Green Car Congress

APRIL 6, 2011

Map of 48 major shale gas basins in 32 countries. Initial assessments of 48 shale gas basins containing almost 70 shale gas formations in 32 countries suggest that shale gas resources, which have recently provided a major boost to US natural gas production, are also available in other world regions. Source: EIA.

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Gas Global Argentina United States 210

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

Promising avenues include weight savings and extension of the cruising range in comparison with battery-powered solutions; fuel cell concepts may represent an attractive option for long-distance hauling, which requires heavy loads and large cruising ranges. As a result, the charge air coolers used must be resistant to ionized water.

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Commercial Fuel Vehicles Water 223

Cars That Think

JANUARY 20, 2024

Nearly all of the world’s ship fleet still runs on diesel fuel, with about a quarter of new ships on order being built to run on somewhat lower-carbon alternatives like liquefied natural gas, methanol, or hybrid propulsion. Shipping uses over 300 million tonnes of fossil fuels every year, producing 3 percent of greenhouse gas emissions.

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Molten Salt Mariner South Korea Water 141

Green Car Congress

APRIL 20, 2020

A study by an international team of researchers led by Aalto University finds that less than one-third of the world’s population could currently meet their demand for food with food produced in their local vicinity. In comparison, the global average is about 3,800 kilometers. The paper is published in the journal Nature Food.

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Universal Global Waste North America 307

Green Car Congress

JULY 31, 2019

However, the scale of biofuels is limited by their environmental footprint, considering the land and water usage. However, the challenges of transmission, distribution, and high-pressure storage of a low-density gas have hampered the adoption of hydrogen PEMFC technology. Zhao et al.

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Delaware Transportation Fuel Hydrogen 278

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JUNE 10, 2011

World primary energy demand by fuel in the IEA high gas scenario. Separately, the International Energy Agency (IEA) released its own report exploring the potential for a “golden age” of gas. Both reports also emphasized that although natural gas is the lowest carbon fossil fuel, it is still a fossil fuel. Source: IEA.

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MIT Gas Climate Gas-Electric 210

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MARCH 22, 2014

The MQB allows the integration of alternatives, for example, natural gas, hybrid and electric drives, in addition to the conventional gasoline and diesel power units. The outlet is located in the bottom plate with connection to the cylinder block, which takes the return of the water. Click to enlarge. liter diesel.

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Diesel Engine Exhaust Water 384

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JULY 8, 2015

million in Carbon Recycling International (CRI). Geely’s CRI investment and work with renewable methanol is similar to the approach Audi is taking with its own e-fuels projects—producing very low carbon liquid or gaseous fuels using only renewable energy, water and CO 2. Earlier post.). Earlier post.) —Wang et al.

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Renewable Carbon Water Fuel 150

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DECEMBER 2, 2018

Alkaline fuel cells (AFCs) that are assembled with alkaline anion exchange membranes (AAEMs) have several significant advantages in comparison to state-of-the-art proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs). (1) Internal studies have shown no chemical degradation for more than 120 days of accelerated alkaline testing conditions.

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Polymer Fuel New York Hydrogen 261

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JANUARY 16, 2012

The indicators take a holistic approach to assessing many important aspects of the intersection of bioenergy and sustainability, including greenhouse gas emissions, biological diversity, the price and supply of a national food basket, access to energy, economic development and energy security. Water use and efficiency. Water quality.

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Transportation Global Water Pollution 244

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

In addition to greenhouse gas emissions, the report also assesses a number of other environmental impact categories, ranging from resource use, including cumulative energy consumption, mineral and metal resource depletion and water scarcity, to airborne pollutant emissions (like particulates and nitrogen oxides), and human- and eco-toxicity.

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Sustainable Transportation Fuel Renewable Climate 221

Setec Powerr

MARCH 15, 2024

Why High-Voltage Electric Vehicles are Needed In traditional gasoline vehicles, refueling at a gas station requires only a few minutes, starkly contrasting with the speed at which EVs charge. Simply put, similar to how water pressure is determined by the height of the water level, a higher voltage means faster charging.

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Lithium Ion Charging Gasoline-Electric Electric Vehicles 52

Cars That Think

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

But it paled in comparison to the destruction about to be unleashed. The violent vertical thrusts of the quake ruptured gas lines and water mains. At the 1895 International Geographical Congress, Rebeur-Paschwitz proposed setting up a worldwide network of seismological stations.

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Japan Mercury Syria Gas-Electric 114

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

The Gas Technology Institute (GTI) in Des Plaines, IL, recently added a new Pilot-Scale IH 2 Plant to broaden biomass-to-liquid hydrocarbon fuel conversion. GTI has licensed the IH2 technology to CRI Catalyst Company (CRI), an international company headquartered in Houston, TX, for worldwide deployment. Earlier post.).

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Conversion Houston Renewable Gasoline 307

Electric Auto Association

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

has been experiencing severe inflation and high gas prices. EV’s may be the answer Electric vehicles (EVs) are becoming increasingly popular as gas prices continue to rise. A “Consumer Reports” study stated that EV owners spent approximately 60 percent less on fuel each year than gas vehicle owners. It's no secret that the U.S.

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El Paso Electric Vehicles Vehicles South Dakota 84

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 7, 2012

Researchers at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) have compared the emissions resulting from the production, use, and end-of-life of electric and internal combustion engine vehicles (EVs and ICEVs) in a full life-cycle analysis (LCA). This has led to a general perception of EVs as an environmentally benign technology.

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Gasoline-Electric Vehicles Coal Gasoline 309

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

In a new study, KPMG International has identified 10 “megaforces” that will significantly affect corporate growth globally over the next two decades. Water Scarcity: Water scarcity for many businesses can be a major risk to growth and development. Click to enlarge. billion by 2032.

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Climate Change Water Climate Global 310

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FEBRUARY 3, 2016

Surya Prakash and George Olah of the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, is part of a broader effort to stabilize the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere by using renewable energy to transform the greenhouse gas into its combustible cousin. They then heated the solution, converting 79% of the CO 2 into methanol.

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Convert CO2 Conversion 2000 150

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JUNE 29, 2015

With the mixed-flow turbine wheel, the moment of inertia is low, the electrically operated wastegate works extremely precisely and intercooler integrated into the intake manifold results in short distances for the gas mixture to travel. This means that in the compression phase, the engine only has to compress as much gas as a 1.4

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Audi Gas Engine MPH 150

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

An international study of 10 global cities found that a balance of geophysical factors (climate, access to resources, and gateway status) and technical factors (power generation, urban design, and waste processing) determine the greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) attributable to cities. 2009) Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Global Cities.

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Emissions Global Gas Los Angeles 199

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2011

The Gas Technology Institute (GTI) has signed an exclusive worldwide licensing agreement with CRI/Criterion Inc., GTI says that renewable gasoline (RG) produced by the IH 2 process results in more than 90% lower greenhouse gas emissions than petroleum-based fuels. Property comparison. Source: GTI. Click to enlarge. 6,560 Btu/lb.

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Diesel Production Gasoline Renewable 199

Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2011

The recuperated engine uses isothermal compression via cryogenic injection to enable significant exhaust to compressed gas heat transfer. Recuperator to transfer heat from exhaust gas to compressed air. A recuperated combustion engine transfers exhaust heat to the working gas at the end of compression and at constant volume.

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Exhaust Concept Vehicles Engine 285

Green Car Congress

JULY 11, 2013

Renault’s comparison of the carbon footprint of EV and ICE vehicles over production, operation and end of life. The publication gives the opportunity for an “apples-to-apples” comparison between the environmental impacts of the two types of powertrains: same manufacturer, same model, same boundary conditions. Click to enlarge.

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Li-ion Gasoline-Electric Ozone Diesel 364

Green Car Congress

JULY 13, 2011

Comparison of O 3. Japan) report in the journal Angewandte Chemie the development of a mesoporous two-line ferrihydrite (2LFh)—ferrihydrite is a widespread mineral composed of iron, oxygen, and water—that could lead to a new generation of ozone filters in electrostatic devices and aircraft applications. Mathew et al.

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Ozone Toyota Pollution Suzuki 218

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 28, 2009

Comparison of surface temperature projections from the high-end emissions scenario, without carbon cycle feedbacks. The conference, attended by 130 international scientists and policy specialists, is the first to consider the global consequences of climate change beyond 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 °F). Source: Met Office. Click to enlarge.

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Climate Change Climate Mauritius Ethiopia 218

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Power delivery and torque build-up occur very spontaneously and without delay: as in Formula 1, the electric support of the exhaust gas turbocharger eliminates the turbo lag of the combustion engine, while at the same time the electric drive pushes powerfully from a standstill. liter engine with electrically assisted exhaust gas turbocharger.

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Mercedes Hybrid Engine Exhaust 259

Green Car Congress

MAY 23, 2012

As a comparison, a typical terrestrial forest stores about 30,000 metric tons per square kilometer, most of which is in the form of wood. Some 29% of all historic seagrass meadows have been destroyed, mainly due to dredging and degradation of water quality. —Fourqurean et al. At least 1.5%

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Carbon Global Virginia Florida 199

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AUGUST 3, 2010

A comparison of estimates of the energy return on investment (EROI) at the wellhead for conventional crude oil, or for crude product prior to refining for oil shale. If internal energy is excluded, and only purchased energy is used as input, then the EROI calculated is in the range of 2 to 16. Source: Cleveland and O’Connor.

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Oil Cleveland Carbon Boston 199

Green Car Congress

APRIL 27, 2012

This would increase the annual carbon emission to somewhere between 380 and 920 Mt CO 2 e by 2020 depending on water management practices and the extent of plantations. Chris Malins of the International Council on Clean Transportation. ICF Report: Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Petroleum. —Miettinen et al.

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Oil-Sands Oil Emissions Climate 314

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

Another major shift is that China has become a voracious energy importer, especially of coal and liquefied natural gas. Like the United States, China has become among the world’s largest importers of oil, gas and coal. —David Fridley, one of the two lead editors of this and several previous Databooks. —David Fridley.

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Environment Energy Coal United States 210

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AUGUST 26, 2011

Comparison of the percent differential for WTW (well-to-wheel) GHGs from gasoline produced from WCSB oil sands using different production processes relative to gasoline produced from reference crudes. This range is equivalent to annual greenhouse gas emissions from the combustion of fuels in 588,000 to 4,061,000 passenger vehicles.

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Oil-Sands Emissions Oil Oklahoma 253

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 5, 2015

Comparison of the potential reduction in emissions with the application of lower sulfur 0.5% The International Maritime Organization’s ( IMO ) regulations on pollution from ships are found within the International Convention on the Prevention of Pollution from Ships ( MARPOL 73/78 ). Source: ICCT. Click to enlarge.

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Pollution Emissions Mariner Fuel 150

Plug In India

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

These cars and trucks have internal combustion engines that are extremely inefficient. And the percentage of clean energy is growing every year as coal and gas plants are being replaced by renewable energy sources. Once the oil has been refined, it is transported to fuel stations in diesel trucks creating even more pollution.

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Petrol Diesel Vehicles Oil 59

Green Car Congress

JULY 15, 2011

Comparison of biomass-to-wheel (BTW) efficiency for different biomass utilization scenarios. internal combustion engine vehicle (ICE); hybrid electric vehicle-gasoline (HEV-gas); hybrid electric vehicle-diesel (HEV-diesel); (hydrogen) fuel cell vehicle (FCV); battery electric vehicle (BEV); and sugar fuel cell vehicle (SFCV).

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Virginia Fuel Hydrogen Gas-Electric 246

Green Car Congress

MARCH 8, 2009

integrating biological and thermochemical processing to produce biofuels and/or power could offer similar, if not lower, efficiencies and costs and very large reductions in greenhouse gas emissions compared to petroleum-derived fuel, according to a comparative analysis of 14 mature technology biomass refining scenarios.

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Emissions Gas Fuel 2009 170

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2009

The growth in hydrous ethanol, which uses a blend of 94-95% ethanol to 5-6% water, rapidly increased during the 1980s, with consumption peaking in 1989. When the car is filled at the pump, an internal system analyses the mix of the two fuel types and adjusts accordingly.

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Transportation Fuel Renewable Gasoline-Electric 317

My Electric Car

AUGUST 21, 2020

There has been much discussion for over thirty years or more around the use of hydrogen fuel cells as an alternative to the internal combustion engine. Fuel cells had been promoted in some sectors as the best alternative to the internal combustion engine. The reasons are numerous. .

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Hydrogen Petrol Gas-Electric Lithium Ion 52