Green Car Congress

AUGUST 23, 2009

In the US, producing one gallon of ethanol from switchgrass consumes approximately the same net amount of water as does producing a gallon of gasoline from conventional crude or oil sands oil, according to a study by Argonne National Laboratory researchers presented at the 238 th national meeting of the American Chemical Society last week.

Water

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

The Arab world is facing the prospect of severe water and food shortages unless rapid and effective measures are taken to address the region’s water scarcity dilemma, according to a report by the Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED). Arabs cannot afford to waste a single drop of water.

Water

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 22, 2020

Conventional water electrolysis for the production of hydrogen faces technological challenges to improve the efficiency of the water-splitting reaction for the sluggish oxygen evolution reaction (OER). Oxygen and hydrogen are generated during a water electrolysis reaction (top right). doi: 10.1039/D0EE03183F.

Hydrogen

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Rolls-Royce and Canadian vessel designers Robert Allan have developed the world’s first shallow-water push boat powered by LNG natural gas engines. LNG (liquefied natural gas) is gaining traction in maritime circles, enabling operators to reduce emissions that are harmful to the environment and to the climate.

Water

Cars That Think

JUNE 6, 2025

In this work, we present LocoTouch, a system that equips quadrupedal robots with tactile sensing to address a challenging task in this category: long-distance transport of unsecured cylindrical objects, which typically requires custom mounting mechanisms to maintain stability. LocoTouch paper ] Thanks, Changyi!

Los Angeles

Green Car Congress

MAY 29, 2020

A Northwestern Engineering-led team has developed a highly porous smart sponge that selectively soaks up oil in water. Oil spill clean-up is an expensive and complicated process that often harms marine life and further damages the environment. Skimmers don’t work in rough waters or with thin layers of oil. —Vikas Nandwana.

Oil

Cars That Think

JULY 18, 2025

Agility Robotics ] We are presenting the Figure 03 (F.03) UBTECH ] PAPRLE is a plug-and-play robotic limb environment for flexible configuration and control of robotic limbs across applications. UBTECH ] PAPRLE is a plug-and-play robotic limb environment for flexible configuration and control of robotic limbs across applications.

San Francisco

Green Car Congress

MAY 17, 2020

The program determines the environmental balance of vehicles with different size classes and powertrains, and presents the results in comparative graphics. Depletion of fresh water reserves [m 3 ]. Eutrophication of non-marine aquatic environments [kg N-eq.]. Eutrophication of non-marine aquatic environments [kg P-eq.].

Mariner

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MAY 16, 2021

During their experiments, the scientists happened to notice that a strange odor developed when commercial cement was mixed with water. Of the organic matter present in cement, phthalates have the highest effect on deterioration more than phosphates and AE water reducing agents. CT scans showing cracks in damaged concrete.

Exhaust

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MARCH 24, 2022

The filters prevent tire wear particles and other environmentally harmful substances from being washed into sewers and bodies of water along with rainwater. From there, it is blown into the environment by the wind, or is washed by the rain as urban runoff through the sewers into the soil and rivers and ultimately the oceans.

Audi

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APRIL 4, 2022

A study by three French institutes—Ifremer, the University of Bordeaux and the IRD (a public research institution)—has found that the surface water of the Atlantic Ocean is twice as polluted by cellulose fibers as it is by microplastics. Cellulose fibers are present in virtually all the samples collected (92.5%

Pollution

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JUNE 1, 2013

In its final written submission to the Northern Gateway Pipeline Joint Review Panel (JRP), the government of British Columbia states that it cannot support the project as presented to the panel primarily because Northern Gateway (NG) has been unable to adequately detail its response to a spill. —BC Environment Minister Terry Lake.

Oil-Sands

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2020

The study was published in the journal Atmospheric Environment. Net positive RF (warming) contributions arise from CO 2 , water vapor, NO x , and soot emissions, and from contrail cirrus (consisting of linear contrails and the cirrus cloudiness arising from them). Aviation accounts for 3.5% Pitari, M.J. Prather, R. Sausen, L.J.

Climate

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OCTOBER 18, 2017

AB 1328 gives California water agencies access to information on potentially hazardous chemicals used in oil and gas operations. For decades, legislators in California have been working to obtain information on the chemicals present in wastewater from oil and gas production. Both bills will become law on 1 January 2018.

Water

Green Car Congress

JULY 18, 2015

Findings by MIT researchers could help advance the commercialization of supercritical water technology for the desulfurization and upgrading of high-sulfur crude oil into high-value, cleaner fuels such as gasoline without using hydrogen—a major change in refining technology that would reduce costs, energy use, and CO 2 emissions.

MIT

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JUNE 18, 2013

Politécnica de Valencia (Spain) have found that noble metal nanoparticles supported on titanium dioxide or cerium dioxide can catalyze the industrially important water gas shift (WGS) reaction for hydrogen production at ambient temperatures using visible light irradiation. Energy Environ. Researchers at the Univ. —Sastre et al.

Water

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Vegetation appears red, grassland is light brown, rocks are black, and water surfaces are green. By considering how water containing REEs interacted with calcite, a mineral that is ubiquitous in nature and often present in hydrothermal environments, the team discovered a new pathway by which bastnäsite formed.

Green

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APRIL 2, 2021

The pilot line is set to be presented at the Hannover Messe Digital Edition from 12-16 April 2021. Therefore, Fraunhofer IPT is developing for the first time in a research environment a non-stop pilot line in which fuel cell components are made and assembled into the finished product in one place.

Fuel

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NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Projects will work to reduce the LCOE through multiple approaches, including increasing generation efficiency, increasing rotor area per unit of equivalent mass, lowering operation and maintenance costs, minimizing potential impacts on the surrounding environment, and maximizing system reliability. SRI International.

Mariner

Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2011

Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) and Rice University led by RPI Professor Nikhil Koratkar have shown that flowing water with various molarities of hydrochloric acid (HCl) over graphene generates induced voltages an order of magnitude higher as compared to carbon nanotubes. Credit: ACS, Dhiman et al. Click to enlarge.

Water

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 9, 2013

The researchers will present a paper on the discovery at the American Geophysical Union’s annual Fall Meeting in San Francisco this week. Dr. Daniel explains that when water meets the ubiquitous mineral olivine under pressure, the rock reacts with oxygen (O) atoms from the H 2 O, transforming olivine into another mineral, serpentine.

Hydrogen

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DECEMBER 20, 2013

The new rule clarifies that carbon dioxide streams captured from emission sources, injected underground via UIC Class VI wells approved for the purpose of geologic sequestration under the Safe Drinking Water Act, and meeting certain other conditions (e.g.,

EPA

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NOVEMBER 5, 2020

The presentation of results was made by Dr. Petronela Gotcu, manager R&D Cells and Dr. Hilmi Buqa, vice president R&D Cells, Leclanché, at the International Battery Production Conference 2020 Braunschweig, Germany, held online this year from November 2 - 3.

Energy

Green Car Congress

JULY 29, 2011

A new report from the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment at Oxford identifies advantages to using agave plants, such as those used in the production of tequila and sisal, to derive biofuels. The study presents a comprehensive life cycle analysis of the energy and greenhouse gas (GHG) balance for agave-derived ethanol.

Environment

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FEBRUARY 13, 2010

Population growth, limits to arable land and fresh water, and climate change have “ profound implications ” for the ability of agriculture to meet this century’s demands for food, feed, fiber, and fuel while reducing the environmental impact of their production. —Federoff et al.

Climate Change

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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. 0.4 ± 0.05. 1.8 ± 0.58. 3.3 ± 0.86.

Water

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APRIL 12, 2016

The transformation will integrate sustainability and innovation throughout the built environment, including a new Sustainability Showcase building on the product campus, which will aim to meet Living Building Challenge standards, the highest level of sustainability certification today. More than 7.5 No combustion is allowed. Click to enlarge.

Environment

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MARCH 19, 2018

The researchers presented their work at the 255 th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS) in New Orleans. It features more than 13,000 presentations on a wide range of science topics. The microbial biosensor cell will generate high voltage spikes when availability of organic compounds increases.

Oil

Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2019

The Honda e platform has been developed with a focus on urban environments to offer a rewarding, responsive driving experience. When combined with its compact size and short overhang, the Honda e delivers next-generation small car agility to make city driving enjoyable and tight maneuvers in urban environments effortless.

Honda

Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2022

Van Hool, the Belgian manufacturer of buses, coaches and industrial vehicles, presented its first edition of a completely new range of 100% zero emission buses on the first day of Euro Mobility Expo 2022, an international trade show for public transport. Our customers are focusing on greening their fleets and are pursuing zero emissions.

Hydrogen

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

Researchers at the US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) have presented a new and more complete view on the way a cyanobacterium— Cyanothece 51142—produces hydrogen. Here we present evidence to support a new model whereby energy derived directly from oxygenic photosynthesis (i.e.,

Insight

Green Car Congress

MARCH 24, 2010

Researchers from Nihon University in Japan have reported widespread global contamination of sea sand and sea water with the endocrine disruptor bisphenol A (BPA) and said that the BPA probably originated from a surprising source: hard plastic trash discarded in the oceans and the epoxy plastic paint used to seal the hulls of ships.

San Francisco

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2013

The session is expected to culminate in the adoption of a new convention by the 147 states attending the session to reduce mercury emissions and releases to the air, water and land. 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.

Mercury

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

A complete overhaul of global environmental governance is urgently needed if the challenges of global sustainability are to be met for seven billion people, according to a wide-ranging Foresight Process conducted by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). New Insights on Water-Land Interactions: Shift in the Management Paradigm?

Global

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APRIL 14, 2021

But a new study led by Sujay Kaushal of the University of Maryland warns that introducing salt into the environment—whether it's for de-icing roads, fertilizing farmland or other purposes—releases toxic chemical cocktails that create a serious and growing global threat to our freshwater supply and human health.

Supplies

Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2011

Canada’s Environment Minister Peter Kent released an integrated monitoring plan for the oil sands region. The final plan includes components for monitoring air quality, biodiversity, and the next phase of water quality monitoring in the oil sands region. ” —An Integrated Oil Sands Environment Monitoring Plan.

Oil-Sands

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 10, 2019

The model, which incorporates data from more than 30 peer-reviewed studies, shows that at present, the cheapest energy storage mechanism is pumped-storage hydroelectricity, where water is pumped to a higher elevation with spare energy, then released to harvest the energy when needed. —senior author Iain Staffell. 2018.12.008.

Lithium Ion