Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

With subsidies long in place for nuclear, coal and gas in the US along with the cheap cost of production for coal and natural gas, solar is essentially competing with that $0.10/kWh The US has 1,750 MW of PV planned for 2011 and currently employs 100,000 people, more than coal mining or steel manufacturing.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

LLNL and the Navajo Nation plan to collaborate in an array of areas including energy security; carbon sequestration; coal gasification; shale gas; enhanced oil recovery; wind, geothermal and solar; environmental studies and other areas. —Steve Grey, program manager at LLNL.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

At the same time, total miles traveled per year by cars, sport utility vehicles (SUVs) and light trucks will increase about 60%, reaching about 14 trillion in 2040. As personal mobility increases, average new-car fuel economy (including SUVs and light trucks) will improve as well, rising from about 30 miles per gallon (7.83

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

In a speech at the National Press Club, US Energy Secretary Steven Chu said that the success of China and other countries in clean energy industries represents a new “Sputnik Moment” for the United States, and will require a similar mobilization of innovation to enable the US to compete in the global race for the jobs of the future.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 7, 2017

In the OPT scenario, estimated well-to-wheels GHG emissions from full-size BEVs with 100-mile range are 62 gCO 2 -e mi –1 in 2050, while those from full-size ICEVs are 121 gCO 2 -e mi –1. In the OPT scenario BEVs gain a LDV market share of about 15%—all from 100-mile range EVs (BEV100) by 2030.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 14, 2011

In 2009, AEP was selected by the Department of Energy (DOE) to receive funding of up to $334 million through the Clean Coal Power Initiative to pay part of the costs for installation of a $668-million commercial-scale CCS system at AEP’s Mountaineer coal-fueled power plant in New Haven, W.Va. miles below the surface.

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Get Electric Vehicle

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

They are not only used for personal commuting, but they are also being used in agriculture, public transportation, last-mile operation and even in firefighting.   Today we will look at how EVs are saving lives and helping us create a sustainable future without compromising any of the modern-day comforts. #1. But the good news?

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 23, 2012

This demonstration shows that in the near future customers will have a real signal of demand for renewable energy. According to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA), US electricity generation in 2010 was 70% fossil fuels (coal 44.9%, natural gas 23.8%); 20% nuclear; and 10% renewable, of which 6.2% Wind accounted for 2.3%.

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Creative Greenius

OCTOBER 18, 2013

But our friends in the oil, coal and gas industry have 5,795 gigatons of carbon on the books. Every one of those companies’ financial futures depends on that 5,795 gigatons of carbon being turned into greenhouse gas emissions that will literally cook the planet past the point of human habitation.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2014

They also note that large-scale production of synthetic fuels or hydrogen from coal or gas offers the potential for GHG emissions reduction—but only if CO 2 can be captured and stored. Further optimisation of hybrid configurations may bring additional savings in the future. Earlier post.). ICE-based vehicles and fuels.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 29, 2013

The finding may have an impact on future regulation of fracking for natural gas production, as opponents of the technology have pointed to higher rates of methane leak as being an argument against it. There were more than 1,231,000 miles of distribution mains in 2011, an increase of approximately 287,000 miles since 1990.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

The ORNL team analyzed two categories of vehicles: current vehicles as well as future technologies that are not currently in the market but are conceptually valid—for example, CNG hybrid electric concepts. Future technologies. Estimated WTW GHG emissions for future vehicle technologies. Curran et al. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 24, 2012

the shipping of grain, ore, coal and so on—which result directly from the expansion of the canal. The potential savings in fuel costs are substantial, as is the consequent reduction in emissions, potentially saving up to 16% per tonne-mile. —Paul Stott.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 11, 2013

The study used the series production versions launched in 2011, with the assumption of operation for 150,000 km (93,205 miles). Since the BEV version has a shorter range, Renault noted, the way in which the miles are accumulated could differ from that of the ICE vehicles.). water, and non-renewable energies (crude oil, coal.)

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 24, 2009

Efficiency standards that at least double miles per gallon of automobiles and light trucks over current vehicles (CAFE); and a reduction of miles driven (VMT) through road pricing, pay-as-you-drive insurance, and by encouraging transportation alternatives. For electric power. Samaras et al. The same is true of natural gas-fired plants.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 4, 2014

This is equal to 250 to 300 years’ worth of CO 2 emissions produced by the Wyoming’s coal-fired power plants and other large regional anthropogenic CO 2 sources at current emission levels. The results could also lay the groundwork for a future large-scale carbon capture and storage project in Wyoming.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

This fact is due in large part to SO 2 and GHG emissions from coal-fired power plants.Although the costs of damages from vehicle-associated emissions are significant, the damage reductions that can be gained through electrification are small compared to the total cost of owning and operating a vehicle. Michalek et al. Click to enlarge.

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EV Info

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Yet this crisis is a mere harbinger of the candle-lit future that awaits us if we do not change course. Gas turbines are fairly flexible to switch on and off as wind varies, they’re relatively cheap, highly efficient and much lower in emissions than wood, coal or oil. Gas is the only answer. Frack, baby Frack.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 1, 2024

My kids still look at me askance when I explain how many of us in this community of fishermen and farmers were intimate with outhouses and coal-burning stoves and heaters well into the 1970s. This was the spot my grandfather chose for smuggling Jews and other refugees 20 miles across the Oresund strait to Sweden.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 15, 2024

As delicious and worthy as New Haven’s celebrated pizza is (a thin, coal-fired style known as “apizza”), there’s much more to the dining scene. East Rock has a 425-acre namesake park with 10 miles of trails and a 350-foot summit for epic views of the city and Long Island Sound. Dreaming up a future getaway or just armchair traveling?

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 22, 2010

The plan also identifies the specific obstacles that each Program activity addresses, the strategies employed, key milestones, and future plans for both individual activities and the Program as a whole. Improve the performance and reduce the cost of hydrogen storage systems.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 24, 2009

Work with the existing coal-fired plant within Washington that burns over one million tons of coal per year, TransAlta Centralia Generation LLC, to reduce emissions from the company’s coal-fired power plant near Centralia by more than half.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 7, 2009

Hundreds of fuel cell vehicles have collectively logged millions of miles. The newest fuel cell vehicles get 72 miles per gallon equivalent with no compromise in creature comforts. Fuel cell vehicles are not a science experiment. These are real vehicles with real marketability and real benefits.

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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. The functional unit was defined to be 120,000 miles (193,000 km) evenly delivered over a 10-year period. —Dai and Lastoskie.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 11, 2010

TGC plans to tap into its 1,000-mile utility pipeline system at key locations to separate the hydrogen from the stream through Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) technology for use by local fueling stations for fuel cell vehicles. million miles of real-world driving by thousands of people since 2007. TGC H 2 Production. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

Vehicles operated in states heavily dependent on coal for producing electricity showed higher emissions. Wild cards in the study included the future costs of both diesel fuel and electricity, and the potential cost of replacing an electric truck’s battery pack if it has a shorter-than-expected lifetime. MJ/t·km and 0.63 kgCO 2 e/t·km).

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 25, 2009

Well I do not accept a future where the jobs and industries of tomorrow take root beyond our borders—and I know you don’t either. We will soon lay down thousands of miles of power lines that can carry new energy to cities and towns across this country. It is time for America to lead again.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 6, 2013

For the baseline case, recent and projected future generation mixes result in similar or less energy consumption and GHG emissions of the electric truck compared to the diesel truck in most parts of the US. Recycling of the EV Li-ion battery could also improve life-cycle energy consumption and GHG emissions. —Lee et al.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 11, 2012

Contributions of regions to total life cycle emissions for three fuels (µg per vehicle-mile traveled per km 2 land area). One goal of our work is to set the stage for future air quality modeling in the preparation of advanced life cycle impact assessments (LCIA). Dashed lines show US average emissions. Credit: ACS, Tessum et al.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2018

First, environmental plant closures in the raw material coal needle coke industry hampered the production of graphite electrodes. The tight supply/demand situation for graphite electrodes is expected to persist for much longer than many market observers expect.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2015

AEO2015 presents updated projections for US energy markets through 2040 based on six cases (Reference, Low and High Economic Growth, Low and High Oil Price, and High Oil and Gas Resource) that reflect updated scenarios for future crude oil prices. Renewables meet much of the growth in electricity demand. quadrillion Btu in 2013 to 12.6

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 22, 2017

billion vehicle miles traveled (VMT) in 2015, with a concomitant increase in gasoline consumption. In addition, the housing affordability and availability crisis is forcing people to live increasingly farther away from work, driving up total vehicle miles traveled in the state by 2.7 billion in 2014, up 0.08% from the previous year.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 18, 2013

In addition, the analysis took into account sector-wide effects such as consumer preferences and potential changes in vehicle miles traveled (VMT). 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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Baua Electric

MARCH 21, 2024

While this is only a temporary station for now, Nikola plans to make it more permanent in the future – paving the lot, building permanent pumps and so on. We spoke with a driver, Edward from 4 Gen Logistics, who’s been driving the Tre FCEV for about 6,000 miles. But that’s some ways off. But all of that is a long way off.

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The Truth About Cars

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

But one wonders if it’s enough to pull people away from the mighty Tesla, which continues to dominate the electric car market, and if there won’t be better deals coming in the future. In some instances, this simply results in a few hundred miles worth of range. But most of those can be taken advantage of for a couple of years.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 3, 2015

They found that with high rates of electrification (40% of miles traveled) the petroleum-reduction benchmark could be satisfied, even with high travel demand growth. The researchers also considered intermediate (20% electric-powered miles) electrification—halfway between the high and low.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 5, 2012

Despite the projected increase in LDV miles traveled, energy consumption for LDVs further decreases after 2025, to 13.0 This allows more direct analysis and modeling of the regional supply and demand effects involving crude oil and other feedstocks, current and future processes, and marketing to consumers.

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