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MARCH 10, 2012

A new study by researchers from Stockholm University concludes that automobile tires may be a potential previously unknown source of carcinogenic dibenzopyrenes—a type of high molecular weight polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH)—to the environment. Non-exhaust traffic sources of particles. 60% rubber polymers; 20?

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FEBRUARY 27, 2023

The researchers, from Imperial College London’s Transition to Zero Pollution (TZP) initiative, warn that even though electric vehicles remove the problem of fuel emissions, we will continue to have a problem with particulate matter because of tire wear. million vehicles emit around nine thousand tonnes of tire wear particles annually.

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DECEMBER 3, 2021

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced $35 million in funding for twelve projects focused on developing technologies to reduce methane emissions in the oil, gas, and coal industries. This would simultaneously reduce methane emissions and improve engine efficiency. Natural Gas Engines. Selection amount: $3,257,089).

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

At the 17 th Supercharging conference this week in Dresden, Controlled Power Technologies (CPT) will launch what it says is the first water-cooled electric supercharger developed for “quasi-continuous” boosting of commercial diesel engines, including those developed for off highway applications. Cobra electric supercharger. Click to enlarge.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2022

bp has successfully loaded the first LNG cargo from Mozambique’s offshore Coral Sul FLNG (floating liquefied natural gas) facility, the country’s first LNG project and first floating LNG facility deployed in the ultra-deep waters of the African continent. FLNG vessels are floating LNG production, storage and offloading units.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2020

The transportation sector was responsible for over 7 million tons of NO x emissions in the US in 2014, with 50% of this sector’s NO x attributed to heavy-duty on- and off-road vehicles and equipment. CO 2 and NO x certification test data for heavy-duty diesel engines certified from 2002 through 2019. Source of data: US EPA (2019).

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AUGUST 16, 2011

Harris announced a settlement with cargo terminals at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles over diesel emissions from exhaust that requires the terminals to complete projects to reduce their diesel emissions and better notify the public of emissions. Eagle Marine Services, Ltd.; Trapac, Inc.;

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NOVEMBER 19, 2018

The University of Bath and SAIC Motor UK Technical Centre are collaborating on a project to identify the most efficient conditions for the optimum performance of gasoline particulate filters (GPFs), to help minimize vehicle impact on the environment.

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JULY 10, 2017

The US has charged a former Audi manager via criminal complaint for his role in a conspiracy to defraud US regulators and customers by implementing defeat device software in thousands of Audi diesel vehicles to cheat US emissions tests. liter diesel engine employed Selective Catalytic Reduction (“SCR”) technology to reduce NO x emissions.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 1, 2013

NASA researchers have begun a series of flights using the agency’s DC-8 flying laboratory to study the effects of alternate biofuel on engine performance, emissions and aircraft-generated contrails at altitude. Survey black carbon and gas-phase emissions and contrail properties from commercial aircraft at cruise in air-traffic corridors.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 15, 2018

The focus will be on alternative fuel emissions and the characterisation of ice crystals in condensation trails (contrails), using biofuel as an example. The planned research flights are intended to determine particle emissions and how they affect cloud formation through contrails, thus investigating their impact on the climate.

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JULY 15, 2020

FLECCS project teams will work to develop carbon capture and storage (CCS) processes that better enable technologies, such as natural gas power generators, to be responsive to grid conditions in a high variable renewable energy (VRE) penetration environment. 8 Rivers Capital. Georgia Institute of Technology.

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MAY 4, 2019

Cuomo announced that Maid of the Mist, which has been navigating the waters of the Lower Niagara River since 1846, will launch later this year two new all-electric, zero-emission passenger vessels constructed in the United States. The color scheme is environmentally-friendly green combined with the blue of the water.

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OCTOBER 26, 2022

To control high exhaust gas temperatures, the cylinder head uses a new two-piece water jacket, new gas-cooling exhaust ports and a large capacity cooled exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) valve to bring exhaust gases from the exhaust system back into the chamber to reduce emissions.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

The new paint shop incorporates technologies such as air recirculation, dry separation and exhaust air cleaning that enable a significant reduction in the use of resources. Heating energy and water consumption per car are reduced by 20%. In combination with dry separation, this also benefits the environment.

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MAY 24, 2020

Published in the journal Toxicological Sciences , the findings show that chemicals in diesel exhaust can trigger the toxic buildup of a protein in the brain called alpha-synuclein, which is commonly seen in people with the disease. Barnhill added certain chemicals found in diesel exhaust to the water in which the zebrafish were kept.

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Pollution Exhaust Diesel Water 220

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MAY 31, 2017

Researchers at Loughborough University in the UK have developed a novel system that enhances SCR operation to further reduce NO x emissions and improve diesel engine efficiency. In 2015 the UK Government estimated that exposure to NOx and particulate matter emissions from diesel engines lead to around 52,000 additional deaths in the UK.

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Exhaust Diesel Conversion Emissions 170

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JUNE 7, 2010

Renault held a “2010 Environment Workshop” last week to showcase its progress across its range of vehicles’ full lifecycle through the Renault eco² program. Renault’s engineers worked particularly hard on tuning the 85hp and 105hp dCi engines to optimize CO 2 emissions without detracting from performance. Select Engines. dCi engines.

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MAY 22, 2018

UK Environment Secretary Michael Gove published a new Clean Air Strategy to cut air pollution backed up through new primary legislation. To take concerted action to tackle ammonia from farming, responsible for 88% of ammonia emissions, by requiring farmers to invest in the infrastructure and equipment that will reduce emissions.

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APRIL 5, 2010

million to 34 small businesses to develop innovative, sustainable technologies to protect human health and the environment. Included in the 34 FY2010 SBIR Phase I awards are the following biofuel and emissions-reduction projects: Technology Specialists, “Thermochemical Biofuels Production from Biomass Waste Materials”, $70,000.

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JANUARY 19, 2010

Terrestrial bioenergy feedstock crops such as switchgrass, canola and corn have lower environmental lifecycle impacts than algae in energy use, greenhouse gas emissions, and water regardless of cultivation location, according to a new lifecycle assessment by researchers at the University of Virginia. Click to enlarge. 0.4 ± 0.05.

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Water Waste Energy Emissions 218

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JUNE 4, 2018

But we also had to take into account the increased number of competitors which make the A-segment an even more challenging environment. regulations and reduce CO 2 emissions by 5 g/km across the entire model range. As a result, combustion efficiency is further enhanced, improving both fuel economy and exhaust gas performance.

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MARCH 31, 2021

With the increase in performance from the additional electric motor, the development team was also able to improve the efficiency of the entire vehicle and achieve lower emissions as well as lower consumption. The steering focus is on energy efficiency, so that fuel consumption and emissions can be reduced. E PERFORMANCE with 2.0L

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APRIL 22, 2010

The increasing contribution of lead from avgas to the total inventory of lead emissions. EPA has issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) on lead emissions from piston-engine aircraft using leaded aviation gasoline (avgas). Since 1980, US lead emissions have decreased by more than 90%. Source: EPA. Lead in Avgas.

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OCTOBER 30, 2016

The new six-cylinder in-line engine comes with an intelligent form of turbocharging: assisted by the ISG at start-off, the electric auxiliary compressor (eZV) guarantees immediate high torque when driving off and accelerating, bridging the time before the large exhaust turbocharger cuts in. Almost imperceptible restart of the engine.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

l/100 km / 34 mpg US; combined CO 2 emissions, weighted: 156 g/km; combined electric energy consumption, weighted: 11.7 With the increase in performance due to the additional electric motor, the development team was also able to improve the efficiency of the entire vehicle in parallel and achieve lower emissions as well as lower consumption.

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AUGUST 6, 2013

The vehicles also exceed the MLIT fuel efficiency standard for 2015 by 20% and achieve emissions levels 75% lower than the 2005 standards under the MLIT''s Approval System for Low-Emission Vehicles, making them eligible for tax reductions under the Japanese government’s tax incentive program for environment-friendly vehicles.

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JANUARY 18, 2018

Unlike desert dust, which is primarily composed of crustal material, road dust is a complex mixture that also includes particles from road surface, brake, and tire wear; traction materials; semivolatile components of vehicle exhaust; and vegetative detritus, including soil and humic materials. —Sarah Styler, corresponding author.

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OCTOBER 21, 2017

Despite its substantial effects on human health, the economy, and the environment, pollution has been neglected, especially in low-income and middle-income countries, and the health effects of pollution are under-estimated in calculations of the global burden of disease.

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AUGUST 4, 2011

The injection system reduces fuel consumption and particulate emissions to such an extent that the four-cylinder engine complies with the limits of the future Euro 6 standard. The Audi valvelift system, which adjusts the lift of the valves in two stages, is active on the exhaust side. TFSI by around 2.5 g per 100 km (4 g/mile).

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MARCH 20, 2015

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded $8 million to communities in 21 states and Puerto Rico to reduce emissions from the nation’s existing fleet of diesel engines through the agency’s Diesel Emission Reduction Act ( DERA ) program. Diesel Emissions Engines Policy Ports and Marine' Puerto Rico.

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Electric Auto Association

JUNE 9, 2021

The EV must demonstrate the same level of performance as a comparable ICE vehicle, feature a similar range for travel, enable a savings in fuel costs, and offer a substantial emission reduction. Significant emission reductions have been there all along. EVs are now advantageous enough to come out on top. Nice association, right?

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JULY 16, 2014

mpg US), and CO 2 emissions reduced to 95 g/km in conjunction with a stop/start system. The hybrid powertrain has also been revamped, with its CO 2 emissions reduced still further to 75 g/km and corresponding combined-cycle consumption lowered to 3.3 In addition, the exhaust temperature is lower than that of conventional engines.

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2014 Engine Toyota Hybrid 273

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JULY 22, 2014

liter EcoBoost also features all-new engine logic that adjusts operating parameters on the fly to provide the best efficiency and performance for the environment and workload. All-new aluminum cylinder heads feature water-cooled integrated exhaust manifolds. Other new features of the 2.7-liter The 24-valve 3.5-liter

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JUNE 12, 2023

The open-access paper is published in Nature Communications Earth & Environment. Unlike exhaust from burning coal and gas that contains CO 2 , burning hydrogen emits only water vapor and oxygen. In this way, emissions of hydrogen can cause global warming, despite its lack of direct radiative properties. Sand et al.

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APRIL 2, 2014

Today, Scania notes, biodiesel is probably the most uncomplicated solution from a user perspective for reducing the effects on the environment from heavy trucks. The new 16-liter V8 engine meets Euro 6 requirements with EGR (exhaust gas recirculation) and water-cooled SCR (selective catalytic reduction) aftertreatment.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2014

TDI has a lightweight crankcase made of an aluminum-silicon alloy—an exception in its competitive environment. Targeted ribbing and detailed measures affecting the engine periphery minimize noise emissions. The intercooler, which is water-cooled via a separate loop, is mounted on the cylinder head.

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