Coal, Comparison, Oil and Waste

CERA: Canadian Oil Sands Poised to Become the Top Source of Crude Imports to the US in 2010; Could Contribute Up To 36% of US Oil and Refined Products Imports by 2030

Green Car Congress

MAY 21, 2010

Growth of production of Canadian oil sands. The Canadian oil sands are now poised to become the number one source of US crude oil imports in 2010, according to new research from the IHS CERA Canadian Oil Sands Dialogue. The Role of Canadian Oil Sands in US Oil Supply”. Conventional oil uses 0.1

Oil-Sands

Oil-Sands Oil 2010 Production

New inventory of black carbon emissions from China finds 2007 levels higher than previously reported

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JULY 8, 2012

Comparison of relative contributions from various sources to total BC emissions between China and other countries/regions including India, North America, and Africa. In addition, predicted oil consumption for use in motor vehicles between 2008 and 2050 were used to develop the inventory. Earlier post.). Credit: ACS, Wang et al.

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2007 Carbon China Emissions

The Dirty Truth of Petrol & Diesel Vehicles

Plug In India

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Diesel or petrol starts as oil, on average 1,798 meters below the surface of the earth. A great deal of oil is extracted using what is called a pumpjack. The electricity usage for the 1,42,054 onshore wells that supply oil to India is over 1,415 GWh a month! That's just oil wells on land. What about deep sea drilling?

Petrol

Petrol Diesel Vehicles Oil

Swiss WTW study finds important role for alternative fuels as well as alt drivetrains in move to low-emissions vehicles

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JANUARY 3, 2014

Third, the analysis offers a novel comparison of drivetrain and energy carrier production pathways based on natural resource categories. The lowest WTW energy demand and GHG emissions were achieved using electricity from waste incineration, biogas CHP, hydropower, wind power, and photovoltaic power.

Alternative Fuels

Alternative Fuels Emissions Fuel Switzerland

EPA Awards $2M to Small Businesses to Develop Sustainable Technologies; Includes Biofuel, Emissions Reduction Projects

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APRIL 5, 2010

Included in the 34 FY2010 SBIR Phase I awards are the following biofuel and emissions-reduction projects: Technology Specialists, “Thermochemical Biofuels Production from Biomass Waste Materials”, $70,000. This project will develop and evaluate a new process for converting biomass waste into diesel fuel.

Emissions

Emissions EPA Waste Exhaust

The Case for Nuclear Cargo Ships

Cars That Think

JANUARY 20, 2024

The IMO’s previous goal was a 50 percent reduction by 2050 in comparison with 2008 levels. At the same time, it’s becoming apparent that alternative-fuel solutions we’re looking at have big drawbacks, and that producing these fuels will take a lot of green power that will be needed to replace coal and gas on shore.

Molten Salt

Molten Salt Mariner South Korea Water

Steep increase in global CO2 emissions despite reductions by industrialized countries; driven by power generation and road transport

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

By comparison, Chinese per capita CO 2 emissions of 6.8 Between 1990 and 2010 they reduced their dependence on coal (from 25% to 20% of total energy production) and oil (from 38% to 36.5%), and shifted towards natural gas (which increased from 23% to 27 %), nuclear energy (from 8% to 9%) and renewable energy (from 6.5%

Global

Global Emissions Industrial Industry

Must Read 40+ Electric Vehicle Interview Questions & Answers

Get Electric Vehicle

JUNE 7, 2023

Electric motors have higher efficiency rates compared to internal combustion engines, which waste a significant amount of energy as heat. EVs convert a higher percentage of electrical energy from the battery into actual propulsion, resulting in less energy waste. 10 Are EVs eco-friendly since we generate electricity from coal?

Electric Vehicles

Electric Vehicles Vehicles Electric Electrical

Naysayer Alert – the hydrogen red herring

My Electric Car

AUGUST 21, 2020

The energy stored within hydrogen has been imparted from electrical energy through the electrolytic hydrogen production process or more likely in the refinement of fossil fuels such as coal seam (methane) gas – both are energy intensive processes in themselves. . So why haven’t FCEV becoming as prolific as other electric cars?

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Petrol Gas-Electric Lithium Ion

IEA World Energy Outlook view on the transport sector to 2035; passenger car fleet doubling to almost 1.7B units, driving oil demand up to 99 mb/d; reconfirming the end of cheap oil

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NOVEMBER 13, 2011

Change in primary oil demand by sector and region in the central New Policies Scenario, 2010-2035. Under the WEO 2011 central scenario, oil demand rises from 87 million barrels per day (mb/d) in 2010 to 99 mb/d in 2035, with all the net growth coming from the transport sector in emerging economies. Click to enlarge. billion in 2035.

Oil

Oil Transportation Cheap Fleet

Kyoto team develops two-stage process for direct liquefaction of low-rank coal and biomass under mild conditions

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MAY 11, 2015

Researchers at Kyoto University in Japan have proposed a novel two-stage process to convert low-rank coals or biomass wastes under mild conditions to high-quality liquid fuel. Also, liquefying high-oxygen content low-ranking coal and biomass also consumes more hydrogen and produces more CO 2 , significantly reducing process efficiency.

Coal

Coal Waste Oil Hydrogen

Final session on international mercury convention this week expected to culminate in agreement; UNEP Global Mercury Assessment 2013 finds industrial source Hg emissions may be rising

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JANUARY 13, 2013

Comparison of Hg emissions in 2005 and 2010, by selected sector and region. Unintentional emission sectors: Coal burning, ferrous- and non-ferrous (Au, Cu, Hg, Pb, Zn) metal production, cement production. Intentional-use sectors: Disposal and incineration of product waste, cremation emissions, chlor-alkali industry.

Mercury

Mercury Emissions 2013 Global

Plug-In Hybrids (or Plugin Hybrids)

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Plug-In Hybrids Are Cleaner (Even on a Coal Grid) [ to top ] This entire section is finally obsolete -- because we now have a definitive study by the Electric Power Research Institute and the Natural Resources Defense Council. In some areas where wind and hydropower is wasted at night, the rate can be as low as 2-3 cents per kWh.

Plug-in

Plug-in Plugin Plug Hybrid

Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

Appendix B: Car of the Future: A Comparison of Alternative Vehicles. The combination of harvesting whole forests and burning long-sequestered carbon sources such as coal or oil has impaired the Earth’s carbon cycle at an increasing pace. To ignore this potential is wasteful and foolish. Conclusions. slow charge.

PHEV

PHEV Plug-in Renewable Energy

GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

That way you have a fair basis of comparison, you know, apples to apples and all that jazz. GM killed that car because of back room deals with oil companies, and now they expect us to believe that they are just so cutting edge now? We should have built more Nuclear power plants and created a nuclear waste recycling program.

Volt

Volt GM Chevrolet EV1

EV Driven

CERA: Canadian Oil Sands Poised to Become the Top Source of Crude Imports to the US in 2010; Could Contribute Up To 36% of US Oil and Refined Products Imports by 2030

New inventory of black carbon emissions from China finds 2007 levels higher than previously reported

The Dirty Truth of Petrol & Diesel Vehicles

Swiss WTW study finds important role for alternative fuels as well as alt drivetrains in move to low-emissions vehicles

EPA Awards $2M to Small Businesses to Develop Sustainable Technologies; Includes Biofuel, Emissions Reduction Projects

The Case for Nuclear Cargo Ships

Steep increase in global CO2 emissions despite reductions by industrialized countries; driven by power generation and road transport

Must Read 40+ Electric Vehicle Interview Questions & Answers

Naysayer Alert – the hydrogen red herring

IEA World Energy Outlook view on the transport sector to 2035; passenger car fleet doubling to almost 1.7B units, driving oil demand up to 99 mb/d; reconfirming the end of cheap oil

Kyoto team develops two-stage process for direct liquefaction of low-rank coal and biomass under mild conditions

Final session on international mercury convention this week expected to culminate in agreement; UNEP Global Mercury Assessment 2013 finds industrial source Hg emissions may be rising

Plug-In Hybrids (or Plugin Hybrids)

Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

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