Green Car Congress

MAY 30, 2020

Direct Removal of Carbon Dioxide from Oceanwater (DOC); $2.0 Direct Removal of Carbon Dioxide from Ambient Air (DAC); $2.0 The removal of CO 2 from oceanwater (or other natural waters), or direct ocean capture (DOC), is one method of capturing dispersed CO 2. Mining Incinerated Disposal Ash Streams (MIDAS); $4.04

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Energy Waste Carbon Emissions 332

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MARCH 16, 2012

eutrophication; ET = ecological toxicity; FEC = fossil energy consumption; WU = water use; LO = land occupation; “The rest” includes acidification; smog formation; ozone layer depletion; and human health effects. Environmental impacts of gasoline and E85. Error bar shows regional variations for E85. GW = global warming; Eut. Click to enlarge.

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Gasoline Water Emissions Pollution 357

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2021

Now, a study by researchers at the US Department of Energy (DOE) Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation (CABBI) has found that energy sorghum ( Sorghum bicolor ) behaves more like miscanthus in the way it efficiently captures light and uses water to produce abundant biomass. Energy sorghum falls somewhere in between.

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Energy Water Illinois Carbon 321

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FEBRUARY 2, 2023

With the next-generation fuel cell system being co-developed with General Motors (GM), Honda will aim to more than double the durability and reduce the cost to one-third, in comparison to the fuel cell system installed in the 2019 Honda Clarity Fuel Cell.

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Honda Hydrogen Fuel North America 428

Green Car Congress

MAY 14, 2019

In collaboration with SGL Carbon, Chinese automotive manufacturer NIO has developed prototypes for battery enclosures made of carbon-fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) for its NIO high performance electric vehicles. In comparison, the CFRP battery enclosure is around 40 percent lighter.

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Carbon Fiber Carbon Battery Batteries 207

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APRIL 11, 2014

Researchers at Stanford University have developed a nanocrystalline copper material that produces multi-carbon oxygenates (ethanol, acetate and n-propanol) with up to 57% Faraday efficiency at modest potentials (–0.25?volts volts versus the reversible hydrogen electrode) in CO-saturated alkaline water. volts to –0.5?volts

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Fuel CO2 Carbon Conversion 300

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

Ranges of automotive fuel cell system costs at mass manufactured volume using technology from three UK companies supported by the Carbon Trust. Source: Carbon Trust. It would also reduce global carbon emissions from vehicles by an additional 260 million tonnes per year by 2050—equivalent to the current annual emissions of Taiwan.

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Carbon Fuel Market Polymer 236

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FEBRUARY 15, 2013

Electrochemical performance of the modified hollow carbon nanofiber cathode. (a) b) Comparison of cycling performance at C/2 with and without the PVP modification. The new capacity fading mechanism relates to the detachment of lithium sulfide from the carbon surface during the discharge process. Credit: ACS, Zheng et al.

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Lithium Sulfur Battery Batteries Polymer 334

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JANUARY 16, 2015

of the online tool Water Assessment for Transportation Energy Resources ( WATER ) this week. This latest version of WATER allows, for the first time, biofuels manufacturers to analyze water consumption associated with use of cellulosic feedstocks such as residue left from lumber production and other wood-based resources.

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Water Conversion Carbon Fuel 150

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JANUARY 27, 2020

The e-Bio Fuel Cell system featured an an SOFC stack and an on-board reformer to convert 100% ethanol or ethanol-blended water (55% water, 45% ethanol) to hydrogen. Dilution of ethanol with water increases safety, and is expected to suppress anode coking by increasing the steam-to-carbon ratio. … Earlier post.)

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International Nissan Hydrogen Vehicles 286

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JANUARY 5, 2023

The area has excellent conditions for industrial activities: a deep-water harbor and an excellent electricity transmission network. It has an ambitious low-carbon target, supportive and predictable operating conditions for the green industry, fossil-free energy, and a highly qualified workforce. Inkoo power plant.

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Finland Green Coal Hydrogen 437

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APRIL 13, 2011

The study also found that shows that water use for algae cultivation is much less if algae are grown in the US regions that have the sunniest and most humid climates: the Gulf Coast, the Southeastern Seaboard and the Great Lakes. The paper is published in the journal Water Resources Research. gallons of water per mile driven.

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Oil Water South Carolina Climate 281

Green Car Congress

MAY 23, 2012

Per unit area, seagrass meadows can store up to twice as much carbon as the world’s temperate and tropical forests, according to a paper this week in the journal Nature Geoscience. The paper, “Seagrass Ecosystems as a Globally Significant Carbon Stock,” is the first global analysis of carbon stored in seagrasses.

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Carbon Global Virginia Florida 199

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JULY 8, 2015

million in Carbon Recycling International (CRI). Geely’s CRI investment and work with renewable methanol is similar to the approach Audi is taking with its own e-fuels projects—producing very low carbon liquid or gaseous fuels using only renewable energy, water and CO 2. Earlier post.). Earlier post.) —Wang et al.

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Renewable Carbon Water Fuel 150

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AUGUST 22, 2022

The system uses heated supercritical carbon dioxide instead of steam to generate electricity and is based on a closed-loop Brayton cycle. Supercritical carbon dioxide is a non-toxic, stable material that is under so much pressure it acts like both a liquid and a gas. Graphic courtesy Sandia National Laboratories).

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Grid Power Powered CO2 396

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MARCH 3, 2022

Siemens Energy will design, supply and commission the electrolysis system consisting of three full arrays of its latest and most powerful line of PEM (proton exchange membrane) electrolysis products including transformers, rectifiers, distributed control system (DCS) plus the equipment to produce demineralized water.

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Energy Denmark Gas-Electric Fuel 370

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JANUARY 19, 2010

Terrestrial bioenergy feedstock crops such as switchgrass, canola and corn have lower environmental lifecycle impacts than algae in energy use, greenhouse gas emissions, and water regardless of cultivation location, according to a new lifecycle assessment by researchers at the University of Virginia. 0.4 ± 0.05. 1.8 ± 0.58. 3.3 ± 0.86.

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Water Waste Energy Emissions 218

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OCTOBER 5, 2014

Gas chromatography comparison of Conoco fuel and a Conoco-CoolPlanet blend. At each successive processing stage, the biomass is heated to a higher temperature profile and the material is compacted to a thinner layer with an increasing level of elemental carbon in the remaining biomass. Source: Cool Planet. Click to enlarge.

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Conversion Renewable Water Gasoline 308

Green Car Congress

APRIL 5, 2016

nm-diameter carbon nanotube porins, which promote the formation of one-dimensional water wires, can support proton transport rates exceeding those of bulk water by an order of magnitude. Carbon nanotubes are the fastest known proton conductor. By comparison, the diameter of a human hair is 20,000 nanometers.

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Carbon Water Fuel France 150

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DECEMBER 18, 2022

Scaling up the production of what we call green hydrogen is a priority for researchers around the world because it offers a carbon-free way to store electricity from any source. Green hydrogen is a carbon-free method that uses an electrolyzer to split water into hydrogen and oxygen gas. Choubisa et al.

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Hydrogen Production Store Design 448

Green Car Congress

JULY 7, 2015

Evapotranspiration (ET) refers to the sum total of water lost while the plant is growing, either from evaporation through the plant stem itself (a process called “transpiration”), or from water evaporated off of the plant’s leaves or the ground. —Hamilton et al.

Water 150

Water Climate Change Climate Environment 150

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OCTOBER 24, 2011

A team from the Biotechnology Research Institute, National Research Council Canada, reports on the use of graphene, graphene oxide, sulfonated graphene, and sulfonated graphene oxide (SGO) for the dehydration of xylose to furfural in water in a paper published in the journal Carbon. Carbon DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2011.10.007.

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Water Canada Carbon 2011 199

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JULY 31, 2019

However, the scale of biofuels is limited by their environmental footprint, considering the land and water usage. Carbon-neutral fuels are needed for sustainable transportation to overcome the range and recharge limitations of batteries and the scale limitations of biofuels. —Zhao et al. Zhao et al. —Zhao et al. Zhao et al.

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Delaware Transportation Fuel Hydrogen 278

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 21, 2012

Guide G205 is a step toward the creation of an industry-wide standard test to measure the corrosivity of different crude oils under pipeline conditions, since it describes test methods that enable a direct comparison of the corrosivity of crude oils from various sources. In the absence of water, the crude oil is noncorrosive.

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Oil-Sands Oil Water Canada 225

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 31, 2019

When containerised alongside existing and complimentary technology, the system forms part of a technology strategy enabling customers to map out a path to net-zero carbon emissions, while containing the cost of power and growing EV charging capability. Hydrogen generated from water electrolysis. AFC offers both types. Resources.

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Fuel Energy Power Powered 273

Green Car Congress

APRIL 11, 2009

Energy density of the P-carbon supercapacitors compared to commercial carbon (Norit). Researchers from Australia, Ukraine and Spain have found that phosphorus-rich microporous carbons (P-carbons) used in supercapacitors exhibit enhanced supercapacitive performance, are capable of stable operation at voltages larger than 1.3

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Carbon Energy Energy Storage Ukraine 150

Green Car Congress

JUNE 16, 2012

Other successful initiatives—highlighted in Ford’s 13th annual Sustainability Report—include reductions in water use, waste-to-landfill and CO 2 emissions as well as improvements in vehicle fuel economy and safety. A total of 37 fabrics now meet the requirements and have been incorporated into Ford vehicles.

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2016 Ford Manufacturer Energy 256

Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2011

A) Mixing of high–surface area carbon with aniline oligomers and transition-metal precursor (M: Fe and/or Co). (B) Their approach uses polyaniline (PANI) as a precursor to a carbon-nitrogen template for high-temperature synthesis of catalysts incorporating iron and cobalt. mgPt cm -2 ) is shown for comparison (dashed line).

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Fuel Hydrogen Carbon Conversion 255

Green Car Congress

JUNE 6, 2018

As a comparison point, in 1976, the first Golf GTI delivered 140 N·m at 5,000 rpm.) In the first component of the exhaust gas purification system carbon (C) is retained and converted during the regeneration phases into carbon dioxide (CO 2 ). From 2,000 rpm, the 1.0 The maximum torque remains constant up to 3,500 rpm.

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2018 Engine International Exhaust 305

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 16, 2012

Outlines the approach for collecting and analyzing the data needed to evaluate the indicator and for making relevant comparisons to other energy options or agricultural systems. Water use and efficiency. Water quality. Provides information on data limitations and highlights potential bottlenecks to data acquisition.

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Transportation Global Water Pollution 244

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MARCH 3, 2014

Scientists from Stanford University, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and the Technical University of Denmark have identified a new nickel-gallium catalyst that converts hydrogen and carbon dioxide into methanol at ambient pressure and with fewer side-products than the conventional catalyst.

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Low Cost Cleaning Clean Production 257

Green Car Congress

JULY 11, 2013

Renault’s comparison of the carbon footprint of EV and ICE vehicles over production, operation and end of life. The publication gives the opportunity for an “apples-to-apples” comparison between the environmental impacts of the two types of powertrains: same manufacturer, same model, same boundary conditions. Click to enlarge.

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Li-ion Gasoline-Electric Ozone Diesel 364

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

Peabody Energy and GreatPoint Energy signed an agreement to pursue development of coal-to-gas and coal-to-hydrogen projects in the United States and around the world with carbon capture and storage (CCS) that would achieve near-zero carbon emissions, while increasing the production of stranded oil via enhanced oil recovery.

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Coal Carbon Gas Energy 186

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

Promising avenues include weight savings and extension of the cruising range in comparison with battery-powered solutions; fuel cell concepts may represent an attractive option for long-distance hauling, which requires heavy loads and large cruising ranges. As a result, the charge air coolers used must be resistant to ionized water.

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Commercial Fuel Vehicles Water 223

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AUGUST 13, 2014

A catalyst made from a foamy form of copper has different electrochemical properties from catalysts made with smooth copper in reactions involving carbon dioxide, according to a new study by a team from Brown University. Carbon Capture and Conversion (CCC) Catalysts' Sujat Sen, Dan Liu, and G. 4, pp 30913095 doi: 10.1021/cs500522.

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CO2 Production Conversion Hydrogen 291

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AUGUST 3, 2010

A comparison of estimates of the energy return on investment (EROI) at the wellhead for conventional crude oil, or for crude product prior to refining for oil shale. A comparison of estimates of the energy return on investment (EROI) for refined fuel produced from conventional crude oil and from oil shale. Click to enlarge.

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Oil Cleveland Carbon Conversion 199

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JUNE 23, 2011

Ricardo and the University of Brighton will model and evaluate an advanced split-cycle combustion system aimed at substantially reducing the carbon emissions of heavy-duty vehicles. The charge air was compressed isothermally by spraying a large volume of water into the cylinder during compression to 100 bar. Click to enlarge.

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Exhaust Concept Vehicles Engine 285