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ARB posts 5 new LCFS pathways; two renewable diesel

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California Air Resources Board (ARB) staff has posted five new and one revised Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) fuel pathway applications to the LCFS public comment website. No natural gas is used in these processes at the Champway facility. Natural gas, residual oil, and electricity are used in the processing of UCO.

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Researchers provide evidence for spillover effect in activated carbon systems for hydrogen storage

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An MIT-led team of researchers from Taiwan and the US have successfully analyzed the performance of a class of materials considered a promising candidate for hydrogen storage: activated carbon that incorporates a platinum catalyst, allowing the hydrogen atoms can bond directly to the surface of carbon particles and then be released when needed.

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Berkeley Earth study calculates that air pollution contributes to 1.6M deaths per year in China

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During the period analyzed, 92% of the population of China experienced >120 hours of unhealthy air (as defined by the US EPA standard), and 38% experienced average concentrations that were unhealthy. μg/m 3 /hr, sufficient to exceed US EPA standards after only 3 days of stagnant air. was 52 μg/m 3. Average air pollution maps.

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Volvo To Go All Electric By 2030 – EV Week in Review: Feb 23-Mar 1

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Volvo to go all electric by 2030 – Volvo announced that its entire car line-up will be fully electric by 2030 and joins GM, JLR, Ford Europe, and other automakers in stating their goals or “aspirations” (in the case of GM) – to end production of gas-powered vehicles by 2030 or 2035 depending on the OEM.

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Inside the Global Race to Tap Potent Offshore Wind

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Ireland, South Korea, and Taiwan are among the other countries with bold floating wind ambitions. If governments provide consistent, long-term subsidies, industry standardization and mass production will deliver the gigawatts, Smith says. “We Pacific coast could support 100 GW more by midcentury. MW turbines operating in Aberdeen Bay.

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