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FEBRUARY 16, 2023

The European Parliament approved the new CO 2 emissions reduction targets for new passenger cars and light commercial vehicles, part of the “Fit for 55” package. Intermediate emissions reduction targets for 2030 are set at 55% for cars and 50% for vans. This regulation encourages the production of zero- and low-emission vehicles.

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AUGUST 13, 2009

the developer of technology for efficient and non-destructive ( earlier post ) extraction of oil from algae, led a consortium in a recently submitted application for a grant under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 targeting the beneficial use of CO 2. Tags: Algae Algal Fuels Catalysts Emissions Fuels. OriginOil, Inc.,

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OCTOBER 8, 2012

Its expanding production is driving rainforest destruction and massive carbon dioxide emissions, according to a new study led by researchers at Stanford and Yale universities. Using these leases in combination with land cover maps, the team estimated future land-clearing and carbon emissions from plantations.

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JANUARY 12, 2011

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is working on a rulemaking—to be complete by July— that would defer , for three years, greenhouse gas (GHG) permitting requirements for CO 2 emissions from biomass-fired and other biogenic sources. This includes the largest GHG emitters, such as power plants and refineries.

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JUNE 11, 2019

The ideal futuristic scenario, Nagpal said, would be to have single-family homes and businesses pipe their CO 2 emissions directly to a nearby holding pond, where microbes would convert them to a bioplastic. We’re just getting started with the synthetic applications. —Prashant Nagpal.

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APRIL 11, 2019

million) grant under the EU Horizon 2020 Research Programme to increase the scale of its CO 2 -to-methanol technology, marketed under the trademark Emissions-to-Liquids (ETL). Carbon Recycling International has been awarded a €1.8-million million (US$2.0-million) CRI’s ETL technology consist of five process modules.

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JUNE 14, 2021

million Shore-to-Store (S2S) project, more than a dozen public and private sector partners have teamed up for a 12-month demonstration of the zero-emissions Class 8 trucks and will expand the project to include five more hydrogen-fueled heavy-duty trucks, two battery-electric yard tractors, and two battery-electric forklifts. Under the $82.5-million

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APRIL 21, 2014

Contribution of modeled CO 2 emissions from SOC to the life cycle of biofuel from corn residue. The findings cast doubt on whether biofuels produced from corn residue can be used to meet federal mandates for cellulosic biofuels to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 60% compared to gasoline. Error bars are ± one standard deviation.

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DECEMBER 5, 2019

Direct thermal cracking of methane and other hydrocarbons is a way to produce hydrogen from natural gas without direct CO 2 emissions. Now, KIT is partnering with industry partner Wintershall Dea to further develop this process for use on an industrial scale. —Professor Thomas Wetzel of KIT’s Institute of Thermal Process Engineering.

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APRIL 13, 2014

The results position CO 2 Solutions’ technology as a viable platform for carbon emissions reductions as well as for the beneficial reuse of CO 2 such as in Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) in the oil industry. Emissions of dangerous by-products are zero. CO 2 Solutions’ patented process operated at the 0.5 Nathalie J.M.C. Carley, Geert F.

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JANUARY 12, 2011

The National Science Foundation recently awarded a $149,000 Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Phase 1 grant to GoNano Technologies, Inc., Pending changes in the regulatory environment have given way to opportunity in diesel emission catalytic converters and particulate mitigation. Click to enlarge.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2020

The goal is to develop ferro coke production technology that reduces both energy consumption and CO 2 emissions in the ironmaking process by approximately 10% by around 2023. Subsidies have been granted to JFE Steel Corporation, Kobe Steel, Ltd. Process flow of ferro coke. The project has a total planned budget of ¥20.1

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NOVEMBER 17, 2021

In June 2021, DHL Freight started piloting a Bio-LNG solution (Bio-Liquefied Natural Gas from sustainable biomass) with Shell on three haulier trucks to reduce CO 2 emissions in road freight transport for DHL’s customer Grundfos. The logistics industry is currently responsible for 11 percent of global carbon emissions.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

The US Department of Transportation (DOT) is awarding $100 million in Economic Recovery Act funding to 43 transit agencies for projects to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions from both vehicles and facilities. Since President Obama signed ARRA into law in February, grants totaling more than $7.2

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JUNE 17, 2019

The study was supported by a Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Innovative Areas and is an exemplary model of the AIST–Tokyo Tech cross-appointment system. —Ken Motokura.

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MAY 4, 2020

According to the new Guide , 24 countries levy car taxes partially or totally based on the CO 2 emissions and/or fuel consumption of a vehicle. The three countries that do not apply CO2-based taxation are Estonia, Lithuania and Poland. Most countries grant only tax reductions or exemptions.

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OCTOBER 3, 2016

To avoid CO 2 emissions associated with H2-production, electrolysis of water powered by solar, wind or hydroelectricity would be a preferred source and has achieved a level of maturity and success. There is a whole host of strains we could use, depending on the characteristics of the different strains.

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OCTOBER 30, 2013

Stanford University’s Precourt Institute for Energy, the Precourt Energy Efficiency Center and the TomKat Center for Sustainable Energy have awarded 11 seed grants totaling $2.2 Precourt Institute for Energy grants. Additional support for the 2013 seed grants was provided by Wendy and Eric Schmidt and the Stinehart/Reed Awards.

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JUNE 16, 2022

Dimensional has also received grants from the National Science Foundation and both the Department of Energy’s ARPA-e and Solar Energy Technology Office (SETO). The company began construction on a CO 2 -to-fuels demo in Tucson, Arizona in 2021.

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OCTOBER 22, 2009

The Department of Energy (DOE) recently awarded The University of Texas at El Paso grants totaling nearly $1.3 million for research to improve the efficiency of engines and creating technologies for detecting, capturing and storing carbon emissions. This research will be supported by a $299,991 DOE grant. Ramana, Ph.D.,

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MARCH 28, 2013

The ODOT program seeks to help the state reduce greenhouse gas emissions by giving commercial drivers training in ecodriving practices. Led by Portland State University’s Donald Truxillo and John MacArthur, the project was one of the OTREC “Small Starts” grant winners announced earlier this month.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2010

The California Energy Commission has approved eight grants that leverage more than $9.6 Project partners will provide $1,000,000 to match the state grant. Each electric truck that replaces a diesel model can save an estimated 75 tons of CO2 a year. million in state funding with $11,969,855 in private funds. Earlier post.)

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MARCH 3, 2016

Our climate change solution is two fold: To transform the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide into valuable products and to provide greenhouse gas emission-free alternatives to today’s industrial and transportation fossil fuel processes. In short, STEP uses solar thermal energy to increase the system temperature to decrease electrolysis potentials.

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JULY 1, 2014

The Swedish Transport Agency has now granted permission to operate tandem truck rigs of 31.5 The Transport Laboratory has already been able to demonstrate a halving of CO2 emissions per tonne-kilometer from 2008 to 2012, due to skilled drivers, optimized vehicles and lower average speed. meters (103.3

Sweden

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JULY 2, 2013

The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) is granting a total of €9.2 In hydrogen production alone, we expect CO 2 emissions to be about 50% lower than in current standard processes. At the same time, this process produces hydrogen at particularly competitive costs.

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JULY 24, 2010

The FREIGHT Act also would create a new competitive grant program for freight-specific infrastructure projects, such as port infrastructure improvements, freight rail capacity expansion projects, and highway projects that improve access to freight facilities. Tags: Climate Change Emissions Heavy-duty Infrastructure Policy.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2009

The FedEx hybrid fleet has logged more than four million miles of revenue service since being introduced in 2004, reducing fuel use by 150,000 gallons and carbon dioxide emissions by 1,521 metric tons. With zero tailpipe emissions, the FedEx electric vehicles will save around 11 tons of CO2 a year compared to a similar-weight diesel vehicle.

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APRIL 2, 2012

The study was funded by a grant from the US Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy (ARPA–E). The process integrates electrochemical formate production and biological CO 2 fixation and higher alcohol synthesis, opening the possibility of electricity-driven bioconversion of CO 2 to commercial chemicals.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2009

The idea that a wholesale switch to electric cars would automatically reduce CO2 emissions and dependence on oil is one of a number of myths dispelled by a major new report conducted on behalf of the Environmental Transport Association (ETA). CO2 emissions. measures: • Stringent CO2 standards for cars. Popularity.

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JANUARY 26, 2015

This kind of large-scale installation would produce up to 180,000 tons of methanol a year and thus stop emissions of up to 260,000 tons of CO 2. million) and is partially funded by a grant from the EU Horizon2020 research program managed by the Spire public-private partnership. The project has a budget of €11 million (US$12.4

Hydrogen

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MARCH 6, 2017

The first step of the process involves capturing CO 2 from emissions sources. The project is a part of a five-year research grant and CAREER Award for Li from the National Science Foundation, and is currently in its third year. —doctoral student Huilei Zhao.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

The HiUCV is targeted to halve the overall carbon emissions per tonne of waste collected of current best-in-class Refuse Collection Vehicles (RCVs) in the urban environment. VIPER will show how a reduction in CO 2 emissions of 4.5% Lightweight Ultra Low Emissions Delivery Van. Intelligent Energy (lead company), Revolve, Caparo.

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JUNE 5, 2023

—Lorenzo Corsini, Principal Advisor at Equatic The oceans are the world’s largest reservoir of carbon dioxide; one-quarter of the world’s daily CO 2 emissions are drawn down into the ocean. It also enables Equatic to create a clean fuel to reduce dependence on fossil fuels, thereby avoiding fossil fuel-related emissions.

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APRIL 22, 2016

PHEVLERs produce no tailpipe emissions in local driving. The long electric range of the PHEVLER ensures that most if not all local driving will be emissions-free in population centers where air quality problems are greatest. 27 ] Watson, Grant and Andrew A. 20 ] EDI-Drive PHEV Powertrain - Efficient Drivetrains, Inc. [

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DECEMBER 20, 2017

In Germany, Audi is extending its trade-in bonus for customers who switch from diesel-powered cars that meet the Euro 1 through Euro 4 emissions standards to an Audi that meets the Euro 6 standard. Approval of the bonus is granted directly through the Audi dealerships without customers having to make separate applications.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2012

Under the terms of the OEM agreement, OriginOil has granted a non-exclusive license to LH Opportunity Group to bundle OriginOil’s high-speed and chemical-free CLEAN-FRAC technology with systems that LH and Ensteel plan to develop. OriginOil will receive royalty payments based on a percentage of system sales revenue.

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MARCH 12, 2015

Last summer, Long co-founded a startup, Mosaic Materials, to use the new technology to reduce the cost of chemical separations, with plans in the works for a pilot study of CO 2 separation from power plant emissions. This would involve creating columns containing millimeter-size pellets made by compressing a crystalline powder of MOFs.

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