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Tier IV raises $9M from Quanta Computer to develop reference model for ECUs for autonomous driving

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 19, 2019

This latest funding engages Quanta Computer and Tier IV to develop a new reference model of electronic control units (ECUs) for autonomous driving. Quanta Computer is a Fortune Global 500 Companies and the world’s leading provider for notebook computers and other technology products.

South America

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First orders for MAN G80 dual-fuel methanol engine

Green Car Congress

MARCH 10, 2023

The newbuildings will be delivered to HMM from 2025 and will operate on routes to North and South America as well as India. In this regard, according to the Methanol Institute (MI), more than 80 renewable methanol projects globally are projected to produce more than 8 million metric tons of e-methanol and bio-methanol annually by 2027.

Engine

Engine Fuel Mariner South America

New ORNL tool to assess global freshwater stress suggests that population growth could be a bigger factor in water availability than increasing temperatures

Green Car Congress

MARCH 24, 2012

Our work establishes a new method to couple geographic information system data with global climate outputs and statistical analysis. Our tool provides a simple method to integrate disparate climate and population data sources and develop preliminary per capita water availability projections at a global scale. 2012.01.019.

Water

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Study finds that biofuel crops grown on marginal lands could produce up to half of worlds current liquid fuel consumption without impacting crops

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 10, 2011

Maps of land available for bioenergy production under one of the scenario 4 in US, Europe, China, India, South America, and Africa. Under any of the projections, Africa has more than one third, and Africa and South America have more than half of the total land available for biofuel production. Credit: ACS, Cai et al.

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Extreme E | Island X Prix – Sardinia | Your Ultimate Guide

My Energi

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Due to the ongoing COVID19 crisis in South America, Extreme E decided to make the quick decision to switch the location of the fourth race of 2021 from Brazil to the island of Sardinia off the coast of Italy. The event will especially highlight how global warming has seen the island plagued by wildfires.

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Roskill expects only 3.2% reduction in shipping emissions of spodumene concentrate by 2030; order of magnitude below IMO ambition

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Coming into effect in three 5-yearly phases from 2015, the EEDI specifies increasing hurdle levels for the reduction in CO 2 emissions of new ships relative to a reference line based on average ship efficiency between 2000-10. Handysize refers to a dry bulk carrier with a capacity between 10,000 and 34,999 DWT; and.

Emissions

Emissions Australia Carbon South America

UN Review of Recent Climate Research Concludes That Impacts Of Climate Change Coming Faster Than Anticipated

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 25, 2009

Global emissions were growing by 1.1% The developing and least-developed economies, 80% of the world’s population, accounted for 73% of the global growth of emissions in 2004. Experts increasingly agree that active protection of tropical forests is a cost-effective means of cutting global emissions. per year from 2000-2007.

Climate Change

Climate Change Climate 2007 Ozone

Study finds plausibly high volumes of Canadian oil sands crudes in US refineries in 2025 would lead to modest increases in refinery CO2 emissions

Green Car Congress

MARCH 17, 2012

California’s Global Warming Solutions Act). MM Bbl/day from Caribbean and Atlantic Basin (CAB) sources: Eastern Canada, Mexico, South America, and West Africa. —Hirshfeld and Kolb. Of the CAB imports, about 2.6 MM Bbl/day (51%) were light and medium crudes and 2.5 MM Bbl/day (49%) were heavy crudes. to 9.3%.

Oil-Sands

Oil-Sands Oil Emissions CO2

Perspective: US Needs to Transition to Hydrous Ethanol as the Primary Renewable Transportation Fuel

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2009

Brazil, the largest and most populous country in South America, was importing 80% of its oil and 40% of its foreign exchange was used to pay for that imported oil. The distilleries were referred to as “stills” and the alcohol became known during the Prohibition period as “moonshine.” This moonshine was hydrous ethanol.

Transportation

Transportation Fuel Renewable Gasoline-Electric

Bio- and jet-fuel carinata feedstock company Agrisoma closes $15.4M Series B financing

Green Car Congress

APRIL 16, 2017

This Series B round is used to support the global expansion of Agrisoma’s business. Hydro-treated products, commonly referred to as HVO, or HRD fuels include diesel and jet fuel equivalent fuels. Like other oilseed crops, such as canola, soybean and corn, carinata oil is extracted when the harvested seed is crushed.

Financing

Financing Companies Fuel Oil

As Electric Car Makers Ante Up Billions, Software Is Ace in the Hole

Cars That Think

OCTOBER 1, 2021

In early 2019, Reuters estimated that the top 29 global auto manufacturers had already pledged to invest more than $300 billion towards developing electric vehicles (EVs) and supporting technologies including autonomous driving capability. Yet, even with the global EV market share projected to grow from only about 2.6

Electric Cars

Electric Cars Electric Electrical Cars

Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

GE: The global stimulus bellwether FORTUNE 500 Current Issue Subscribe to Fortune (Fortune Magazine) -- Warren Buffett is famous for his rules of investing: When a management with a reputation for brilliance tackles a business with a reputation for bad economics, it is usually the reputation of the business that remains intact.

BYD

BYD 2009 Companies Electric Cars

2020 Top 10 Countries in the Global EV Revolution

EV Sales

MARCH 22, 2021

This is a global challenge, to which different countries can contribute in different ways, and the big picture must be in view. Since the general auto market remained slumped, global EV market share increased nicely from 2.8% Globally ~14k Ioniq BEVs were sold. It *is* literal madness to keep doing it. in 2019 to 4% in 2020.

2020

2020 Global 2019 Portugal

EV Driven

Tier IV raises $9M from Quanta Computer to develop reference model for ECUs for autonomous driving

First orders for MAN G80 dual-fuel methanol engine

New ORNL tool to assess global freshwater stress suggests that population growth could be a bigger factor in water availability than increasing temperatures

Study finds that biofuel crops grown on marginal lands could produce up to half of worlds current liquid fuel consumption without impacting crops

Extreme E | Island X Prix – Sardinia | Your Ultimate Guide

Roskill expects only 3.2% reduction in shipping emissions of spodumene concentrate by 2030; order of magnitude below IMO ambition

UN Review of Recent Climate Research Concludes That Impacts Of Climate Change Coming Faster Than Anticipated

Study finds plausibly high volumes of Canadian oil sands crudes in US refineries in 2025 would lead to modest increases in refinery CO2 emissions

Perspective: US Needs to Transition to Hydrous Ethanol as the Primary Renewable Transportation Fuel

Bio- and jet-fuel carinata feedstock company Agrisoma closes $15.4M Series B financing

As Electric Car Makers Ante Up Billions, Software Is Ace in the Hole

Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

2020 Top 10 Countries in the Global EV Revolution

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