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UPS sets 2017 goal of 1 billion alternative fuel miles

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UPS released its annual Sustainability Report announcing that while the total number of packages shipped in 2012 increased, the company reduced its total Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions. Environmental achievements included ground and air fuel savings, increased investments in alternative fuel vehicles, and retooled routes that shaved 12.1

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Altalto waste-to-jet fuel plant advances in UK; BA, Shell, Velocys

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Altalto Immingham Limited, a subsidiary of renewable fuels company Velocys and a collaboration with British Airways and Shell, has submitted a planning application to develop its site in Immingham, North East Lincolnshire, close to the Humber Estuary.

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What’s the State of Hydrogen Vehicles in 2022?

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A Look at the Lightest Alternative Fuel. Research on hydrogen vehicles dipped until the 1990s when European countries announced plans for more hydrogen-centered car power, such as the 2005-07 bi-fuel BMW 7-Series with a V12 engine that ran on either compressed hydrogen or gasoline. The Future of Hydrogen Vehicles.

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NPC report to Energy Secretary finds light-, medium- and heavy-duty vehicles could reduce per-mile GHG at least 40% by 2050; additional strategies required for further reductions

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Projected range of impact of demand, fuel efficiency improvements, and alternative fuel-vehicle systems on light-duty fleet GHG emissions. On a stand-alone basis, all light-, medium-, and heavy-duty vehicles have the potential to reduce per-mile GHG emissions by at least 40% in 2050, relative to 2005 average fleet levels.

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European Council endorses 40% GHG cut by 2030; requests ways to cut transport emissions via efficiency, electrification and renewable fuels

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Member States should also consider how fuel and vehicle taxation can be used to support greenhouse gas reductions in the transport sector in line with the Commission’s proposal on the taxation of energy products. Around 20% of carbon dioxide emissions in the EU currently come from transport, and this figure is expected to rise in the future.

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CAR report quantifies automotive’s position as a leading high-tech industry

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Source: Booz & Company “Global Innovation”; Battelle R&D Magazine; Center for Automotive Research 2012. Other highlights of the study include: Large automakers are still among the top companies, worldwide, for R&D spending, despite a trend toward reliance on suppliers. These companies include both automakers and Tier 1 parts suppliers.

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FAA Awards Contracts for $125M to 5 Companies to Accelerate More Environmentally Friendly Aviation Technology; Renewable Fuels, Engines, Wings and Flight Management

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Under a cost sharing arrangement the companies will match or exceed the FAA’s contribution, bringing the overall value of the program to more than $250 million. Wide ranging sustainable aviation jet fuels, including quantification of benefits; and. CFM International is a 50/50 joint company of GE and Snecma (Safran Group).).

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