Carbon, CO2 and Switzerland

Audi partnering with Climeworks on CO2 direct air capture and storage

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

The facility will filter 4,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide from the air and mineralize it underground. With direct air capture technology, carbon dioxide is extracted from the ambient air and air free of CO 2 is returned to the atmosphere. The carbon dioxide is thus permanently removed from the atmosphere.

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T&E: Rising use of private jets sends CO2 emissions soaring

Green Car Congress

MAY 28, 2021

finds that private jets are 10 times more carbon-intensive than airliners on average, and 50 times more polluting than trains in terms of CO 2 emitted per passenger-km. The report also finds: Seven of the 10 most polluting routes taken by private aircraft within Europe lie on the UK-France-Switzerland-Italy axis.

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Climeworks launches world’s first commercial plant to capture CO2 from air; potential for CO2-neutral fuels

Green Car Congress

JUNE 9, 2017

Switzerland-based Climeworks, a spin-off from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETH), recently launched the world’s first commercial plant that captures atmospheric CO 2 for supply and sale to a customer. Switzerland moving to accept CO 2 -neutral synthetic fuels to reduce fleet emissions.

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27 teams advancing in $20M NRG COSIA Carbon XPRIZE; converting CO2 to products

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 18, 2016

XPRIZE announced the 27 teams representing six countries advancing in the $20-million NRG COSIA Carbon XPRIZE, a global competition to develop technologies that convert the most carbon dioxide emissions from natural gas and power plant facilities into products with the highest net value. Pond Technology’s Carbon Cyclers (Canada).

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AVA Biochem begins commercial-scale production of 5-HMF from biomass using HTC

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FEBRUARY 3, 2014

AVA Biochem in Muttenz (Switzerland) has begun commercial-scale production of 5-(hydroxymethyl)furfural (5-MHF) from biomass at its Biochem-1 facility using a modified version of a hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) process developed by the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). Earlier post.).

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PSI and Empa launch $6.9M SynFuels project to produce kerosene from CO2 and hydrogen

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Over the next three years, the two Swiss research institutes will jointly search for practical ways of linking carbon dioxide and hydrogen to form longer-chain molecules and thus produce synthetic fuels. Carbon dioxide and green hydrogen are the starting materials for the manufacturing process to be developed. million).

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“Energiewende” in a tank; Audi e-fuels targeting carbon-neutral driving with synthetic fuels from renewables, H2O and CO2; Swiss policy test case

Green Car Congress

JUNE 12, 2015

Unlike the others, however, Audi over the past few years has embarked on a comprehensive approach to developing a range of new CO₂-neutral fuels as part of its overall strategy for sustainable, carbon-neutral mobility: Audi e-fuels. solar and wind), water and CO 2 to produce liquid or gaseous fuels with a very low carbon intensity.

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Audi steps up research into carbon-neutral synthetic fuels with new e-diesel pilot plant; power-to-liquids

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Together with the partners Ineratec GmbH ( earlier post ) and Energiedienst Holding AG , the company has plans for a new pilot facility for the production of e-diesel in Laufenburg, in Canton Aargau (Switzerland). Audi e-diesel has the potential to make conventional combustion engines operate almost CO2-neutrally.

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Audi Diesel Carbon Power

PSI team demonstrates direct hydrocarbon fuel production from water and CO2 by solar-driven thermochemical cycles

Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2016

By utilizing a redox material such as ceria (CeO 2 ) as a reactive medium, STCs can produce hydrogen and carbon monoxide—i.e., Schematic illustration of direct hydrocarbon (C x H y O z ) formation from water and carbon dioxide during the reoxidation of reduced ceria doped with a catalyst (Cat.). syngas—from water and CO 2.

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SEAT introducing natural gas Mii Ecofuel with 79 g/km CO2

Green Car Congress

MARCH 3, 2013

Compared with conventional gasoline, the combustion of CNG produces around one quarter less CO 2 , as well as significantly less carbon-monoxide and hydrocarbons. When running on low gas, which has a lower calorific value due to its lower methane content, injection timing is adapted to suit.

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RENK supplies special gear units for compressors for production of green steel

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 23, 2023

Germany-based RENK Group, a manufacturer of mission-critical drive technologies, is supplying three high-speed special gear units via RENK-Maag GmbH , a group company, for compressors for the production of green steel to Siemens Energy Compressors GmbH as part of the “SALCOS” (Salzgitter Low CO2 Steelmaking) project of the Salzgitter AG steel group.

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New diamine-appended MOFs can capture CO2 for half or less of the energy cost of current materials

Green Car Congress

MARCH 12, 2015

UC Berkeley chemists have developed a new material that can efficiently capture CO 2 and then release it at lower temperatures than current carbon-capture materials, potentially cutting by half or more the energy currently consumed in the process. The diamine-appended metal-organic framework before and after binding of carbon dioxide.

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Empa researchers investigating new process for production of synthetic methane

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JUNE 14, 2021

Methanization works by producing methane (CH 4 ) and water (H 2 O) by catalytic conversion from carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) and hydrogen (H 2 ). By means of a clever heat management, we want to cover the heat requirements of the CO2 collector as much as possible with this waste heat —Christian Bach.

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Study Finds That CO2 Standards for Vehicles Can Reduce Price of Oil

Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2009

The European mandatory carbon dioxide requirements for new light duty vehicles begin phased implementation in 2012, reaching a limit of 130 g CO 2 /km by 2015. 120 g/km by 2012, decreasing to 80 g/km by 2020 and 60 g/km by 2025, in the EU27 plus the EFTA countries Norway and Switzerland. Jos Dings, T&E Director.

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Study Concludes That to Limit Global Warming to 2 °C, Less Than 25% of Proven Fossil Fuel Reserves Can be Burnt Between Now and 2050

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APRIL 29, 2009

Shown are fossil CO2 emissions (top panel) and corresponding global warming (bottom panel). The researchers, involving scientists from Germany, the United Kingdom and Switzerland, concluded that the limit is 1,000 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide between the years 2000 and 2050. Meinshausen et al. 2009) Click to enlarge.

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The AI Boom Rests on Billions of Tonnes of Concrete

Cars That Think

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Data centers use so much concrete that the construction boom is wrecking tech giants’ commitments to eliminate their carbon emissions. Even though Google , Meta , and Microsoft have touted goals to be carbon neutral or negative by 2030, and Amazon by 2040, the industry is now moving in the wrong direction.

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Lamborghini Breaks Historic Sales Record

The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 16, 2024

Donkervoort& and a handful of other low-volume manufacturers are hoping to get around European regulations that would force them to halve CO2 emissions by 2030 and go fully electric by 2035. Boutique brands have alleged that they produce vehicles in such small quantities that the overall carbon footprint is minuscule.

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Nissan forms partnership in Seattle

Green Cars News

MAY 2, 2009

Nissan and the city of Seattle have joined forces with the belief that electric cars will offer one of the best solutions in the battle against carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. According to Seattle mayor Greg Nickels, the goal is to combine clean, green electricity with the city’s transportation system.

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Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2009

May, 2007 : An international team of researchers concluded that the ability of the Southern Ocean to absorb carbon dioxide had slowed by about 15% per decade since 1981 ( earlier post ), and projected that at the present rate of deterioration, it will have lost two-thirds of its ability to store carbon by 2050.

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Audi partnering with Climeworks on CO2 direct air capture and storage

T&E: Rising use of private jets sends CO2 emissions soaring

Climeworks launches world’s first commercial plant to capture CO2 from air; potential for CO2-neutral fuels

27 teams advancing in $20M NRG COSIA Carbon XPRIZE; converting CO2 to products

AVA Biochem begins commercial-scale production of 5-HMF from biomass using HTC

PSI and Empa launch $6.9M SynFuels project to produce kerosene from CO2 and hydrogen

“Energiewende” in a tank; Audi e-fuels targeting carbon-neutral driving with synthetic fuels from renewables, H2O and CO2; Swiss policy test case

Audi steps up research into carbon-neutral synthetic fuels with new e-diesel pilot plant; power-to-liquids

PSI team demonstrates direct hydrocarbon fuel production from water and CO2 by solar-driven thermochemical cycles

SEAT introducing natural gas Mii Ecofuel with 79 g/km CO2

RENK supplies special gear units for compressors for production of green steel

New diamine-appended MOFs can capture CO2 for half or less of the energy cost of current materials

Empa researchers investigating new process for production of synthetic methane

Study Finds That CO2 Standards for Vehicles Can Reduce Price of Oil

Study Concludes That to Limit Global Warming to 2 °C, Less Than 25% of Proven Fossil Fuel Reserves Can be Burnt Between Now and 2050

The AI Boom Rests on Billions of Tonnes of Concrete

Lamborghini Breaks Historic Sales Record

Nissan forms partnership in Seattle

Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

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