Green Car Congress

APRIL 16, 2012

DNV has signed an MOU with Korea Gas Corporation (KOGAS), South Korea’s state-run gas corporation, to cooperate on research and development in the liquefied natural gas (LNG) sector. Korea is the world’s second-largest LNG importer (imported 16.1% of LNG in global trade), next to Japan (40.7%) (based on 2008 data).

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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. Material Resource Scarcity: As developing countries industrialize rapidly, global demand for material resources is predicted to increase significantly. billion by 2032.

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Climate Change Water Climate Global 310

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MAY 9, 2017

Toyota Motor Corporation has begun accepting applications today for this year’s Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program , which is designed to support environmental revitalization and conservation activities aimed at sustainable development both in Japan and overseas. Environment-Education seminar of Energy in Yokkaichi University.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 3, 2013

the owner of the drilling rig Deepwater Horion, agreed to plead guilty to violating the Clean Water Act (CWA) and to pay a total of $1.4 This civil resolution reserves claims for natural resource damages and clean-up costs. Transocean Deepwater Inc., Transocean Deepwater Inc.

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Louisiana Oil Water Mexico 218

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JUNE 4, 2018

These plants are all conventional light water reactors (LWR), the technology of which has evolved steadily over time. ARPA-E developed this funding opportunity in close coordination with DOE’s Office of Nuclear Energy, and MEITNER teams will have access to department modeling and simulation resources as they develop their concepts.

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Molten Salt Power Powered Illinois 284

Baua Electric

APRIL 21, 2024

Corporations and governments use it to make pledges and announce sustainability measures. ‘Environment’ was a word that appeared more often in spelling contests than on the evening news. It is a day of political action and civic participation. At the time, Americans were slurping leaded fuel through massive V8 sedans.

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Emissions Pollution India Climate 52

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JULY 10, 2019

Low Cost Roll-to-Roll Manufacturing of Reusable Sorbents for Energy and Water Industries, $150,000 Qualification of SAS4A/SASSYS-1 for Sodium-Cooled Fast Reactor Authorization and Licensing, $674,484 Advanced Reactor Concepts LLC, Chevy Chase, Md. Advanced Flow Meter for Extreme Environments (AFMEE), $100,000 MicroNuclear LLC, Franklin, Tenn.

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Commercial San Jose San Francisco San Diego 247

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 5, 2011

US-based Devon Energy Corporation has received regulatory approval from the Alberta Energy Resources Conservation Board and Alberta Environment and Water to move forward with the company’s third oil sands project in Canada. Devon’s Jackfish projects are designed to utilize saline water rather than fresh water.

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Oil-Sands Oil Energy Water 170

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

When methane hydrates are “melted,” or exposed to pressure and temperature conditions outside those where the formations are stable, the solid crystalline lattice turns to liquid water, and the enclosed methane molecules are released as gas. Selected projects are: Georgia Tech Research Corporation. Earlier post.).

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Oregon Water Universal Washington 230

Green Car Congress

JUNE 13, 2015

The new program will expand Stanford’s research on energy and the environment by focusing additional resources on the growing importance of natural gas. Natural gas must be developed with safeguards to reduce impacts on water, air quality, land, nearby communities and ecosystems. Earlier post.).

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Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Strategies for driving innovation, whether on the corporate or the sovereign-state level, is wrought with challenges. And the maritime environment actually lends itself really well to those kinds of applications.” And the maritime environment actually lends itself really well to those kinds of applications.” —Dr.

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United Arab Emirates UAE Environment Commercial 101

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JUNE 21, 2016

Diablo Canyon Power Plant (DCPP) has operated since 1985 with two Westinghouse Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR) units that produce a total of 18,000 gigawatt-hours of GHG-free baseload electricity annually. Tony Earley, PG&E Corporation Chairman, CEO and President.

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Energy Storage Renewable Energy California 170

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 23, 2011

IH 2 produces significant amounts of export energy in addition to the renewable transportation fuels, while minimizing impact on the surrounding environment by manufacturing its own hydrogen and recycling the water used in the process. —Nick Gerritsen. In July, PetroAlgae Inc., Earlier post.).

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Renewable Companies Fuel New Zealand 210

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2015

Producing alcohol in all four fermenters improves the operating environment for the optimization of our isobutanol production by creating a continuous and stable mash flow and a more consistent recycle of water through the plant. an affiliate of LANXESS Corporation. Total SA and LANXESS, Inc.,

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OCTOBER 29, 2009

Such discharges are unavoidable under even the best of conditions; Wärtsilä Propulsion, which is one of the largest manufacturers of stern tube shaft seals, has estimated that even the rate of oil leakage consistent with propeller shafts operated in an ideal, controlled laboratory environment would exceed 10 million liters (2.6

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Oil Pollution Water Mariner 220

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AUGUST 31, 2012

Methane hydrate can form in Arctic and marine environments. The new research projects are intended to advance understanding of the nature and occurrence of deepwater and Arctic gas hydrates and their implications for future resource development and environmental performance. Georgia Tech Research Corporation. Source: DOE.

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Future Supplies San Diego Energy 225

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MAY 2, 2012

The US Department of Energy (DOE) partnered with ConocoPhillips and the Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation (JOGMEC) on the test, which was the first field trial of a methane hydrate production methodology whereby CO 2 was exchanged in situ with the methane molecules within a methane hydrate structure.

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Japan Gas Production CO2 225

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MAY 6, 2009

Battelle is granting an exclusive license to Genifuel Corporation for a process developed at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) to convert algae into renewable synthetic natural gas (SNG) for use in pipelines and power generation. PNNL has tested the gasifier with terrestrial plants, kelp and water hyacinths.

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Gas Water Convert Renewable 170

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MARCH 9, 2011

PARC was founded in 1970 at Xerox; in 2002, it was incorporated as a wholly owned independent research and development subsidiary of Xerox Corporation, providing services to external customers as well as to Xerox. PARC is developing a non-biological approach for producing liquid fuels from renewable energy, air, CO 2 and water.

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Renewable Carbon Fuel Building 236

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FEBRUARY 5, 2010

The US House Committee on Science and Technology’s Energy and Environment Subcommittee held a hearing to examine the scientific basis and engineering challenges of geoengineering, a term that encompasses a wide range of strategies to deliberately alter the Earth’s climate systems for the purpose of counteracting the effects of climate change.

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Climate Change Solar United Kingdom Climate 186

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JUNE 26, 2010

Based on the work of the multidisciplinary team, with advice from a board of 16 leaders from industry, government and environmental groups, the report examines the future of natural gas through 2050 from the perspectives of technology, economics, politics, national security and the environment. —Ernest Moniz.

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MIT Coal Gas Emissions 240

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FEBRUARY 9, 2011

Brooklyn) is building a light-duty electric motorcycle designed to be used in an urban environment, which would reduce pollution and gas consumption. Sensis Corporation (E. Lower Hudson-Long Island Resource Conservation & Development Council Inc. NYSERDA funding: $50,000. Other projects selected include: Brooklyn Motorized Corp.

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Diesel Transportation New York Pollution 199

Creative Greenius

FEBRUARY 5, 2012

In a still repressed economy during an era when “no new taxes” is the mindless mantra that forces cutbacks and the elimination of educational programs and resources, the only place the dollars are going to come from are nontraditional, innovative sources. The on-stage banner heralding the ribbon cutting event @ ECHS.

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Solar Minneapolis Water Grant 150

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DECEMBER 8, 2010

James Clark School of Engineering and College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, brought together by Professor Reza Ghodssi, is using the Tobacco Mosaic Virus (TMV) to build a new generation of small, powerful and highly efficient batteries and fuel cells. Resources. Click to enlarge. —Reza Ghodssi. Gerasopoulos, J.

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Maryland Li-ion Energy Storage Batteries 210

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

The 27 projects range from concept studies and component design research to prototype development and in-water device testing. The system will employ tidal turbine blades to pressurize and push the water without using any underwater high-ratio gears or electrical components. Total Project Value: $391,000. DOE Funding: $142,000.

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Mariner Energy Alaska New Jersey 210

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2013

Conceptual design of a water-based flow battery GE scientists are researching as part of ARPA-E’s RANGE program. Researchers from GE and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) are developing a water-based flow battery targeted at EVs. Resources. Energy Environ. Click to enlarge. Moyses Araujo, Davide L.

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Water Energy Batteries Battery 273

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JUNE 2, 2023

Rio Tinto plans to invest US$395 million in a seawater desalination plant in the Pilbara, Western Australia, to support future water supply for the company’s coastal operations and communities in the region. The proposed intake infrastructure is located within an existing redundant power station cooling-water intake pond.

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Water Corporation Australia Supplies 170

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AUGUST 25, 2009

Successful technologies will significantly increase the confidence that CO 2 placed in geologic formations is being accurately tracked and remains permanently stored, thus protecting human health and the environment. West Virginia University Research Corporation , Morgantown, W.V. Advanced Resources International , Arlington, Va.

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CO2 Coal Austin Store 225

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JUNE 26, 2021

Hot Shot Coanda-Stabilized Free Stream Gas Atomization (Hot CoSA) of Powders of Refractory Multi-Principle Element Alloys (RMPEA) for Extreme Environments, $250,000. Northrup Grumman Corporation (Elkton, Maryland). Microsoft Corporation (Redmond, Washington). Eaton Corporation (Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin). IP Group, Inc.

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Commercial Energy Albuquerque New York 170

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2019

PLANET 2050 focuses on three priority areas: addressing climate change and air emissions; using natural resources in the most sustainable way; and improving communities. Reduce absolute water consumption in facilities and operations by 30%. Cummins Inc. By 2050, Cummins is targeting net-zero carbon emissions.

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Emissions Carbon Climate Change Climate 278

EV Adoption

MARCH 3, 2021

The semi-conductor shortage, sourced largely from problems at the world’s biggest semi conductor maker, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), due to a reported water shortage, and a huge boost in home electronics demand due to Covid, has crippled car production in the US and in Europe and Asia for the last few months.

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Volvo All-Electric Tax Credit Fisker 95

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 5, 2020

Climate change mitigation will create new natural resource and supply chain opportunities and dilemmas, because substantial amounts of raw materials will be required to build new low-carbon energy devices and infrastructure. — co-author Benoit Nemery, Emeritus Professor at the Centre for Environment and Health at KU Leuven.

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Creative Greenius

FEBRUARY 2, 2009

The Exxon/Mobil refinery in Torrance and the Chevron refinery in El Segundo are both located in the South Bay and are each a big part of the carbon-based economy that causes the majority of climate change - although you’ll never get either of these corporations to admit this truth or take responsibility for it. Water and Sewer.

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Los Angeles Climate Change Climate Obama 199

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 29, 2012

Water capped end pit lake. Improvement to Water-Based Extraction. After oil sands ore is excavated from the ground (surface mining operations, not in situ production), warm water is added to wash the bitumen off the. Issues of water balance and water chemistry are becoming critical and need attention. Thickening.

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Oil-Sands Oil Canada Water 199

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DECEMBER 17, 2016

The 16 REFUEL projects seek to develop scalable technologies for converting water and molecules from the air into energy-dense, carbon-neutral liquid fuels (CNLFs) using electrical energy from renewable sources. Bettergy Corporation. High-Efficiency Ammonia Production from Water and Nitrogen (Category 1). Earlier post.)

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Baua Electric

MARCH 25, 2024

Clean Water Act gives Washington regulatory power over water extraction and reinjection across the country, state officials have autonomy to govern other parts of the process. In Utah, the state legislature and governor approved a bill last year aimed at preventing water levels from dropping in the lithium-rich Great Salt Lake.

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Arkansas Auto Louisiana Texas 52

Green Car Congress

MAY 6, 2019

Green-technology corporations dominate the Fortune 500 by 2030. The US and China take the lead in scaling up the technology, given their large markets, tech-friendly regulatory environments and industry giants, such as Google and the State Grid Corporation of China. But competition between nations also spikes.

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