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JANUARY 19, 2015

Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a highly effective new perovskite-promoted iron oxide redox catalyst for a hybrid solar-redox scheme they had proposed earlier for partial oxidation and water-splitting of methane. Schematic of the hybrid process for liquid fuel and hydrogen generation. Image credit: Feng He.

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MAY 8, 2014

The Volkswagen Group continues to make progress on the way to its goal of becoming the world’s most sustainable automaker, according to its 2014 sustainability report. We aim for solid, sustained growth that brings benefits to everyone: customers and investors, the environment and society, and last but not least our employees.

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MAY 11, 2011

The relationship between Petrobras and Jogmec began in December 2005, when they signed a memorandum of understanding for collaboration on activities of mutual interest related to oil and gas exploration and production, health, safety and environment, and sector-related research and development projects.

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JANUARY 14, 2013

Among the many features of the new 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee—introduced at the Detroit Auto Show—two in particular contribute to significantly improved fuel economy and driving performance: an optional new 3.0-liter 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee. Click to enlarge. That powertrain delivers 30 mpg (7.8 Click to enlarge.

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MAY 15, 2015

Four of the charges are the direct result of the massive coal ash spill from the Dan River steam station into the Dan River near Eden, North Carolina, in February 2014. The remaining violations were discovered as the scope of the investigation broadened based on allegations of historical violations at the companies’ other facilities.

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JULY 18, 2015

Findings by MIT researchers could help advance the commercialization of supercritical water technology for the desulfurization and upgrading of high-sulfur crude oil into high-value, cleaner fuels such as gasoline without using hydrogen—a major change in refining technology that would reduce costs, energy use, and CO 2 emissions.

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DECEMBER 2, 2022

Founded in 2014, Jetti Resources has developed a pioneering process for copper extraction that utilizes previously unused ore from existing copper mines. Through its venture capital fund BMW i Ventures, the BMW Group has taken a stake in Colorado-based Jetti Resources. Resources.

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OCTOBER 2, 2019

The low levels in discoveries come as a result of a pullback during the past 10 years in the wildcat drilling that targets conventional oil and gas plays—most drastically after oil prices collapsed in 2014. Drilling in frontier/emerging-phase basins declined by a similar amount. —Keith King. —Keith King.

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JULY 16, 2014

2014 Yaris Hybrid. Toyota’s refreshed 2014 Yaris for Europe offers a choice of four powertrains, including a thoroughly reworked 3-cylinder 1.0 Within this highly competitive environment, Yaris sales totalled 173,800 in 2013 (private sales representing 70%), taking 11 th place in the European car market and 6 th within the B-segment.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

Heating energy and water consumption per car are reduced by 20%. In combination with dry separation, this also benefits the environment. For example, height‑adjustable platforms in the new paint shop allow an optimal working environment. was in April 2014.

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MARCH 8, 2019

If that electric power is used to split the water into hydrogen gas and oxygen, you lose a lot of energy. —Grey hydrogen gas, in other words—not a big win for the climate or the environment. Last week, Toyota announced that it wants to produce hydrogen gas with a prototype designed by Johan Martens’s team in 2014.

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JANUARY 27, 2018

The Observations and Modeling of the Green Ocean Amazon (GoAmazon 2014/5) experiment was carried out near the Manaus metropolis to gain a better understanding of the impacts of pollution emissions from Manaus on the hydrological cycle and climate in the tropical rainforest. … Credit: AAAS, Fan et al.

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JANUARY 23, 2014

bigelovii is a leafless, C3, succulent annual salt marsh plant that produces an oilseed on seawater irrigation in coastal desert environments; the oil from the seeds is suitable for biofuel production. 2014) in which they report that composition of the washed S. SBRC research also found that the entire shrublike plant (i.e.,

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JULY 9, 2016

Taking the average of the five agreed environmental indicators for the Volkswagen brand, environmental impact has been reduced by 25.3%, with energy consumption down by 24.7%; CO 2 emissions by 29.1%, waste production by as much as 46.5%; water consumption by 18.2%; and solvent emissions by 8.2% between 2010 and the end of 2015.

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DECEMBER 28, 2011

AOSC) announced that the Alberta Energy Resources Conservation Board and Alberta Environment and Water has issued full regulatory approval for the MacKay River commercial oil sands project to MacKay Operating Corp. Construction of the project will begin next month with start-up targeted for 2014. Athabasca Oil Sands Corp.

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MARCH 5, 2013

The zeolite (AQua SOrb) was originally developed as a zeolitic water vapor adsorbent. Mitsubishi Plastics is already contacting some of its customers with samples of AQSOA and under discussion for further improvement and the establishment of global production/supply systems to prepare for a rapid market growth expected in and after 2014.

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JUNE 1, 2015

Initially conceived for harsh operating environments, the Cat Propulsion Twin Fin System comprises a compact electric motor and gearbox configuration connected via short drive shaft, rotating a pair of controllable pitch propellers whose performance is enhanced by two tailor-made fins attached to the hull. million per year. million per year.

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JUNE 27, 2014

Scientists at USC have developed a novel water-based Organic Redox Flow Battery (ORBAT) for lower cost, long lasting large-scale energy storage. ORBAT employs two different water-soluble organic redox couples on the positive and negative side of a flow battery. Schematic of ORBAT. Click to enlarge. —Yang et al. Electrochem.

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JANUARY 6, 2014

The 175 bpd reactor, with accompanying catalyst, will be installed in a small GTL plant processing natural gas into synthetic crude, and is intended to be delivered in the second half of 2014. In microchannel FT reactors process channels, filled with catalyst, are interleaved with water-filled coolant channels.

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AUGUST 3, 2016

The joint research initiative will study transformational energy innovations including integrating renewable energy sources into the current supply mix and advancing traditional energy sources in ways that improve efficiency and reduce impacts on water, air and climate.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2015

The Volkswagen foundry in Hanover uses waste heat from the cooling system in various applications such as heating offices in winter or to heat up drinking water. Energy consumption at the Hanover plant in 2014 was the lowest in ten years—even though the production level increased. Earlier post.).

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AUGUST 12, 2014

In the experiments, foam pumped into an experimental rig that mimicked the flow paths deep underground proved better at removing oil from formations with low permeability than common techniques involving water, gas, surfactants or combinations of the three. Foam dislodged all but 25.1% —Charles Conn. the Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Co.

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JANUARY 8, 2015

the only commercial producer of renewable isobutanol, reported that in December 2014, it produced more than 50,000 gallons (~190,000 liters) of isobutanol through the Side-by-Side operational mode (SBS) of its plant in Luverne, MN, meeting the lower end of the company’s target.

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JANUARY 30, 2014

Additionally, because it is inorganic, silver remains more stable under harsh catalytic environments. Testing under identical conditions confirmed the non-porous silver catalyst’s significant advantages over other silver catalysts in water environments. Qi Lu, Jonathan Rosen, Yang Zhou, Gregory S. Hutchings, Yannick C.

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JULY 30, 2014

Corrosion can result in failures, leaks and contamination of groundwater, a source of drinking water. Copper in both the liquid and vapor environments also sustained damage, but corrosion rates were slower. A previous NIST study found that ethanol-loving bacteria accelerated pipeline cracking. Earlier post.). Sowards and E.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2014

Data describing emissions to air compiled from two official sources result in simulated concentrations in air, soil, water, and foliage that tend to fall close to or below the minimum measured concentrations of phenanthrene [PHE], pyrene [PYR], and benzo(a)pyrene [BaP] in the environment. Accounting for evaporative emissions (e.g.,

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JULY 23, 2014

The research indicates that miscanthus could have a major role to play in the future of Iowa agriculture, both as a source of biomass for energy and as a means of protecting the environment, said Emily Heaton, an assistant professor of agronomy, project leader and co-author of the study. Nicholas N. Boersma, Emily A. 2014.01.058.

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JUNE 5, 2014

Your Friendly Neighborhood Greenius (white shirt) talks to Manhattan Beach Councilman Wayne Powell (center) and Councilman Mark Burton at the 2014 Manhattan Beach Earth Day Celebration. A lot of my political friends are still suffering from election night hangovers this Throwback Thursday.

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JULY 26, 2016

Groundwater is a source of drinking water for almost half of the people in the US. EPA began working on this research in 2014 to understand how serious and widespread the metal corrosion problem could be. Underground tank releases have historically been a leading cause of groundwater contamination.

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OCTOBER 27, 2017

Launched in 2014, the Oil and Gas Climate Initiative is a voluntary, CEO-led initiative which aims to lead the industry response to climate change. Solidia’s innovative technology has the potential to lower emissions in concrete production by up to 70% and water consumption by up to 80%.

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DECEMBER 5, 2011

US-based Devon Energy Corporation has received regulatory approval from the Alberta Energy Resources Conservation Board and Alberta Environment and Water to move forward with the company’s third oil sands project in Canada. Devon’s Jackfish projects are designed to utilize saline water rather than fresh water.

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APRIL 11, 2014

volts versus the reversible hydrogen electrode) in CO-saturated alkaline water. For the Nature study, Kanan and Li built an electrochemical cell: two electrodes placed in water saturated with carbon monoxide gas. The challenge was to find a cathode that would reduce carbon monoxide to ethanol instead of reducing water to hydrogen.

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JANUARY 21, 2014

In the US alone, billions of toxic batteries are thrown away every year, posing a threat to both the environment and human health, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. The sugar battery combines maltodextrin, a polysaccharide made from partial hydrolysis of starch with air to generate electricity and water as the main byproducts.

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DECEMBER 4, 2013

The system worked as planned, so much so that we will go into trial operation in the very near future ahead of final commissioning at the start of 2014. The operational phase will be accompanied by scientific partners, whose involvement is being funded by the Hessian Ministry for the Environment, Energy, Agriculture and Consumer Protection.

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APRIL 23, 2014

The approved 2014-2015 Investment Plan Update for the Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program will help reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector, which accounts for about 40% of California''s carbon emissions. The CPUC is expected to vote on it in December.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2015

The results, suggested the researchers, represent a step towards engineering broadband solar fuels tandem photothermal reactors that enable a three-step process involving: CO 2 capture; gaseous water splitting into H 2 ; and. Hydrogen generated from the water-splitting reaction can be provided to the Ru/SiNW catalysts.

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OCTOBER 8, 2015

According to a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by all ACEM (European association of motorcycle manufacturers) manufacturing members in 2014, C-ITS features will be introduced from 2020 onwards. Due to the limited space available, electronic systems have to be smaller and be resilient to water, dust and vibration.

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