Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 13, 2021

British Airways will power future flights with sustainable aviation fuel produced from sustainably-sourced ethanol, as part of a new partnership with sustainable jet fuel company LanzaJet. BA expects the fuel to be available to power a number of its flights by the end of 2022. Fuel could be produced by 2025.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

Supported projects range from consumer rebates for clean cars to incentives for cleaner trucks, and mobility options. billion budget that builds on programs to support zero-emission vehicles and their infrastructure over the past decade. This funding will be used for incentives, outreach, technical assistance and capacity building.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 7, 2012

Omnitek Engineering Corporation, a developer of natural gas engines and diesel-to-natural gas conversion systems, has entered into a definitive agreement with investors for a private placement of common stock and warrants to raise approximately $5.0 million in gross proceeds.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 18, 2014

By gaining a better understanding of how these parameter uncertainties affect outcomes, the VERIFI researchers, along with colleagues at the University of Connecticut, are seeking to create cleaner and more efficient engines. Diesel Emissions Engines Fuel Efficiency Simulation'

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Engine Cleaner Connecticut Diesel 210

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 17, 2021

By 2030, hydrogen could play an important role in decarbonizing polluting, energy-intensive industries such as chemicals, oil refineries, power and heavy transport such as shipping, heavy-duty trucks and trains, by helping these sectors move away from fossil fuels. —CEO of ITM Power Dr Graham Cooley. 40-million (US$55.5-million)

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Hydrogen Carbon Climate Change Wind 321

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 3, 2014

An article in the latest issue of IEA Energy: The Journal of the International Energy Agency reports that Estonia, which has the most developed oil shale industry in the world, is collaborating in pursuing wider use of oil shale in a cleaner, more sustainable manner. Different that shale oil—i.e., of global and 17% of European reserves.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 12, 2023

Rapidly declining battery costs, low-cost electricity, and federal purchase incentives mean these vehicles will be cheaper to own and operate than diesel trucks before the end of this decade. With charging infrastructure in the right places at the right time, zero-emission trucks will deliver cleaner air and save money in the long run.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2019

DRPT is working closely with DEQ, the designated lead agency implementing Virginia’s VW Trust allocation, and the Virginia Department of General Services (DGS) on this important initiative to accelerate the transition to a cleaner transportation system for all. million for six battery-electric transit buses and fast chargers.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 25, 2018

Diesel particulate matter (DPM) remains down 87%, and sulfur oxides (SO x ) remain down 98%. This is why cleaner technology and increased efficiency matter. The more cargo we move, the more CO 2 emissions we generate, and greater the need to switch to cleaner low-carbon based equipment, while continuing to optimize port operations.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2013

On 1 July MAN Diesel & Turbo announced the development of a new ME-LGI dual fuel engine. The engines will run on a blend of 95% methanol and 5% diesel fuel. We can really see the momentum towards dual-fuel operation building now. —Ole Grøne, Senior Vice President, Low Speed Promotion & Sales, MAN Diesel & Turbo.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 4, 2019

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf announced that 34 cleaner energy transportation projects will receive $8,489,844 in Driving PA Forward grants and rebates. SYSCO Leasing LLC: A $432,320 grant to replace 24 diesel Class 8 trucks with new diesel trucks used in food and food-related products distribution. Multi-county. Beaver County.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2022

The direct injection two-stroke engine could be a very promising and interesting option for hydrogen combustion to achieve zero NO x because of its advantages of high-power density and inherent much lower NO x emissions. Achates Power expects close to the same level of thermal efficiency with hydrogen as a fuel. Ignition Source.

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Hydrogen Engine Saudi Arabia Universal 353

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 15, 2017

The funding will help the state cut climate-changing gases while promoting technologies that reduce harmful diesel emissions, particularly in disadvantaged and low-income communities. While diesel trucks account for only 2% of vehicles in the state, they emit the majority of the smog-forming pollution, and two-thirds of all diesel soot.

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Clean Cleaning California Climate Change 225

Baua Electric

JUNE 18, 2024

Today, Volvo Trucks is the only OEM supplying and supporting heavy-duty diesel, LNG and Electric trucks in India,” says Vinod Aggarwal, MD & CEO, VECV. Volvo claims the LNG truck emits 20% less CO2 compared to equivalent diesel-run trucks, and there’s no CO2 emission if BioLNG is used to power the trucks.

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Volvo India Carbon Fuel 52

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2012

The California Energy Commission and industry partners will unveil two heavy-duty electric-powered vehicles at the 3 rd Annual PortTechEXPO in San Pedro on 6 September. According to Mike Simon, CEO of TransPower , the company that developed them, these trucks are among the most powerful electric vehicles ever built.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 21, 2013

the largest provider of natural gas fuel for transportation in North America, have entered into a strategic alliance to accelerate the conversion of heavy-duty trucking fleets from diesel to cleaner-burning, less-expensive natural gas. GE Capital’s Transportation Finance business and Clean Energy Fuels Corp.,

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 11, 2021

The announcements, which are based on a joint vision of building a more sustainable freight transportation network, were made during a ceremonial gathering on Carnegie Mellon’s campus. Looking to the future, Wabtec will accelerate the shift to alternative clean energy solutions, through zero-emission hydrogen-powered locomotives.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

Urban energy storage has the potential to not only be a cleaner alternative to diesel generators, and to electrify buildings such as hospitals and large institutions in the downtown core but also could offer a lower-cost future for Canadian homeowners. Click to enlarge.

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Li-ion Universal Batteries Battery 150

Green Car Congress

MARCH 20, 2018

A UPS-led consortium has deployed new smart-grid charging technology in London that overcomes the challenge of simultaneously recharging an entire fleet of electric vehicles (EVs) without the need for the expensive upgrade to the power supply grid. —Peter Harris, director of sustainability, UPS Europe.

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Grid London Fleet Charging 225

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 4, 2011

From a powertrain frame of reference, Mazda is planning a building block strategy—i.e., However, while Mazda plans to offer hybrid vehicles in the medium-term, its engineers are pushing hard to increase the efficiencies of both the gasoline and diesel platforms, moving toward what they call “the ideal Internal Combustion Engine.”

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 28, 2018

technology, based on one of Weichai Power Co., s (Weichai Power) heavy-duty engine platforms. Weichai Power and WWI are affiliates of the Weichai Holding Group. It allows for small quantities of diesel fuel and large quantities of natural gas to be delivered at high pressure to the combustion chamber. Westport HPDI 2.0

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 28, 2015

The system is powered by an innovative, liquid nitrogen Dearman engine, which replaces the standard diesel engine. This is another important milestone as we develop our revolutionary clean cold and power technology. They are generally diesel-powered and can be up to 29 times more polluting than modern, Euro VI, truck engines.

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Teslarati

AUGUST 9, 2021

The community will be powered by Tesla’s Solar and Powerwall products, bringing sustainably generated energy to an incredibly exclusive and luxury housing community situated around a golf course designed by one of the most decorated PGA members of all time: Jack Nicklaus. Credit: Panther National. What do you think?

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Green Car Congress

JULY 26, 2017

Among the many policy and funding details in the UK Plan for Tackling Roadside Nitrogen Dioxide Concentrations , produced by Defra and the Department for Transport is the cessation of the sale of all new conventional gasoline and diesel cars by 2040. —UK plan for tackling roadside nitrogen dioxide. billion (US$3.5

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 12, 2017

million investment in 2015) in Carbon Recycling International ( CRI ), an Icelandic company which produces renewable methanol using recycled CO 2 emissions sourced from a local thermal power plant and hydrogen made by splitting water with electrolysis (Power-to-Methanol). Geely is a shareholder ($45.5-million Earlier post.).

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Baua Electric

MAY 7, 2024

New Way Trucks and the hydrogen fuel cell experts at Hyzon just revealed North America’s first hydrogen fuel cell-powered electric refuse truck at Waste Expo in Las Vegas. Is it cleaner than diesel? new way trucks press release; via pr newswire. Electrek’s Take Hyzon compact hydrogen fuel cell; image by Hyzon. Is hydrogen ideal?

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2014

By combining diesel-direct, diesel-electric propulsion and battery power the vessel can achieve average fuel savings of up to 30% and up to 40% reduction of emissions. Each main engine has a maximum power of 1840 kW at 1600 rpm and is IMO Tier 2 compliant. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

Shenhua is one of the world’s largest coal and energy companies, with coal reserves, coal-fired power generation, and a national role in the development of new coal-related technologies such as coal-to-liquids and carbon sequestration. The US and China are two of the largest consumers of coal for industrial applications and power generation.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 21, 2024

The goal is to build a hydrogen refueling network that can be rolled out quickly, and built up over time as fuel cell trucks become more common. As of now, the refueling station is… basically just an asphalt-and-gravel lot, with a building for 24/7 support on-site, across the street from the Ontario Airport. But that’s some ways off.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 24, 2017

For heavy-duty vehicles, the State SIP Strategy calls for combustion engine technology that is effectively 90% cleaner than today’s standards. The remaining 30% of reductions would come from additional efforts to enhance the deployment of these cleaner technologies through new incentive or new regulatory actions.

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Charged EVs

MAY 7, 2024

The company is laser-focused on keeping costs down, and a key part of that strategy involves setting up micro-factories to serve specific customers, and building local supply chains. We believed in the technology, and we’ve focused on building that tech, and that’s what the last seven years were all about. That takes time and focus.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2017

The investments support a wide range of next-generation vehicles, including electric school buses in Sacramento, electric yard trucks in Fontana, hydrogen-powered buses in the Coachella Valley, and a fleet of electric delivery trucks for Goodwill Industries in the Bay Area. Many of these cars, trucks and buses are built in California.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

Eligible projects included those that replace, rehabilitate, lease, and purchase buses and related equipment as well as projects to purchase, rehabilitate, construct or lease bus-related facilities, such as buildings for bus storage and maintenance. The buses will replace diesel buses that have exceeded useful life.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 15, 2017

diesel vehicles with defeat devices. diesel cars. liter Partial Consent Decree to be spent by California on replacing older, dirtier heavy-duty vehicles and equipment with cleaner vehicles and equipment. The Consent Decree partially resolves Clean Air Act and California State claims against VW for equipping its 2.0L

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 24, 2023

Beginning in 2024 the cars will be powered by hybrid engines. Capstone provides sustainable energy alternatives with microturbines, EV charging, solar, battery energy storage and generators for prime and standby power. That left us with power to run an EV charger. Many of the team transporters will also be using biofuels.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

Clean Energy plans to use a standardized design of the new GE MicroLNG plants to build additional MicroLNG plants. GE also is providing turnkey process/plant construction and consultations on optimal plant location and power partner. The new system will help reduce a fleet operator’s fuel costs by more than 25% compared to diesel fuel.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2016

These incentives can help fleet managers replace aging gasoline and diesel vehicles with cleaner alternatives. Two grants totaling nearly $2 million will fund research and development projects for the next generation of plug load efficiency technologies and strategies for the building sector.

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