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Neste joins eFuel Alliance

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The eFuel Alliance is based in Berlin and Brussels and brings together companies and organizations that share the goal of establishing and promoting power- and bio-based synthetic fuels to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from transport. Throughout the world, more than 1.3

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EEA Report: Trends in European Transport Are Heading in the Wrong Direction

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Indexed European transport sector greenhouse gas emissions, 1990-2006. Other key messages of the report include: Freight transport continues to grow, with the largest increases occurring in the least energy efficient transport modes—road and air freight. Source: EEA. Click to enlarge. Almost 67 million people (i.e.

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Nordic green signs Agency Agreement with BioMCN for bio-methanol

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Nordic Green, a company focused on the introduction of bio-methanol, has signed an Agency Agreement with BioMCN , a producer of bio-methanol, for the representation and sales of bio-methanol in Nordic (Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland and Iceland) and Baltic (Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania) countries.

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New cars sold in Europe in 2011 were 3.3% more fuel efficient than those sold in 2010; increasing diesel uptake

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In the EU, CO 2 emissions from road transport have increased by 23% between 1990 and 2010, becoming responsible for approximately one fifth of the EU’s total emissions. Registrations of vehicles using liquefied petroleum gas fell by 76% between 2010 and 2011. In 2011, 55.2% million cars, but has fallen continuously since.

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EEA TERM Report Finds Efficiency Gains of Clean Vehicle Technology Being Offset By Ongoing Increases in Travel

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None of the EEA scenarios considered delivered the targeted reduction in transport GHG emissions. Based on analysis of long-term trends, a new European Environment Agency (EEA) report calls for a clear vision defining Europe’s transport system by 2050 and consistent policies to achieve it. Click to enlarge.

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The Top 20 NREL Stories Of 2022

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Throughout 2022, researchers, staff, and leadership at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) worked together with collaborators and partners to advance renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies.

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Emissions of Air Pollutants down in EU-27

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Other findings of the report include: The road transport sector remains a major source of air pollution in the EU-27. Energy use by households (the burning of wood, gas, coal etc) is the most important source of PM 2.5 The residential sector is an important source of several pollutants.

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