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Biden authorizes release of more than 180M barrels of oil from Strategic Petroleum Reserve; 1M bpd for 6 months

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In an effort to address the rapidly increasing cost of gasoline, President Biden authorized the release of 1 million barrels of oil per day for the next six months—more than 180 million barrels—from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR). million barrels of sweet and 200,000 barrels of sour crude oil. Background.

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Oil Well Strippers Suffering From Low Oil Prices

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With OPEC breaking down and any kind of coordination among its members on price cuts looking increasingly unlikely, it now appears that oil prices could remain below $50 a barrel for a year or more. A stripper is a small operator of very old oil wells that frequently produce less than five barrels per day of oil.

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SOFC-maker Bloom Energy announces initial strategy for hydrogen market entry; partnership with SK

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SK Group is the leading oil and gas provider in South Korea with 3,400 gas stations. Since 2002, Bloom has been awarded 19 patents for its solid oxide electrolyzer technology. Since 2002, Bloom has been awarded 19 patents for its solid oxide electrolyzer technology. million hydrogen cars by 2040. —Jason Ahn.

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EPA researchers suggest US electricity consumers should be willing to pay 2-4x for emission-free alternatives to fossil fuel electricity due to health impacts

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kWh—approximately 2–4 times current retail costs—for emission-free alternatives to fossil fuel electricity due to the cost of health impacts from fossil fuel electricity, according to a new analysis by a pair of researchers at the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Clean Energy and Climate Change Office, Region 9.

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Consumer Federation analysis of polling data and tech pricing finds consumer demands aligned with proposed MY 2017-2025 CAFE and GHG regulations for light-duty vehicles

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Top findings of the telephone poll of 1,000 adults, conducted in May 2012 with a plus or minus three-point margin of error, include: 88% of those surveyed said the US should reduce oil consumption. CFA found that the belief that the US should cut back on oil consumption is associated with the desire for higher fuel economy.

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MECA report assesses technology feasibility for heavy-duty diesel trucks to meet lower NOx standards by 2024

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The main conclusions in the report include: Several advanced technology options can be deployed on heavy-duty engines and vehicles to reduce NO x emissions by 75% below today’s heavy-duty FTP NO x standards while also meeting the 2024 heavy-duty Phase 2 greenhouse gas limits and reducing the total cost of ownership of trucks. Credit: MECA.

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MECA report finds additional NOx emission reductions from new heavy-duty trucks achievable and cost-effective

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CO 2 and NO x certification test data for heavy-duty diesel engines certified from 2002 through 2019. While the cost of new heavy-duty trucks has increased at approximately 1% per year, the cost of emission controls has come down, representing a lower percentage of the cost of a new truck. Source of data: US EPA (2019).

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