Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

—Thierry Breton, Commissioner for Internal Market. diversify sourcing from third countries and remove distortions to international trade, fully respecting the EU's international obligations. The Commission will develop strategic international partnerships to secure the supply of critical raw materials not found in Europe.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 15, 2009

The Rentech MOU contemplates the production and purchase of approximately 250 million gallons per year of synthetic jet fuel derived principally from coal or petroleum coke, with the resultant carbon dioxide sequestered and the carbon footprint potentially further reduced by integrating biomass as a feedstock. ASTM Certification.

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Purchase Fuel Coal Alternative Fuels 225

Green Car Congress

JULY 29, 2019

On 26 July, the first flue gas from the natural gas power plant, the Shepard Energy Center in Calgary, Canada, was directly transformed by the C2CNT process ( earlier post ) into carbon nanotubes. The carbon nanotubes are valued at more than $100,000 per tonne—a thousand-fold greater than coal.

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Carbon Gas Convert Power 353

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

World petroleum and other liquid fuels consumption will increase 38% by 2040, spurred by increased demand in the developing Asia and Middle East, according to the Reference Case projections in International Energy Outlook 2014 ( IEO2014 ), released by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). oil sands, either diluted or upgraded).

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Asia Transportation Oil-Sands Oil Prices 341

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2014

A new international study led by McGill University (Canada) Professor Jill Baumgartner suggests that black carbon may also increase the risk of cardiovascular disease. The team’s findings are published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States (PNAS).

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Carbon Emissions Motoring Motors 275

Green Car Congress

JULY 8, 2012

The paper by researchers from Peking University and Environment Canada appears in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology. 1970); national data from the International Energy Agency (IEA) (1971? As a result, the use of coal from small local mines is included in the provincial statistics, but not in the national statistics.

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2007 Carbon Emissions China 271

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

billion barrels of liquid fuels and chemicals from coal and natural gas. Sasol converts gas and coal into liquid fuels, fuel components and chemicals through proprietary Fischer-Tropsch (FT) processes. In partnership with Qatar Petroleum, it started up its first international GTL plant, Oryx GTL, in 2007. Earlier post.)

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Louisiana Papua New Guinea Gas Gabon 210

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

Worldwide energy consumption will grow by 53% between 2008 and 2035 with much of the increase driven by strong economic growth in the developing nations, especially China and India, according to the reference case in the newly released International Energy Outlook 2011 (IEO2011) from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).

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Green Car Congress

JULY 28, 2009

Of the installed capacity of just above 12,000 MW, approximately 49% (5,893 MW) is coal fired, 39% (4,686 MW) is gas-fired, 7% (869 MW) is hydro, and 4% (497 MW) is wind powered. More than 90% of electricity in Alberta is produced by methods that emit greenhouse gases: burning coal, oil or natural gas. Tags: Canada Plug-ins.

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PHEV Wind Universal Oil-Sands 170

Green Car Congress

JUNE 20, 2012

Bartis and RAND colleague Lawrence van Bibbe were the authors of a 2011 RAND report concluding that if the US military increased its use of alternative jet and naval fuels that can be produced from coal or various renewable resources, including seed oils, waste oils and algae, there would be no direct benefit to the nation’s armed forces.

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Oil-Sands Turkey Price Fuel 225

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 16, 2013

quadrillion Btu in 2040 in AEO2014 , reflecting the impacts of increased foreign trade on international shipping and higher incomes on recreational boating. Natural gas overtakes coal as the largest fuel for US electricity generation. In 2040, natural gas accounts for 35% of total electricity generation, while coal accounts for 32%.

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Oil Light Energy Vehicles 290

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 16, 2013

The direct influence of black carbon, or soot, on warming the climate could be about twice previous estimates, according to an in-depth open-access study by an international team of 31 authors published in the Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres , a publication of the American Geophysical Union.

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Climate Change Climate Carbon CO2 286

Green Car Congress

MAY 13, 2011

TCX is the company’s new proprietary technology for ethanol production that builds on its acetyl platform and integrates new technologies to produce ethanol using basic hydrocarbon feedstocks—natural gas, coal and pet coke now, with biomass and waste planned for the future. Earlier post.). Source: Celanese. Click to enlarge.

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Future Production Coal Hydrogen 210

Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2013

This decision follows an investment decision in 2011 on a similar corridor in Alberta, Canada. Image courtesy of Harvey Gulf International Marine. million tons per annum) at its Shell Sarnia Manufacturing Centre in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada. Earlier post.) Shell is also working to use natural gas as a fuel in its own operations.

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North America Transportation America Building 218

Green Car Congress

JULY 1, 2015

AI-EES’s Next Generation Energy Storage Technologies initiative is an international competition seeking energy storage technologies with the highest potential for Alberta. This is a major step forward in putting new technology to work in Canada, and Tesla is already a leader in this field. AI-EES received more than 50 proposals.

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Energy Storage Commercial Energy Lithium Ion 150

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

The China Iron and Steel Association (CISA) invited the Parties to sign the MOU at its China International Steel and Raw Materials Conference held in Qingdao. In 2018, it completed the divestment of its coal assets, becoming the only major mining company not producing fossil fuels.

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China Climate Change Carbon 2018 170

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 3, 2014

Projects must be located in the United States or pre-designated neighboring countries including Canada and some Caribbean nations. To produce electricity, carbonate fuel cells take a fuel source, such as natural gas or renewable biogas, and internally reform it to create hydrogen and carbon dioxide.

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Financing Energy Companies Carbon 244

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

The International Energy Agency, for example, now considers 4°C and 6°C scenarios as well as 2°C in their latest analysis. The pace of reducing global carbon intensity has been slow despite growing international focus on climate change. PwC divides the G20 into three blocks: G7 economies (US, Japan, Germany, UK, France, Italy, Canada).

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Climate Change Climate Saudi Arabia Economy 261

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 25, 2011

develop new pathways internally. Eight new Midwest corn ethanol pathways proposed by Archer Daniels Midland describe a new very efficient plant using varying combinations of natural gas, coal, and biomass for process fuel. Conversion of North American canola oil, extracted in Canada from Canadian-grown canola, to biodiesel.

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Carbon California Transportation Fuel 218

Green Car Congress

MAY 8, 2009

Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer to work together on the development of one of the largest international carbon capture and storage demonstration projects to date.

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Montana Carbon Stimulus CO2 150

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 13, 2011

The International Energy Agency (IEA) last week launched the 2011 edition of the World Energy Outlook (WEO), the current edition of its annual flagship publication assessing the threats and opportunities facing the global energy system out to 2035. Click to enlarge. Biofuels make the biggest such contribution, as use grows from 1.3

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Oil Transportation Cheap Energy 247

DIY Electric Car

JULY 15, 2010

Yesterday (June 7, 2010), Electric Mobility Canada sent out an e-mail advising its Ontario members that MTO has lifted the ban, and has implemented an interim solution for the licensing of electric vehicle conversions. Road worthy vehicles that have been converted from an internal combustion engine (gasoline) to an electric power engine. ?

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Conversion Canada Convert 2010 100

Cars That Think

JANUARY 26, 2023

At COP27, he said that even though the first legally binding international treaty on climate change, known as the Paris Agreement , was adopted nearly a decade ago, countries have yet to come to a consensus on how to stop burning fossil fuels, among other issues. One type is the ultrasupercritical coal-fired steam power plant.

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Climate Change Climate Coal Grid 139

Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2011

That’s why, in my State of the Union Address, I called for a new Clean Energy Standard for America: by 2035, 80 percent of our electricity will come from an array of clean energy sources, from renewables like wind and solar to efficient natural gas to clean coal and nuclear power. America gets one-fifth of our electricity from nuclear energy.

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Obama Oil Gas-Electric Purchase 268

Cars That Think

MAY 5, 2022

Rahman: We are reaching out to the French Academy of Technologies , Rotary International , UNESCO , U.S. IEEE can also provide resources to its members so they can give talks to local schools about topics such as coal-burning power plants or solar energy. If you use less electricity, you will burn less coal.

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Climate Change Climate Coal Solar 98

Green Car Congress

JULY 3, 2017

Improving the efficiency of road-freight transport is critical to reducing the growth in oil demand, carbon emissions and air pollution over the next decades, according to the International Energy Agency’s latest report, The Future of Trucks: Implications for energy and the environment.

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Oil Transportation Alternative Fuels Fuel Economy 150

CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 9, 2024

Under the auspices of the India Smart Grid Forum, the think tank founded as an umbrella organization over India’s 28 state utilities to provide thought leadership, share leading practices, and bring international insights to India, I’m delivering bi-weekly webinars framed by the Short List of Climate Actions That Will Work.

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Financing Waste Fuel India 102

Cars That Think

MARCH 13, 2025

Then in December, IEEE and the International Telecommunication Union held a symposium on achieving climate resilience. International Telecommunication Union Secretary-General Doreen Bogdan-Martin and 2023 IEEE President Saifur Rahman were panelists at a U.N. Rahman was the events general chair.

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Climate Change Climate Azerbaijan Renewable 93

Driivz

MARCH 31, 2021

Renewable energy was the main source of energy before the discovery of oil, coal, and natural gas. Iceland, Norway, Canada, Sweden, New Zealand, and Austria were the global leaders in hydroelectric as of 2019. It comes from natural sources that continuously regenerate, such as sunlight, wind, water (in motion), and geothermal.

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Baua Electric

JUNE 20, 2023

Northvolt AB, a Swedish sustainable battery corporate that’s exploring putting in store in Canada, gets a US$400-million funding from Ontario’s pension investmrent for presidency staff. Northvolt’s effort is to put together an international provide of batteries the usage of in the neighborhood sourced renewable power.

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Batteries Battery Sweden Neighborhood 52

Plug In India

MARCH 5, 2023

These kinds of bans have attracted criticism from auto 'journalists' and legacy vehicle manufacturers who rely on ICE (Internal Combustion Engine) sales which are already faltering tremendously. ​Here is why Electric Vehicles ARE the Future - Regulations, Coal, Pollution | #1 | हिंदी Absolutely not.

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Petrol Vehicles India Slovenia 52

Green Cars News

JULY 28, 2009

We all know the primary benefit of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) becoming a mainstream alternative to conventional internal combustion engines is to cut vehicle emissions. At the moment 90 per cent of electricity in Alberta is produced through greenhouse gas emitting methods such as by burning coal or natural gas.

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Cars That Think

APRIL 19, 2022

It’s pretty nasty,” says Michael Bender, the international coordinator of the Zero Mercury Working Group (ZMWG). Mercury is otherwise found as a by-product of other processes, such as the burning of coal. It’s also bio-accumulative, which means it’s absorbed by the body at a faster rate than the body can remove it.

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Mercury Fusion United States IDEA 103

Cars That Think

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Czech Republic, Canada. Université Laval, Canada. Since we expect DARPA to have some surprises on the course for us, we have been practicing in a wide range of different courses around Pittsburgh including an abandoned hospital complex, a cave and limestone and coal mines. Team CTU-CRAS-NORLAB. Team CTU-CRAS-NORLAB. Follow Team.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

The vision is fuelled by the fear of climate change and the need to find green alternatives to dirty coal, unpopular nuclear power and unreliable gas imports from Russia. Are we going to burn more oil, natural gas, or (gasp) coal to produce it? Cheers — Al Louard 11. railways replacing cars and trucks, weatherizing homes, etc.),

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

A really significant efficiency increase will be realized, and in combination with the new “variable&# alternators from Vancouver, Canada, major wind power efficiencies can be anticipated! What I do need is an affordable alternative to Lead Acid. other better transmission systems will be a lark! is a Green Options Media Production.

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MIT Gas-Electric Gas Electric Cars 45

Baua Electric

DECEMBER 31, 2023

For example, solar and wind power do not deplete finite resources like coal, oil, and natural gas, contributing to more sustainable resource management. Addressing these challenges requires a multidimensional approach involving technological innovation, policy support, public engagement, and international collaboration.

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