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PG&E launches comprehensive study on hydrogen’s feasibility within gas pipelines; H2?

Green Car Congress

MAY 3, 2022

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) is launching the US’ most comprehensive end-to-end hydrogen study and demonstration facility, which will examine the future potential of the zero-carbon fuel hydrogen as a renewable energy source for not only PG&E customers but the entire global natural gas industry. Market development.

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Study: EV drivers want gas-station perks at charging stops

Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

When it comes to charging stations, EV drivers want the same amenities drivers currently get at gas station, a new AutoPacific study found.

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Gas Charging Insight Purchase

Study finds total greenhouse gas footprint of blue hydrogen “quite high” due to fugitive methane

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 13, 2021

“Blue” hydrogen—produced through steam methane reforming (SMR) of natural gas or coal gasification, but with CO 2 capture and storage—is being described as having low or zero carbon emissions. For our default assumptions (3.5% Even if true though, the use of blue hydrogen appears difficult to justify on climate grounds.

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Ford, U Mich study finds greater greenhouse gas reductions for pickup truck electrification than for other light-duty vehicles

Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2022

Cumulative greenhouse gas emissions versus vehicle mileage for (a) internal combustion engine and battery electric sedans, SUVs, and pickup trucks, and (b) hybrid electric and battery electric sedans, SUVs, and pickup trucks. This is an important study to inform and encourage climate action. —Woody et al. years for sedans, 1.4

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U-M researchers challenge USPS EV environmental study

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 29, 2022

A new University of Michigan study finds that making the switch to all-electric mail-delivery vehicles would lead to far greater reductions in greenhouse gas emissions than previously estimated by the US Postal Service (USPS). An all-electric fleet would reduce lifetime greenhouse gas emissions by 14.7 Earlier post.).

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Study confirms €1T green hydrogen potential for Africa

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Africa can produce 50 million tons of green hydrogen a year by 2035, according to a new study by the European Investment Bank (EIB), International Solar Alliance and the African Union, with the support of the Government of Mauritania, HyDeal and UCLG Africa.

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New study confirms extensive gas leaks in the North Sea; recommends stricter guidelines for handling of abandoned wells

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 2, 2020

Researchers from the GEOMAR Helmholtz Center for Ocean Research Kiel have found that considerable quantities of the greenhouse gas methane escape uncontrolled into the water from abandoned oil and gas wells in the North Sea. On the basis of investigations directly on the seafloor it was possible to determine the amount of escaping gas.

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New Study Finds Electric Vehicles Are Driven Less Than Gas Cars

CleanTechnica EVs

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

One of the largest studies to date finds the current generation of EV owners drive far fewer miles than owners. continued] The post New Study Finds Electric Vehicles Are Driven Less Than Gas Cars appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Los Alamos-led study finds how to improve natural gas production in shale; hydrocarbon transport within nanopores

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

A new hydrocarbon study led by researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory contradicts conventional wisdom about how methane is trapped in rock, revealing a new strategy to access the valuable energy resource more easily. Their open-access study is published in Nature’s new Communications Earth & Environment journal.

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Solar will become 10 times cheaper than gas in Europe – study

Electrek

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

It would be 10 times more expensive to operate gas-fired power plants in the long term than to build new solar PV capacity in Europe, according to a new study from Oslo-based energy research company Rystad Energy. The post Solar will become 10 times cheaper than gas in Europe – study appeared first on Electrek.

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AFRY, RINA study points to feasibility and attractiveness of Gulf-to-Europe hydrogen pipeline

Green Car Congress

JUNE 27, 2023

RINA, the inspection, certification and consulting engineering multinational, and AFRY, a European leader in engineering, design, and advisory services, have undertaken an initial study of how the Gulf region and Europe could be linked directly with a pipeline to transport low-carbon hydrogen.

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Study: Product means more than gas prices in stoking EV demand

Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Electric vehicle demand appears to be past a critical inflection point, and there’s some evidence that it’s driven by product more than traditional economic aspects like gas prices. The consulting firm AutoPacific has for many years, as part of a bi-monthly study of 500.

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Heat pumps are more efficient than oil and gas heating in subzero temps – Oxford study

Electrek

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

A new Oxford University study found air source heat pumps to be more efficient than oil and gas heating in cold and subzero temperatures. more… The post Heat pumps are more efficient than oil and gas heating in subzero temps – Oxford study appeared first on Electrek.

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Study suggests new strategy for storing hydrogen, using natural gas as stabilizer

Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2019

A recent study has suggested a new strategy for storing hydrogen, using natural gas as a stabilizer. The research proposed a practical gas phase modulator based synthesis of a hydrogen-natural gas blend (HNGB) without generating chemical waste after dissociation for the immediate service. Credit: KAIST.

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Gas prices are fueling interest in EVs, nudging closer to tipping point, study finds

Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 19, 2021

Electric cars may be nearing a tipping point for mass adoption in the United States, according to a new Ipsos study. consumers now willing to consider an EV, according to the study. That increased interest is happening at the perfect time, as rising gas prices could fuel (no pun.

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Tesla Model 3 crushes gas vehicle competition in reliability study

Teslarati

MAY 16, 2023

The Tesla Model 3 has annihilated its internal combustion engine (ICE) counterparts in a new reliability study from Germany. A new study from a German vehicle analysis firm, the ADAC , highlighted this reliability advantage, finding that the Tesla Model 3 handily beats the vast majority of its gas-powered competition.

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Wärtsilä gas engines to burn 100% hydrogen

Green Car Congress

MAY 6, 2020

The technology group Wärtsilä is developing the combustion process in its gas engines to enable them to burn 100% hydrogen fuel. Wärtsilä has researched hydrogen as a fuel for 20 years, and has tested its engines with blends of up to 60% hydrogen and 40% natural gas. Hydrogen as part of the renewable electricity system of the future.

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Responsible Battery Coalition and U Michigan launch study to compare electric and gas vehicle lifetime costs

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The Responsible Battery Coalition, in partnership with the University of Michigan Center for Sustainable Systems, launched a comprehensive research project to compare the total cost of ownership of gas and electric vehicles (EVs). Gregory Keoleian, Director of the Center for Sustainable Systems at the University of Michigan.

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Study finds GHG emissions from corn ethanol now 46% lower than gasoline

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 27, 2021

A new study by a team from Environmental Health & Engineering (EH&E) has found that greenhouse gas emissions from corn ethanol are 46% lower than those from gasoline—a decrease in emissions from the estimated 39% done by previous modeling. EH&E) and Adjunct Professor of Environmental Health at Harvard’s T.H. —Scully et al.

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Researchers use chemical looping process to produce hydrogen from hydrogen sulfide gas

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Researchers at The Ohio State University have used a chemical looping process to produce hydrogen from hydrogen sulfide gas—commonly called “sewer gas”. Hydrogen sulfide is emitted from manure piles and sewer pipes and is a key byproduct of industrial activities including refining oil and gas, producing paper and mining.

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UC Riverside study finds emissions benefits for E15 blend in California

Green Car Congress

JUNE 12, 2023

A study by a team from UC Riverside has assessed the potential of increasing ethanol content in California reformulated gasoline (CaRFG) by investigating the exhaust emissions from a fleet of 20 Tier 3 light-duty vehicles. A baseline CaRFG E10 (10% ethanol by volume) fuel was splash-blended with denatured ethanol to create an E15 fuel.

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Study finds global emissions of several banned ozone-destroying CFCs are increasing

Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2023

That’s equivalent to about one percent of the total greenhouse gas emissions in the United States. This study focused on five CFCs with few, or no, known current uses—CFC-13, CFC-112a, CFC-113a, CFC-114a, and CFC-115—and that have atmospheric lifetimes ranging from 52-640 years.

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Ozone Emissions Global Switzerland

Study: Mercedes EQS and Kia EV6 top gas vehicles in appeal

Green Car Reports

JULY 22, 2022

Power customer-appeal study. Power's 2022 Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout (APEAL) study, while the Kia EV6 topped the rankings in the compact SUV category. Two EVs outranked gasoline vehicles in their respective segments in a recent J.D. The Mercedes-Benz EQS was the highest-ranked "large premium car" in J.D.

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Modeling study suggests 1.8M excess deaths attributable to urban air pollution in 2019

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 7, 2022

A new modeling study led by researchers from George Washington Universit (GWU) finds that 86% of people living in cities worldwide (~2.5 A second study, also led by the GWU researchers, finds that nearly 2 million cases of asthma in children are linked to traffic-related nitrogen dioxide air pollution, with two in three occurring in cities.

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UC Riverside study confirms low NOx emissions performance of Cummins Westport ISX12N natural gas engine

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

announced that an independent study on the Cummins Westport ISX12N 400 hp natural gas engine demonstrated that the engine meets and exceeds California Air Resources Board’s (“CARB”) optional Low NO x standard of 0.02 These higher emissions should be considered for health and environmental impact studies, the UC Riverside team said.

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Chalmers study finds ship exhaust gas scrubbers responsible for up to 9% of certain hazardous emissions into Baltic Sea

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 24, 2022

New research from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, finds that the discharge water from ships’ exhaust gas treatment systems—i.e., Furthermore, the number of ships equipped with scrubbers have tripled since the study was carried out. Ytreberg et al.

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Exhaust Emissions Mariner Gas

Study: EV drivers want gas-station perks at charging stops

Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

When it comes to charging stations, EV drivers want the same amenities drivers currently get at gas station, a new AutoPacific study found.

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Gas Charging Insight Purchase

ICCT LCA study finds only battery and hydrogen fuel-cell EVs have potential to be very low-GHG passenger vehicle pathways

Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2021

In addition to its regional and temporal scope, this study is distinct from earlier LCA literature in four key aspects: This study considers the lifetime average carbon intensity of the fuel and electricity mixes, including biofuels and biogas. This results in significantly lower battery production emissions than in earlier studies.

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Study busts myth about EV greenhouse gas emissions and dirty grids

Green Car Reports

JULY 22, 2021

A new study confirms that, even when charged from the dirtiest electricity grids, electric cars are still cleaner than internal combustion engines over their lifecycles.

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Rio Tinto and ARENA to study hydrogen calcination to reduce carbon emissions in alumina refining

Green Car Congress

JUNE 16, 2021

Rio Tinto has partnered with the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) to study whether hydrogen can replace natural gas in alumina refineries to reduce emissions. Calcination is an energy-intensive process, for which the current predominant fuel is natural gas. Rio Tinto will conduct a $1.2-million

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Scenario study suggests increased vehicle electrification in Europe increases demand for gas in power sector; limited ability for power-to-gas

Green Car Congress

MAY 29, 2018

A study published by the Centre on Regulation in Europe (CERRE) has explored the possible impact of increased electrification of road transportation and domestic heating and cooking on the energy system (electricity and gas), as well as on CO 2 emissions and on GDP.

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EIA: California drought will decrease hydropower, increase natural gas use and CO2 emissions

Green Car Congress

MAY 27, 2022

EIA expects that level of decrease in hydropower generation would lead to an 8% increase in California’s electricity generation from natural gas, a 6% increase in energy-related carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions in the state, and an average 5% increase in wholesale electricity prices throughout the West given the current system configuration.

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Ipsos Auto Global Study: interest in battery electric vehicles growing in the US

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Ipsos’ new 2020 Global Mobility Navigator Study, focusing on Electrification, found global interest remained on par with the numbers from 2019. However, the study reveals there has been an increase in interest in the US and Chinese markets. Source: Ipsos. A growing consumer awareness led to an increased desire to have them in vehicles.

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California EV adoption driving steady decline in emissions: study

Teslarati

APRIL 7, 2024

A new study from the University of California (UC) Berkeley shows a steady, albeit modest, decline in carbon emissions with increased electric vehicle (EV) adoption over the last few years. This study, he adds, was the first to look at a larger area and make a connection between a decline in carbon emissions and EV adoption.

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Green NCAP LCA study shows detrimental climate and energy impact of increasing vehicle weight, including EVs

Green Car Congress

MARCH 24, 2023

The results of the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of greenhouse gas emissions and primary energy demand of the cars tested by Green NCAP in 2022 show that the current and continuous trend towards larger and heavier cars, significantly increases the negative impact on climate and energy demand. tonnes of additional greenhouse gas emissions and 5.7

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Independent study confirms cost savings & emissions advantages for heavy-duty trucks running ClearFlame’s engine technology

Green Car Congress

MAY 1, 2022

ClearFlame Engine Technologies, a startup developing net-zero engine technology ( earlier post ), announced the publication of an independent study that finds ClearFlame’s technology could help fleet owners and other heavy-duty truck operators lower total costs while meeting sustainability goals sooner than currently available alternatives.

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Study Examines Cost Competitiveness of Zero-Emission Trucks

CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 4, 2024

Tech Progress, Supportive Policies, and Infrastructure Investments Drive Down Costs and Spur Technology Adoption Medium- and heavy-duty vehicles (MHDVs) account for just 5% of vehicles on the road in the United States, yet they are responsible for 21% of transportation-related greenhouse gas emissions.

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NEDO appoints Toyota and partners to study developing large-scale hydrogen supply chain in Chubu Region

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 8, 2021

Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) has appointed Sumitomo, Chiyoda, Toyota Motor, Japan Research Institute and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking to conduct a feasibility study on the receiving and distribution business of hydrogen in Chubu Region. Toho Gas Co., Air Liquide Japan G.K.,

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Electric cars will make bigger impact on emissions than electric homes, study finds

The Driven EV News

APRIL 23, 2024

Selling more electric cars in Australia will have a bigger environmental impact than disconnecting all homes from gas, a Climate Council report has found. The post Electric cars will make bigger impact on emissions than electric homes, study finds appeared first on The Driven.

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Study finds high-density, low-rise cities such as Paris may be optimal urban form for reducing life cycle GHG emissions

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 15, 2021

A study by researchers at CU Boulder and Edinburgh Napier University finds that high-density, low-rise environments such as those found in Paris are the optimal urban form when looking to reduce greenhouse gas emissions over their whole life cycle. There is a growing belief that building taller and denser is better. Pomponi et al.

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

Green Car Congress

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. billion liters (18.8

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Pollution Gas Emissions Fuel

Study Highlights EV Owners' Desire for Classic Gas Station Features

The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Photo credit: jaboo2foto / Shutterstock.com A recent study conducted by AutoPacific has shed light on the preferences of both current and potential electric vehicle (EV) consumers regarding public charging facilities. A well-lit environment not only contributes to safety but also enhances the ease of use during nighttime.

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Argonne study compares life cycle emissions of battery-grade lithium carbonate and lithium hydroxide from brines and ores

Green Car Congress

JULY 14, 2021

An open-access paper on the study is published in the journal Resources, Conservation and Recycling. This study establishes a baseline for current practices and shows us potential areas for improvement. In the study, the researchers used operational data supplied by SQM, one of the world’s leading producers of lithium.

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GEV signs MOU with the HyEnergy project to study green hydrogen exports from Australia

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 16, 2021

The scope of the study includes transport from the onshore hydrogen gas production facility to an offshore ship loading buoy and then on to nominated Asia-Pacific markets utilizing GEV’s compressed hydrogen shipping solution. The HyEnergy Project is completing a scoping study aimed for completion in 2021. Earlier post.).

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PG&E launches comprehensive study on hydrogen’s feasibility within gas pipelines; H2?

Study: EV drivers want gas-station perks at charging stops

Study finds total greenhouse gas footprint of blue hydrogen “quite high” due to fugitive methane

Ford, U Mich study finds greater greenhouse gas reductions for pickup truck electrification than for other light-duty vehicles

U-M researchers challenge USPS EV environmental study

Study confirms €1T green hydrogen potential for Africa

New study confirms extensive gas leaks in the North Sea; recommends stricter guidelines for handling of abandoned wells

New Study Finds Electric Vehicles Are Driven Less Than Gas Cars

Los Alamos-led study finds how to improve natural gas production in shale; hydrocarbon transport within nanopores

Solar will become 10 times cheaper than gas in Europe – study

AFRY, RINA study points to feasibility and attractiveness of Gulf-to-Europe hydrogen pipeline

Study: Product means more than gas prices in stoking EV demand

Heat pumps are more efficient than oil and gas heating in subzero temps – Oxford study

Study suggests new strategy for storing hydrogen, using natural gas as stabilizer

Gas prices are fueling interest in EVs, nudging closer to tipping point, study finds

Tesla Model 3 crushes gas vehicle competition in reliability study

Wärtsilä gas engines to burn 100% hydrogen

Responsible Battery Coalition and U Michigan launch study to compare electric and gas vehicle lifetime costs

Study finds GHG emissions from corn ethanol now 46% lower than gasoline

Researchers use chemical looping process to produce hydrogen from hydrogen sulfide gas

UC Riverside study finds emissions benefits for E15 blend in California

Study finds global emissions of several banned ozone-destroying CFCs are increasing

Study: Mercedes EQS and Kia EV6 top gas vehicles in appeal

Modeling study suggests 1.8M excess deaths attributable to urban air pollution in 2019

UC Riverside study confirms low NOx emissions performance of Cummins Westport ISX12N natural gas engine

Chalmers study finds ship exhaust gas scrubbers responsible for up to 9% of certain hazardous emissions into Baltic Sea

Study: EV drivers want gas-station perks at charging stops

ICCT LCA study finds only battery and hydrogen fuel-cell EVs have potential to be very low-GHG passenger vehicle pathways

Study busts myth about EV greenhouse gas emissions and dirty grids

Rio Tinto and ARENA to study hydrogen calcination to reduce carbon emissions in alumina refining

Scenario study suggests increased vehicle electrification in Europe increases demand for gas in power sector; limited ability for power-to-gas

EIA: California drought will decrease hydropower, increase natural gas use and CO2 emissions

Ipsos Auto Global Study: interest in battery electric vehicles growing in the US

California EV adoption driving steady decline in emissions: study

Green NCAP LCA study shows detrimental climate and energy impact of increasing vehicle weight, including EVs

Independent study confirms cost savings & emissions advantages for heavy-duty trucks running ClearFlame’s engine technology

Study Examines Cost Competitiveness of Zero-Emission Trucks

NEDO appoints Toyota and partners to study developing large-scale hydrogen supply chain in Chubu Region

Electric cars will make bigger impact on emissions than electric homes, study finds

Study finds high-density, low-rise cities such as Paris may be optimal urban form for reducing life cycle GHG emissions

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

Study Highlights EV Owners' Desire for Classic Gas Station Features

Argonne study compares life cycle emissions of battery-grade lithium carbonate and lithium hydroxide from brines and ores

GEV signs MOU with the HyEnergy project to study green hydrogen exports from Australia

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