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DECEMBER 15, 2009

Existing US policies that stress energy efficiency and alternative fuels, together with higher energy prices, will curb energy consumption growth and shift the energy mix toward renewable fuels, according to the reference case for the Annual Energy Outlook 2010 ( AEO2010 ) released by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).

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DECEMBER 16, 2013

LDV energy consumption declines in AEO2014 Reference case from 16.0 quadrillion Btu in 2040 in the AEO2013 Reference case. The rising fuel economy of LDVs more than offsets the modest growth in VMT, resulting in a 25% decline in LDV energy consumption decline between 2012 and 2040 in the AEO2014 Reference case. Source: EIA.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

Worldwide energy consumption will grow by 53% between 2008 and 2035 with much of the increase driven by strong economic growth in the developing nations, especially China and India, according to the reference case in the newly released International Energy Outlook 2011 (IEO2011) from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).

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JULY 19, 2011

For the report, central-station generation refers to >100 MW, with the exception of some renewable-resource-based technologies. impacts on existing generating plants from pending or anticipated environmental rules on emissions, use of water resources, and coal ash handling and disposal. The capital cost learning curve.

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JUNE 27, 2013

Pie chart showing mean estimates by the USGS of technically accessible storage resources (TA SR ) for CO 2 by region. As an acceptable condition for US government support for public financing of new coal plants overseas. National Assessment of Geologic Carbon Dioxide Storage Resources—Summary Fact Sheet. Click to enlarge.

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MAY 15, 2014

If natural gas is abundant and less expensive, it will encourage greater natural gas consumption and less consumption of fuels such as coal, renewables and nuclear power. Most evidence indicates that natural gas as a substitute for coal in electricity production, gasoline in transport, and electricity in buildings decreases greenhouse gases.

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APRIL 14, 2015

AEO2015 presents updated projections for US energy markets through 2040 based on six cases (Reference, Low and High Economic Growth, Low and High Oil Price, and High Oil and Gas Resource) that reflect updated scenarios for future crude oil prices. Tcf in the High Oil and Gas Resource case. With greater U.S.

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MARCH 27, 2014

A specific objective is to have the outcome accepted as a reference by all relevant stakeholders, including industry, academia and government. They also note that large-scale production of synthetic fuels or hydrogen from coal or gas offers the potential for GHG emissions reduction—but only if CO 2 can be captured and stored.

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APRIL 5, 2016

coal, biomass, or waste—is heated in the absence of molecular oxygen to produce a solid containing char and ash and volatile gases. Altex has been working with the US Department of Energy (DOE) on developing a version of the process to convert a mixture of coal and biomass to jet fuel since 2012. Carbonaceous materials—e.g.,

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JULY 11, 2013

Abiotic Resource Depletion Potential (kg Sb equivalent). water, and non-renewable energies (crude oil, coal.) consumption leading to resources and abiotic depletion. Quantifies the quantity of energy (crude oil, coal.) Quantifies ores (steel, aluminum, copper.), Primary Energy Demand (MJ) (renewable and non-renewable).

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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 reference vehicle has a mass of 1,350 kg (2,976 lbs), with 70 kW (94 hp) equivalent ICE power. —Yazdanie et al. 2013.10.043.

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Alternative Fuels Emissions Fuel Switzerland 252

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JUNE 1, 2016

The process produces a toxic byproduct referred to as black liquor—a primarily liquid mixture of pulping residues (such as lignin and hemicellulose) and inorganic chemicals from the Kraft process (sodium hydroxide and sodium sulfide, for example). Their paper appears in the journal ChemSusChem. Globally over 1.3 Earlier post.)

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OCTOBER 31, 2016

The Upper Missouri River Basin refers to the Missouri River and all its tributaries upstream of Sioux City, Iowa. The Upper Missouri River Basin also contains the Colstrip power plant in eastern Montana—the second largest coal-fired generating facility west of the Mississippi—and the Bakken shale formation.

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Grant Montana Missouri Carbon 150

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JULY 8, 2012

To develop the new inventory, the team included 22 BC emission sources including both anthropogenic and natural sources (savanna and forest fires), and used emission factor values (EF BC ), references, and the detailed data sources for coke production, open-fire agricultural waste burning, and wildfires. Credit: ACS, Wang et al.

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2007 Carbon China Emissions 271

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JUNE 7, 2017

Compared to the reference case, in which gasoline vehicles (ICEVs) remain dominant through 2050 (BAU), OPT results in 16% and 36% reductions in LDV greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for 2030 and 2050, respectively, corresponding to 5% and 9% reductions in economy-wide emissions. —Keshavarzmohammadian et al. Henze, and Jana B. 6b04801.

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JANUARY 25, 2012

Over the last three years, we’ve opened millions of new acres for oil and gas exploration, and tonight, I’m directing my administration to open more than 75 percent of our potential offshore oil and gas resources. The EIA’s Reference case for 2035 projects 66% fossil (coal and natural gas), 18% nuclear and 16% from renewables.).

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JULY 3, 2017

This growth is expected to lead to a significant increase in carbon dioxide emissions of nearly 900 million tonnes through 2050, or about the same level of emissions growth as from coal use in the power and the entire industry sector combined. Gt in 2050, or 75%, relative to the Reference Technology Scenario.

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Oil Transportation Alternative Fuels Fuel Economy 150

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NOVEMBER 13, 2014

The marginal fuels are the resources that are most sensitive to long-term marginal price reduction, which is the main mechanism through which biofuels displace fossil fuels. —van den Bos and Hamelinck 2014. the marginal fossil fuels. —van den Bos and Hamelinck 2014.

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Oil-Sands Oil 2014 Fuel 236

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MAY 9, 2009

UK researchers have published a new estimate of total crude oil extracted in the International Journal of Oil, Gas and Coal Technology that suggests we may have used more than we think. Resources. Oil, Gas and Coal Technology , 2009, 2, 199-200 doi: 10.1504/IJOGCT.2009.024887. 2009.024887. 2008.016731.

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JANUARY 2, 2011

Gasification is emerging as a core technology for the production of chemicals and cleaner power, and refers to a process for converting solid fuels, including coal, biomass, and wastes, into either fuel gas (containing CH 4 and some N 2 usually) or syngas (containing mainly H 2 and CO) for subsequent conversion into fuels and chemicals.

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DECEMBER 31, 2023

Renewable energy integration refers to the process of efficiently incorporating renewable energy sources into existing energy systems. Intermittency Management: Intermittency refers to the variability of renewable energy sources. what is renewable energy integration ?

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APRIL 19, 2022

It refers to a chemical reaction that is enabled, or greatly speeded up, by the presence of one or more other chemicals. In the 18th century, the United Kingdom built a network of canals that enabled, rather suddenly, the delivery of raw materials, coal for power, and access to ports for the finished goods.

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MARCH 18, 2010

This systems-level change, sometimes referred to as the New Industrial Revolution, will require novel materials as well as savvy analysis and modeling to ensure success. What resources do chemists need to tackle global sustainability challenges? Tags: Batteries Bio-hydrocarbons Biomass Coal Fuel Cells Fuels Solar.

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San Francisco Coal Solar Fuel 170

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MAY 27, 2009

World marketed energy consumption is projected to grow by 44% between 2006 and 2030, driven by strong long-term economic growth in the developing nations of the world, according to the reference case projection from the International Energy Outlook 2009 ( IEO2009 ) released today by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).

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2006 Emissions Energy Oil-Sands 150

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AUGUST 1, 2016

million tons of coal equivalent (tce), which resulted in serious air pollution. This study will be important and helpful for policymakers in light of new policies that aim to reduce harmful emissions from residents’ travel transport and also provide a relatively reliable and comprehensive reference for researches. —He and Qiu.

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Chinese Emissions Commercial Vehicles 150

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AUGUST 22, 2014

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the Second Integrated Urban Air Toxics Report to Congress—the final of two reports required under the Clean Air Act (CAA) to inform Congress of progress in reducing public health risks from urban air toxics (also referred to as hazardous air pollutants or HAPs).

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EPA Congress Pollution Gasoline-Electric 273

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NOVEMBER 17, 2009

The authors, under the umbrella of the Global Carbon Project , reported a 29% increase in global CO 2 emissions from fossil fuel between 2000 and 2008 (the latest year for which figures are available), and by 41% between 2008 and 1990, the reference year of the Kyoto Protocol. over the previous seven years. Le Quéré C et al.

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2008 Emissions Carbon Climate Change 218

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JUNE 2, 2014

The value allocated here in EPA’s goal-setting formula was an average heat rate improvement of 6% for coal steam electric generating units (EGUs). EPA is proposing a BSER goal approach referred to as Option 1 and taking comment on a second approach (Option 2). the remainder from other sources, including wind and solar. billion kWh).

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DECEMBER 18, 2013

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) staff has posted six new Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) pathway applications to the LCFS public comment web site: corn ethanol; molasses ethanol (from Brazil); palm fatty acid distillates (PFAD) to biodiesel; and landfill gas to LNG, L-CNG, and CNG. Earlier post.)

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Oil California Gas Gas-Electric 247

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JANUARY 13, 2012

National benefits of the CH 4 plus BC measures versus the reference scenario. Seven measures target CH 4 emissions, covering coal mining, oil and gas production, long-distance gas transmission, municipal waste and landfills, wastewater, livestock manure, and rice paddies. Source: Shindell et al. Click to enlarge. —Shindell et al.

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Carbon Ozone Emissions International 257

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JUNE 15, 2011

Global benefits from full implementation of the identified measures in 2030 compared to the reference scenario. ventilation air from coal mines. Replacing coal by coal briquettes in cooking and heating stoves. The climate change benefit is estimated for a given year (2050) and human health and crop benefits are.

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Ozone Carbon Climate Change Global 218

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JULY 3, 2015

For the study, the team reconstructed the vehicle technology portfolios from two national vehicle studies (the 2007 Environmental Assessment of Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles by the Electric Power Research Institute and Natural Resources Defense Council; and the 2009 Multi-Path Transportation Futures study by Argonne National Laboratory).

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Carbon EPRI Climate Gasoline-Electric 150

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JANUARY 24, 2014

For systems incorporating high levels of wind power, ramping natural gas combustion turbine plants in response to changes in output from variable resources has typically provided this flexibility. Controlled charging can also take advantage of the high levels of wind generation that commonly occur at night in the US. —Allison Weis.

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Wind PHEV Cost Of Charging 286

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

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% Long Term Trend in Global CO 2 Emissions.

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Global Emissions Industrial Industry 281

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FEBRUARY 22, 2011

Global benefits from full implementation of the identified measures in 2030 compared to the reference scenario. The climate change benefit is estimated for 2050 and human health and crop benefits are for 2030 and beyond. Click to enlarge. Summary for decision makers of the integrated assessment of black carbon and tropospheric ozone.

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Ozone Climate Carbon Climate Change 218

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MARCH 10, 2009

Coral reefs may be the canary in the coal mine.” —Ken Coral bleaching refers to the loss of symbiotic algae that are essential for healthy growth of coral colonies. Our fossil-fueled lifestyle is killing off coral reefs. If we don’t change our ways soon, in the next few decades we will destroy what took millions of years to create.

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CO2 Industrial Industry Carbon 186

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MAY 6, 2011

“When you burn coal, you’re burning Selaginella’s ancestors.” Selaginella occupies a phylogenetically important position for which we had no reference ,” he said. “ ” —Jody Banks. Selaginella represents a whole branch of the plant evolutionary tree that no one has sampled before, and it is really important.

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