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JUNE 9, 2010

Laurus Energy have formed Stone Horn Ridge LLC, a company created to commercialize syngas from underground coal gasification (UCG). The syngas composition depends on the coal geology as well as the process parameters such as operating pressure, outlet temperature and flow.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2022

For the Americas region, the BMW Group has already reached agreements with domestic steel producers Steel Dynamics (SDI) and Big River Steel, a US Steel facility, to use renewable energy sources in their local steel production. In this way, raw materials can be used multiple times in a circular economy, thereby conserving natural resources.

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MARCH 5, 2013

Shell and its affiliates will build two additional small-scale natural gas liquefaction units to provide liquefied natural gas (LNG) fuel for marine and heavy-duty on-road customers in North America. In the first decade of the 21 st century, exploration success and technology advances have more than doubled the recoverable gas resource base.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Department of Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm will discuss its $140 million demonstration project, funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) “to recover rare earth elements and critical minerals from coal ash and other mine waste, reducing the need for new mining.” GM will source lithium for EV batteries from CTR.

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JULY 4, 2009

are examining the possibility of using underground coal gasification (UCG) as a means to convert the coal into product gas at its recently acquired Drumheller, Alberta property. million for a $30-million deep coal gasification project being undertaken by a Calgary-based company. Nordic Oil and Gas Ltd. Earlier post.)

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JUNE 26, 2010

Natural gas will play a leading role in reducing greenhouse-gas emissions over the next several decades, largely by replacing older, inefficient coal plants with highly efficient combined-cycle gas generation, according to a major new interim report out from MIT. The first two reports dealt with nuclear power (2003) and coal (2007).

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NOVEMBER 24, 2010

Comparison of coal consumption and CO 2 emissions for co-production and separate production of liquids and power. Conventional CTL plant gasifies coal to produce a syngas which is then converted in a Fischer-Tropsch reactor to products. The conference series rotates between, North America, Europe and Asia. Click to enlarge.

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The project also highlights the ongoing transformation: Here, where coal was long liquefied into gasoline, the active material for EV batteries will be produced from now on. We are happy to support this transformation with IPCEI funding.

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However, the resulting low gas prices, as well as clean air and climate policies, will promote further switching to gas from other more polluting energy sources, such as oil and coal. Ample natural gas resources exist to support demand growth, but greater gas infrastructure development is needed to support growth in the medium term.

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MARCH 8, 2015

Leaded gasoline was a larger emission source of the toxic heavy metal lead than mining in South America, even though the extraction of metals from the region’s mines historically released huge quantities of lead into the environment, according to a study by researchers from the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI and the University of Bern.

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OCTOBER 6, 2015

The levelized cost of electricity analysis for H2 2015 shows onshore wind to be fully competitive against gas and coal in some parts of the world, while solar is closing the gap. The LCOE for combined-cycle gas turbine generation rose from $76 to $82 in the Americas, from $85 to $93 in Asia-Pacific and from $103 to $118 in EMEA.

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JULY 31, 2009

Developing technologies for the conversion of biomass and coal-to-liquid fuels. By 2035, cellulosic ethanol and/or coal-and-biomass-to-liquid (CBTL) fuels with carbon capture and storage could replace about 15% of current fuel consumption in the transportation sector (1.7–2.5 emissions, according to the report. Intel Corp.,

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FEBRUARY 14, 2012

The least expensive way for the Western US to reduce greenhouse gas emissions enough to help prevent the worst consequences of global warming is to replace coal with renewable and other sources of energy that may include nuclear power, according to a new study by University of California, Berkeley, researchers. Click to enlarge.

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MAY 2, 2012

The US Department of Energy (DOE), Natural Resources Canada and the Mexican Ministry of Energy have released the first-ever atlas mapping the potential carbon dioxide storage capacity in North America. Also being launched alongside the hard-copy atlas are the NACSA website and online viewer.

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AUGUST 28, 2018

The U-M research examined several prior studies on the issue, including an effort conducted in select coal-mining areas of Appalachia that found a 19% higher risk of CKD among men and a 13% higher risk in women compared with those who lived in counties with no mining. values present in America but was able to find a significant association.

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MARCH 29, 2010

Private equity fund Pacific Road has agreed to acquire 10% of underground coal gasification (UCG) company Carbon Energy Limited from Australia’s national science agency CSIRO in an off-market trade. Pacific Road Resources Fund: 10.0%. Following the transaction Carbon Energy’s major shareholders will be: Incitec Pivot Limited, 11.3%.

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JUNE 7, 2023

Mongolia possesses large deposits of coal, copper, gold, silver, and other metallic ores. In February 2023, China Mining Resources Group Co., According to ODI research Mongolia’s economic growth over the last decade grew remarkably at an average of 8%. The Asian country’s growth was mainly driven by mining revenue.

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JANUARY 18, 2012

The All-in strategy is intended to optimize all US energy resources while promoting efficiency and driving innovation and investment in new technologies such as renewables and vehicle electrification. America must do likewise. Optimize use of all US natural resources while protecting public health and the environment.

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DECEMBER 21, 2012

The Research Partnership to Secure Energy for America (RPSEA), a program funded by the US Department of Energy (DOE) and managed by the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), has selected Battelle’s proposal for assessment of subsurface disposal of oilfield brine under its Unconventional Resources Program.

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OCTOBER 17, 2011

(KMI) and El Paso Corporation on Sunday announced a definitive agreement whereby KMI will acquire all of the outstanding shares of EP in a transaction that will create the largest midstream and the fourth-largest energy company in North America with an enterprise value of approximately $94 billion and 80,000 miles of pipelines.

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JUNE 25, 2013

The Department of Agriculture’s Rural Utilities Service will finalize a proposed update to its Energy Efficiency and Conservation Loan Program to provide up to $250 million for rural utilities to finance efficiency investments by businesses and homeowners across rural America.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2018

That means that in some cases the removal of subsidies causes a switch to more emissions-intensive coal. The largest effects of removing subsidies were found in areas that export oil and gas, such as Russia, Latin America, and the Middle East and North Africa. The reason for this small overall effect is two-fold.

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JULY 8, 2012

Comparison of relative contributions from various sources to total BC emissions between China and other countries/regions including India, North America, and Africa. As a result, the use of coal from small local mines is included in the provincial statistics, but not in the national statistics. Credit: ACS, Wang et al.

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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 reports estimates that incremental green investment of about 3% of world gross product (WGP) (about $1.9

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DECEMBER 15, 2009

The Rentech MOU contemplates the production and purchase of approximately 250 million gallons per year of synthetic jet fuel derived principally from coal or petroleum coke, with the resultant carbon dioxide sequestered and the carbon footprint potentially further reduced by integrating biomass as a feedstock. Earlier post.).

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AUGUST 15, 2010

Debate about the future of oil sands development is so contentious that even the name of the resource is disputed: proponents typically use oil sands while opponents use tar sands. Yet, coal-fired emissions in Alberta receive relatively little attention from environmental organizations and the public. Why then the focus on oil sands?

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JANUARY 25, 2012

Subsequent to the SOTU address, the White House issued a “ Blueprint for an America Built to Last ” as an outline of the points the President made in his speech. The EIA’s Reference case for 2035 projects 66% fossil (coal and natural gas), 18% nuclear and 16% from renewables.). That’s right—eight years.

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DECEMBER 4, 2009

billion to accelerate the development of advanced coal technologies with carbon capture and storage at commercial-scale. billion in private capital cost share as part of the third round of the Department’s Clean Coal Power Initiative (CCPI). The US Department of Energy has selected three new projects with a total value of $3.18

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DECEMBER 2, 2010

In a first-of-its-kind study, scientists from the US Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the California Air Resources Board tracked variations in the amount of lead transported across the Pacific over time. The research was supported in large part by the California Air Resources Board. One site was on Mt.

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APRIL 20, 2012

14 C and (right) the fossil fuel component of total CO 2 (C ff ) in the atmosphere near the surface over North America. The separation was made possible because CO 2 released from burning of fossil fuels like coal, oil, and gas has no 14 CO 2 (carbon-14), a radioactive form of carbon that is constantly forming in Earth’s atmosphere.

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The IEA said that this reflects the continued domination of fossil fuels—particularly coal—in the energy mix and the slow uptake of other, lower-carbon supply technologies. Coal technologies continue to dominate growth in power generation. Around half of coal-fired power plants built in 2011 use inefficient technologies.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2017

About two-thirds of China’s methanol feedstock is produced from coal and the remainder from coking gas (a by-product of steel production) and natural gas. China has abundant coal resources, and for more than a decade the country has increased its capacity to manufacture methanol using coal as a feedstock.

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JULY 20, 2012

Some of the findings of the report include: Global consumption of coal (responsible for about 40% total CO 2 emissions) grew in 2011 by 5%, whereas global consumption of natural gas and oil products increased by only 2% and 1%, respectively. Coal consumption in China increased by 9.7% Natural gas consumption increased globally by 2.2%

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JANUARY 23, 2012

It also assumed implementation of existing regulations that enable the building of new energy infrastructure and resource extraction. shale oil) combined with the development of offshore Gulf of Mexico resources are projected to push domestic crude oil production to 6.7 million barrels per day in 2007 to 5.5

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from 1990–2013 with increases in most countries—except for modest decreases in North America, parts of Europe, and several countries in Southeast Asia. Half of the 79 countries were high income countries in North America (25%), Western (32%), and Central (12%) Europe. Estimated 2013 annual average PM 2.5 concentrations (μg/m 3 ).

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NOVEMBER 12, 2012

barely rises in OECD countries, although there is a pronounced shift away from oil, coal (and, in some countries, nuclear) towards natural gas and renewables. North America emerges as a net oil exporter, accelerating the switch in direction of international oil trade, with almost 90% of Middle Eastern oil exports being drawn to Asia by 2035.

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JULY 12, 2018

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) announced that greenhouse gas emissions in California in 2016 fell below 1990 levels for the first time since emissions peaked in 2004—a reduction roughly equivalent to taking 12 million cars off the road or saving 6 billion gallons of gasoline a year.

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