Clean Fleet Report

MAY 30, 2023

Tech: John Deere: High Tech Down on the Farm Higher Farm Yields through Innovation, Advanced Technology and Sustainability The sight of a farmer sitting in a tractor for hours and hours working a field is being replaced by a semi-automated agricultural machine with no human behind the wheel.

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All-Electric Illinois Brazil Gasoline-Electric 94

Teslarati

JANUARY 14, 2024

In a recent statement, a Toyota chairman referenced a new project for the automaker, and while he didn’t share details, he did emphasize how hybrids and internal combustion engines (ICE) “still play a role” in reaching carbon neutrality goals. So, let us refine engine technology.” Model 3 costs ~$37.5k

Toyota 123

Toyota Carbon Engine Gas 123

Green Car Congress

JUNE 13, 2023

Ford opened the Cologne Electric Vehicle Center, a hi-tech production facility in Germany that will build Ford’s new generation of electric passenger vehicles. To achieve carbon-neutrality, Ford will reduce the use of energy and emissions in the plant by the installation of new processes, machinery, and technologies.

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Ford F-150 Carbon Emissions 397

Green Car Congress

JULY 31, 2020

million from the US Department of Energy (DOE) to develop and validate technology that will reduce the cost of manufacturing high-performance carbon fiber by 25% to make composite natural gas or hydrogen fuel tanks to power cars and trucks. Well over half of the composite fuel tank’s cost is attributed to carbon fiber used in its manufacture.

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Carbon Fiber Carbon Hydrogen Gas 246

Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2023

Biofuels offer significant advantages over conventional petrochemical fuels, presenting a renewable and biodegradable alternative with substantially lower negative environmental impact compared to other alternative fuel sources.

Oil 276

Oil Purchase Companies Gas 276

My Energi

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Commenting on the announcement, Jordan Brompton, co-founder and CMO of myenergi, said: “Bringing an increasing number of tech innovations into the scope of VAT relief on ESMs is a major step forward. In addition, it will help to further accelerate the government’s legally-binding commitment to reach net zero by 2050 – a good move all round.

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Energy Tax Jordan Installation 52

Green Car Congress

MAY 9, 2014

A production line for carbon fiber takes the PAN precursor through two stages (stabilization/oxidation and carbonization) and then to winding. The site expansion, scheduled to be completed by early 2015, will make the plant in Moses Lake the world’s largest carbon fiber plant. 3,000 tons of carbon fiber. Source: SGLACF.

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Carbon Fiber Carbon BMW Production 338

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 18, 2012

a privately-held industrial biotechnology company focused on producing renewable chemicals, announced the sale of its proprietary xylose isomerase technology, enabling the metabolism of 5-carbon sugars for use in the production of biofuels and biochemicals, to DuPont Industrial Biosciences. Verdezyne, Inc.,

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Industrial Industry Carbon 2012 225

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced the award of approximately $72 million in federal funding to support the development and advancement of carbon capture technologies under two funding opportunity announcements (FOAs). Enabling Production of Low Carbon Emissions Steel Through CO 2 Capture from Blast Furnace Gases. Chevron USA.

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Carbon Coal Gas-Electric Gas 236

Green Car Reports

MAY 27, 2014

Carbon fiber now appears poised to enter the mainstream of automotive materials, but a less high-tech material could be waiting in the wings as well. Bamboo could be the next carbon fiber, according to a new article on BBC Autos (only visible in U.S., apparently).

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Carbon Fiber Carbon BBC Renewable 162

Green Car Congress

MAY 13, 2019

Daimler AG aims to have a carbon-neutral new passenger car fleet by 2039, said Ola Källenius, the future Chairman of the Board of Management of Daimler AG, and currently still responsible for Group Research & Mercedes-Benz Cars Development as a member of the Board of Management. —Ola Källenius. Earlier post.) —Ola Källenius.

Carbon 230

Carbon Fleet PHEV Sale 230

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 28, 2022

RECLAIM: Electrochemical Lithium and Nickel Extraction with Concurrent Carbon Dioxide Mineralization ($2,999,997). Olivine is a CO 2 -reactive waste product that can be returned as tailings after capture carbon from the air. Harvard University. Harvard will expand the productive fields for CO 2 injection and enhanced mining by 100%.

Supplies 345

Supplies Ni-Li Carbon Universal 345

Cars That Think

MARCH 23, 2024

grams of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) per page load, according to the website sustainability scoring tool Ecograder. By 2040, that number could reach 14 percent —almost as much carbon as that emitted by air, land, and sea transport combined. grams of carbon per page view. Meanwhile, COP28’s website produced 3.69

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Green Carbon Google Emissions 141

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Backed by Honeywell UOP, United Ventures, AvFuel, Boeing, US Defense Logistics Agency, the US Department of Energy, and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, AGC can be refined using existing infrastructure into low-carbon to carbon-negative SAF that matches petroleum-based equivalents on specification and performance.

Supplies 150

Supplies Commercial Fuel Tax Credit 150

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 4, 2017

The InEnTec gasification technology agreement is a key part of Aemetis’ strategy to produce high-value, low-carbon cellulosic ethanol from locally sourced biomass by integrating InEnTec’s patented advanced gasification technology with Lanzatech’s patented microbial fermentation technology. per gallon, about $3.00

India 170

India Renewable MIT Carbon 170

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 21, 2020

This product will thereby help reduce the carbon intensity of the OMV product portfolio and aid in meeting OMV’s 2025 Sustainability Targets. This means that the bioethanol from AustroCel Hallein falls under the category “advanced biofuels”, allowing it to be added to gasoline fuels in the future. The target has been set at 0.2%

Supplies 243

Supplies Renewable Austria 2001 243

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 2, 2010

An updated life cycle analysis of the carbon footprint of camelina-based biojet fuel found that the renewable fuel reduces greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 75% compared to traditional petroleum-based jet fuel, according to a study by researchers from Michigan Tech University (MTU), Targeted Growth and UOP LLC, a Honeywell company.

Renewable 231

Renewable Emissions Diesel Fuel 231

Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2016

Researchers at Nanjing Tech University in China have developed a new pathway for the production of liquid hydrocarbon fuels from lignocellulose. dehydration, hydrogenation, hydrogenolysis, decarbonylation) or in some cases along with increase the length of carbon chain via C-C coupling reactions (e.g. —Zhu et al.

Renewable 150

Renewable Fuel Convert Diesel 150

Green Car Congress

JUNE 6, 2017

Specifically, the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)—explicitly not a contract or a treaty—expands cooperation on the advancement of low-carbon, renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies such as zero-emission vehicles, energy storage, grid modernization and low-carbon urban development.

California 186

California Green China San Francisco 186

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 19, 2023

I am sure that with the concept car and the technology it contains, we will convince loyal, but also tech-forerunner clients, that the new generation of Lamborghini vehicles will open a new chapter in terms of technology, performance, digitalization and driving dynamics. Regenerated carbon. —Rouven Mohr Sustainable materials.

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Concept Electric Electrical Carbon 370

Cars That Think

AUGUST 19, 2023

Many countries have met their climate goals and are on track to be completely carbon neutral. Chemical plants on dedicated platforms then process part of the hydrogen, combining it with nitrogen to make ammonia, or with carbon dioxide to produce substitutes for fossil fuels. Wind and solar parks produce a large portion of their energy.

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Wind Hydrogen Grid Gas-Electric 91

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 29, 2019

20 Formula E racer uses a cooling shaft manufactured from flax fibers—the first BMW race car fielded by a works team with parts made out of renewable textile fibers. 20 is further proof of the hugely important role of BMW i Motorsport as a tech lab for the BMW Group. The BMW iFE.20

BMW 307

BMW Renewable Insight Parts 307

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2020

Rolls-Royce Power Systems has established a new organizational unit—Power Lab—to focus on innovative and net-zero-carbon drive and energy solutions. One of the new technologies on the Power Lab’s agenda involves producing and deploying fuels based on renewable energies (Power-to-X).

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Mariner Fuel Power Powered 207

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2020

With battery storage able to provide a unique role in balancing a renewable electricity grid, Toby Gill, CEO of Intelligent Power Generation, asks could innovations in green hydrogen and biofuel technologies contribute to a more optimized and economical energy mix? What are the mechanisms we need to balance a renewable grid?

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Grid Power Powered Fuel 332

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

Researchers at Michigan Technological University are developing an asymmetric ultracapacitor using a novel cathode based on carbon foam-supported nickel oxyhydroxide. The carbon foam we are using has 72 percent porosity. The carbon foam could also be made of renewable biomass, and that’s attractive.

Carbon 231

Carbon Michigan Universal Recharge 231

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

SGL Automotive Carbon Fibers (SGL ACF)—a joint venture of SGL Group and the BMW Group ( earlier post )—officially opened its new carbon fiber manufacturing plant in Moses Lake, WA. In order to prepare the large-scale production start of BMW i vehicles in 2013, carbon fiber manufacturing needs to begin now, BMW says.

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Carbon Fiber BMW Carbon Germany 218

Creative Greenius

SEPTEMBER 12, 2009

My friend, attorney Leslie Williams, of Shaub and Williams , has been busy for the past few months putting together a big Renewable Energy Law Summit at the Southwestern Law School in L.A. CALSEIA’s Executor Director Sue Kateley will be delivering her report on the newest renewable energy legal developments Sacramento.

Clean 199

Clean Cleaning Energy Climate Change 199

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 24, 2009

Elevance Renewable Sciences, Inc. Grubbs, who pioneered the olefin metathesis process at Cal Tech. Olefin metathesis, a catalyst technology which swaps molecular fragments on either side of a carbon-carbon double bond, has become an efficient and widely-used chemical process in petroleum refining and other industries.

Renewable 210

Renewable Diesel Production Iowa 210

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

AVA Biochem developed, patented and piloted a novel hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) process for the conversion of industrial sugars into the 100% bio-based molecule 5-HMF. AVA Biochem’s modified hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) process. Modified Hydrothermal Carbonization Process for Producing Biobased 5-HMF Platform Chemical.”

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Production Switzerland Carbon Industrial 225

Cars That Think

MARCH 27, 2023

One of the big winners was a technology called carbon capture and storage. And specifically, how do you apply recent advances in machine learning in the HPC to carbon capture? Strickland: So we’ll get into some of these super tech details in a little bit. But then there’s other areas where the answer is maybe not that obvious.

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Carbon Store Climate Change Light 56

Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2016

Speeding up the deployment of low-emission alternative energy for transport, such as advanced biofuels, renewable electricity and renewable synthetic fuels and removing obstacles to the electrification of transport. The Commission will accelerate work to curb carbon dioxide emissions from trucks, buses and coaches.

Emissions 150

Emissions Alternative Fuels Transportation Standards 150

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 13, 2020

By accelerating EV adoption in the coming years, we can drive major reductions in carbon emissions while helping our customers save money and making the most of our clean energy investments. million EVs would reduce carbon emissions by nearly 5 million tons annually by 2030, or about three tons of carbon reduction per vehicle.

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Minnesota Energy Wisconsin Colorado 370

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 20, 2020

The BMW i3 was the BMW Group’s first purely electrically powered large-scale serial model and also the company’s first vehicle with a passenger cell made of carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP). It is shaped in Leipzig from carbon fiber scrims and assembled in a unique process developed by the BMW Group.

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BMW Carbon Fiber Wind Lithium Ion 418

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2023

Projects selected for the Electric Vehicles for American Low-Carbon Living (EVs4ALL) program ( earlier post ) aim to expand domestic EV adoption by developing batteries that last longer, charge faster, perform efficiently in freezing temperatures and have better overall range retention. Award amount: $2,120,120). Award amount: $4,852,733).

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Li-ion Batteries Battery Sodium 256

Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Akerman, a top-100 US law firm with over 700 employees, has launched three new teams under the umbrella of its Energy and Infrastructure Sector Team, focusing on renewable energy and other high-tech infrastructure.

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Legal Charging Energy Storage Financing 52

Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2021

At the core of our efforts is our capability to turn renewable power into essential carbon-neutral fuels and chemicals. Chokri brings great leadership and commercial experience from a highly successful tech startup and will lead our work to accelerate the commercialization of our green hydrogen business.

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Saudi Arabia Hydrogen Green Denmark 170

Creative Greenius

JUNE 30, 2009

I attended today’s Bryan Cave Clean Tech Roundtable at the Broad Stage at Santa Monica College – thanks to my pal Donna Gentry. It was a terrific day spent on Renewable Energy and if you follow my Twitter feed you got some of the highlights during the three hour agenda.

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Clean Cleaning Saudi Arabia Long Beach 170