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Injected oxygen and steam react with the carbon char to produce a synthesis gas (syngas), comprised predominately of carbon monoxide and hydrogen. Syngas exits the top of the gasifier vessel and into the heat recovery and gas cleaning isles. Sierra Energy was founded in Davis, California in 2004.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

BASF Future Business GmbH and PURAC, subsidiaries of BASF SE and CSM nv, respectively, are cooperating for the joint production development of bio-based succinic acid. Furthermore, low cost succinic acid has high potential as a platform chemical and its downstream products.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2010

Cradle-to-Gate (farmer-to-product) pathways for soybeans. An updated life cycle assessment (LCA) of soybean production and products commissioned by the United Soybean Board found multiple energy and environmental benefits of current US soybean farming and processing. Source: USB. Click to enlarge. kg (for the 3.36 kg (for the 3.36

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FEBRUARY 6, 2020

The advancement is aimed at accelerating the production of electric vehicles and energy storage solutions for the power grid. The licensed technologies include cathode materials; a novel electrolyte formula; and a scaling process that will together enable industrial scale production of more sustainable, fast-charging cobalt-free batteries.

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APRIL 16, 2015

over the prior year, according to the EPA’s newly published Inventory of US Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990–2013. By sector, power plants were the largest source of emissions, accounting for 31% of total US greenhouse gas pollution. MMT CO 2 in 2004, and since then have declined about 13%. MMT CO 2 Eq.) Source: EPA.

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OCTOBER 3, 2009

The resulting analyses, maps and report give further insights into the growing impacts of oil sands development on Alberta’s and Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions. megatonnes of CO 2 eq in 2004, 35.8 These land-use change emissions have not previously been measured nor reported by governments and industry. megatonnes. megatonnes.

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JANUARY 13, 2017

Unlike other studies of GHG benefits, which relied on forecasts of future ethanol production systems and expected impacts on the farm sector, this study reviewed how the industry and farm sectors performed over the past decade to assess the current GHG profile of corn-based ethanol. —US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack.

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APRIL 14, 2015

Five years after the Deepwater Horizon disaster, the Department of the Interior has proposed new regulations that include more stringent design requirements and operational procedures for critical well control equipment used in offshore oil and gas operations. 6A, ANSI/API Spec. 16A, API Spec. 16C, API Spec. 16D, ANSI/API Spec.

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MAY 29, 2009

Anthropogenic global greenhouse gas emissions increased by 15% between 2000 and 2005, a sharp increase in the expected rate of growth, according to a new report from the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC). EDGAR is a detailed overview of 35 years (from 1970 to 2005) of greenhouse gas emissions by country and emission sector.

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MARCH 2, 2020

The dual expander cycle offers an ideal cycle in this size range, enabling reusability, optimal closed loop performance, and very cost effective design and production price points, according to NASA. Masten was founded by CTO David Masten in 2004 and is located in Mojave, California.

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OCTOBER 22, 2012

Calysta is using its proprietary BioGTL biological gas-to-liquids platform to convert natural gas to liquid hydrocarbons. Dr. Silverman, who is also co-founder, established and led R&D partnerships and product development collaborations for five biotechnology companies, including Avidia through acquisition by Amgen. capsulatus.

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JUNE 19, 2018

The result will be renewables eating up more and more of the existing market for coal, gas and nuclear. Beaten on cost by wind and PV for bulk electricity generation, and batteries and gas for flexibility, the future electricity system will reorganize around cheap renewables—coal gets squeezed out. NEO 2018 sees $11.5

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OCTOBER 27, 2017

The Oil and Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI), is a CEO-led initiative of 10 oil and gas companies that collaborate on action to lead the industry response to climate change. OGCI Climate Investments aims to catalyze the deployment of technology that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions on a significant scale.

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OCTOBER 6, 2017

Although real gross domestic product (GDP) increased 1.5% Among the findings of the EIA analysis: CO 2 emissions form natural gas surpassed those from coal in 2016. Natural gas CO 2 emissions have increased every year since 2009. Of the four end‐use sectors, only transportation CO 2 emissions increased in 2016.

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OCTOBER 14, 2013

Further processing converts the hydrocarbon liquid into the desired fuel such as gasoline, natural gas, jet fuel, diesel, lubricating oil, solvents or diluents. Bressler calculates that production of these drop-in fuels reduces greenhouse gas emissions by more than 90% compared with production of traditional petroleum-based hydrocarbons.

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DECEMBER 13, 2011

Encana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc., a subsidiary of Encana Corporation, says it strongly disagrees with the US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) preliminary conclusions on fracking in its draft report related to the groundwater study in the Pavillion natural gas field of Wyoming. Earlier post.)

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JUNE 4, 2013

Belcher has applied the same process to improve the efficiency of alternative solar cells such as dye-synthesized solar cells by genetically engineering viruses to more efficiently collect electrons in the solar-cell system, improving the energy production by 33%. Belcher’s technology has given rise to two companies. Earlier post.).

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FEBRUARY 25, 2014

D-EGR is an engine and control concept that combines fuel reforming to produce hydrogen with high levels of exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) to achieve very high levels of thermal efficiency. PSA has been a member of the HEDGE consortium (now at HEDGE-III ) since 2004. In 2013, SwRI reported a 2.0-liter In 2013, SwRI reported a 2.0-liter

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FEBRUARY 7, 2016

during fiscal year (FY) 2014-15, the largest yearly increase since FY 2003-2004 (increase of 2.6%). The rise in fuel consumption signals a strengthening California economy, with cheaper gas prices encouraging more vehicle travel. The California State Board of Equalization (BOE) announced that gasoline consumption in the state rose 2.4%

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JULY 9, 2014

Livestock were the single largest source of methane gas emissions in the United States in 2004, releasing 70% more into the atmosphere than the oil and gas industry as estimated by other inventories, according to a new study by a team from Harvard University, JPL/CalTech and UC Irvine. The EPA estimates that 8.8 megatonnes (9.7

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

The well results confirm a significant resource extension for the Mad Dog Field complex, which includes the existing field, in production since 2005, and appraisal drilling of the Mad Dog South field in 2008 and 2009. The facility was designed to process 80,000 barrels of oil and 60 million cubic feet of gas per day.

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OCTOBER 31, 2009

million from the Department of Energy’s ARPA-E program ( earlier post ) to complete its prototype development of a new gasoline-fueled wave disc engine and electricity generator that promises to be five times more efficient than traditional auto engines in electricity production, 20% lighter, and 30% cheaper to manufacture. Piechna et al.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

The base of the hydrogen engine is a series-production 2009 model year two-stroke carbureted gasoline marine outboard with 9.9 Because the design target included low system cost and production viability, exotic hydrogen storage and one- off fuel delivery solutions were precluded. —were carried over from the production engine.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

The TEG technology, which converts waste heat from gas exhaust into electric energy and has the potential to improve passenger car fuel efficiency by as much as 5%. The DOE-funded Amerigon thermoelectric project originally began in 2004 as one of several projects targeting fuel economy improvements in light-duty vehicles of 10%.

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JANUARY 17, 2012

For all major products, only the distillate yield is higher now than it was in October 2001. times as much gasoline as distillate from each barrel of oil refined, up from about 2 times from the 1990s to 2004. In response to market conditions, refiners took steps to maximize distillate yield and production. Source: EIA.

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APRIL 16, 2014

US greenhouse gas emissions by gas. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its 19 th annual report of overall US greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, showing a 3.4% Annual US greenhouse gas emissions relative to 1990 (1990=0). in 2004, and since then have declined about 10%. Source: EPA. Click to enlarge.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

The Tiber well was drilled to a total depth of approximately 35,055 feet (10,685 metres) making it one of the deepest wells ever drilled by the oil and gas industry. Andy Inglis, chief executive, Exploration and Production. The well found oil in multiple Lower Tertiary reservoirs.

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MARCH 19, 2015

Since 2004, more than 1 million EcoFit DPFs have been put into use. EcoFit DPF systems use wall-flow substrates typically made of porous ceramic media that capture exhaust gas and remove PM or soot particles. A typical filter consists of an array of small channels for exhaust gas to flow.

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APRIL 6, 2017

In 2016, oil and gas companies in Russia discovered 40 prospective fields , however, the 3P reserves of the largest among them, Rosneft’s Nertsetinskoye, amounted to 17.4 Russia’s Oil Production 1970-2020 and Russia’s Deep-Hole Oil & Gas Exploration Drilling. million tons. Click to enlarge. When will Russia run out of oil?

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AUGUST 9, 2009

Actual and projected greenhouse gas emissions for passenger vehicles by region/country through 2022. Cischke cited the recent agreement on one national standard for fuel economy and greenhouse gas emissions regulations as an example of how the government, the auto industry and the environmental community can work together toward common goals.

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APRIL 27, 2013

Since 2004, the Innovative Energy Technologies Program has supported 46 projects. Imperial Oil is proposing an alternative to thermal recovery processes to reduce direct greenhouse gas emissions from production by more than 90%. The successful projects were submitted by Canadian Natural Resources Limited, Cenovus Energy Inc.,

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APRIL 24, 2009

The Linde Group has developed a new process for the production of hydrogen from biogenic raw materials. Glycerol is a by-product of biodiesel production. Glycerol is the backbone of triglycerides, and is a 10% by-product of the transesterification of fatty acids that produces biodiesel. Valliyappan, D. Ferdous, N.

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OCTOBER 22, 2010

The new plan reflects this significant progress, and updates and expands upon previous editions of the Hydrogen Posture Plan, issued in 2006 and 2004. Well-to-wheels greenhouse gas emissions. Tags: Fuel Cells Hydrogen Hydrogen Production Hydrogen Storage Policy. Source: DOE. Click to enlarge. Source: DOE. Click to enlarge.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2010

A rapid proliferation of oil and gas concessions threatens the Peruvian Amazon, according to a study by a pair of researchers from the Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals (ICTA) of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), and the Washington DC-based NGO Save America’s Forests (SAF). Click to enlarge.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2017

New NASA-funded research has devised a way to use satellite measurements of the precursor gases that contribute to ozone formation to differentiate among three different sets of conditions that lead to its production. This transition means that future NO x reductions will likely further decrease ozone production, said Jin.

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JANUARY 19, 2012

Argentina and Venezuela will form a joint venture targeting production of 100,000 barrels of extra-heavy oil per day in the Junin field area of the Orinoco Oil Belt. Venezuela President Hugo Chavez said that oil cooperation between the two countries dates back to 2004, with the late Argentine President Nestor Kirchner. —EIA.

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DECEMBER 13, 2013

Based on the final Trends data through MY 2012, CO 2 emissions have decreased by 85 g/mi, or 18%, since MY 2004, and fuel economy has increased by 4.3 Light trucks (pickups, minivans/vans, and truck SUVs), accounted for 36% of all light-duty vehicle production in MY 2012, the second lowest level since 1993. mpg, or 22%.

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