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JULY 25, 2013

The Brent crude oil spot price averaged $112 per barrel in 2012, and EIA’s July 2013 Short-Term Energy Outlook projects averages of $105 per barrel in 2013 and $100 per barrel in 2014. Liquid fuels. In the Reference case, all the growth in liquids use is in the transportation and industrial sectors.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2010

Comparison of coal consumption and CO 2 emissions for co-production and separate production of liquids and power. Conventional CTL plant gasifies coal to produce a syngas which is then converted in a Fischer-Tropsch reactor to products. Even with CCS, the liquid product costs are comparable to recent crude oil prices.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

The proposed rulemaking establishes separate standards for natural gas and coal plants. coal units) are based on the performance of a new efficient coal unit implementing partial carbon capture and storage (CCS). Climate Change Coal Emissions Natural Gas Policy Power Generation' Background.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2012

the developer of a process for harvesting algae and cleaning up oil & gas water, announced that its second original equipment manufacturer’s (OEM) agreement will target oil service companies in the Canadian oil sands market. LH was an early private investor in Athabasca Oil Corporation. OriginOil, Inc.,

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JULY 30, 2019

Scientists at ETH Zürich and oil and gas company Total have developed a new catalyst that efficiently converts CO 2 and hydrogen directly into methanol. Offering realistic market potential, the technology paves the way for the sustainable production of fuels and chemicals.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

Teams are challenged to develop breakthrough technologies that convert the most CO 2 into one or more products with the highest net value. XPRIZE will appoint a judging panel to evaluate the various technologies and approaches developed by teams during the competition. —Sicily Dickenson, chief marketing officer, NRG.

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AUGUST 22, 2012

The successful bench-scale test of a novel carbon dioxide capturing sorbent promises to further advance the process as a possible technological option for reducing CO 2 emissions from coal-fired power plants. The new sorbent, BrightBlack, was originally developed for a different application by Advanced Technology Materials Inc.

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JUNE 21, 2014

In a paper in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology , they report that the two CUGP options increase carbon efficiency by 21.1?41.3% The team developed two process models for CUGP mainly producing light olefins and Fischer–Tropsch (F–T) synthetic oils with Aspen Plus software. and thermal efficiency by 15.7?40.7%,

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2019

DOE’s program has deployed various large-scale CCUS pilot and demonstration projects; DOE said that it is imperative to build upon these learnings to test, mature, and prove CCUS technologies at the commercial scale. The credit was recently increased to $35/metric ton for enhanced oil recovery and $50/metric ton for geologic storage.

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JUNE 26, 2009

In addition to high oil prices and the financial crisis, the increased use of new renewable energy sources, such as biofuels for road transport and wind energy for electricity generation, had a noticeable and mitigating impact on CO 2 emissions. Global CO2 emissions increased from 15.3 Source: PBL. Click to enlarge.

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JUNE 27, 2013

As an acceptable condition for US government support for public financing of new coal plants overseas. Technically accessible storage resources are those that can be accessed using today’s technology and pressurization and injection techniques. Carbon dioxide injection has been one method of enhanced oil recovery since the 1980s.

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MARCH 6, 2014

Liquid Light’s technology can be used to produce more than 60 chemicals with large existing markets, including propylene, isopropanol, methyl-methacrylate and acetic acid. Liquid Light’s core technology is centered on low-energy catalytic electrochemistry to convert CO 2 to chemicals, combined with hydrogenation and purification operations.

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DECEMBER 25, 2012

The United States has at least 2,400 billion metric tons of possible carbon dioxide storage resource in saline formations, oil and gas reservoirs, and unmineable coal seams, according to a new US Department of Energy (DOE) publication.

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MAY 2, 2012

The low case estimates potential capacity of 136 billion metric tons for oil and gas fields; 65 billion metric tons for coal fields; and 1,738 billion metric tons for saline reservoirs, collectively representing over 500 years of storage. Also being launched alongside the hard-copy atlas are the NACSA website and online viewer.

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JULY 20, 2015

Gas Technology Institute ( GTI ) has acquired the assets of Aerojet Rocketdyne’s (AR’s) energy systems portfolio. GTI has worked closely with AR for ten years, hosting the development of their compact gasifier for coal and natural gas conversion.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

Injection of CO 2 began in a first-of-a-kind US Department of Energy–sponsored field trial of enhanced coalbed methane recovery with simultaneous CO2 sequestration in an unmineable coal seam. MPa) and a rate of about 27 short tons per day over the next 2 years into the center wells in the Upper Freeport coal seam.

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JANUARY 19, 2011

Natural gas is projected to be the fastest growing fossil fuel, and coal and oil are likely to lose market share as all fossil fuels experience lower growth rates. OECD oil demand peaked in 2005 and in 2030 is projected to be roughly back at its level in 1990. Oil, excluding bio-fuels, will grow relatively slowly at 0.6%

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JULY 2, 2009

The two projects selected—an existing power plant in North Dakota and a new facility in California—will incorporate advanced technologies to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. The selection of the two projects is part of the third round of the Clean Coal Power Initiative (CCPI). Post Combustion CO 2 Capture Project.

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JUNE 26, 2010

Natural gas will play a leading role in reducing greenhouse-gas emissions over the next several decades, largely by replacing older, inefficient coal plants with highly efficient combined-cycle gas generation, according to a major new interim report out from MIT. The first two reports dealt with nuclear power (2003) and coal (2007).

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JULY 8, 2015

CRI, founded in 2006 in Reykjavik, Iceland, is developing technology to produce renewable methanol from clean energy and recycled CO 2 emissions. Geely is committed to achieving the long-term goal of zero emissions mobility through a diverse suite of new energy solutions, including renewable methanol vehicle technology. Earlier post.)

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FEBRUARY 14, 2012

million for the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve (and includes a $6 million rescission of prior year funds); $14.9 The CCS Demonstrations program, including the Clean Coal Power Initiative, FutureGen 2.0, It also includes $35 million for NETL staff to conduct in-house coal R&D. The request includes $420.6

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JUNE 19, 2010

The project team aims to demonstrate that post-combustion carbon capture can be economically applied to existing power plants—particularly those having the opportunity to sequester CO 2 in nearby oil fields—and the viability of sequestration in such formations.

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OCTOBER 10, 2009

A pilot project by We Energies, Alstom and The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) testing an Alstom advanced chilled ammonia process ( earlier post ) has demonstrated more than 90% capture of carbon dioxide from the flue stream of a coal-fueled power plant in Wisconsin (the Pleasant Prairie Carbon Capture Pilot Plant ).

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AUGUST 13, 2009

the developer of technology for efficient and non-destructive ( earlier post ) extraction of oil from algae, led a consortium in a recently submitted application for a grant under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 targeting the beneficial use of CO 2. OriginOil, Inc., Carbon Sciences, Inc., Earlier post.)

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JULY 5, 2011

Humanity is close to breaching the sustainability of Earth, and needs a technological revolution greater and faster than the industrial revolution to avoid “ a major planetary catastrophe ,” according to a new United Nations report. Supporting a broad energy technology development. technologies in specific locations.

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OCTOBER 22, 2009

million for research to improve the efficiency of engines and creating technologies for detecting, capturing and storing carbon emissions. Ramana said the reliable, fast and highly sensitive sensors will be able to withstand the corrosive atmosphere and extremely high temperatures found in coal gasification power systems. Ramana, Ph.D.,

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NOVEMBER 9, 2017

PM emissions from current vehicles in Beijing could be reduced by approximately 19% by simply blending 20% synthetic diesel with currently available diesel, according to a new study by Tsinghua University, the Desert Research Institute in Nevada and Greyrock Energy, a developer of gas-to-liquids technology.

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MAY 30, 2011

Energy-related carbon-dioxide (CO2) emissions in 2010 were the highest in history, according to the latest estimates by the International Energy Agency (IEA). In terms of fuels, 44% of the estimated CO 2 emissions in 2010 came from coal, 36% from oil, and 20% from natural gas.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2011

In a paper published in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology , they present their results for a 10% PHEV market share of the light-duty vehicle fleet. In NYISO home charging does not decrease CO 2 emissions as much as smart or work charging because it is displacing gasoline with plants near the peak, often using oil.

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DECEMBER 7, 2009

The second round is focused specifically on three areas of technology representing new approaches for advanced microbial biofuels, carbon capture, and batteries for electric vehicles. Innovative Materials & Processes for Advanced Carbon Capture Technologies (IMPACCT). Earlier post.)

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DECEMBER 15, 2009

The full AEO2010 report, including projections with differing assumptions on the price of oil, the rate of economic growth, and the characteristics of new technologies, will be released in early 2010, along with regional projections. As a result, reliance on imported oil declines significantly over the next 25 years.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2010

Increased availability of low CO 2 sources of electricity and hydrogen could counter-intuitively delay, rather than accelerate, a large-scale transition to an electric and/or hydrogen vehicle fleet, according to a new study by researchers from Ford Motor Company and Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2011

The second largest contributor was the Ohio Coal Development Office and the remainder of funding came from private contributions from some of the other 35-plus members of the MRCSP. Burger Plant) helped establish familiarity with CO2 sequestration technologies in the region.

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MAY 2, 2011

In the years since 2005, we have established and significantly enhanced the LBNL China End-Use Energy Model based on the level of diffusion of end use technologies and other drivers of energy demand. It is reduced by 900 Mtce to 4600 Mtce in AIS in 2050, a cumulative energy reduction of 26 billion tonnes of coal equivalent from 2005 to 2050.

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APRIL 20, 2009

”China’s coal sector has made remarkable progress over the last decade, fuelling rapid economic growth and bringing a better quality of life for China’s citizens”, said Nobuo Tanaka, Executive Director of the International Energy Agency (IEA), today in Beijing at the launch of the new publication, Cleaner Coal in China.

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OCTOBER 29, 2020

The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy (FE) has selected four projects for cost-shared research and development under the funding opportunity announcement (FOA), DE-FOA-0002180, Design Development and System Integration Design Studies for Coal FIRST Concepts.

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AUGUST 9, 2019

the promotion of clean energy, limits for vehicle fuel efficiency, technology replacement, and the promotion of public transportation). (3) Energy demand is able to peak at around 2020, with the peak amount ranging between 86 Mtce and 107 Mtce (million tonnes of coal equivalent), and energy consumption is likely to drop to 70–84 Mtce in 2050.

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