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California adopts comprehensive strategy to meet federal ozone standard over next 15 years

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The California Air Resources Board today approved a statewide plan for attaining the federal health-based standard for ozone, typically experienced as smog. The 2022 State Implementation Plan Strategy identifies the state’s control strategy for meeting the federal 70 parts per billion, 8-hour ozone standard over the next 15 years.

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Berkeley study identifies diesel as main source of vehicular secondary organic aerosols

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Contribution of gasoline and diesel exhaust to SOA over 0% to 50% diesel fuel use. The study determined that, depending on a region’s fuel use, diesel exhaust is responsible for 65% to 90% of vehicular-derived SOA, with substantial contributions from aromatic and aliphatic hydrocarbons. Gentner et al. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).

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OptiFuel finalizing $2.6M DOE grant to demonstrate RNG hybrid line-haul locomotive

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The rail sector is the only transportation modality without significant emissions related development that is feasible in the near-term to eliminate ozone, smog and GHG emissions, OptiFuel says. In production, OptiFuel will provide its proven locomotive CNG fueling station solution and expect the CNG to cost between 0.70

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Transient Plasma Systems says advances are bringing plasma ignition technology closer to commercialization

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Traditional ignition systems when used to enhance internal combustion engine (ICE) efficiency and lower emissions are handicapped with high energy consumption and poor durability leading to an unattractive cost of ownership. TPS ignition system. —Dan Singleton, CEO and co-founder of Transient Plasma Systems. hp diesel engine.

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MECA report finds additional NOx emission reductions from new heavy-duty trucks achievable and cost-effective

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NO x is a precursor for both ground level ozone and secondary PM 2.5 While the cost of new heavy-duty trucks has increased at approximately 1% per year, the cost of emission controls has come down, representing a lower percentage of the cost of a new truck.

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California ARB Seeks Further Reductions of Diesel Emissions at State Rail Yards

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Total cost of those five measures is estimated to be $3.9 Diesel exhaust contains a variety of harmful gases and more than 40 other known cancer-causing substances. NO x helps create ground-level ozone, or smog. billion, with $3 billion of that consumed by the new Tier 4 interstate line haul locomotives.

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National Academies release third review of the 21st Century Truck Partnership

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California’s and, potentially, EPA’s move toward further heavy-duty NO x reductions to meet National Ambient Air Quality Standards for ozone will be critical. researching, validating, and deploying technologies and methods that save fuel through more efficient operations of trucks and transportation systems.

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