Green Car Congress

MAY 11, 2018

An industry leader in the use of sustainable aviation biofuel, since 2011 Alaska Airlines has flown nearly 80 flights using sustainable aviation biofuel made of used cooking oil, forest residuals and non-edible, sustainable corn.

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Seattle Alaska Fuel 2017 170

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2011

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) released a new report evaluating how climate change may affect the environmental conditions measured and used in mathematical modeling for oil-spill trajectory analysis in the Arctic region. Study area used in the Oil Spill Risk Analysis for the Alaskan Arctic region.

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Climate Oil Climate Change Alaska 199

DIY Electric Car

JANUARY 31, 2019

I don't think the ambient temperature matters much, because all modern EV motors run high enough power density that they need active (normally liquid, often oil) cooling; their internal operating temperature can get pretty high, even in a temperate climate. Both rotor designs experience heating.

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Motor Motors Motoring Alaska 127

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 29, 2012

Responding to new oil and gas industry opportunities, Foss Maritime Company will build the first three tugs in an. International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS). Foss says the new tugs will position it to compete for opportunities in the oil and gas industry. Several oil and gas customers are.

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Oil Gas Industrial Industry 218

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 23, 2019

Gevo has signed on to a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with a group of eight airlines and certain fuel producers to work cooperatively on expanding the use of Sustainable Aviation Fuels at San Francisco International Airport (SFO). Earlier post.). Gevo’s ATJ has been used to power commercial flights since 2016.

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Fuel San Francisco Alaska Seattle 207

Green Car Congress

JULY 8, 2016

These rules require oil companies to ensure proper internal controls and planning for oil spill prevention, containment and responses—all issues identified by previous Interior reports regarding Shell’s 2012 exploration activities in the Arctic.

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Alaska Oil Environment 2012 150

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 31, 2014

The main lines of effort of the Strategy and the Implementation Plan are: (1) to advance US security interests; (2) to pursue responsible Arctic region stewardship, including an increase in scientific research related to the region; and (3) to strengthen international cooperation. Provide for Future US Energy Security.

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Obama Alaska United States 2016 207

Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2011

Meeting the goal of cutting US oil dependence depends largely on two things, Obama said: finding and producing more oil at home, and reducing dependence on oil with cleaner alternative fuels and greater efficiency. The Administration is pushing the oil industry to produce on leases already held.

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Obama Oil Gas-Electric Purchase 268

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 9, 2015

Currently, HEFA fuels are also approved by ASTM International for use in jet engines at up to a 50% blend rate with petroleum jet fuel. Alaska Airlines, KLM, and United Airlines have demonstrated the use of HEFA biojet fuel on commercial flights since 2011. This use of a common fuel simplifies logistics.

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Diesel Renewable 2014 Alaska 150

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 9, 2014

Today commercial success is determined by effective international cooperation. An Environmental Impact Assessment, an Oil Spill Response Plan and other pieces of project documentation were developed and approved by regulatory authorities for the project to proceed. billion tons of oil equivalent. —President Putin.

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Saudi Arabia Oil Alaska Russia 290

Green Car Congress

MAY 8, 2011

The BP/Davy fixed-bed FT process has been successfully demonstrated in Nikiski, Alaska, with full-scale fixed-bed reaction tubes where the nominal 300 barrel per day complex met or exceeded all of its performance targets. The EPC contractors were chosen after conducting a competitive bidding and ranking process. Davy Process Technology Ltd.,

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Davis Commercial Coal Alaska 199

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 5, 2015

That study provided estimates of vessel traffic (numbers of vessels and transits) based on modeling of current vessel activity patterns, growth potential, and vessel projection scenarios, including diversion from other routes, and oil and gas development. Regulatory background. Findings and recommendations.

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Pollution Emissions Mariner Fuel 150

Green Car Congress

JULY 19, 2016

The settlement, a consent decree lodged in US District Court for the Western District of Texas, includes provisions that resolves ongoing Clean Air Act violations at refineries in Kenai, Alaska; Martinez, California; Kapolei, Hawaii; Mandan, North Dakota; Salt Lake City, Utah; and Anacortes, Washington. Of the $10.45-million

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Emissions EPA Pollution Hawaii 150

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 15, 2009

The MOU with AltAir contemplates the production and purchase of up to 750 million gallons of jet fuel and diesel fuel over 10 years (75 million gallons per year) derived from camelina oil. In June, the ASTM International Aviation Fuels Subcommittee having responsibility for jet fuel (D02.J0.01) ASTM Certification. Earlier post.).

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Purchase Fuel Coal Alternative Fuels 225

Green Car Congress

MAY 2, 2012

US Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced the completion of a successful test of technology in the North Slope of Alaska that was able to safely extract a steady flow of natural gas from methane hydrates. Such an effort would again require engaging private sector and international partners. Source: NETL. Click to enlarge.

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Japan Gas Production CO2 225

Revenge of the Electric Car

JUNE 4, 2009

The Alaskan Navigator, one of two British Petroleum oil tankers retrofitted to be electrically operated dockside. An earlier post of mine highlighted the hybridization of the tugboats that guide these massive ships into berth, further extending the benefits of electrifying what had been exclusively internal combustion-powered vehicles.

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Plug-in Long Beach Plug Pollution 124

Green Car Congress

MAY 7, 2015

Gevo has signed a strategic alliance agreement with Alaska Airlines to purchase Gevo’s renewable jet fuel and fly the first commercial flight on alcohol-to-jet fuel (ATJ). The single demonstration flight is expected to occur after Gevo receives ASTM International certification for its fuel, sometime in mid- to late-2015.

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Alaska Renewable Commercial Fuel 150

Green Car Congress

MAY 25, 2011

Established hydroprocessing technologies to produce aviation fuels from natural oils. supply chains for sustainable aviation fuels utilizing oils from oilseed crops such as camelina, as well as algae and biomass. Natural bio-oils have carbon chain lengths that are in the diesel range, 16-18 carbon atoms in the hydrocarbon.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Millions of EVs and PHEVs would expand the sale of electricity as an alternative to oil. No more Big OIL - think of the extra money stimulating the economy! Let the Interstate trucks and farm equipment stay on oil until the residential is done and slowly begin to move them as their fleets age out. Then we are done! Email Neal.

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Grid Electric Vehicles Vehicles Oil-Sands 28

Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2010

Environmentalists and industries resurrected the idea in recent years as a centerpiece of measures to address global warming and growing oil imports. A dividend would also be similar to the Alaska Permanent Fund, which returns oil-extraction royalties to Alaska residents on a per-capita basis. Representatives Henry A.

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