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Oil sands production accounted for 28.8% of total Canadian gas demand in 2016

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of Canadian natural gas demand in 2016, up from 11.8% From 2005 to 2016, natural gas purchased by oil sands projects more than tripled, from 0.73 Bcf/d in 2016. During that same period (2005-2016) in situ production also more than tripled—from 439,000 barrels per day (Mb/d) to an estimated 1.461 Mb/d.

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SSAB produces first fossil-free steel and delivers it to Volvo Group; HYBRIT technology

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The hydrogen gas used in the direct reduction process is produced by electrolysis of water with fossil-free electricity, and can be used directly or stored for later use. We’ll be converting to electric arc furnace in Oxelösund as early as 2025.

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Successful demonstration of FlexMethanol conversion of wind power to methanol

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The team uses green electricity to split water into hydrogen and oxygen in an electrolysis step. The hydrogen is then converted to methanol using a suitable carbon dioxide source such as flue gas in a specially developed process (FlexMethanol). A maximum capacity of 28 liters crude methanol per day is achieved.

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Swiss team develops effective and low-cost solar water-splitting device; 14.2% solar-to-hydrogen efficiency

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As the V OC of the presented c-Si cells is only ∼600 mV, four cells need to be connected in series to achieve stable water splitting performance. We demonstrate in this study that, thanks to their high V OC , three series-connected SHJ cells can already stably drive the water splitting reaction at unprecedented SHE. Schüttauf et al.

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China researchers devise process to convert biomass to gasoline via one-step DME synthesis: DTG

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The conventional MTG process first converts syngas (from gasification) to methanol over a catalyst, then partly dehydrates the methanol to form an equilibrium mixture of methanol, DME and water. This mixture is converted to gasoline over a ZSM-5 catalyst. CO2/Water-removal; 17,18. Water-cooled condenser; 23.

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Ford cuts manufacturing energy use 22% in 6 years; targeting additional 25% Drop by 2016

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The company also announced plans to reduce usage another 25% on a per-vehicle basis by 2016. Other successful initiatives—highlighted in Ford’s 13th annual Sustainability Report—include reductions in water use, waste-to-landfill and CO 2 emissions as well as improvements in vehicle fuel economy and safety.

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Navy researchers convert 2,3-Butanediol to renewable gasoline, solvents, and fuel additives; dioxolanes

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The solubility of the dioxolane mixture in water was only 0.8 2016), “Renewable Gasoline, Solvents, and Fuel Additives from 2,3-Butanediol,” ChemSusChem doi: 10.1002/cssc.201600225. g/100 mL—nearly an order of magnitude lower than the common gasoline oxygenate methyl tert-butyl ether. Harvey, B. Merriman, W. and Quintana, R.

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