Green Car Congress

APRIL 29, 2023

Seaweeds accumulate trace metals in such an efficient way that this process is sometimes used to clean up polluted harbors. Factors including but not limited to cultivation region, cultivation mechanism, the effects of water quality and proximity of natural mineral sources, and harvest strategy are of interest.

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Wind Pollution Mariner Energy 284

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 21, 2014

Eligible diesel vehicles, engines and equipment may include drayage trucks; marine engines; locomotives and non-road engines; and equipment or vehicles used in the handling of cargo at a marine or inland water port. Verified Marine Shore Connection Systems: up to 25% of the cost of eligible shore connection systems.

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EPA Diesel Emissions Mariner 261

Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2020

This puffy line is not just exhaust from the engine, but a change in the clouds that’s caused by small airborne particles of pollution. Pollution from ships creates lines of clouds that can stretch hundreds of miles. The difference helps explain how much industrial pollution influences clouds. NASA Earth Observatory.

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Emissions Pollution 2003 Climate 223

Green Car Congress

MARCH 20, 2015

The grants will fund projects such as retrofitting older school buses to improve air quality for children riding to school, upgrading marine propulsion and agriculture engines, and replacing long haul truck engines. Delaware River and Bay Authority is repowering two Tier 0 marine propulsion engines in one vessel with Tier 3 engines.

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Puerto Rico EPA Clean Cleaning 150

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 15, 2019

After more than four years of close cooperation, testing and development between SAL and FUELSAVE GmbH, alongside project stakeholders EcoTune Marine, Clas- sification Society DNV GL as RO for Antigua and Barbuda flag, Carl Baguhn, MAN Energy solutions, M.A.C. —Sebastian Westphal, CTO of SAL Heavy Lift.

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Hydrogen Mariner Cleaner Emissions 195

Green Car Congress

MAY 25, 2012

European governments have agreed on legislation to limit the maximum sulfur content of marine fuels to 0.5% (5,000 ppm) for all ships from 2020, down from currently 3.5% in EU waters by 2020. According to the compromise, member states should endeavor to ensure the availability of the required marine fuels. for passenger ships.

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Mariner 2020 Fuel Pollution 210

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 5, 2015

While that report projected vessel activity, it did not explore the environmental impacts of increased shipping in terms of air emissions or the potential climate impacts from increases in short-lived climate pollutants such as black carbon. The emissions report focuses on the low- and mid-range diversion scenarios—i.e., Earlier post.).

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Pollution Emissions Mariner Fuel 150

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 22, 2016

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has made 11 awards totaling $55 million aimed at building research capacity to develop new innovations at the intersection of food, energy and water systems and to address fundamental questions about the brain. Research at the nexus of food, energy and water. Lead organization. Description.

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Water Puerto Rico West Virginia Energy 150

Green Car Congress

MAY 11, 2017

The California Energy Commission awarded more than $24 million in grants today for clean energy freight transportation projects in Los Angeles and Long Beach and more than $12 million for other clean transportation projects. The Amador Water Agency received $1.5 million to install a new turbine at a water transfer pipeline.

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Los Angeles Clean Cleaning Transportation 170

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 12, 2014

EPA’s Office of Transportation and Air Quality (OTAQ) is soliciting proposals ( EPA-OAR-OTAQ-14-02 ) that achieve significant reductions in diesel emissions in terms of tons of pollution produced by diesel engines and diesel emissions exposure, from fleets operating at marine and inland water ports.

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EPA Diesel Emissions Fleet 257

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

EPA’s Office of Transportation and Air Quality (OTAQ) is soliciting proposals ( EPA-OAR-OTAQ-14-07 ) that achieve significant reductions in diesel emissions in terms of tons of pollution produced by diesel engines and diesel emissions exposure, from fleets operating at marine and inland water ports located in areas of poor air quality.

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EPA Diesel Emissions Clean Alternative 210

Green Car Congress

JUNE 3, 2013

DNV and WWF have developed a concept design for a new research vessel—the Spindrift—to focus on the seemingly intractable problems associated with cleaning up the plastic debris that is accumulating in the world’s ocean gyres. It has been shown to accumulate in the relatively still waters inside the five large ocean gyres.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 23, 2009

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized its new rule for Category 3 marine engines—engines with per-cylinder displacement at or above 30 liters. Air pollution from large ships, such as oil tankers and cargo ships, is expected to grow rapidly as port traffic increases. Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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Mariner EPA Engine Emissions 170

Green Car Congress

MAY 20, 2015

Under a newly-issued RFP ( DTMA91R1500012 ) the US Maritime Administration (MARAD) will award up to $750,000 for projects that demonstrate the use of exhaust gas cleaning systems (i.e. scrubbers) or Tier III-compliant selective catalytic reduction on marine vessels with Category 3 engines.

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Emissions Mariner Exhaust Pollution 150

Green Car Congress

JULY 1, 2009

As the next steps in a strategy to cut harmful emissions from ocean-going vessels, the US Environmental Protection Agency is proposing new engine emissions and fuel standards for large marine diesel engines on US-flagged ships that would harmonize with international standards. Earlier post.)

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Mariner EPA Standards International 170

Green Car Congress

JULY 9, 2009

Requiring ships to use marine fuel with 0.1% In a 2007 study, Winebrake and James Corbett from the University of Delaware (who is a co-author of the current study) concluded that pollution from marine shipping causes approximately 60,000 premature cardiopulmonary and lung cancer deaths around the world each year. Credit: ACS.

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Mariner 2012 Emissions Fuel 150

Green Car Congress

JUNE 22, 2012

Menetrez of the US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) National Risk Management Research Laboratory, Air Pollution Prevention and Control Division. Freshwater algae, marine algae, and cyanobacteria all produce toxins, Menetrez found. Pollution control and remediation. —Menetrez 2012. Toxicological impacts.

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EPA Industrial Industry Mariner 218

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

New clean fuel regulations in California and voluntary slowdowns by shipping companies substantially reduce air pollution caused by near-shore ships, according to a new NOAA-led study published online in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology. Credit: ACS, Lack et al. Click to enlarge. —Lack et al.

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Pollution Fuel California Emissions 199

Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2016

and the Port of Los Angeles are launching the Green Omni Terminal Demonstration Project, a full-scale, real-time demonstration of zero and near-zero emission technologies at a working marine terminal. At full build out, Pasha will be the world’s first marine terminal able to generate all of its energy needs from renewable sources.

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Los Angeles California Emissions Green 150

Green Car Congress

JUNE 8, 2011

New research by a team from the US, China and Japan focusing on the Houston, Texas area suggests that widespread urban development alters weather patterns in a way that can make it easier for pollutants to accumulate during warm summer weather instead of being blown out to sea. ““The very existence of the Houston area favors stagnation.”

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Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

by spewing pollution into the air. The largest blue bar is the effect of pollution particles on clouds. [[The We're planning to remove that pollution, so it would be wise for us to understand that effect. And it would be interesting for us to think about whether there's a clean variation that we might want to replace it with.

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Climate Climate Change Mariner Pollution 144

Green Car Congress

MAY 6, 2010

Corresponding micrographs (e-g) indicate pitting after acid cleaning. This is typically the case in subsurface environments, the researchers note, including oil reservoirs, oil-contaminated habitats, refineries, storage vessels, pipelines, oil-water separators, and ballast tanks. Credit: ACS, Aktas et al. Click to enlarge. Aktas et al.

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Mariner Oklahoma Oil Environment 287

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 16, 2011

The $1 million projects to be undertaken at the seven terminals include pilot projects to test solar electric panels that withstand the salt water environment and a crane mounted system to capture exhaust from idling vessels. Eagle Marine Services, Ltd.; International Transportation Service, Inc.; Trapac, Inc.;

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Exhaust Los Angeles Long Beach Diesel 186

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 3, 2013

the owner of the drilling rig Deepwater Horion, agreed to plead guilty to violating the Clean Water Act (CWA) and to pay a total of $1.4 This civil resolution reserves claims for natural resource damages and clean-up costs. Transocean Deepwater Inc., Transocean Deepwater Inc.

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Louisiana Oil Water Mexico 218

Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2009

The proposed area of the ECA includes waters adjacent to the Pacific coast, the Atlantic/Gulf coast and the eight main Hawaiian Islands. Air pollution from ships is expected to grow rapidly as controls on other mobile sources take effect and port traffic increases. Tags: Emissions Policy Ports and Marine. Source: EPA.

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Canada Emissions Mariner EPA 170

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

The metabolism of a city can be interpreted either primarily in terms of energy flows or more broadly including a city’s flows of water, materials, and nutrients. With high population density, low heating requirements, and relatively clean electricity, Barcelona has the lowest per capita emissions. t e CO 2 /cap. t e CO 2 /cap.,

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Emissions Global Gas Los Angeles 199

Green Car Congress

JULY 3, 2018

A report released this month shows it is technically and economically feasible to build such a vessel in a manner consistent with marine regulations. and criteria pollutant (smog) emissions were estimated for the Zero-V based on a complete “well-to-waves” (WTW) analysis. To reduce weight, the vessel has to be constructed of aluminum.

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Hydrogen Fuel Design San Francisco 315

Baua Electric

JANUARY 23, 2024

Like an A-list celebrity stepping onto the red carpet, the arrival of Royal Caribbean’s 250,800-ton ship has captured the world’s attention, with some marveling over its cutting-edge features, like the largest water park at sea, while others criticize the gigantic ship’s potential to damage the environment. as a viable marine fuel.

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Climate Mariner Miami Water 52

Green Car Congress

APRIL 5, 2010

Due to the high water demand for biofuel production and limited treatment technologies, IntAct anticipates that such a system, if proven, will be in high demand as worldwide capacity and production increases significantly in the coming years. Significant sources of PM2.5 These engines account for roughly 25% of the PM2.5 sources.

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Emissions EPA Waste Exhaust 225

Green Car Congress

MARCH 19, 2013

On any given day, there are 180 vessels of more than 500 tonnes gross tonnage that operate within waters under Canadian jurisdiction (i.e. As of 2010, large crude oil tankers can no longer operate in Canadian waters without a double hull (the Exxon Valdez was a single hull tanker). up to 200 nautical miles from shore).

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Canada Oil Mariner Water 225

Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2010

These issues highlight the challenges of turning carbon into a commodity, with the undertaking’s simultaneous goals of imposing financial penalties on polluters, luring more investors into the market, and channeling money toward renewable energy technologies that would reduce emissions. United Nations Clean Development Mechanism.

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Carbon Climate Change Climate Emissions 255

Cars That Think

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Take, for example, the tens of thousands of fossil-fueled ships that chug across the ocean, spewing plumes of pollutants that contribute to acid rain, ozone depletion, respiratory ailments, and global warming. Marine Cloud Brightening (MCB) Project intends to answer. That's the question the.

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Climate Climate Change Solar Mariner 145

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 17, 2014

The proposed “Carbon Pollution Accountability Act” (CPAA) would create a new, market-based program that sets an annual limit CO 2 emissions; major emitters will need to purchase “allowances” for their emissions. Clean energy industry funding. Clean technology development and climate science. Cap-and-trade. M, capital budget).

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 16, 2022

There is an exception to that in the category of what they call super pollutants, the very powerful but shorter-lived gases and chemicals that come from things like fertilizer production, methane. And that idea became what they call now marine cloud brightening. So those are really important, and those are a little bit different.

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Climate IDEA Mariner Carbon 68

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 2, 2013

The original Plan, first released in 2008, was developed on the principle that a balanced mix of strategies is the best way to cut emissions and grow California’s economy in a clean and sustainable direction. Among the consideration are: The Advanced Clean Cars regulation will reduce GHG emissions from new light-duty vehicles by about 4.5%

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Electric Auto Association

JANUARY 7, 2022

Excerpts from White House fact sheet addressing IIJA, issued 11/8/2021: Public Transit: The Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal will replace thousands of transit vehicles, including buses, with clean, zero-emission vehicles. Invest $5 billion in an EPA effort to replace thousands of polluting diesel school buses with electric buses.

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Fleet Emissions Clean Cleaning 90

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 24, 2018

Recent research cited by the EPI suggests that around five million people die prematurely every year due to air pollution, accounting for approximately one in every ten deaths annually. The EPI uses three indicators to measure air quality: household solid fuel use; PM 2.5 average exposure, and PM 2.5 exceedance of WHO thresholds.

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