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Mercedes-Benz Cars aims to cut vehicle CO2 emissions by 50% over lifecycle by end of this decade

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At its first digital ESG (Environment, Social and Governance) Conference for investors and analysts, Mercedes-Benz announced aims to at least halve CO 2 emissions per passenger car over the lifecycle by the end of this decade compared to 2020 levels. Additional CO2 savings are expected to be achieved through further measures—i.e.,

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Co-Electrolysis of CO2 and H2O for the Production of Liquid Fuels

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In May, the Lenfest Center and Risø DTU hosted a one-day conference—“Sustainable Fuels from CO 2 , H 2 O, and Carbon-Free Energy”—addressing technologies that can be used to recycle CO 2 into carbon-neutral liquid hydrocarbon fuels using renewable or nuclear energy. The core of the process is the solid oxide cell for co-electrolysis.

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CPT to Demonstrate Production-Ready Version of Next-Gen Stop Start System; 7-10% Overall Reduction in CO2 Emissions

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Controlled Power Technologies (CPT) ( earlier post ) will demonstrate a production-ready version of its next-generation 12V stop-start system at the LCV 2010 conference being held at Millbrook Proving Ground (UK) next week. Click to enlarge. The SpeedStart B-ISG system can integrate with many powertrains and has been demonstrated to crank 2.0-liter

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Good news – the world has a real chance of achieving its goal of tripling renewables by 2030

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The world added 50% more renewable capacity in 2023 than in 2022 –and that means it has a real chance of achieving the goal set by governments at the COP28 climate change conference of tripling global capacity by 2030. The increases in renewable energy capacity in the US, Europe, and Brazil also hit all-time highs.

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Geely invests in Carbon Recycling Intl.; vehicles fueled by methanol from CO2, water and renewable energy

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Vulcanol is CRI’s brand name for renewable methanol, produced from CO 2 and hydrogen from renewable sources of electricity (hydro, geothermal, wind and solar). CRI is presenting at the 4 th Conference on CO 2 as Feedstock for Fuels, Chemistry and Polymers , being held at the end of September in Essen, Germany. Methanol in China.

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IEEE’s Plan To Help Combat Climate Change

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Efforts include the work done by societies such as the IEEE Power & Energy Society , to which I belong; conferences such as the IEEE Sustainable Power and Energy Conference ; publications including IEEE Electrification ; and technical standards, like IEEE 1547 for connecting distributed energy resources to the grid. Nuclear power.

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We Need to Decarbonize Software

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s climate-change conference, to discuss the urgent need to lower emissions. Carbon-aware computing, Hussain adds, is about doing more with your applications during the periods when the electricity comes from clean or low-carbon sources—such as when wind and solar power are available—and doing less when it doesn’t.

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