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Ricardo Energy & Environment launches real-world vehicle emissions monitoring service with individual vehicle identification in the UK

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MARCH 20, 2017

In the UK, increasing pressure to reduce the impact of pollution from vehicles has led to growing interest in the introduction of Clean Air Zones and Low Emission Zones. To address this need, Ricardo Energy & Environment, working with technology partner OPUS Inspection, has launched a real-world vehicle emissions monitoring service.

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New iron catalyst helps preferentially reduce NO to hydroxylamine; pollution control and clean energy

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MAY 24, 2021

Among the major pollutants, nitrogen oxide (NO x ) accumulation can cause severe respiratory diseases and imbalance in the Earth’s nitrogen cycle. However, such a harshly acidic environment rapidly degrades the catalyst, limiting the reaction. An open-access paper on the work is published in Nature Communications.

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California Energy Commission awards nearly $70M to replace diesel school buses with electric school buses throughout state

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JULY 16, 2019

The California Energy Commission approved nearly $70 million in funding to replace more than 200 old diesel school buses with all-electric buses that will reduce school children’s exposure to harmful emissions and help the state reach its climate and air quality goals. —Energy Commissioner Patty Monahan.

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Stanford study finds current carbon capture technology inefficient & increases air pollution

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OCTOBER 27, 2019

Jacobson, professor of civil and environmental engineering at Stanford University, suggests that carbon capture technologies are inefficient and increase air pollution. His open-access paper is published in the journal Energy and Environmental Science. —Mark Jacobson. In both plants, natural gas turbines power the equipment.

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Siemens Gamesa and Siemens Energy investing €120M over 5 years to develop fully integrated offshore wind-to-hydrogen system

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JANUARY 18, 2021

Siemens Gamesa and Siemens Energy are joining forces to develop an innovative solution that fully integrates an electrolyzer into an offshore wind turbine as a single synchronized system to produce green hydrogen directly. It is a prime example of enabling us to store and transport wind energy, thus reducing the carbon footprint of economy.

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Kawasaki Heavy taps Corvus Energy for batteries for first all-electric tanker

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FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Kawasaki Heavy Industries has selected Corvus Energy to supply the energy storage system (ESS) for the first zero-emissions electric “e5 tanker” currently under construction for Asahi Tanker Co., of Tokyo, Japan. Further, the vessel will make its battery power available to emergency services in the case of a natural disaster in Tokyo.

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Poor air quality to remain a problem in India despite pollution control policies

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APRIL 1, 2019

According to an independent study by the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) and the Council on Energy, Environment, and Water (CEEW), more than 674 million Indian citizens are likely to breathe air with high concentrations of PM 2.5 The program focuses on 102 polluted Indian cities and aims to reduce PM 2.5

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CalSEED awards $4.2M to early-stage clean energy innovations

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OCTOBER 15, 2020

The California Sustainable Energy Entrepreneur Development (CalSEED) program announced that the fourth cohort of innovative clean energy concepts has been approved by the California Energy Commission (CEC); 28 companies out of 212 were selected to receive grants of $150,000 each. the cost of energy storage?by technology?that

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EEA report finds more action needed to protect Europe’s most vulnerable citizens from air pollution, noise and extreme temperatures

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FEBRUARY 5, 2019

A new report from the European Environment Agency (EEA) warns that the health of Europe’s most vulnerable citizens remains disproportionately affected by environmental hazards such as air and noise pollution and extreme temperatures, especially in Europe’s eastern and southern regions, despite overall improvements in Europe’s environmental quality.

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California Energy Commission awards Sierra Northern Railway team nearly $4M to demonstrate hydrogen switching locomotive; H2RAM

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MARCH 25, 2021

The California Energy Commission has awarded GTI and Sierra Northern Railway nearly $4,000,000 to fund the design, integration, and demonstration of a hydrogen fuel cell switching locomotive to support the Hydrogen Fuel Cell Demonstrations in Rail and Marine Applications at Ports (H2RAM) initiative. —Ted Barnes, Director of R&D at GTI.

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CMA CGM partners with Energy Observer on hydrogen-powered shipping

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FEBRUARY 11, 2020

The CMA CGM Group, a world leader in shipping and logistics, is joining forces with Energy Observer , the first hydrogen-powered vessel to embark on a round-the-world voyage. Energy Observer , formerly a racing catamaran, is now an experimental platform for tomorrow’s energy sources. Earlier post.).

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Greyrock, NREL study determines reduction in GHG and criteria pollutant emissions from using synthetic fuels produced from flare gas

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JULY 11, 2018

A “well-to-wheel” life cycle assessment (LCA) by a team from synthetic fuels producer Greyrock ( earlier post ), and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has determined the potential reduction of greenhouse gases and criteria pollutant emissions from the use of synthetic fuels directly converted from flare gas. Tan, E.C.D.,

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BNSF and Wabtec commence battery-electric locomotive pilot test in California

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JANUARY 5, 2021

BNSF partnered with Wabtec on the development of the battery-electric locomotive, which features an overall energy-management system, including onboard energy storage that, when coupled with advanced system-optimization controls, will improve consist and train performance. —Alan Hamilton, Wabtec vice president, Engineering.

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Loop Energy fuel cell range-extended yard truck in operation

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AUGUST 4, 2017

Offering extended range, rapid refueling and zero tailpipe emissions, the heavy-duty vehicle addresses the limitations of pure battery-electric trucks for short and regional-haul freight markets while providing an economically-viable replacement for polluting diesel engines. Lifetime is 10 years.

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WUSTL study finds use of air conditioning reduces in-car pollution

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AUGUST 11, 2017

Traffic is a major source of harmful pollutants; daily peak exposures tend to occur near roadways or while traveling—or being stuck—on them. Their paper is published in Atmospheric Environment. That gave them rare, real-world look at pollutant exposure. Earlier post.). the least.

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PSI team develops web tool for consumers to compare environmental impact of passenger cars in detail

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MAY 17, 2020

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Duke team devise method for detecting PM2.5 pollution using AI/machine learning, micro-satellite imagery and weather data

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APRIL 27, 2020

The results appear in the journal Atmospheric Environment. Such information could help researchers identify hidden hotspots of dangerous pollution, greatly improve studies of pollution on human health, or potentially tease out the effects of unpredictable events on air quality, such as the breakout of an airborne global pandemic.

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LSBU researchers investigating metal hydride hydrogen storage for buses

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DECEMBER 2, 2020

Researchers from London South Bank University (LSBU), School of the Built Environment and Architecture, are investigating the use of metal hydrides to absorb, release and store hydrogen for fuel cell buses. Among the issues facing the use of metal hydrides for hydrogen storage is the energy required to get hydrogen in and out of the material.

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@MayorOfLA Is Ready! Garcetti Comes Out Gunning For Gas – Scattergood, Haynes & Harbor Power Plants To Stop Shoving Pollution Down Citizens Throats, Calls For Shutdown Of Aliso Canyon. #MerchantsOfDoubt In Fossil Fuel Industry Argue For More Climate Destruction

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FEBRUARY 14, 2019

Green groups like Communities For A Better Environment, Food & Water Watch and Sierra Club had worked for this critical win for many year and it was beautiful to be there to see their leaders gobsmacked by the great news. ” – this means that mega-polluting, constantly climate-killing, fossil fuel Chevron must go too.

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Daphne Technology secures strategic investments from Shell Ventures, Trafigura, AET and Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures

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OCTOBER 31, 2021

Daphne Technology, a Swiss startup that has developed multi-pollutant reduction technology—a “green converter”—targeting the maritime industry, has secured strategic investments from Shell Ventures, Trafigura, AET and Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures. —Margaux Moore, Head of Energy Transition Research at Trafigura.

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Baker Institute team says fossil fuel subsidies need global reform

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OCTOBER 23, 2020

Fossil fuels still receive most of the international government support provided to the energy sector despite their “well-known environmental and public health damage,” according to new research from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy. Costs ranged from a low of 0.3% Costs ranged from a low of 0.3%

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Study findings suggest that switching from coal to natural gas would do little for global climate

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

While coal use causes warming through emission of heat-trapping carbon dioxide, it also releases comparatively large amounts of sulfates and other particles that, although detrimental to the environment, cool the planet by blocking incoming sunlight. degrees F (3 degrees C) of warming projected by 2100 under current energy trends.

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Stockton school district partners with Mobility House for electric school bus charging; savings of $500K over 5 years

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MAY 6, 2021

Phase one of the project consists of eleven electric school buses, four of which were funded by the California Air Resources Board (CARB), two by the California Energy Commission and an additional five by San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District. Funding of $4.94

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Berkeley Lab researchers launch projects to apply AI to optimize traffic and reduce pollution

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OCTOBER 29, 2018

One project uses deep reinforcement learning to train autonomous vehicles to drive in ways to improve traffic flow and reduce energy consumption simultaneously. Experiments have shown that the energy savings with just a small percentage of vehicles on the road being autonomous can be huge. Traffic smoothing with Flow.

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T&E: tests show cars powered by electrofuels emit high levels of criteria pollutants

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DECEMBER 7, 2021

Proponents claim that if renewable electricity is used and CO 2 is captured from the air, then the e-gasoline and e-diesel are climate-neutral fuels that will also reduce pollution. However, said T&E, particle pollution was far from eliminated. pollution. The emissions were compared to the standard E10 EU gasoline. Full report.

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California Energy Commission approves plans to invest nearly $500M in electricity R&D and alternative fuels

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APRIL 23, 2014

The California Energy Commission has unanimously approved two major investment plans that could total nearly a half a billion dollars. One will fund clean energy research that benefits electricity ratepayers. The clean energy research plan is a $388-million investment funded by the Electric Program Investment Charge (EPIC).

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Transform Materials plasma process converts abundant natural gas into high-value hydrogen and acetylene

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

But methane is extremely inert in an oxygen-free environment and resists chemical reactions. For passenger cars, Transform Materials’ technology enables the build-out of crucial hydrogen infrastructure and produces hydrogen using approximately 40% less energy input than conventional methods of production, the company says.

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Northwestern/Princeton study explores air quality impacts of aggressive conversion to EVs

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APRIL 15, 2019

In a paper published in the journal Atmospheric Environment , they report on the findings from a suite of scenarios designed to quantify the effect of both the magnitude of EV market penetration and the source of electricity generation used to power them. Locations with clean energy sources, however, saw reductions.

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U-M study: Induced driving miles could overwhelm potential energy-saving benefits of connected, self-driving cars

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APRIL 18, 2019

The benefits of connected, self-driving cars (CAVs) will likely induce vehicle owners to drive more, and those extra miles could partially or completely offset the potential energy-saving benefits that automation may provide, according to a new University of Michigan study. Their study is published in the journal Applied Energy.

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IEF, IHS Markit: deepening underinvestment in hydrocarbons raises specter of continued price shocks and volatility

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DECEMBER 12, 2021

Underinvestment in oil and gas development extended into a second year in 2021 even as global energy demand rebounded, raising the prospect of price shocks, scarcity and growing energy poverty, according to a new report by the International Energy Forum (IEF) and IHS Markit.

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USC study shows promising potential for giant-kelp-based biofuel with depth-cycling approach

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MARCH 3, 2021

An open-access paper on their work appears in the journal Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. The National Research Council has indicated that generating biofuels from feedstocks such as corn and soybeans can increase water pollution. The researchers used a depth-cycling approach—i.e., Ginsburg et al. 2021.110747.

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SAE New Energy Vehicle Forum: China’s focus on NEVs may have profound impact on future of transportation

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NOVEMBER 13, 2013

China has a number of critical economic and environmental imperatives driving its pursuit of vehicle electrification, said the roster of plenary speakers at the SAE 2013 New Energy Vehicle Forum held in Shanghai this week. New energy vehicles is a relatively blue ocean. —William Russo, President and CEO, Synergistics.

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Aqua Metals recovers high-purity nickel from lithium battery black mass

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MARCH 17, 2023

Aqua Metals has successfully recovered high-purity nickel from lithium battery black mass using its proprietary Li AquaRefining process, utilizing electricity, and without a polluting smelter or the significant chemical waste typical in recycling. Earlier post.)

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Maersk Line, Ports of LA & Long Beach in 3-year project to measure air pollution benefits from $125M eco-upgrade; real-time tracking 24x7

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NOVEMBER 10, 2016

This will involve the installation of high-tech equipment to track vessel emissions and energy efficiency over the next three years, enabling more transparency and ultimately reducing the environmental impact of vessels calling at the San Pedro Bay port complex. Lee Kindberg, Director of Environment and Sustainability for Maersk Line.

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Toshiba’s SCiB Li-ion battery system Japan’s first recognized compliant with ClassNK guidline for marine vessels

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APRIL 4, 2020

Ships with the battery system can use renewable energy sources to charge the SCiB while at sea, allowing the system to power on-board equipment while the ship is at anchor and to provide power when entering or leaving port.

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EEA: Walking, cycling and public transport in cities remain greener mobility options than electric scooters or car ride-hailing

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FEBRUARY 4, 2020

A new report by the European Environment Agency (EEA) finds that, taken together with public transport, walking and cycling for short city journeys provide the greatest benefits for both human health and the environment in urban areas. If it replaces a motorcycle or a car trip, the environment and health effects are positive.

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EEA finds only mixed progress for Europe’s transport sector in meeting environment, climate goals; GHG emissions up 25% since 1990

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DECEMBER 6, 2017

Europe’s transport sector is making only mixed progress in meeting its environment, health and climate policy targets, according to the latest European Environment Agency (EEA) assessment which tracks the short and long-term environmental performance of this key economic sector across the European Union. Air pollution.

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Synthetic gasoline emits just as much pollution as regular gas, tests find

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DECEMBER 9, 2021

Cars powered by synthetic fuel produce the same amount of nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions as cars burning conventional gasoline, according to the environmental group Transport & Environment (T&E).

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Port of Los Angeles rolls out $82.5M hydrogen fuel cell electric freight demonstration; Toyota fuel cell technology

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JUNE 14, 2021

Other public sector partners are the South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD), serving as a project advisor; the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, which will collect and analyze project data; and the Coalition for a Safe Environment, representing the community. Planning for S2S began in 2018.

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California and Mexico sign agreement to reduce GHGs

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AUGUST 1, 2014

and Mexico’s Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Undersecretary Rodolfo Lacy and Mexican National Forestry Commission Director General Jorge Rescala Pérez signed an agreement to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs). On Monday, California Governor Edmund G.

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ARPA-E awards $175M to 68 novel clean energy OPEN 2021 projects

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FEBRUARY 15, 2022

The US Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $175 million for 68 research and development projects aimed at developing novel advanced energy technologies. Led by DOE’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), the OPEN 2021 program prioritizes funding high-impact, high-risk technologies that support novel approaches.

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SwRI and USTA researchers to develop a novel catalyst for low-temperature SCR

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JUNE 24, 2014

One of the main groups of pollutants resulting from fuel combustion is the oxides of nitrogen, or NO x. Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) and The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) announced funding for a new joint research projects to advance clean emission technologies. To date, seven projects have been funded totaling $1,230,863.

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Wärtsilä to deliver world’s first hybrid retrofit for short-sea shipping vessel

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FEBRUARY 9, 2019

The battery capacity will be sufficient to sail in and out of harbor on electric power for approximately 30 minutes, which will effectively reduce noise and pollution levels in the vicinity of the harbor. Wärtsilä’s hybrid solutions are based on a first-of-its-kind fully integrated hybrid power module.

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California and China sign agreement to strengthen and coordinate efforts to improve air quality

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APRIL 11, 2013

In addition to collaboration on air quality measures, the agreement encourages joint efforts to protect public health, promote clean and efficient energy, protect the environment and natural resources and support sustained economic growth.

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Ricardo Energy & Environment launches real-world vehicle emissions monitoring service with individual vehicle identification in the UK

New iron catalyst helps preferentially reduce NO to hydroxylamine; pollution control and clean energy

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California Energy Commission awards nearly $70M to replace diesel school buses with electric school buses throughout state

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Stanford study finds current carbon capture technology inefficient & increases air pollution

Siemens Gamesa and Siemens Energy investing €120M over 5 years to develop fully integrated offshore wind-to-hydrogen system

Kawasaki Heavy taps Corvus Energy for batteries for first all-electric tanker

Poor air quality to remain a problem in India despite pollution control policies

CalSEED awards $4.2M to early-stage clean energy innovations

EEA report finds more action needed to protect Europe’s most vulnerable citizens from air pollution, noise and extreme temperatures

California Energy Commission awards Sierra Northern Railway team nearly $4M to demonstrate hydrogen switching locomotive; H2RAM

CMA CGM partners with Energy Observer on hydrogen-powered shipping

Greyrock, NREL study determines reduction in GHG and criteria pollutant emissions from using synthetic fuels produced from flare gas

BNSF and Wabtec commence battery-electric locomotive pilot test in California

Loop Energy fuel cell range-extended yard truck in operation

WUSTL study finds use of air conditioning reduces in-car pollution

PSI team develops web tool for consumers to compare environmental impact of passenger cars in detail

Duke team devise method for detecting PM2.5 pollution using AI/machine learning, micro-satellite imagery and weather data

LSBU researchers investigating metal hydride hydrogen storage for buses

@MayorOfLA Is Ready! Garcetti Comes Out Gunning For Gas – Scattergood, Haynes & Harbor Power Plants To Stop Shoving Pollution Down Citizens Throats, Calls For Shutdown Of Aliso Canyon. #MerchantsOfDoubt In Fossil Fuel Industry Argue For More Climate Destruction

Daphne Technology secures strategic investments from Shell Ventures, Trafigura, AET and Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures

Baker Institute team says fossil fuel subsidies need global reform

Study findings suggest that switching from coal to natural gas would do little for global climate

Stockton school district partners with Mobility House for electric school bus charging; savings of $500K over 5 years

Berkeley Lab researchers launch projects to apply AI to optimize traffic and reduce pollution

T&E: tests show cars powered by electrofuels emit high levels of criteria pollutants

California Energy Commission approves plans to invest nearly $500M in electricity R&D and alternative fuels

Transform Materials plasma process converts abundant natural gas into high-value hydrogen and acetylene

Northwestern/Princeton study explores air quality impacts of aggressive conversion to EVs

U-M study: Induced driving miles could overwhelm potential energy-saving benefits of connected, self-driving cars

IEF, IHS Markit: deepening underinvestment in hydrocarbons raises specter of continued price shocks and volatility

USC study shows promising potential for giant-kelp-based biofuel with depth-cycling approach

SAE New Energy Vehicle Forum: China’s focus on NEVs may have profound impact on future of transportation

Aqua Metals recovers high-purity nickel from lithium battery black mass

Maersk Line, Ports of LA & Long Beach in 3-year project to measure air pollution benefits from $125M eco-upgrade; real-time tracking 24x7

Toshiba’s SCiB Li-ion battery system Japan’s first recognized compliant with ClassNK guidline for marine vessels

EEA: Walking, cycling and public transport in cities remain greener mobility options than electric scooters or car ride-hailing

EEA finds only mixed progress for Europe’s transport sector in meeting environment, climate goals; GHG emissions up 25% since 1990

Synthetic gasoline emits just as much pollution as regular gas, tests find

Port of Los Angeles rolls out $82.5M hydrogen fuel cell electric freight demonstration; Toyota fuel cell technology

California and Mexico sign agreement to reduce GHGs

ARPA-E awards $175M to 68 novel clean energy OPEN 2021 projects

SwRI and USTA researchers to develop a novel catalyst for low-temperature SCR

Wärtsilä to deliver world’s first hybrid retrofit for short-sea shipping vessel

California and China sign agreement to strengthen and coordinate efforts to improve air quality

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