021
will bring to market a 15-liter natural gas engine for heavy-duty trucks. The 15-liter natural gas engine is an important part of Cummins strategy for its path to zero emissions. Cummins Inc. —Srikanth Padmanabhan, President, Engine Business, Cummins. gCO 2 e/MJ.
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BMW of North America & California Bioenergy expand partnership to provide clean energy for EV charging
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NOVEMBER 9, 2021
The first automaker to collaborate with dairy farms on renewable energy projects, BMW of North America and California Bioenergy (CalBio) announced an expanded partnership to include Bar 20 Dairy, a farm based in Kerman, CA. —Adam Langton, energy services manager, connected eMobility, BMW of North America.
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Steelmaker Cleveland-Cliffs commits to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 25% by 2030
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 29, 2021
Steelmaker Cleveland-Cliffs has set a target to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 25% by 2030. This goal represents combined Scope 1 (direct) and Scope 2 (indirect) greenhouse gas emission reductions on a mass basis (metric tons per year) compared with 2017 baseline levels. in 2030, compared to 44.1
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Toronto now has the largest fleet of electric buses in North America on the road with arrival of third new electric bus model
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 11, 2020
The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) is now operating the largest fleet of electric buses in North America. The milestone comes as the TTC’s third new electric bus model is now road ready and starting to go into service. In November 2017, the TTC Board approved procurement of 30 all-electric vehicles.
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299 DOE announces $11.5M in Phase 1 funding for carbon capture and storage program; ARPA-E FLECCS
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JULY 15, 2020
million in funding for 12 projects as part of Phase 1 of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy’s (ARPA-E’s) FLExible Carbon Capture and Storage (FLECCS) program. The team will use gas or liquid buffering tanks and tight thermal integration between the air separation unit and the oxy-combustion turbine. 8 Rivers Capital.
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333 Rio Tinto, Paul Wurth and SHS-Stahl-Holding-Saar partner on low-carbon iron feedstock for steel; HBI from green hydrogen
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FEBRUARY 17, 2021
KGaA (SHS) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to explore the viability of transforming iron ore pellets into low-carbon hot briquetted iron (HBI) (a form of Direct Reduced Iron, DRI), a steel feedstock ( earlier post ) using green hydrogen generated from hydro-electricity in Canada. Earlier post.).
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Anaergia to supply RNG to FuelCell Energy to create renewable hydrogen supporting Toyota’s port facility
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MAY 3, 2023
announced that its subsidiary SoCal Biomethane will supply renewable natural gas (RNG) as facilitated by renewable fuels marketer Anew Climate to FuelCell Energy’s Tri-gen system to produce carbon-negative hydrogen and electricity for Toyota Motor North America, Inc.’s Anaergia Inc.
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Hyliion forms Hypertruck Innovation Council to support development of CNG/RNG-fueled electrified powertrain
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APRIL 11, 2021
Representing more than 100,000 Class 8 commercial trucks globally, the Council will collaborate closely with Hyliion to provide key user insights in the development of the Hypertruck, the company’s electric powertrain for Class 8 commercial trucks.
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SAF company DG Fuels closes investments with two Japanese companies
Green Car Congress
JULY 29, 2023
The Louisiana SAF facility will be the template for multiple other such facilities to be built across North America, Europe and Asia. DGF’s method modifies the established Fischer-Tropsch system with several mechanisms that will decrease the CO 2 life-cycle emissions and reduce the quantity of feed-stock required.
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Aemetis selects Worley to provide engineering for ‘Carbon Zero 1’ renewable jet and diesel production plant
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JUNE 21, 2021
Aemetis awarded an engineering services contract to Worley for the Aemetis ‘Carbon Zero’ renewable jet and diesel plant in Riverbank, California. The Aemetis Carbon Zero renewable jet and diesel project is designed to hydrotreat renewable oils with hydrogen from orchard and forest wood waste. Earlier post.)
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Umicore to build cathode active material plant in Canada
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JULY 24, 2022
For Umicore this investment represents the final step in establishing a global production presence with battery material value chains that are regionally fully integrated to support its customers in their fast transformation towards sustainable electric mobility.
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CPKC orders 3.6MW of Ballard fuel cells for expansion of hydrogen locomotive program
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JULY 28, 2023
The success of these trials, combined with the need to achieve CPKC’s emissions goals, has resulted in the significant expansion of the original hydrogen locomotive program. Today, CPKC is the first and only transnational rail network in North America. The second hydrogen locomotive is expected to enter service later in 2023.
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Cleveland-Cliffs introduces MOTOR-MAX non-oriented electrical steels
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 3, 2023
Cleveland-Cliffs is introducing the MOTOR-MAX product line of non-oriented electrical steels for high frequency motors and generators in the North American market. The company says that utilizing MOTOR-MAX High Frequency electrical steels in EV traction motors will improve the overall efficiency and performance of the motor.
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Rio Tinto partners with Government of Canada to decarbonize RTFT operations and boost critical minerals processing
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OCTOBER 12, 2022
The partnership will support technological innovations that represent a first step towards reducing greenhouse gas emissions from RTFT’s titanium dioxide, steel and metal powders business by up to 70%. Increasing scandium production. The plant is expected to be completed by the end of 2023.
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California ARB: GHG emissions fell below 1990 levels for first time in 2016; down 13% from 2004 peak; transportation emissions up 2%
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JULY 12, 2018
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) announced that greenhouse gas emissions in California in 2016 fell below 1990 levels for the first time since emissions peaked in 2004—a reduction roughly equivalent to taking 12 million cars off the road or saving 6 billion gallons of gasoline a year.
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FortisBC, Suncor, Hazer to pilot methane pyrolysis for hydrogen production with graphite byproduct
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JULY 5, 2022
Suncor Energy and Australia-based Hazer Group Limited will use Hazer’s innovative methane pyrolysis technology for the first time in North America to produce hydrogen from natural gas. The Fund supports projects that can advance innovative solutions for industry greenhouse gas emissions, like renewable and low carbon gases.
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Plug Power, Olin JV to produce green hydrogen in 15 ton per day plant in Louisiana
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APRIL 29, 2022
The JV is the first of its kind and will provide reliability of supply and speed to market for green hydrogen throughout North America, setting the foundation for broader collaboration between the two companies. kg CO 2 e/kg H 2 of life-cycle GHG emissions on average—20–90% less than the conventional central SMR pathway.
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Nel ASA receives purchase order for 20MW alkaline electrolyzer from steelmaker Ovako
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NOVEMBER 28, 2021
The fossil-free hydrogen will replace the use of fossil propane gas currently used in the heating furnaces. There is huge potential in reducing CO 2 -emissions from steel-heating processes through green hydrogen. The conversion to hydrogen will enable Ovako to reduce its CO 2 emissions for steel production in Hofors by 50%.
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Port of Los Angeles rolls out $82.5M hydrogen fuel cell electric freight demonstration; Toyota fuel cell technology
Green Car Congress
JUNE 14, 2021
The Port of Los Angeles and its partners rolled out five new hydrogen-powered fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEV) and introduced two hydrogen fueling stations. The Port’s technology development partners are Toyota Motor North America, which designed and built the powertrain’s fuel cell electric power supply system; Kenworth Truck Co.,
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SoCalGas to partner with SunLine Transit Agency to test combination of technologies to produce hydrogen from RNG
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APRIL 22, 2021
Southern California Gas Co. SoCalGas) will demonstrate a combination of technologies that will produce hydrogen from renewable natural gas (RNG) at SunLine Transit Agency’s hydrogen fueling station in Thousand Palms, California. The SunLine location will be able to produce up to 650 kilograms of hydrogen a day.
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Energy Vault to provide 1.6 GWh of gravity energy storage to support DG Fuels SAF projects
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 31, 2021
The system uses proprietary technology to autonomously orchestrate the lifting and lowering of the bricks, storing the potential energy in the elevation gain, and generating then discharging electricity as the bricks are lowered. Depending on feedstock carbon content, DGF produces up to 3.6 barrel per ton of feedstock.
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BNEF, Snam, IGU report finds global gas industry set to resume growth post-pandemic; low-carbon technologies for long-term growth
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 7, 2020
After growing by more than 2% in 2019, global gas use is set to fall by around 4% in 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic reduces energy consumption across the global economies. The report shows that medium-term growth will come from increasing cost-competitiveness and increased global access to gas. Low-carbon gas.
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DOE awards $2M to Ohio University to develop products for energy storage and motors from coal waste
Green Car Congress
MARCH 3, 2023
The Department of Energy (DOE) is funding six research and development projects that will repurpose domestic coal resources for high-value graphitic products and carbon-metal composites that can be employed in clean energy technologies. Understanding ultra-conductive carbon metal composite wire for electric motors. Earlier post.)
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Lyten opens first automated battery pilot line in US to produce Li-sulfur batteries
Green Car Congress
JUNE 15, 2023
A projected 50 percent lower cost bill of materials compared to conventional lithium-ion chemistries will enable significantly lower-cost automotive battery packs, making an all-electric automotive fleet economically achievable. First, the material is sourced by breaking apart methane, a greenhouse gas, into solid carbon and clean hydrogen.
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New Road Map to a US Hydrogen Economy
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MARCH 22, 2020
A coalition of major oil & gas, power, automotive, fuel cell, and hydrogen companies have developed and released the full new report, a “ Road Map to a US Hydrogen Economy. ” Analytical support was provided by McKinsey and scientific observations and technical input was provided by the Electric Power Research Institute.
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521 US Steel to supply General Motors with US-sourced sustainable verdeX steel
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
The steel is manufactured with up to 75% fewer emissions compared to traditional blast furnace production [ 1 ] , is made with up to 90% recycled content, and is endlessly recyclable without degradation. United States Steel Corporation will supply General Motors with its advanced and sustainable steel solution called verdeX steel.
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Dow and X-energy to deploy first advanced small modular nuclear reactor at industrial site
Green Car Congress
MARCH 6, 2023
Dow and X-Energy Reactor Company entered into a joint development agreement (JDA) to demonstrate the first grid-scale advanced nuclear reactor for an industrial site in North America. Earlier post.) The Xe-100 is fueled with 220,000 graphite pebbles with TRISO (tri-structural isotropic) particle fuel.
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Mercedes-Benz AG and H2 Green Steel secure supply deal and an MoU to establish N American supply chain
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JUNE 8, 2023
Mercedes-Benz has signed a supply agreement with Swedish start-up H2 Green Steel (H2GS) ( earlier post ) over approximately 50,000 tonnes almost CO₂-free steel per year for its European press shops and deepened its partnership through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the aim to establish a sustainable steel supply chain in North America.
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NFI begins piloting Volvo VNR Electric heavy-duty trucks in Southern California
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 22, 2020
Volvo Trucks North America announced today that third-party supply chain solutions provider NFI began piloting two Volvo VNR Electric trucks as part of the Volvo LIGHTS (Low Impact Green Heavy Transport Solutions) project, becoming the third company to deploy its battery-electric trucks.
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Wabtec and BNSF Railway partnering on biodiesel, renewable diesel pilot
Green Car Congress
MARCH 13, 2022
Wabtec and BNSF Railway are partnering on a new biofuel project aimed at quantifying the impact of alternative fuels on emissions, durability, and performance in Wabtec locomotives. Biofuels provide a unique near-term opportunity to have a significant impact on reducing carbon intensity. Earlier post.).
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Shell to build LNG units in Gulf Coast and Great Lakes regions; two additional LNG for transport corridors in North America
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MARCH 5, 2013
Shell and its affiliates will build two additional small-scale natural gas liquefaction units to provide liquefied natural gas (LNG) fuel for marine and heavy-duty on-road customers in North America. Shell is also working to use natural gas as a fuel in its own operations. Earlier post.) Gulf Coast.
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Honda to focus on increasing hybrid volume with core models: CR-V, Accord and in the future, Civic; Insight production ends in June
Green Car Congress
APRIL 15, 2022
As the next step in Honda’s electrification strategy in North America, the company will focus on increasing hybrid volume of core models: CR-V, Accord and, in the future, Civic. Honda will introduce the Prologue SUV in 2024, its first new volume battery-electric vehicle (BEV).
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Electrify America reaches 30MW in installed battery energy storage at 140 DC-fast charging stations across the US; behind-the-meter grid services
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 3, 2021
These systems in total have more than 30 megawatts (MW) of energy storage capacity, representing the largest roll-out of onsite behind-the-meter battery energy storage coupled with DC Fast Charging in North America, the company said.
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H2@Scale project launched in Texas; renewable hydrogen for multiple end-use applications
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 16, 2020
H2@Scale in Texas and Beyond intends to show that renewable hydrogen can be a cost-effective fuel for multiple end-use applications, including fuel cell electric vehicles, when coupled with large, baseload consumers that use hydrogen for clean, reliable stationary power. —Nico Bouwkamp, Frontier Energy’s H2@Scale project manager.
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Nikola launches serial production of Nikola Tre BEV in Arizona; fuel-cell trucks next year
Green Car Congress
APRIL 28, 2022
Nikola Corporation has begun commercial serial truck production of the Nikola Tre BEV (battery-electric vehicle); initial customer shipments have begun. Next year, fuel-cell electric vehicles (FCEV) are planned to be added to the manufacturing mix, said Mark Russell, Nikola’s CEO.
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195 Aemetis selects Worley to provide engineering for renewable jet and diesel production plant; Axens technology
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JUNE 17, 2021
has awarded an engineering services contract to Worley for the Aemetis “Carbon Zero” renewable jet and diesel plant in Riverbank, California. The Aemetis Carbon Zero renewable jet and diesel project is designed to hydrotreat renewable oils with hydrogen from orchard and forest wood waste. Aemetis, Inc.
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186 Wärtsilä in US customer collaboration to test hydrogen blended fuel as a step towards decarbonized power plant operations
Green Car Congress
MAY 31, 2022
The technology group Wärtsilä, and its collaborators WEC Energy Group, (WEC), the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and Burns & McDonnell (B&McD), have been contracted to carry out hydrogen fuel testing at the A.J. hydrogen mixed with natural gas, thus demonstrating the capability of the plant to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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Tesla battery supplier CATL’s Sichuan Plant is first Zero-carbon facility in industry
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MARCH 28, 2022
Sichuan Contemporary Amperex Technology Limited, or CATL-SC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of CATL, had its facility certified as the first Zero-carbon factory in the new energy industry late last week. The factory received the PAS 2060 certification on carbon neutrality earlier this month.
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GoFor and ODIN partner to launch last-mile commercial EV delivery platform in N America
Green Car Congress
MARCH 29, 2022
GoFor, a North American delivery company committed to carbon-negative last mile services, and ODIN Automotive announced a preferred partnership to deploy ODIN’s electric delivery vehicle ecosystem in the US and Canada starting in Q2 of 2022. The partnership with GoFor marks the products’ first major North American customer.
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The US’s largest heavy-duty electric truck microgrid is powered by… natural gas
Baua Electric
MAY 23, 2024
Southern California’s largest heavy-duty electric truck charging depot, powered by the US’s largest electric truck microgrid, is now online and fueled by natural gas. Performance Team will charge its fleet of Volvo VNR Electric trucks there – the e-trucks have a range of 240 miles and can charge up to 80% in 90 minutes.
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Honda to advance fuel cell system as core of its hydrogen business; expansion to other areas; new FCEV in 2024
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 2, 2023
In 2024, in North America and Japan, Honda will launch a FCEV model equipped with this next-generation fuel cell system jointly developed with GM. This model will be based on the CR-V introduced last year in North America and equipped with the next-generation fuel cell system. Construction machinery.
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Battle Motors acquires Crane Carrier Company; Class 7 and 8 vocational truck electrification
Green Car Congress
APRIL 22, 2021
Crane Carrier Company (CCC) has been manufacturing commercial vehicles for 75 years and is based in New Philadelphia, Ohio with 180 sales and service dealers throughout North America. Battle Motors is bringing the Battle-Ready Class 8 severe duty full electric truck to the market this summer with 12 top tier Municipal customers.
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Volvo doubles down on data with telematics and carbon footprint reporting
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MAY 16, 2024
Volvo Construction Equipment (CE) is putting data at the heart of its decarbonization efforts as it invests in advanced telematics and beefs up its carbon footprint reporting. The principles of the methodology are based on both the global ISO standard for Life Cycle Assessment and the Greenhouse Gas Protocol.
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