Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Long Beach Transit (LBT) recently received a $600,000 grant from the Mobile Source Air Pollution Reduction Review Committee (MSRC) of the South Coast Air Quality Management District Near Zero Incentive Program for the purchase of 40 Cummins “near-zero” compressed natural gas (CNG) engines. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

The US Department of Energy (DOE) recently awarded two grants to UPS to support research aimed at reducing emissions and developing wireless charging for electric trucks. The second grant, worth up to $3 million, will seek to develop an exhaust system that could simplify and reduce the cost of cleaning up diesel emissions.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 1, 2019

The rebates and grants are administered by the State Department of Environmental Conservation and supported by the state’s Environmental Protection Fund. DEC will accept applications until 24 July 2020, or until funding is exhausted, whichever occurs first. ZEV Infrastructure Grants: $2,500,000. There is no minimum award amount.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 11, 2012

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is awarding $30 million for clean diesel projects as part of its ongoing campaign to reduce harmful diesel exhaust. DERA was enacted in 2005 and since it was first funded in FY 2008, EPA has awarded more than 500 grants nationwide.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 25, 2012

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a Request for Proposals ( EPA-OAR-OTAQ-12-05 ) with up to $20 million in FY 2012 grant funding to establish clean diesel projects aimed at reducing pollution from the existing fleet of diesel engines. vehicle with a new eligible verified exhaust control technology.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 16, 2011

Harris announced a settlement with cargo terminals at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles over diesel emissions from exhaust that requires the terminals to complete projects to reduce their diesel emissions and better notify the public of emissions.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2010

million for emerging technologies projects as part of a summer-long roll-out of $120 million in clean diesel grants. Most clean diesel grants involve widely used strategies such as retrofits or replacements. Puget Sound Clean Air Agency for nearly $1.2 National Funding Assistance Program grants.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 15, 2021

In response to strong demand for electric vehicles, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) expects rebate funds for the statewide Clean Vehicle Rebate Project (CVRP) to be exhausted within 30 days. The California Clean Fuel Reward program offers all EV purchasers up to $1,500 off the vehicle cost at the point of sale.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2021

These vehicles have long lifetimes and will continue to occupy the roads next to clean EVs for years to come. TPS technology has other applications as well, such as emissions reduction from diesel engines and commercial kitchen exhaust systems, plasma treatment of surfaces for cleaning, as well as ozone generation.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 2, 2014

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of $9 million in grant funding for clean diesel projects to reduce diesel pollution and emissions exposure from the nation''s existing fleet of diesel engines. The closing date for receipt of proposals is 17 June 2014.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2014

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) and The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) announced funding for a new joint research projects to advance clean emission technologies. Funding through the organizations’ Connecting through Research Partnerships (“Connect”) program has been granted for $125,000 for this project.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 6, 2016

two-stroke main-engines that feature integrated Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) systems. Emission Control Areas are sea areas that have been granted special status based upon their proven need to reduce emissions from ships. The WTS is designed for cleaning the scrubber water to such an extent that it can be discharged into open sea.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

The grille, air intakes and doors were redesigned to be as seamless and clean as possible in order to not compromise the aerodynamics of the truck. This system consists of high- temperature and low temperature cooling circuits, working in tandem with two-stage turbocharging and Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) cooling on the engine.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2011

It provides for silencing of the exhaust noise. million grant from the Technology Advancement Program (TAP), a joint initiative of the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, the seawater scrubber filtering technology will be tested on an APL container vessel. Recently, the US Environmental Protection Agency bestowed the 2010 Clean Air.

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Los Angeles Long Beach Emissions Exhaust 218

Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2016

million grant from the California Air Resources Board (CARB) for reducing greenhouse gases and other pollutants. The clean air gains equate to taking 14,100 cars a day off the road in the South Coast Air Basin. million project is funded in part by a $14.5-million million in cash and in-kind participation.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 26, 2017

The NO 2 plan is one element in the Government’s efforts to deliver clean air. In 2018, the Government will publish a comprehensive Clean Air Strategy which will address other sources of air pollution. This includes investing nearly £100m in the UK’s charging infrastructure and funding the Plug In Car and Plug In Van Grant Schemes.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

microns—less than a human hair which averages 70 microns in diameter—is the product of a variety of sources including particles in the exhaust of diesel engines. The review, undertaken as a public process every five years, was completed this spring and included peer review by the federal Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 14, 2016

Near Zero NO x Emissions standards eight years in advance of the 2023 California Near Zero NO x schedule and contributing to California Clean Air initiatives. Exhaust emissions of the ISL G NZ are 90% lower than the current EPA and ARB NO x limit of 0.2 g/bhp-hr and also meet the 2017 EPA greenhouse gas (GHG) emission requirements.

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Blink Charging

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Why electric school buses are needed The best reason to switch from ICE school buses to electric school buses can be summed up in just two words: child wellness. Many school districts use diesel buses for fuel efficiency, but even diesel exhaust was classified as a known carcinogen to humans in 2012.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

Under the direction of Daniel Shantz, a professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering and the Entergy Chair of Clean Energy Engineering, the lab members and SACHEM scientists will collaborate to improve the performance of the zeolite SSZ-39 in the selective catalytic reduction of NO x in automotive exhaust.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 2, 2017

The Federal and state governments also expect the manufacturers to use self-financed competitive measures to provide incentives for the change of pre-Euro-5 diesel vehicles to vehicles with the latest exhaust gas aftertreatment or electric vehicles. In this sense, modern and clean diesel technology can also contribute to climate protection.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 6, 2014

Some strategies to reduce emissions include running the engine highly dilute, with excess air or with recirculated exhaust gases as part of the combustion charge. The outcomes will be a deeper molecular understanding of challenges and solutions for development of second-generation biofuels and advancement along the path towards clean energy.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2017

The indictment also charges Dorenkamp, Neusser, Schmidt and Peter with Clean Air Act violations and charges Neusser, Gottweis, Schmidt and Peter with wire fraud counts. VW engineers believed the increased stress on the exhaust system from being driven in the “dyno mode” could be the cause of the hardware failures.

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EV Match

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Previously, the program created several geographic project areas and awarded projects based on a first-come, first-served basis until funds were exhausted. BESTFIT Grant by California Energy Commission. The grant covers all costs with the project including permitting, installation, and even five years of operation.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 29, 2016

Fine particles from car exhaust, power plants and other industrial sources are breathed into the lungs, but the scientists have now found evidence of the effects of that pollution in the pregnant women’s placentas. Boston, where the women lived, is known as a relatively clean city when it comes to air pollution. —Xiaobin Wang.

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Boston Pollution EPA Standards 150

Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2021

Historically, clean-burning fuels, and those that are easy to make from waste CO 2 streams or syngas, have failed to ignite using MCCI. ClearFlame uses soot-free “Clear” Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) to maintain this ratio under varying load conditions.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 29, 2018

The Los Angeles Metro Board of Directors approved a plan last week to begin charging solo motorists in designated clean air vehicles (CAVs) a discounted toll to use the ExpressLanes on the 10 and 110 freeways, beginning in late 2018. The discount for clean air vehicles would continue to apply. —Metro staff report.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 29, 2017

The project was supported by a $146,283 Energy Innovations Small Grant (EISG) from the California Energy Commission. The net result is a power generator that produces clean electricity more efficiently than other power generation technologies. Ascend worked with Tructronics Inc., The range increased 300% using a real world 2.3-mile

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2015

The Freightliner SuperTruck features a low-back-pressure, next-generation aftertreatment system that efficiently removes NO x from the exhaust stream. This ensures the air coming out the tailpipe stays clean, while freeing up the engine to run more efficiently at higher temperatures and pressures.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 11, 2009

Primary gas cleaning and cooling also takes place here, using the Chemrec DP-1 gasifier plant for this service. With a high cetane number and with no particle formation during combustion, DME provides the opportunity to very cost-efficiently meet stringent exhaust emission targets, according to Chemrec CEO Richard J.

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Electric Auto Association

MAY 3, 2021

That’s how he navigated the 18 years he served in the Oregon House of Representatives , where he marshalled the help of environmental and clean energy organizations to pass a remarkable number of pro-electric vehicle (EV) bills that became state laws and/or regulations. EWEB gave us a $5000 grant to advertise this project,” LePage explained.

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Plugs and Cars

FEBRUARY 3, 2010

And if I want to get nit-picky, I'd point out that the garage doesn't incur the expense for cleaning up after the electric car's leaking oil nor the electricity to power the fans to exhaust the exhaust. Parking costs the driver $18 per day. If solar advocates such as Solar Dave don't get it, we've got our work cut out for us.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 21, 2013

This begins an occasional series on “big science” tools hosted at US national laboratories that are being applied to support the development of technology innovations for clean transportation. Beam time is granted to researchers via the general user program. ORNL operates nine user facilities—i.e., Click to enlarge.

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Cars That Think

JULY 15, 2023

Technicians install filters in a clean room at Commonwealth Fusion Systems’ “magnet factory,” the large building where the company is constructing the Sparc reactor’s magnets. In the clean rooms, magnets are finished with the help of robots, such as this blue one in the foreground, to remove contaminants.

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Fusion Molten Salt MIT Building 98

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 14, 2011

Exhaust stream from cylinders 1 and 4, and the exhaust stream from cylinders 2 and 3, follow separate spiral-shaped paths to the turbine wheel. This reduces exhaust back-pressure at low engine rpm, allowing the energy of the exhaust gas pulses to be utilized as efficiently as possible.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2010

Clean Diesel Technologies, Inc. CDTI ) has received a diesel emissions reduction technology development grant under the New Technology Research and Development (NTRD) program from the Houston Advanced Research Center (HARC) totaling $960,971. Clean Diesel’s ARIS system features a single-fluid return flow solenoid-actuated injector.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2009

The maximum ethanol content of gasoline shall not exceed any applicable waiver conditions under section 211(f)(4) of the Clean Air Act. US Environmental Protection Agency Grants Testing Waiver. In February, 2009, the US EPA granted Renergie, Inc. Earlier GCC post.]

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