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.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 10, 2013

The Government of Canada is adopting stricter environmental standards to reduce air emissions from ships navigating in Canadian waters. The changes we are announcing today will help make our oceans and lakes cleaner by reducing ship emissions. New energy efficiency requirements will reduce GHGs emissions from international shipping.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

At every price point and with multiple powertrains, we can put more people in cleaner automobiles across North America to have the greatest near-term impact on total carbon emissions. Toyota shared highlights of new internal research evaluating the environmental impact and cost of ownership between a PHEV and a BEV.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2020

In contrast to water, the extractant does not form a heterogeneous azeotrope with n-butanol, and the overall energy consumption of for n-butanol production is 3.9 This project was funded by bp International Centre for Advanced Materials (bp ICAM). MJ kg -1 , substantially less than other recovery processes (17.0–29.4 MJ kg -1 ).

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MARCH 26, 2010

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) officially accepted the proposal to designate waters off the North American coasts as an Emission Control Area (ECA). Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

The new rules will bring European legislation in line with limits agreed to by the International Maritime Organization (IMO). Fuel used in the Baltic Sea, North Sea and English Channel—Europe’s sulfur emission control areas (SECAs)—will need to meet the new international standard of 0.1% by 2015 (from 1% currently).

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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. The Swedish patent has been accepted and the others are still in process.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

With the growing demand for cleaner marine fuels, methanol is a sulfur-free alternative that meets the industry’s increasingly stringent emission regulations. Methanex is a Vancouver, Canada-based, publicly traded company and is the world’s largest producer and supplier of methanol to major international markets.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Governments need to move faster and more decisively on a wide range of policy measures to enable low-carbon hydrogen to fulfil its potential to help the world reach net zero emissions while supporting energy security, the International Energy Agency (IEA) says in a new report.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Renewable energy, such as solar and wind power, is a more environmentally friendly and cleaner alternative to traditional fossil fuels. To begin with, they are much cleaner and more environmentally friendly, emitting far fewer harmful emissions that contribute to air and water pollution, as well as climate change.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 1, 2019

According to an independent study by the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) and the Council on Energy, Environment, and Water (CEEW), more than 674 million Indian citizens are likely to breathe air with high concentrations of PM 2.5 of GDP, or 1.5% of the 2015 to 2050 increase in economic wealth (GDP).

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Green Car Congress

MAY 15, 2014

Having worked with Dearman over the last two years in my current role, I can really appreciate the potential this technology has for producing significantly cleaner, more efficient transport applications for both the UK and global markets. The Dearman engine extracts both shaft power and cold from the same unit of liquid air or nitrogen.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 26, 2018

At the New York International Auto Show this week, Toyota will stage the premiere of the new 2019 Corolla Hatchback. liter Dynamic-Force direct-injection inline four-cylinder engine (M20A-FKS) ( earlier post ) with gains in power, fuel efficiency, and cleaner emissions. The all-new TNGA-based powertrain features the 2.0-liter

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MARCH 22, 2024

And the 2035 ICE car ban is facing some serious heat ahead of June’s European election, as momentum for reversing the ban is growing, and lawmakers who take office after the election could easily water down the policy. He said this plan could save 1 million tons of CO2 by the end of the decade, according to Automotive News Europe.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 22, 2018

To work with international partners to research and develop new standards for tires and brakes to address toxic non-exhaust emissions of micro plastics from vehicles which can pollute air and water. Cleaner fuels and stoves produce less smoke, less soot and more heat.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2010

In all of this, we must also recognize that climate change will affect other parts of our core mission, such as protecting air and water quality, and we must include those considerations in our future plans. Protecting America’s Waters. Improving Air Quality. Other themes include: Assuring the Safety of Chemicals.

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Blink Charging

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

According to its website, the LEED system gives points for certain building practices that address: carbon, energy, water, waste, transportation, materials, health, and. Protect and restore water resources. LEED can be applied to newly designed, built, or renovated commercial buildings, homes, neighborhoods, and even entire cities.

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MARCH 6, 2017

These and other advanced battery technologies enabled the XPAND battery pack to secure an IP67 rating, confirming that it is fully protected from dust and can be submerged in 1 meter of water for up to 30 minutes. The XPAND pack also provides a high-level of cost-effective performance to the EV market.

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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. However, water savings of 30%, and energy saving of up to 50% can be achieved in cities with limited investment and encouraging behavioral change, according to UNEP.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 31, 2017

In a 2007 paper presented at the XI International Conference on Innovations in the Ferro Alloy Industry (Infacon XI), a team from the US EPA, the Norwegian Pollution Control Authority (SFT), and SINTEF Materials and Chemistry (Lindstad et al. In all cases, however, the production of ferroalloys is energy-intensive. Resources. Lindstad, S.E.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 3, 2014

We believe that clean distributed power generation from fuel cells will be one of the key technologies that drive our country toward a cleaner energy future. To produce electricity, carbonate fuel cells take a fuel source, such as natural gas or renewable biogas, and internally reform it to create hydrogen and carbon dioxide.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 26, 2009

With biobutanol, you have a cleaner burning, more powerful, better fuel mileage product that we will race here and at Mazda Raceway, and evaluate as one of the possible fuels for the series in 2010. The camshafts, water pump and oil pump are internally driven by gears. The ALMS has always been about relevance and innovation.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 13, 2011

A trio of European countries and one from South America made major strides in reducing their levels of sulfur content in gasoline, allowing them to advance in the annual global ranking published by Hart Energy’s International Fuel Quality Center (IFQC). Overall, the majority of countries are moving toward low-sulfur, cleaner fuels.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 13, 2011

(Japan) report in the journal Angewandte Chemie the development of a mesoporous two-line ferrihydrite (2LFh)—ferrihydrite is a widespread mineral composed of iron, oxygen, and water—that could lead to a new generation of ozone filters in electrostatic devices and aircraft applications. 32, doi: 10.1002/anie.201102007.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

We actually use a combination of electricity with water filtration. We actually use a combination of electricity with water filtration. You can imagine a basic water filter, like you’d use for well water or a pool, and we’ve simply figured out a way to electrify it safely. We do not make them internally.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 12, 2017

million investment in 2015) in Carbon Recycling International ( CRI ), an Icelandic company which produces renewable methanol using recycled CO 2 emissions sourced from a local thermal power plant and hydrogen made by splitting water with electrolysis (Power-to-Methanol). Geely is a shareholder ($45.5-million Earlier post.).

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Even so, solar-thermal developments continue to unfurl across the planet's sunniest expanses, driven by the growing demand for energy storage and cleaner heat sources. Inside the tower, molten salts are heated to 565 °C and flow down into storage tanks, turning water into steam to drive turbines. The closed-loop system has a record 17.5-hour

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 19, 2023

In mid-2022, the International Renewable Energy Agency counted 32 countries that had adopted hydrogen strategies and 11 others that were preparing such plans. The technology to produce hydrogen by electrolyzing water has been around for more than 200 years. Why all the hype about hydrogen? The savings would accrue from several factors.

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DECEMBER 31, 2023

Public Health Benefits: Shifting to renewable energy sources reduces air and water pollution associated with fossil fuel extraction and combustion. This has direct health benefits, as cleaner air and water contribute to lower rates of respiratory and cardiovascular diseases, improving overall public health.

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Even so, solar-thermal developments continue to unfurl across the planet's sunniest expanses, driven by the growing demand for energy storage and cleaner heat sources. Inside the tower, molten salts are heated to 565 °C and flow down into storage tanks, turning water into steam to drive turbines. The closed-loop system has a record 17.5-hour

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2011

Meeting the goal of cutting US oil dependence depends largely on two things, Obama said: finding and producing more oil at home, and reducing dependence on oil with cleaner alternative fuels and greater efficiency. Obama was delivering a speech on energy policy at Georgetown University. And we have to do it quickly. —President Obama.

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MARCH 15, 2023

Thier technical development unit has examined how the carbon footprint of electric cars in compares with that of internal combustion engines. Also EV’s have another advantage, as the grid gets cleaner your EV will emit less and less emissions. Here is another research paper from a traditional ICE car manufacturer - Volkswagen.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 9, 2009

The International Maritime Organization (IMO), under ANNEX VI of MARPOL 73/78 (the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships), is adopting controls on sulfur in marine fuels. Winebrake et al. Regulations. The global fuel sulfur cap will be reduced to 3.5% S (35,000 ppm) in 2012 and 0.5% Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 11, 2009

In an effort to better protect our coastal and inland areas from ship air pollution, the United States and Canada have applied to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to establish an Emission Control Area (ECA). Earlier post.) This project will also help Mexico demonstrate the environmental benefits of joining the ECA.

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JANUARY 7, 2022

If they get back into the land and water, it has very negative effects on the health of our vegetation, our animals, and our people. This is a problem of international magnitude, that has homeland security risks around it. Engineers have a huge opportunity to help leave the world a better, safer, and cleaner place than we inherited.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

New York Water Taxi (Brooklyn) seeks to continue work on the analysis and design of a vessel-docking system that would end the need for ferry operators to run their engines at high speed while loading and unloading passengers. million for the projects comes from statutory funds ($3.1 NYSERDA funding: $150,000. NYSERDA funding: $50,000.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 3, 2017

The next generation of cars will be cleaner and greener than ever—but a lot of the manufacturing processes that go into them are still pretty dirty. Weld fumes have environmental impacts, too: venting weld fumes directly to the environment allows these toxic elements to make their way into air, water and soil. Click to enlarge.

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