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JULY 21, 2010

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have presented preliminary proposals aimed at closing compliance loopholes for medium- and heavy-duty diesel engines using SCR-based NO x emissions control systems for 2011 and later model years.

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Net positive RF (warming) contributions arise from CO 2 , water vapor, NO x , and soot emissions, and from contrail cirrus (consisting of linear contrails and the cirrus cloudiness arising from them). Here, we present a new comprehensive and quantitative approach for evaluating aviation climate forcing terms.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

Researchers led by MIT professor Daniel Nocera have produced an “artificial leaf”—a solar water-splitting cell producing hydrogen and oxygen that operates in near-neutral pH conditions, both with and without connecting wires. Earlier post.). simulated sunlight. constructing a simple, stand-alone device composed of.

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JULY 21, 2011

Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) and Rice University led by RPI Professor Nikhil Koratkar have shown that flowing water with various molarities of hydrochloric acid (HCl) over graphene generates induced voltages an order of magnitude higher as compared to carbon nanotubes. Credit: ACS, Dhiman et al. Click to enlarge.

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JUNE 20, 2011

billion in 2011 to $98.5 The 2011 award winners are: Greener synthetic pathways: Genomatica, San Diego, Calif. Genomatica has been producing BDO at pilot scale in 3,000 liter fermentations since the first half of 2010, and is moving to production at demonstration scale in 2011. billion by 2020.

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JULY 29, 2011

Agaves have many favorable characteristics such as high productivities, sugar content and an ability to grow in naturally water-limited environments. The study presents a comprehensive life cycle analysis of the energy and greenhouse gas (GHG) balance for agave-derived ethanol. Iou Cyan, Daniel K. Tan, Oliver R8. Underworld, J.

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AUGUST 30, 2011

Under present weather conditions, miscanthus and switchgrass utilized more water than maize for total seasonal evapotranspiration by approximately 58% and 36%, respectively. This is good for maximizing the amount of biomass that an acre of land can produce, Kumar said, but it also increases water use. —Phong et al.

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JUNE 30, 2011

Panasonic has developed novel thermoelectric tubes designed for fluid heat sources such as hot water and steam. W of electricity by running hot water of 90 °C inside, and cold water of 10 °C outside the tube. Panasonic says that its thermoelectric tube is suited for capturing unused or wasted heat from hot springs and factories.

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MARCH 31, 2013

The air quality does not likely present a human health risk, with the exception of the high pooling areas, where clean-up crews are working with safety equipment. Approximately 4,500 barrels of oil and water (189,000 gallons US) have been recovered. wt% sulfur content (i.e., sour”), according to Crude Quality Inc. Earlier post.).

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MARCH 29, 2011

Dynamotive Energy Systems Corporation and IFP Energies Nouvelles (IFPEN) have extended their Memorandum of Understanding to cooperate in the field of pyrolysis oil upgrading with the aim to produce second generation biofuels, announced in June 2010 ( earlier post ) to July 2011.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

UK Energy Minister, Charles Hendry MP, unveiled a well-capping device developed by the Oil Spill Prevention and Response Advisory Group (OSPRAG) at the SPE Offshore Europe 2011 conference in Aberdeen. At water depths of between 100m and 3,048m (328ft to 10,000ft). Even where there is a high content of hydrogen sulfide present.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2015

Schematic presentation of (a) a proton-exchange membrane (PEMFC) and (b) an alkaline membrane fuel cell (AMFC), both fueled either with hydrogen or directly with methanol (DMFC mode). Develop a novel photocatalyst particle-based slurry reactor with the potential for low-cost renewable hydrogen production via solar water splitting.

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OCTOBER 24, 2013

The field development plan consists of a wellhead platform in 50 meters of water depth that will be tied in to the Total-operated onshore Rio Cullen and Cañadon Alfa treatment plants by a 77-kilometer-pipeline. Present in Argentina since 1978, Total, through its affiliate Total Austral, operates 30% of that country’s gas production.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2012

by subsidies that amounted to $523 billion in 2011, up almost 30% on 2010 and six times more than subsidies to renewables. In the WEO , fossil fuels will remain dominant in the global energy mix, supported by subsidies that, in 2011, jumped by almost 30% to $523 billion, due mainly to increases in the Middle East and North Africa.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2012

The team, which has been investigating HTL processing of algae to biocrude—along with techniques for dexoygenating the product for subsequent refining—for several years, presented its latest results at the 2012 American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Annual Meeting in Pittsburgh. AIChE 2012. Valdez, P.J., Dickinson, J.G.,

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AUGUST 17, 2011

Together, the two companies will jointly develop plans to present the LanzaTech biotechnology to Harsco’s major steel mill customers and explore potential business relationships for installing and operating commercial facilities at selected sites throughout the world. The alliance agreement, signed 16 Aug.

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AUGUST 2, 2011

At the DOD Corrosion Conference 2011, La Quinta, California this week, NIST researchers presented new experimental evidence that bacteria that feed on ethanol and produce acid boosted fatigue crack growth rates by at least 25 times the levels occurring in air alone. Presented at DOD Corrosion Conference 2011.

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The Creative Greenius says you can now expect a bold United States policy on cutting greenhouse gas emissions, a rapid shift away from carbon-based fuels to renewables and a science-based approach to water policy and other critical resources. The drought is causing the city to push water conservation and discuss possible penalties.

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AUGUST 25, 2011

During drilling, when the pressure applied to balance the hydrocarbon pressure in a well is not great enough to overcome that exerted by gas and fluids in the rock formation drilled, then water, gas, oil, or other formation fluid can enter the hole. This is called a “gas kick,” which in worst-case scenarios can lead to blowouts.

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APRIL 19, 2013

Annual production capacity is set to grow from the present figure of 2.6 The new paint shops which are planned alone will use 70% less energy and 90% less water as a result of the introduction of highly innovative dry paint mist separation processes. By 2018, the workforce is to increase from 75,000 to 100,000 people.

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AUGUST 22, 2011

As part of the planet’s reciprocal relationship between ocean circulation and climate, the AMOC transports warm surface water to high latitudes where the water warms the air, then cools, sinks and returns toward the equator as a deep flow. ” We present the first comprehensive measurements of the NIJ.

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OCTOBER 28, 2009

The plan also calls for the establishment of 191 charging points across the city by 2011. At the Frankfurt motor show in September, Renault introduced four electric vehicles that will enter the market between 2011 and 2013. The Palencia plant, where Mégane is assembled, features the group’s state-of-the-art water treatment area.

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JUNE 12, 2012

The largest individual project with a total investment of more than €50 million is the new paint shop where an environmentally-friendly liquid painting process that meets the current Daimler Group standard for passenger car plants will replace the present powder painting process. To date more than 1.3 million vehicles have left the plant.

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JULY 17, 2011

According to Brack Capital, geological surveys show significant oil sands reserves are present and contain quality heavy oils. Hot water extraction method is the most widely used process for separating and recovering bitumen from oil sand; however, note Zhang et al. , —Zhang et al. Heavy Oil and Natural Bitumen Resources in.

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DECEMBER 28, 2012

—Bowman and Johnson (2011). Molten salt fuel can include natural uranium, depleted uranium, natural thorium, excess W-Pu, and SNF from conventional Light Water Reactors. —Bowman and Johnson (2011). Conceptual F-T production using process heat from GEM*STAR and coal as a feedstock, from a 2010 ADNA presentation.

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JUNE 23, 2011

Professor Neville Jackson, Ricardo’s Chief Technology & Innovation Officer, had presented an overview of the basics of such an approach at the SAE 2011 High Efficiency IC Engines Symposium in April. The charge air was compressed isothermally by spraying a large volume of water into the cylinder during compression to 100 bar.

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AUGUST 1, 2011

Credit: ACS, Ashok 2011. Ashok started the project by first examining the performance of different ethanol/diesel blends: 90D/10E, 80D/20E, 70D/30E, 60D/40E, and 50D/50E, all prepared on the basis of the water-in-oil (W/O)-type emulsion method. —Ashok 2011. Credit: ACS, Ashok 2011. Click to enlarge. kJ m -3 deg -1.

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DECEMBER 2, 2010

According to the US Environmental Protection Agency, waste oil from one oil change can contaminate 1 million gallons of fresh water. The Phoenix 10 presents an economic incentive for users of motor oil to dispose of their waste in an environmentally friendly manner instead of one which can cause great harm to the water supply.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

Virgin Atlantic and LanzaTech have been working together on the project since 2011. The catalyst first removes water from the ethanol (dehydration), leaving behind ethylene. We look forward to working with colleagues past, present and future to make this pioneering new fuel a commercial reality.

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DECEMBER 1, 2013

China bioethanol pump price for five enzyme loading scenarios in ( a ) 2011 with a 16¢ per liter (60.6¢ In 2011, China contributed 29% of world carbon dioxide emissions and therefore the country has a significant potential to influence the present and future global energy situation. Click to enlarge. —Littlewood et al.

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AUGUST 27, 2010

An LG Chem lithium-ion battery cell, as used in the 2011. The battery pack has been subjected to a wide range of abuse tests, including overcharge, discharge, vibration, excess heat and cold, short circuit, humidity, fire, crush, water immersion, salt water immersion, and nail penetration. Chevrolet Volt. Click to enlarge.

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MARCH 17, 2013

The well was drilled at a water depth of 976 meters and reached a total depth of 4,107 meters. Eni has been present in the country since 1980 with a net production of 102,000 barrels per day in 2011. The discovery was made through the Vandumbu 1 well, located approximately 150 kilometers from the coast.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

This work presents a new electrode material, the so-called hydrophilized polymer network. In the PEDT:PSSH network presented.the hydrophobic PEDT forms a water-insoluble framework, while the superhydrophilic PSSH provides SO 3 groups for hydration channel formation throughout the framework.

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Maritime traffic on the world’s oceans has increased four-fold over the past 20 years, likely causing more water, air and noise pollution on the open seas, according to a new study quantifying global ship traffic. Shipping traffic grew even faster during the second decade of the study, peaking at rate of increase of 10% per year in 2011.

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AUGUST 3, 2014

The 21,500 tonne hull was launched in 2010, although construction work was frozen in mid-2011 amid bankruptcy proceedings against the shipyard. Earlier this year, researchers in the US presented a new design for nuclear plants built on floating platforms, modeled after those used for offshore oil drilling. New design for floating NPPs.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2012

Algae have the potential to produce large volumes of fuel per unit area of production on marginal lands using saline water unsuitable for food crops. Thus, algal biofuels could expand transportation energy supplies, without significantly displacing land and water resources that would otherwise have been used for food production.

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JULY 5, 2011

trillion in 2010) would be required to overcome poverty; increase food production to eradicate hunger without degrading land and water resources; and avert the climate change catastrophe. —The World Economic and Social Survey 2011. —The World Economic and Social Survey 2011.

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