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Green Car Congress  document.write(todays_date); About GCC Contact   HomeTopicsMonthly ArchivesResourcesGoogle GCC Web California ARB Posts Draft Regulation for Low Carbon Fuel Standard11 October 2008 Proposed compliance schedule for gasoline and diesel fuels and substitutes. Click to enlarge.The staff of the California Air Resources Board has posted the Draft Regulation for the California Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) which contains the latest staff proposals on the regulatory approach following the March 2008 concept outline. (Earlier post.) ARB is seeking comments on this document, which will be discussed during the LCFS workshop on 16 October 2008, in Sacramento, California. The draft LCFS maps out a 10.5% reduction in carbon intensity for gasoline or fuels used to substitute for gasoline from 2010 to 2020 (from 96.7 gCO2e/MJ to 86.5 gCO2e/MJ) and a 10% reduction in the carbon intensity of diesel or diesel substitutes (from 95.8 gCO2e/MJ to 86.2 gCO2e/MJ). Continue Reading “California ARB Posts Draft Regulation for Low Carbon Fuel Standard” Comments (2)| TrackBack (0)New Membrane-Free Microbial Electrolysis Cell for Hydrogen Production from Biowaste 11 October 2008 Schematic of a microbial electrolysis cell. Click to enlarge. Source: OSUResearchers at Oregon State University (OSU) have developed a new membrane-free microbial electrolysis cell (MEC) for the production of hydrogen gas from several types of biowaste—including ordinary municipal sewage. The findings are reported in the journal Water Research.Microbial electrohydrogenesis is a similar process to water electrolysis, except that microbes at the anode decompose organic matter in CO2, electrons, and protons. A distinct advantage of the microbial system is the lower energy consumption compared to water electrolysis. Other studies have shown that as little as 0.2 V is needed to produce hydrogen in microbial electrohydrogenesis, while a theoretically minimum applied voltage of 1.23 V is required for water electrolysis.More...| Comments (1)| TrackBack (0)IMO Adopts Revised Regulations on Ship Emissions11 October 2008The Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) unanimously adopted amendments to the MARPOL Annex VI regulations to reduce harmful emissions from ships. The main changes to MARPOL Annex VI will see a progressive reduction in sulfur oxide (SOx) emissions from ships, with the global sulfur cap reduced initially to 3.50% (35,000 ppm) from the current 4.50% (45,000 ppm), effective from 1 January 2012; then progressively to 0.50% (5,000 ppm), effective from 1 January 2020, subject to a feasibility review to be completed no later than 2018. (Earlier post.)The limits applicable in Sulfur Emission Control Areas (SECAs) will be reduced to 1.00%, beginning on 1 July 2010 (from the current 1.50 %); being further reduced to 0.10%, effective from 1 January 2015.More...| Comments (2)| TrackBack (0)I-65 Biofuel Corridor from Indiana to Alabama Complete10 October 2008 The I-65 Biofuels Corridor, with some of the station locations marked on the map (the numbers refer to the timeline of events on the promotional drive.) Click to enlarge.Interstate 65 is now “America’s First Biofuels Corridor” with the conclusion of a project to make E85 Ethanol and B20 Biodiesel available the entire 886-mile length of the Interstate, from Gary, Indiana to Mobile, Alabama. A driver is now no more than a quarter of a tank’s drive from a participating E85 retailer.The $1.3 million federal project involved Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee and Alabama, the four states through which I-65 travels. The project funded 31 E85 and five B20 stations in the states and one biodiesel blending facility on the Indiana-Ohio border. Indiana has 19 E85 pumps; Kentucky has one E85 pump; Tennessee has two E85 pumps; Alabama has eight E85/B20 pumps.More...| Comments (17)| TrackBack (0)GM Europe Equips Cadillac BLS with New 1.9L Diesel and 2.0L Flex-fuel Engines10 October 2008 The Cadillac BLS.GM Europe is offering two new engines on its 2008 Cadillac BLS: a new 132 kW (177 hp) diesel unit and a 147 kW (197 hp) Flexpower gasoline-ethanol flex-fuel engine. The 2008 Cadillac BLS range is now available with a choice of two common-rail diesel and four gasoline engines; all six engines are turbocharged.Engine outputs range from 110 kW (147 hp) to 188 kW (252 hp); every engine is available with manual or automatic transmission. More...| Comments (9)| TrackBack (0)DOE Awards $1.9M Grant for Study of High-Density, Lower-Pressure Adsorbed Hydrogen Storage Tanks from Corncobs10 October 2008The US Department of Energy (DOE) recently awarded a $1.9 million grant to researchers at the University of Missouri (MU) and Midwest Research Institute (MRI) to continue developing a high-density, lower-pressure nanoporous biocarbon hydrogen storage system derived from corncobs.Peter Pfeifer, professor and chair of the Department of Physics at MU will work with M. Frederick Hawthorne, professor of radiology, chemistry and physics and director of the MU International Institute for Nano and Molecular Medicine; Carlos Wexler, associate professor of physics; Galen Suppes, professor of chemical engineering; and researchers at MRI in Kansas City to develop the hydrogen storage material.More...| Comments (1)| TrackBack (0)US DOT to Establish New National Network of Marine Highways for Cargo, Offloading Roads10 October 2008The US Department of Transportation (DOT) will establish a new national network of short sea transportation routes to help move cargo across the country in order to cut congestion on some of the nation’s busiest roads.The Department’s “Marine Highways” initiative calls for the selection and designation of key maritime inland and coastal maritime corridors as marine highways. These routes will be eligible for up to $25 million in existing federal capital construction funds. The communities involved will continue to qualify for up to $1.7 billion in federal highway congestion mitigation and air quality (CMAQ) funds. More...| Comments (10)| TrackBack (0)New Catalyst Converts CO2 to Useful Synthetic Chemicals 10 October 2008Researchers at RIKEN in Japan have developed a new copper catalyst that allows carbon dioxide to be converted into a variety of functionalized carboxylic acid derivatives—versatile synthetic chemicals. A paper on their work was published earlier this year in the journal Angewandte Chemie International Edition.Industry has used carbon dioxide as a chemical building block—in the manufacture of aspirin, for example—but its use is limited by the difficulty of breaking open its strong carbon-oxygen double bonds. Carbon compounds activated by lithium or magnesium are often needed to attack and incorporate carbon dioxide successfully, but these reagents are extremely reactive and quite hazardous on a large scale.More...| Comments (7)| TrackBack (0)BP: Biofuels Could Potentially Account for up to 30% of Global Transportation Fuel by 2030 9 October 2008Based on announced targets and pending regulations, BP’s assessment is that biofuels could account for between 11 and 19% of the transport fuel market by 2030. The company also thinks there is a possibility, if the industry can address some of the land, feedstock and technology issues that exist today, for up to 30% biofuels penetration into transportation by 2030, according to Susan Ellerbusch, VP Global Biofuels for BP.Delivering that aggressive quantity of more than 600 billion liters (158.5 billion gallons US) of biofuels by 2030 would require progress particularly in the area of cellulosic biofuels, Ellerbusch said in a talk at Platts 3rd Annual Cellulosic Ethanol and Biofuels conference in Chicago (9-10 October).More...| Comments (26)| TrackBack (0)Azure Dynamics Receives Six Orders for Mild Hybrid LEEP Freeze System 9 October 2008 The components of the LEEP system. Click to enlarge.Azure Dynamics Corporation has received six orders for its Low Emission Electric Power (LEEP) Freeze system. The LEEP is a mild hybrid electric system that provides ancillary power for a variety of applications. The LEEP system draws energy from the combustion engine during normal driving, optimizes the use of stored or generated energy when applying ancillary power and can be plugged into the grid (220 VAC single phase or208 VAC three phase power) for off-duty charging.The system is adaptable across most PTO-ready truck chassis platforms and can be used by refrigeration, aerial lift, telecom and other commercial applications. In the application for these orders, the LEEP Freeze system will be mated to a Kidron UltraTemp refrigeration system to provide a transport refrigeration solution for Buchy Food Service in Greenville, Ohio.More...| Comments (0)| TrackBack (0)Renault and EDF to Partner on Electric Vehicles and Recharging Infrastructure in France 9 October 2008Renault and French electric utility EDF signed a memorandum of understanding to create, starting with France, a large-scale zero-emissions personal transport and travel system. The objective is to establish electric cars as a viable and attractive transport solution for consumers and to develop a supporting recharging infrastructure. Through the agreement, the Renault Nissan Alliance and EDF aim to provide consumers access to electric vehicles beginning in 2011. The Renault Nissan Alliance and EDF will jointly develop a commercial project, open to other interested parties, leading to the set up of an Electric Mobility Operator in the longer term. The role of the Electric Mobility Operator will be to supply customers with the infrastructure to recharge an electric vehicle and to manage its range.More...| Comments (18)| TrackBack (0)Port Injection of Secondary Fuel Can Simultaneously Lower NOx and PM in a Direct Injection Biodiesel Engine 8 October 2008 Effect of premixed fuels on the engine emissions at different equivalency ratios. Click to enlarge. Credit: ACSResearchers at Shanghai Jiao Tong University found that port fuel injection of a secondary fuel with a lower boiling point in a biodiesel-fueled, direct injection engine can simultaneously reduce both NOx and PM emissions. A paper on their work appeared online 4 October in the journal Energy & Fuels.A number of studies have shown that the use of biodiesel in light- and heavy-duty diesel engines can lower PM, CO, SOx, and HC emissions compared to standard diesel fuel combustion with comparable or even slightly better engine efficiency. However, NOx levels can increase—a problem when confronting more stringent regulatory limits on NOx emissions. More...| Comments (7)| TrackBack (0)Green Car Congress © 2008 BioAge Group, LLC. All Rights Reserved.| Home| BioAge GroupOther Recent Items...D1 Oils Exits Biodiesel Refining Business, Focuses on Jatropha Plant Science 8 October 2008 | Com. 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