article thumbnail

Study finds that switch to heavy and synthetic crude oils could double or triple refinery emissions

Green Car Congress

Increasing crude processing intensity and energy intensity with worsening oil quality. OQ: Crude feed oil quality. Switching to heavy crude oil and synthetic crude oil derived from oil sands bitumen in refineries could double or triple refinery emissions and add 1.6-3.7 PI: Crude processing intensity.

Oil 287
article thumbnail

U.K. Startup’s Digital Dyeing Printers Save Energy, Water

Cars That Think

He had contributed to the invention of Shell mineral oil, which is still being used in our cars. For the latter, being hydrophobic, the dye is jetting on both sides of the fabric and fixed by infrared light. With climate protection, we have become used to minute progress, at the best. Here we have a revolution.

Water 63