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EPA annual report on CO2, fuel economy and technology trends finds 2012 heading for all-time best; rapid adoption of new technologies

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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its annual report summarizing key trends in carbon dioxide emissions, fuel economy, and CO 2 - and fuel economy-related technology for gasoline- and diesel-fueled personal vehicles sold in the United States, from model years (MY) 1975 through 2012. l/100km) or more.

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EIA: projected US CO2 emissions vary up or down depending on coal and nuclear power plant retirements

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CO 2 emissions are significantly reduced when compared to the Reference case in side cases with accelerated coal retirements. Coal (74%) and natural gas (24%) power plants accounted for almost all of the CO 2 emitted by the electric power sector in 2012. CO 2 emissions increase slightly in the Accelerated Nuclear Retirements case.

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EIA Energy Outlook 2010 Reference Case Projects Moderate Growth in US Energy Consumption, Greater Use of Renewables, and Reduced Oil and Natural Gas Imports

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Existing US policies that stress energy efficiency and alternative fuels, together with higher energy prices, will curb energy consumption growth and shift the energy mix toward renewable fuels, according to the reference case for the Annual Energy Outlook 2010 ( AEO2010 ) released by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).

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IEE forecasts electric-drive LDVs could constitute between 2 to 12% of US vehicle stock by 2035

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These scenarios provide projections based on EIA’s Annual Energy Outlook (AEO) 2012 Reference Case, advances in battery technology (e.g., The low electric transportation scenario is based on the AEO 2012 Reference Case. Transit and commuter rail electrification are based on the AEO 2012 Transportation Reference Case.

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EIA: world energy consumption to grow 56% 2010-2040, CO2 up 46%; use of liquid fuels in transportation up 38%

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The Brent crude oil spot price averaged $112 per barrel in 2012, and EIA’s July 2013 Short-Term Energy Outlook projects averages of $105 per barrel in 2013 and $100 per barrel in 2014. In the Reference case, all the growth in liquids use is in the transportation and industrial sectors. Liquid fuels.

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Linde pilot testing dry reforming process to generate syngas from CO2 and methane for production of fuels and chemicals

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If the dry reforming pilot proves successful, there are plans to commercialize the process when the funded project comes to an end in 2017 and to build a reference plant for a Linde customer. Milanov, A., Schunk, S. Behrens, A. and Schödel, N. 2015), “Dry Reforming and Reverse Water Gas Shift: Alternatives for Syngas Production?”

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Study finds technology cost of achieving European 2020 LDV CO2 targets more than offset by resultant fuel savings

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The Phase I study assesses two scenarios against a reference case in which vehicle efficiency is frozen at the current level. Under the Current Policy Initiatives scenario, cars and vans achieve the EU’s proposed 2020 CO 2 target of 95 g/km and 147 g/km, but efficiency improvements moderate to a rate of less than 1% per year thereafter.

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