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Green Car Congress
MAY 12, 2017
Alberta Innovates has teamed up with Natural Resources (NRCan) and industry partners to take three clean oil sands technologies to commercial demonstration. This announcement is a result of NRCan’s Oil and Gas Clean Tech Program. Cenovus Energy will test an oil sands extraction technology using a solvent-driven process.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 1, 2013
and Teck Resources Limited, is proceeding with the Fort Hills oil sands mining project, located 90 kilometers (56 miles) north of Fort McMurray. The project is scheduled to produce first oil as early as the fourth quarter of 2017 and achieve 90% of its planned production capacity of 180,000 barrels per day within 12 months.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 18, 2010
Suncor Energy has received conditional approval for its oil sands fluid tailings management plan from Alberta’s Energy Resources Conservation Board ( ERCB ). Tailings are a mixture of fine clay, sands, water and residual bitumen produced through the oil sands extraction process, and are held in massive “ponds”.
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 23, 2012
Statoil has made the investment decision to develop the Mariner heavy oil field development in the UK North Sea. Pending final approval of the field development plan by the UK authorities, Statoil expects to start production from Mariner in 2017. The heavy oil project will require pioneering technology in order to be developed.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 25, 2015
Chevrolet will add a new clean diesel engine to the US lineup in 2017, featuring a B20-capable 1.6L Clean-sheet engine design. The new Ecotec small-displacement engine family featured in the Cruze represents a clean-sheet design and engineering process, leveraging the diverse experience of GM’s global resources.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 27, 2017
The new Tiguan is well-designed, -engineered and -built, and is packed with content; driving is a pleasure, even when the road and traffic are not. However, it is also more fuel efficient, picking up 2 mpg on the EPA combined cycle rating—an increase of 9% over the 2017 model. (As 2017 Toyota RAV4. 2017 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 19, 2014
The new engine family, including naturally aspirated and turbocharged variants, will make its way into five GM brands and 27 models by the 2017 model year, said Steve Kiefer, GM vice president, Global Powertrain Engineering. The architecture is also designed to support hybrid propulsion systems and alternative fuels.
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