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Nissan FY 2014 global corporate activities reduce CO2 emissions by 22.6% compared to FY 2005

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made progress in reducing CO 2 emissions and improving sustainability in its global corporate activities in fiscal year 2014 while simultaneously increasing vehicle production and plant energy efficiency. NESCO’s area of focus will expand to include waste water loss and waste reduction, in addition to energy loss and CO 2 reduction.

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Daimler developing battery-electric version of Econic HD truck; customer testing in 2021, series production in 2022

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The eEconic will at first be offered in the configuration 6x2/N NLA and will mainly be in demand as a waste-collection vehicle. With our global platform strategy, we are applying uniform technologies and vehicle architectures also for electric vehicles worldwide, and can accelerate development enormously through synergies.

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Daimler electric trucks & buses log more than 7M customer kilometers

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Thanks to our global presence, customers all over the world are testing various vehicle concepts in diverse practical applications. The eEconic is mainly used as a waste-collection vehicle in urban waste-management. In the United States, the heavy-duty eCascadia and the medium-duty eM2 were premiered in Portland in June 2018.

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HeidelbergCement and Joule partnering to explore carbon-neutral fuel application in cement manufacturing

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Cement manufacturing is highly energy and emissions intensive, currently contributing about 6% of global CO 2 (Zhang et al. This initial relationship fits well with Joule’s strategy of turning waste CO 2 into liquid fuel. The platform is flexible to utilize a variety of feedstocks, geographies, and climates. Earlier post.).

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Chevrolet to invest $40M in clean energy projects

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Chevrolet’s investment is an extension of the environmental initiatives we’ve been undertaking for years because the solution to global environmental challenges goes beyond just vehicles. Contributing to forestry projects throughout America. —Dan Akerson, GM CEO.

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POET Targets Water Use of 2.33 Gallons per Gallon of Ethanol in Five Years; 22% Reduction

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To kick off the initiative, Broin announced that the POET Foundation has committed more than $420,000 to the non-profit Global Health Ministries (GHM) over the same five-year period as POET’s water reduction goal. At POET Biorefining - Corning (Iowa) most of the water used for cooling comes from the Corning Waste Water Treatment Plant.

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New self-propelled robotic device pinpoints leaks in pipes more accurately than existing methods

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In addition to their potential for dangerous explosions, leaking gas pipes can be a significant contributor to global warming: Methane, the primary constituent of natural gas, is a greenhouse gas 25 times more potent than carbon dioxide. We’re hoping this system will be much more affordable,” he says, as well as faster and more sensitive.

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