Green Car Congress

AUGUST 23, 2021

An important consideration of solar-electrolysis in the context of climate mitigation is the enormity of upscaling required—both at the global scale with respect to the investment, land area, materials, and embodied energy; and at the project scale with respect to the potential localised impacts of gigawatt scale plants.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

earlier post ), a new study by a team at Environmental Defense Fund finds that the climate impact of hydropower facilities varies widely throughout the world and over time, with some facilities emitting more greenhouse gases than those burning fossil fuels. They also estimated emissions caused by flooding the reservoir.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

The results have important implications for Earth’s climate because methane is about 25 times more powerful than carbon dioxide when it comes to warming the planet over a long period. In addition to coal mining, other major sources of methane emissions globally include wetlands, agriculture, and oil and gas facilities.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 3, 2020

The technology group Wärtsilä has joined a consortium of key partners to form Zero Emission Services B.V. The concept is supported by the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management. Within the Netherlands transport sector, inland navigation accounts for 5% of carbon dioxide emissions.

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CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 7, 2022

These solutions - renewable energy, heat pumps, electric vehicles and other electric solutions - are capable of eliminating the majority of global carbon emissions.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 4, 2022

In countries that choose to continue or increase their use of nuclear power, it can reduce reliance on imported fossil fuels, cut carbon dioxide emissions and enable electricity systems to integrate higher shares of solar and wind power. However, a new era for nuclear power is by no means guaranteed. —IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 25, 2011

Projected median temperature change in °F (of 112 climate projections) over the Western United States, 2070–2099 relative to 1950–1979. The report, which responds to requirements under the SECURE Water Act of 2009, details several increased risks to western United States water resources during the 21 st century. Source: DOI.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Rolls-Royce and Canadian vessel designers Robert Allan have developed the world’s first shallow-water push boat powered by LNG natural gas engines. LNG (liquefied natural gas) is gaining traction in maritime circles, enabling operators to reduce emissions that are harmful to the environment and to the climate.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 27, 2021

Swedish Climate Leap, “Klimatklivet”, is investing €15 million in power-to-fuel Liquid Wind’s facility, FlagshipONE, producing eMethanol. The aim of their initiative Climate Leap is to support local and regional investments that reduce emissions of carbon dioxide and other gases that affect the climate. Earlier post.).

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Baua Electric

APRIL 29, 2024

A typical EV battery pack contains around 70 kg of graphite, which represents up to 40% of battery cell emissions, based on average present-day production. Source: Vianode The post Vianode study finds low emissions for graphite battery anode production – Charged EVs appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 3, 2012

Projected changes in summer mean usable capacity of power plants in the US and Europe for the SRES A2 emissions scenario for the 2040s (2031–2060) relative to the control period (1971–2000). A study published in Nature Climate Change suggests that thermoelectric power plants (i.e., Compared to other water use sectors (e.g.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 23, 2022

The presence of ammonia was first discovered in the upper troposphere in 2016 using the analysis of averaged MIPAS (Michelson Interferometer for Passive Atmospheric Sounding) infrared limb-emission spectra. The emission sources are limited up there. To make clouds, you need water to nucleate or freeze. —Mingyi Wang.

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Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Although the pollutant emissions of a diesel engine are less than those of a gasoline one, it still emits carcinogens, nitrous oxides, and soot. Older models don’t even have the emission-control features that newer ones do. To reduce emissions, diesel vehicles use filters that catch exhaust particles and other contaminants.

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Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Before we start, I want to tell you that you can get the latest coverage from some of Spectrum ‘s most important beats, including AI, climate change, and robotics, by signing up for one of our free newsletters. Can we make everything in our world smarter without worsening climate change? Your scope one is your direct emissions.

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Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

The leaders of the world have just returned from the UN's latest climate change summit, COP26 , in which the countries that have signed on to the Paris Agreement upped their commitments to fight climate change. C by the year 2100 , according to Climate Action Tracker. C above pre-industrial levels. In 2015, the U.S.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2020

In climate models, if you simulate the world with sulfur emissions from shipping, and you simulate the world without these emissions, there is a sizable cooling effect from changes in the model clouds due to shipping. The calculated concentration of cloud droplets without emissions along the shipping route (yellow line).

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

Electromobility is just now picking up momentum; further, electric cars are only as emissions-free as the production of electricity that charges their batteries. First, apply electricity generated from renewable sources to obtain hydrogen from water. Climate neutrality. emissions from vehicles already on the road today.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 1, 2021

Despite these successes, sulfate levels in the atmosphere have declined more slowly than sulfur dioxide emissions, especially in wintertime. This unexpected phenomenon suggests sulfur dioxide emission reductions are less efficient than expected for cutting sulfate aerosols. These trends are expected to continue.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 28, 2023

The corresponding climate impacts, however, have been only indirectly evaluated and thus remain largely unquantified. Despite our findings, methane remains a potent contributor to global warming, and efforts to reduce methane emissions are vital for keeping global warming well below 2 °C above preindustrial values. —Allen et al.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2023

The Series A2 round was led by Evok Innovations and BDC Capital’s Climate Tech Fund alongside participation from previous investors including Xora Innovation and Capricorn Investment Group. Summit also welcomes a consortium of new climate-focused funds: Volta Energy Technologies, NGP, Helios Climate Ventures, and The Grantham Foundation.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

The life-cycle water consumption of fuel cell electric vehicles using hydrogen produced from natural gas with steam methane reforming is almost 50% less than the life-cycle water consumption of conventional internal combustion engine vehicles using gasoline, according to a study by researchers at Argonne National Laboratory (ANL).

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 20, 2018

The three parties consider green hydrogen as vital for reaching climate targets and building a more circular economy—e.g., by combining it with emissions from steel manufacture to make new products. The recently presented Dutch Climate Law sets a CO 2 reduction target of 49% by 2030 compared to 1990.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 21, 2024

That year was the height of counterculture in the United States, it witnessed the death of Jimi Hendrix, the last Beatles album, and Simon & Garfunkel’s ‘Bridge Over Troubled Water’ War raged in Vietnam and students across the US overwhelmingly opposed it. In CY2023, a record 15,26,433 or 1.52 degrees Celsius.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

The largest source of emissions in an LNG facility stems from firing natural gas in the power generation and mechanical drive gas turbines. GE's B&E class heavy-duty gas turbines can already operate today on 100% hydrogen emitting up to 25ppm NO x with the use of water in diffusion combustors.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2023

Condensation trails—commonly known as contrails—occur when aircraft exhaust water mixes with cold, surrounding humid air at high altitude. The platform would include a novel, on-board lidar sensor for water vapor that would be installed on a small fraction of a fleet’s aircraft to furnish data and predictions for the entire fleet.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 24, 2014

The project, called Accelerated Climate Modeling for Energy ( ACME ), is designed to accelerate the development and application of fully coupled, state-of-the-science Earth system models for scientific and energy applications. Biogeochemistry: How do biogeochemical cycles interact with global climate change?

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 28, 2021

Nel Hydrogen Electrolyser AS, a division of Nel ASA, has received a purchase order for a 20MW alkaline water electrolyzer from Ovako , a leading European manufacturer of engineering steel. There is huge potential in reducing CO 2 -emissions from steel-heating processes through green hydrogen. —Jon André Løkke, CEO at Nel.

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Cars That Think

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Since its launch in April 2021 , the Engineering Research Visioning Alliance has convened a diverse set of experts to explore three areas in which fundamental research could have the most impact: climate change; the nexus of biology and engineering; and securing critical infrastructure against hackers.

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Cars That Think

APRIL 21, 2022

The day reminds us of the need to protect our planet and its ecosystems against the worsening climate crisis. The climate crisis is threatening people across the world, as well as every species of animal and plant life. Climate change is a global societal crisis that is causing devastating consequences.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 10, 2015

UCLA and Lawrence Livermore researchers have found that most climate models overestimate the increase in global precipitation due to climate change. This comparison with observations allowed us to see quite clearly that most models underestimate the increased absorption of sunlight as water vapor increases. —Mark Zelinka.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 25, 2021

The hydrogen strategies recently adopted by the state of North Rhine-Westphalia as well as those of the German Federal Government and the European Union underline the importance of hydrogen for a climate-neutral society. At its core, our climate transformation is based on the use of hydrogen. It is important to plan ahead.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2022

According to the European Environment Agency (EEA), maritime transport is responsible for more than 3% of the total carbon emissions in the European Union. In 2019 alone, emissions reached 144 million tonnes of CO 2. On board, hydrogen is obtained from the methanol through a steam reforming process and is used for ship propulsion.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2022

Hyundai Motor Group will collaborate with the Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Aramco) and King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) jointly to research and develop an advanced fuel for an ultra lean-burn, spark-ignition engine that aims to lower the overall carbon dioxide emissions of a vehicle.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2018

Neste has been exploring ways to contribute to improving palm oil industry’s environmental performance, particularly how to further reduce greenhouse gas emission from palm oil production. In 2015, Neste initiated a two-year study project to verify the methane emission reduction for a newly applied effluent treatment method.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 30, 2020

This is an important development because there is little time available to reduce CO 2 emissions sufficiently to avoid the worst effects of climate change. The conversion of CO 2 to fuels in these inexpensive water-based systems has shown high faradic efficiencies for reduction of CO 2. to C 2 fuel products such as ethanol.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 7, 2010

Ford Motor Company is the first automaker and one of several companies taking a leadership position in joining the Water Disclosure Project , which will establish a water disclosure protocol for companies around the world and promote conservation and stewardship. For the past decade, Ford has made it a priority to conserve water.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 17, 2022

Under the agreement, Otto and ZeroAvia will work to integrate ZeroAvia’s ZA600 zero-emission engines to Otto’s Celera aircraft. The collaboration has the potential to make the Celera the first new airframe design to leverage zero-emission propulsion in its launch models.

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