Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Brookfield will also invest $50 million in LanzaTech to support further corporate development. LanzaTech’s technology provides a new way to decarbonize hard-to-abate sectors across the economy. —Natalie Adomait, Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer of BGTF.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 3, 2021

The US Department of Energy (DOE) awarded $19 million for 13 projects in traditionally fossil-fuel-producing communities across the country to support production of rare earth elements and critical minerals essential to the manufacturing of batteries, magnets, and other components important to the clean energy economy.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 29, 2022

Olin Corporation, a leading vertically integrated chlor alkali producer and marketer, and Plug Power Inc., a leading provider of turnkey hydrogen solutions, intend to create a joint venture (JV) to produce and market green hydrogen to support growing fuel cell demand in the global hydrogen economy.

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Louisiana Plug-in Hydrogen Green 243

Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2021

Following several years of research and development, Central & East European (CEE) oil and gas corporation MOL has stepped up the value chain and has become a biofuel producer through the realization of an investment in the Danube Refinery. —Gabriel Szabó, Executive Vice President of MOL Group Downstream.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 25, 2023

Stena Prosperous (left) and Stena Pro Marine (right) The barge bunkering operation was conducted jointly with Kirby Corporation, the largest tanker barge provider in the United States. Both ships were time-chartered to a global trading house at the time of the refueling.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 29, 2019

will use Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) and machine learning to rapidly improve catalysts which are imperative to the efficiency and economy of the United States by making energy production, manufacturing and transportation more efficient and eco-friendly. Awards include: Accustrata Inc.

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PHEV Lithium Ion Waste Renewable 220

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Researchers at the University of California, Riverside’s Center for Environmental Research and Technology (CERT) at the Bourns College of Engineering have received two grants to further explore a steam hydrogasification process they developed to convert waste into fuels. Earlier post.). diesel, gasoline, jet) at low cost.

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Waste Grant Fuel Gas-Electric 210

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

The auditing criteria require evidence of material stewardship, such as a holistic lifecycle analysis for the company’s own products and a comprehensive recycling strategy, as well as compliance with standards for transparency, overall management and corporate integrity. Last year, employees at the light metal foundry produced around 3.3

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Light BMW Guinea Solar 243

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

The Institute of Vehicle Concepts at the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft-und Raumfahrt, DLR) is, together with the Japanese company Yamaha Corporation, developing special vehicle systems based on thermoelectric effects. Thermoelectric generators use this heat and convert it into electricity.

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Fuel Economy Economy Fuel Vehicles 150

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 9, 2011

For purposes of the new HD National Program, the heavy-duty fleet incorporates all on-road vehicles rated at a gross vehicle weight at or above 8,500 pounds, and the engines that power them, except those covered by the current GHG emissions and Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards for model year 2012-2016 passenger vehicles.

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Fuel Economy Standards Obama Economy 344

Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2021

This is generating the world’s largest industrial waste stream and gigatons of emissions, poisoning ecosystems and people’s health, and driving potential labor exploitation including child labor. DeepGreen Metals Inc., The transaction represents a pro forma equity value of US$2.9 and operate as The Metals Company upon closing.

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Companies Batteries Battery Nauru 418

Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2018

Administrator Pruitt also announced the start of a joint process with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to develop a notice and comment rulemaking to set revised GHG emissions standards and Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards. The Obama Administration’s determination was wrong.

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EPA Standards Emissions Light 199

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 15, 2014

million), of which 30% is covered by an investment subsidy granted by the Ministry of Employment and the Economy for biorefineries producing transport biofuels. The Finnish investor, NEB, is an associated company of SOK Corporation and energy company St1 whose purpose is to build biofuel production units.

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CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 4, 2023

The refusal of 9 GW of green hydrogen electrolyzer proposals makes complete sense, and the hydrogen train is just the usual nonsense, but with only millions instead of billions wasted on corporate welfare.

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Hydrogen Green Waste Energy 64

Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2020

Enovix Corporation. Exelon Corporation. Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation (Wabtec Corporation). Improving Network-wide Fuel Economy and Enabling Traffic Signal Optimization Using Infrastructure and Vehicle-based Sensing and Connectivity. Municipality of Anchorage Department of Solid Waste Services.

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Lithium Ion Vehicles Li-ion Universal 236

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 27, 2017

It has proven industry-best fuel economy gains of up to 30 percent and significant emissions reductions. According to a recent SAE paper—“Developing a 55% BTE Commercial Heavy-Duty Opposed-Piston Engine without a Waste Heat Recovery System,”—these gains can have a direct and multiplied impact on the heavy-duty vehicle market.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

The additional biofuel production capacity provided by the Plaju and Cilacap refineries will help to reduce the nation’s reliance on imported petroleum products, particularly low-sulfur fuels and at the same time, expected to support the local bio-economy and rural employment opportunities in agriculture.

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Indonesia Diesel Oil Renewable 243

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 19, 2018

Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) is introducing “total-care service,” a pioneering set of mobility services specially designed for ride-hailing companies. In the future, Grab will also seek to implement the Toyota Production System (TPS), a system based on a philosophy of eliminating waste, to improve Grab’s business operational efficiency.

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Singapore Toyota Companies Myanmar 223

Green Car Congress

MAY 23, 2013

Used in the development of a number of interiors applications, including door panels, rear package trays, pillar trims and instrument panels, TECHNOMELT XPO 1050 is applied through a roll coating process, requiring less adhesive than typical sprayable adhesives, while eliminating as much as 25% overspray waste. kilograms [1.8

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Fuel Economy Vehicles Waste Corporation 186

Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2013

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced 16 major US employers and two stakeholder groups have joined the Workplace Charging Challenge ( earlier post ), while another 3 US corporations have joined the National Clean Fleets Partnership. National Clean Fleets Partnership.

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Charging Alternative Fuels Fleet Clean 199

Green Car Congress

JUNE 16, 2012

Other successful initiatives—highlighted in Ford’s 13th annual Sustainability Report—include reductions in water use, waste-to-landfill and CO 2 emissions as well as improvements in vehicle fuel economy and safety. The company also announced plans to reduce usage another 25% on a per-vehicle basis by 2016.

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2016 Ford Manufacturer Energy 256

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 12, 2017

The trend toward recommending or requiring higher-octane fuel continues to rise as manufacturers work toward meeting stringent CAFE (Corporate Average Fuel Economy) standards. When using premium fuel in these vehicles under these conditions, AAA tests found that: Fuel economy for test vehicles averaged a 2.7% improvement.

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Fuel Fuel Economy Gasoline Vehicles 150

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

The Scuderi Group released findings from a computer simulation study measuring the performance of the Scuderi split-cycle engine modeled against the European class of “high economy” vehicles. —Lutz Deyerling, Vice President of European Operations and Corporate Strategy. liters per 100 km) while emitting 85 g CO 2 /km.

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MPG San Antonio Emissions Engine 236

Green Car Congress

MAY 31, 2011

ALTe Powertrain Technologies has formed an Advisory Board, which includes of some of the US’ leading corporate fleets. The system will retrofit into existing fleet vehicles as well as in “glider” applications of new vehicles to increase their fuel economy and lower emissions. Earlier post.).

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San Diego Fuel Economy Michigan Fleet 199

My Energi

MARCH 13, 2023

Tom Callow, head of corporate communications at myenergi, commented: “As EV registrations continue to grow, demand for domestic chargers is rocketing. What’s more, this short-term thinking will undoubtedly create unnecessary e-waste in the longer term.” In 2022, domestic solar installations tripled the rates recorded in 2021.

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Solar Grid Installation Renewable 98

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2017

Recovering carbon black from waste tires is a more environmentally friendly option for producing the material, and a number of companies provide carbon black recovery services. Thornton is the director of product integrity and performance at Micromeritics Instrument Corporation, a global company headquartered in Norcross, Georgia.

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Standards Carbon International Li-ion 150

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 20, 2011

The process leverages proprietary microorganisms and efficient bioreactor designs in a three-step conversion process—gasification, fermentation, separation—that can produce fuel-grade ethanol from virtually any carbon-based feedstock, including wood and wood waste, agricultural waste, energy crops, and municipal solid waste.

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Waste 2008 Alabama Renewable 199

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 27, 2023

Topic Area 1: Pre-Pilot Scale-Up of Integrated Biorefineries Algenesis Corporation, “Pre-Pilot Scale Production of Algae-based Jet Fuel and Polyurethane Monomers”, $4,987,974. This project will demonstrate the conversion of gaseous carbon wood wastes (terpenes) to renewable Terpenes SAF blending components.

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Production Carbon Conversion Mariner 225

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

General Motors will develop and demonstrate a novel technology that enables the use of high dilution in the combustion chamber significantly improving the fuel economy of vehicles compared to conventional engines. Eaton Corporation, $2.5 MAHLE Powertrain LLC, $2.5 million.

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Engine Eaton Fuel Economy General Motors 186

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 24, 2011

Highlights include: achieving a recycled resource usage rate of 25% by 2016; applying recycled materials from production waste or end-of-life vehicles and parts into new vehicles; and reducing consumption of rare earth elements.

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Nissan 2016 Emissions Green 210

Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2014

Interbrand excludes any brands that are considered distinct from their corporate parent because environmental activities are normally reported at a corporate level, while consumers are generally aware of the market-facing brand. Deloitte then assessed each brand on 83 individual sub-metrics across six pillars: Governance. Operations.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 1, 2009

Smelly, unhygienic and definitely not green - that’s the typical perception of a waste disposal truck. Another is the Crane Carrier Corporation Bosch Rexroth Hydrostatic Regenerative Braking (HRB) parallel hydraulic system. The company’s goal is to improve fuel economy by as much as 25 per cent.

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Waste New York City Green New York 36

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

The Commission was created in 2012 to identify solutions for increasing US energy productivity and aid in jumpstarting the economy. The recommendations are organized under three overarching strategies: Invest in energy productivity throughout the economy.

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Energy Production Financing 2005 236

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

Navistar International Corporation has reached a development agreement with EcoMotors International in support of the company’s opoc (Opposed-Piston, Opposed-Cylinder) engine architecture. Waste heat recovery by generating electricity. Cutaway diagram of the opoc engine. Click to enlarge. Electrically Controlled Clutch.

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International Engine Fuel Economy Diesel 218

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 10, 2011

This project will develop boron-based lubricant additives to achieve higher fuel economy, longer durability, and better environmental compatibility in future and legacy engines. Increased availability of low cost carbon fiber can enable vehicle weight reduction and improvement in fuel economy. Optodot Corporation.

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Carbon Fiber Lithium Ion Li-ion Vehicles 268

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

Darling International and a subsidiary of Valero Energy Corporation are taking initial steps towards the formation of a joint venture to build a facility capable of producing more than 10,000 barrels/day or (135 million gallons per year) of renewable diesel on a site adjacent to Valero’s St. Charles refinery near Norco, Louisiana.

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The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 25, 2024

Due to the improved aerodynamics associated with driving with the windows up, combustion vehicles typically see improved fuel economy at highway speeds while running the air conditioner. The real issue is likely not which group is trying to influence policy but rather the fact that it’s happening on a corporate and/or political level.

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