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DECEMBER 19, 2010

Ceres recently released a new report concluding that coal-to-liquid (CTL) and oil shale technologies face significant environmental and financial obstacles—from water constraints, to technological uncertainties to regulatory and market risks—that pose substantial financial risks for investors involved in such projects.

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MARCH 27, 2012

Called the Vehicle Emissions and Fuel Cost Calculator, the new tool is designed to help fleet customers understand their current carbon footprint and to model various scenarios based on the types of vehicles they choose for their fleets. in 2011, even as new competitors entered the market. in 2008 to 53.7%

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DECEMBER 9, 2009

Australia-based underground coal gasification (UCG) company Linc Energy ( earlier post ) has signed an exclusive agreement with the UK-based alkaline fuel cell technology company AFC Energy Plc and its related company, B9 Coal ( earlier post ). New electrolyte immediately restores the performance of the system.

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JUNE 2, 2014

The value allocated here in EPA’s goal-setting formula was an average heat rate improvement of 6% for coal steam electric generating units (EGUs). The EPA projects that the annual incremental compliance cost of the proposed Option 1 ranges from $5.4 The estimated cost of Option 2 is between $4.2 million in 2030 (2011$).

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MAY 22, 2012

Biocoal exhibits the same energy density and material handling properties as coal, but unlike coal, it is carbon-neutral, contains no heavy metals, and produces less ash, smoke and volatile off-gases. CSR plans to break the world record for steam locomotive speed, reaching 130 mph (209 km/h).

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NOVEMBER 10, 2011

Flash forward to 2011, when nearly everyone is online, Internet technology has become more accessible and fortunes continue to be made. We’ve seen a considerable reduction in solar panel costs, but that is exactly why there is reason to be optimistic. kWh average cost of electricity in the United States and globally.

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JANUARY 1, 2013

The amended bill, now called the “American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012” and next to be considered by the House, contains 12 extensions outlined in Title IV of the bill, ranging from extension of production credits for Indian coal facilities to benefits for alternative fuels (including algal biofuels) and plug-in vehicles.

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DECEMBER 28, 2012

biomass or coal). An initial proposed plant using GEM*STAR’s with the Fischer-Tropsch process would produce 70 million gallons of diesel fuel per year at an estimated cost of production of less than $2.00 —Bowman and Johnson (2011). —Bowman and Johnson (2011). Muons, Inc. , Click to enlarge.

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APRIL 25, 2013

The 1,000 wind turbines that the spheres could anchor could, on average, replace a conventional on-shore coal or nuclear plant. Preliminary estimates indicate that one such sphere could be built and deployed at a cost of about $12 million, Hodder says, with costs gradually coming down with experience.

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JULY 6, 2013

They also found that the total costs of ownership (TCO) of the electric and diesel trucks are similar. However, the cost-competitiveness of the electric truck diminishes in drive cycles with higher average speed. kgCO 2 e/t·km) than the diesel truck in the baseline case for both the 2011?2012 For the baseline case with the 2011?2012

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DECEMBER 4, 2013

For the first eleven months of 2013, natural gas consumption in the electric power sector was below 2012 levels because of relatively higher natural gas prices compared with coal prices, and cooler summer weather compared with 2012, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).

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APRIL 18, 2013

The IEA said that this reflects the continued domination of fossil fuels—particularly coal—in the energy mix and the slow uptake of other, lower-carbon supply technologies. Without CCS, the world will have to abandon its reliance on fossil fuels much sooner—and that will come at a cost. million, up 43% from 2011.

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DECEMBER 5, 2012

Among its many findings, the Reference case suggests that US primary energy consumption will grow by 7% from 2011 to 2040 to 108 quadrillion Btu. However, energy use per capita declines by 15% from 2011 through 2040 as a result of improving energy efficiency (e.g., quadrillion Btu in 2011 to 14.0 than in AEO2012.

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APRIL 25, 2010

The Company has developed practical, low-cost fuel injection equipment for DME fueled vehicles and currently provides complete DME fuel systems for testing and research purposes in addition to retrofit systems that can be used with most diesel engines.

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OCTOBER 22, 2010

It is initially published as a draft to solicit feedback from relevant stakeholders, with a final version to be published in FY 2011. These goals are to: Reduce the cost of producing hydrogen from renewable resources, nuclear energy, and coal with carbon sequestration; Reduce the cost of delivering, storing, and dispensing hydrogen; and.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

Value of life-cycle emissions externality damages and oil premium costs from vehicles in 2010 $. In this study we assess, under a wide range of scenarios, how much externality damage reduction plug-in vehicles can offer in the US and at what cost. Michalek et al. Click to enlarge. —Michalek et al. Michalek et al. Michalek et al.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2012

barely rises in OECD countries, although there is a pronounced shift away from oil, coal (and, in some countries, nuclear) towards natural gas and renewables. by subsidies that amounted to $523 billion in 2011, up almost 30% on 2010 and six times more than subsidies to renewables. Energy demand. Fossil fuel remain dominant. Renewables.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2015

Technical areas of interest include: Innovative Concepts: This topic area will support the research and development of SOFC technology that has the potential to significantly undercut current DOE cost targets in a SOFC system. Background. per 1000 hours power degradation over a 5-plus year stack life; high-volume (e.g., ?250MW/year)

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APRIL 5, 2011

RPS policies as of March 2011. In contrast, China’s 12 th five-year plan, March 5, 2011, requires 11.4 As private companies, automobile manufacturers look for the lowest cost means of getting from A to B and the premiums that they can charge for getting from A to B faster. Power plant capital costs. Source: DSIRE.

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AUGUST 22, 2012

CSAPR (also called the Transport Rule) was finalized in July 2011 and replaced and strengthened the requirements of the 2005 Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR), which the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit ordered EPA to revise in 2008. EPA estimated annual costs of CSAPR at $800 million in 2014. Earlier post.).

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MAY 8, 2009

The estimated of the total cost of the project in Canadian dollars is $270 million (US$231 million). With the financial support of the Governments of Canada and the United States, construction of the plant could begin as early as September 2009 and the plant could be operational as early as the summer of 2011.

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DECEMBER 15, 2013

Hybrids, which combine an internal combustion engine and an electric motor, are expected to account for about half of global new-car sales by 2040, as they become increasingly cost-competitive compared to conventional vehicles. This slower growth is attributed to the relatively higher cost of the vehicles, driven by the cost of batteries.

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JULY 6, 2010

To meet this proposed rule, EPA anticipates power plants will: Operate already installed control equipment more frequently; Use lower sulfur coal; or. EPA estimates the annual cost of compliance with the proposed rule at $2.8 The final rule is expected in Spring 2011. Install pollution control equipment such as low NO x.

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MARCH 11, 2011

Natural gas extracted from coal beds and methane-rich geologic features must first be purged of hydrogen sulfide before it can be used as fuel. Heldebrant (2011) Chemically Selective Gas Sweetening Without Thermal-Swing Regeneration. Until now, processing methods have often proved to be inefficient, requiring large amounts of heat.

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DECEMBER 7, 2011

10 11 kg with no size changes)—the equivalent to adding three to ten coal-fired power plants to the electricity grid each year. The CAFE standards for 2011-2016 are footprint-based—i.e., sq m) between 2008 and 2011.To Carbon-dioxide emissions from these larger vehicles are 5–15% higher as a result (4.69×10

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My Electric Car

AUGUST 21, 2020

The energy stored within hydrogen has been imparted from electrical energy through the electrolytic hydrogen production process or more likely in the refinement of fossil fuels such as coal seam (methane) gas – both are energy intensive processes in themselves. . Hydrogen ions are highly acidic and thus highly corrosive.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

APRIL 6, 2010

From the article: ‘The New York study anticipates that by 2015, electric vehicle prices should decline because of reduced battery costs, that there will be a sufficient supply of electric vehicles to purchase, and that consumers will take advantage of the existing federal tax credit of $7,500 for new electric cars.

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Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

If you can create two spots, it seemed obvious to me that you could do a lot of spots and create images,” Greenberg said in a 2011 interview for an Spectrum article. “We They couldn’t tell the difference between a bright day at the beach and being in a coal mine in Pittsburgh. We just needed to build a device.”. approval in 2013.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2011

The International Energy Agency (IEA) last week launched the 2011 edition of the World Energy Outlook (WEO), the current edition of its annual flagship publication assessing the threats and opportunities facing the global energy system out to 2035. —WEO 2011. —WEO 2011. Click to enlarge.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2022

The pipeline had been completed at a cost of €9.5 The continent was mostly powered by locally mined coal until the 1950s, when imports of cheap Middle Eastern oil started transforming the energy picture. Another factor was Germany’s rigid opposition , starting with laws enacted in 2011, to all forms of nuclear power.

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JULY 17, 2015

The combination of harvesting whole forests and burning long-sequestered carbon sources such as coal or oil has impaired the Earth’s carbon cycle at an increasing pace. The designs can be greatly improved to be more cost-effective. In this paper PHEV refers solely to the long-range PHEV of 60 miles (100 km) electric-only range.)

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NOVEMBER 13, 2013

China is about to become the largest oil-importing country and India becomes the largest importer of coal by the early 2020s. million barrels of oil equivalent per day (mboe/d) in 2011 to 4.1 One such barrier is the pervasive nature of fossil-fuel subsidies, which incentivize consumption at a cost of $544 billion in 2012.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Shifted earlier focus to all-electric Focus in 2011 with Magna. Committed to sales of 10,000 or more vehicles in late 2010, with increasing production in 2011. Hybrid Sonata model year 2011, possible PHEV version in 2013. Plans Cadillac Converj, Opel Ampera, other versions. Plans Cadillac Converj, Opel Ampera, other versions.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2009

Slated for a July 2011 start, it would regulate 1000 of the country's biggest polluters and 75 percent of the country’s greenhouse gas emissions. Australia is the world’s largest exporter of coal and one of the world’s highest per-capita emitters of greenhouse gases.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

“While the Volt holds promise, it is currently projected to be much more expensive than its gasoline-fueled peers and will likely need substantial reductions in manufacturing cost in order to become commercially viable,” the task force noted in its recent assessment of GM’s restructuring plans. The group pointed to a B.C.G.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Renewables That Even Coal-Based Utilities Can Love. Electric vehicles will be available for customers in 2011. Annual use of an EV should be less than the average cost of $8,000 per year for using a gasoline in many countries including the USA. Thinking Globally, Acting Locally San Francisco City Carbon Collobarative 18th and 1.

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AUGUST 20, 2022

The total cost of purchasing and driving one—the cost of ownership—has fallen nearly to parity with a typical gasoline-fueled car. Manufacturing an EV battery using coal-based electricity results in more than three times the greenhouse-gas emissions of manufacturing a battery with electricity from renewable sources.

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