Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 6, 2021

International bodies, including the International Energy Agency (IEA), have been clear: climate change initiatives will fall short without nuclear power as part of the electricity supply mix. A single SMR of about 300 megawatts in size can prevent between 0.3

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Green Car Congress

MAY 31, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has set in motion the largest drop in global energy investment in history, with spending expected to plunge in every major sector this year—from fossil fuels to renewables and efficiency—the International Energy Agency said in a new report. —Dr Birol.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2011

The fleet of cars and trucks we use in the federal government is one of the largest in the country. That’s why we’ve already doubled the number of alternative vehicles in the federal fleet, and that’s why, today, I am directing agencies to purchase 100% alternative fuel, hybrid, or electric vehicles by 2015. —President Obama.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 7, 2012

for implementation of Nonox technology aboard WFI’s entire truck fleet and for bio-fuel production. By implementing Nonox emulsion combustion units fleet-wide, WFI plans to reduce fuel consumption, as exemplified by tests reporting daily fuel savings of 10% - 15% along with varying reduction of NO x , SO x , and CO 2 with PM up to 90%.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 15, 2024

While more effort is needed to reach that goal, one energy organization has predicted that renewables will overtake coal generation as the world’s largest electricity source in early 2025. The post Renewables to overtake coal as largest global electricity source in 2025 appeared first on TESLARATI. What are your thoughts?

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 13, 2011

The International Energy Agency (IEA) last week launched the 2011 edition of the World Energy Outlook (WEO), the current edition of its annual flagship publication assessing the threats and opportunities facing the global energy system out to 2035. The passenger vehicle fleet doubles to almost 1.7 Click to enlarge. billion in 2035.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 24, 2012

In a paper published this month in the International Journal of Maritime Engineering , Paul Stott and Dr Peter Wright of Newcastle University, UK, suggest that the $6-billion Panama Canal expansion program offers the marine industry as a whole an opportunity to reduce its environmental impact. —Paul Stott.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 12, 2017

For the last 18 months, a fleet of 6 methanol-fueled versions of the Geely Emgrand 7 cars have been in Iceland. The methanol fleet test is a collaboration between Geely, CRI and Brimborg, a local dealership and automotive service provider. Currently, China produces most of its methanol from coal. Geely is a shareholder ($45.5-million

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 26, 2019

Still, that was not fast enough to meet higher electricity demand around the world that also drove up coal use. Coal use in power generation alone surpassed 10 Gt, accounting for a third of the total increase. Most of that came from a young fleet of coal power plants in developing Asia. to 33 Gigatonnes (Gt) in 2018.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 23, 2012

coal, hydro, natural gas) on well-to-wheel (WTW) energy use and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs). For the study, they developed well-to-wheel models to investigate energy use and GHG emissions of a PHEV, HEV (hybrid electric vehicle), and conventional internal combustion engine vehicle (ICEV).

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Blink Charging

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

While it’s obvious that the internal combustion engine vehicles are polluting the air outside the buses, what you may not know is that numerous studies show that the pollution from the burning diesel regularly makes its way into the buses. View the Case Study How much funding is available for EV charging at school districts?

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MAY 14, 2019

Global energy investment stabilized in 2018, ending three consecutive years of decline, as capital spending on oil, gas and coal supply bounced back while investment stalled for energy efficiency and renewables, according to the International Energy Agency’s latest annual review.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2013

In coming months, the plan notes, the Department of Transportation will work with other agencies to further explore strategies for integrating alternative fuel vessels into the US flag fleet. Leading international efforts for GHG emission reductions and adaptation. Preparing the US for the impacts of climate change. Energy Efficiency.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti on Friday announced a commitment to lease 160 pure battery EV vehicles, a move that will give Los Angeles the largest city-owned pure EV fleet in the US. This also marks a big step toward the pLAn’s longer-term target to have 80% of city vehicle fleet purchases be EVs by 2025.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

Although electric vehicles have been identified as a way to increase energy security and reduce air pollution, fleet operators may not see electric trucks as an attractive alternative to conventional internal combustion engine (ICE) trucks if electric trucks are not cost-effective. —Lee et al. MJ/t·km and 0.63 kgCO 2 e/t·km).

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 15, 2013

In addition, despite the rigorous development of renewables, carbon dioxide emissions are increasing, because the energy mix increasingly includes coal-fired power plants that emit large quantities of CO 2 to compensate for weather-related fluctuations in power generation from renewables and the closing of nuclear plants.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2009

The project was directed by an steering committee comprising representatives from major truck and powertrain manufacturers, government agencies, trucking fleets, and fuel economy and heavy-duty experts from non-profit organizations. This is also equivalent to the amount of CO 2 emitted from 20 coal-fired power plants in a year.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 8, 2015

million in Carbon Recycling International (CRI). In late April 2015, Geely Auto deployed a first-of-its-kind fleet of 150 methanol-fueled taxis in the southern Chinese city of Guiyang in cooperation with the municipal government. Zhejiang Geely Holding Group (Geely Group) will invest a total of US$45.5 Methanol in China.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 10, 2014

ExxonMobil’s Outlook for Energy projects that carbon-based fuels will continue to meet about three quarters of global energy needs through 2040—a finding consistent with many projections, including those made by the International Energy Agency. China alone is expected to account for about 40% of the global fleet increase.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2015

During the late innings of the ICE-age (as in the Internal Combustion Engine age) it has become clear that feeding gasoline and diesel to the next billion new cars is not going to be easy, or cheap. Coal still supplies more power in the US than anything else, with natural gas next. by Henry Hewitt for Oilprice.com.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 15, 2013

By 2040, hybrids are expected to account for about 35% of the global light-duty vehicle fleet, up from less than 1% in 2010. However, looking ahead, about 80% of the growth in the global fleet will come from non-OECD countries. As a result, the average efficiency of the world’s vehicle fleet is projected to reach about 46 mpg (about 5.1

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Green Car Congress

MAY 1, 2012

Decisions about the nature of electricity generation must be made within the next 10 years if those new deployments are to align with the next two to three vehicle-fleet cycles in which large-scale commercialization of BEVs is expected, the authors note, adding: The scale of that challenge has not been fully appreciated in the policy discussion.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 19, 2014

in this study the environmental impacts of delivering driven vehicle miles are compared for three different vehicle fleets, each powered either directly or indirectly by natural gas. Dai and Lastoskie assumed their three fleets would have the same glider and similar power train configuration, excluding power source parts.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 12, 2019

Further, Volkswagen has signed off a comprehensive decarbonization program aimed at achieving a fully CO 2 -neutral balance in all areas from fleet to production to administration by 2050. The 2025 target is to reduce the CO 2 footprint of the vehicle fleet by 30 percent across the lifecycle compared to 2015. billion) by 2023.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 10, 2010

In September 2009, Airbus welcomed the latest steps towards the approval by ASTM International for the use of a 50% synthetic jet fuel in commercial aviation. Synthetic liquid jet fuels can be made from biomass, natural gas or coal. Qatar Airways currently operates a fleet of 76 aircraft to 85 destinations worldwide.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

The DOE-QTR defines six key strategies: increase vehicle efficiency; electrification of the light duty fleet; deploy alternative fuels; increase building and industrial efficiency; modernize the electrical grid; and deploy clean electricity. DOE’s most significant role in transport research is here.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2015

In December 2014, Böhni submitted a motion for consideration by the National Council (Nationalrat) that would create the legal basis for importers and manufacturers of vehicles that run on CO 2 -neutral synthetic fuels made in Switzerland to receive credit for the corresponding reduction in CO 2 emissions under fleet emission rules.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 26, 2010

The authors highlight three possible strategies for CO 2 conversion by physico-chemical approaches: sustainable (or renewable) synthetic methanol; syngas production derived from flue gases from coal-, gas- or oil-fired electric power stations; and photochemical production of synthetic fuels. Jiang et al.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Energy efficiency has tremendous potential to boost economic growth and avoid greenhouse gas emissions, but the global rate of progress is slowing, according to a new report by the International Energy Agency. Global primary energy demand rose by 2.3% Gas demand growth was driven by its use in industry and buildings for heating.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2011

Separately, the International Energy Agency (IEA) released its own report exploring the potential for a “golden age” of gas. In the US, a combination of demand reduction and displacement of coal-fired power by gas-fired generation is the lowest cost way to reduce CO 2 emissions by up to 50%.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 18, 2009

The Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) at the University of North Dakota also has been awarded a subcontract by Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) to help produce 100% renewable jet fuel from algae. Actual usage in the fleet will depend on industry production capability. Earlier post.) Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 11, 2017

increase in fleet-wide vehicle fuel efficiency. This growth in diesel consumption is mainly driven by a combination of higher economic growth, industrial output, and international trade activity, all of which contribute to higher trucking activity. Higher coal production leads to increased rail shipments, which consumes diesel fuel.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 29, 2016

Unit “Fortuna” can also deliver up to around 300 MW for the district heating system of Düsseldorf—a further international peak value for a power plant equipped with only one gas and steam turbine. With 17 units in commercial operation, the SGT-8000H fleet has already reached more than 195,000 hours of operation.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 20, 2011

While high barriers to entry will likely prevent Chinese automakers from developing a significant global position in an industry where internal combustion engines are the dominant propulsion source.China is likely to benefit in the EV drivetrain components value chain. This is largely due to China’s strength in batteries and motors.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 18, 2013

The statement of task specifically asks how the on-road LDV fleet could reduce, relative to 2005, petroleum use by 50% by 2030 and 80% by 2050, and GHG emissions by 80% by 2050. Vehicle and fuel data were then used to forecast future LDV fleet energy use and GHG emissions using two models, as well comparing different policy-driven scenarios.

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Blink Charging

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Transitioning corporate vehicle fleets from internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles to electric vehicles (EVs) is a concrete step toward reducing emissions and helping every company in a given value chain, along with providing EV charging for your employees. Which are the best EV chargers to choose for fleets and employee parking?

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 13, 2016

These are: Advanced internal combustion engine and powertrain systems. Fleet-level operational efficiency improvements (intelligent scheduling, driver assistance, vehicle-to-vehicle communication, platooning, and other levels of automation). The US consortium will pursue five topics; responsive application will address all five.

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