2000, Coal and Commercial

MIT study says combustion emissions cause ~200,000 premature deaths/year in US; vehicles and power generation top sources

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AUGUST 29, 2013

Annual average concentrations of fine particulates from US sources of combustion emissions from (a) electric power generation; (b) industry; (c) commercial and residential sources; (d) road transportation; (e) marine transportation; (f) rail transportation; (g) sum of all combustion sources; (h) all sources. Source: MIT. Click to enlarge.

MIT

MIT Emissions Ozone Power

US EIA Reports Record-setting 7% Overall Decline in US Carbon Dioxide Emissions in 2009; Transport Emissions Down 4.1%, Lowest Percentage Reduction of the End-UseSectors

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MAY 6, 2010

In 2009, the carbon intensity of the electric power sector decreased by nearly 4.3%, primarily due to fuel switching as the price of coal rose 6.8% Increased use of natural gas in place of coal caused the sector’s carbon intensity to decrease. The average decline in energy intensity from 2000 to 2008 was 2.0%. Click to enlarge.

2009

2009 Emissions Carbon Transportation

EIA: US energy-related CO2 emissions down 2.4% in 2011 while GDP rose

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AUGUST 14, 2012

The commercial sector fell slightly (0.3%). Because primary energy use in the electric power sector is allocated to the end-use sectors based on their share of electricity use, the drop in reported carbon intensity for the end-use sectors was greatest in the residential and commercial sectors (3.1%

2011

2011 Emissions Energy CO2

IPCC: GHG emissions accelerating despite mitigation efforts; major institutional and technological change required to keep the heat down

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APRIL 13, 2014

giga tonne carbon dioxide equivalent (GtCO 2 eq) (2.2%) per year from 2000 to 2010 compared to 0.4 GtCO 2 eq (1.3%) per year from 1970 to 2000. Total anthropogenic GHG emissions were the highest in human history from 2000 to 2010 and reached 49 (±4.5) Increased use of coal relative to other energy sources has reversed the long?

Emissions

Emissions Climate Change 2000 Climate

Shell updates energy scenarios; world entering an era of volatile transitions

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FEBRUARY 14, 2011

Underlying global demand for energy by 2050 could triple from its 2000 level if emerging economies follow historical patterns of development. But this still leaves a gap between business as-usual supply and business-as-usual demand of around 400 EJ/a: the size of the whole industry in 2000. Zone of uncertainty. Supply-demand tensions.

Energy

Energy 2000 2008 Supplies

China’s New Breeder Reactors May Produce More Than Just Watts

Cars That Think

DECEMBER 28, 2022

The new breeder reactors in China, meanwhile, are demonstration projects, the second step in a three-step program to develop fast breeder reactors to reduce the country’s dependence on coal. The country will soon decide whether to continue to the third step of building a commercial 1,000-MW breeder reactor.

Russia

Russia China United States United Kingdom

Perspective: Despite Solyndra’s death, the future of solar energy is sunny

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NOVEMBER 10, 2011

Remember when the dot.com bubble burst in 2000 and, seemingly overnight, some companies ceased making millions hand-over-fist? With subsidies long in place for nuclear, coal and gas in the US along with the cheap cost of production for coal and natural gas, solar is essentially competing with that $0.10/kWh Resources. [

Solar

Solar Future Energy New Jersey

Mascoma Announces Feedstock Processing and Lignin Supply Agreement with Chevron Technology Ventures; Chevron Working on Converting Lignin to Hydrocarbon Fuel Components

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

There are two main thrusts to its current research efforts: a near-term focus on early commercialization opportunities for producing ethanol and a longer-term focus on direct conversion of biomass to hydrocarbons. Catchlight’s initial focus is developing and demonstrating novel technologies for converting cellulose and lignin into biofuels.

Chevron

Chevron Convert Fuel Supplies

ExxonMobil Outlook: 35% growth in energy demand by 2040; hybrids to account for ~50% of new vehicle sales

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DECEMBER 15, 2013

Vehicle penetration 2000 to 2040. Commercial transportation demand by region. Global demand for energy for commercial transportation is expected to rise by 70% from 2010 to 2040, driven by the projected increase in economic activity and the associated increase in movement of goods and freight. Source: ExxonMobil. Natural gas.

Oil-Sands

Oil-Sands Energy Hybrid Sale

Australia PM Gillard announces carbon pricing plan; transport fuels exempt, but lowered fuel tax credits to bring carbon price to some businesses

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JULY 10, 2011

The Government is also separately investing in protecting jobs in the steel and coal industries. A A$10-billion new commercially-oriented Clean Energy Finance Corporation will invest in renewable energy, low pollution and energy efficiency technologies.

Tax Credit

Tax Credit Fuel Tax Carbon Australia

Headwaters Inc and Axens Form Direct Coal Liquefaction Alliance

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JANUARY 21, 2010

Headwaters direct coal liquefaction process. Headwaters Inc and Axens are forming a strategic alliance to provide a single-source solution for producing synthetic fuels by direct coal liquefaction (DCL) alone or in combination with refinery residues or biomass. billion from 1975-2000 to develop DCL technology. Click to enlarge.

Coal

Coal Diesel Hydrogen Gasoline

CERA: Canadian Oil Sands Poised to Become the Top Source of Crude Imports to the US in 2010; Could Contribute Up To 36% of US Oil and Refined Products Imports by 2030

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MAY 21, 2010

Oil alternatives can also be water intensive: ethanol from non-irrigated crops is comparable to oil sands mining, and options like coal-to-liquids can use 10 barrels of water per barrel of product, according to IHS CERA. Over the past decade, production from oil sands more than doubled from 600,000 barrels per day (bpd) in 2000 to 1.35

Oil-Sands

Oil-Sands Oil 2010 Production

SunGas Renewables and Hatch partner for design and deployment of biomass gasification systems

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JUNE 26, 2020

SunGas gasification systems are based on pressurized fluidized bed technology originally developed by the Gas Technology Institute (GTI), which has been deployed commercially around the globe. Within the fluidized bed, the fuel reacts with steam and air or oxygen at a temperature of 840 °C to 1100 °C (1550 °F to 2000 °F).

Renewable

Renewable Design Coal 2000

DOE Awarding $620M for Smart Grid Demonstration and Energy Storage Projects

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NOVEMBER 25, 2009

Center for the Commercialization of Electric Technologies (TX). This effort will build on Austin Energy’s existing Smart Grid programs by creating a microgrid that will initially link 1,000 residential smart meters, 75 commercial meters, and plug-in electric vehicle charging sites. 16,080,554. Seeo, Inc (CA). City of Painesville (OH).

Energy Storage

Energy Storage Grid Energy Wind

SSAB, LKAB and Vattenfall launch long-term initiative for CO2-free ironmaking for steel production

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APRIL 4, 2016

Conventional direct reduced iron is produced by the reduction (removal of oxygen) of iron oxide lumps or pellets at 800-1050 °C—below the melting point of iron (1536 °C)—by interaction with reductants (H2+CO) derived from natural gas or coal. HYBRIT concept. Click to enlarge. Resources. Fortini H.W.

CO2

CO2 Production Coal Hydrogen

Swiss company outlines methanol-to-gasoline option for Alaska North Slope gas to state legislature

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MAY 1, 2011

billion coal-gasification project, but called off the project in late 2009 due to high capital requirements, the narrow difference between petroleum and natural gas prices and uncertain US energy policy. van Wijk sold Saturn to Methanex in 2000 due to funding issues. Eastman originally bought the plant in 2007 for a $1.6-billion

Alaska

Alaska Gasoline Gas Trinidad

Plug-In Hybrids (or Plugin Hybrids)

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Plug-In Hybrids Are Cleaner (Even on a Coal Grid) [ to top ] This entire section is finally obsolete -- because we now have a definitive study by the Electric Power Research Institute and the Natural Resources Defense Council. Three more points: Both reports match up well with previous studies. The GREET 1.6 Thats 20-25 cents a gallon.

Plug-in

Plug-in Plugin Plug Hybrid

PwC analysis finds meeting 2 C warming target would require “unprecedented and sustained” reductions over four decades

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NOVEMBER 5, 2012

Since 2000, the global rate of decarbonization has averaged 0.8%; from 2010 to 2011, global carbon intensity fell by just 0.7%. In 2012, PwC made two key changes to the assumptions in previous model versions: Delaying the start of commercial CCS at scale from 2016 to 2021. a year from now to 2050.

Climate Change

Climate Change Climate Saudi Arabia Economy

Perspective: Regional Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Programs May be the Solution

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APRIL 10, 2010

Cap-and-trade was first tried on a significant scale twenty years ago under the first Bush administration as a way to address the problem of airborne sulfur dioxide pollution–widely known as acid rain–from coal-burning power plants in the eastern United States. Overview of WCI. Gases: All 6 Kyoto gases. Coverage: In 2012–50% of emissions.

Gas

Gas Climate Change Emissions Climate

GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Ive found it facinating how car commercials changed the main MPG number they promoted before gas went over $4 a gallon as city miles. Denmark did that with Wind Power and now most of their energy comes from wind rather than oil, natural gas, or coal. It is 12 years later. The management at GM are liars.

Volt

Volt GM Chevrolet EV1

EV Driven

MIT study says combustion emissions cause ~200,000 premature deaths/year in US; vehicles and power generation top sources

US EIA Reports Record-setting 7% Overall Decline in US Carbon Dioxide Emissions in 2009; Transport Emissions Down 4.1%, Lowest Percentage Reduction of the End-UseSectors

EIA: US energy-related CO2 emissions down 2.4% in 2011 while GDP rose

IPCC: GHG emissions accelerating despite mitigation efforts; major institutional and technological change required to keep the heat down

Shell updates energy scenarios; world entering an era of volatile transitions

China’s New Breeder Reactors May Produce More Than Just Watts

Perspective: Despite Solyndra’s death, the future of solar energy is sunny

Mascoma Announces Feedstock Processing and Lignin Supply Agreement with Chevron Technology Ventures; Chevron Working on Converting Lignin to Hydrocarbon Fuel Components

ExxonMobil Outlook: 35% growth in energy demand by 2040; hybrids to account for ~50% of new vehicle sales

Australia PM Gillard announces carbon pricing plan; transport fuels exempt, but lowered fuel tax credits to bring carbon price to some businesses

Headwaters Inc and Axens Form Direct Coal Liquefaction Alliance

CERA: Canadian Oil Sands Poised to Become the Top Source of Crude Imports to the US in 2010; Could Contribute Up To 36% of US Oil and Refined Products Imports by 2030

SunGas Renewables and Hatch partner for design and deployment of biomass gasification systems

DOE Awarding $620M for Smart Grid Demonstration and Energy Storage Projects

SSAB, LKAB and Vattenfall launch long-term initiative for CO2-free ironmaking for steel production

Swiss company outlines methanol-to-gasoline option for Alaska North Slope gas to state legislature

Plug-In Hybrids (or Plugin Hybrids)

PwC analysis finds meeting 2 C warming target would require “unprecedented and sustained” reductions over four decades

Perspective: Regional Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Programs May be the Solution

GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

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