Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Columbia-Willamette Clean Cities Coalition. Ultra-low Cost, All-SiC Modular Power Converters for DC Fast Charging Equipment Connected Directly to Medium Voltage Distribution System. Simultaneous Greenhouse Gas and Criteria Pollutants Emissions Reduction for Off-Road Powertrains. AOI 2: EV Workplace Charging. 2,377,904.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

Approximately 9,000 people in California are estimated to die prematurely each year as a result of exposure to fine particle pollution, according to a new report issued by the California Air Resources Board (ARB). Fine particle pollution, smaller than 2.5 A causal relationship indicates the highest level of scientific certainty.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 18, 2018

The technology not only converts wastewater pollutants into valuable energy, but also reduces emissions (CO 2 , CO, HC) by 30 to 60 percent. The technology we’ve developed is capable of cleaning wastewater and producing a low-cost, low-emission fuel from it. It requires very expensive cleaning or disposal.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 14, 2019

Entry permits into environmental zones could also be monitored automatically, in which automatic barriers only open if the pollutant emissions of the approaching car are within the standard range. Bergmann expects low-cost remote sensors for emission measurement to be ready for series production by the end of the 2022 project at the latest.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 15, 2021

Senate Bill (SB) 448 (Brooks) would speed the approval of transmission lines needed to move low-cost, renewable electricity across the region and would accelerate the deployment of cars, trucks, and buses fueled by that clean electricity. […].

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2022

The use of LFP batteries in EVs is increasing rapidly, especially in China, due to low-cost, safety, excellent thermal stability and superior cycling performance. The toxic electrolytes, binder, and other organic chemicals will result in serious environmental pollution if the spent batteries are not properly treated.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 7, 2021

The zero-emission commitment from the school significantly lowers operating and fuel costs for the district to 50% of what it paid previously when charging its electric buses, as well as reducing the exposure of students and the local community to diesel particulate pollution. —Vic Shao, founder and CEO of AMPLY Power.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

emissions significantly, while lowering criteria pollutants: particulate matter (soot) and NO x. ClearFlame is also a cost-effective solution, eliminating the “green premium” paradigm, and offering a fast, scalable, and low-cost option. —Julie Blumreiter, ClearFlame’s co-founder and chief technology officer.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 15, 2020

The California Sustainable Energy Entrepreneur Development (CalSEED) program announced that the fourth cohort of innovative clean energy concepts has been approved by the California Energy Commission (CEC); 28 companies out of 212 were selected to receive grants of $150,000 each. Details of the 28 companies awarded a total of $4.2

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 18, 2012

and Jim Jones, Acting Assistant Administrator for the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention at the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), announced the winners of the 2012 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Awards. His approach also uses a low-cost feedstock. Shakhashiri, Ph.D., Cytec Industries, Inc.,

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 11, 2016

The H2@Scale initiative will develop and enable the deployment of transformational technologies that produce and utilize green, low-cost hydrogen to achieve an economically competitive, deeply decarbonized future energy system across sectors. Click to enlarge. Increased energy system resiliency and flexibility.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 14, 2012

In response to a court order, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized an update to its national air quality standards for harmful fine particle pollution (PM 2.5 ), including soot, setting the annual health (primary) standard at 12 µg/m 3. The outgoing annual standard is 15 µg/m 3 , which has been in place since 1997.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 4, 2021

There is renewed interest in the use of hydrogen, a clean-burning fuel, for turbine-based electricity generation. Hydrogen production from fossil fuels, coupled with carbon capture, utilization, and storage, can generate low-cost hydrogen with net-negative carbon emissions.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

The New Mexico Environmental Improvement Board (EIB) adopted by a vote of four to three greenhouse gas reduction regulations—called the most stringent in the US—that will reduce global warming pollutants through a regional cap on greenhouse gas emissions. New Mexico Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Regulation.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 15, 2012

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed updates to its national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for harmful fine particle pollution (PM 2.5 ). In addition, the proposal would update the Air Quality Index (AQI) for particle pollution. Source: EPA. Click to enlarge. million, to $5.9 million, to $5.9

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MARCH 19, 2012

Policies incentivizing the private sector to push to develop innovative “clean” technologies are likely to play a key role in achieving climate stabilization. Respectively, Title IV of the 1990 Clean Air Act and the Ozone Transport Commission/NO x Budget Program.). and NO 2 regulation in the US in 1970. Taylor 2012. Click to enlarge.

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CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 21, 2021

Based on what I have seen, I think it is safe to say most people who visit the CleanTechnica website really want an energy transformation, ending the use of fossil fuels, replacing ICE monster polluters with EVs. But there is one real problem we have to address, and it comes up over and over here […].

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

These new GaN power devices will enable the next generation of low-cost, fast, small, and reliable power electronics, which are key for efficient power conversion in data centers, solar farms, power grids, and electric vehicles. Stanford University. The Ohio State University. University of Washington. Pratt & Whitney.

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Setec Powerr

DECEMBER 5, 2022

EPA’s regulatory responsibilities expanded during its first two decades, and many forms of pollution were identified and reduced. Automobiles became more energy-efficient and less polluting. But even in 2022, many Superfund sites remain to be cleaned, and during intense storms, we still release raw sewage into the Hudson.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Equally, any technology currently available, for burning these renewable fuels, uses a flame during the combustion process, producing the pollutant emissions that are harmful to human health. We can, then, continue to use the localized dispatchable power generation that we have always used but do so with renewable fuels. Earlier post.).

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CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 7, 2021

Nonetheless, some regulations changed, some entrepreneurs had big dreams, and low-cost regional flights took off (no pun intended) in Europe. For as long as I can remember, word on the street has been that trains are much greener than planes. You can see in the graph below that passenger-km more than doubled from 1995 to […].

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2010

The proposed system uses a low-cost GlidArc plasma reactor to clean synthesis gas generated by simple gasification; the cleaned product gas is then compressed for processing by the compact plate reformer. The clean and compressed syngas then flows to the Compact Plate Reactors. per gallon. Click to enlarge.

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Clean Fleet Report

AUGUST 28, 2021

Try to clean out your car once a week, and make it a habit to take everything out of your car that you bring in. Idling uses much more fuel than starting the engine does, and also gives off more pollution than your car does when it is moving. The post Tips: 6 Ways to Increase Your Fuel Economy first appeared on Clean Fleet Report.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2012

Polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) are being developed worldwide as clean energy conversion devices. However, the biggest impact fuel cells could have lies in the commercial automotive sector, which holds great potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution. GM Canada, and Hydrogenics.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 1, 2009

The bill also modifies the Clean Air Act to require the development of greenhouse gas emissions standards for all other mobile sources—e.g., A transitioning title intended to protect US consumers and industry and promotes green jobs during the transition to a clean energy economy. Clean Fuels and Vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 29, 2012

On Friday 27 January, the California Air Resources Board (ARB) adopted the new Advanced Clean Cars (ACC) package that sets out the regulatory emissions and technology requirements for light-duty automobiles through model year 2025. that this proposed vehicle may help meet ARB’s long-term GHG and criteria pollutant emissions reduction goals.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 7, 2010

Intelligent Energy’s fuel cells feature metallic plate construction, and are designed for low-cost mass manufacture. The black cab is a much loved London icon, but it is also a significant source of pollution especially in the centre of the city. IE’s Fuel cell taxi system offers 58% efficiency. Click to enlarge. .

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 30, 2009

As a result of their findings, published in the 30 October issue of the journal Science , the authors argue that assessments of multigas mitigation policies, as well as any separate efforts to mitigate warming from short-lived pollutants, should include gas-aerosol interactions. Similar reactions influence the creation of nitrate aerosols.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 1, 2016

Groundbreaking research in the last 10 years has identified combustion engine strategies that—especially if optimized to run on new fuels—would offer significantly higher efficiency and produce fewer engine-out pollutants than current engines.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 26, 2012

The US Department of Energy (DOE) selected eight projects to advance the development of transformational oxy-combustion technologies capable of high-efficiency, low-cost carbon dioxide capture from coal-fired power plants. DOE Investment: $1,000,000; Recipient Cost-Share: $226,000. Southwest Research Institute.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 10, 2010

Specifically, low cost and energy-efficient processes are sought that can be demonstrated and validated under field conditions to meet needs of the nascent algal biomass industry. Algae cultures tend to be relatively dilute, and the energy requirement to remove water from the cultures can be a significant portion of the energy balance.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2011

High-level findings of the MIT study include: There are abundant supplies of natural gas in the world, and many of these supplies can be developed and produced at relatively low cost. It is clean and flexible. When replacing other fossil fuels, natural gas can lead to lower emissions of greenhouse gases and local pollutants.

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OCTOBER 5, 2018

After decades of stagnation and decline, the United States has re-emerged as a low-cost location for chemicals production thanks to the shale gas revolution, and is now home to around 40% of the global ethane-based petrochemical production capacity. The dynamism of the petrochemical industry is also driving new trends around the world.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 19, 2021

In the near term, the report describes a net-zero pathway that requires the immediate and massive deployment of all available clean and efficient energy technologies, combined with a major global push to accelerate innovation. Providing electricity to around 785 million people who have no access to it and clean cooking solutions to 2.6

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 29, 2010

The allocation system is designed to reward those who have taken early action and have invested in energy efficiency and GHG emissions reductions and will encourage continued investment in efficiency and clean energy in the future. Cost Containment Mechanisms.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 5, 2010

Low-Cost Retrofit Emissions Control in Off-Road Sources”, $69,999. EPA’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program was established to ensure that new technologies are developed to solve priority environmental problems. reduction approach and the durability of the engines that use this approach will have been demonstrated.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

As a first example of the widespread innovation effort, the US Department of Energy announced $100 million in funding (OPEN 2021, earlier post ) via the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) to support transformational low-carbon energy technologies.

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