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Insight into benzene formation could help development of cleaner combustion engines

Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2021

That insight could also help the car industry make cleaner combustion engines. The industrial processes behind crude oil refineries and the inner-workings of gas-powered combustion engines can emit PAHs, which can form into toxic air pollutants such as soot. Zhao et al. PAHs have a dark side, too. Zagidullin, Valeriy N. Mebel, Ralf I.

Cleaner

Cleaner Insight Engine Hawaii

Port of Long Beach increases green ship incentive, exempts low-NOx natural gas trucks from Clean Truck Fund Rate

Green Car Congress

MAY 31, 2021

The Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners earlier this month approved changes centered around incorporating the international Environmental Ship Index (ESI) into the Port’s Green Ship Incentive Program, which began in 2012. Vessels with main engines meeting International Maritime Organization’s Tier III standard (no more than 3.4

Long Beach

Long Beach Clean Cleaning Gas

Study busts myth about EV greenhouse gas emissions and dirty grids

Green Car Reports

JULY 22, 2021

A new study confirms that, even when charged from the dirtiest electricity grids, electric cars are still cleaner than internal combustion engines over their lifecycles.

Grid

Grid Emissions Cleaner Gas

SEAT introducing first natural-gas-fueled SUV at Paris show: Arona TGI

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 29, 2018

The new Arona TGI marks the fourth vehicle in SEAT’s line-up to benefit from the cleaner, cheaper fuel, joining the Leon, Ibiza and Mii. liter TSI gasoline version, but integrates components that allow it to run on compressed natural gas. Internally, the 1.0-liter Internally, the 1.0-liter

Gas

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Novel adaptation for existing blast furnaces could reduce steelmaking emissions by 88%; closed-loop carbon recycling

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 26, 2023

Devised by Professor Yulong Ding and Dr Harriet Kildahl from the University of Birmingham’s School of Chemical Engineering, the system is detailed in an open-access paper published in the Journal of Cleaner Production. If implemented in the UK alone, the system could deliver cost savings of £1.28 2023.135963.

Carbon

Carbon Emissions Cleaner Gas-Electric

Landi Renzo and Clean Energy combine natural gas compressor businesses

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

are combining their compressor manufacturing subsidiaries to form a new standalone company that will immediately become one of the leading global suppliers of natural gas compressors and other related products. Landi Renzo S.p.a. and Clean Energy Fuels Corp.

Clean

Clean Cleaning Gas Energy

Malaysia Airlines flies first flight in Malaysia using sustainable aviation fuel

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 19, 2021

The flight marks Malaysia Airlines’ commitment to make SAF the cleaner and more viable energy option for regular flights by 2025. In its neat form, and over the life cycle, Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel reduces greenhouse gas emissions by up to 80% compared to fossil jet fuel use.

Malaysia

Malaysia Fuel Waste Cleaner

SEMA sponsors ZEV conversion rebate bill in California; up to $2,000 rebate

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

Portantino (D-25) and Josh Newman (D-29) introduced Senate Bill 301 , a bill sponsored by the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA), to create a financial rebate program for converting gas and diesel-powered motor vehicles into zero-emissions-vehicles (ZEVs). —Senator Portantino

Conversion

Conversion California Convert Affordable

Royal Caribbean Group to use trio of power sources on next class of ships: fuel cell, battery, dual fuel engines

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Royal Caribbean Group’s new class of ships known as ‘Project Evolution’, set to debut in summer 2023, will operate using a trio of power sources including a fuel cell system, battery technology and dual fuel engines using liquefied natural gas (LNG) as the main fuel. We first announced our fuel cell ambitions several years ago.

Fuel

Fuel Engine Power Powered

Obama climate plan calls for new fuel economy standards for heavy-duty vehicles post-2018; cleaner fuels and investment in advanced fossil energy

Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2013

President Obama’s plan, which sidesteps the need for Congressional involvement by relying on a wide variety of executive actions, has three main components: Reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the US. Leading international efforts for GHG emission reductions and adaptation. Reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the US.

Obama

Obama Cleaner Climate Fuel Economy

ICCT LCA study finds only battery and hydrogen fuel-cell EVs have potential to be very low-GHG passenger vehicle pathways

Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2021

The results show there is no realistic pathway to full decarbonization of internal combustion engine vehicles, and that only battery and hydrogen fuel-cell EVs have potential to be very low-GHG passenger vehicle pathways. Natural gas does not offer climate benefits compared to gasoline and diesel, and many biofuel pathways do not, either.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Fuel Batteries Battery

Taxi version of Mercedes-Benz B-Class with natural gas drive coming soon

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

Mercedes-Benz is presenting the taxi version of the B 200 Natural Gas Drive at the Frankfurt International Motor Show. When running on natural gas, the fuel consumption of the 115 kW (156 hp) B 200 Natural Gas Drive stands at 4.2 From 2014 the B 200 Natural Gas Drive will also be available as a taxi version.

Taxi

Taxi Mercedes Gas Cleaner

EPRI-NRDC report finds widespread vehicle electrification and a cleaner grid could lead to substantial cuts in GHG by 2050

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

Widespread adoption of electric transportation, including electrification in the off-road sector, could lead to substantial reductions in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and could modestly improve air quality, according to a new analysis released by the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC).

EPRI

EPRI Cleaner Grid Vehicles

IEA: Estonia is pioneering technologies for more efficient and cleaner use of oil shale

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 3, 2014

An article in the latest issue of IEA Energy: The Journal of the International Energy Agency reports that Estonia, which has the most developed oil shale industry in the world, is collaborating in pursuing wider use of oil shale in a cleaner, more sustainable manner. Different that shale oil—i.e., Overview of Enefit280.

Estonia

Estonia Oil Cleaner Jordan

ICCT assesses impact of EV battery manufacturing life-cycle emissions debt; policy implications

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Analysts at the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) have reviewed recent research into the greenhouse gas emissions from the manufacturing of lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles. Hall and Lutsey 2018. Click to enlarge.

Manufacturer

Manufacturer Emissions Batteries Battery

Our enemies are gasoline and the internal combustion engine

Green Energy Consumers

MAY 25, 2021

But in 2016, alarmed at the rise in greenhouse gas emissions from cars, we became aware of the potential of vehicle electrification as a measure to reduce those emissions. From 1982 to 2016, Green Energy Consumers Alliance focused our attention on building energy fo r homes and businesses.

International

International Gasoline Engine Cleaner

Yanmar developing hydrogen fuel cell system for maritime applications

Green Car Congress

JUNE 5, 2020

With the International Maritime Organization announcing a strategy to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to zero by the end of this century, marine environmental regulations have been tightened worldwide and the implementation of emission control areas has begun to have an effect on ship operations. Yanmar Holdings Co.,

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Fuel Automobile Manufacturer Mariner

Lifecycle Emissions of Electric Cars vs. Gasoline

Green Energy Consumers

JANUARY 5, 2023

When we talk about the environmental benefits of electric vehicles (EVs), we get a lot of questions about the lifetime greenhouse gas (GHG) impact of EVs vs internal combus t ion engine (ICE) cars. In this blog, we'll break down the research from UCS and explain how EVs are cleaner and produce less total GHG emissions.

Gasoline-Electric

Gasoline-Electric Emissions Electric Cars Gasoline

EU research project IDEALFUEL seeks to develop marine low-sulfur heavy fuel oils from biomass; Bio-HFO

Green Car Congress

JUNE 26, 2020

In an EU-funded research project, an international consortium is aiming to develop new production methods for sustainable marine fuels to replace heavy fuel oils in shipping. Although cleaner fuels are available, many companies opt for HFOs due to their low cost. NL); Winterthur Gas & Diesel Ltd. (CH);

Mariner

Mariner Oil Fuel Cleaner

Global warming emissions hit record level in 2018, IEA reports

Green Car Reports

MARCH 27, 2019

The International Energy Agency reported on Tuesday that global warming emissions reached a record level in 2018, despite efforts in the U.S., Europe, and China to reduce emissions with more sales of electric cars and cleaner power. Greenhouse gas emissions increased faster in 2018 than during any of the past six years.

2018

2018 Global Emissions Cleaner

NHTSA to propose new fuel economy standards soon; 8% increase per year for MY 2024-2026

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 6, 2021

NHTSA’s proposal comes as the automobile industry is retooling future models in response to market demand for cleaner, more fuel-efficient vehicles. Nearly all auto manufacturers have announced new electric vehicle models, and five manufacturers have voluntarily agreed with California to achieve stricter greenhouse gas requirements.

Fuel Economy

Fuel Economy Economy Standards Fuel

FEV testing finds Transient Plasma ignition system increases fuel efficiency and decreases emissions

Green Car Congress

JUNE 9, 2022

Hundreds of millions of internal combustion engine vehicles are projected to be sold round the globe in the next decade. There is an immediate need to produce cleaner gasoline engine vehicles to meet the global CO 2 target and automakers recognize advanced ignition systems as a necessity to achieve the last great CO 2 reduction.

Emissions

Emissions Fuel Gasoline-Electric Gasoline

Global Carbon Budget 2022: Global fossil CO2 emissions expected to grow 1.0% in 2022

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

During the Global Financial Crisis in 2008/9, the COVID19 pandemic, and now the Ukrainian War, economic stimulus packages were meant to put the world on a cleaner and greener path, but this is not at all evident in the CO 2 emissions data. —Glen Peters, a Research Director at the CICERO Center for International Climate Research.

Global

Global Emissions Carbon Coal

ERTRAC publishes roadmap on energy carriers and powertrains; role for power-to-gas

Green Car Congress

APRIL 7, 2014

For the topic of future road mobility these are the development of alternative and decarbonized fuels and energy carriers; and higher powertrain efficiency leading to cleaner mobility and reduction in resource demand. Natural gas offers the possibility to overcome the blend wall discussion. Click to enlarge. Liquid Air. Earlier post.)

Gas

Gas Energy Power Powered

New Flyer receives order from SamTrans in California for 7 battery-electric Xcelsior CHARGE NG buses

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

The addition of these long-range, zero-emission Xcelsior CHARGE NG buses to the SamTrans fleet will support the transit agency’s pledge to provide sustainable mobility options, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and fossil fuel consumption, and ultimately contribute to cleaner air in California.

San Francisco

San Francisco California Charging Batteries

International Battery to provide Li-ion system to Sunverge for Net-Zero Energy Home Project

Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2011

Sunverge Energy has selected International Battery to provide a Li-ion energy storage systems (ESS) as the energy storage component of Sunverge’s Solar Integration System (SIS). International Battery will provide Sunverge with an 8.2 kWh Lithium Iron Phosphate battery pack for use in the residential SIS system.

Li-ion

Li-ion International Philadelphia Energy

Ricardo partners with Achates Power to launch West Coast powertrain team

Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2020

The Ricardo-Achates Power partnership will continue the advancement and application of Achates Power technology for domestic automakers who seek internal combustion engine solution that increase vehicle and fuel efficiency while decreasing greenhouse gas emissions. It’s a nice synergy.

San Diego

San Diego Power Powered North America

BP establishing $100M international research center for advanced materials for energy and industrial applications

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 7, 2012

BP will establish a $100-million international research center, the BP International center for Advanced Materials (BP-ICAM) to lead research to advancethe fundamental understanding and use of materials across a variety of energy and industrial applications. —Bob Dudley, BP group chief executive.

International

International Industrial Industry Energy

Sasol embarking on feasibility study on a US gas-to-liquids facility in Louisiana

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

South African energy and chemicals group Sasol today announced that it has chosen the southwestern region of the State of Louisiana as the site for a planned gas-to-liquids (GTL) facility. billion barrels of liquid fuels and chemicals from coal and natural gas. —Gas to Liquids Life Cycle Assessment Synthesis Report.

Louisiana

Louisiana Papua New Guinea Gas Gabon

Santos reports successful CO2 capture and storage injection trial in Moomba CCS project

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Australia-based natural gas company Santos has successfully injected approximately 100 tonnes of carbon dioxide deep underground into depleted gas reservoirs as part of the final field trial for the Moomba Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Project.

CO2

CO2 Australia Carbon Store

Geely testing Emgrand methanol hybrid sedan in -40 C conditions

Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2022

In the face of rising global gas prices, methanol fuel offers a viable cleaner affordable alternative, Geely said. In 2016, Geely Holding invested in Carbon Recycling International (CRI) which utilizes renewable energy and carbon capture to synthesize green e-methanol (Vulcanol) on an industrial scale.

Hybrid

Hybrid Iceland Chinese Clean

Tenneco Powertrain adds hydrogen to its engine testing capabilities

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2023

Tenneco has established new test facilities for hydrogen-powered internal combustion engines at its Powertrain test centers in Burscheid, Germany, and Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Engine Oil Emissions

Toyota’s greenwashing AI ‘eco-copilot’ is fake, but the prank makes a real point

Baua Electric

JANUARY 18, 2024

Now, Toyota has entered their sights largely due to the company’s refusal to take electric vehicles seriously, its reliance on gas-powered hybrids, and its marketing campaigns that exist to create confusion about electric vehicles and channel consumers into dirtier fossil-powered vehicles.

Toyota

Toyota Cleaner Gas-Electric Hybrid

British Airways invests in LanzaJet; SAF offtake agreement

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 13, 2021

British Airways will invest in LanzaJet’s first commercial-scale Freedom Pines Fuels facility in Georgia and acquire cleaner burning sustainable aviation fuel from the plant. British Airways’ parent company, International Airlines Group, will be investing US$400 million in sustainable aviation fuel over the next 20 years. Background.

Georgia

Georgia Carbon Fuel Emissions

DOE awards $4M to two DME projects

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

WM International Engineering L.L.C. in Darrien, Illinois, for a project entitled “High Pressure Fast Response Direct Injection System for Liquified Gas Fuels Use in Light-Duty Engines”. The funded projects include: University of Wisconsin Madison for “Efficiency Mixing Controlled Compression Ignition Combustion of Propane DME Blends”.

Waste

Waste Cleaner Emissions Renewable Wisconsin

Dutch/Russian effort to commercialize new process to convert flared gas to gasoline via a DME pathway

Green Car Congress

JULY 16, 2013

The conventional way to make gasoline from gas is to convert the gas to a synthesis gas, then into methanol, followed by conversion to straight-chain hydrocarbons and finally via reforming into a high-octane hydrocarbon blend. Given the current low gas prices, this generates both technological and economic benefits.

Convert

Convert Gasoline Gas Commercial

Biden sets 2030 net GHG reduction target for US of 50-52% below 2005 levels

Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2021

US President Joe Biden announced a new target for the United States to achieve a 50-52% reduction from 2005 levels in economy-wide net greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in 2030. In 2019, US greenhouse gas emissions totaled 6,558 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalents (MMT CO 2 Eq.), or 5,769 MMT CO 2 Eq. or 5,769 MMT CO 2 Eq.

2005

2005 Emissions Renewable 2019

Report argues advanced HD natural gas vehicles foundational for California to hit air and climate goals; near zero-emission potential

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 28, 2014

Five technology paths for very-low-NO x and GHG emissions from heavy-duty natural gas engines. The “Pathways to Near-Zero-Emission Natural Gas Heavy Duty Vehicles” report, authored by GNA on behalf of Southern California Gas Co. —“Pathways to Near-Zero-Emission Natural Gas Heavy-Duty Vehicles”. Click to enlarge.

Climate

Climate Gas Emissions California

BYD executive says Tesla is a ‘partner’ in electrification

Teslarati

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

” Li went on to describe automakers that make internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles as “the real competition,” adding that BYD considers itself a partner with all EV makers , including Tesla. I think they are a partner and also they are like a way together, we can really help the whole world.

BYD

BYD Tesla Financing Chinese

IEA: global energy investment stabilized above $1.8T in 2018; security and sustainability concerns growing

Green Car Congress

MAY 14, 2019

Global energy investment stabilized in 2018, ending three consecutive years of decline, as capital spending on oil, gas and coal supply bounced back while investment stalled for energy efficiency and renewables, according to the International Energy Agency’s latest annual review. Global energy investment totalled more than US$1.8

2018

2018 Global Energy Coal

AustroCel Hallein supplying OMV with celluosic ethanol

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 21, 2020

The first successful trial delivery of advanced cellulosic ethanol marks the start of the long-term cooperation between OMV, the integrated, international oil, gas and petrochemicals company headquartered in Vienna, and AustroCel Hallein GmbH. The Hallein-based bioethanol plant has an annual capacity of up to 35 million liters (9.2

Supplies

Supplies Renewable Austria 2001

California ARB approves ACC II rule; 100% of LDVs to be PHEVS, ZEV by 2035; LEV IV emissions requirements

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2022

The ACC program was first adopted by CARB in 2012, including the Low-Emission Vehicle (LEV) III Criteria Regulation; the LEV Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Regulation; and the Zero-Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Regulation. Many states and nations have set targets and goals to phase out the sale of internal combustion cars.

PHEV

PHEV Emissions California Cleaner

NR Canada seeking commercialization partner for methane oxidation catalyst

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2020

NRCan has filed international patent applications in Canada, US, Germany, India and Sweden, for a robust methane oxidation catalyst that reduces unburned methane contained in exhaust streams (methane slip) from lean burn natural gas vehicles/engines. Background. C, conditions which accelerate aging effects.

Canada

Canada Commercial Exhaust Gas

CMU study finds taxes on emissions would result in more rapid electrification by ridesharing companies

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

When life cycle air pollution and greenhouse gas emission externalities are internalized via a Pigovian tax, fleet electrification increases and externalities decrease, suggesting a role for policy.

Tax

Tax Los Angeles Emissions Companies

Insight into benzene formation could help development of cleaner combustion engines

Port of Long Beach increases green ship incentive, exempts low-NOx natural gas trucks from Clean Truck Fund Rate

Study busts myth about EV greenhouse gas emissions and dirty grids

SEAT introducing first natural-gas-fueled SUV at Paris show: Arona TGI

Novel adaptation for existing blast furnaces could reduce steelmaking emissions by 88%; closed-loop carbon recycling

Landi Renzo and Clean Energy combine natural gas compressor businesses

Malaysia Airlines flies first flight in Malaysia using sustainable aviation fuel

SEMA sponsors ZEV conversion rebate bill in California; up to $2,000 rebate

Royal Caribbean Group to use trio of power sources on next class of ships: fuel cell, battery, dual fuel engines

Obama climate plan calls for new fuel economy standards for heavy-duty vehicles post-2018; cleaner fuels and investment in advanced fossil energy

ICCT LCA study finds only battery and hydrogen fuel-cell EVs have potential to be very low-GHG passenger vehicle pathways

Taxi version of Mercedes-Benz B-Class with natural gas drive coming soon

EPRI-NRDC report finds widespread vehicle electrification and a cleaner grid could lead to substantial cuts in GHG by 2050

IEA: Estonia is pioneering technologies for more efficient and cleaner use of oil shale

ICCT assesses impact of EV battery manufacturing life-cycle emissions debt; policy implications

Our enemies are gasoline and the internal combustion engine

Yanmar developing hydrogen fuel cell system for maritime applications

Lifecycle Emissions of Electric Cars vs. Gasoline

EU research project IDEALFUEL seeks to develop marine low-sulfur heavy fuel oils from biomass; Bio-HFO

Global warming emissions hit record level in 2018, IEA reports

NHTSA to propose new fuel economy standards soon; 8% increase per year for MY 2024-2026

FEV testing finds Transient Plasma ignition system increases fuel efficiency and decreases emissions

Global Carbon Budget 2022: Global fossil CO2 emissions expected to grow 1.0% in 2022

ERTRAC publishes roadmap on energy carriers and powertrains; role for power-to-gas

New Flyer receives order from SamTrans in California for 7 battery-electric Xcelsior CHARGE NG buses

International Battery to provide Li-ion system to Sunverge for Net-Zero Energy Home Project

Ricardo partners with Achates Power to launch West Coast powertrain team

BP establishing $100M international research center for advanced materials for energy and industrial applications

Sasol embarking on feasibility study on a US gas-to-liquids facility in Louisiana

Santos reports successful CO2 capture and storage injection trial in Moomba CCS project

Geely testing Emgrand methanol hybrid sedan in -40 C conditions

Tenneco Powertrain adds hydrogen to its engine testing capabilities

Toyota’s greenwashing AI ‘eco-copilot’ is fake, but the prank makes a real point

British Airways invests in LanzaJet; SAF offtake agreement

DOE awards $4M to two DME projects

Dutch/Russian effort to commercialize new process to convert flared gas to gasoline via a DME pathway

Biden sets 2030 net GHG reduction target for US of 50-52% below 2005 levels

Report argues advanced HD natural gas vehicles foundational for California to hit air and climate goals; near zero-emission potential

BYD executive says Tesla is a ‘partner’ in electrification

IEA: global energy investment stabilized above $1.8T in 2018; security and sustainability concerns growing

AustroCel Hallein supplying OMV with celluosic ethanol

California ARB approves ACC II rule; 100% of LDVs to be PHEVS, ZEV by 2035; LEV IV emissions requirements

NR Canada seeking commercialization partner for methane oxidation catalyst

CMU study finds taxes on emissions would result in more rapid electrification by ridesharing companies

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