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JULY 29, 2016

The US Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) Annual Energy Outlook 2016 (AEO2016) Reference case projects that energy use in the steel industry will further increase by 11% over 2015–2040. Primary production of steel typically uses a blast furnace to produce molten iron from iron ore, coking coal, and limestone.

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DECEMBER 9, 2009

Australia-based underground coal gasification (UCG) company Linc Energy ( earlier post ) has signed an exclusive agreement with the UK-based alkaline fuel cell technology company AFC Energy Plc and its related company, B9 Coal ( earlier post ). Tags: Coal Gasification Hydrogen Production Power Generation.

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DECEMBER 15, 2009

Existing US policies that stress energy efficiency and alternative fuels, together with higher energy prices, will curb energy consumption growth and shift the energy mix toward renewable fuels, according to the reference case for the Annual Energy Outlook 2010 ( AEO2010 ) released by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

Worldwide energy consumption will grow by 53% between 2008 and 2035 with much of the increase driven by strong economic growth in the developing nations, especially China and India, according to the reference case in the newly released International Energy Outlook 2011 (IEO2011) from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).

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JANUARY 28, 2019

For the Transportation sector, EIA projects that energy consumption will decline between 2019 and 2037 (in the Reference case) because increases in fuel economy more than offset growth in vehicle miles traveled (VMT). Light-duty vehicle miles traveled increases by 20% in the Reference case, growing from 2.9 trillion miles in 2018 to 3.5

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DECEMBER 16, 2013

LDV energy consumption declines in AEO2014 Reference case from 16.0 quadrillion Btu in 2040 in the AEO2013 Reference case. The rising fuel economy of LDVs more than offsets the modest growth in VMT, resulting in a 25% decline in LDV energy consumption decline between 2012 and 2040 in the AEO2014 Reference case. Source: EIA.

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JULY 25, 2013

In the Reference case, all the growth in liquids use is in the transportation and industrial sectors. To satisfy the increase in world liquids demand in the Reference case, liquids production increases by 28.3 To satisfy the increase in world liquids demand in the Reference case, liquids production increases by 28.3

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DECEMBER 17, 2010

The Annual Energy Outlook 2011 (AEO2011) Reference case released yesterday by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) more than doubles the technically recoverable US shale gas resources assumed in AEO2010 and added new shale oil resources. quadrillion Btu in 2035 in the AEO2011 Reference case, slightly lower than the 32.5

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MARCH 31, 2020

Note: Clean hydrogen refers to both renewable and low-carbon hydrogen (from fossil-fuels with CCS). Carbon prices and emission policies will still be essential to drive hydrogen use, particularly in locations with very cheap coal and gas. Summary of the economics of a hydrogen economy. Source: BloombergNEF. —Kobad Bhavnagri. ,”.

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MARCH 11, 2011

PowerHouse has granted Linc Energy a perpetual, exclusive, royalty-bearing licence to use, own, fabricate and operate Pyromex (UHTG) gasification systems for above-ground coal-to-syngas production of 1 MMcf per day and greater in all territories (with the exception of the China licence which will be non-exclusive and Italy which is excluded).

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MAY 15, 2014

If natural gas is abundant and less expensive, it will encourage greater natural gas consumption and less consumption of fuels such as coal, renewables and nuclear power. Most evidence indicates that natural gas as a substitute for coal in electricity production, gasoline in transport, and electricity in buildings decreases greenhouse gases.

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JULY 19, 2011

For the report, central-station generation refers to >100 MW, with the exception of some renewable-resource-based technologies. impacts on existing generating plants from pending or anticipated environmental rules on emissions, use of water resources, and coal ash handling and disposal. The capital cost learning curve. Source: EPRI.

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JANUARY 13, 2011

Simulation of a coal jet region. Multiphase refers to the process of changing a solid (in this case, coal) to a gas (syngas). Scientists are able to run detailed simulations on the coal inlet region into the gasifier, allowing them to observe the dynamics. Image credit: Chris Guenther, NETL. Click to enlarge.

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APRIL 5, 2016

coal, biomass, or waste—is heated in the absence of molecular oxygen to produce a solid containing char and ash and volatile gases. Altex has been working with the US Department of Energy (DOE) on developing a version of the process to convert a mixture of coal and biomass to jet fuel since 2012. Carbonaceous materials—e.g.,

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JANUARY 6, 2021

The article refers to a detail study comparing for example an average midsize midrange BEV with an average midsize gasoline-powered car : it takes just 4,900 miles of driving to “pay back” !! 2-before anyone says "But electricity is generated from coal!", 3-what happens to the battery at end of lifecycle?

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JULY 8, 2012

To develop the new inventory, the team included 22 BC emission sources including both anthropogenic and natural sources (savanna and forest fires), and used emission factor values (EF BC ), references, and the detailed data sources for coke production, open-fire agricultural waste burning, and wildfires. Credit: ACS, Wang et al.

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APRIL 14, 2015

AEO2015 presents updated projections for US energy markets through 2040 based on six cases (Reference, Low and High Economic Growth, Low and High Oil Price, and High Oil and Gas Resource) that reflect updated scenarios for future crude oil prices. year from 2013 through 2040 in the Reference case, far below the rates of economic growth (2.4%/year)

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JANUARY 8, 2020

IRMA has been referred to in the work or campaigns of more than 60 non-profit organizations and mining-affected community organizations. uranium, thermal coal, oil or gas). Sustainability is an important aspect of our corporate strategy and we are fully aware of our responsibility in mineral value chains.

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MARCH 27, 2014

A specific objective is to have the outcome accepted as a reference by all relevant stakeholders, including industry, academia and government. They also note that large-scale production of synthetic fuels or hydrogen from coal or gas offers the potential for GHG emissions reduction—but only if CO 2 can be captured and stored.

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MAY 15, 2015

Canada formally submitted its target, referred to as an Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC), to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Regulations for natural gas-fired electricity, which would build on Canada’s existing coal-fired electricity regulations.

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JUNE 7, 2017

Compared to the reference case, in which gasoline vehicles (ICEVs) remain dominant through 2050 (BAU), OPT results in 16% and 36% reductions in LDV greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for 2030 and 2050, respectively, corresponding to 5% and 9% reductions in economy-wide emissions.

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JUNE 1, 2016

The process produces a toxic byproduct referred to as black liquor—a primarily liquid mixture of pulping residues (such as lignin and hemicellulose) and inorganic chemicals from the Kraft process (sodium hydroxide and sodium sulfide, for example). Their paper appears in the journal ChemSusChem. Globally over 1.3 Earlier post.)

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JUNE 27, 2013

As an acceptable condition for US government support for public financing of new coal plants overseas. Based on present-day geologic and hydrologic knowledge of the subsurface and current engineering practices, this assessment looked at the potential for CO 2 storage in 36 basins in the United States.

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OCTOBER 31, 2016

The Upper Missouri River Basin refers to the Missouri River and all its tributaries upstream of Sioux City, Iowa. The Upper Missouri River Basin also contains the Colstrip power plant in eastern Montana—the second largest coal-fired generating facility west of the Mississippi—and the Bakken shale formation.

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JULY 3, 2017

This growth is expected to lead to a significant increase in carbon dioxide emissions of nearly 900 million tonnes through 2050, or about the same level of emissions growth as from coal use in the power and the entire industry sector combined. Gt in 2050, or 75%, relative to the Reference Technology Scenario.

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JANUARY 3, 2014

The reference vehicle has a mass of 1,350 kg (2,976 lbs), with 70 kW (94 hp) equivalent ICE power. Electricity sources include nuclear; combined cycle plant using natural gas; coal; oil; waste incineration; combined heat and power (wood, diesel, natural gas, biogas); wind; solar; hydro; and pumped storage.

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MARCH 13, 2015

Solar accounted for 32% of US new generating capacity in 2014, beating out both wind energy and coal for the second year in a row. As a point of reference, according to the EIA, total net summer electricity capacity in the US (all sources) in 2012 for all sectors except residential was 1,063,033 MW. GW) is coal-fired generation.

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JANUARY 25, 2012

nation’s electricity will come from clean sources, including renewable energy sources such as wind, solar, biomass, and hydropower; nuclear power; efficient natural gas; and lower emission coal. The EIA’s Reference case for 2035 projects 66% fossil (coal and natural gas), 18% nuclear and 16% from renewables.).

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Creative Greenius

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

Last night at the Hermosa Beach City Council meeting I heard an ignorant little man reference my favorite Edward Abbey book, “The Monkey Wrench Gang,” which I read the year it came out – in 1975 as a senior in high school. There are no bigger cowards then the people who work for the oil, coal and gas industries.

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MAY 8, 2009

On the Canadian side, it is approximately C$150 million to design and build the CO 2 reference plant, related CO 2 pipeline infrastructure and a North American training facility for CCS technicians. The goal for the reference plant is to test a range of technologies in the capture of up to one million tonnes of CO 2 over a four-year period.

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AUGUST 18, 2011

Consumption of coal, the most carbon-intensive fossil fuel, rose by 6% in 2010 after falling by 12% in 2009. The Reference case in our latest energy outlook projects significantly slower emissions growth over the next decade, averaging 0.2 percent per year. —Acting EIA Administrator Howard Gruenspecht.

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JANUARY 2, 2011

Gasification is emerging as a core technology for the production of chemicals and cleaner power, and refers to a process for converting solid fuels, including coal, biomass, and wastes, into either fuel gas (containing CH 4 and some N 2 usually) or syngas (containing mainly H 2 and CO) for subsequent conversion into fuels and chemicals.

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MAY 9, 2009

UK researchers have published a new estimate of total crude oil extracted in the International Journal of Oil, Gas and Coal Technology that suggests we may have used more than we think. Oil, Gas and Coal Technology , 2009, 2, 199-200 doi: 10.1504/IJOGCT.2009.024887. Oil, Gas and Coal Technology , 2008 1, 46-64 doi: 10.1504/IJOGCT.2008.016731.

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MARCH 18, 2010

This systems-level change, sometimes referred to as the New Industrial Revolution, will require novel materials as well as savvy analysis and modeling to ensure success. Tags: Batteries Bio-hydrocarbons Biomass Coal Fuel Cells Fuels Solar. How can ACS, through its own operations, better set an example for sustainability?

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AUGUST 13, 2021

Clueless ministers are scrambling to shore up a key part of the country’s net zero carbon strategy after the findings in a peer-reviewed study suggested that even hydrogen produced using allegedly low-emission methods can be more polluting than gas or coal.

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JUNE 2, 2014

The value allocated here in EPA’s goal-setting formula was an average heat rate improvement of 6% for coal steam electric generating units (EGUs). EPA is proposing a BSER goal approach referred to as Option 1 and taking comment on a second approach (Option 2). the remainder from other sources, including wind and solar. billion kWh).

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JULY 11, 2013

water, and non-renewable energies (crude oil, coal.) Quantifies the quantity of energy (crude oil, coal.) Environmental impacts of the three types of Fluence (diesel, gasoline and electric) in the reference case. (EU Quantifies ores (steel, aluminum, copper.), consumption leading to resources and abiotic depletion.

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