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APRIL 17, 2012

New research from North Carolina State University found that federal requirements governing diesel engines of MY 2010 tractor trailer trucks have resulted in major cuts in real world emissions of particulate matter (PM) and nitrogen oxides (NO x ). The PM emissions were 95% lower. grams of PM per gallon of fuel used.

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JANUARY 28, 2021

Sumitomo Corporation of Americas (SCOA), the largest subsidiary of Sumitomo Corporation, one of the world’s largest traders of goods and services, has invested in OneH2, a hydrogen fuel company headquartered in Longview, North Carolina. Their solution is both mobile and scalable. Hunt Transport, Inc., a subsidiary of J.B.

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DECEMBER 9, 2013

has purchased 35 Class 8 Volvo trucks that operate on compressed natural gas (CNG). and North Carolina, is the largest private fleet of its kind in the Mid-Atlantic region. SUPERVALU INC. The fleet, which operates out of SUPERVALU’s Mechanicsville, Va.,

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JULY 15, 2020

The goal is to ensure that 100% of all new medium- and heavy-duty vehicle sales be zero emission vehicles by 2050 with an interim target of 30% zero- emission vehicle sales by 2030. Medium- and heavy-duty trucks are a major source of harmful smog-forming pollution, particulate matter, and air toxics.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 23, 2024

This week, one executive from the company has highlighted that he doesn’t think battery electric vehicles (BEVs) will ever overtake gas vehicles as the most popular type of powertrain. Toyota increases North Carolina battery plant investment by $8 billion What are your thoughts?

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OCTOBER 14, 2016

(CWI) announced that orders are being processed and production of the ISL G Near Zero (NZ) NO x natural gas engine ( earlier post ) has commenced. Near Zero NO x Emissions standards eight years in advance of the 2023 California Near Zero NO x schedule and contributing to California Clean Air initiatives. g/bhp-hr) since 2001.

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MAY 6, 2015

liter medium-duty, factory-built dedicated natural gas engine for school bus, shuttle bus, medium-duty truck and vocational applications. G natural gas engine is based on the Cummins ISB6.7 The SEGR technology was introduced with the ISL G in 2007, and was developed to meet 2010 EPA emission requirements. will unveil the ISB6.7

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MAY 3, 2022

A team of researchers from North Carolina State University, SINTEF in Norway and the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, has developed a polymer membrane technology that removes carbon dioxide from mixed gases with both high permeability and high selectivity. the ability to separate one gas from another.

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JULY 20, 2021

This is an enormous amount of land, and this not only affects soil health and carbon emissions, but it also threatens biodiversity and food security that are crucial for sustainable development. The researchers then simulated the global carbon emissions from wild pig soil damage based on previous research in the Americas, Europe, and China.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2022

In November 2021, Forth was awarded two grants from the US Department of Energy (DOE) as part of the Low Greenhouse Gas (GHG) funding opportunity for the creation of solutions that reduce vehicle emissions and accelerate the expansion of EV infrastructure and charging (DE-FOA-0002475, earlier post ).

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OCTOBER 29, 2015

Panda Power Funds has financed the 1,124 megawatt Panda “Hummel Station” power plant—one of the largest coal-to-natural gas power conversion projects in the United States. While the new power station will supply 180% more power than the coal plant it replaces, SO 2 and NO x emissions will be reduced by more than 90%.

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JULY 17, 2009

Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) has introduced another natural gas-powered truck, the Freightliner Business Class M2 112 NG. The cooled-exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) engine offers the lowest emissions available in the industry while maintaining performance and efficiency. Holly, North Carolina, in September.

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DECEMBER 5, 2014

has taken delivery of its first 11 Freightliner heavy-duty trucks that run on liquefied natural gas (LNG). They are expected to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 755 metric tons per year, which equates to removing approximately 159 passenger cars from the road annually.

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Teslarati

JUNE 7, 2023

A report from the American Lung Association has suggested that if the United States were to eliminate gas-guzzling vehicles from its car lots by 2035 and replace them with zero-emissions vehicles, the nation could see a decrease of 89,300 premature deaths by 2050. These include a reduction of 2.2 million asthma attacks, 10.7

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NOVEMBER 9, 2016

They found that the increase in ozone burden due to the spatial distribution change slightly exceeds the combined influences of the increased emission magnitude and global methane. Based on their findings, they suggested that emission increases in Southeast, East and South Asia may be most important for the ozone change.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

The US Department of Transportation (DOT) is awarding $100 million in Economic Recovery Act funding to 43 transit agencies for projects to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions from both vehicles and facilities. City of Charlotte/Charlotte Area Transit System, North Carolina: $3,000,000.

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JANUARY 19, 2015

Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a highly effective new perovskite-promoted iron oxide redox catalyst for a hybrid solar-redox scheme they had proposed earlier for partial oxidation and water-splitting of methane.

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MAY 31, 2012

one of the largest US-based, publicly-traded water utilities, is going to transition portions of its larger vehicle fleet to compressed natural gas (CNG). Pennsylvania has always been an energy-rich state with natural gas being its latest form. Aqua America, Inc., —Nicholas DeBenedictis. Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc.,

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 15, 2011

Participating universities will use electric powertrains, next generation control systems, and advanced battery technologies to reduce fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions (GHG). North Carolina State University (Raleigh, North Carolina). Colorado State University (Fort Collins, Colorado).

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JUNE 15, 2023

However, owning an EV is about more than just zero emissions and torque—it’s about understanding the total cost of ownership. As a rule of thumb, EVs tend to be more expensive to insure than their gas-powered counterparts due to their cutting-edge technology and the high repair or replacement costs of their battery systems.

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AUGUST 1, 2020

North Carolina State University. Gas Technology Institute. Advanced Low-Emission Residential Fluid-Bed Biomass Combustor. Scale-up and Qualification of Net-Zero Sustainable Aviation Fuels from Wet Waste. Global Algae Innovations. Scale-up of Novel Algae Drying and Extraction Unit Operations. Oregon State University.

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MAY 28, 2013

Fulcrum’s large development program, backed by secured MSW, will have the capacity to produce more than half a billion gallons of fuel in markets across North America at lower costs compared to conventional petroleum fuel, while reducing carbon emissions by more than 80%. Bio-hydrocarbons Fuels Gas-to-Liquids (GTL) Gasification'

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OCTOBER 3, 2017

SPARC partners include academic institutions (Auburn University, Florida A&M University, University of South Florida, University of Georgia, Mississippi State University, and North Carolina State University), USDA-ARS, industry (Agrisoma Biosciences Inc. and Applied Research Associates Inc.),

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FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Tropospheric (ground-level) ozone is a greenhouse gas and air pollutant that, at high levels, is detrimental to human health and crop and ecosystem productivity. Fleming and Ruth Doherty of the University of Edinburgh were co-lead authors on the study, with co-authors from 12 international institutions.

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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. North Carolina. Diesel Emissions Engines Policy Ports and Marine'

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FEBRUARY 21, 2015

The Bioenergy Technologies Office is working to produce cost-competitive ($3/gallon of gasoline equivalent) advanced biofuels from non-food biomass resources that reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 50% or more versus petroleum-based alternatives. Metabolix in collaboration with North Carolina State University.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2017

These observations may also assist air quality managers in assessing the most effective approaches to emission reduction programs that will improve air quality. Their study regions focused on North America, Europe and East Asia during the summer months, when abundant sunlight triggers the highest rates of ozone formation.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 1, 2024

In an interview with Automotive News , Toyota CEO Ted Ogawa said that the Japanese automaker plans to go with customer demand – and in his view, that’s varying degrees of “electrification,” usually in the form of hybrids with gas-burning engines. Currently, the company is building a $13.9 That’s a tough question.

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APRIL 16, 2015

Reduction in annual generation cost and external emissions costs due to controlled charging compared to uncontrolled charging ($2010). Power plants currently produce 71% of national SO 2 emissions, 1% of primary particulate matter emissions, and 14% of NO x emissions, which cause their own set of health and environmental problems.

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JULY 2, 2010

Vehicles also had to complete emissions, efficiency, and range events in which they had to achieve at least two-thirds the minimum fuel economy and range requirements. For emissions, vehicles had to meet the minimum US EPA emissions standards in on-track challenges. Li-ion Motors, Wave II (North Carolina) Battery Electric.

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OCTOBER 9, 2014

Investigators: Clint Chapple, Purdue University; Wout Boerjan, VIB and University of Ghent (Belgium); John Ralph, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Xu Li, North Carolina State University; Claire Halpin and Gordon Simpson, University of Dundee (Scotland).

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JULY 13, 2016

Increasing production and use of biofuel, biopower, and bioproducts would substantially decrease greenhouse gas emissions in the utility and transportation sectors and reduce US dependence on imported oil as the domestic bioeconomy grows. billion tons under a high-yield scenario. and Allegheny Science and Technology).

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JULY 7, 2010

million to six research projects to help find ways of converting CO 2 captured from emissions of power plants and industrial facilities into useful products. The projects are located in North Carolina, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Georgia, and Quebec, Canada (through collaboration with a company based in Lexington, Ky.).

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FEBRUARY 14, 2009

The results of the study will be used to assess the potential of carbon storage in coal seams as a safe and permanent method to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions while enhancing production of natural gas. billion tons of CO2 in the coal seams while increasing natural gas production up to 2.5 feet in thickness.

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JUNE 4, 2018

Nuclear power generates nearly 20% of US electricity, delivering reliable, low-emission baseload power to the grid. The HolosGen team seeks to develop a transportable, gas-cooled nuclear reactor with load following ability. HolosGen, LLC: Transportable Modular Reactor by Balance of Plant Elimination – $2,278,200.

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JUNE 21, 2016

For example, by simplifying and shrinking the process, this approach could enable natural gas refining directly at the wellhead, saving up to half of the energy lost in the ethanol cracking process today. Reducing Embodied Energy and Decreasing Emissions (REMADE) in Materials Manufacturing Institute. Missouri U. West Virginia U.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2009

Advanced biofuels produced through this funding are expected to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 50% compared to fossil fuels. Of the $24.4 million announced today, DOE plans to invest up to $4.9 million with USDA contributing up to $19.5 DOE Awards. FEEDSTOCK DEVELOPMENT. USDA Awards.

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