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MAY 3, 2021

In 2020, EnergyX announced a pilot partnership with Orocobre Limited ( earlier post ) to deliver high-quality and comprehensive solutions that will lead to a cleaner, more efficient lithium extraction. In 2020 global supply was roughly 315k tons; this is expected to rise to 5.5M Earlier post.) tons by 2040.

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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 —Kildahl et al. Kildahl et al.

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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.

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JULY 31, 2020

REG utilizes a global integrated procurement, distribution and logistics network to operate 13 biorefineries in the US and Europe. In 2019, REG produced 495 million gallons of cleaner fuel delivering more than 4.2 REG is North America’s largest producer of biodiesel and an industry-leading producer of renewable diesel.

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DECEMBER 31, 2020

A retired ScotRail Class 314 electric set has been transported by road from its depot in Glasgow to the Bo’ness & Kinneil Railway where it will be converted to hydrogen-powered—a cleaner, greener alternative to diesel for non-electrified routes.

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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

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JULY 1, 2022

We now look forward to starting production later this year and delivering vehicles to our customers, in order to help to make cleaner air for cities all over the world. At the same time, there is an urgent need from cities, fleet operators and national governments to decarbonize operations in line with global public policy.

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JANUARY 15, 2022

Compared to mining and production of new materials, the Hydro-to Cathode recycling process is 93% cleaner at a 59% lower cost. The company’s long-term plans include opening additional facilities in North America, Europe and Asia to process up to 150,000 metric tons of lithium-ion material globally per year.

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DECEMBER 10, 2014

As the world population increases by the estimated 30% from 2010 to 2040, ExxonMobil sees global GDP rising by about 140%, but energy demand by only about 35% due to greater efficiency. The Outlook for Energy provides ExxonMobil’s long-term view of global energy demand and supply. Click to enlarge. Outlook for Energy.

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JUNE 1, 2019

For the first time under the Clean Energy Ministerial, this effort will put the spotlight on the role that hydrogen and fuel cell technologies can play in the global clean energy transition. The International Energy Agency (IEA) would be coordinating efforts under this initiative.

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AUGUST 8, 2021

The solution combines high-efficiency motor-controller technology with BorgWarner’s award-winning hairpin stator winding technology and advanced transmission system in a scalable, compact package that empowers global automakers to produce cleaner and more efficient vehicles.

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JULY 18, 2020

This is part of its Destination Zero mission and a commitment to reducing emissions and making environments cleaner through relentless innovation. The evolving, efficient Ingenium family supports the company’s long-term commitment to reduce vehicle emissions and improve fuel economy across its vehicle range.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2022

We are taking definitive steps to drive this global megatrend forward in each of our businesses. The shift to sustainable mobility is irreversible and Tata Motors is committed to be amongst the leaders of green mobility. —N Chandrasekaran, Executive Chairman, Tata Sons and Chairman, Tata Motors.

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JULY 21, 2021

The ICCT has conducted a comprehensive global and temporal life-cycle assessment of GHG emissions from a variety of alternative passenger car powertrains and fuels. This study incorporates the near-term global warming potential of methane leakage emissions of natural gas and natural gas-derived hydrogen pathways.

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APRIL 5, 2018

Global Bioenergies is beginning the road-testing phase of renewable gasoline derived from its fermentative isobutene pathway. Global Bioenergies will use an EN228-compliant gasoline blend containing more than 34% of renewable, isobutene-derived, compounds to fuel a car on a circuit. —Marc Delcourt, CEO of Global Bioenergies.

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JUNE 13, 2013

Propane autogas, also referred to as liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), is the most widely used alternative fuel in the world, with more than 17 million autogas vehicles on the road globally. Autogas is cleaner than gasoline and costs around $1.50 less per gallon; 98% of the US autogas supply is made in the US.

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OCTOBER 1, 2021

Of the many applications for lithium batteries, electric vehicles (EVs) and energy storage solutions (ESS) stand out as by far the largest and fastest growing sectors, driven by the world-wide shift from traditional fossil-fueled vehicles towards cleaner forms of transport and energy use. Ltd; AMG Brazil S.A.;

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DECEMBER 7, 2019

ENGIE, a global energy and services company, has selected Plug Power Inc. The project has emerged from a global partnership agreement between the two companies that was announced in September of this year and is the latest example of Plug Power’s continuing innovation in clean hydrogen solutions. Earlier post.). Source: Anglo American.

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OCTOBER 7, 2021

Emissions from these backup generators can harm local residents, regional air quality and the global climate. We have long been concerned about the proliferation of diesel backup generators here in the Bay Area, as highlighted in this report. —Jack Broadbent, executive officer of the Bay Area Air Quality Management District.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 8, 2019

Combating global warming and air pollution is about more than electric cars, as General Motors has made clear in its annual sustainability report issued at the end of June. GM CEO Mary Barra has repeatedly proclaimed the company’s goal of “zero accidents, zero emissions, and zero congestion.”

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FEBRUARY 21, 2020

US Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced the Agriculture Innovation Agenda, a department-wide initiative to align resources, programs, and research to position American agriculture to better meet future global demands.

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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. BA expects the fuel to be available to power a number of its flights by the end of 2022.

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JUNE 10, 2021

This development is consistent with Air Products’ growth strategy of executing global megaprojects that enable a transition to a cleaner, more sustainable energy future. The project relies on an innovative combination of well-established technologies. blue hydrogen).

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

This campaign will allow companies that offer electric deliveries a clear and visible way to differentiate zero-emissions deliveries, as e-commerce explodes in India and globally on the heels of the COVID-19 pandemic. Shoonya is already engaging global e-commerce companies and has the potential to inspire similar campaigns well beyond India.

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OCTOBER 20, 2023

A new T&E paper looks at the current nickel market globally, Europe’s potential, and the ways to source nickel sustainably.

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MARCH 20, 2023

The electric garbage truck will be the first fully electric heavy-duty truck from a global manufacturer to begin operation in Africa, marking a significant milestone as we move closer toward a sustainable transportation industry globally.

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MARCH 22, 2022

In the face of rising global gas prices, methanol fuel offers a viable cleaner affordable alternative, Geely said. With methanol fuel price at Chinese pumps around 3RMB/L (€0.42/L Gallon), fuel costs per 100km is roughly 27RMB (€3.85

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

—Kent Helfrich, GM executive director of Global Electrification and Battery Systems. The space and flexibility created by this reduction in wires not only enables a cleaner design, but also simpler and more streamlined battery restructuring as needed and more robust manufacturing processes.

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AUGUST 9, 2023

Westport Fuel Systems has been designated as the supplier of liquified petroleum gas (LPG) systems to a global original equipment manufacturer (OEM). This is in addition to the previously announced production supply agreement, adding new Euro 7 vehicle platforms planned for production by the OEM. —David M.

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MAY 27, 2014

The Automaker Rankings report examines the emissions of both global warming and smog-forming pollution from of the automakers. Due to strong federal and state emissions standards, the average new car has gotten 43% cleaner since 1998. Source: UCS. Click to enlarge.

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MARCH 19, 2021

Hyundai Motor Company signed a new five-year Global Business Cooperation Agreement with Royal Dutch Shell plc, but this time with a clean mobility twist. Shell will also expand its role in providing Hyundai with cleaner mobility solutions. —Carlos Maurer, Executive Vice President of Shell’s Global Commercial Business.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Ecology, a transportation and logistics company in California, has switched its fleet of more than 600 trucks to run on Neste MY Renewable Diesel and is reporting cleaner fuel filters, fewer maintenance problems and reductions in tailpipe emissions. Neste MY Renewable Diesel reduced climate emissions by 8.3 million tonnes of CO 2 in 2017.

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MAY 19, 2023

The Heartland Greenway Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) project is one of the largest aggregations systems for biogenic CO 2 in development globally. Ultra-low carbon eFuels contain no sulfur and are cleaner-burning than petroleum-based fuels.

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OCTOBER 2, 2021

As the global transition to cleaner energy rapidly develops, this added lithium capacity will enable us to help our customers achieve their growth and sustainability ambitions. This will be a key component of our next wave of projects designed to increase our conversion capacity in a capital-efficient manner in the coming years.

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JUNE 29, 2014

After the projects are complete this fall, GM will house more than 38 MW of solar power at 13 facilities around the world and more than 60 MW of renewable energy globally when combined with its landfill gas and biomass energy use. —Rob Threlkeld, GM global renewable energy manager.

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JUNE 11, 2021

Moreover, because rDME is compatible with LPG, it requires minimal modifications to the existing global LPG distribution network and workforce, which have been safely handling and transporting similar molecules for more than a century. Propane is already known for its versatile, cost-effective and clean burning attributes.

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APRIL 27, 2021

These tools will be used to quantify global spray characteristics, such as liquid and vapor penetration, as well as combustion and emission parameters. —John Deur, director of combustion research at Cummins. Laser diagnostics at Sandia will complement resources at Argonne.

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