Green Car Congress

MAY 29, 2020

With an ability to absorb more than 30 times its weight in oil, the sponge could be used to clean up oil spills inexpensively and efficiently without harming marine life. Oil spill clean-up is an expensive and complicated process that often harms marine life and further damages the environment. —Vikas Nandwana.

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Water Oil Mariner Pollution 243

Green Car Congress

JUNE 6, 2023

This system mitigates the risks associated with future fuels, such as ammonia, which can be hazardous to both health and the environment unless handled and stored with great care. It features staged and controlled combustion, minimal energy consumption and waste, and a compact footprint. In most cases NH 3 emissions are close to 0 ppm.

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Water Gas Waste Store 170

Green Car Congress

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.

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Sierra Hydrogen California Energy 357

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Its characteristics include zero flaring during normal operations, the use of thermal efficient aero-derivative gas turbines for refrigerant compressors and generation, the use of Dry Low NO x technology to reduce NO x emission and waste heat recovery systems for the process.

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Mozambique Gas-Electric Gas Waste 273

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

Stena Line said that it is especially interested in industrial-scale applications of thermoelectric generators (TEG) that use the temperature difference between the exhaust gas and the ambient air to directly transform waste heat into electricity. As a result, interest in investment in these kinds of systems is limited in the marine industry.

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Exhaust Engine Energy Mariner 150

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 6, 2016

From 2019, Volkswagen Group Logistics will use two LNG-powered charter vessels from Siem Car Carriers AS, making it one of the first automakers to opt for low-emission LNG-powered vessels for the marine transport of vehicles. The Volkswagen Group is shouldering its responsibility for the environment.

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Fuel Mariner Cars North America 210

Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2022

According to the European Environment Agency (EEA), maritime transport is responsible for more than 3% of the total carbon emissions in the European Union. First, the waste heat from the engine is used to heat the reactor, significantly increasing the efficiency of the system. © Fraunhofer.

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Hydrogen Engine Fuel Carbon 480

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 16, 2009

The report estimates that carbon emissions equal to half the annual emissions of the global transport sector are being captured and stored by marine ecosystems such as mangroves, salt marshes and seagrasses. Marine-living organisms range from plankton and bacteria to seagrasses, saltmarsh plants and mangrove forests. Click to enlarge.

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Mariner Carbon Emissions Climate Change 170

Green Car Congress

MARCH 24, 2010

We were quite surprised to find that polycarbonate plastic biodegrades in the environment. This finding challenges the wide public belief that hard plastics remain unchanged in the environment for decades or centuries. Biodegradation, of course, releases BPA to the environment. Katsuhiko Saido. parts per million (ppm) to 50 ppm.

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San Francisco Mariner Waste Hawaii 231

Cars That Think

JANUARY 20, 2024

Vard Group is part of NuProShip , a consortium of the Norwegian maritime authority, universities, shipbuilders, and shipping companies that aims to develop a Generation IV reactor for marine vessels. The feasibility study with Fincantieri will guide how the two companies develop the technology for marine use.

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Molten Salt Mariner South Korea Water 145

Green Car Congress

JUNE 12, 2010

Researchers at Fudan University (Shanghai, China) have converted the marine macroalgae Enteromorpha prolifera , one of the main algae genera for “green tide”—massive algal blooms caused by eutrophication of marine water bodies—to bio-oil by hydrothermal liquefaction in a batch reactor at temperatures of 220-320 °C. and Enteromorpha sp.,

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Oil Convert Green Mariner 186

Teslarati

AUGUST 2, 2022

“The material composition of these parts is collected by workers from plastic waste in the Indian Ocean and the Arabian Sea, promoting healthier marine life, reducing landfill waste and energy use, and providing jobs,” Altair said. Credit: Ford). Ford is expanding sustainably-produced parts throughout its lineup.

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F-150 Ford Electric Vehicles Vehicles 98

Green Car Congress

JUNE 20, 2016

Processing one ton of rare earths can produce 2,000 tons of toxic waste. AzwK-3b) from marine algae on an assay filter and passed a solution of mixed rare earths (lanthanides) through it. This research was supported by the Harvard University Center for the Environment and the Office of Naval Research. —William Bonificio.

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Cleaner Mariner Waste 2016 150

Green Car Congress

JUNE 22, 2012

Ultimately, the need to decrease fossil fuel dependence makes it imperative that algae and algae-derived products are safe to humans and the environment. microorganisms, enzymes, chemicals), will determine the quantity and nature of waste produced.It Freshwater algae, marine algae, and cyanobacteria all produce toxins, Menetrez found.

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EPA Industrial Industry Mariner 218

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 5, 2015

The project launched in July 2015 and consists of six partners including The Crown Estate, the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas), the Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS), Queen’s University Belfast and Newcastle University. The UK’s Centre for Process Innovation (CPI) is leading a 3-year, £2.78-million

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Mariner Universal Waste Grid 150

Green Car Congress

MARCH 19, 2018

Plus if we are able to develop this system on a larger scale, the same unit would be able to treat the waste and to remediate the soil and water that has been contaminated. One type of bacteria he is testing is referred to as “electrogenic,” which means that it releases electrons to its environment through metabolic processes.

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Oil Water Mississippi Gas 170

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 17, 2020

The energy conversion rate of this system is higher than that of biomaterial-based systems, but the production pathway cannot tap into potential energy sources such as waste biomass. The main challenge for ammonia is that it is highly toxic and even small accidents can create major risks to the crew and the environment.

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Fuel 2019 Singapore Emissions 221

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 29, 2012

This year’s Balex Delta oil spill response exercise, which is held annually under the Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area, is taking place today in the sea area outside Helsinki, Finland. The Finnish Environment Institute SYKE is coordinating the exercise.

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Finland Oil Mariner Environment 218

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Colorado State University will develop a novel, low-cost turbo-compression cooling system that utilizes the ultra-low-grade waste (less than 150°C) heat available in many industrial processes, the energy from which is not traditionally recovered. Colorado State University. Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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Manufacturer Waste Universal Dallas 150

Green Car Congress

JULY 9, 2012

billion (US$10 billion) for the 2013 work program will support projects and ideas that will boost Europe’s competitiveness and tackle issues such as human health, protecting the environment and finding new solutions to growing challenges linked to urbanization and managing waste. In total, €8.1 billion (US$13.3-billion)

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2013 Climate Change 2020 Environment 225

Baua Electric

MAY 15, 2024

Carbon neutrality, zero waste and serving seafood solely from responsible suppliers: Many boutique eco-tourism destinations — particularly those catering to small numbers of luxury travelers — can reach or come close to sustainability goals such as these, but what about a decades-old resort company operating 97 properties across 14 countries?

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Mariner Dominican Republic Waste Climate Change 52

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

An international study of 10 global cities found that a balance of geophysical factors (climate, access to resources, and gateway status) and technical factors (power generation, urban design, and waste processing) determine the greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) attributable to cities. Miroslav Havránek, Charles University Environment Center.

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Emissions Global Gas Los Angeles 199

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 29, 2014

Well-to-Propeller GHG emissions results for marine alternative fuels. Biofuels derived from waste have many benefits, but securing the necessary production volume is a challenge. Biofuels will have only limited penetration in the marine fuels market in the next decade, according to the paper. Source: DNV GL. Click to enlarge.

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Alternative Fuels Fuel Gas-Electric Mariner 231

Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2019

CARB has awarded $41 million dollars to the Port of Los Angeles for the ZANZEFF project as part of California Climate Investments, a California initiative that puts billions of Cap-and-Trade dollars to work reducing greenhouse gas emissions, strengthening the economy and improving public health and the environment?particularly

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Kenworth Los Angeles Toyota Long Beach 207

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

The pillars will guide Kia in its efforts to reduce carbon emissions in all operational facets, from supply, logistics, vehicle production and vehicle use through to disposal of waste. Protecting marine ecosystems and offsetting carbon emissions. By 2045, Kia plans to reduce 97% of the company’s 2019 level of carbon emissions.

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Kia Carbon Market Europe 395

Green Car Congress

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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Emissions EPA Waste Exhaust 225

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 29, 2009

Seven of the 28 projects, which will be led by Dr PK Wong, Deputy Director (Research) at A*STAR’s Institute of Chemical and Engineering Sciences (ICES), will develop technologies to capture, store and utilize carbon dioxide effectively to address the level of atmospheric carbon dioxide and reduce its adverse effect on the environment.

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Singapore Grant Waste Cheap 240

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2019

The energy conversion rate of this system is higher than that of biomaterial-based systems, but the production pathway cannot tap into potential energy sources as e.g. waste biomass. The main challenge for ammonia is that it is highly toxic and even small accidents can create major risks to the crew and the environment.

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Emissions Fuel Carbon Alternative Fuels 170

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

Among the engine’s potential applications are power washers, electric generators, lawn equipment, welders, marine propulsion and possibly some hybrid vehicles. So when you open the exhaust valve to dump expanded gas out to the environment, you lose all of that energy stored in the high-pressure exhaust gases and you create a lot of noise.

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Engine Diesel Standards Exhaust 186

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 17, 2016

In addition, Kokam’s Ultra High Energy NMC batteries have a 96% efficiency, meaning less energy is wasted when the batteries charge or discharge. As we had the time in Hawaii to replace the batteries, we decided to integrate the cooling system to give the airplane more flexibility, especially in very high temperature environments.

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Solar Energy Batteries Battery 150

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 24, 2012

The introduction of large-scale algae cultivation systems in arid or semi-arid environments could alter the local climate of the area by increasing humidity and altering temperature extremes. Releases of cultivated algae to natural environments and potential alteration of species composition in receiving waters.

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Production Water Fuel Emissions 257

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

KPMG International is hosting the event, in cooperation with the UN Global Compact (UNGC), the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Scarcity also creates opportunities to develop substitute materials or to recover materials from waste.

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Climate Change Water Climate Global 310

Baua Electric

JANUARY 23, 2024

Like an A-list celebrity stepping onto the red carpet, the arrival of Royal Caribbean’s 250,800-ton ship has captured the world’s attention, with some marveling over its cutting-edge features, like the largest water park at sea, while others criticize the gigantic ship’s potential to damage the environment. as a viable marine fuel.

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Climate Mariner Miami Water 52

Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2020

100% reduction in solid waste. Plumes can settle over an area of several square kilometers and, depending on the thickness of the blanketing layer, risk smothering and killing marine life in those areas. 94% less stored carbon at risk. 90% reduction in SO x and NO x emissions. 94% less land use. 93% less wildlife at risk.

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Batteries Battery Tonga Water 269

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2013

Intentional-use sectors: Disposal and incineration of product waste, cremation emissions, chlor-alkali industry. The 2013 assessment is the most comprehensive to date, and includes information on the release and impacts of mercury in aquatic environments for the first time. Source: UNEP. Click to enlarge.

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Mercury Emissions 2013 Global 262

Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2011

Because it is very difficult to remove lignin using existing enzymes, this process requires preprocessing with sulfuric acid at high temperatures, which in turn requires preprocessing and treatment of waste liquids and the consumption of large amounts of energy, Moriya says. Producing fuels from marine algae. —Shigeharu Moriya.

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Mariner Oil Japan Environment 199

Cars That Think

APRIL 28, 2023

MIT ] Roboticists at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems in Stuttgart have developed a jellyfish-inspired underwater robot with which they hope one day to collect waste from the bottom of the ocean. Nina Lanza and her team tested autonomous drones in the frigid environment that is similar to Mars.

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South Korea MIT Environment Houston 94