Energy, Gas, Montana and Water

Study finds high sodium bicarbonate concentrations in water from coal-bed natural gas production harms aquatic life; water treatment can mitigate effects

Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2012

Produced water from coal-bed natural gas (CBNG) production may contain sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO 3 ) at concentrations that can harm aquatic life, according to a new study by the US Geological Survey; Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks; the Bureau of Land Management and the US Environmental Protection Agency.

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NSF announces $55M toward national research priorities; intersection of food, energy and water systems

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 22, 2016

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has made 11 awards totaling $55 million aimed at building research capacity to develop new innovations at the intersection of food, energy and water systems and to address fundamental questions about the brain. Research at the nexus of food, energy and water. Montana State University.

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DOE awards $97M to 33 bioenergy research and development projects

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 1, 2020

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced more than $97 million in funding for 33 projects that will support high-impact technology research and development to accelerate the bioeconomy. Earth Energy Renewables, LLC. Topic 2: Waste to Energy Strategies for the Bioeconomy. Gas Technology Institute. AMP Robotics.

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Linc Energy taking stake in aboveground gasification company; potential CTL introduction in US

Green Car Congress

MARCH 11, 2011

Linc says the Pyromex process produces good quality syngas with almost no CO 2 gas emissions, and without the need for the consumption of high volumes of water or power. PowerHouse now offers integrated waste and biomass-to-energy systems on a turnkey basis. Linc Energy is granted a further option exercisable within the next 2.5

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Blue Marble Biomaterials launches first zero-waste chemical biorefinery

Green Car Congress

JUNE 30, 2011

A photobioreactor and algae perform the “water recycling”; the pelletized solid waste material will be used in the gasifier. Blue Marble Biomaterials, a wholly owned subsidiary of Blue Marble Energy Corp., has launched the first zero-waste chemical biorefinery in the US in Missoula, Montana. Source: Blue Marble.

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Harvard Kennedy School researcher forecasts sharp increase in world oil production capacity and risk of price collapse

Green Car Congress

JUNE 27, 2012

The findings by Leonardo Maugeri, a former senior executive vice president of the oil company Eni, and now a fellow in the Geopolitics of Energy Project in the Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, are based on an original field-by-field analysis of the world’s major oil formations and exploration projects.

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First-of-a-Kind Field Test for Enhanced Coalbed Methane Recovery with Simultaneous CO2 Sequestration

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

Injection of CO 2 began in a first-of-a-kind US Department of Energy–sponsored field trial of enhanced coalbed methane recovery with simultaneous CO2 sequestration in an unmineable coal seam. CONSOL Energy Inc., CONSOL Energy Inc., The project is funded by DOE’s Office of Fossil Energy and managed by NETL.

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State Department issues Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement on Keystone XL Pipeline: climate change impacts

Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2013

The DOS SEIS accordingly takes a detailed look at life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions of petroleum products from Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin (WCSB) oil sands crudes compared with reference crudes and the potential impact the pipeline might have on climate change as well as on the future development of the oils sands resource in Canada.

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kWh Billing and New EV Charging Tax Policies: What You Need to Know

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OCTOBER 6, 2023

As both EV adoption increases and internal combustion engine vehicles have become more fuel efficient, states are seeking to offset lost revenue from the gas tax. Here’s what you need to know about kWh energy rates and EV charging taxes. 6, supplemental or substitute forms of gas sources as defined in § 56-248.1,

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State Department releases final environmental impact statement on Keystone XL Pipeline Project; analysis of GHG emissions

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2011

As part of the analysis, DOS commissioned a detailed study of greenhouse gas life-cycle emissions that compared Canadian oil sands crude with other selected reference crudes. This range is equivalent to annual greenhouse gas emissions from the combustion of fuels in 588,000 to 4,061,000 passenger vehicles. —FEIS. The pipeline.

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$12+M awarded to 4 projects seeking to design crops with ability to fix their own nitrogen; no artificial fertilizers

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 23, 2013

They also generate environmental problems from degrading soil to runoff into rivers where they pollute fresh waters and coastal zones. Some plant-like bacteria (cyanobacteria) are able to fix nitrogen using solar energy via specialized cellular machinery. Some plants have developed close symbiotic relationships with bacteria.

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DOE Selects 19 Projects to Monitor and Evaluate Geologic CO2 Storage

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 25, 2009

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has selected 19 projects to enhance the capability to simulate, track, and evaluate the potential risks of carbon dioxide storage in geologic formations. The work will be managed by the Office of Fossil Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory. Montana State University , Bozeman, Mont.

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USGS boosts assessment of recoverable natural gas in Marcellus Shale by 42x from 2002; now 84 trillion cubic feet

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 25, 2011

The Marcellus Shale contains about 84.198 trillion cubic feet (TCF) of undiscovered, technically recoverable natural gas and 3.379 billion barrels of undiscovered, technically recoverable natural gas liquids, according to a new geology-based assessment by the US Geological Survey (USGS). billion barrels of natural gas liquids.

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Norways Statoil to acquire Brigham Exploration for US$4.4B cash; entry into the US Bakken and Three Forks tight oil plays

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 17, 2011

The tight oil is extracted in the same way as shale gas, through horizontal wells and hydraulic fracturing. Brigham, based in Austin, Texas, has a strong position in the Bakken and Three Forks tight oil plays in the Williston Basin in North Dakota and Montana. Click to enlarge. per share through an all-cash tender offer.

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Perspective: Regional Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Programs May be the Solution

Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2010

They are looking at cutting the nation’s greenhouse gas output by targeting, in separate ways, three major sources of emissions: electric utilities, transportation and industry. states are already actively participating in the design and implementation of three regional cap-and-trade programs to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

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Former EPA exec Margo Oge explains the new federal emissions rules

Charged EVs

JANUARY 18, 2022

First of all, President Biden has made a commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 55% in 2030 from the 2005 level. Transportation will be, probably along with the energy sector, the key sector that will require to be addressed in order to achieve that goal. To me, that is important for three reasons. Margo Oge: Exactly.

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Gas War: 25 States Sue EPA Over Updated Emissions Regulations

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APRIL 30, 2024

& They’ve been joined by Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah, Virginia and Wyoming in the suit.& Swelling vehicle prices was another issue.&

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Study finds high sodium bicarbonate concentrations in water from coal-bed natural gas production harms aquatic life; water treatment can mitigate effects

NSF announces $55M toward national research priorities; intersection of food, energy and water systems

DOE awards $97M to 33 bioenergy research and development projects

Linc Energy taking stake in aboveground gasification company; potential CTL introduction in US

Blue Marble Biomaterials launches first zero-waste chemical biorefinery

Harvard Kennedy School researcher forecasts sharp increase in world oil production capacity and risk of price collapse

First-of-a-Kind Field Test for Enhanced Coalbed Methane Recovery with Simultaneous CO2 Sequestration

State Department issues Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement on Keystone XL Pipeline: climate change impacts

kWh Billing and New EV Charging Tax Policies: What You Need to Know

State Department releases final environmental impact statement on Keystone XL Pipeline Project; analysis of GHG emissions

$12+M awarded to 4 projects seeking to design crops with ability to fix their own nitrogen; no artificial fertilizers

DOE Selects 19 Projects to Monitor and Evaluate Geologic CO2 Storage

USGS boosts assessment of recoverable natural gas in Marcellus Shale by 42x from 2002; now 84 trillion cubic feet

Norways Statoil to acquire Brigham Exploration for US$4.4B cash; entry into the US Bakken and Three Forks tight oil plays

Perspective: Regional Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Programs May be the Solution

Former EPA exec Margo Oge explains the new federal emissions rules

Gas War: 25 States Sue EPA Over Updated Emissions Regulations

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