Transportation
Best Buy, Veolia, and Others Join National Clean Fleets Partnership
Best Buy, Johnson Controls, Pacific Gas and Electric, and Veolia have joined the U.S. Department of Energy's National Clean Fleets Partnership, a public-private partnership that ...
Daimler Trucks Compliant with 2014 GHG Regulations
The EPA has certified Daimler Trucks North America's complete 2013 portfolio of on-highway, vocational and medium duty vehicles as fully compliant with 2014 greenhouse gas ...
Largest-Ever Fuel Economy Study Tracks Eight Fleets, Eight Years, 60 Technologies
The North American Council for Freight Efficiency (NACFE) has released its benchmark study on fleet fuel efficiency, the “2011 Fleet Fuel Efficiency Benchmark Study.” ...
Aerodynamics, CARB Standards Drive Transportation Product Launches
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) trailer fuel efficiency mandates which require 5 percent and above fuel efficiency gains were a focus of products launched ...
Rolls-Royce LNG Ship Engines Can Cut CO2 By 30%, Company Says
Rolls-Royce says its liquefied natural gas (LNG) engines for ships reduce CO2 emissions by up to 30 percent compared to a marine engine running on ...
Volvo Subsidiaries Join WWF Program
Volvo Construction Equipment and Volvo Buses have joined the Volvo Group’s cooperation with WWF Climate Savers.
The cooperation is based on the Volvo Group’s commitment to ...
EDF Report Details Shipping Efficiencies
New technology and thinking are unlocking a raft of previously unattainable environmental and economic efficiencies in the commercial shipping industry, according to a report released ...
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: FY 2013 Budget, ITC Wind Tower Decision, PVC Emissions
President Obama has proposed his FY 2013 budget, whose measures include the cancellation of $4 billion a year in oil and gas tax breaks ...
DPD to Deliver Carbon Neutral Packages by July
Logistics company DPD has announced plans to move to completely carbon-neutral shipping, at no extra cost to customers.
The German shipper, a subsidiary of GeoPost and ...
Carbon Positive Launches Energy Management for Ports
Carbon Positive has launched what it calls the first program specifically to help ports adopt long-term strategies for energy and carbon management.
The maritime ...
MIT-Staples Study Finds Electric Delivery Trucks Cost 9-12% Less to Operate
Electric delivery trucks can cost between nine and 12 percent less to operate than their diesel cousins, according to an MIT study using data from ...
Freight Wing Side Skirt ‘Cuts Fuel 7.45%’
Freight Wing has introduced the AeroFlex 2012, an EPA SmartWay and CARB-approved trailer side skirt that it says delivers 7.45 percent fuel savings.
The update ...
Bombardier to Use Maxwell Ultracapacitors for Energy Storage
Train manufacturer Bombardier is to install Maxwell Technologies' ultracapacitors in a braking energy recuperation system.
Each stationary "wayside" EnerGstor unit incorporates a Maxwell ultracapacitor array ...
Ryder Cuts Direct, Indirect GHG Emissions
Ryder System's direct GHG emissions fell two percent in 2010, from 470,481 metric tons to 461,828 metric tons, and were down 18 percent on ...
Green Fleet Briefing: GM Fire Response, Ford Bottle Fabric, EV Council, Gas Fueling Stations
General Motors has announced changes to the vehicle structure and battery coolant system in the Chevy Volt, in response to a government ...
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: RFS2 2012, Keystone XL, SolarWorld, Aviation Carbon Tax
The EPA finalized the Renewable Fuel Standard program (RFS2) 2012 percentage standards for four fuel categories as part of the annual renewable fuel volume ...
FedEx to Fund Transportation Projects in Mexico, Brazil, India
FedEx will provide $1.4 million over two years to EMBARQ - the World Resources Institute’s sustainable transport arm - to provide technical expertise on sustainable ...
Network Rail, DB Schenker to Furnish Offices by Rail
U.K. rail infrastructure owner Network Rail is aiming to reduce the carbon emissions associated with a relocation of its national center by shipping all of ...
ACEEE Report Calls for Haulage Trailer Efficiency Guidelines
Trailer efficiency should be the first item on the list when the EPA and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration next consider fuel efficiency and greenhouse ...
Ignazio Messina & Co, Hamworthy Krystallon Install First Commercial Marine Scrubber
The first of four Ignazio Messina & Co.-owned vessels installed with marine scrubbing technology from manufacturer Hamworthy Krystallon has come on line.
Linea Messina is the first ...
