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Raven SR & Hyzon Motors to build up to 100 waste-to-hydrogen hubs

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The first hubs will be built in the San Francisco Bay Area and are expected to be commissioned in 2022; Hyzon and Raven will then expand into the rest of the US and globally. Raven SR’s patented, Steam/CO 2 Reformation process enables it to be one of the only combustion-free, waste-to-hydrogen processes in the world.

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Here’s a list of every county suing Tesla for its handling of hazardous waste

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Yesterday, it was reported that various counties in California were suing Tesla for violations of the State’s health code for “intentional or negligent disposal of hazardous waste.” The post Here’s a list of every county suing Tesla for its handling of hazardous waste appeared first on TESLARATI.

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Phillips 66 makes final investment decision for $850M conversion of refinery to renewable fuels facility; commercial operation in 1Q 2024

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Phillips 66 made a final investment decision Wednesday to move forward with Rodeo Renewed, the project to convert its San Francisco Refinery in Rodeo, California, into one of the world’s largest renewable fuels facilities. million cars off California roads each year. million cars off California roads each year.

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America’s first hydrogen garbage truck arrives in Las Vegas

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New Way Trucks and the hydrogen fuel cell experts at Hyzon just revealed North America’s first hydrogen fuel cell-powered electric refuse truck at Waste Expo in Las Vegas. Is it cleaner than diesel? Electrek’s Take Hyzon compact hydrogen fuel cell; image by Hyzon. Is hydrogen ideal? Does it make sense as an alternative fuel?

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ECP Developing Plasma-Assisted Compact Fischer-Tropsch Gas-to-Liquids System

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Albin Czernichowski, a professor with the University of Orleans, France, presented two papers on different aspects of the system today at the 239 th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS) in San Francisco. In urban areas, waste cooking oil from restaurants could be the raw material. Click to enlarge.

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FedEx Converts 92 Delivery Trucks to Hybrids, Expanding Hybrid-Electric Fleet by 50%

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An added benefit of the conversion program is that it not only reduces pollution but also extends the life of the vehicles, helping to eliminate waste production and creating a reduce-and-reuse program. ISB EPA 07 200-hp (149 kW) EGR diesel engine and Eaton hybrid-electric system, with Li-ion batteries for energy storage.

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New Comprehensive Lifecycle Energy and Emissions Inventory Includes Non-Operational Components; Large Aircraft Can Perform Better than Light Rail

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Inventorying criteria air pollutants showed that vehicle non-operational components often dominate total emissions. Life-cycle criteria air pollutant emissions are between 1.1 Peak urban diesel buses showed the best overall energy consumption and GHG emissions per PKT. Chester and Horvath (2009). Click to enlarge.

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