2009, Oil, Oil Prices and Technology

Chevron leveraging information technology to optimize thermal production of heavy oil with increased recovery and reduced costs

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JUNE 23, 2011

Chevron’s focus on optimizing the thermal management of the Kern River field has resulted in a steady drop in the steam:oil ratio (barrels steam water per barrel oil), resulting in improved economics of the field even with slowly declining production. Data: California DOGGR. Click to enlarge. Source: Chevron. Click to enlarge.

Chevron

Chevron Oil Oil-Sands Production

Researchers Suggest That Although CCS and Other Technologies Could Reduce Oil Sands GHG Emissions to Near Zero, That Strategy May Not Make Sense

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AUGUST 15, 2010

Examples of emerging oil sands related technologies and trade-offs. The paper is an examination of how various choices about the scale of the life cycle analysis applied to oil sands (i.e., The source material is neither oil nor tar but bitumen, but is most generally described as an example of ultraheavy oil.”.

Oil-Sands

Oil-Sands Oil Emissions Coal

Study Finds That CO2 Standards for Vehicles Can Reduce Price of Oil

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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.

Oil

Oil Standards Price Oil Prices

Syncrude to Expand Its Oil Sands Synthetic Crude Output to 425,000 Barrels per Day by 2020

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FEBRUARY 25, 2010

Canadian Oil Sands Trust, the largest stakeholder (36.74%) in the Syncrude oil sands project, announced plans to increase the synthetic crude oil production capacity at Syncrude Mildred Lake upgrader to 425,000 barrels per day by 2020 from 350,000 now.

Oil-Sands

Oil-Sands Oil 2020 Canada

CFR Report Says Energy Security and Climate Change Concerns With Oil Sands Can be Reconciled

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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.

Oil-Sands

Oil-Sands Climate Change Oil Climate

New UC Davis market-based sustainability forecasting approach concludes supplanting gasoline and diesel with renewable fuels could take 131 years

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NOVEMBER 9, 2010

in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology. “ Obviously, our results suggest that there is a potential danger that crude oil will be depleted before it can be replaced by viable substitutes.” The forecast was published online 8 Nov. All of these factors would change our predicted outcome.

Davis

Davis Renewable Gasoline Market

Belfer Center Brief Urges Higher, Stable Energy Prices to Achieve Long-Term Energy Policy Objectives

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MAY 26, 2009

The brief is based on the book, Acting in Time on Energy Policy (Brookings 2009), edited by Kelly Sims Gallagher, director of the Energy Technology Innovation Policy research group at the Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center. Oil security policy. A tax has the advantages of predictability and being simple to implement quickly.

Energy

Energy Price Oil Prices Climate Change

EIA Energy Outlook 2011 more than doubles estimates of US shale gas resources; higher production at lower prices

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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 Source: EIA.

Gas

Gas 2011 Price Energy

US EIA Projects World Energy Use to Grow 44% Between 2006 and 2030, CO2 Emissions Up by 39%

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MAY 27, 2009

World marketed energy consumption is projected to grow by 44% between 2006 and 2030, driven by strong long-term economic growth in the developing nations of the world, according to the reference case projection from the International Energy Outlook 2009 ( IEO2009 ) released today by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).

2006

2006 Emissions Energy Oil-Sands

Updated NETL study provides more detailed economic and environmental assessment of coal-to-liquids and CTL with modest biomass

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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. Earlier post.). —White and Gray.

Coal

Coal Diesel Oil Prices Water

Syngas Engages Rentech and GE for Clinton Coal and Biomass to Liquids Project in Australia

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NOVEMBER 25, 2009

This work builds on the Clinton Project Pre-Feasibility Study outcomes released in April 2009 by Syngas. Access to five core proven technologies underpins the commercial scale development of the Clinton Project: Gasification (Syngas production); Power Generation; Fischer Tropsch (Premium Diesel/liquid production); Dewatering/Drying; and.

Coal

Coal Australia Diesel Oil Prices

UC Berkeley Study Concludes Battery Switching Model Would Accelerate Mass-Market Adoption of Electric Cars; Baseline Scenario Projects EVs Reaching 64% of New LDV Sales in 2030

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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. lower on a per-mile basis than gasoline-powered cars, depending on the future price of oil.

Electric Cars

Electric Cars Batteries Battery Market

IRENA report finds renewable power costs at parity or below fossil fuels in many parts of world

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JANUARY 17, 2015

The cost of generating power from renewable energy sources has reached parity or dropped below the cost of fossil fuels for many technologies in many parts of the world, according to a new report released by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). Solar PV module prices have dropped 75% since 2009 and continue to decrease.

Renewable

Renewable Parts Power Powered

MIT/RAND Study Concludes Three Types of Alternative Jet Fuel May Be Available in Commercial Quantities Over the Next Decade

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OCTOBER 25, 2009

The five different fuel groups were those derived: from conventional petroleum; from unconventional petroleum; synthetically from natural gas, coal, or combinations of coal and biomass via the FT process; renewable oils; and alcohols. million bpd. Reduced GHG impact. Certain HRJ and FT fuels are able to reduce the GHG emissions from aviation.

MIT

MIT Oil-Sands Commercial Available

GAO Report Concludes Industry and Government Face Significant Challenges in Meeting RFS Target While Minimizing Unintended Adverse Effects; Suggests Federal Research Give Priority to Non-Ethanol Biofuels

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OCTOBER 5, 2009

Although EPA included a partial assessment of water and effects in the preamble of its May 2009 RFS proposed rulemaking, EISA does not require EPA to determine what fuels are eligible for consideration under the RFS based on their lifecycle environmental effects, apart from greenhouse gas emissions. non-ethanol biofuels. specifies this year.

Tax Credit

Tax Credit Industrial Industry Tax

Biosyncrude Gasification Process Could Produce Motor Fuel at Cost of Around $3/gallon

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JANUARY 31, 2009

A crude oil price of US$100/bbl results in an approximate cost of €0.56/L Biomass is pyrolized to a pyrolysis oil. The pyrolysis oil is mixed with pyrolysis coke from the process to create a biocrude slurry for transport and subsequent gasification to syngas and subsequent catalytic conversion to chemicals and/or fuels.

Cost Of

Cost Of Motor Motors Motoring

Virent Receives Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award for BioForming Process to Produce Biohydrocarbon Fuels

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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.

Green

Green Fuel 2008 Water

Perspective: US Needs to Transition to Hydrous Ethanol as the Primary Renewable Transportation Fuel

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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.

Transportation

Transportation Fuel Renewable Gasoline-Electric

NETL Report Concludes CTL Plus Carbon Capture Results in Fuel with 5-12% Less Lifecycle GHG Than Petroleum Diesel; Modest Biomass Additions Lower GHG Further

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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. 2009) Affordable, Low-Carbon Diesel Fuel from Domestic Coal and Biomass (DOE/NETL-2009/1349) Lifecycle GHG emissions of CTL/CBTL/BTL compared to 2005 petroleum diesel baseline. Tarka et al.

Carbon

Carbon Diesel Fuel Coal

Study Finds Integrated Biorefinery Processes Could Be Highly Competitive With Petroleum Fuels on Efficiency and Costs, While Offering Substantial Reductions in Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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MARCH 8, 2009

2009) Click to enlarge. Biomass refining technologies. Biomass refining technologies. 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. Laser et al. H 2 + GTCC power.

Emissions

Emissions Gas Fuel 2009

Perspective: Toyota Prius Recall Is Only a Bump in the Road in the Move Toward Electrification

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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. This technology has been successfully and robustly used for more than 10 years in other Prius models, as well as in non-Toyota models. Earlier post.]. Earlier post.]

Prius

Prius Toyota PHEV Hybrid

Researchers Sequence Genome of Sugarcane Ethanol Yeast; Potential for Cellulosic Ethanol

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OCTOBER 14, 2009

When oil prices rose to new highs in the 1970s, Brazil invested in ethanol created from the its sugar cane crops. When the technology is engineered to effectively break down cellulose, I believe this strain of yeast will be an ideal delivery vehicle for that technology. Lucas Argueso. Andrietta and Sílvio R. Genome Res.

North Carolina

North Carolina Brazil Universal Grant

KPMG study identifies 10 sustainability “megaforces” with accelerating impacts on business; imperative of sustainability changing the automotive business radically

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FEBRUARY 15, 2012

While this is a threat for business, there are also opportunities to grow commerce and create jobs, and to innovate to address the needs of growing populations for agriculture, sanitation, education, technology, finance, and healthcare. Urbanization: In 2009, for the first time, more people lived in cities than in the countryside.

Climate Change

Climate Change Water Climate Global

Andy Grove: The U.S. must create an electric car industry - Apr. 17, 2009

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APRIL 19, 2009

News | Markets | Technology | Personal Finance | Small Business | CNN.com RSS Newsletters Video Home Fortune 500 Technology Investing Management Rankings Andy Grove on battery power To wean itself from imported oil, the U.S. car industry hinges on cutting-edge battery technology. The answer may lie in Silicon Valley.

2009

2009 Industrial Industry Electric Cars

Near-Term Prospects for Automotive Li-ion Batteries: 21% of Hybrid and EV Market by 2011

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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. Data: Tom Cackette, ARB. Click to enlarge.

Li-ion

Li-ion 2011 Market Hybrid

Study Finds EVs Economically and Financially Viable in New South Wales, Australia Market Today

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JANUARY 18, 2010

The report, Economic Viability of Electric Vehicles , was originally published in September 2009, and has been made available online. 2009, AECOM). AECOM is a global provider of professional technical and management support services to a broad range of markets. Economic Viability of Electric Vehicles.

Australia

Australia Market Plug-in Plug

IEA World Energy Outlook view on the transport sector to 2035; passenger car fleet doubling to almost 1.7B units, driving oil demand up to 99 mb/d; reconfirming the end of cheap oil

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NOVEMBER 13, 2011

Change in primary oil demand by sector and region in the central New Policies Scenario, 2010-2035. Under the WEO 2011 central scenario, oil demand rises from 87 million barrels per day (mb/d) in 2010 to 99 mb/d in 2035, with all the net growth coming from the transport sector in emerging economies. Click to enlarge. billion in 2035.

Oil

Oil Transportation Cheap Fleet

VW Chief Executive Says Company Will Introduce EVs Based on the Up! New Small Family in 2013; Cautions Against Electro-Hype

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JULY 4, 2009

Winterkorn made the remarks during a presentation at the 17 th Handelsblatt-Jahrestagung in Munich on 3 July, during which he outlined VW’s approach to future mobility in the current context of the economic crisis, pessimism about the industry and technology potential. We have a huge technological potential, despite the crisis.

2013

2013 Companies Gas-Electric Recharge

Mixed Outlook for Mainstream Consumer Adoption of PHEVs

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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., What may look like an attractive technology to a society can look pretty crappy to a consumer.” Source: Ken Kurani. Click to enlarge. Steve Plotkin.

PHEV

PHEV Fuel Economy San Diego Climate Change

Interview with Chris Paine in the Whole Life Times

Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 21, 2009

January 2009 | Conversations The Electric Car Returns (and This Time It’s Personal). The reason hydrogen created a lot of vitriol is because it was used as a bait and switch to kill existing technology that was ready to go. But now, gas prices have fallen below $2 in some places. Reproduced with thanks to Whole Life Times.

EV1

EV1 Los Angeles Hydrogen GM

Honda May Develop Plug-In as Obama Alters U.S. Policy (Update2) - Bloomberg.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 30, 2009

from its reliance on imported oil. 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 Oil prices are going to go up. Bush in 2003 committed$1.2 millionthis year from $211.9

Obama

Obama Honda Plug-in Plug

Evogene Castor Oil Demonstrates Suitability as Biojet Feedstock

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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). Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

Oil

Oil Oil Prices Brazil

Intel Founder: Look to Silicon Valley for Electric Car Development - GoodCleanTech

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 22, 2009

As oil prices fall, "the push for new energy technologies isbeing shoved aside by the nations other economic woes," Grove said. The 2009 ExtremeTech Case Mod Contest, sponsored by Newegg, is now accepting submissions. automakers. Enter Yours Today! All Rights Reserved. is prohibited.

Davis

Davis Electric Cars Cars 2009

Are biofuels the answer for green cars? The Green Piece

Green Cars News

OCTOBER 13, 2009

Global use of biofuels will more than double between 2009 and 2015 – that is the verdict of Hart Energy Publishing’s Global Biofuels Centre (see article ). They offer the prospect of increased market competition and oil price moderation and can help reduce the dependency on fossil fuels.

Green Cars

Green Cars Green CO2 Cars

Demand for oil ‘passed its peak’

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OCTOBER 15, 2009

World oil demand is poised for recovery driven by emerging markets but demand from developed countries is unlikely return report finds. Demand for oil in developed countries—currently 54 percent of all oil demand—has passed its peak, the latest research suggests.

Oil

Oil 2005 Alternative Fuels Transportation

Study Finds Coordinated Off-peak Charging Can Support Large Scale Plug-in Use Without Additional Generation Capacity; TCO and GHG Abatement Costs for BEVs Projected to Remain High

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OCTOBER 18, 2010

“As lifestyles, working hours and household technology are fairly similar across industrialised. They assumed an oil price of US$80/bbl, close to the short-term. projections in the World Energy Outlook 2009. They also assumed a shift from current central motor (CM) drivetrains to wheel motor (WM) drivetrains.

Plug-in

Plug-in Charging PHEV Gasoline-Electric

Nissan’s Big Gamble

Revenge of the Electric Car

JULY 14, 2009

They own the hybrid market and are doing quite well, thank you, so why adopt a whole new technology that’s untried on a large scale? Hans Greimel Automotive News July 6, 2009 - 12:01 am ET. Nissan sees the technology as its best chance to eclipse Toyota and Honda Motor Co., Pricing isn’t set.

Nissan

Nissan Japan United States Gasoline-Electric

Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Cleantech Blog Cleantechblog.com, the premier cleantech site for commentary on news and technology relating to clean tech, greentech, energy, climate change and carbon, and the environment. Blog Archive ▼ 2009 (52) ▼ April (6) Waxman-Markey and REDD BlogRoll Review: Space Beams, Leaded Batteries, an. Then we are done!

Grid

Grid Electric Vehicles Vehicles Oil-Sands

Hawaii opts for EVs and renewable energy

Revenge of the Electric Car

DECEMBER 3, 2008

The rest of Hawaii’s electricity is generated by burning oil. Yes, tankers of dirty, expensive oil are brought in and boatloads of money are shipped back to the oil companies. Oil burning is one of the single biggest sources of pollution coming from the whole state. Here’s a shot of the facility.

Hawaii

Hawaii Renewable Energy San Francisco

Chevron leveraging information technology to optimize thermal production of heavy oil with increased recovery and reduced costs

Researchers Suggest That Although CCS and Other Technologies Could Reduce Oil Sands GHG Emissions to Near Zero, That Strategy May Not Make Sense

Study Finds That CO2 Standards for Vehicles Can Reduce Price of Oil

Syncrude to Expand Its Oil Sands Synthetic Crude Output to 425,000 Barrels per Day by 2020

CFR Report Says Energy Security and Climate Change Concerns With Oil Sands Can be Reconciled

New UC Davis market-based sustainability forecasting approach concludes supplanting gasoline and diesel with renewable fuels could take 131 years

Belfer Center Brief Urges Higher, Stable Energy Prices to Achieve Long-Term Energy Policy Objectives

EIA Energy Outlook 2011 more than doubles estimates of US shale gas resources; higher production at lower prices

US EIA Projects World Energy Use to Grow 44% Between 2006 and 2030, CO2 Emissions Up by 39%

Updated NETL study provides more detailed economic and environmental assessment of coal-to-liquids and CTL with modest biomass

Syngas Engages Rentech and GE for Clinton Coal and Biomass to Liquids Project in Australia

UC Berkeley Study Concludes Battery Switching Model Would Accelerate Mass-Market Adoption of Electric Cars; Baseline Scenario Projects EVs Reaching 64% of New LDV Sales in 2030

IRENA report finds renewable power costs at parity or below fossil fuels in many parts of world

MIT/RAND Study Concludes Three Types of Alternative Jet Fuel May Be Available in Commercial Quantities Over the Next Decade

GAO Report Concludes Industry and Government Face Significant Challenges in Meeting RFS Target While Minimizing Unintended Adverse Effects; Suggests Federal Research Give Priority to Non-Ethanol Biofuels

Biosyncrude Gasification Process Could Produce Motor Fuel at Cost of Around $3/gallon

Virent Receives Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award for BioForming Process to Produce Biohydrocarbon Fuels

Perspective: US Needs to Transition to Hydrous Ethanol as the Primary Renewable Transportation Fuel

NETL Report Concludes CTL Plus Carbon Capture Results in Fuel with 5-12% Less Lifecycle GHG Than Petroleum Diesel; Modest Biomass Additions Lower GHG Further

Study Finds Integrated Biorefinery Processes Could Be Highly Competitive With Petroleum Fuels on Efficiency and Costs, While Offering Substantial Reductions in Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Perspective: Toyota Prius Recall Is Only a Bump in the Road in the Move Toward Electrification

Researchers Sequence Genome of Sugarcane Ethanol Yeast; Potential for Cellulosic Ethanol

KPMG study identifies 10 sustainability “megaforces” with accelerating impacts on business; imperative of sustainability changing the automotive business radically

Andy Grove: The U.S. must create an electric car industry - Apr. 17, 2009

Near-Term Prospects for Automotive Li-ion Batteries: 21% of Hybrid and EV Market by 2011

Study Finds EVs Economically and Financially Viable in New South Wales, Australia Market Today

IEA World Energy Outlook view on the transport sector to 2035; passenger car fleet doubling to almost 1.7B units, driving oil demand up to 99 mb/d; reconfirming the end of cheap oil

VW Chief Executive Says Company Will Introduce EVs Based on the Up! New Small Family in 2013; Cautions Against Electro-Hype

Mixed Outlook for Mainstream Consumer Adoption of PHEVs

Interview with Chris Paine in the Whole Life Times

Honda May Develop Plug-In as Obama Alters U.S. Policy (Update2) - Bloomberg.com

Evogene Castor Oil Demonstrates Suitability as Biojet Feedstock

Intel Founder: Look to Silicon Valley for Electric Car Development - GoodCleanTech

Are biofuels the answer for green cars? The Green Piece

Demand for oil ‘passed its peak’

Study Finds Coordinated Off-peak Charging Can Support Large Scale Plug-in Use Without Additional Generation Capacity; TCO and GHG Abatement Costs for BEVs Projected to Remain High

Nissan’s Big Gamble

Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Hawaii opts for EVs and renewable energy

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