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Ford targeting 30% reduction in water used per vehicle by 2015

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Ford plans to cut the amount of water used to make each vehicle 30% globally by 2015, compared with the amount of water used per vehicle in 2009. If Ford meets the 30% goal, the amount of water used to make a vehicle will have dropped from 9.5 m 3 (2,510 gallons US) in 2000 to approximately 3.5 Reducing water use.

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Study: 2/3 of aviation climate impact due to emissions other than CO2

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This new study is based on a thorough review of a decade of research on aviation emissions. Net positive RF (warming) contributions arise from CO 2 , water vapor, NO x , and soot emissions, and from contrail cirrus (consisting of linear contrails and the cirrus cloudiness arising from them). Aviation accounts for 3.5% Pitari, M.J.

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2024 Isuzu MU-X Review

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For that drop, buyers will save $2000 on the purchase price while also getting combined fuel economy in the vicinity of 7.8 Despite now offering a cheaper, smaller engine option, the entire MU-X range faces a price increase of between $500 and $2000 – somewhat offset by the cheaper entry-level models. Compared with the 3.0-litre

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BP awards Colorado State University $5M to research technology for oil recovery from watered-out wells

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Colorado State University has obtained a 5-year, $5-million grant from BP to study mechanisms involved with technology for oil recovery from “watered-out” wells. Upward of 70% of the petroleum can remain in the rock formations of many watered-out wells. 2000) Water Control. Oilfield Review. Bill Bailey et al.

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PSI team develops web tool for consumers to compare environmental impact of passenger cars in detail

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Depletion of fresh water reserves [m 3 ]. The user also selects the country where the vehicles are to be used—because this differentiates the electricity mix for electric cars—as well as the year, between 2000 and 2050, when the cars will be registered. in review). Depletion of fossil energy resources [kg oil-eq.].

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EIA: China’s use of methanol in liquid fuels has grown rapidly since 2000; >500K bpd in 2016

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Annual methanol consumption in China, 2000-16. This review consisted of a closer look at the refined products markets in China, and also a sectoral analysis of energy use. Methanol, like ethanol, is an alcohol with inherent issues such as its solubility in water and corrosiveness. Click to enlarge. Background. Methanol in China.

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Critical review finds actual measurement data on segments of natural gas lifecycle sparse or lacking

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After a critical review of the literature on the air impacts of increased natural gas acquisition, processing, and use, a team of US researchers has determined that that actual measurement data on various individual segments of the natural gas life cycle are sparse or critically lacking. Moore et al. Christopher W. Branosky, E.; Stevens, A.;

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