Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

Scandinavian transport operator Nobina has ordered 60 Volvo high-capacity electric buses which will enter service in Malmö, Sweden next year. In a short space of time we have taken orders for 220 electric buses from two of Sweden’s largest cities. —Henrik Dagnäs, MD at Nobina Sweden.

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MAY 15, 2023

Most of these orders came from countries in the northern part of Europe, including the Netherlands, Germany, Norway and Sweden. With these new additions, Volvo Trucks has six electric truck models in series production, giving it the industry’s most extensive portfolio of zero exhaust emission trucks.

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MAY 4, 2022

The introduction of more zero emission zones in cities around the world is generating demand for fully electric trucks. We have optimized the technology from our successful city sewer solution to meet the special requirements for working in urban zones, where regulations regarding CO 2 and diesel emissions have been tightened.

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JULY 13, 2022

The selected projects are located in Bulgaria, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland and Sweden. emissions coming from exhaust gases produced during lime production and store them permanently in offshore geological formations in France. A third project will capture the CO? Background.

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DECEMBER 4, 2021

Kongsberg has tested and verified a full-scale, full-size, zero-emissions drivetrain powered by hydrogen fuel cells designed for ships and ferries. Kongsberg has been the technical lead of the project, which has involved participants from Scotland, Denmark, France, Germany, Sweden and England.

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Hydrogen Mariner Lithium Ion Denmark 459

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FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Replacing fossil fuels with Neste’s renewable fuels reduced global climate emissions altogether by a 8.3 The emission reduction is calculated by comparing the life cycle greenhouse gas emissions of the renewable fuels that Neste produces in a year to the life cycle emissions of conventional European diesel.

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DECEMBER 6, 2017

Issues covered in the briefing include emissions, air pollution, noise and renewable energy and the impact of transport on ecosystems and biodiversity. Evolution of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the EU-28 from 1990 to 2016. In 2016, average emissions decreased by 1.5 In 2016, average emissions decreased by a further 4.7

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Environment Transportation Emissions Climate 150

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JUNE 8, 2021

The extended and exhaustive testing over several months is also intended to test safety, load response, transient response, and emergency situations of the system.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

The Volvo CE team from Sweden and South Korea has worked closely with Finnish company Norrhydro in the research project, leveraging an idea initially born out of academic collaborations. The novel Common Pressure Rail Hybrid system by Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) applied to excavators, which results in?significant

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JANUARY 8, 2020

This technology has applications to the automotive industry and other sectors covered by regulations that control methane emissions. This catalyzes the oxidation of methane to carbon dioxide and water using excess oxygen in the exhaust stream. Methane in the exhaust at such dilute concentrations does not combust on its own.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Volvo Trucks delivered its first all-electric vehicles on 19 February: a refuse truck to waste and recycling company Renova, and a distribution truck to the logistics company DB Schenker and partner haulier TGM, operating in Sweden. The Volvo FL Electric trucks are part of a pre-series developed in collaboration with selected customers.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Emissions are usually higher in the production phase of electric cars, but these are more than offset by lower emissions in the use phase over time. However, as the carbon intensity of the EU energy mix is projected to decrease, the life-cycle emissions of a typical electric vehicle could be cut by at least 73% by 2050.

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JUNE 14, 2016

The EU is investing more than €3 million in innovative aero-engine technologies in the three-year ULTIMATE project, short for Ultra Low emission Technology Innovations for Mid-century Aircraft Turbine Engines. The combinations are integrated into optimized engine concepts promising to deliver ultra-low emission engines.

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MAY 26, 2022

The direct injection two-stroke engine could be a very promising and interesting option for hydrogen combustion to achieve zero NO x because of its advantages of high-power density and inherent much lower NO x emissions. The only criteria emission of concern is NO x. If hydrogen combustion is sufficiently lean—i.e.,

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Cars That Think

MARCH 16, 2024

According to the WRI’s analysis, above, Iceland, Sweden, the Netherlands, and China are the leading EV adopters after Norway. The group’s member states are “working together to enable 100 percent zero-emission new truck and bus sales by 2040 with an interim goal of 30 percent zero-emission vehicle sales by 2030.” degrees C (2.7

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 10, 2012

It has been estimated that the replacement of HA-oils will reduce the PAH emission originating from tire-tread-wear by 98%. Data available of dibenzopyrenes in other urban emission sources are diesel and gasoline particulate emissions. Non-exhaust traffic sources of particles. Using emission-factor models, 50?85%

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OCTOBER 4, 2010

Scania will focus on developing an engine that can operate on both alcohol- and gaseous methane-based fuels that will combine the higher efficiency of diesel (compression ignition) technology with the exhaust aftertreatment systems of Otto (spark ignition) technology. —Jonas Hofstedt, Senior Vice President, Powertrain Development.

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JANUARY 11, 2013

Sweden-based White Smoke Shipping, together with Delta Marine and Omega Marine of Turkey as well as Frederiet AB and Crew Chart Ship Management of Sweden, has developed the WS3 project—a vessel designed for the growing LNG bunkering market of the North European ECA (Emission Control Areas) with special focus on the Baltic sea.

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Mariner Sweden Turkey Oil 218

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MAY 17, 2012

High oil prices, impending emissions regulations and technical advancements are propelling the market faster than we expected. A key factor is International Maritime Organization Tier III emissions standards, which are slated to take effect in 2015-2016. The regulations require operators to reduce sulfur and nitrogen oxide emissions.

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South Korea Fuel Mariner Singapore 218

Green Car Congress

JUNE 16, 2017

After two successful years with electric buses on route 55 in Gothenburg, Sweden, the partners in the ElectriCity venture have decided to expand electric bus operations in the city. At the same time, plans are under way to expand the demo arena with heavy vehicles for quiet and emission-free urban traffic.

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Electric Electrical Vehicles Sustainable Transportation 150

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MAY 14, 2013

Volvo Buses’ new plug-in hybrid buses will begin field tests in Gothenburg, Sweden this month. The conventional hybrid offers up to 37% fuel savings compared to a diesel version and 40-50% lower exhaust emissions. 7900 Volvo Plugin Hybrid Charging at Redbergsplatsen in Gothenburg. Click to enlarge.

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MAY 21, 2013

The unit is more efficient than a small ICE (internal combustion engine) generator in combination with an environmental friendly exhaust. PowerCell will now test and demonstrate its PowerPac prototype to the global industry and media from its headquarters and research center in Gothenburg, Sweden.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 28, 2010

The hybrid bus will reduce fuel consumption by up to 35% and carbon emissions by an equal amount. The 12-meter Volvo 7700 Hybrid bus is now being built in the company’s plant in Wroclaw, Poland and the chassis for the double-decker Volvo B5L Hybrid will be built in Borås, Sweden. Earlier post.)

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

The problem with this configuration is that neither the combustion process nor the values for efficiency and emissions can be optimized. A direct injection stratified natural gas engine could reduce CO 2 emissions by 35% compared to a contemporary port injection gasoline engine, the team said. By 2025, this limit could be even lower.

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AUGUST 20, 2011

The PowerShift transmission helps deliver reductions in fuel consumption and CO 2 emissions, while also providing a more responsive and refined driving experience. with PowerShift has cut CO 2 emissions by 19% to 149g/km, and now achieves an average fuel consumption of 6.4 Compared to the 100PS (99 hp, 74 kW) 1.6-liter

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MARCH 15, 2013

Catalytic converters in cars, for example, reduce emissions by converting exhaust to less toxic compounds. Catalysts, which can speed up chemical reactions and make them more efficient and effective, are essential to most industrial processes and to the production of many chemicals.

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OCTOBER 5, 2010

Carbon dioxide emissions will average out at 49 g/km, with fuel consumption of 1.9 Based on the NEDC cycle, CO 2 emissions from Volvo’s V70 plug-in diesel hybrid will average out at 49 grams per kilometer, with fuel consumption of 1.9 In some markets, they withdraw from earlier promises; some markets increase, like Sweden.

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Plug-in Volvo All-Electric Plug 170

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 11, 2009

Chemrec’s pulp mill-integrated BioDME (dimethyl ether) biorefinery demonstration plant project will break ground in September in Piteå, Sweden, with expected biofuel production by mid-2010. Overview of project area. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 5, 2009

Indexed European transport sector greenhouse gas emissions, 1990-2006. Transport continues to contribute disproportionally to Europe’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, poor air quality and noise, and still uses the least efficient modes to move people and goods according to a new report from the European Environmental Agency (EEA).

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2009

Volvo Trucks is participating in the project by contributing 14 Volvo FH trucks that will be tested by selected customers at four locations in different parts of Sweden between 2010 and 2012. The combustion process produces very low emissions of particulates and nitrogen oxides. Earlier post.)

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NOVEMBER 21, 2017

The combination of high efficiency, low fuel consumption, and the reduced level of exhaust emissions from operating on clean burning LNG, is expected to create low operating costs and a minimal environmental footprint. This will be the first marine application for the dual-fuel version. There is an option for a second vessel.

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JULY 21, 2016

A number of groups have recently or are currently investigating the use of free piston engine power generation applications with a focus on automotive, including academic work at West Virginia University (WVU), Sandia National Laboratory (SNL), Chalmers University of Technology (Sweden), and Shanghai Jiaotong University. Earlier post.).

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OCTOBER 8, 2012

Researchers from the Vienna University of Technology (Austria), Chalmers University of Technology (Sweden) and the Fritz-Haber-Institute of the Max-Planck-Society (Germany) have identified the inherent reaction behavior of different catalysts for ignition in the CO oxidation reaction in catalytic converters.

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Convert Exhaust Austria Pollution 225

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FEBRUARY 28, 2018

GKN’s substantial re-engineering of the standard road car transformed the gasoline-powered SUV with hang-on AWD torque-on-demand functionality to a gasoline-electric plug-in hybrid with a zero-emissions pure-electric drive mode, and axle-split eAWD functionality that is independent of the combustion engine.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2012

In the familiar gasoline engines of the previous EA111 series, the (‘hot’) exhaust side was at the front, and the engines were mounted with a forward tilt. The advantage is that the exhaust line, driveshafts and gearbox mounting position can be standardized. TSI, an exhaust camshaft adjuster is added.

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JUNE 7, 2013

Volvo has been testing Bio-DME in Sweden since 2009. The Amoco scientists found that DME was a good diesel replacement, and at the 1995 SAE conference in Detroit, reported that preliminary engine test data for DME showed emission levels better than the California 1998 ULEV standards. Biomethane DME Emissions Engines Heavy-duty'

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Plug In India

MARCH 5, 2023

In the early 2000's there was the “Euro 1” emission standard. The final stage is Zero Emissions. Only electric vehicles offers zero local emissions. micron particulate matter emitted from vehicle exhausts. Only electric vehicles offers zero local emissions.

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