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U-M study finds current CAFE standards create profit incentive for larger vehicles

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The current vehicle footprint-based Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards create a financial incentive for automakers to increase vehicle size, except under certain limited conditions of consumer preference for vehicle size, according to a study by University of Michigan researchers Kate Whitefoot and Steven Skerlos. 10 11 –5.17×10

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Altex & Unitel partner to demonstrate a new technology for making synthetic gasoline from biomass

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coal, biomass, or waste—is heated in the absence of molecular oxygen to produce a solid containing char and ash and volatile gases. This reactor converts a portion of the volatile gases into a mixture of light olefins, predominantly ethylene and propylene. lower cost) and gasification/F-T processes (e.g.,

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EIA projects decline in transportation sector energy consumption through 2037 despite increase in VMT, followed by increase

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Specifically, AEO2019 projects that: Increases in fuel economy standards temper growth in US motor gasoline consumption, which decreases by 26% between 2018 and 2050. Light-duty vehicle miles traveled increases by 20% in the Reference case, growing from 2.9 However, US coal shipments, which are primarily via rail, decline slightly.

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DOE releases Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Program Plan (2010 Draft) for public comment

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Long-term markets including mainstream transportation applications with a focus on light duty vehicles—in the 2015 to 2020 timeframe. These goals are to: Reduce the cost of producing hydrogen from renewable resources, nuclear energy, and coal with carbon sequestration; Reduce the cost of delivering, storing, and dispensing hydrogen; and.

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The cost of grid management has soared to nearly £2billion a year in the last two decades. Wind can indeed be light everywhere and the grid still needs vast extra investment to transfer wind power from northern Scotland to southern England. So that leaves gas with the task of keeping the lights on. Energy Solutions.

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EIA 2035 reference case projects drop in US imports of petroleum due to modest economic growth, increased efficiency, growing domestic oil production, and biofuels

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EIA added a premium to the capital cost of CO 2 -intensive technologies to reflect current market behavior regarding possible future policies to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions. In recent years, the US electric power sector’s historical reliance on coal-fired power plants has begun to decline. Click to enlarge.

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IEA: carbon intensity of global energy supply has barely changed in last 20 years; “window of opportunity in transport”

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The IEA said that this reflects the continued domination of fossil fuels—particularly coal—in the energy mix and the slow uptake of other, lower-carbon supply technologies. The costs of most clean energy technologies fell more rapidly than anticipated. Coal technologies continue to dominate growth in power generation.

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