Green Car Congress
JULY 31, 2023
Since the EU imposed sanctions on Russia in the wake of the invasion of Ukraine, there has been a redrawing of the global oil map, a new study by Transport & Environment (T&E) shows. Instead of cutting demand, Europe has simply replaced imports from Russia with oil from other producing countries. C carbon budget.
Green Car Congress
MAY 29, 2020
A Northwestern Engineering-led team has developed a highly porous smart sponge that selectively soaks up oil in water. With an ability to absorb more than 30 times its weight in oil, the sponge could be used to clean up oil spills inexpensively and efficiently without harming marine life. —Vikas Nandwana.
Green Car Congress
JULY 6, 2021
Europe’s demand for biodiesel for cars and trucks has likely wiped out forests the size of the Netherlands since the introduction of the EU’s green fuels law in 2010, according to a new study by Transport & Environment (T&E). Palm oil reached its highest level, capping a decade of growth that has seen palm oil consumption treble.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 13, 2017
A number of factors are pushing Saudi Arabia to raise its crude-oil production capacity, but the wide range of potential outcomes suggests that such an increase is a risky strategy for the kingdom and the global environment, according to a new article by an expert from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 8, 2019
Today, most hydrogen gas is produced using oil and gas.—Grey —Grey hydrogen gas, in other words—not a big win for the climate or the environment. One family would need about 4 cubic meters of storage—the size of a regular oil tank. —KU Leuven researcher Jan Rongé.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 17, 2020
Their open-access study is published in Nature’s new Communications Earth & Environment journal. The most challenging issue facing the shale energy industry is the very low hydrocarbon recovery rates: less than 10% for oil and 20% for gas. The pores are miniscule—typically less than five nanometers—and poorly understood.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 25, 2017
A team from the Prairie Research Institute at the University of Illinois, with colleagues from the University of Birmingham and Aarhus University, have developed a nanosized bio-Pd/C catalyst for upgrading algal bio-oil. For the palladium to do its job, the bio-oil needs to flow past it during processing. 2017.08.007.
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