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Bosch All In on Fuel Cell Power Stations. Production in 2024
With urbanization on the increase, Bosch is betting that fuel-cell technology has a vital role to in power supply. By 2050, it is expected that more than 6 billion people worldwide – 70% of the global population – will live in cities. Currently, the world’s metropolitan areas account for 75% of global energy consumed. By 2035, global energy consumption will have increased 30%. In the future, meeting this increased demand for electricity solely with large, centralized power stations will not be possible, claims Bosch. Continue reading
CARB – Cleaner Fuels Replace 3 Billion Gallons of Dirty Diesel
“Renewable and bio-diesel, renewable natural gas, ethanol, and electricity are all seeing growth under the LCFS,” said CARB Executive officer Richard W. Corey. “These are key reasons why other states and nations are establishing similar programs.” Continue reading
Posted in alternative fuels, economy, environment, fuel economy or emissions
Tagged auto industry commentary, autoinformed.com, automotive blog, dirty diesel fuel, greenhouse gases, Ken Zino, Low Carbon Fuel Standard, Trump Withdrawal of California Waiver and Preemption of ZEV by EPCA
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CARB Increases Low-Carbon Fuel Use Regulations
Amendments include the most stringent carbon intensity requirement, additional incentives for zero emission vehicles, and a protocol for carbon capture & sequestration. Today’s public hearing was the second hearing on these amendments, which take effect on January 1, 2019. Continue reading
Mazda, Saudi Aramco, AIST Researching CO2 Reduction
Mazda says it is no longer enough to focus solely on the tank-to-wheel phase and develop fuel efficient engines and cars that emit low levels of carbon dioxide while driving on the road. Continue reading
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Tagged AIST, autoinformed, autoinformed.com, co2, greenhouse gases, Ken Zino, mazda, Saudi Aramco
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Non-Independence Day as EPA Prepares to Scuttle CAFE
Last week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a Notice on the Mid-Term Evaluation (MTE) of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for the Model Years (MY) 2022- 2025 and indicated intent to place it in the Federal Register. This potential shift or softening of CAFE extensive and serious implications for all automotive industry participants. Continue reading
Posted in electric vehicles, energy, fuel economy or emissions
Tagged autoinformed.com, cafe, carb, dot, epa, greenhouse gases, Ken Zino
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More Significant Stories, Trends of 2017. And 2018?
A real victory starting in 2016 came from the work of the Union of Concerned Scientists. (Trump of course wants to ban the word and work of “science” because of its relentless search for the truth that in personal practice Trump has banned as a guiding principle for the largest democracy in the world.) Continue reading
CARB Issues Next Gen Emissions Reduction Plan
CARB also directed staff to report annually on progress on implementation of the SIP Strategy including recommendations on additional funding as well as direction to expedite implementation where possible. Continue reading
EPA Proposing Tighter Levels of Greenhouse Gas Emissions
The Obama Administration via the EPA today announced a new goal to cut methane emissions from the oil and gas sector by 40% – 45% from 2012 levels by 2025. Continue reading
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Tagged autoinformed, autoinformed.com, epa, greenhouse gases, Ken Zino
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Honda World’s First Company to Reveal Third-party Validated Estimates of Global CO2 Emissions during Product Use
Honda Motor Company said in Japan today that it is the world’s first mobility company to disclose estimated global CO2 emissions during customer use of its motorcycles, automobiles and power products. The move will likely force other automakers who claim to be green into similar disclosures. A next step could be window or product stickers that list the effects of their use on the environment. Continue reading
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Tagged auto informed, autoinformed.com, automotive news, co2, ghg, greenhouse gases, honda, Ken Zino
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EPA Announces Carbon Pollution Limits for New Power Plants
EPA in 2009 determined that “greenhouse gas pollution threatens Americans’ health and welfare by leading to long lasting changes in our climate that can have a range of negative effects on human health and the environment.” Tougher national fuel economy standards ensued. Now it’s the power industry’s turn. Currently, there is no uniform national limit on the amount of carbon pollution new power plants can emit, which comes from burning fossil fuels. Continue reading
New EPA Grants Go to Universities for Black Carbon Research
Black carbon – including diesel powered vehicle emissions – can affect the climate in the near term, and as with other types of fine particles, can cause serious health effects such as cardiovascular and respiratory ailments. Fine particles have also been strongly linked to lung cancer. Continue reading
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Tagged auto informed, auto news, autoinformed, autoinformed.com, automotive news, black carbon research, climate change, Environmental Protection Agency, epa, global warning, greenhouse gases, Ken Zino, lung cancer, zino
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Tougher Vehicle Economy Standards to Save Billions in Costs?
Pressure or advocacy groups rarely – if ever – acknowledge that higher fuel economy standards are controversial, and they usually don’t explore the soundness of their assumptions. (Ever see a California Air Resources Board assessment of the cost of its aborted electric vehicle mandate of the 1990s?) Continue reading
CARB Regulation Limits Chemical Refrigerants to Lower Levels
The refrigerants, known as hydrofluorocarbons or HFCs, are super pollutants because they trap heat in the atmosphere thousands of times more effectively than carbon dioxide, the most prevalent greenhouse gas. These rules can serve as a national model for super pollutant reduction and come at a time when the newly elected Biden Administration is promising to do something about Global Warming after years of Republican resistance or malfeasance. Continue reading →