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SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

This new work, described in a study published in the journal Energy and Environmental Science , is the first to successfully demonstrate the approach of going from carbon dioxide directly to target products—ethanol and ethylene—at energy conversion efficiencies rivaling natural counterparts. Earlier post.). to 1-sun illumination.

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DECEMBER 25, 2021

For the current study, Toma and her team designed a model solar fuels device known as a photoelectrochemical (PEC) cell made of copper(I) oxide or cuprous oxide (Cu 2 O), a promising artificial photosynthesis material. The Advanced Light Source, Molecular Foundry, and NERSC are user facilities at Berkeley Lab. Zheng, F.,

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NOVEMBER 3, 2020

They studied the system using a transmission electron microscope (TEM). Additional studies revealed that when the aluminum nanoparticles were absent from the experiment, only about one-seventh as much carbon was etched. An array of light beams impinging upon the grid would activate the LSPs.

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MAY 15, 2014

In the study, the Ford team derived regional CO 2 targets for new LDVs while still providing an integrated view of the global LDV fleet—a perspective critical to the planning needs for global automotive firms. In the study, the teams considers only CO 2 —not CO 2 eq. —Winkler et al. Winkler, Timothy J.

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AUGUST 13, 2023

The new system mimics a natural chloroplast to convert carbon dioxide in water into methane, very efficiently using light. It mimics the structure of a purple bacteria’s light-harvesting chromatophores (i.e. 2023) “Artificial spherical chromatophore nanomicelles for selective CO2 reduction in water.” over 24 hours.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2016

In our study we focus on cars, while the EU also imposed the emission targets for vans (which account for around 10% of the EU market for light-duty vehicles) and considered a strategy to reduce CO 2 emissions from trucks, buses, and coaches. In addition, it only addresses the most energy-intensive sectors, primarily power generation.

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JULY 26, 2022

Computational modeling of cost-effective carbon capture technologies on industrial gas turbines to reduce CO2 emission. This technology can significantly reduce the capital and operating costs of CO2 removal by commercially available CO2 removal technologies. Carbon Nanospike Based Photoelectrochemical CO2 Conversion.

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MAY 7, 2013

Members of the European Parliament’s Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee approved a draft law setting out rules for achieving a 147 g CO 2 /km (235 g/mile) target for new light commercial vehicles by 2020, down from 203 g/km (325 g/mile) today—i.e., The vote was 53 to 4 with 1 abstention.

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JANUARY 14, 2022

The thermal processes require very high temperature, and they don’t produce very high-value chemical products, which is a challenge with the light-activated processes as well, says co-corresponding author Kripa Varanasi. Efficiency is always at play, always an issue.”. —Kripa Varanasi.

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AUGUST 9, 2019

A paper on their study appears in the journal Energy Policy. This study implements three main research contents. (1) Technical roadmap of bus,taxi, and car for peaking the CO2 emissions at 2030 or before. 1) We forecast the passenger travel demand by city scale and by travel mode.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

Although a lightweight steel vehicle has a lower production phase environmental impact, those initial gains are erased by higher energy use and carbon emissions during the steel vehicle’s use phase, the study found. The modeling for this study conforms to internationally recognized standard practices (ISO 14040 and 14044).

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MARCH 2, 2018

One reason is that it performs HER very well, and brings down the CO2 reduction selectivity dramatically. To analyze the chemical complexity of the material, the scientists used beamline 8-ID at the National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II)—also a DOE Office of Science User Facility at Brookhaven Lab. —Haotian Wang.

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APRIL 11, 2017

Researchers in Japan and China developed an efficient method for CO 2 reduction over elemental boron catalysts in the presence of only water and light irradiation through a photothermocatalytic process. A paper on their work is published in the journal Angewandte Chemie. When the sun shines on a surface, it is heated. —Jinhua Ye.

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MARCH 19, 2013

The technical and macro-economic study, commissioned by the European Climate Foundation, focuses on light-duty vehicles. The Phase I study assesses two scenarios against a reference case in which vehicle efficiency is frozen at the current level. The project is taking a phased approach.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2018

None of the aforementioned studies conducted a comprehensive cradle-to-grave LCA (including both fuel cycle and vehicle cycle) of the U.S. Fuels or energy carriers in the study included gasoline, ethanol, diesel, CNG, LPG, hydrogen, and electricity. 350 g CO2 e/mi for ICEVs and ?250 transportation sector. Click to enlarge.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

Researchers at ETH Zürich have developed a light-duty hybrid electric vehicle featuring a dual-fuel natural gas-diesel engine. Consumption measurements of the dual-fuel natural gas-diesel engine as a function of speed and load. Source: Ott et al. Click to enlarge.

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JUNE 2, 2010

The UK Department for Transport has published the findings from the Light Goods Vehicle (LGV or van) CO 2 emissions study completed earlier. The study provides an estimate of sales-weighted new van CO 2 emissions of 207.6 The study provides an estimate of sales-weighted new van CO 2 emissions of 207.6 Click to enlarge.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

The Global Environmental Edge of EVs The transportation sector is the dominant contributor to carbon emissions and the release of greenhouse gases, and while light-duty passenger cars were an early focus for the EV industry, larger cars and fleet vehicles represent a new opportunity for emissions reductions.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2016

The new study, jointly prepared by the ICCT and the Netherlands’ Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO), describes the increasing real-world efficiency gap using systematic statistical analysis. When we published our first study in 2013, the gap had widened over ten years from roughly 10% to around 25%. Peter Mock.

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MARCH 9, 2017

In addition, the complex can absorb a significant spectrum of visible light to photo-catalyze the chemical transformation without the need for a photo-sensitizer. This study is a major leap in that direction. Li said that bipyridine-metal complexes have long been studied to reduce carbon dioxide to carbon monoxide with sunlight.

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JUNE 24, 2017

Rodriguez and colleagues conducted structural studies using x-ray diffraction at the National Synchrotron Light Source (NSLS) while the catalyst was operating under industrial or technical conditions. They found a way to get a specific phase-or configuration of the atoms-that is highly active for this reaction. —José Rodriguez.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

The study by Michael Replogle, ITDP, and Lewis M. The study found that the High Shift scenario could save more than $100 trillion in public and private capital and operating costs of urban transportation between now and 2050 compared to the baseline scenario. Further, an estimated 1.4

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

The type approval of light vehicles is conducted by driving the NEDC driving cycle (New European Driving Cycle). Indeed, the researchers found that NO x emissions from the light duty vehicles exceeded those from the city buses. The study was funded by the Norwegian Public Roads Administration, as part of the “EMIROAD” program.

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MAY 10, 2017

These theoretical studies use calculations that take into account the basic principles of breaking and making chemical bonds, including the energy required, the electronic states of the atoms, and the reaction conditions, allowing scientists to derive the reaction rates and determine which catalyst will give the best rate of conversion.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2011

In a paper published in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology , they present their results for a 10% PHEV market share of the light-duty vehicle fleet. If PHEV cars displace light trucks, SUVs, and vans from the fleet, emissions will be further reduced from the values reported here. —Peterson et al.

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JUNE 10, 2019

This photoconversion efficiency is an important milestone, the researchers report in their study published in the journal Energy and Environmental Science , as it means that large-scale use of this technology is becoming a more realistic prospect. The time-dependent photoconversion efficiency over 0.5 —Sorcar et al. —Prof.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2017

This collaboration will involve the study of technologies and absorbing materials that will permit the transport of compressed gas (CNG) at a much lower pressure, reducing the weight of tanks and increasing the mileage per refill.

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MARCH 17, 2012

It does not include energy used in the production and transport of biofuels; energy used in the production and supply of purchased blendstocks; electricity used in non-process or off-site activities (such as oil movements, product blending, lighting, etc.), The study published in ES&T was funded by Chevron Energy Technology Company.

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MAY 31, 2017

A joint study by Controlled Power Technologies (CPT) and Austria’s Technische Universität Wien (TU Wien) into 48V diesel mild hybrid technology verified a 9% reduction of NO x in raw engine-out emissions, while retaining the fuel economy and CO 2 benefits of diesel engine technology. —Paul Bloore.

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JANUARY 5, 2016

Their hybrid approach combines the highly efficient light harvesting of inorganic semiconductors with the high specificity, low cost, and self-replication and -repair of biocatalysts. Biologically precipitated cadmium sulfide nanoparticles served as the light harvester to sustain cellular metabolism. A) Depiction of the M.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2010

Left, global light-duty fleet in the electric-favoring case; right, the hydrogen-favoring case. They reported the results of their modeling study online 26 February in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology. Top, without CCS and CSP; bottom, with CCS and CSP. Credit: ACS, Wallington et al. Click to enlarge.

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JUNE 26, 2013

The new UN-defined World Light Duty Test Procedure (WLTP) should come into force at the earliest opportunity, the text says. The agreement also provides for “super-credit” weightings for each manufacturer’s cleaner cars (50g threshold) from 2020 to 2023. The European Commission is to indicate its support for a 2017 deadline.

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JULY 31, 2017

An international research team led by scientists at the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore have developed a light-activated material that can chemically convert carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide without generating unwanted byproducts.

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JULY 29, 2010

Controlling soot from fossil fuels and solid biofuels may be a faster method of reducing Arctic ice loss and global warming than other options, including controlling CH 4 or CO 2 , although all controls are needed, according to a new study by Dr. Mark Z. The study will be published this week in Journal of Geophysical Research (Atmospheres).

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FEBRUARY 12, 2009

Percent change in median CO2 by scenario relative to 2000. A Georgia Tech City and Regional Planning study on climate change concludes that “smart growth” combined with the use of hybrid vehicle technology could reduce cities’ carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions significantly by 2050. Stone et al. 2009) Click to enlarge. Stone et al.

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APRIL 4, 2011

The new study shows that the same measures that benefit human health and agriculture would also make a significant dent in climate change in the near term. While some of these aerosols reflect sunlight and produce a cooling effect, others absorb light and warm the atmosphere. Shindell et al. Shindell et al.’s

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JULY 14, 2016

A new study by a team at the University of Toronto has made a preliminary assessment of the climate trade-off (i.e., For the study, the Toronto team took BC emission rates they had determined in an earlier study, and compiled those with rates from the literature. A significant fraction of the GDI PM 2.5 mpg (10.99

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