Remove 2016 Remove Energy Remove Gas Remove Houston
article thumbnail

UPS to add more than 6,000 natural gas trucks 2020-2022; $450M investment

Green Car Congress

UPS plans to purchase more than 6,000 natural gas-powered trucks beginning in 2020 and running through 2022. The new vehicles will be equipped with compressed natural gas (CNG) fuel systems provided under an exclusive agreement with Agility Fuel Solutions, a business of Hexagon Composites. UPS Natural Gas Package Van.

Gas 223
article thumbnail

Researchers develop earth-abundant photocatalyst for conversion of ammonia into hydrogen

Green Car Congress

and Princeton University’s Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment have created a scalable photocatalyst that can convert ammonia into hydrogen fuel. Liquid ammonia is easy to transport and packs a lot of energy, with one nitrogen and three hydrogen atoms per molecule. The research is published in Science.

Hydrogen 273
article thumbnail

ExxonMobil develops efficient new technology to dehydrate natural gas; exclusive license to Sulzer

Green Car Congress

ExxonMobil has developed new technology for natural gas dehydration that employs a patented absorption system inside pipes and replaces the need for conventional dehydration tower technology. The droplet generator uses the energy from the flowing natural gas to create droplets of the right size.

Gas 150
article thumbnail

Univ. Houston, Caltech team develops new earth-abundant, cost-effective catalyst for water-splitting

Green Car Congress

A team of researchers from the University of Houston and the California Institute of Technology has developed an active and durable earth-abundant transition metal dichalcogenide-based hybrid catalyst for water-splitting that exhibits high hydrogen evolution activity approaching the state-of-the-art platinum catalysts.

Houston 150
article thumbnail

Plains All American to build $900M, 200K bpd pipeline from Cushing to Memphis

Green Car Congress

terminal to the Valero Memphis Refinery, and the ability to access Valero Energy Partner’s Collierville pipeline. The total project investment is expected to be approximately $900 million and is expected to be completed in late 2016. PAA is headquartered in Houston, Texas. Plains All American Pipeline, L.P.

Memphis 236
article thumbnail

US average retail gasoline prices ended 2017 lower than they started

Green Car Congress

per gallon (gal) in 2018, 30 cents/gal (13%) higher than in 2017 and 57 cents/gal higher than in 2016. However, a rapid price decline beginning in October led to US average regular gasoline prices ending the year lower than they began for the first time since 2015, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).

Gasoline 236
article thumbnail

California oil producer applies for LCFS credits for producing crude oil using solar-generated power

Green Car Congress

Seneca Resources Corporation is the exploration and production (E&P) segment of National Fuel Gas Company, headquartered in Houston, Texas. Seneca explores for, develops and produces natural gas and oil reserves in California, Kansas and the Appalachian Region including the Marcellus and Utica Shales.

Oil 150