Green Car Congress
MAY 15, 2014
Shale gas in particular has grown rapidly, from less than one percent of US production in 2000 to 34% in 2012, and projections show strong production growth continuing for the foreseeable future. Advances in technologies for extracting oil and gas from shale formations have dramatically increased production in the United States.
Cars That Think
DECEMBER 28, 2022
is building two fast-neutron nuclear breeder reactors, the first of which is slated to connect to the grid in 2023, the second in 2026. But Russia has decided not to build another one until the 2030s, because they are more expensive than conventional water-cooled reactors. And they are building 250 additional silos. “So
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 18, 2014
The emissions increase in the United States in 2013 (+2.5%) was mainly due to a shift in power production from gas back to coal together with an increase in gas consumption due to a higher demand for space heating. The much lower emissions increase in China of 4.2% in 2013 and 3.4% The consumption of oil products increased by 1.7%
Green Car Congress
APRIL 13, 2014
giga tonne carbon dioxide equivalent (GtCO 2 eq) (2.2%) per year from 2000 to 2010 compared to 0.4 GtCO 2 eq (1.3%) per year from 1970 to 2000. Total anthropogenic GHG emissions were the highest in human history from 2000 to 2010 and reached 49 (±4.5) Increased use of coal relative to other energy sources has reversed the long?standing
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 14, 2011
Developing nations, including population giants China and India, are entering their most energy-intensive phase of economic growth as they industrialize, urbanize, build infrastructure, and increase their use of transportation. Buildings, infrastructure and power stations last several decades. Supply-demand tensions.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 3, 2014
Between 2000 and 2012, these included mandating the closure of many polluting sources, auditing companies that produced large amounts of toxic and hazardous materials, setting pollutant emissions standards, and promoting energy efficiency and pollution reduction. Particulate matter is released by coal-burning plants and other sources.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 5, 2011
billion) in total, Alstom has signed a power plant contract worth the equivalent of more than €650 million (US$923 million) with Tenaga Janamanjung Sdn Bhd to provide key power generation equipment to South East Asia’s first 1000 MW supercritical coal-fired power plant Manjung, Malaysia. In a project worth about €1 billion (US$1.4
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