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The United States used significantly less coal and petroleum in 2009 than in 2008, and significantly more wind power. The information is based on DOE/EIA-0384(2009), August 2010. The estimated US energy use in 2009 equaled 94.6 quadrillion BTUs in 2008. Wind power increased dramatically in 2009 to.70

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OCTOBER 15, 2011

The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) issued a press release on Friday saying that Baard Energy had agreed to a settlement entailing their switching from coal as a feedstock for its planned coal/biomass-to-liquids Ohio River Clean Fuels plant ( earlier post ) to natural gas. Earlier post.). —Sierra Club’s Nachy Kanfer.

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MARCH 18, 2009

Peabody Energy has entered into long-term coal supply agreements for more than 90 million tons of coal, which it says will now allow development of the Bear Run Mine in Sullivan County, Indiana. Peabody Energy is the world’s largest private-sector coal company, with 2008 sales of 256 million tons and $6.6

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2009

US subsidies for fuels and renewable energy, 2002-2008. The study, “Estimating US Government Subsidies to Energy Sources: 2002-2008”, found that fossil fuels benefited from approximately $72 billion over the seven-year period, while subsidies for renewable fuels totaled $29 billion. Nuclear was not included in the analysis.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2009

and NuCoal Energy Corporation recently executed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) wherein Sparton and NuCoal will jointly evaluate the potential of NuCoal’s lignitic coal holdings in Saskatchewan to host commercial germanium and uranium mineralization. The quantities are dependent on the amounts of metal contained in the coal feedstock.

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APRIL 24, 2009

million tons of methane in the atmosphere at the end of December 2008. The increases in CO 2 and methane during 2008 are slightly less than those measured in 2007, but fall well within the range of yearly fluctuations from natural changes, according to NOAA experts. Tans (2009) A new look at atmospheric carbon dioxide.

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The rapid growth in South-South trade reflects a fragmenting of global supply chains whereby early-production stages of many industries have relocated from countries like China and India to lower-wage economies, a trend that has accelerated since the global financial crisis in 2008.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

Worldwide energy consumption will grow by 53% between 2008 and 2035 with much of the increase driven by strong economic growth in the developing nations, especially China and India, according to the reference case in the newly released International Energy Outlook 2011 (IEO2011) from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).

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from the 2009 level, according to Energy-Related Carbon Dioxide Emissions, 2010 , an online analysis released by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). Consumption of coal, the most carbon-intensive fossil fuel, rose by 6% in 2010 after falling by 12% in 2009. Click to enlarge. percent per year.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2010

In a paper published in Nature Geoscience , the authors found that despite the major financial crisis that hit the world last year, global CO 2 emissions from the burning of fossil fuel in 2009 were only 1.3% below the record 2008 figures. lower in 2009 than in 2008. in 2009—well below its long-term average of 1.7%

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Here he is singing it solo acoustic in 2008. October 24, 2009 South Bay Los Angeles Climate Action, Manhattan Beach. They will burn every barrel of oil, every ton of coal, every fracked tank full of natural gas until they melt every frozen thing and literally cook this small island planet we all spin around the galaxy on.

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DECEMBER 17, 2010

The technically recoverable unproved shale gas resource is 827 trillion cubic feet (as of 1 January 2009) in the AEO2011 Reference case, 474 trillion cubic feet larger than in the AEO2010 Reference case, reflecting additional information that has become available with more drilling activity in new and existing shale plays.

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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. interest in the Company on 30 June 2008. As a result of this transaction CSIRO acquired an 18.6% Pacific Road Resources Fund: 10.0%.

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MAY 9, 2009

UK researchers have published a new estimate of total crude oil extracted in the International Journal of Oil, Gas and Coal Technology that suggests we may have used more than we think. Jones (2009) Total amounts of oil produced over the history of the industry. Oil, Gas and Coal Technology , 2009, 2, 199-200 doi: 10.1504/IJOGCT.2009.024887.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

After a decline in global CO 2 emissions in 2009 of 1% (including a. correction for the leap year 2008), global emissions have. increase in global CO 2 emissions between 2009 and 2010, according to the report. Global CO 2. emissions from fossil fuel use and cement production per region. Source: JRC. Click to enlarge.

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After a dip in 2009 caused by the global financial crisis, emissions are estimated to have climbed to a record 30.6 Gigatonnes (Gt), a 5% jump from the previous record year in 2008, when levels reached 29.3 In terms of fuels, 44% of the estimated CO 2 emissions in 2010 came from coal, 36% from oil, and 20% from natural gas.

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DECEMBER 15, 2009

The Rentech MOU contemplates the production and purchase of approximately 250 million gallons per year of synthetic jet fuel derived principally from coal or petroleum coke, with the resultant carbon dioxide sequestered and the carbon footprint potentially further reduced by integrating biomass as a feedstock. Earlier post.).

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This is due to hydropower being a common source of electricity in the Pacific Northwest, reducing carbon dioxide emissions, compared with the mostly coal-based electricity used in the East Central region. Ford has gained major market share in key commercial vehicle segments as the economy rebounds from the industry lows of 2009.

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tonnes per capita, despite a decline due to the recession in 2008-2009, high oil prices and an increased share of natural gas. Coal consumption increased globally by 5.4 % in 2011, which is an above average growth, and accounts for 30.3% Coal consumption in China increased by 9.7% tonnes per capita.

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JUNE 29, 2009

During the first half of 2009, the Linc Energy Limited Underground Coal Gasification (UCG) to Liquids demonstration plant at Chinchilla ( earlier post ) ran four major production campaigns each of which has seen further improvements in plant performance, according to the company. Peter Bond, Linc Energy CEO.

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Chevron has filed applications for two patents on processes to convert lignin to a hydrocarbon feedstock via hydroprocessing; both applications were published on 3 September 2009. Also in February 2008, Chevron filed applications for two patents on refinery-based processes for converting lignin to hydrocarbon fuel components.

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MARCH 24, 2009

The future price of CO 2 permits would need to rise to at least $50/ton before electric power generating companies would find it cost-effective to build coal-fired power plants with carbon capture and sequestration (CCS), the authors note. Rubin (2009) Cap and Trade is Not Enough: Improving US Climate Policy. Samaras et al. per gallon.

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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 The US has 1,750 MW of PV planned for 2011 and currently employs 100,000 people, more than coal mining or steel manufacturing.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2009

2009) Click to enlarge. These synthetic fuels are economically competitive with petro-diesel when the crude oil price (COP) is at or above $86 per barrel (based on a 20% rate of return, in January 2008 dollars, with a carbon price of zero). Other coal and biomass feedstocks will be evaluated in a later study. Tarka et al.

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AUGUST 24, 2010

According to energy flow charts released by the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, the US used significantly less coal and petrol in 2009 than in 2008. Tags: Green credentials Latest news coal power green credentials Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory petrol power renewable energy US renewable energy use.

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The 2014 database covers the period from 2008 to 2013, with the majority of values for the years 2011 and 2012. year periods (2009 to 2012 or earlier period) as assessed in cities present in both databases and weighted by regional urban population. Globally, annual PM 10 levels are estimated to increase by 6% during the recent three?year

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OCTOBER 10, 2009

A pilot project by We Energies, Alstom and The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) testing an Alstom advanced chilled ammonia process ( earlier post ) has demonstrated more than 90% capture of carbon dioxide from the flue stream of a coal-fueled power plant in Wisconsin (the Pleasant Prairie Carbon Capture Pilot Plant ).

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Global CO 2 emissions have increased at an annual rate of more than 3 per cent, considerably faster than in previous decades (van Vuuren and Riahi, 2008). The past decade was the first in two centuries with increasing CO2 emissions intensities, owing to a “coal revival”, in contrast with the rapid conversion to natural gas in the 1990s.

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JANUARY 31, 2009

Furthermore, given the limitations on biomass conversion to biosynfuel, the FZK team sees an ongoing role for coal and natural gas derived synthetic fuels, likely combined with BTL in very large integrated XTL complexes. The energy efficiency of biomass conversion to biosynfuel via syngas as intermediate is only about 40%. Biofuels, Bioprod.

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JUNE 12, 2009

US Secretary of Energy Steven Chu announced an agreement with the FutureGen Alliance that advances the construction of the FutureGen plant: a 275 MW prototype that would co-produce electricity and hydrogen from coal with essentially zero emissions, including carbon dioxide emissions, which would be captured and sequestered. Earlier post.).

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MARCH 11, 2009

Altairnano), a provider of lithium-ion energy storage systems, is pursuing federal funds associated with the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), which includes $4.5 In the US each year, an estimated one billion tons of coal and 6.9 Altair Nanotechnologies Inc. billion for the modernization of the US electricity grid.

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APRIL 30, 2009

The Budget confirmed and built on the Chancellor’s measures in Budget 2008 and the Pre-Budget report by: Confirming the new rules on capital allowances linked to CO2 emissions. Reforms to VED have been confirmed as anticipated and the new 13-band system will come into effect from 1st May 2009. Vehicle Excise Duty (VED).

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Source: DOE Hydrogen Program & Vehicle Technologies Program, 2009 Merit Review. ARB staff also noted that fuel cell durability has improved dramatically, including free-capable system lasting 1,900 hours in the field in 2008 (up from 950 hours in 2006) and 7,300 hours in the lab. —Letter to Secretary Chu. Click to enlarge.

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as compared to 1990 emissions, to be achieved between 2008 and 2012. April, 2008 : In an article entitled Dangerous Assumptions ( earlier post ), Roger Pielke, Jr., July, 2008 : The Australian government published the Garnaut Report, a comprehensive study of the effects of climate change on the country’s economy ( earlier post ).

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Ramanathan said that he and his coauthor approached Foreign Affairs with the concept for the article based on his calculations in a 2008 paper that society has already crossed the threshold at which damaging effects of climate change are assured. September/October 2009. Wallack and Ramanathan. Earlier post.) Foreign Affairs.

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from Battelle Memorial Institute in Ohio in November 2009 for $35 million, $5 million of which was in cash. The Fischer-Tropsch (FT) reaction is used when converting natural gas, coal or biomass into virtually sulfur-free liquid synthetic fuels. Oxford Catalysts Group acquired Velocys, Inc. Earlier post.).

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Car Companies Standardize Plug for Electric Vehicles Written by Jerry James Stone Published on April 19th, 2009 34 Comments Posted in Electric Cars (EVs) , Plug-in hybrid EVs Just a few hours after General Motors called for a standardized EV plug , one has been created! Like this post? Subscribe to our RSS feed and stay up to date.

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