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OCTOBER 11, 2009

Underground coal gasification uses paired wells in a coal seam: one an oxidant injection well, the other the syngas producer well. CIRI), an Alaska Native corporation, is proposing an underground coal gasification (UCG) project that would use the resulting syngas to fuel a new 100 MW combined cycle power plant. Source: CIRI.

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DECEMBER 19, 2010

Ceres recently released a new report concluding that coal-to-liquid (CTL) and oil shale technologies face significant environmental and financial obstacles—from water constraints, to technological uncertainties to regulatory and market risks—that pose substantial financial risks for investors involved in such projects.

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OCTOBER 6, 2017

Although real gross domestic product (GDP) increased 1.5% Among the findings of the EIA analysis: CO 2 emissions form natural gas surpassed those from coal in 2016. The natural gas share of electricity generation has grown as the coal share declined, partially offsetting the decline in energy-related CO 2 emissions from coal.

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APRIL 16, 2015

The increase from 2012 to 2013 was due to an increase in the carbon intensity of fuels consumed to generate electricity due to an increase in coal consumption, with decreased natural gas consumption, according to the report. Commercial aircraft emissions increased slightly between 2012 and 2013, but have decreased 18% since 2007.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2019

The decrease in CO 2 emissions from fossil fuel combustion was a result of multiple factors, including a continued shift from coal to natural gas, increased use of renewables in the electric power sector, and milder weather that contributed to less overall electricity use. above 1990 levels in 2007. below 2005 levels.

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JANUARY 23, 2012

EIA’s AEO2012 projects a continued decline in US imports of liquid fuels due to increased production of gas liquids and biofuels and greater fuel efficiency. Under the Reference case, domestic crude oil production is expected to grow by more than 20% over the coming decade; already, domestic crude oil production increased from 5.1

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OCTOBER 20, 2009

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has granted Reaction Design one of seven awards for a project intended to support the full-scale implementation and operation of highly efficient coal-based power generation technologies with near-zero emissions. Earlier post.).

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JUNE 26, 2010

Natural gas will play a leading role in reducing greenhouse-gas emissions over the next several decades, largely by replacing older, inefficient coal plants with highly efficient combined-cycle gas generation, according to a major new interim report out from MIT. The first two reports dealt with nuclear power (2003) and coal (2007).

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FEBRUARY 4, 2010

At a meeting with a bipartisan group of governors from around the country, President Barack Obama yesterday laid out three measures intended to work in concert to boost biofuels production and reduce US dependence on petroleum. And we want to get up 10 commercial demonstration projects, get those up and running by 2016. President Obama.

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MAY 21, 2009

Metagenomics for Greener Production and Extraction of Hydrocarbon Energy. This C$11,584,423 project , led by Dr. Gerrit Voordouw at the University of Calgary, will sample and explore the biological processes at work in oil wells, oils sands, tailings ponds, and coal beds. Genome Alberta announced C$25.2 million (US$22.2 Earlier post.).

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DECEMBER 22, 2014

In the US, a lower oil price could nudge natural gas prices higher: shale oil production often produces associated gas; fewer rigs fracking for oil would have the effect of marginally reducing supplies of natural gas. since 2007, while demand for finished petroleum products has dropped by 10.5%. The US economy has grown by 8.9%

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MARCH 27, 2017

This decline occurred despite growth in real gross domestic product (GDP) of 2.6% Specific circumstances, such as the very warm fourth quarter of 2015 and relatively low natural gas prices, put downward pressure on emissions as natural gas was substituted for coal in electricity generation. from 5,405 MMmt in 2014. Electricity.

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JULY 31, 2009

Estimates of potential for gasoline consumption reduction in the US light duty fleet in 2020 and 2035 relative to 2007. However, maintaining current rates of domestic petroleum production (about 5.1 Developing technologies for the conversion of biomass and coal-to-liquid fuels. emissions, according to the report.

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DECEMBER 18, 2014

Global CO 2 emissions from fossil fuel use and cement production reached a new all-time high in 2013, according to the annual report “Trends in global CO2 emissions”, released by PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency and the European Joint Research Centre (JRC). The consumption of oil products increased by 1.7%

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MAY 14, 2018

A new study finds that the growth of carbon production from Chinese exports has slowed or reversed, reflecting a “new phase of globalization” between developing countries that could undermine international efforts to reduce emissions. The paper is published in Nature Communications. —Prof Guan.

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per year over 2007-2015 due to the displacement of coal by natural gas, wind and solar for power production as well as energy efficiency gains. Further, electric sector CO 2 emissions have dropped greatly in recent years, declining at an average rate of 2.8%

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AUGUST 22, 2012

Estimates based on 2009 energy production numbers placed renewable energy subsidies between 1.7¢ Other findings from the Worldwatch report include: Global production subsidies total an estimated $100 billion per year, and consumption subsidies add to roughly $675 billion. Oil demand would be reduced by 3.7 in 2020 and 5.8%

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MARCH 31, 2014

Production of the new C-Class results in a higher CO 2 emissions than in the case of the predecessor (7.3 In terms of carbon monoxide (CO) emissions during the operation of the vehicle, a significant improvement was achieved over the 2007 predecessor. mpg) at the time of the market launch in 2007 or from between 6.4

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MARCH 29, 2010

Private equity fund Pacific Road has agreed to acquire 10% of underground coal gasification (UCG) company Carbon Energy Limited from Australia’s national science agency CSIRO in an off-market trade. Carbon Energy’s purpose is to produce clean energy and chemicals feedstock from Underground Coal Gasification (UCG) syngas.

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MARCH 26, 2009

China’s Yitai Group’s 160,000 tonne/year coal-to-liquids (CTL) plant in northern China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region has produced qualified diesel oil and naphtha in its trial run. Construction of this indirect coal liquefaction project started in 2006 with a combined investment of near 2.7 Li, Yongwang.

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MAY 6, 2010

In addition to a decline in gross domestic product (GDP) in 2009 of 2.4%, the energy intensity of the economy (energy consumed per dollar of GDP) declined 2.4% 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% lower than 2007 and 3.2%

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

The project is slated to be the first plant in the US to produce Fischer-Tropsch GTL transportation fuels and other products from natural gas, according to Sasol. billion barrels of liquid fuels and chemicals from coal and natural gas. High temperature iron, for Secunda fuels and chemicals production. Earlier post.)

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MAY 3, 2011

coal, dead forest wood or biomass. The product gases from the SHR include mainly methane and hydrogen along with carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide and steam. Park, C S and Norbeck, J N and Singh, S P and Raju, A (2007) Recent Progress on Steam Hydrogasification of Carbonaceous Matter to Clean Synthetic Diesel Fuel.

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JUNE 21, 2010

Southern Company, El Paso Exploration & Production, the Geological Survey of Alabama, and the University of Alabama are all participating in the field test, known as the Black Warrior CO 2 Storage Project. Coal in the Black Warrior Basin has the potential to sequester 1.1 trillion cubic feet of natural gas from these coal seams.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

Injection of CO 2 began in a first-of-a-kind US Department of Energy–sponsored field trial of enhanced coalbed methane recovery with simultaneous CO2 sequestration in an unmineable coal seam. MPa) and a rate of about 27 short tons per day over the next 2 years into the center wells in the Upper Freeport coal seam. CONSOL Energy Inc.,

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JUNE 26, 2009

Global CO 2 emissions from fuel use and cement production by region. In particular in the US, where gasoline prices almost doubled in the summer of 2008 compared to 2007 levels, oil consumption dropped 7% decrease. Wind energy is another renewable energy source, the production of which is increasing at very high rates.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2009

It is easier to understand the growth in China’s carbon emissions ,” note the authors of the paper, “ by considering which consumption activities—households and government, capital investments, and international trade—drive Chinese production and hence emissions.”. Capital formation contributes to one-third of the emission increase.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Perkins suggests that the partnership with Freightliner may expand to move into step chassis and some of the other products that it sells, such as in the trolley market or RV chassis. PERC identifies more than 13 million vehicles worldwide in 2007 as propane-fueled.) to produce LPG as a byproduct of gasoline production.

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APRIL 10, 2010

This is the first time in this question’s 10-year history that more have favored energy production over environmental protection. The current data represent a continuing shift in opinion toward energy production, Gallup said.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2009

Adding biomass to the coal in the CTL process (Coal and Biomass to Liquids, CBTL) can reduce the GHG emissions further, according to the study. According to the NETL report, the addition of CCS to CTL is relatively inexpensive, adding only 7 cents per gallon to the Required Selling Price (RSP) of the diesel product. Tarka et al.

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OCTOBER 27, 2009

and SGCE have been working together since 2007 under a memorandum of understanding. Under the terms of the JDA, SGCE will have lead responsibility for commercializing the Group’s FT technology for BTL, WTL and Coal-to-Liquids applications. Earlier post.). Oxford Catalysts’ US subsidiary, Velocys, Inc.

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JUNE 2, 2017

In 2015, the EU greenhouse gas emissions increased only slightly, despite the strongest annual economic growth (+ 2.2%) in the EU since 2007 and following a 4% decrease in emissions in 2014. Electricity production from hydro and nuclear declined.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2016

A paper by a team from the University of Chicago and MIT suggests that technology-driven cost reductions in fossil fuels will lead to the continued use of fossil fuels—oil, gas, and coal—unless governments pass new taxes on carbon emissions. for oil, 24% for coal, and 20% for natural gas.

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JULY 28, 2009

The study found the environmental impacts of PHEVs in Alberta would depend on factors such as vehicle battery size, charging time and wind production levels. Of the installed capacity of just above 12,000 MW, approximately 49% (5,893 MW) is coal fired, 39% (4,686 MW) is gas-fired, 7% (869 MW) is hydro, and 4% (497 MW) is wind powered.

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APRIL 19, 2012

of gross domestic product (GDP). This is consistent with the low sulfur fuel used in road transport in the UK and the high sulfur coal-fired power stations in use. Approximately half of those who died on UK roads in 2007 were under 40, implying a loss of life of ?35 billion)—0.4–3.5%

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MAY 30, 2012

For example, near-term CCS technology applied to coal-fired power plants is projected to reduce the net output of the plant by some 30% and to increase the cost of electricity by 60–80%. Calculations show that for a coal-fired power plant, that could amount to approximately 30% of total energy generated.

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emissions from fossil fuel use and cement production per region. emissions from fossil fuel use and cement production per sector (1970 = 100). billion tonnes in 2007). emissions from fossil fuel use and cement production per country (left), per capita (center), and per unit of GDP (right). Global CO 2. Source: JRC.

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