Green Car Congress

JUNE 8, 2015

In 2014, Volkswagen of America announced that starting with the launch of the zero-tailpipe emissions battery-electric 2015 e-Golf ( earlier post ), it would invest in projects to offset the carbon emissions created from the e-Golf on a full lifecycle basis: production, distribution and up to approximately 36,000 miles (57,936 km) of driving.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2020

The partners have been jointly assessing the feasibility of utilizing sustainably-sourced forest-based biomass, particularly harvesting residues—such as branches and tops that are not suitable for sale—in the production of advanced sustainable biofuels.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

and HCS Group have entered into a long-term, definitive, binding and bankable renewable isooctane purchase and sale agreement. Gevo is a next-generation low-carbon fuel company focused on the development and commercialization of renewable alternatives to petroleum-based products.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2016

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued final New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) to reduce emissions of methane-rich landfill gas from new, modified and reconstructed municipal solid waste (MSW) landfills, updating standards that were issued in 1996. of total US GHG emissions (in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO 2 e)).

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 6, 2014

The next-generation unit covers a larger power range up to 25 kW and maintains the same tolerance towards CO and reformate gas as the present platform. The reactants are then converted into hydrogen, carbon dioxide, steam and carbon monoxide, with a reaction temperature of more than 400 ?C.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

For purposes of this rule, fossil fuel-fired EGUs include utility boilers, IGCC units and certain natural gas-fired stationary combustion turbine EGUs that generate electricity for sale and are larger than 25 megawatts (MW). The proposed rulemaking establishes separate standards for natural gas and coal plants. Background.

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Plug N Drive

JANUARY 14, 2021

This interactive website is the first of its kind in Canada that allows users to compare gas and electric cars and, based on their driving habits and budget, find the electric vehicle (EV) model that works best for their lifestyle. Find Your EV Match Plug’n Drive has launched the “Find Your EV Match” online tool.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 13, 2013

After the gas oil is cracked via the catalyst, the resulting effluent is separated based on various boiling points into several intermediate products, including butane and lighter hydrocarbons, gasoline, light gas oil, heavy gas oil, and clarified slurry oil. Carbon is deposited on the catalyst during the cracking process.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 28, 2023

Apparently, the hypercar is due in 2026 with a new carbon tub, a V-8 hybrid powertrain, and Formula 1-inspired aerodynamics. French performance marque Alpine is working on multiple electric vehicles, with some potentially destined for sale in the U.S.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 18, 2013

KiOR’s renewable gasoline is the first renewable cellulosic gasoline registered by the Environmental Protection Agency for sale in the US. Studies show that KiOR fuels will have a significant reduction in lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions when compared to fossil-based fuels. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 5, 2015

Principal inputs are coal, water, non-carbon electricity, and make-up solvent. Indirect liquefaction processes gasify the coal to produce synthesis gas (carbon monoxide and hydrogen). The synthesis gas is then reacted over a catalyst to produce a mixture of liquid hydrocarbons (Fischer–Tropsch synthesis).

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 23, 2013

This effort is not directed at other existing transportation fuel programs, such as those for compressed natural gas, liquefied natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, hydrogen, or electricity. The latter innovations include renewable diesel, gas to liquid (GTL) diesel and other synthetic diesels.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2012

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed the first Clean Air Act standard for CO 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from new power plants. Natural Gas Combined Cycle: 820 lbs CO 2 /MWh. Coal with carbon capture and storage (CCS): 200 lbs CO 2 /MWh. Coal with carbon capture and storage (CCS): 200 lbs CO 2 /MWh.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 8, 2016

Among its benefits, the technology reduces greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by lowering the amount of energy needed to remove heavy oil from the ground. Nsolv’s process uses zero water and very little natural gas to heat the solvent, resulting in an 80% reduction in GHG emissions compared to existing extraction methods.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 19, 2014

So far more than two dozen entities have joined H 2 USA, including the American Gas Assn., The pipelines necessary to move gasoline around the country have existed for decades; gas stations on street corners are a common landmark, and the trucks that haul gasoline into each station’s tanks pass without notice.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2011

Joe Project) had initially been developed by Biomass Energy Holdings (BEH), a subsidiary jointly held by Bianchi Energy Services, LLC and Biomass Gas and Electric, LLC. Rentech’s drop-in renewable synthetic diesel is expected to generate a premium in California due to the state’s Low Carbon Fuels Standard.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

FCC units are found in most refineries worldwide and are used to produce gasoline and diesel from vacuum gas oil (VGO). An FCC system circulates catalyst in a closed loop between two key vessels in order to convert vacuum gas oil to gasoline. There, Ensyn’s RFO is used as a feedstock in Fluid Catalytic Crackers (FCCs).

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Creative Greenius

SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

Otherwise it will become impractical to constrain atmospheric carbon dioxide, the greenhouse gas produced in burning fossil fuels, to a level that prevents the climate system from passing tipping points that lead to disastrous climate changes that spiral dynamically out of humanity’s contro l.”. That’s 18 months away.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

The plant will produce power by converting sub-bituminous coal into hydrogen-rich synthesis gas (syngas) and CO 2. The facility will integrate Siemens IGCC technology and Linde Rectisol acid-gas capture technology to capture 90% of the CO 2 from the plant’s syngas—about 3 million tons per year.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2010

As described in the report, a biorefinery might produce one or several low-volume, high-value chemical products and a low-value, high-volume liquid transportation fuel while simultaneously generating electricity and process heat for its own use or, potentially, for sale. The Future of Industrial Biotechnologies”.

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The Truth About Cars

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Not only that, the Dauphine's engine boasted water cooling, which added complexity compared to the 1930s-technology Beetle but made it possible to have a heater that worked (the Beetle's nearly-useless heater involved a heat exchanger on the exhaust, with associated danger of carbon monoxide in the passenger compartment).

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 13, 2013

Technological innovation is a major driving force behind the recent improvements in CO 2 emissions and fuel economy, and the majority of the carbon and oil savings from current vehicles is due to new gasoline vehicle technologies. Light-Duty Automotive Technology, Carbon Dioxide Emissions, and Fuel Economy Trends: 1975 - 2013.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 15, 2012

Applying the 50,000 bpd design constraint to the once-through configuration results in significantly larger gasification, gas-cleanup, and power island areas of the facility, and consequently, higher capital outlays and operating costs for the poly-generation facility. Will require between 1.6

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Green Car Congress

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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Green Car Congress

JUNE 20, 2011

Also, the biobased BDO pathway consumes carbon dioxide (CO 2 ), resulting in a reduction of 70% in CO 2 emissions. Genomatica expects Bio-BDO to be competitive at oil prices of $45 per barrel or at natural gas prices of $3.50 Fermentation requires no organic solvent, and the water used is recycled. per million Btu.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 10, 2011

The California ZEV program supports three broad statewide policy goals: reduce criteria pollutant and greenhouse gas emissions; reduce gasoline and diesel fuel demand; and maintain leadership in environmental technology policy and foster job growth. Appropriate metrics for measuring progress toward commercialization.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2016

The California Air Resources Board’s report on the state of the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) program for the compliance year 2015 indicates a compliance rate of 98%, with a total of 5.49 The Low Carbon Fuel Standard took effect in 2011, and is designed to lower carbon emissions generated at every stage of a fuel’s production.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 3, 2014

Expanding the use of natural gas as a transportation fuel and greater use of aerodynamic devices on trailers are among the 17 overarching strategies recommended by a new National Research Council report for reducing fuel consumption by tractor-trailers, transit buses, commercial vehicles, trucks, and other medium- and heavy-duty vehicles (MHDVs).

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EV Adoption

MAY 8, 2021

And while many of the legacy automakers – along with several states – have announced plans or “aspirations” to end production of ICE vehicles or ban their sale completely, the reality is we may not see a federal ban of ICE sales ever – or perhaps not before 2040. since 1995 from 8.4 years to 11.8

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 23, 2012

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) has issued its official Auction Notice for the California Cap-and-Trade Program Greenhouse Gas Allowance Auction on 19 February 2013—the second official auction. offer 12,924,822 2013 current vintage allowances and 9,560,000 year 2016 future vintage allowances for sale. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 1, 2010

Starting with 2012 model year vehicles, the rules together require automakers to improve fleet-wide fuel economy and reduce fleet-wide greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 5% every year: NHTSA has established fuel economy standards that strengthen each year reaching an estimated 34.1 Earlier post.). Final Regulatory Impact Analysis.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 21, 2009

After all, it takes someone who refers to his Prius as “the gas guzzler&# and his Culver City, Calif., After all, it takes someone who refers to his Prius as “the gas guzzler&# and his Culver City, Calif., I also have a gas-guzzler for when I want to go up to San Francisco or drive up to Colorado.

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Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 22, 2024

and other nations have committed to mitigating their environmental impact by reducing greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs). Eliminating emissions problems means finding renewable energy solutions with a minimal carbon footprint. Research shows that gasoline-powered cars and trucks accounted for over 80% of vehicle sales in the U.S.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2012

The NER300 program is in effect a “Robin Hood” mechanism that makes polluters pay for large-scale demonstration of new low-carbon technologies. billion] of private investment in the 23 selected low-carbon demonstration projects. No carbon capture and storage (CCS) project was awarded funding under the decision. million (US$836.5

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

Virtually all major vehicle manufacturers and several start-up companies are offering—or are planning to offer soon—a PEV for sale in the US market. As long as electricity production depends heavily on high-carbon energy sources, the net effect of PEVs on greenhouse gases will be limited and will vary by region.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

You can fill it up at the gas station, and you can plug it in to any 120-volt outlet. But when you do, your car essentially becomes an electric vehicle with a gas-tank backup. So youll have a cleaner, cheaper, quieter car for your local travel, and the gas tank is always there should you need to drive longer distances.

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Creative Greenius

OCTOBER 15, 2009

They deliberately suppressed and illegally covered up the EPA’s 2007 ENDANGERMENT FINDING that said the government should begin regulating greenhouse gas emissions because global warming posed serious risks to the country. Carbon dioxide amount is already 385 ppm and rising about 2 ppm per year.”. That’s 18 months away.

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