Green Car Congress

MARCH 19, 2019

The long-term objective of the project is to develop technology that can lead to cleaner, more efficient heavy-duty trucks, which haul 80% of goods in the United States and use about 28 billion gallons of fuel per year, accounting for around 22% of total transportation energy usage.

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Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 19, 2023

A report from the Arizona Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) found that switching to electric fleets could save $14 million in pollution-related expenses over the lifetime of the municipal vehicles—and that’s just in Arizona. That makes them much better for the environment than traditional internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2020

Rationally Designed Lithium Ion Batteries Towards Displacing Internal Combustion Engines. AOI 04: Platinum Group Metals (PGM) Content Reduction to Enable Cost-Effective Aftertreatment for Gasoline and Diesel Engines. Slashing Platinum Group Metals Content in Catalytic Converters: An Atoms-to-Autos Approach. Waste Not, Want Hot?

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 19, 2015

A number of groups have recently or are currently investigating the use of free piston engine power generation applications with a focus on automotive, including work at West Virginia University (WVU), Sandia National Laboratory (SNL), Chalmers University of Technology (Sweden), and Shanghai Jiaotong University. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 26, 2012

In such a rapidly urbanizing world, cities are increasingly becoming the focus of international sustainability efforts. Urban areas account for 50% of all waste, generate 60-80% of all greenhouse gas emissions and consume 75% of natural resources, yet occupy only 3% of the Earth’s surface, UNEP said.

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Drive Electric

MARCH 25, 2021

This is cleaner and better for the environment than producing petrol and diesel. They are also much more efficient with the energy they do use compared to an internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicle. In comparison – a combustion engine car’s brakes convert kinetic energy into wasted heat to slow the vehicle.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 27, 2015

—Susan Alt, Volvo Group North America’s senior vice president of public affairs. Volvo Group has been collaborating with Oberon on commercial vehicle demonstrations of DME. The DME molecule also has a high ratio of oxygen to carbon atoms, which promotes cleaner burning. Earlier post.). Earlier post.) Earlier post.).

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 7, 2021

The wasteful approach of throwing more computing power at a problem to get better results has been dubbed red AI. The IEEE Special Interest Group on Green AI focuses on issues related to performance and power efficiency in green AI. Let's pledge—and act now—to create a cleaner and greener planet. grocery chain.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 12, 2016

Country groupings. Most sources of urban outdoor air pollution are well beyond the control of individuals and require action by cities, as well as national and international policymakers to promote cleaner transport, more efficient energy production and waste management, WHO said. Source: WHO. Click to enlarge.

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Creative Greenius

OCTOBER 18, 2013

And so it is that I resigned from my position as Director of Strategic Partnerships and Public Affairs for CBS EcoMedia effective the first of this month and I will now be devoting my full time to working on climate change response with the South Bay 350 Climate Action Group, the South Bay Bicycle Coalition and 350.org.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 22, 2011

The two ecoDemonstrators will build upon the 2005 Quiet Technology Demonstrator (QTD2) program that helped both the Boeing 747-8 and 787 Dreamliner exceed international standards for noise emissions. Formed a multi-departmental group to focus on increasing recycling and reducing the amount of waste sent to landfill.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 13, 2016

The company recently showcased its powertrain technology alongside Mack Trucks at Waste Expo 2016 in Las Vegas and signed a $30+ million deal with NZ Bus, signaling multinational and multimodal demand for the company’s powertrain technology. Even when running the system is quiet—comparable to a household vacuum cleaner, Wrightseed says.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 13, 2016

A team of international researchers are investigating a new metal-organic framework (MOF) material that might help in nuclear fuel recycling and waste reduction by capturing volatile radionuclides such as xenon and krypton that evolve into reprocessing facility off-gas in parts per million concentrations. Waste avoidance.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 23, 2024

We live by one single philosophy, which is to deliver the best vacations responsibly,” said Nick Rose, the vice president of environmental stewardship at Royal Caribbean Group. a fossil fuel that the cruise industry has touted as a cleaner alternative to the commonly used heavy fuel oil. as a viable marine fuel.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2010

We’ve already decided we’re going to fix already-built houses, offices and factories that waste energy. And magically, as more electricity comes from lower-carbon fuel sources, our cars will get cleaner as they get older! We have cleaner, cheaper, safer ways to drive everywhere. We’ll pre-fund your prototypes.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2010

The other goal, of course, is the system’s ultimate purpose: to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions by channeling funds into cleaner technologies. Contribution of Working Group III to the Fourth Assessment Report (2007). Donovan is an engineer and attorney with more than thirty-four years of international business experience.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 23, 2011

In 2008, a report by UNEP called for the elimination of fossil-fuel subsidies, concluding that such subsidies often lead to increased levels of consumption and waste; place a heavy burden on government finances; can undermine private and public investment in the energy sector; and do not always end up helping the people who need them most.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 14, 2015

This has led to improved biofuel productivity, higher economic returns, minimal waste production, and a lower carbon footprint. carbon fixation), such that the energy of the excess photons is wasted through non-photosynthetic processes. When they cannot be utilized efficiently they are wasted, normally through venting or flaring.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2015

The consortium will work in conjunction with a steering group including vehicle manufacturers, government agencies and major fleet operators. By avoiding wasting the energy every time a bus stops the system is projected to deliver fuel savings in the order of 25%. GKN Land Systems and its partners received a £7.5-million million ($11.1-million)

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

JANUARY 28, 2009

HEV - The current generation of production Hybrids are 100% gas fueled vehicles with a few EV tricks like Regen Braking and no wasteful Idling. This number represents the electric propulsion range of the PHEV before it must depend upon its internal combustion engine for motive power. See SEVA:Electric vehicle. In English-system (vs.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

V2G helps solve the major problem that demand for electricity is high during the day when everything from industrial plants to air conditioning is running full blast and then excess electricity is wasted at night. Current consortium members include Accenture, Current Group, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories and Ventyx. SZ (1) 6753.T

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2009

A key working group under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) released its first official draft for a climate deal on Friday, 11 Dec 2009. Authored by Michael Zammit Cutajar, Chair of the working group, the six-page draft calls for the world to keep temperatures from rising beyond a ceiling of 1.5 °C

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2010

Reprinted with permission from The Donovan Law Group website. In early 2008, participating jurisdictions appointed an Advisory Group comprised of representatives from environmental groups, industry, and the participating jurisdictions to develop recommendations on a regional cap-and-trade program. Perspective by Brian J.

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