Green Car Congress

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. kilograms per 1,000 kilograms of oil produced to 2.96

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

Global energy intensity—defined as total energy consumption divided by gross world product—increased 1.35% in 2010, the second year of increases in the context of a broader trend of decline over the last 30 years, according to a new Vital Signs Online article from the Worldwatch Institute. Global energy intensity, 1981-2010.

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AUGUST 25, 2009

Oil shale is a fine-grained sedimentary rock containing kerogen—a solid organic precursor to oil and gas—from which hydrocarbon gases and liquids (HCs) can be obtained through the application of heat. Mbbl of shale oil from 2.7 More recently, OSEC has proposed using the Petrosix process, another oil shale retorting technology.

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JUNE 26, 2009

Global CO 2 emissions from fuel use and cement production by region. In addition to high oil prices and the financial crisis, the increased use of new renewable energy sources, such as biofuels for road transport and wind energy for electricity generation, had a noticeable and mitigating impact on CO 2 emissions. Source: PBL.

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APRIL 23, 2011

When USDA first started reporting corn used for ethanol in May 2004, it listed the gross corn bushels as simply “ethanol for fuel,” giving the impression that 100 percent of each bushel is used for fuel ethanol. billion bushels of corn in 2010-11 and USDA projects that 5 billion bushels will be used by the ethanol industry.

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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. It has proven industry-best fuel economy gains of up to 30 percent and significant emissions reductions.

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OCTOBER 14, 2013

The process takes agricultural feedstocks such as animal fat, crop seed oil and restaurant grease, and converts them into drop-in liquid hydrocarbon fuels. Further processing converts the hydrocarbon liquid into the desired fuel such as gasoline, natural gas, jet fuel, diesel, lubricating oil, solvents or diluents. Maher, Kathlyn M.

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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 26, 2012

This is due to raw, externally premixed fresh charge comprising air, fuel and lube oil being short-circuited into the exhaust during the scavenging process. The base of the hydrogen engine is a series-production 2009 model year two-stroke carbureted gasoline marine outboard with 9.9 —were carried over from the production engine.

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APRIL 26, 2011

founded in Hawaii in 2004, uses marine algae to produce feedstocks for biofuels, aquaculture feed, animal feed, cosmetics, industrial chemicals and other valuable products while simultaneously reducing industrial emissions of CO 2. a public industrial biotechnology company now known as Verenium Corp.,

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DECEMBER 9, 2009

The original biodiesel tax credit was passed in 2004 and has been extended twice. Biodiesel produced from both virgin feedstocks (such as soybean oil) and waste feedstocks such as yellow grease and animal fats qualifies for the $1.00 The US biodiesel industry has grown significantly over the past several years. billion gallons.

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OCTOBER 9, 2009

is indefinitely idling all process units at its Eagle Point refinery located in Westville, New Jersey in an effort to reduce losses in its refining business at a time when a recessionary economy, weak demand for refined products, and increased global refining capacity have created margin pressure on the entire refining industry.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2014

announced the first research collaboration to leverage cognitive technologies to support the oil and gas industry. The oil and gas industry boasts some of the most advanced geological, geophysical and chemical science in the world. Scientists at IBM and global energy company Repsol S.A. Click to enlarge.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2009

Energix Research , a developer of gas-phase catalysis processes, technologies and systems, says it has successfully produced gas-to-liquids (GTL) products using its electrically activated nanocatalyst process. tcf/year worldwide), and oil production sites offshore, where it is produced as associated gas with the oil.

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MARCH 12, 2009

US exports of biodiesel to Europe have surged, and represent the bulk of US production. This decision was taken on the basis of clear evidence that unfair subsidization and dumping of US biodiesel has taken place, and that this is harming otherwise competitive EU industry, with potentially dire long term effects. Source: EBB.

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AUGUST 30, 2009

The oil price shocks of the 1970s led the Brazilian government to address the strain high prices were placing on its fragile economy. Brazil, the largest and most populous country in South America, was importing 80% of its oil and 40% of its foreign exchange was used to pay for that imported oil.

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JUNE 23, 2009

A new report released by the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute ( UMTRI ) analyzes critical choices faced by automakers and finds that broad, deep, fast change is necessary for success in the context of the worst financial crisis in the history of the domestic automobile industry. Fuel Economy.

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OCTOBER 12, 2010

Unfavourable mixtures of liquid fuels, water and air lead to degradation by local hot spots in the sensitive catalysts and to formation of unwanted by-products in the reformer. methanol, diesel and bio-oils), further reducing the overall fuel cell system complexity and cost. propane and butane) or liquid fuels (e.g., Chisholm et al.

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JULY 22, 2009

Dr. Paul addressed a positive change—the days of increasing US oil consumption may be over. “ We reached peak oil consumption in the US in 2008 and the same is true in the EU and Japan. ” M barrels/day of oil within the next 10 years ”. Annual investment in the global renewables industry had grown from $16.5 One year ago.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

JANUARY 28, 2009

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OCTOBER 28, 2021

While this may seem conflicted, his position is responsible for ensuring the safe operation of the ships contracted for product transport. He recognizes the diminishing power of the oil and gas industry, and embraces the imminent future of electrically powered transportation. Mentorship to help grow this industry.

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OCTOBER 28, 2021

While this may seem conflicted, his position is responsible for ensuring the safe operation of the ships contracted for product transport. He recognizes the diminishing power of the oil and gas industry, and embraces the imminent future of electrically powered transportation. Mentorship to help grow this industry.

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AUGUST 25, 2011

Technically recoverable oil and gas resources are those quantities of oil and gas producible using currently available technology and industry practices, regardless of economic or accessibility considerations. billion barrels of natural gas liquids.

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APRIL 6, 2015

Another challenge was, at first sight, the impact of the 50%-plus collapse in the oil price in the second half of last year. Oil and renewables do not directly compete for power investment dollars. Global investment in renewable power and fuels (excluding large hydro-electric projects) was $270.2

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JUNE 14, 2012

The project will evaluate the potential of several plant materials, and production processes, including installation and testing of equipment. North Star Biofuels, LLC , will receive $500,000 to develop a commercial-scale biodiesel blending facility at a biodiesel production facility in Watsonville, in Santa Cruz County. EdeniQ, Inc.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2009

At issue is the 2012 expiration of the Kyoto Protocol, a binding but effectively unenforceable 1997 treaty that had set greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction targets for 40 industrialized countries, referred to as Annex 1 countries, yielding an average GHG reduction of 5.2% ” [ 1 ]. ºF) increase. Earlier post.)

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MAY 20, 2009

Factors that influenced the overall emissions decrease included record-high oil prices and a decline in economic activity in the second half of the year. Oil-related emissions declined by 6%, accounting for the bulk of overall reduction in energy-related carbon dioxide emissions. Industrial carbon dioxide emissions fell by 3.2%

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DECEMBER 17, 2015

Vehicle manufacturers are struggling to find cost effective ways to improve fuel efficiency by just a few percent points, but this combination has the potential to dramatically exceed that number and be a major advance for the industry. average over the cycle for a production design of this engine, the Achates team concluded.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2015

A full charge on an industrial outlet thus takes less than two-and-half hours. Audi is the first manufacturer worldwide to use this technology in a production plug-in hybrid. With the piloted parking systems Audi is currently developing for production use, the car handles positioning itself. kW of power. Click to enlarge.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

In late 2008, BYD started selling the first production PHEV in China. Partnering with Alcoa, Duke Energy, Google.org, Johnson Controls Indiana startup plans to unveil vehicle May 2009 at EVS-24 in Norway; mass production in 2012. 1,000 pre-orders for small production runs in 2009 and 2010starting 4th quarter 2009.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 22, 2009

But a powerful state agency is poised to put 3Prong Power out of business and deal a severe blow to a promising new industry. 3Prong Power only works on Prius model years 2004 to 2009. They convert Toyota Prius hybrids into mostly electric vehicles that get 100 to 150 miles per gallon.

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