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AUGUST 21, 2011

Environment Canada released the text of the proposed regulations to reduce emissions from the coal-fired electricity sector. Canada’s average carbon intensity for power generation in 2008, according to Environment Canada, was 200 tonnes/GWh. The baseline carbon intensity metric is an average 375 tonnes CO 2.

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MAY 26, 2023

Capital expenditures for oil sands production in 2022 reached their highest levels since 2015 and could rise further this year. Step-out optimizations are a relatively new phenomenon and include, as the name suggests, stepping out from existing operational areas into new high quality adjacent lands.

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DECEMBER 9, 2009

Environment Canada released draft regulations to limit greenhouse gas emissions from new vehicles beginning with the 2011 model year. This would represent an approximate 20% reduction compared to the new vehicle fleet that was sold in Canada in 2007. Tags: Canada Climate Change Emissions Fuel Efficiency Policy.

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JULY 16, 2015

New work by a team at Simon Fraser University (SFU) in Canada has found that more than one-third of Canadian buyers want a plug-in vehicle (PEV), with the majority of those (89—93%) wanting a plug-in hybrid rather than a pure electric vehicle. Impact of constraints on PEV sales in British Columbia, 2020. Source: “Electrifying Vehicles”.

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APRIL 17, 2012

Russia’s Rosneft and ExxonMobil signed agreements to implement a long-term Strategic Cooperation Agreement concluded in August 2011 jointly to explore for and to develop oil and natural gas in Russia and to share technology and expertise. Drilling of the first exploration well is planned for 2014-2015. Earlier post.).

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MAY 16, 2019

This is particularly relevant to customers in Canada and the US’ East and West Coast Emission Control Areas (ECAs), which are now subject to regulatory limits around 70% stricter than IMO Tier II. Two of the variants that are possible due to the installation flexibility of MAN Engines’ modular exhaust gas aftertreatment system.

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APRIL 3, 2019

A new study released by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) finds greenhouse gas emissions from corn-based ethanol are about 39% lower than gasoline. The study also states that when ethanol is refined at natural gas-powered refineries, the greenhouse gas emissions are even lower—around 43% below gasoline.

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OCTOBER 8, 2009

The provincial government of Alberta and the federal government of Canada will invest C$865 million (US$822 million) in a large-scale Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) project in the Athabasca oil sands. Tags: Canada Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Oil sands. Quest public disclosure document. CCS Demonstration and Deployment.

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JULY 28, 2016

Edmonton, Canada-based Forge Hydrocarbons has been awarded $500,000 from Alberta Innovates Bio Solutions (AI Bio) ( earlier post ) to support a $1.26-million In 2015, Forge received $4,201,814 from Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) toward a $12.7-million

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OCTOBER 18, 2016

XPRIZE announced the 27 teams representing six countries advancing in the $20-million NRG COSIA Carbon XPRIZE, a global competition to develop technologies that convert the most carbon dioxide emissions from natural gas and power plant facilities into products with the highest net value. Launched in September 2015, the 4.5-year

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OCTOBER 27, 2014

The merged MLP will feature large-scale positions across three key components of the midstream sector, including natural gas pipelines, gathering and processing and natural gas liquids and petrochemical services. Natural Gas Pipelines. Natural Gas Liquids and Petrochemical Services. Gathering and Processing.

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JULY 19, 2013

These will be the first public stations in eastern Canada to offer liquefied natural gas (LNG) as fuel. In addition to LNG, and compressed natural gas (CNG) in some cases, the stations will distribute diesel, gasoline, propane and biofuel, and make electric vehicle charging equipment available to users. energy service stations.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2015

A team led by researchers from the National Research Council Canada has investigated the effect of the use of a gasoline particulate filter on the size and morphology of PM emitted from a light-duty gasoline-direct-injection (GDI) vehicle over the FTP-75 and US06 transient drive cycles. —Saffaripour et al. Meghdad Saffaripour, Tak W.

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MARCH 27, 2017

GPURE (C) – A large area free-standing membrane developed for water filtration pre-treatment and may be suitable for use in gas separation applications and may be used as a lightweight component for automotive and sports equipment applications. GPURE (D) – A large area membrane that may be used for gas separation and sensing applications.

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MAY 6, 2015

Agility Fuel Systems , a designer and producer of natural gas fuel storage and delivery systems for heavy duty trucks and buses, and Cummins Inc. In operation since 1996, Agility and its predecessor companies have deployed more heavy-duty natural gas fuel systems in North America than any other company (some 25,000, according to the company).

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DECEMBER 8, 2019

Decarbonizing the economy to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is one of the company’s priorities. Renewable natural gas. In 2015, the electricity produced in Québec accounted for 32% of Canada’s total power generated from all sources, but was responsible for only 1% of GHG emissions linked to electric utilities.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2014

The orders are from a combination of new and existing customers widely distributed around the US and Canada. These orders reflect the continued strong growth of natural gas and set the stage for continued growth in 2014, the company said. weight compressed natural gas storage tanks and supplies these tanks, in addition to fully?

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Shell will proceed with the first carbon capture and storage (CCS) project for an oil sands operation in Canada. billion Quest project will be built on behalf of the Athabasca Oil Sands Project joint venture owners (Shell, Chevron and Marathon Oil) and with support from the Governments of Canada and Alberta. Earlier post.).

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APRIL 11, 2019

The study, based on data from 2010 to 2015, estimates that 64% of these new cases of asthma occur in urban areas. Findings from the study: An estimated 4 million children developed asthma each year from 2010 to 2015 due to exposure to NO 2 pollution, which primarily comes motor vehicle exhaust. —Susan Anenberg.

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MAY 15, 2017

With this offering, Ryder customers will be better able to address their sustainability goals of reducing greenhouse gas emissions while still utilizing diesel vehicles. This mobile service is now available through Ryder both in the US and Canada. —Debbie Raphael, Director of San Francisco’s Department of the Environment.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

In 2015, New Flyer invested USD $20 million to transform the campus to a world-class LEAN manufacturing site capable of producing New Flyer’s Xcelsior heavy-duty bus platform. MCI is also the exclusive distributor of Daimler’s Setra S 417 and S 407 motor coaches in the United States and Canada.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2013

Volvo Group’s North American subsidiary, Nova Bus, and the Société de transport de Montréal (STM) have entered into an agreement on an electrification project for the public transit system of Montréal, Canada. The MoU formalizes the intention of testing three Nova LFSe electric buses and two charging stations in Montréal.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

Williams has signed a new long-term gas processing agreement with a Canadian oil sands producer. Williams will extract, transport, fractionate, own and market the natural gas liquids (NGLs) and olefins recovered from the offgas at the producer’s upgrader near Fort McMurray, Alberta.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2014

GM says that it has tested the compressed natural gas (CNG) tank in the 2015 Bi-fuel Chevrolet Impala ( earlier post ) under normal and extreme conditions, exceeding both federal requirements and CNG industry guidelines. For example: The Bi-fuel Impala is subjected to six crash tests at GM’s Milford Proving Ground. Click to enlarge.

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JULY 10, 2019

OTT was established in 2015 to advance the economic, energy, and national security interests of the United States by expanding the commercial impact of the Department of Energy’s research and development portfolio. Concentric Ring Gas Atomization Die Design for Optimized Particle Production, $150,000 Praxair, Indianapolis, Ind.

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APRIL 1, 2009

A new report from Canada-based S&T 2 Consultants Inc., commissioned by IEA Bioenergy, finds that lifecycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions related to producing corn ethanol are not static and have shown continual improvement over time. By comparison, gasoline shows full lifecycle GHG emissions of 88,764 gCO 2 eq/GJ in 2015, up 2.5%

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NOVEMBER 16, 2012

an environmental non-government organization (ENGO), are proposing a bi-national carbon capture and storage (CCS) standard for the geologic storage of carbon dioxide for Canada and the United States. The IEA has urged for a quick and global push to develop and deploy CCS technologies to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions.

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MARCH 31, 2016

The City of Montreal, Canada has signed a two-year framework agreement with Cité Nissan Gabriel SEC to supply LEAF EVs for the municipal fleet. The purchase of electric vehicles is a step towards achieving our goal of 30% reduction by 2020 of greenhouse gas emissions, compared to 1990. Denis Coderre, Mayor of Montreal.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

Coming into effect on 1 January 2015, SO x Emission Control Areas (SECA) regions will reduce the permissible sulfur content in marine fuel to zero, forcing fleet operators to either install flue gas cleaning equipment on board, or switch to a sulfur-free fuel.

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AUGUST 5, 2011

confirmed that their jointly-developed RAV4 electric vehicle ( earlier post ) will be built at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada, Inc. In July of last year, Tesla and Toyota Engineering and Manufacturing, America (TEMA) collaborated to convert 32 conventional gas-engine RAV4 compact SUVs into fully functional RAV4 EV prototypes.

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MAY 15, 2017

in collaboration with scientists at the University of York’s Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI); University of Colorado; and the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, assessed 30 studies of vehicle emissions under real-world driving conditions in 11 major vehicle markets representing 80% of new diesel vehicle sales in 2015.

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MARCH 30, 2011

This includes almost 24 million inactive leased acres in the Gulf of Mexico, which potentially could hold more than 11 billion barrels of oil and 50 trillion cubic feet of natural gas. We’re also exploring and assessing new frontiers for oil and gas development from Alaska to the Mid- and South Atlantic. And we have to do it quickly.

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OCTOBER 29, 2016

An increasing number of ships are also using gas as a fuel as when ignited it leads to negligible sulfur oxide emissions. This has been recognized in the development by IMO of the International Code for Ships using Gases and other Low Flashpoint Fuels (the IGF Code), which was adopted in 2015.

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AUGUST 11, 2015

Most (86%) “agree” (38% strongly/47% somewhat) that “ zero emissions vehicles are key to Canada reducing its carbon emissions ”, while 14% “disagree” (3% strongly/11% somewhat). The Ipsos poll was conducted between 27 May and 1 June 2015 on behalf of Hyundai. The credibility interval will be wider among subsets of the population.

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APRIL 15, 2017

2015 saw just six major upstream projects totaling [some] 0.6 In the next few years, oil supply is growing in the United States, Canada, Brazil and elsewhere but this growth could stall by 2020 if the record two-year investment slump of 2015 and 2016 is not reversed. UBS, for its part, expects a 4-million-bpd supply gap by 2020.

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JUNE 27, 2019

The Government of Canada is investing $275 million to support LNG Canada ’s major liquefied natural gas (LNG) complex in Kitimat, British Columbia. The federal investment will include $220 million to help fund highly energy-efficient gas turbines for LNG Canada, minimizing both greenhouse gas emissions and fuel use.

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OCTOBER 4, 2013

will serve customers in the United States and Canada, and will be certified to US EPA 2013 NO x and PM emissions levels. At launch, it will also meet greenhouse gas (GHG) requirements through 2016, and 2015 California Air Resources Board (ARB) standards, including on-board diagnostics. Like the new 5.0L Cummins ISV5.0

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