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MAY 20, 2020

A preliminary analysis of global data has found that carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel sources reached a maximum daily decline of 17% in April as a result of drastic decline in energy demand that have occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic. Percentage change in global daily fossil CO 2 emissions, Jan-May 2020.

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DECEMBER 8, 2014

This study updates and refines an earlier analysis completed in 2007. The new study uses a different methodology with different mathematical approaches. Earlier post.)

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MAY 27, 2022

California has a diverse electricity fuel mix and is highly interconnected with the regional electric grid, but our study shows that a significant decrease in hydropower generation this summer could lead to higher electricity prices, among other effects. Figure 2 data source: US Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

To explore the use of EEMPA in converting CO 2 to methane, Kothandaraman and her fellow authors studied the reaction’s molecular underpinnings, then assessed the cost of running the process at scale in a 550-megawatt power plant. Heldebrant, D., Kothandaraman, J., Lopez, J.S., Walter, E.D., Burton, S.D. and Dagle, R.A. ChemSus Chem.

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MAY 8, 2023

Methane hydrate is studied for its ability to capture and trap gas molecules such as carbon dioxide under high pressure. Qiang Xu of Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) have developed a promising method for carbon capture and storage using a single-crystalline guanidinium sulfate-based clathrate salt.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

Although a lightweight steel vehicle has a lower production phase environmental impact, those initial gains are erased by higher energy use and carbon emissions during the steel vehicle’s use phase, the study found. The modeling for this study conforms to internationally recognized standard practices (ISO 14040 and 14044).

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MAY 4, 2021

As buzz around synthetic fuels builds, the Europe-focused environmental group Transport & Environment (T&E) cautions that vehicles burning these supposedly greener fuels may cause more carbon-dioxide (CO2) emissions than battery-powered vehicles, and cost more as well. That's the conclusion T&E voiced in a position paper asking.

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MARCH 11, 2022

At the International Engine Congress in Baden-Baden (Germany), Liebherr-Components AG and US-based Tula Technology presented the results of their joint study on heavy machinery. For this study, Liebherr Machines Bulle SA provided its D966 engine that operates in a variety of applications, such as mobile or maritime cranes and wheel loaders.

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MAY 6, 2022

A study by University of Chicago economist Esteban Rossi-Hansberg, the Glen A. Its implementation requires transfers from the regions that are less affected, or positively affected, by CO2 emissions to the countries that are negatively affected.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Selling plug-in hybrids makes it easier for carmakers to meet their EU car CO2 standards as PHEVs are currently given additional credits. Even the Outlander’s manual states that the engine may start if the PHEV system is too hot or too cold, if quick acceleration is applied, or if the air conditioning is operating.

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AUGUST 21, 2023

mA cm −2 , the study achieved an average production rate of 14.5 Despite some limitations due to O 2 and H 2 crossover through the membrane, the study identified optimal operating conditions for energy-efficient butyric acid production from CO 2. At an applied current of 1.0 g m −2 d −1 of butyric acid.

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MAY 28, 2021

The study highlights the continued use of private jets last year despite the pandemic. T&E points out however, that private jet owners, who have an average wealth of €1.3 billion, could be part of the solution by paying for the development of greener technology that can help accelerate innovation and clean flying for everyone.

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AUGUST 7, 2020

This project aims to make advancements in Li-CO 2 batteries with a focus on screening efficient cathode electrocatalysts and studying reaction mechanisms. This project proposes a versatile screening and in situ characterization platform for rapid screening of highly efficient electrocatalysts and in-depth studying of reaction mechanisms.

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AUGUST 15, 2020

Among the metals studied, copper is the only metal known for its intrinsic ability to convert CO 2 into hydrocarbons and alcohols via electrochemical CO 2 RR. Advances made in the previous studies inspired us to study each parameter influencing catalyst performance separately (i.e.,

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DECEMBER 6, 2018

of global CO2 emissions. Depending on future development, this could rise to 15% by 2050, according to a 2016 study by the Danish Shipowner’s Association (DSA) and UCL Energy Institute. The maritime industry emitted close to 1000 million tonnes of CO 2 in 2012, representing about 2.2%

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MARCH 19, 2013

The technical and macro-economic study, commissioned by the European Climate Foundation, focuses on light-duty vehicles. The Phase I study assesses two scenarios against a reference case in which vehicle efficiency is frozen at the current level. The project is taking a phased approach.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2016

In our study we focus on cars, while the EU also imposed the emission targets for vans (which account for around 10% of the EU market for light-duty vehicles) and considered a strategy to reduce CO 2 emissions from trucks, buses, and coaches. In addition, it only addresses the most energy-intensive sectors, primarily power generation.

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Standards Emissions CO2 Europe 218

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NOVEMBER 3, 2020

They studied the system using a transmission electron microscope (TEM). Additional studies revealed that when the aluminum nanoparticles were absent from the experiment, only about one-seventh as much carbon was etched. This enabled the team to estimate how much carbon dioxide had been removed.

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OCTOBER 8, 2022

That includes mining sites, where studies have shown that about 30% of greenhouse-gas emissions are caused by the use of diesel engines, largely in mining vehicles and power generators. The Australian market for diesel-only power generators is currently estimated to be worth around $765 million.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

Although EROI has important limitations as a metric, the study authors noted, it still represents a valuable first estimate of the viability of different fuel production pathways relative to conventional benchmarks.

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MAY 25, 2014

A report prepared by ISIS (Institute of Studies for the Integration of Systems - Italy) together with Tecnalia (Spain) for the European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS) discusses the technological, environmental and economic barriers for producing methanol from carbon dioxide, as well as the possible uses of methanol in car transport in Europe.

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AUGUST 24, 2020

The current results were obtained in collaboration with the team of Professor Kazunari Domen from the University of Tokyo, a co-author of the study. The researchers are experimenting with a range of different catalysts to improve both stability and efficiency.

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JUNE 29, 2021

a leader in propulsion efficiency, will release the findings of a recent simulation study to evaluate the efficacy of its newest technology at the FEV Powertrain Conference. The study validated that Tula’s Dynamic Skip Fire (DSF) developed for mild-hybrid diesel vehicles reduced CO 2 emissions in a 2.3 Tula Technology, Inc.,

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JULY 3, 2016

A study by a team at University of Illinois at Urbana−Champaign has found that, with currently achievable performance levels, synthetic fuels produced via the electrochemical reduction of CO 2 and the Fischer-Tropsch (FT) process system are not economically and environmentally competitive with using petroleum-based fuel.

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JUNE 21, 2013

air batteries because most previous studies have been conducted in a pure O 2 atmosphere, under the assumption that the other components of air will be less important in the operation of the battery. Goddard, III, Hyungjun Kim, and Kisuk Kang (2013) Toward a Lithium–“Air” Battery: The Effect of CO2 on the Chemistry of a Lithium–Oxygen Cell.

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AUGUST 22, 2017

According to a new study by Bosch, the use of e-fuels—synthetic fuels based on renewable energy—in Europe by 2050 as a scheduled supplement to electrification could save up to 2.8 Present studies suggest that the fuel itself (excluding any excise duties) could cost between €1.00 liter (US$4.47 gallon US) in the long run.

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AUGUST 8, 2017

In the first campaign now completed, about 200 l of fuel were produced in several phases to study the optimum synthesis process, possibilities of using the heat produced, and product properties. The pilot plant has a production capacity of up to 80 liters of gasoline per day.

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AUGUST 25, 2019

Researchers in the UK report that, with a bit of management, a largely untended slag heap could absorb significant amounts of CO 2 , partially offsetting the emissions from steel production. Their open-access paper is published in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology. Pullin et al.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

One objective of this study is to modify the catalyst surface to prevent the water vapor produced in the reaction sequence from negatively influencing catalyst activity by reoxidation or accelerated crystallization of the metal oxide surface. These higher hydrocarbons can be direct substitutes for crude-oil-distilled middle-distillate fuels.

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AUGUST 9, 2019

A paper on their study appears in the journal Energy Policy. This study implements three main research contents. (1) Technical roadmap of bus,taxi, and car for peaking the CO2 emissions at 2030 or before. 1) We forecast the passenger travel demand by city scale and by travel mode.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2021

Naturgy and Enagás are studying the production of green hydrogen from a 250MW floating offshore wind farm and another 100MW onshore wind farm in Asturias (Spain) for industrial consumption in this Autonomous Region.

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AUGUST 5, 2019

Reintroducing airships into the world’s transportation mix could contribute to lowering the transport sector’s carbon emissions and can play a role in establishing a sustainable hydrogen based economy, according to a new IIASA-led study. The open-access paper is published in the journal Energy Conversion and Management: X.

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JUNE 6, 2014

In their study, the researchers evaluated five hypothetical production routes using different sources of CO 2 and energy. Although the importance of a life cycle approach for these questions has been acknowledged, the authors are not aware of any existing LCA studies on CO 2 utilization. —van der Giesen et al. Click to enlarge.

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JULY 11, 2013

The new study projects the increasing dominance of the production phase in terms of lifecycle CO 2 impacts. The report builds on an earlier study, “Preparing for a Life Cycle CO 2 Measure” written for the LowCVP by Ricardo. The new study is a “streamlined” LCA based largely on secondary data available from published literature.

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JUNE 28, 2018

Countries seeking to meet Paris Agreement targets on CO 2 emissions must get a grip on the amount of pollution produced at city level, according to a new open-access study published in S cience Advances by an international team of researchers from Europe and China. —Prof Guan.

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APRIL 11, 2012

and the remainder (30 to 40%) from burning fossil fuels, such as coal, to heat the kiln reactors to ~900°C.Here we show a new thermal chemistry, based on anomalies in oxide solubilites, to generate CaO, without CO2 emission, in a high throughput, cost effective, environment conducive to the formation of cement. The CO is produced.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2019

This study is intended as a proof of concept demonstration. As discussed in the study, it is likely that in future variations of this new synthesis the requisite exfoliation voltage can be substantially decreased.

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