Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 22, 2021

BASF intends to improve the long-term stability of its Celtec membrane and to increase production capacity with advanced technical capabilities to enable further improved and competitive Advent fuel cell systems and membrane electrode assembly (MEA). The MEA is the heart of the fuel cell, determining the overall system performance.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 8, 2015

CRI, founded in 2006 in Reykjavik, Iceland, is developing technology to produce renewable methanol from clean energy and recycled CO 2 emissions. Geely is committed to achieving the long-term goal of zero emissions mobility through a diverse suite of new energy solutions, including renewable methanol vehicle technology. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2018

The preparations for exclusively green electricity for a climate-friendly production in Europe are already well advanced. From 2022, the production of our Mercedes-Benz plants in Germany will operate CO 2 -neutral. Thereby, we completely forego coal-based electricity and obtain our electrical energy from only renewable sources.

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Germany Mercedes CO2 Supplies 170

Green Car Congress

MARCH 26, 2019

Still, that was not fast enough to meet higher electricity demand around the world that also drove up coal use. Coal use in power generation alone surpassed 10 Gt, accounting for a third of the total increase. Most of that came from a young fleet of coal power plants in developing Asia. to 33 Gigatonnes (Gt) in 2018.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2011

Researchers from SRI International (SRI) are developing a methane-and-coal-to-liquids process that consumes negligible amounts of water and does not generate carbon dioxide. In conventional CTL approaches, energy is supplied by burning a portion of the coal feed, which then produces carbon dioxide.

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Coal Water Transportation Fuel 257

Green Car Congress

MARCH 18, 2017

This was the result of growing renewable power generation, switches from coal to natural gas, improvements in energy efficiency, as well as structural changes in the global economy. The decline was driven by a surge in shale gas supplies and more attractive renewable power that displaced coal.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2017

This decline occurred despite growth in real gross domestic product (GDP) of 2.6% Specific circumstances, such as the very warm fourth quarter of 2015 and relatively low natural gas prices, put downward pressure on emissions as natural gas was substituted for coal in electricity generation. from 5,405 MMmt in 2014. from 2014 levels.

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2015 Transportation CO2 Energy 150

The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

However, the production of electricity for EV charging can result in carbon emissions, depending on the energy source. The carbon pollution from electricity varies based on local energy production methods. The shift towards renewable energy sources further enhances the environmental benefits of EVs.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 20, 2012

CO 2 per capita emissions from fossil fuel use and cement production from the top 5 emitting regions. The United States remain one of the largest emitters of CO2, with 17.3 Coal consumption increased globally by 5.4 % in 2011, which is an above average growth, and accounts for 30.3% Coal consumption in China increased by 9.7%

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2011 Emissions CO2 Global 236

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 18, 2014

Global CO 2 emissions from fossil fuel use and cement production reached a new all-time high in 2013, according to the annual report “Trends in global CO2 emissions”, released by PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency and the European Joint Research Centre (JRC). The consumption of oil products increased by 1.7%

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Green Car Congress

JULY 25, 2013

Renewable energy and nuclear power are the world’s fastest-growing energy sources, each increasing 2.5% To satisfy the increase in world liquids demand in the Reference case, liquids production increases by 28.3 World production of non-petroleum liquids, which in 2010 totaled only 1.6 per year, according to the biennial report.

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2010 Transportation Fuel Energy 317

Baua Electric

JULY 18, 2024

Photo: Cypress Creek Renewables Global electricity demand is rising at its fastest rate in two decades, but solar is on course to meet half of demand growth, says the IEA. Renewables are also set to expand rapidly this year and next, with their share of global electricity supply forecast to rise from 30% in 2023 to 35% in 2025.

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Solar Global Coal Renewable 52

Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2014

Liquid Light unveiled its new process for the production of major chemicals from carbon dioxide, showcasing its demonstration-scale “reaction cell” and confirming the potential for cost-advantaged process economics. The result is that chemicals can be made directly from renewable energy sources and CO 2.

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Light CO2 Wind Renewable 230

Green Car Congress

JULY 30, 2019

Offering realistic market potential, the technology paves the way for the sustainable production of fuels and chemicals. Although efforts have been made for some time to find ways of manufacturing liquid fuels and chemical products from alternative, sustainable resources, these have not yet progressed beyond niche applications.

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Convert CO2 Hydrogen Gas-Electric 186

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Ultimately to reach zero, this hydrogen will need to be green (produced via electrolysis which is powered by renewable electricity). The project will reduce the volumes of coal needed in the iron ore reduction process, thereby cutting CO2 emissions. Smart Carbon with hydrogen. First verified green steel for customers.

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Europe Green 2020 Hydrogen 382

Green Car Congress

JUNE 26, 2009

Global CO 2 emissions from fuel use and cement production by region. In addition to high oil prices and the financial crisis, the increased use of new renewable energy sources, such as biofuels for road transport and wind energy for electricity generation, had a noticeable and mitigating impact on CO 2 emissions. Source: PBL.

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2008 Oil Renewable Emissions 170

Green Car Congress

JUNE 1, 2010

The alliance team members include Sandia National Laboratories, Renewable Energy Institute International (REII), Pacific Renewable Fuels, Pratt Whitney Rocketdyne (a United Technologies Division), Quanta Services, Desert Research Institute and Clean Energy Systems. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Waste Solar Commercial CO2 268

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

Converting CO 2 into a renewable energy sources would involve capturing the gas from the smokestacks of coal-fired electric power generating stations, for instance, and processing it with catalysts or other technology into fuels and raw materials for plastics and other products. (ACS is the world’s largest scientific society.).

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EV Central

DECEMBER 9, 2023

Even as it considers launching Australia’s cheapest battery electric vehicle, Mitsubishi Australia is warning a slow roll-out of renewable energy will impact the uptake of EVs in Australia. The federal government target is to have 82 per cent of Australia running on renewable energy by 2030.

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Mitsubishi Australia i-MiEV Electric Cars 98

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 26, 2015

Methanol production from green hydrogen represents a very promising way to decarbonize parts of the traditional fuel industry as well as chemical sector. Hydrogenics looks forward to the results of this energy storage demonstration project to further broaden the market for our electrolyzer technology in the production of renewable fuels.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 2, 2024

The new findings come from the IEA’s annual update on global energy-related CO2 emissions and the just-released inaugural edition of the IEA’s new series , the Clean Energy Market Monitor, which will track clean energy deployment and broadly outline the implications for global energy markets.

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Global Oil Sale Coal 52

Green Car Congress

JUNE 26, 2010

Natural gas will play a leading role in reducing greenhouse-gas emissions over the next several decades, largely by replacing older, inefficient coal plants with highly efficient combined-cycle gas generation, according to a major new interim report out from MIT. The first two reports dealt with nuclear power (2003) and coal (2007).

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MIT Coal Gas Emissions 240

Blink Charging

APRIL 20, 2023

It’s not enough to simply have great products and services anymore. One of the most common sustainability goals for businesses is reduce CO2 emissions. The source of the electricity – whether renewable sources like wind, solar, or water, or nonrenewable sources like coal – is also important.

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Charging CO2 Grid Carbon 73

Green Car Congress

MARCH 12, 2019

Further, Volkswagen has signed off a comprehensive decarbonization program aimed at achieving a fully CO 2 -neutral balance in all areas from fleet to production to administration by 2050. We will be systematically aligning production and other stages in the value chain to CO2 neutrality in the coming years. billion) by 2023.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 18, 2016

If successfully developed, the supercritical CO 2 power cycles could provide significant efficiency gains in geothermal, coal, nuclear, and solar thermal power production. The project is part of DOE’s sCO 2 crosscutting initiative that includes the Offices of Fossil Energy, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, and Nuclear Energy.

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Creative Greenius

OCTOBER 18, 2013

But our friends in the oil, coal and gas industry have 5,795 gigatons of carbon on the books. They are in the same business of feeding a harmful addiction as Mexican drug lords are and they have an equal amount of concerns for the users of their product. It’s already figured into their companies value and stock price.

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Climate Change Climate Oil Chevron 358

Teslarati

MAY 13, 2021

Tesla’s options for a sustainable cryptocurrency to utilize for investments and transactions for its products are not available in plentiful numbers, but they are ideal to fit the automaker’s needs, environmental requirements, and company image. Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 13, 2021. Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 13, 2021.

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Coal IDEA 2003 Tesla 145

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 19, 2011

According to the base case forecast, diversification of energy sources increases and non-fossil fuels (nuclear, hydro and renewables) are together expected to be the biggest source of growth for the first time. OPEC’s share of global oil production is set to increase to 46%, a position not seen since 1977. Coal will increase by 1.2%

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Energy Economy Global Oil-Sands 210

Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2017

Stuart Licht ( earlier post ) have developed a new process that transforms CO 2 into a controlled selection of nanotubes (CNTs) via molten electrolysis; they call the process C2CNT (CO2 into carbon nanotubes). Controlling the electrolysis conditions results in a range of product. Addition of BaCO 3 increases electrolyte density.

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Creative Greenius

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

These are the people who in the face of science that says we must transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy or destroy the futures of our children and all who come after them, still want to drill for oil that should never be burned. E&B has no limit on the amount of their product they think it’s safe to burn.

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Climate Change Climate Oil Carbon 322

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 10, 2009

A pilot project by We Energies, Alstom and The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) testing an Alstom advanced chilled ammonia process ( earlier post ) has demonstrated more than 90% capture of carbon dioxide from the flue stream of a coal-fueled power plant in Wisconsin (the Pleasant Prairie Carbon Capture Pilot Plant ).

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EPRI CO2 Coal Carbon 223

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

emissions from fossil fuel use and cement production per region. Increased energy efficiency, nuclear energy and the growing contribution of renewable energy are not compensating for the globally increasing demand for power and transport, which is strongest in developing countries. Global CO 2. Source: JRC. Click to enlarge.

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Emissions Global Industrial Industry 281

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 17, 2010

This larger resource leads to about double the shale gas production and more than 20% higher total lower-48 natural gas production in 2035, with lower natural gas prices, than was projected in the AEO2010 Reference case. —EIA Administrator Richard Newell. Industrial natural gas demand recovers, reversing recent trend.

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Gas 2011 Price Energy 199

Green Car Congress

JUNE 26, 2010

Sustainable tri-reforming uses CO 2 , renewable energy and CH 4 (or biogas) to yield syngas and, ultimately, synthetic fuels and commodity chemicals. In addition, the provision of hydrogen production, distribution and refuelling facilities will necessitate enormous investments for this completely new infrastructure base. Jiang et al.

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Conversion Transportation Fuel CO2 218

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 15, 2009

Existing US policies that stress energy efficiency and alternative fuels, together with higher energy prices, will curb energy consumption growth and shift the energy mix toward renewable fuels, according to the reference case for the Annual Energy Outlook 2010 ( AEO2010 ) released by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).

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Renewable Oil 2010 Energy 199

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 17, 2011

Large scale production of methanol from natural gas and coal is a well-developed. Large scale production of methanol from natural gas and coal is a well-developed. In comparison, they noted, the technology for bio-chemical ethanol production from cellulosic biomass is not sufficiently developed yet.

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Transportation Fuel Coal Gasoline 257

Green Car Congress

APRIL 24, 2009

Only by reducing our dependence on fossil fuels and increasing energy production from renewable resources will we start to see improvements and begin to lessen the effects of climate change. Emerging from that natural variability is a consistent upward trend produced by burning coal, oil, and gas for transportation and industry.

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