Green Car Congress
JULY 22, 2017
Project partner Young Brothers operated the generator for 10 months powering refrigerated containers in Honolulu, Hawaii. One opportunity to do so was identified in Honolulu Harbor at the Young Brothers Ltd. (YB) By comparison, the net efficiency of a comparable diesel generator efficiency is from 25% to 34% in this same load range.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 17, 2017
Transitioning the fleet to all electric will eliminate emissions from diesel buses and emissions from shipping diesel fuel by barge 900 miles from Seattle. All of the replacements are diesel powered heavy-duty buses that are past their twelve-year life span. The buses will replace diesel buses that have exceeded useful life.
Green Car Congress
JULY 28, 2015
Fuel cells and hydrogen are heavier than existing diesel engines and fuel, so the question becomes can you build a boat powered by hydrogen fuel cells that is both large and fast enough? The economy of scale could boost the local hydrogen fuel cell marketplace—a larger station reduces the cost per kilogram of hydrogen, said Pratt.
Cars That Think
SEPTEMBER 16, 2023
The island gets on average nearly 3,000 hours of sunshine per year, putting it on a par with Honolulu and Brisbane, Australia. During prolonged outages, they can provide a cleaner and less expensive alternative to emergency diesel generators. The average cost of electricity for commercial users in Puerto Rico is about 29 U.S.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 28, 2013
Auxiliary power to docked ships, usually provided by on-board diesel engines, is a significant source of greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution, accounting for one-third to one-half of the in-port emissions attributed to ocean-going vessels. Honolulu, Hawaii; and Seattle, Wash. —Pratt and Harris (2013). Los Angeles, Calif.;
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