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US Steel and CarbonFree sign MoU to capture CO2 at Gary Works

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The technology produces PCC for sale into the global specialty chemicals market, and calcium carbonate for the sequestration of CO 2. The parties may also consider collaborating on more carbon capture, utilization and storage projects in the future.

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Volkswagen: CO2 “irregularities” issue largely concluded; no unlawful changes

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These cars can be offered for sale by dealers without any reservations. The deviations found in the figures for only nine model variants amount to a few grams of CO2 on average, corresponding to increased cycle consumption in the NEDC of approximately 0.1 liters per 100 kilometres. per cent of the volume of the Volkswagen brand.

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EPA proposes CO2 emission standards for new fossil fuel-fired power plants

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For purposes of this rule, fossil fuel-fired EGUs include utility boilers, IGCC units and certain natural gas-fired stationary combustion turbine EGUs that generate electricity for sale and are larger than 25 megawatts (MW).

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HyBoost concept achieving close to Prius-level CO2 emissions; aggressive downsizing with advanced boosting and micro-hybrid system

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The fastest-growing region for SSV sales will be North America, where annual sales will roughly double each year from 2011 through 2020, according to Pike. More than two dozen SSV models were available in Western Europe as of early 2011, while in the United States, only three SSV models are for sale.

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EPA proposes CO2 limits for future power plants; flexibilities for phasing in control technology; anticipates negligible impacts

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For purposes of this rule, fossil-fuel-fired EGUs include fossil-fuel-fired boilers, integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) units and stationary combined cycle turbine units that generate electricity for sale and are larger than 25 megawatts (MW).

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EPA trends report sees record levels of average new vehicle fuel economy and CO2 emissions for MY 2012; role of new gasoline vehicle technologies

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The compliance levels for each manufacturer are derived from the footprint-based CO 2 emissions target curves, and the production volume-weighted distribution of vehicles produced for sale in the US by each manufacturer.

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Solix BioSystems introduces 4,000 liter outdoor algae growth system

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Solix BioSystems (formerly Solix Biofuels) announced the availability for sale of the Lumian AGS4000, a 4,000 liter integrated Algae Growth System (AGS) that provides an outdoor growth environment for the evaluation of algal species or as a source of clean culture inoculum for larger growth systems. —Joel Butler, Solix’s CEO.

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