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Berkeley Lab releases 8th edition of databook on China’s energy and environment; finding the “missing” energy consumption

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The China Energy Group of the US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) recently released the eighth edition of the China Energy Databook —the most comprehensive publicly available resource known to exist covering China’s energy and environmental statistics.

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Major spill from the ExxonMobil Pegasus pipeline in Arkansas

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Principal producers of Wabasca include Cenovus Energy and Canadian Natural Resources. The Pegasus pipeline originally transported crude from the Gulf coast to Patoka. In 2006, its reversal was completed, and in 2009, ExxonMobil completed a project that increased its capacity by 50% (about 30,000 barrels per day).

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Algenol Partners With Valero Services on Algae to Ethanol

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a subsidiary of Valero Energy Corporation, have entered a joint development agreement to explore combining Algenol’s Direct to Ethanol technology with Valero’s expertise in technology and infrastructure for production and distribution of transportation fuels and chemicals. is a privately owned company founded in 2006.

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Smith Electric trucks go stateside

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The Smith Newton provides depot-based truck fleets with a realistic, zero emissions transport solution that both lowers greenhouse gas emissions and helps improve air quality in our urban centres.”. Newton was launched in the UK by Smith Electric Vehicles in 2006. It can be recharged in six hours.