Green Car Congress

AUGUST 5, 2015

The EMS (Earth and Mineral Science) Energy Institute at Penn State has developed a conceptual novel process configuration for producing clean middle-distillate fuels from coal with some algal input with minimal emissions. Principal inputs are coal, water, non-carbon electricity, and make-up solvent. Schobert (2015) Click to enlarge.

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Coal Emissions Hydrogen Oil 150

Green Car Congress

MAY 15, 2012

The National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has released a follow-on study to its 2009 evaluation of the economic and environmental performance of Coal-to-Liquids (CTL) and CTL with modest amounts of biomass mixed in (15% by weight) for the production of zero-sulfure diesel fuel. per gallon of petroleum diesel.

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Coal Diesel Oil Prices Water 225

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Plug-In Hybrids Are Cleaner (Even on a Coal Grid) [ to top ] This entire section is finally obsolete -- because we now have a definitive study by the Electric Power Research Institute and the Natural Resources Defense Council. Three more points: Both reports match up well with previous studies. The GREET 1.6

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Plug-in Plugin Plug Hybrid 61

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2012

The novel gasification technology will convert the biomass into gas before a gas-to-liquid conversion renders it fit for biofuels production. million (US$118 million) to produce renewable diesel and bio-naphta in the Baltic Sea area for sale to a market primarily of diesel and gasoline retailers. The CEG Plant Go?winowice

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Renewable Energy Poland Carbon 239

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

The trouble is you then have to stop right away, which brings about some pretty strong regenerative braking action, something that Chrysler needs to work on before making the Circuit available for sale. link] This guy has a very nice looking conversion, he managed to do it for about 25k. Its a Lotus.

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Dodge Circuit Dodge Electric Cars Chrysler 45

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Several after-market companies have done PHEV conversions of the Ford Escape hybrid and one has done a retrofit of the F-150 pickup -- see Where PHEVs Are and ICE-Conversions.) Blue Concept PHEV Van with diesel or hydrogen fuel cells and rooftop photovoltaic. Daimler/Mercedes Took over Daimler/Chrysler Sprinter PHEV program.

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