2012, CO2 and Store

KAIST team shows direct recovery of methane from hydrates using CO2 or CO2/N2 mixture

Green Car Congress

JUNE 22, 2012

In particular, scant attention has been paid to the natural sediment clay portion in deep-sea gas hydrates, which is capable of storing a tremendous amount of NGH. 2012), Recovery of Methane from Gas Hydrates Intercalated within Natural Sediments Using CO 2 and a CO 2 /N 2 Gas Mixture. and Lee, H. ChemSusChem. doi: 10.1002/cssc.201100644.

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CO2 South Korea Mariner Gas

Honda, American Electric Power developing 2nd life applications for used EV batteries

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MAY 16, 2019

Storing additional power in used EV batteries can help utilities meet demand by using renewable energy resources. The Honda Fit EV launched in 2012 with a fuel economy of 118 MPGe.

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Honda Power Powered Battery

Israeli company reports successful stage 1 testing of solar CO2-to-fuels technology

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JANUARY 26, 2014

NCF says that its unique value proposition is the 40% conversion efficiency of the process—the ratio between the solar energy reaching the reflector and the chemical energy stored in the syngas. This efficiency enables competitive end-product fuel prices while recycling CO 2 emissions. —David Banitt, CEO of NewCO2Fuels.

Solar

Solar Fuel Companies CO2

CSA group and IPAC-CO2 propose bi-national standard for geologic storage of CO2

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NOVEMBER 16, 2012

There are eight large-scale CCS projects internationally storing about 23 million tonnes of CO 2 each year. The Global CCS Institute’s Global Status of CCS: 2012 report released last month said an additional eight projects under construction would increase the annual storage volume to 36 million tonnes by 2015. IPAC-CO 2 Research Inc.

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Standards CO2 Canada Carbon

Audi organizes all rail transport in Germany to be CO2-free; DBeco plus

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

The “green trains” have been transporting cars to Emden from the Audi plant in Neckarsulm since 2012. DB Cargo thus carries out its transport services for Audi CO 2 -free and additionally invests ten percent of the revenue in the development of facilities for producing or storing regenerative electricity.

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Audi Germany Transportation CO2

Japan-US team develops novel catalyst for reversible hydrogen storage under mild conditions using CO2, formate and formic acid

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MARCH 19, 2012

The gases can thereby be stored and transported as a liquid, and used later in carbon-neutral energy applications, simply by adjusting the pH. Scientists at the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory and collaborators have developed a novel catalyst that uses CO 2 and hydrogen to store energy in formic acid.

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Hydrogen Japan CO2 Store

DOE’s Carbon Utilization and Storage Atlas estimates at least 2,400B metric tons of US CO2 storage resource

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DECEMBER 25, 2012

This resource could potentially store hundreds of years’ worth of industrial greenhouse gas emissions, preventing their release into the atmosphere, says the 2012 edition of the Carbon Utilization and Storage Atlas ( Atlas IV ).

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Carbon CO2 United States Climate Change

Volkswagen’s 1.0L eco up! natural gas vehicle offers 79g CO2/km

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DECEMBER 5, 2012

The natural gas is stored in two subfloor tanks (total capacity: 72 liters / 11 kg CNG) near the rear axle. In Germany, there are currently 911 natural gas refilling stations (as of October 2012). Volkswagen now (he end of 2012) offers six natural gas powered vehicles in various classes: the Caddy 2.0 Tanks in the underbody.

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Gas CO2 Vehicles Gas-Electric

Audi opens power-to-gas facility in Werlte/Emsland; e-gas from water, green electricity and CO2

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JUNE 25, 2013

Ground was broken in September 2012, and the topping-out ceremony was celebrated in December. Audi built the e-gas plant in collaboration with the plant construction specialist ETOGAS GmbH (formerly SolarFuel) ( earlier post ) and its project partner MT-BioMethan GmbH on a 4,100 m 2 (44,132 sq ft) plot of land owned by EWE AG.

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Gas-Electric Audi Gas Water

UCLA team uses engineered microbe and electricity to convert CO2 to higher alcohols

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APRIL 2, 2012

Parsons Foundation Chair in Chemical Engineering, and his team report a method for storing electrical energy as chemical energy in higher alcohols, which can be used as liquid transportation fuels. Liao (2012) Integrated Electromicrobial Conversion of CO 2 to Higher Alcohols. —James Liao. Han Li, Paul H. Opgenorth, David G.

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Convert Engine CO2 Li-ion

Weizmann Institute solar technology to convert CO2 into fuel; targeted for brown coal use in Australia

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JUNE 7, 2012

Carbon monoxide (CO), or its mixture with hydrogen called syngas, can then be used as gaseous fuel, for example, in power plants, or converted to liquid fuel such as methanol, which can be stored, transported or used to power motor vehicles. —Chairman of Greenearth Energy, Rob Annells, April 2012. NewCO2Fuels Ltd.

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Coal Solar Australia Convert

PHEVLERs are the Zero CO2 Clean Green Machines of the Future

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APRIL 22, 2016

That is, PHEVLERs can store electricity whenever sun and wind-generated electricity is plentiful, and then can send stored power back into the smart grid at times when more electric power is needed. Frank (2012) Electrification of Taxi Cabs in Major Chinese Cities with Range Extended Electric Vehicles. MIT News 15 Jan 2015. [

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Proof-of-principle of cost-effective methane cracking technology for H2 production without CO2; 50% cleaner than SMR, comparable to electrolysis

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NOVEMBER 19, 2015

Alternatively, black carbon can be stored away, using procedures that are much simpler, safer and cheaper than the storing of carbon dioxide. This idea was put to the test during a series of experimental campaigns that ran from late 2012 to the spring of 2015 in KIT’s KALLA (KArlsruhe Liquid Metal LAboratory).

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Cleaner Production Kits CO2

DOE Joint Genome Institute approves 41 projects for 2012 Community Sequencing Program; climate, environment and bioenergy feedstocks

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NOVEMBER 12, 2011

The US Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI) has approved 41 projects from 152 submitted (culled from the 188 letters of intent originally received) for the 2012 Community Sequencing Program (CSP). Community Sequencing Program Sequencing Plans for 2012. Affiliation. Project Description. Acinas, Silvia.

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Environment 2012 Climate North Carolina

Shell secures C$865M funding for Canadian CO2 storage project; >1M tonnes/yr from oil sands

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JUNE 25, 2011

The Quest Project will capture and permanently store deep underground more than 1 million tonnes of CO 2 per year—about 35% of the total emissions—from Shell’s Scotford Upgrader near Edmonton, Alberta, which processes heavy oil from the Athabasca oil sands. Earlier post.) Wastewater collected from the amine wash.

Oil-Sands

Oil-Sands Oil CO2 Canada

Bauhaus Luftfahrt analysis finds solar thermochemical jet fuel production viable only if CO2 captured from renewable sources and not flue gases

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DECEMBER 23, 2015

In January 2012, IABG-Industrieanlagen-Betriebsgesellschaft became the latest member of the institution. The syngas is stored and finally converted into jet fuel via the FT process. Schematic of solar thermochemical fuel production path.

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Solar Fuel Renewable Production

New BMW 3 Series includes a new 4-cylinder TwinPower Turbo, 8-speed automatic and start-stop; ActiveHybrid 3 model in 2012

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OCTOBER 14, 2011

BMW will add further engines to the line-up in 2012, when the BMW ActiveHybrid 3 (using a powertrain similar to that of the ActiveHybrid 5, earlier post ) will also make its premiere. In spring 2012, BMW will launch three further engines for the series. Autumn 2012, finally, will see the launch of the BMW ActiveHybrid 3.

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BMW 2012 Engine MPH

Researchers argue crop-based biofuels only show GHG savings because of LCA accounting flaw; the need for “additional” biomass

Green Car Congress

JUNE 11, 2012

They do so in critical part by ignoring the carbon emitted as CO 2 from the exhaust pipes of vehicles that use biofuels, as well as the CO2 emitted by fermentation. Planting new forests (putting leakage aside), and storing more carbon above ground. 2012), Crop-based biofuels and associated environmental concerns. GCB Bioenergy.

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Carbon Emissions 2012 Exhaust

Researchers propose framework for CCS infrastructure optimization to reduce GHG emissions from oil sands extraction and processing

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JANUARY 28, 2013

Wedges for the sinks depict the amount of CO 2 stored (as a proportion of total reservoir capacity). Deployment of infrastructure is also sensitive to CO 2 capture decisions and technology, particularly the fraction of capturable CO2 from oil sands upgrading and steam generation facilities. —Middleton and Brandt.

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Oil-Sands Oil Emissions Tax

UK Awards 24M to 6 Low Carbon Vehicle Projects

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

The suppliers in the VIPER project will develop new technologies to harness, manage and store the heat energy and integrate these into a practical demonstrator with two of the biggest vehicle manufacturers in the UK. The level of the Plug-In-Car Grant has been agreed until 31 March 2012. The level will be reviewed in January 2012.

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Land Rover Carbon Vehicles Plug-in

Bosch reaches one million Start-Stop systems on the road

Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

On the New European Driving Cycle (NEDC), start-stop systems reduce fuel consumption and CO2 emissions by up to 5 per cent, whilst the saving is as much as 8 per cent on the NEDC urban cycle. This ensures that the engine is only stopped if the battery has stored enough energy to start the engine again quickly.

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Deep Cycle CO2 2007 2008

Volkswagen presents status of fleet study in electromobility; latest generation of twïnDRIVE plug-in hybrid

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JUNE 29, 2011

The primary goal of the project, which runs until June 2012, is consistently to utilize renewable energy sources for electrically powered vehicles. L/100 km (112 mpg US) is attained (equivalent to 49 g/km CO2). kWh, while the Touareg Hybrid battery stores 1.7 Earlier post.) kWh of energy.

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Plug-in Fleet Plug Hybrid

US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

CATS’ fleet and financial plans call for the replacement 1998, 1999 and 2007 year diesel buses with new diesel buses in fiscal year 2012. The facility is used by the LRTA to store, fuel, maintain, and repair transportation vehicles (buses, vans, tow trucks etc.) This project will upgrade the replacement buses to hybrid technology.

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Emissions Gas Energy Maintenance

Opel to launch 3 new engine families, 13 new engines by 2016

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APRIL 10, 2013

Opel is launching three new engine families and 13 new engines between 2012 and 2016, renewing 80% of its engine portfolio. The required AdBlue urea solution, available at filling stations and Opel dealerships, is stored in a tank, which can be topped up as required via a nozzle alongside the car’s fuel filler cap.

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Engine 2016 Fuel Economy Fuel

Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

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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% Canada’s 2009 GHG emissions are 48.7%

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Climate Climate Change 2009 Emissions

GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

It will appear in Europe next year as the Opel Ampera and in Australia as the Holden Volt in 2012. Then consider that in order to actually go any farther than the neighbood store, one still had to have ANOTHER car. So just use a portable electric generator in the trunk, from the hardware store to charge the batteries while you drive.

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Volt GM Chevrolet EV1

How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

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. Ford Escape PHEV-40 around 2012. That has to be looked at." ( Reuters ) 3/28/07 "Batteries are not yet an economic or efficient way of storing power.we

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Plug-in Plug Hybrid PHEV

EV Driven

KAIST team shows direct recovery of methane from hydrates using CO2 or CO2/N2 mixture

Honda, American Electric Power developing 2nd life applications for used EV batteries

Israeli company reports successful stage 1 testing of solar CO2-to-fuels technology

CSA group and IPAC-CO2 propose bi-national standard for geologic storage of CO2

Audi organizes all rail transport in Germany to be CO2-free; DBeco plus

Japan-US team develops novel catalyst for reversible hydrogen storage under mild conditions using CO2, formate and formic acid

DOE’s Carbon Utilization and Storage Atlas estimates at least 2,400B metric tons of US CO2 storage resource

Volkswagen’s 1.0L eco up! natural gas vehicle offers 79g CO2/km

Audi opens power-to-gas facility in Werlte/Emsland; e-gas from water, green electricity and CO2

UCLA team uses engineered microbe and electricity to convert CO2 to higher alcohols

Weizmann Institute solar technology to convert CO2 into fuel; targeted for brown coal use in Australia

PHEVLERs are the Zero CO2 Clean Green Machines of the Future

Proof-of-principle of cost-effective methane cracking technology for H2 production without CO2; 50% cleaner than SMR, comparable to electrolysis

DOE Joint Genome Institute approves 41 projects for 2012 Community Sequencing Program; climate, environment and bioenergy feedstocks

Shell secures C$865M funding for Canadian CO2 storage project; >1M tonnes/yr from oil sands

Bauhaus Luftfahrt analysis finds solar thermochemical jet fuel production viable only if CO2 captured from renewable sources and not flue gases

New BMW 3 Series includes a new 4-cylinder TwinPower Turbo, 8-speed automatic and start-stop; ActiveHybrid 3 model in 2012

Researchers argue crop-based biofuels only show GHG savings because of LCA accounting flaw; the need for “additional” biomass

Researchers propose framework for CCS infrastructure optimization to reduce GHG emissions from oil sands extraction and processing

UK Awards 24M to 6 Low Carbon Vehicle Projects

Bosch reaches one million Start-Stop systems on the road

Volkswagen presents status of fleet study in electromobility; latest generation of twïnDRIVE plug-in hybrid

US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Opel to launch 3 new engine families, 13 new engines by 2016

Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

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