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APRIL 30, 2009

Crane also mentioned that one-quarter to one-third of the cost of a battery system is the packaging, integration and electronics. How did the high fuel prices impact customer behavior in 2008? How much does it cost to save weight? Storage Temperature. Driving Temperature. State of Charge. The cells make up the remainder.

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2009) Click to enlarge. The RBAEF project, which was launched in 2003, is the most comprehensive study of the performance and cost of mature technologies for producing energy from biomass to date. 2009) Click to enlarge. Processing efficiencies for biorefinery scenarios (energy out as percent of feedstock lower heating value).

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JUNE 23, 2011

Chevron, already the largest thermal heavy oil producer, is optimizing thermal production in heavy oil fields by leveraging information technology to improve the percentage recovery as well as the economics. Indonesia’s Duri heavy oil field has also achieved an ultimate recovery factor of 70% after employing steamflood technology.

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JANUARY 31, 2009

A crude oil price of US$100/bbl results in an approximate cost of €0.56/L The biosyncrude is well suited for energy-dense storage and transport, resulting in lower transportation costs and large biomass delivery areas. With ±30% estimate error, this is between €0.56 per liter (US$2.72-5.03/gallon —Henrich et al.

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JANUARY 1, 2011

DB has lowered its advanced lithium-ion battery cost projection by about 30% for 2012. ” Their analysis is in the context of the “ surprising [oil] demand strength of 2010 “; 2010 saw absolute incremental demand at around 2.2mb/d of growth—the second highest in 30 years, despite oil prices in the $90/bbl region.

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APRIL 10, 2009

A new study by the French institute Enerdata, commissioned by the European Federation for Transport & Environment (T&E), suggests that the European CO 2 standards for new vehicles due to come into effect in 2012 will lead not only to a European savings on oil (mainly via lower oil import volumes) but also to slightly lower global oil prices.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2010

There have been 5 recession since then until now and I wanted to see if Oil had anything to do with them, because deep in my heart, I knew the most recent recession was directly caused by the oil price spikes that started in 2007 and peaked in 2008. This increase in oil prices again pushed the economy into a recession.

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DECEMBER 17, 2010

The Annual Energy Outlook 2011 (AEO2011) Reference case released yesterday by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) more than doubles the technically recoverable US shale gas resources assumed in AEO2010 and added new shale oil resources. quadrillion Btu in 2009 to 31.8 quadrillion Btu in 2009 to 18.4

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JULY 14, 2009

Becker (2009). In two other scenarios considered, a high oil price scenario (using EIA projections) and a battery swap operator-subsidzied scenario, EV new vehicle sales penetration reaches 85% and 86% respectively by 2030. The total cost of ownership of these vehicles is expected to be between $0.10 Becker (2009).

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FEBRUARY 7, 2009

Background colors of the cells represent the crude oil price required for economic feasibility. 2009) Click to enlarge. 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. Tarka et al.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2012

The KPMG study, “Expect the Unexpected: Building Business Value in a Changing World”, explores issues such as climate change, energy and fuel volatility, water availability and cost and resource availability, as well as population growth spawning new urban centers. Source: KPMG. Click to enlarge.

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MAY 15, 2012

The National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has released a follow-on study to its 2009 evaluation of the economic and environmental performance of Coal-to-Liquids (CTL) and CTL with modest amounts of biomass mixed in (15% by weight) for the production of zero-sulfure diesel fuel. This equates to diesel prices in the range of $2.70

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OCTOBER 5, 2009

For example, while increasing demand for corn for ethanol contributed to higher corn prices, thereby providing economic incentive for some corn producers, they also increased feed costs for livestock producers. Federal tax credits, the RFS, and the ethanol tariff have primarily supported conventional corn starch ethanol.

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AUGUST 15, 2010

The paper is an examination of how various choices about the scale of the life cycle analysis applied to oil sands (i.e., Bergerson and Keith pay particular attention to CCS, showing how divergent views about its cost effectiveness emerge from divergent choices about the scale of analysis.

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JANUARY 18, 2010

The study found that for small and medium passenger vehicles, expected lifetime cost per kilometer for EVs is already lower than that of conventional ICE. The total cost of ownership includes the vehicle price, annual fuel and maintenance costs and insurance. Future costs have been discounted at 7%. Source: AECOM.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2010

In December 2009, Syncrude submitted an update report to the regulators further to the conditions for approval received for Aurora South in 1998. Decisions regarding further upgrading capacity will be considered in the future in the context of evolving heavy/light crude oil price spreads.

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JUNE 16, 2009

In the near-term (2011), lithium-ion batteries could grow to represent about 21% of the hybrid and EV advanced battery market, according to Dr. Menahem Anderman, President of Advanced Automotive Batteries and the organizer of last week’s Advanced Automotive Battery Conference 2009. If pushed too fast, it could backfire. Click to enlarge.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2010

Management consultancy PRTM was a contributor to the “Electrification Roadmap” released in November 2009 by the Electrification Coalition. Oil price and supply dependencies will continue the search for alternative fuel sources, and battery powered vehicles can have a significant impact on that equation. Earlier post.].

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APRIL 9, 2010

The Electrification Coalition (EC) has released a long-term macroeconomic analysis of the policy proposals put forward in its November 2009 Electrification Roadmap ( earlier post ). Transportation Costs. Global Demand for Oil. World demand for oil would fall, leading to lower world oil prices. Trade Deficit.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2015

It may be difficult to look beyond the current pricing environment for oil, but the depletion of low-cost reserves and the increasing inability to find major new discoveries ensures a future of expensive oil. However, now that oil prices are so low, oil companies have no room to boost spending.

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OCTOBER 25, 2009

The expected influx of large amounts of alcohol-based fuels and fuels derived from unconventional petroleum over the next decade may cause long-term world oil prices to be between 5 and 12% lower than they would be in the absence of those fuels. Adverse effects of ULS jet fuel would include higher fuel prices (by about $0.05

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AUGUST 30, 2009

The oil price shocks of the 1970s led the Brazilian government to address the strain high prices were placing on its fragile economy. Brazil, the largest and most populous country in South America, was importing 80% of its oil and 40% of its foreign exchange was used to pay for that imported oil. by Brian J.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2009

This work builds on the Clinton Project Pre-Feasibility Study outcomes released in April 2009 by Syngas. Projected output of the Clinton Project is a maximum 13,000 barrels of diesel per day (15,800 barrels of oil equivalent per day or 5.3 Budget Level Cost Estimates for the FT Unit.

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JUNE 22, 2009

Virent Energy Systems is receiving one of five 2009 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Awards (Small Business Award) for its BioForming process—a water-based, catalytic method to make gasoline, diesel, or jet fuel from the sugar, starch, or cellulose of plants that requires little external energy other than the plant biomass.

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MAY 24, 2009

Oil sands supply chain. Source: Levi 2009. A new report from the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)— The Canadian Oil Sands: Energy Security vs Climate Change — claims that prudent greenhouse gas regulations can limit emissions from Canadian oil sands while still enabling robust development of the energy resource.

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APRIL 19, 2009

REDDIT STUMBLE UPON MYSPACE MIXX IT Paste this link into your favorite RSS desktop reader See all CNNMoney.com RSS FEEDS ( close ) By Andy Grove April 17, 2009: 9:30 AM ET The great electric car race High oil prices, green regs, and better batteries are behind the mad dash to create the ultimate electric automobile.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2010

These charges echo those in a complaint against the LCFS filed by two ethanol trade groups—the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) and Growth Energy—in December 2009. Discouraging these fuels will simply increase costs while failing to prevent their export to and consumption by other nations. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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FEBRUARY 14, 2009

A series of presentations at the SAE 2009 Hybrid Vehicle Technology Symposium held in San Diego (11-12 February) sketched a mixed outlook for mainstream consumer—i.e., It allows supplier and manufacturer cost reduction through multiple product generation. Source: Ken Kurani. Click to enlarge. Ken Kurani. times as much.

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Obviously cars brought a lot to our society, but they’ve also had a tremendous cost. January 2009 | Conversations The Electric Car Returns (and This Time It’s Personal). Obviously cars brought a lot to our society, but they’ve also had a tremendous cost. But now, gas prices have fallen below $2 in some places.

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OCTOBER 18, 2010

The study, in press in the Journal of Power Sources , examines the efficiency and costs of current and future EVs, as well as their impact on electricity demand and infrastructure for generation and distribution, and thereby on GHG emissions. Derive GHG emissions and costs of charging of EVs in the 2015 Dutch context and. We therefore.

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So far, President Barack Obama has announced no new federaleffort to promote the fuel, and federal funding for hydrogen fortransportation use in the 2009 budget dropped to $177.7 The vehicle costs U.S. customers $600 a month to lease.Honda hasn’t revealed its production price. Oil prices are going to go up.

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APRIL 22, 2009

As oil prices fall, "the push for new energy technologies isbeing shoved aside by the nations other economic woes," Grove said. That is amistake that could cost the United States everything - especially ifthis recession is followed by a period of fast growth." automakers. Enter Yours Today! All Rights Reserved. is prohibited.

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the developer of a process for converting municipal solid waste into low-cost sustainable aviation biofuel. Investing in alternative fuels is not only good for the environment, it’s a smart move for our company as biofuels have the potential to hedge against future oil price volatility and carbon regulations. Earlier post.)

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NOVEMBER 13, 2011

Although the recovery in the world economy since 2009 has been uneven, and future economic prospects remain uncertain, global primary energy demand rebounded by a remarkable 5% in 2010, pushing CO 2 emissions to a new high. Short-term pressures on oil markets are easing with the economic slowdown and the expected return of Libyan supply.

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JULY 8, 2010

In April 2009 Evogene Inc. entered into a feasibility agreement with NASA to evaluate the potential use of castor oil as a viable and sustainable feedstock for production of biojet fuel—also known as Bio Synthesized Paraffinic Kerosene (Bio-SPK) and Hydroprocessed Renewable Jet (HRJ). The analysis was conducted by Evogene, Inc.,

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It’ll be mostly driven by the cost of gas. Hans Greimel Automotive News July 6, 2009 - 12:01 am ET. government will cover some of the costs. Pricing isn’t set. Oil vs. electrons. But Ghosn thinks rising oil prices will tilt the economics in favor of electrons. That’s a given.

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DECEMBER 3, 2008

Once the capital costs of setting up the facility are recouped, about ten years in this case, all they have are maintenance and operational costs since the energy source is essentially free forever. The company plans test deployments of vehicles in 2009 and broad commercial sales in 2012. The state has about 1.2

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