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MAY 24, 2009

An executive at Sinopec’s institute for economic and technology research predicted that China’s oil demand will increase by up to one third by 2015 as car ownership grows fast from its current low base. By way of comparison, in 2008, the US consumed approximately 967 million tonnes (7.1

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AUGUST 17, 2011

A computer model that tests automobile components for crashworthiness could also be of use to the oil and gas industry, according to researchers at MIT’s Impact and Crashworthiness Laboratory, who are now using their simulations of material deformation in car crashes to predict how pipes may fracture in offshore drilling accidents.

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APRIL 21, 2022

While Russia holds significant leverage in influencing oil and gas prices, it pales in comparison to China’s position in several strategic industries critical to the energy transition, says report author Michelle Michot Foss, fellow in energy and materials at the Baker Institute. —Baker Institute report Need Nickel?

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NOVEMBER 26, 2010

Pyrolysis bio-oils are produced by the thermal decomposition of biomass by heating in the absence of oxygen at more than 500 °C; fast pyrolysis of biomass is much less expensive than biomass conversion technologies based on gasification or fermentation processes. Solid arrows: Pyrolysis oil is directly passed over the zeolite catalyst.

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JANUARY 14, 2010

crop oils and animal fats) to non-ester biofuels—renewable fuels that are pure hydrocarbons indistinguishable from their petroleum counterparts. Soybean oil was used as the baseline feedstock for this study. Tung oil is a unique feedstock for producing biofuels with greater than 60% aromatic content. Earlier post.).

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JUNE 25, 2010

Soot particulates generated from the combustion of renewable diesel fuels produced from hydrotreated vegetable oils have similar oxidation properties and surface structures to those generated from fossil diesel, according to a new study by researchers from Finland and Sweden. Matti Happonen, Tero Lähde, Maria E. Fuel doi: 10.1016/j.fuel.2010.06.006.

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MAY 7, 2009

FY 2010 Budget requests are in green, the FY 2009 additional appropriation (Recovery Act funding) is in red. President Barack Obama’s Fiscal Year 2010 $26.4 However, the FY 2010 budget complements the $38.7 The FY 2010 budget request is $2,318.6 Click to enlarge. The budget request represents a 21.8% billion for DOE.

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JUNE 16, 2012

By comparison, average households in states like California, New York, Illinois and Michigan use between 562 kwh and 799 kwh monthly. The amount of electricity used to produce each vehicle in Ford’s manufacturing facilities has been reduced by about 800 kilowatt-hours—from 3,576 kWh in 2006 to 2,778 kWh in 2011.

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AUGUST 17, 2012

The air quality measurements were carried out using an automated monitoring station on the cruise ship Costa Pacifica which followed a fixed weekly route in the Western Mediterranean during 2009 and 2010. Ships traditionally use heavy fuel oil which, from 2012, can have a sulfur content of up to 3.5% sulphur content of up to 4.5%

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DECEMBER 23, 2014

The transmission also is “fill for life” not requiring oil changes during normal driving conditions. In comparison to the fleet of conventional transmissions they replaced, TorqueFlites promise to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by more than six million metric tonnes over the same timeframe.

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OCTOBER 12, 2017

The country’s increased production of crude oil, natural gas, and corn-based ethanol created unforeseen demands and safety challenges on their long-distance transportation via pipelines, tank barges, and railroad tank cars. Prior to 2005, railroads had little experience carrying ethanol and crude oil in large quantities.

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AUGUST 9, 2016

Navy engineers monitored the performance of the gas-turbine engines and generators while running on petroleum F-76 prior to taking on the ReadiDiesel to establish a baseline for comparison. A US patent was granted to ARA in 2010 on the CH process. A US patent was granted to ARA in 2010 on the CH process.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2016

The research estimates that the growth of EVs will mean they represent a quarter of the cars on the road by that date, displacing 13 million barrels per day of crude oil but using 1,900 TWh of electricity. Lithium-ion battery costs have already dropped by 65% since 2010, reaching $350 per kWh last year. —Salim Morsy.

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AUGUST 17, 2010

Algae store chemical energy in the form of oils such as neutral lipids or triglycerides; the algal oil can be extracted and converted into biodiesel by transesterification with short-chain alcohols or by hydrogenation of fatty acids into linear hydrocarbons for drop-in fuel components. Barbosa (2010) An Outlook on Microalgal Biofuels.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

jumped by more than 5% in 2010, which is unprecedented. jumped by more than 5% in 2010, which is unprecedented. Global emissions of CO 2 have increased by 45% between 1990 and 2010, and reached an all-time high of 33 billion tonnes in 2010 despite emission reductions in industrialized countries during the same period.

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JULY 8, 2012

Comparison of relative contributions from various sources to total BC emissions between China and other countries/regions including India, North America, and Africa. In addition, predicted oil consumption for use in motor vehicles between 2008 and 2050 were used to develop the inventory. Earlier post.). Credit: ACS, Wang et al.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2010

The motor was cooled by engine oil and the PCU was cooled by a dedicated coolant loop. By comparison, a typical mass production hybrid or electric vehicle motor produces between 1.0 The rotor’s ceramic ball bearings were lubricated by high-temperature grease rather than oil, to simplify the. oil circuit and reduce losses.

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OCTOBER 22, 2015

This approach, ICCT says, enables an equitable comparison of airline fuel efficiency, regardless of business model, through the use of primary fuel burn data and an inclusive metric for transport service—a combination of mobility, measured by revenue passenger miles (RPM), and access, measured by departures (or the flight frequency).

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DECEMBER 9, 2012

Comparison of GHGenius, JACOBS, TIAX, and the new PRELIM gasoline greenhouse gas (GHG) estimates using base case estimates and variations from the scenario analysis. In the US, GHG emissions from refineries in 2010 represented nearly 12% of US industrial sector emissions or 3% of the total US GHG emissions. Click to enlarge.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2009

To reduce fuel consumption, AMG is shortly to introduce efficiency-increasing engine-generator management as well as regulated oil and water pumps. From 2010 AMG will equip its vehicles with direct gasoline injection engines and with a stop-start function.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2011

The baseline vehicle for comparison is a 2010 Nissan Titan, outfitted with a 5.6L The mule engine is currently serving as a platform for evaluating low viscosity engine oil and testing the variable swirl system. all aluminum V-8 that develops 317 hp (236 kW) @ 5,200 rpm and 385 lb-ft (521 N·m) of torque @ 3,400 rpm.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2018

The result of the comparison is less favorable for electric cars when looking at the current impacts of their production on ecosystems and the toxicity of the materials involved. This was the first time the average emissions increased since the monitoring started in 2010. g CO 2 /km) since 2012. of all new registrations in the EU.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2010

Comparison of coal consumption and CO 2 emissions for co-production and separate production of liquids and power. Even with CCS, the liquid product costs are comparable to recent crude oil prices. GHGT-10 took place 9-23 September 2010 in RAI, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Source: Mantripragada and Rubin. Click to enlarge.

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AUGUST 24, 2011

Virent’s biogasoline was found to cause “no harm” to vehicles in comparison to Shell’s baseline fuel. Each car was driven 10,000 km (~6,000 miles) over the course of 2010, after which the engines were dismantled and inspected. All ten cars, regardless of the gasoline used, were found to be in the same condition.

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JANUARY 13, 2011

Property comparison. Fast Pyrolysis Oil IH 2 product. Compatibility with crude oil or refinery products. from Biomass (BIOMASS 2010). As a result, the technology is highly flexible and is economical for both small- and large-scale applications. Heating value. 6,560 Btu/lb. 15,248 kJ/kg. 18,000 Btu/lb. 41,840 kJ/kg.

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MARCH 18, 2009

The larvae dry weight consists of about 42% protein and 35% natural oils. The natural oil derived from the Black Soldier Fly larvae consists of: 1.6% In comparison, soybean yields an average of 40 gallons of oil per acre annually. capric acid; 53.2% lauric acid, 6.6% myristic acid, 8.4% palmitic acid, 1.7% linoleic acid.

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JULY 26, 2010

The 2010 Ford Explorer 2WD with a 4.0L Estimated fuel economy improves by more than 30%, putting the fuel efficiency of the Ford Explorer in line with sedans such as the 2010 Toyota Camry V6. The EcoBoost I-4 uses 5W30-GF4 oil to reduce friction and reduce cost of ownership through 10,000-mile oil change intervals.

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JANUARY 12, 2013

Consumption-based power mixes and NG transmission distances by Chinese province in 2010. Under such circumstances, there will be a battle between coal and NG in many sectors, particularly the on-road transport sector, which is exclusively petroleum-dependent but currently facing a worldwide oil shortage. Credit: ACS, Huo et al.

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JANUARY 15, 2012

The particle number count under those conditions increased by more than an order of magnitude in comparison to DPF-out particle concentrations. Current 2010 USEPA emissions standards for NO x and PM are set at 0.20 Their paper is published in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology. g/bhp-hr and 0.01 g/bhp-hr, respectively.

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AUGUST 7, 2011

The analysis of Gartner’s latest EV readiness study conducted in Germany in the first and second quarter of 2011 showed that the majority of German consumers prefer a gasoline-powered vehicle for their next vehicle purchase, followed by hybrid technology which saw consumer interest increasing compared to 2010.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2012

Environmental costs are often not shown on financial statements because the bearers of such costs can be either particular individuals or society at large, are often both non-monetary and problematic to quantify for comparison with monetary values.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

Price and cost comparison for sugar- and fatty acid-based feedstocks in the production of biofuels and biochemicals. (a) Source: Dellomonaco 2010, Supplementary material I. a) Prices of raw sugar, palm fatty acid distillate (PFAD) and non-edible tallow on a per-pound of carbon. (b) b) Feedstock cost per gallon of ethanol produced.

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AUGUST 3, 2009

The green line is the US 2010 baseline. million barrels of oil per day in transportation. Kalghatgi, Per Risberg, Hans-Erik Angstrom (2007) Partially Pre-Mixed Auto-Ignition of Gasoline to Attain Low Smoke and Low NO x at High Load in a Compression Ignition Engine and Comparison with a Diesel Fuel (SAE 2007-01-0006). Rolf Reitz.

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APRIL 3, 2010

Oils from oleaginous microorganisms, such as yeasts, fungi, bacteria, and microalgae, are under investigation as alternatives to plant—and especially food crop—oils as feedstocks for renewable fuels and chemicals. 2010) Direct Transformation of Fungal Biomass from Submerged Cultures into Biodiesel. in their paper. Vicente et al.

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MARCH 31, 2010

6-speed automatic transmission with an improved efficiency electric oil pump. Comparison of Mid-size Hybrid Sedans. 2010 Altima. 2010 Fusion. 2010 Lexus HS250h. Regenerative braking system. Integrated starter generator. lithium polymer battery pack (5.3 Theta II 2.4-liter liter engine. 25 Cd target). 2011 Sonata.

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JUNE 6, 2011

VTT obtained all the fuel used for the test runs at the same time from the Otaniemi Neste Oil service station in Espoo. The cars were of model years between 1999 and 2010 and, according to their manufacturers’ recommendations, compatible with E10-fuel. The results showed 4.7% for the E5-grade and 9.4% for the E10 grade.

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JUNE 23, 2016

The impact of rising oil prices on North American light tight oil (LTO) production is said to be a “Catch 22”, the title of Joseph Heller’s popular 1961 novel set in WWII. Too many analysts continue to believe drilling and service has the same problem with rising oil prices. by David Yager for Oilprice.com.

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