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Ford Europe leading project investigating DME and OME1 as low carbon, near zero particulate fuels; power-to-liquids pathways using CO2

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OME1 is made from methanol on a commercial scale and has a cetane number of 38; it can be mixed with additives to produce OME1a diesel fuel (CN 48).). The growth of the world’s population is putting ever-increasing demands on energy and especially fossil fuels.

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Fossil Fuels Renewable Energy and EV Modern Life

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The issue is: How do these impacts compare to the positive impacts and, in the case of renewable energy projects, how do they compare to fossil fuel alternatives? Wind and solar farms are alternatives to fossil fuel-fired power plants. That is the only comparison that matters.

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Can Alt-Fuel Credits Accelerate EV Adoption?

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“How much cleaner are electric vehicles relative to internal combustion engines that are powered by fuels that fall under the RFS?” Because that’s really the comparison that you care about.”. says Nunes.

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Researchers Propose New Method for Life Cycle Impact Assessment; Transportation Fuels as a Case Study

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For their demonstration, Rogers and Seager used life cycle air emissions for five fuel alternatives: gasoline (GAS), low-sulfur diesel (LSD), 100% soy-biodiesel (BD100), electric vehicle (EV), and 85% corn-based ethanol (EtOH). Click to enlarge. Central weights box and whisker plots. Rogers and Seager (2009) Click to enlarge.