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MARCH 18, 2014

liter EA288 diesel engine will power the 2015 Golf, Beetle, Beetle Convertible, Passat, and Jetta, all of which are set to arrive in dealer showrooms in the second half of 2014. The engineers integrated the oil and vacuum pump in one module; it is designed as a compact dual pump. Click to enlarge. Integrated thermal management.

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OCTOBER 24, 2012

When the all-new 2014 Chevrolet Corvette arrives late next year, it will be powered by a new 6.2L 2014 LT1 6.2L All-aluminum block and oil pan. A structural aluminum oil pan further stiffens the powertrain. Advanced oiling system, with available dry-sump system. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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2014 Oil Exhaust Engine 362

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JANUARY 14, 2013

Among the many features of the new 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee—introduced at the Detroit Auto Show—two in particular contribute to significantly improved fuel economy and driving performance: an optional new 3.0-liter 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee. Piston-cooling oil jets. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge. New 8-speed.

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Jeep MPG 2014 Fuel Economy 231

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JANUARY 16, 2015

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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OCTOBER 16, 2014

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced the 5 winners of the 2014 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Awards, including biotechnology companies Amyris and Solazyme, Inc. Solazyme received the award for Greener Synthetic Pathways for its tailored oils produced from microalgal fermentation.

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Green Oil EPA Diesel 290

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JANUARY 23, 2014

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.

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UAE United Arab Emirates Renewable Fuel 294

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JULY 22, 2011

In the Permian Basin, approximately one additional barrel of oil can be recovered for each 6,000 cubic feet (6 Mcf) of compressed CO 2 injected into the oil field. TCEP will begin delivering CO 2 to Whiting when the plant commences operations in late 2014 or early 2015; construction is scheduled to begin at the end of this year.

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Coal Texas Oil CO2 186

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MAY 4, 2014

BETO pursues a pathway approach for advancing R&D of converting biomass into renewable fuels and products. Biomass is rapidly heated in a fluidized bed reactor to yield vapors, which are condensed into a liquid bio-oil. This bio-oil is subsequently hydroprocessed to produce hydrocarbon biofuel blendstocks. Algal Lipid Upgrading.

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Oil Conversion Fuel Convert 231

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JULY 16, 2014

2014 Yaris Hybrid. Toyota’s refreshed 2014 Yaris for Europe offers a choice of four powertrains, including a thoroughly reworked 3-cylinder 1.0 This creates a higher expansion ratio for less compression, reducing pumping losses and converting combustion energy to engine power more effectively. Click to enlarge. lbs) lighter.

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2014 Engine Toyota Hybrid 273

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MARCH 31, 2014

Used as a soil amendment, its CoolTerra biochar product also increases crop productivity and plant health while reducing water and fertilizer requirements. Catalytic Conversion: Cool Planet has developed a number of proprietary catalytic conversion processes to convert these useful hydrocarbon components into different types of fuels.

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Financing Renewable Companies Fuel 225

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JULY 15, 2016

In 2013, Boeing and SAA launched their sustainable aviation fuels collaboration and in 2014, Project Solaris became the first focus project that converted oil from the Solaris plant seed into bio-jet fuel. All agronomic inputs needed, such as, fertilizer, water, crop protection etc. Earlier post.).

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OCTOBER 24, 2017

The carbon-related costs of converting the land to sugarcane fields were included in the analysis. Mb d −1 of crude oil by 2045 under projected climate change while protecting forests under conservation and accounting for future land demand for food and animal feed production. of crude oil consumption and 1.5–5.6%

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Brazil Emissions Global Climate Change 150

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JANUARY 13, 2014

The current execution plan for 2014 is to focus exclusively on bringing the plant to its nameplate basis, and further to develop yield and process efficiency through R&D. For the 2014 percentage standards, EPA proposed reducing the overall target to 15.21 —Fred Cannon. Earlier post.) —Fred Cannon.

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Columbus Production Fuel 2014 257

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APRIL 22, 2014

The team presented two papers on the state of their work at the recent SAE 2014 World Congress in Detroit. The piston is moved by the combustion gas, while magnets attached to the piston move within a linear coil, thereby converting kinetic energy to electrical energy.

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Toyota Engine 2014 Gas-Electric 419

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MARCH 19, 2014

Kior said that if it is unsuccessful in finalizing definitive documentation with Khosla on or before 1 April 2014—i.e., The biomass-to-cellulosic fuel technology platform combines KiOR’s proprietary catalyst systems with FCC processes that have been used in crude oil refineries to produce gasoline for more than 60 years.

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Columbus Companies Mississippi Fuel 225

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JANUARY 21, 2015

The Algenol fuel production process is designed to convert 1 tonne of CO 2 into 144 gallons of fuel while recycling CO 2 from industrial processes and converting 85% of the CO 2 used into ethanol, gasoline, diesel and jet fuels. The algal bio-oil can be used to produce biodiesel, renewable diesel, or other bio-oil-derived products.

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India Fuel Climate Change Oil 150

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FEBRUARY 26, 2015

The California Energy Commission adopted its 2014 Integrated Energy Policy Report (IEPR) Update, which outlines, among many things, how the state is working to transform the transportation system to zero- and near-zero technologies and fuels to meet its climate and clean air goals. Oil-by-rail. Charging infrastructure.

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Transportation Climate Energy Gas-Electric 150

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JANUARY 19, 2015

In a study investigating the effect of the water and free fatty acid (FFA) content in waste chicken fat from poultry processing plants on the production of renewable diesel (not biodiesel), researchers in Thailand have found that both higher FFA and water content improved the biohydrogenated diesel (BHD) yield. 1, a water content 0?4

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Low Cost Waste Diesel Renewable 150

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APRIL 25, 2011

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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Commercial 2016 Production Water 199

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NOVEMBER 25, 2015

The PNNL team will be testing and developing hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) and catalytic hydrothermal gasification (CHG) processes, followed by hydrotreating to cost-effectively convert kelp into biocrude and further to hydrocarbon liquids. This creates a high-value crude oil equivalent. 2014.09.132. Elliott, Todd R. Hart, Gary G.

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Mariner San Diego Water 2015 150

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APRIL 14, 2014

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has issued a funding opportunity announcement for up to $20 million ( DE-FOA-0001023 ) for applications for selection and award in FY 2014 that focus on the (1) methane hydrate reservoir-response field experiments in Alaska; and (2) field programs for marine gas hydrate characterization.

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Alaska Mariner Gas Russia 210

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FEBRUARY 23, 2017

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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2000 2016 Fuel China 150

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JUNE 21, 2014

At this moment, it is very important to render the GTL technology more efficient because we do not need to disturb ourselves to change the energy-related infrastructure and the transportation vehicles already fitted to petroleum if we can effectively convert natural gas to the clean liquid fuels and useful basic chemicals. —Zhang et al.

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CO2 Emissions Gas Aspen 262

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APRIL 14, 2014

Volkswagen is presenting the world premiere of the redesigned 2015 Jetta sedan at the 2014 New York International Auto Show. Energy efficiency has also been optimized by using an oil pump with volumetric control and two pressure levels. 2015 Jetta. Click to enlarge. In addition to its three four-cylinder gasoline engines (2.0-liter

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New York 2015 Diesel Exhaust 220

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OCTOBER 5, 2015

In any internal combustion engine, engine seals make sure that oil stays in the engine. As essential as the seal is, it produces a substantial amount of friction with every engine rotation, converting valuable torque into heat energy losses. The low viscosity in the gas film leads to a friction close to zero.

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Engine Gas Production North America 150

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OCTOBER 31, 2010

BG Group has approved implementation of the first phase of a US$15-billion project to convert coal seam gas (CSG) to LNG—the first major commercial project to do so. First LNG exports are planned to commence from 2014, underpinned by agreements in Chile, China, Japan and Singapore for the purchase of up to 9.5 Source: QCLNG EIS.

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Coal Gas Australia Water 210

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MAY 22, 2014

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. They feast like they’re at a Las Vegas buffet. Speers, Jenna M.

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Production Las Vegas Waste Michigan 252

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JUNE 29, 2015

Amyris uses its industrial synthetic biology platform to convert plant-sourced sugars into renewable hydrocarbons for fuel and chemical applications; Solazyme has developed a technology that harnesses the oil-producing ability of microalgae to develop renewable oil products.). Earlier post.). Georgios Karavalakis, Thomas D.

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Renewable Diesel Fuel Economy 2012 150

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JANUARY 22, 2015

In October 2014, the company reported that in the two years since being brought to market, the sub-compact SUV had been ordered 300,000 times, with the latest 100,000 orders recorded in the prior seven months. The solution is immediately converted into ammonia (NH 3 ), which is absorbed by the SCR catalyst. Opel’s hot Mokka.

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Diesel Exhaust Engine MPH 150

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APRIL 3, 2014

The friction-optimized unit, with six forward gears, features oil supply on demand, two-circuit hydraulic control (high and low pressure, 40 bar and 5 bar) and a highly efficient synchronizer system. The catalytic converter is heated with the engine-disconnect clutch opened, and therefore independently of the driving profile.

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Plug-in Plug Hybrid Li-ion 347

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JUNE 28, 2013

Chrysler’s 2014 Ram 1500 will offer a new, 3.0-liter Its torque converter features turbine torsional damping, enabling low lock-up speeds in all eight gears. These pistons, which benefit from cooling oil jets, reduce reciprocating mass inside the engine for enhanced efficiency and performance feel. Click to enlarge. Park-assist.

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Chrysler 2014 Diesel Exhaust 268

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NOVEMBER 27, 2019

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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Convert Conversion Water Juice 221

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NOVEMBER 10, 2009

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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Transportation Supplies Emissions Fuel 262

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FEBRUARY 2, 2009

The term BlueMotionTechnologies does not define a fixed set of technologies but a range of continually evolving solutions, currently including systems such as a new stop-start system, regenerative braking, SCR catalytic converter and the NO x storage catalytic converter, electric drive and hybrid systems. Click to enlarge.

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Hybrid Emissions Fuel Convert 150

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MARCH 18, 2013

Cadillac announced details of a new Twin-Turbo V-6 engine and eight-speed transmission—firsts for the brand and signature features of the all-new 2014 Cadillac CTS midsize luxury sedan debuting next week at the New York Auto Show. The engine will also will be offered in the 2014 XTS large luxury sedan this fall. Click to enlarge.

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Cadillac 2014 Exhaust Fuel Economy 252

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OCTOBER 8, 2014

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. Mass, Volume or Energy are automatically converted to perform the simulation. Incorporated marine vessel module.

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2014 Oil-Sands Emissions Carbon 225

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FEBRUARY 11, 2014

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. MultiJet II turbodiesel and the 1.4 T-Jet gasoline—and a dual fuel LPG/gasoline variant of the 1.4

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