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NOVEMBER 6, 2015

One casualty of the oil price downturn could be the megaproject. For years, as conventional oil reserves depleted and became increasingly hard to find, oil companies ventured into far-flung locales to find new sources of production. The collapse of oil prices, however, could kill off the megaproject.

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APRIL 16, 2014

British Airways and its partner Solena Fuels announced that the UK GreenSky facility to convert landfill waste into jet fuel ( earlier post ) will be built in Thames Enterprise Park, part of the site of the former Coryton oil refinery in Thurrock, Essex. BioSynGas Cleaning & Conditioning.

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JULY 6, 2017

Relative to the levels finalized in 2017, the proposed 2018 volume requirements for advanced biofuel and total renewable fuel are lower by 40 million gallons. The Clean Air Act requires EPA to reset volume targets when certain conditions are met. Final 2017. EPA will issue the final rule in the fall. —Administrator Pruitt.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2018

Starship will undertake a cross-country run, carrying a full cargo of clean reef material, 18-25 May starting in San Diego, Calif. Starship uses full synthetic Shell Heavy Duty Engine Oil; Shell Rotella DEF Diesel Exhaust Fluid and Shell ROTELLA Extended Life Coolant; and. and ending in Jacksonville, Fla.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 7, 2020

One year into the ERDC project, the team demonstrated a three-step approach that “cleans” the water, removes the algae and entrained nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorus from the water, and transforms the algae into a potential energy source. 2017) in the book Algal Biofuels. Algae biorefinery concept through HTL.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

president Barack Obama will propose a tax of $10 per barrel on oil in the 2017 budget he will submit to Congress next week. According to the White House, its goal is to create "a clear incentive for private-sector innovation to reduce our reliance on oil, and at the same time invests in clean energy.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2010

The Obama Administration will expand oil and gas development and exploration on the US Outer Continental Shelf, while protecting fisheries, tourism, and places off US coasts that it says are not appropriate for development. And the only way this transition will succeed is if it strengthens our economy in the short term and the long term.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 16, 2017

Toyota Motor Corporation has agreed to collaborate with Masdar, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), Air Liquide, and Toyota distributor Al-Futtaim Motors in a joint research program to explore the potential of hydrogen energy use in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for the creation of a sustainable, low-carbon society.

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JUNE 30, 2016

As one of the outcomes of the “Three Amigos” meeting in Ottawa, Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, US President Barack Obama, and Mexico President Enrique Peña Nieto committed to an “ambitious and enduring” North American Climate, Clean Energy, and Environment Partnership. 50% clean power target.

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OCTOBER 11, 2021

million people worldwide in 2017, the paper notes. Specific recommendations include: Invest in clean renewable energy, in particular taking advantage of solar and wind power resources and reducing reliance on coal, oil, and gas. Only AIDS causes more deaths. billion IQ points across the continent.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 5, 2024

Overall auto volume was 146,979 units, up 11% YoY, though remaining below 2017–2019 seasonal norms (~185,000). The auto market saw plugin EVs at 24.3% share in France in April 2024, growing from 21.1% year-on-year. Full electric volume was up by a strong 45% YoY, while plugin hybrid volume was flat. continued] The post EVs At 24.3%

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MARCH 7, 2013

Clean diesel. GM is deploying clean diesel engines where they make business sense, Akerson said, noting the new B20-ready Chevrolet Cruze diesel. The new Cadillac ATS is lighter than a comparable BMW 3-Series. More efficient gasoline engines. Earlier post.). Energy policy.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 28, 2009

The EU’s Clean Sky Joint Technology Initiative (JTI) ( earlier post ) has launched its second call for proposals (SP1-JTI-CS-2009-02). The Clean Sky JTI is a major public/private partnership to develop technology by 2015 that can reduce aviation CO 2 emissions by 40%; NO x emissions by 60%; and noise by 50%. million (US$12.5-million)

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JANUARY 30, 2018

In September 2017, CalSEED awarded Cuberg $150,000 in Phase I grant funding. CalSEED, a funding initiative of the California Energy Commission, is a funding and professional development program for innovators and entrepreneurs working to bring early-stage clean energy concepts to market.

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OCTOBER 11, 2017

The most recent GREET versions are the GREET1 2017 version for fuel-cycle analysis and GREET2 2017 version for vehicle-cycle analysis. Updated the inventory and process data of soybean farming, soy oil extraction, and vegetable oil transesterification processes. The first version of GREET was released in 1996.

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JANUARY 30, 2017

—Panu Kopra, Executive Vice President of Oil Retail at Neste. Its properties ensure a clean combustion and reduce engine noise and local emissions. Neste MY Renewable Diesel is available from the six Neste Truck stations in January 2017; this will expand in stages to four more.

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OCTOBER 27, 2017

The Oil and Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI), is a CEO-led initiative of 10 oil and gas companies that collaborate on action to lead the industry response to climate change. This investment will help us continue to develop and commercialize the most efficient, clean, and practical engine possible. Zermeno, R.,

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MAY 10, 2024

Overall auto volume was 243,087 units, up by some 20% YoY, but still 20% below 2017–2019 seasonal norms (~305,000 units). April saw plugin EVs take an 18.4% share in Germany, down YoY from 20.5% — still reeling after the abrupt cancellation of incentive schemes in late December. The bestselling BEV. continued] The post EVs Take 18.4%

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MAY 21, 2010

The President also called for an extension of the National Program for increased fuel economy and reduced greenhouse gas emissions from light-duty vehicles to Model Year 2017 and beyond. Currently trucks consume more than two million barrels of oil every day, and average 6.1 miles per gallon. per gallon fuel price.

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MAY 14, 2011

Critz (PA-12) announced that the “Clean Coal-Derived Fuels for Energy Security Act of 2011” was introduced in the House of Representatives; Critz is a an original co-sponsor of the legislation. This bill would require that certain fuels in the nation’s fuel mix contain a minimum volume of clean coal-derived fuel.

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MAY 26, 2022

—James Turner, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Clean Combustion Research Center, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). A study of a 2017 Toyota Mirai fuel cell by Argonne National Laboratory found fuel cell stack efficiency below 50% and fuel cell system efficiency dropping below 40% at high loads.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Congress appropriated a total of $40 million since Fiscal Year 2017 for the Hub and public and private stakeholders are expected to contribute $34 million in cost-share. The Hub will focus on early-stage research and development (R&D) for energy-efficient and cost-competitive desalination technologies including manufacturing challenges.

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CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 8, 2024

Overall auto volume was 180,024 units, marginally down YoY, though well below 2017–2019 seasonal norms (~230,000). March’s auto market saw plugin EVs take a 27.9% share in France, growing from a 25.4% share year-on-year. Full electric volume was up by some 11% YoY, while plugin hybrid volume grew 4%. continued] The post EVs Take 27.9%

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Green Car Congress

MAY 11, 2018

The partners will work to meet the specific sustainable aviation fuel timetable and goals approved by the Port of Seattle Commission in December 2017: for a minimum of 10% of sustainable jet fuel to be produced locally from sustainable sources within 10 years, increasing to 50% by 2050.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2013

In fact, it is to grow our economy by using less oil and more electricity. We have the unique advantage to have a clean, renewable and relatively inexpensive energy. Under the province’s electrification strategy, the Government aims to introduce more than 12,500 additional electric vehicles on Québec roads by 2017.

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 8, 2021

You’ll learn about the oil filter, hoses, engine oil, tire rotation and much more, depending on the vehicle. According to the NHTSA, there were 738 tire-related fatalities in 2017. Change the Oil. Changing oil makes your car’s engine run smoothly and efficiently. Oil gives your vehicle life.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 5, 2017

The use of a performance-regulated oil pump is also economically beneficial. The recall is likely to start in July 2017. The oil cooler is integrated in the coolant flow of cylinder heads as needed. It is cleaned by enriching the fuel-air mixture in the engine. Audi recalls 24,000 cars in Europe with Euro 5 TDI engines.

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AUGUST 4, 2016

Minimum quantity lubrication (MQL) machining tools—which replace high volumes of coolant with fine mists of oil to cool, lubricate and clean during the metal working process—use 99.8% The second phase of engine production is scheduled to start in 2017, with the first installation in Ford cars planned for 2018.

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JANUARY 4, 2023

In 7 years of electrification and deployment of wind and solar, the US barely budged the needle, in fact declining slightly to more wasted energy in 2016 and 2017 before improving again in 2018 and onward.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2014

The $7-billion Line 3 Replacement (L3R) Program is the largest project in Enbridge history, and includes replacing an existing pipeline with modern pipe materials utilizing modern construction methods, resulting in restoration of one of Enbridge’s primary pipelines along its Mainline crude oil system. international border.

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APRIL 10, 2017

Among the findings of the literature review of various life-cycle assessments of the carbon intensity of AJF fuels: AJF produced from vegetable oil-based feedstocks tend to have a higher carbon intensity than conventional jet fuel when land-use change effects are taken into consideration.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

The Fischer-Tropsch products will be upgraded to fuels in existing central oil refineries, also bringing the benefits of economy of scale for the overall process. The gasification of biomass and the gas cleaning process are developed and piloted by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd together with GKN Sinter Metals Filters GmbH.

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MARCH 20, 2018

China Energy was established in November 2017 by the merger of Shenhua Group, a world-class energy company, and China’s power giant China Guodian Corporation. Clean energy, including hydrogen, is a key focus of the Group.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

In June 2017, Sunfire delivered the world’s most efficient steam electrolysis module (SOEC) in the context of the Horizon 2020 project ‘Green Industrial Hydrogen via reversible high-temperature electrolysis’ (GrInHy) at Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH. The delivery from Dresden to Salzgitter took place in June 2017. Earlier post.).

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JULY 10, 2012

Part of DOE’s “Clean Coal Power Initiative” (CCPI), the new polygeneration plant will incorporate CCS as well as utilize CO 2 for enhanced oil recovery. million tons per year of CO 2 will be transported via pipeline to Occidental Petroleum’s Elk Hills Oil Field, located less than 4 miles away. Approximately 2.6

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DECEMBER 1, 2018

The Clean Air Act requires EPA to set annual RFS volumes of biofuels that must be used for transportation fuel for four categories of biofuels: total, advanced, cellulosic, and biomass-based diesel. The RFS regulations define a small refinery as one with an average crude oil input no greater than 75,000 barrels per day (bpd) crude in 2006.

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JUNE 11, 2018

At a February 2018 meeting, an IMO-subcommittee announced a proposal to ban the carriage of non-compliant bunker fuel (fuel that exceeds the 0.50% sulfur limit) aboard ships that have not installed on-board ship scrubbers (exhaust gas cleaning systems), Barrow said. As of August 2017, approximately 360 ships had installed scrubbers.

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