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JANUARY 18, 2012

The agreement marks the first US purchase by a utility of low-carbon power from a commercial-scale, coal-based power plant utilizing carbon capture. billion plant will receive $450 million in funding from the Clean Coal Power Initiative; of this, $211 million comes from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

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JULY 20, 2012

CO 2 per capita emissions from fossil fuel use and cement production from the top 5 emitting regions. Global emissions of CO 2 increased by 3% last year, according to the annual report “Trends in global CO 2 emissions”, released by the EC Joint Research Centre (JRC) and the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL).

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JULY 15, 2010

Researchers from the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) and the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have formed the Clean Energy Partnership to accelerate the development and deployment of coal conversion, emissions capture and carbon storage technologies.

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MAY 15, 2012

The National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has released a follow-on study to its 2009 evaluation of the economic and environmental performance of Coal-to-Liquids (CTL) and CTL with modest amounts of biomass mixed in (15% by weight) for the production of zero-sulfure diesel fuel. Earlier post.). —White and Gray.

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JULY 22, 2011

The TCEP would integrate coal gasification, combined-cycle power generation, CO 2 capture, and. In the Permian Basin, approximately one additional barrel of oil can be recovered for each 6,000 cubic feet (6 Mcf) of compressed CO 2 injected into the oil field. urea production. CO 2 capture and shipment via pipeline shown at top.

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AUGUST 4, 2011

The Government of Alberta and Swan Hills Synfuels recently signed a final funding agreement for a carbon capture and storage (CCS) project that will capture carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) from an underground coal gasification (UCG)process. The two had signed a letter of intent on the funding in December 2009. Earlier post.).

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OCTOBER 23, 2020

Their paper tracks fossil fuel usage and government subsidies since the the 2009 G20 summit, during which representatives from 20 countries discussed global financial and socioeconomic issues and agreed to “phase out and rationalize over the medium term inefficient fossil fuel subsidies.”. 5 consumer of oil,” Krane said.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

Value of life-cycle emissions externality damages and oil premium costs from vehicles in 2010 $. A paper presenting the results of the group’s latest year-long study on the lifecycle air emissions and oil displacement benefits of plug-in vehicles was published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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MAY 30, 2011

Energy-related carbon-dioxide (CO2) emissions in 2010 were the highest in history, according to the latest estimates by the International Energy Agency (IEA). After a dip in 2009 caused by the global financial crisis, emissions are estimated to have climbed to a record 30.6 tonnes for China, and 1.5 tonnes in India.

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MARCH 24, 2010

Accelergy Corporation has begun production of a synthetic fuel from coal and biomass, to be evaluated by the United States Air Force (USAF) as the industry benchmark for 100% synthetic jet fuel. The CBTL process maintains a high overall thermal efficiency while resulting in 20% lower CO 2 emissions than conventional refining methods.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

World oil prices remain high in the IEO2011 Reference case, but oil consumption continues to grow; both conventional and unconventional liquid supplies are used to meet rising demand. In the IEO2011 Reference case the price of light sweet crude oil (in real 2009 dollars) remains high, reaching $125 per barrel in 2035.

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OCTOBER 15, 2011

The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) issued a press release on Friday saying that Baard Energy had agreed to a settlement entailing their switching from coal as a feedstock for its planned coal/biomass-to-liquids Ohio River Clean Fuels plant ( earlier post ) to natural gas. Earlier post.). —Sierra Club’s Nachy Kanfer.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2014

Substituting biofuels for marginal fossil-based liquid fuels results in the avoidance of significant GHG emissions that are not currently accounted for in the European Renewable Energy Directive (2009/28/EC), according to a new analysis by the consultancy Ecofys. Both effects increase the carbon footprint of conventional oil.

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MARCH 16, 2011

The NextGen line of oils, with 50% recycled oil, will include conventional, synthetic blend and high mileage offerings. Valvoline, a leading independent marketer of motor oil, has introduced its NextGen line of motor oils, featuring the inclusion of 50% recycled base oil. Click to enlarge.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2009

Despite the economic effects of the global financial crisis (GFC), carbon dioxide emissions from human activities rose 2% in 2008 to an all-time high of 1.3 Other main findings of the study include: CO 2 emissions from the burning of fossil fuels have increased at an average annual rate of 3.4% over the previous seven years.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

emissions from fossil fuel use and cement production per region. After a decline in global CO 2 emissions in 2009 of 1% (including a. correction for the leap year 2008), global emissions have. After a decline in global CO 2 emissions in 2009 of 1% (including a. Global CO 2. Source: JRC. Click to enlarge.

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AUGUST 22, 2012

Estimates based on 2009 energy production numbers placed renewable energy subsidies between 1.7¢ In 2010, developing countries spent roughly $193 billion, or 47% of all fossil fuel consumption subsidies, on oil while industrial countries spent roughly $28 billion. Oil demand would be reduced by 3.7 in 2020 and 5.8%

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NOVEMBER 2, 2009

Ltd of Beijing, China (GX) and Goldbridge Clean Tech Energy of East Sussex, United Kingdom (GB) to undertake a US$400M commercial UCG (underground coalgasification) project on GX’s Inner Mongolia coal deposit. Underground coal gasification. Click to enlarge.

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MAY 21, 2010

Growth of production of Canadian oil sands. The Canadian oil sands are now poised to become the number one source of US crude oil imports in 2010, according to new research from the IHS CERA Canadian Oil Sands Dialogue. Also certain fields in the Gulf of Mexico and the Middle East have comparable GHG emissions. —“The

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FEBRUARY 24, 2016

A paper by a team from the University of Chicago and MIT suggests that technology-driven cost reductions in fossil fuels will lead to the continued use of fossil fuels—oil, gas, and coal—unless governments pass new taxes on carbon emissions. for oil, 24% for coal, and 20% for natural gas.

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DECEMBER 25, 2012

The United States has at least 2,400 billion metric tons of possible carbon dioxide storage resource in saline formations, oil and gas reservoirs, and unmineable coal seams, according to a new US Department of Energy (DOE) publication.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2010

In addition, President Obama issued a Presidential Memorandum creating an Interagency Task Force on Carbon Capture and Storage to develop a comprehensive and coordinated federal strategy to speed the development and deployment of advanced lower-emission coal technologies. For 2010, the cellulosic standard is being set at 6.5

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FEBRUARY 14, 2012

million for the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve (and includes a $6 million rescission of prior year funds); $14.9 The CCS Demonstrations program, including the Clean Coal Power Initiative, FutureGen 2.0, It also includes $35 million for NETL staff to conduct in-house coal R&D. The request includes $420.6

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DECEMBER 17, 2010

The Annual Energy Outlook 2011 (AEO2011) Reference case released yesterday by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) more than doubles the technically recoverable US shale gas resources assumed in AEO2010 and added new shale oil resources. quadrillion Btu in 2009 to 31.8 quadrillion Btu in 2009 to 18.4

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2009

billion went to traditional sources—such as coal and oil—and $2.3 billion went to carbon capture and storage, which is designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from coal-fired power plants. billion went to traditional sources—such as coal and oil—and $2.3 Nuclear was not included in the analysis.

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DECEMBER 15, 2009

The MOU with AltAir contemplates the production and purchase of up to 750 million gallons of jet fuel and diesel fuel over 10 years (75 million gallons per year) derived from camelina oil. AltAir Fuels LLC was formed in 2008 to develop projects for the production of jet fuel from renewable and sustainable oils. Earlier post.).

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JANUARY 13, 2012

A study by an international team of researchers, led by Drew Shindell of NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) in New York City, has identified 14 measures targeting methane and black carbon (BC) emissions that could reduce projected global mean warming ~0.5°C °F) by 2050, as well as improving human health and agriculture.

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OCTOBER 25, 2009

Normalized well-to-wake GHG emissions for low-, baseline- and high-emission cases for jet fuel pathways under different land use change scenarios. Canadian oil sands and Venezuelan VHOs have the largest potential of several hundred thousand barrels per day of jet fuel, but their use would result in increased GHG emissions.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2009

The US-China Electric Vehicles Initiative builds on the first-ever US-China Electric Vehicle Forum in September 2009. The two leaders emphasized their countries’ strong shared interest in accelerating the deployment of electric vehicles in order to reduce oil dependence, cut greenhouse gas emissions and promote economic growth.

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DECEMBER 5, 2009

At the tailpipe, the TWC ultimately reduced the regulated and unregulated emissions from the methanol-gasoline engine to the same levels as those generated by a conventional gasoline engine. Unburned methanol and formaldehyde emissions from methanol engines are harmful to the environment as well as to human health. —Fan et al.

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APRIL 24, 2009

Anthropogenic atmospheric CO 2 , fossil fuel emissions, world GDP, and world population for the past century. Emissions of two of the most important climate change gases increased last year, according to a preliminary analysis for NOAA’s annual greenhouse gas index, which tracks data from 60 sites around the world. Credit: NOAA.

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JULY 8, 2015

Hydrogen Energy California LLC submitted the request for suspension 5 May to allow more time to identify a partner to purchase carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) produced by the plant and negotiate a carbon sequestration agreement, key components of the project’s 2009 revised AFC.

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MAY 27, 2009

Projected growth in world carbon dioxide emissions. World carbon dioxide emissions are projected to rise from 29.0 The IEO2009 reference case does not include specific policies to limit greenhouse gas emissions. In 2006, non-OECD emissions exceeded OECD emissions by 14%. Source: IEO2009. Click to enlarge.

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DECEMBER 4, 2009

billion to accelerate the development of advanced coal technologies with carbon capture and storage at commercial-scale. billion in private capital cost share as part of the third round of the Department’s Clean Coal Power Initiative (CCPI). The US Department of Energy has selected three new projects with a total value of $3.18

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FEBRUARY 2, 2010

Exelon Corporation intends to join the FutureGen Alliance, a non-profit organization developing an advanced low-emissions coal demonstration facility to be located in Mattoon, Ill. In addition, the plant will be designed to achieve near-zero emissions of other air pollutants. Earlier post.).

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President Obama’s plan, which sidesteps the need for Congressional involvement by relying on a wide variety of executive actions, has three main components: Reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the US. Leading international efforts for GHG emission reductions and adaptation. Reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the US.

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MARCH 29, 2010

Private equity fund Pacific Road has agreed to acquire 10% of underground coal gasification (UCG) company Carbon Energy Limited from Australia’s national science agency CSIRO in an off-market trade. through a combination of dilution arising from subsequent share issues and the sale of 4 million shares on 15 June 2009. CSIRO: 4.8%.

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