An official from the Environmental Protection Administration stated that the quality of air in Taiwan has improved in the past few years due to various air pollution reduction measures initiated by the Environmental Protection Administration. These measures were aimed at reducing the pollution caused by factories and local vehicles.
Cummins Westport announced that with the introduction of its ISL G natural gas engine for Kenworth W9000S and T800 short hood models, the truck company is set to expand its product line. Cummins Westport is a leading manufacturer of high-performance, alternate fuel engines. The natural gas vehicles are ready for order and are aimed at pickup and delivery, municipal, and vocational applications
Gulf Hydrocarbon announced the arrival of biodiesel at the RTW Terminal in Brownsville, TX, located at 1005 Anchor Road. Gulf Hydrocarbon is the leading provider of biodiesel to the petroleum industry. Convenient access to the biodiesel truck loading rack will be provided by Gulf Hydrocarbon’s new terminal. This new terminal will help in facilitating easy availability of US-made biodiesel and it will also serve the Mexican and local distribution-based businesses.
In an attempt to improve the city’s environmental air quality by encouraging the transformation of existing gas taxis into hybrid vehicles, the Seoul Metropolitan Government commenced a test-run of eco-friendly taxis. The city government entered into an agreement with the Ministry of Environment of Korea, Hyundai-Kia Motors and Korea LPG Association, and Korea National Joint Conference of Taxi Association for launching the first fleet of hybrid taxis.
The Coalition for Responsible Transportation’s (CRT) truck fleets serving the Oakland Port have achieved compliance with the Port of Oakland’s Clean Truck Management Plan’s (CTMP) emissions standards.
Endicott Biofuels and TransAlgae have signed a development agreement for the production of transportation fuel and renewable feedstock source from algae.
Canadian Pacific has partnered with Natural Resources Canada, under the National Renewable Diesel Demonstration Initiative, to carry out a pilot project on biodiesel. Lee Richardson, Member of Parliament for Calgary Centre announced this on behalf of Fred Green, Canadian Pacific President and CEO and Honourable Lisa Raitt, Minister for Natural Resources, and this is the first time biodiesel will be used in Canadian cold-weather rail service.
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded $45 million as smart grid stimulus fund for a smart grid project to Con Edison. Following this, Viridity Energy has announced that it will work together with Con Edison in their smart grid project.
A group of researchers at the City College of New York is developing a new way to generate power for planes and automobiles based on materials known as piezoelectrics, which convert the kinetic energy of motion into electricity. They will present their concept later this month at the 62nd Annual Meeting of the American Physical Society's (APS) Division of Fluid Dynamics.
TransForm has released a new study that discloses that people in California can meet the greenhouse gas reduction targets by changing their car culture. The study titled, ‘Windfall For All: How Connected, Convenient Neighborhoods Can Protect Our Climate and Safeguard California’s Economy,’ has found that the people who live in Los Angeles, San Diego, Sacramento and the Bay Area spend less amount of money in transportation than the other communities that live in areas where public transportation facility is limited. The study finds that if people in these areas had better access to transportation, the state would be able to save as much as $31 billion annually on the cost of transportation and emit 34% less greenhouse gas emissions.
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