Coal Oil Prices Power Water 
Green Car Congress
APRIL 28, 2014
DICE involves converting coal or biomass into a water-based slurry (called micronised refined carbon, MRC) that is directly injected into a large, specially adapted diesel engine. The fuel burns to produce intense temperature and pressure in the engine, which provides highly efficient power to turn electrical generators.
Green Car Congress
MAY 15, 2012
The National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has released a follow-on study to its 2009 evaluation of the economic and environmental performance of Coal-to-Liquids (CTL) and CTL with modest amounts of biomass mixed in (15% by weight) for the production of zero-sulfure diesel fuel. Earlier post.).
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 25, 2009
Australia’s Syngas Limited has engaged Rentech to provide Fischer-Tropsch fuels production preliminary engineering services for Syngas’ proposed commercial scale coal and biomass to liquids (CBTL) fuels facility in Southern Australia, known as the Clinton Project. Additionally, the Clinton coal fluidizes well.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 17, 2015
The cost of generating power from renewable energy sources has reached parity or dropped below the cost of fossil fuels for many technologies in many parts of the world, according to a new report released by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). —Adnan Z. Amin, Director-General of IRENA. Source: IRENA. Click to enlarge.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 12, 2012
barely rises in OECD countries, although there is a pronounced shift away from oil, coal (and, in some countries, nuclear) towards natural gas and renewables. In the New Policies Scenario, global coal demand increases by 21% and is heavily focused in China and India. Energy demand. — WEO-2012. Renewables.
Green Car Congress
JULY 2, 2013
The underlying assumption is that the world will immediately use whatever oil can be pumped from the ground, and that supply is independent of demand—that is, oil exploration investments bear no relation to the current oil price or expectations of future demand. Historical scenario. (A)
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 25, 2011
If the US military increases its use of alternative jet and naval fuels that can be produced from coal or various renewable resources, including seed oils, waste oils and algae, there will be no direct benefit to the nation’s armed forces, according to a new RAND Corporation study.
Expert insights. Personalized for you.
257 
Let's personalize your content