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bigelovii is a leafless, C3, succulent annual salt marsh plant that produces an oilseed on seawater irrigation in coastal desert environments; the oil from the seeds is suitable for biofuel production. its lignocellulosic biomass as well as the the oil) can be turned into biofuel effectively. These numbers indicate that S. bigelovii.

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Petrobras now operates more floating production platforms (including self-owned and chartered ones) than any other company in the world, according to Petrodata, a consulting firm that specializes in providing information about the global oil industry.

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Based on this analysis, BETO selected 8 representative pathways—covering thermochemical, biochemical, and algal conversion technologies—to guide its R&D strategy in the near term. These representative pathways are: Biological Conversion of Sugars to Hydrocarbons. Ex-situ Catalytic Pyrolysis. Algal Lipid Upgrading.

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Geely’s CRI investment and work with renewable methanol is similar to the approach Audi is taking with its own e-fuels projects—producing very low carbon liquid or gaseous fuels using only renewable energy, water and CO 2. Earlier post.). Earlier post.) 2014.07.002.

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Vastly expanding sugarcane production in Brazil for conversion to ethanol could reduce current global CO 2 emissions by as much as 5.6%, according to a new study by an international team led by researchers from the University of Illinois. of crude oil consumption and 1.5–5.6% of net CO 2 emission globally relative to data for 2014.

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The Oil and Gas Climate Initiative ( OGCI ) has made its first three investments , moving forward the organization’s commitments to spur the growth of promising low carbon technologies. Launched in 2014, the Oil and Gas Climate Initiative is a voluntary, CEO-led initiative which aims to lead the industry response to climate change.

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Broadly, GTL processing using natural gas as feedstock entails three stages: reforming of methane to produce syngas (a mixture of H 2 and CO); conversion of the syngas using F-T synthesis to produce a broad range of hydrocarbons; and upgrading of the F-T products to naphtha, diesel, liquefied petroleum gas, etc., —Zhang et al.

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It isn’t dependent on crude oil, it is compatible with the existing infrastructure and it offers the prospect of a closed carbon cycle. Currently, only a small part of Global Bioenergies’ ton scale isobutene production is directed toward e-fuels, using Fraunhofer’s lab scale conversion unit. Earlier post.).

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This is accomplished by separately pumping steam and the feedstock oil at high temperature and pressures into a Colgate-Emery reactor. Two product streams exit this reactor, free fatty acids (mixed with water) and sweet water (glycerol mixed with water). Step 2: deoxygenation. Click to enlarge. Hydrocarbon reforming.

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President Obama’s FY 2014 budget proposal submitted to Congress provides $28.4 The $282 million for biofuels will go to develop and demonstrate conversion technologies to produce cellulosic ethanol and other advanced biofuels, such as algae-derived biofuels and “drop-in” replacements for diesel and jet fuel, for civilian and military uses.

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) Fuel Cell Technologies Office’ (FCTO) 2014 Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Program Annual Progress Report ( earlier post )—an annual summary of results from projects funded by DOE’s Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Program—described progress in the field of hydrogen production. Source: DOE. Click to enlarge.

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The transportation sector was responsible for over 7 million tons of NO x emissions in the US in 2014, with 50% of this sector’s NO x attributed to heavy-duty on- and off-road vehicles and equipment. Furthermore, catalyst development has produced higher activity catalysts that can provide higher NO x conversion with lower catalyst loading.

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The main effect of this change on the forecasted STEO liquid fuels market balances is that the higher consumption in 2014 raises the baseline to which the STEO forecast benchmarks. Methanol, like ethanol, is an alcohol with inherent issues such as its solubility in water and corrosiveness. Methanol in China.

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The platform, which uses microbes to produce ethanol from glycerol, has the added benefit of cleaning up the wastewater, will allow producers to reincorporate the ethanol and the water into the fuel-making process, said Gemma Reguera, MSU microbiologist and one of the co-authors. sulfurreducens. They feast like they’re at a Las Vegas buffet.

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In 2007, LLNL and BP signed a technical agreement to work cooperatively on the development of underground coal gasification (UCG) technology for the in-situ conversion of coal deposits into fuels and other products. Power production could begin in early 2014. Earlier post.). Location of the proposed UCG project. Click to enlarge.

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Chrysler’s 2014 Ram 1500 will offer a new, 3.0-liter CGI is engineered to ensure graphite is more uniformly dispersed, which delivers higher strength, enhances durability and reduces noise, vibration and harshness (NVH)—a focus of many EcoDiesel design features, such as its structural aluminum oil pan. Click to enlarge.

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The two main components—the electrochemical conversion hardware through which the fluids are flowed (which sets the peak power capacity) and the chemical storage tanks (which set the energy capacity)—may be independently sized. Quinones are abundant in crude oil as well as in green plants. Brian Huskinson, Michael P.

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CO 2 e/MJ for CARBOB gasoline (based on the average crude oil delivered to California refineries and average California refinery efficiencies)—an 87% reduction. Sugar cane for ethanol requires little water to be added because Brazil’s tropical rainfall provides natural irrigation. gCO 2 e/MJ, compared to 95.86

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by 2014) and also examines different global markets. Will be competitive at an oil price of $45 to $90 at their commercial date. This is coupled with the innovation seen in first-generation players to drive down costs, energy and water use, and GHG emissions. Marine scrubbers. Revolutionary.

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In addition, since producers of oil have lots of carbon dioxide available to them, companies are interested in using that carbon dioxide as an inexpensive feedstock to make value-added chemicals, including things like polymers.” Molybdate is relatively abundant and stable in air and water. 2 -CO 3 )] 2? doi: 10.1039/C4SC00132J.

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People have also looked at storing CO2 in old mineshafts, and the approaches that are most seriously looked at now, or already used in practice, actually, is storing CO 2 in old oil and gas-depleted reservoirs or in deep saltwater aquifers that are a couple kilometers below the surface. Philip Ringrose said, “Think of it as olive oil.”

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Vertimass originally licensed the technology from Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in 2014. Block flow diagram illustrating (top) water removal from wet ethanol vapor above the feed tray to produce pure fuel grade ethanol or (bottom) CADO of the same wet ethanol to fungible blendstocks. Earlier post.). GJ in the near future.

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2014) Click to enlarge. This reduces the water content of the reaction to maximize the amount of actual solids that can be loaded and also conserve heat and energy. Compared to other available biomass solvents, THF is well-suited for this application because it mixes homogeneously with water, has a low boiling point (66 ?C)

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belongs to the range of 14 new engines that Toyota will launch globally between April 2014 and the end of 2015. adds a direct injection system, as well as a water-cooled turbo and heat-exchanger. For example, the bottom of the pistons is cooled by oil-jets and the cooling of the cylinder head is separated from that of the engine block.

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The GREET (The Greenhouse Gases, Regulated Emissions, and Energy Use in Transportation Model) team at Argonne National Laboratory has released a new version of the widely used GREET lifecycle analysis tool, GREET 2014. Added water consumptions for the major pathways as an additional life-cycle analysis metric. Preferred units.

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Fiat is updating its 500L range for 2014 with two new turbocharged 120 hp (88 kW) engine options—the 1.6 A Start&Stop system is included, while the engine and transmission use low viscosity lubricant oil to minimize friction. Unlike an aftermarket conversion, the 120 HP 1.4 MultiJet II turbodiesel and the 1.4 MultiJet II.

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record levels , mostly because of the coal, oil, and natural gas that gets burned for electricity, heat, and transportation. 2014 research paper. But sulfate aerosols—the combination of particles and water—can destroy the planet-protecting ozone layer. The reality is that the planet is warming at an alarming rate. about 0.6 °C.

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Located approximately 260 km (162 miles) offshore Luanda in water depths ranging from 1,400 to 1,900 meters (4,593 to 6,234 feet), the Kaombo project will develop six of the 12 discoveries already made on Block 32. The two FPSOs will be based on conversions of very large crude carriers (VLCCs) into production units. Location of Kaombo.

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A solid oxide fuel cell-electrolysis thrust aims to optimize conversion efficiency between chemical and electrical energy, lower operating temperatures to increase the lifetime of these devices, and bring down costs. Skoltech MIT Center for Electrochemical Energy Storage got started in October 2013 and completed its first full year in 2014.

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The 2014 Camry in Europe is benefitting from a new, Euro V-compliant, 4-cylinder, 1,998 cc, 16v, DOHC petrol engine mated to a 6-speed Multi-mode automatic transmission which replaces the existing 2.0-liter In addition, the unit is equipped with a water-cooled Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) system. With a high 12.8:1 Earlier post.).

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The conversion of the injection system to a common rail design was one of the major changes; the addition of a new lean NO x trap (LNT) to handle NO x emissions was another. It is then converted to ammonia which interacts with NO x on the SCR catalyst to form water and nitrogen. The exhaust system has two lambda sensors. Earlier post.)

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The combination of harvesting whole forests and burning long-sequestered carbon sources such as coal or oil has impaired the Earth’s carbon cycle at an increasing pace. Furthermore, even the older version PHEV can recharge at a slow rate using local solar, wind, water-derived or other net zero CO 2 fuel.

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Conversely, high coating thicknesses for the electrodes produce a high energy density. mi) on a single tank, with nothing more than a few drops of water leaving the tailpipe. The protons migrate through the membrane to the cathode, where they react with oxygen present in air to form water vapor.

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