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AUGUST 20, 2019

was high-sulfur distillate fuel (HSD), which is a heating fuel in the residential and commercial sectors and a marine fuel when blended to upgrade heavy fuel oil. Other Highlights from the July 2019 Monthly Statistical Report include: Sustained world-leading crude oil production at a record pace of 12.0 About 93.0% y/y in July.

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The break-even crude oil price for a delivered biomass cost of $94/metric ton when hydrogen is derived from coal, natural gas or nuclear energy ranges from $103 to $116/bbl for no carbon tax and even lower ($99–$111/bbl) for the carbon tax scenarios. —Singh et al.

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OCTOBER 6, 2016

Together, FCA and IVECO intend to further develop their ranges of natural gas vehicles. FCA has recently significantly developed its range, which is now composed of 12 models, making it one of most complete in the automotive sector. This will result in a direct benefit of €1.5 billion (US$1.7

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JULY 4, 2013

The horizontal red lines show the comparable price of gasoline (before tax, refining margin 0.3 $/gal, exchange rate: 1 € = 1.326 $) with crude oil prices 100 $/bbl and 150 $/bbl. US$/gallon US), with first-law process efficiency in the range of 49.6–66.7%—depending Source: VTT. 0.7 €/liter (app. 0.7 €/liter.

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OCTOBER 13, 2011

Pike projects that by 2021, the production of biofuels derived from a range of feedstocks will reach 65.7 between 2017 and 2021, as a combination of higher oil prices, emerging mandate. Ultimately, widespread commercialization will depend on whether these ventures can reach price. A more robust growth is expected.

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DECEMBER 15, 2016

The demo plant will be ramped up in the first half of 2017, with the goal of reaching performances close to commercial levels by the end of the year. The principle of gaseous fermentation promoted by the company will also apply here, allowing a continuous, more efficient and more cost-effective production.

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OCTOBER 3, 2016

The production costs for most chemicals via microbial fermentation are currently high compared to oil-derived products primarily because of operating costs associated with feedstock and feedstock processing. One way to mitigate high feedstock cost is to maximize conversion into the bioproduct of interest. Jones, Alan G. Fast, Ellinor D.

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DECEMBER 22, 2013

Previous studies have attempted to explain the slow commercialization of cellulosic and algal biofuels qualitatively, however few have presented financial analysis across the sector, the authors observe. Over the last decade, the second-generation biofuels industry has struggled to reach commercialization. —Miller et al.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

The first quote modifies a GEICO commercial describing a free-range chicken (If you’re a free range chicken, you roam free, that’s what you do), the second, the famous John Maynard Keynes quote about markets (The market can stay irrational longer than you can stay solvent), the third, another famous Keynes quote (In the long run, we’re all dead).

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DECEMBER 19, 2010

Authored by David Gardiner and Associates, the Ceres-commissioned report recommends that investors closely scrutinize their portfolios for exposure to these projects and press companies leading the ventures to provide better disclosure on wide-ranging risks and steps for managing such risks.

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JULY 12, 2011

travelled (high, medium and low), and vehicle type (passenger, light commercial, or taxi). The analysis is based on central forecasts of oil price, electricity. price and carbon pollution reduction scheme (CPRS)/carbon tax policy, and known information about the historic drivers for consumers in the vehicle.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2010

A co-production scenario—yet to be commercial—would take unconverted syngas from the FT reactor and combust it in a combined cycle power plant to generate electricity that is sold to the grid. Even with CCS, the liquid product costs are comparable to recent crude oil prices.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2016

The OCS Lands Act requires the Secretary of the Interior to prepare a Five-Year Program that includes a schedule of potential oil and gas lease sales and indicates the size, timing and location of proposed leasing determined to best meet national energy needs, while addressing a range of economic, environmental and social considerations.

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JANUARY 13, 2011

The resulting report reflects the major points of discussion, and presents a range of possible next steps for the consideration of policy makers and other interested individuals and entities. Electrification will also reduce oil dependence, providing foreign policy benefits and the potential to reduce real oil prices and oil price volatility.

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AUGUST 11, 2009

Other advantages of this sugar to biofuels pathway over conventional biodiesel made from vegetable oils include: Access to a wide variety of biomass feedstocks such as sugar cane, sugar cane waste (bagasse), energy grass and woodchips, which can be produced at scale and in high yield. Reduced exposure to vegetable oil price.

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JULY 8, 2010

The D7566 fuel specification is written for fuels produced using the Fischer-Tropsch process; however, specifications for alternative aviation fuels containing Bio Synthesized Paraffinic Kerosene (biojet) are expected to be approved for commercial airline use before the end of 2010 or early next year. Earlier post.).

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MAY 15, 2012

Performance in the study is measured by such metrics as: (1) required selling price of the fuel; (2) crude oil price when the process will become economically viable; (3) the Well-to-Wheels (WTW) life cycle GHG emissions profile of the diesel fuel; and (4) the water usage associated with the facility. —White and Gray.

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JANUARY 1, 2011

” Their analysis is in the context of the “ surprising [oil] demand strength of 2010 “; 2010 saw absolute incremental demand at around 2.2mb/d of growth—the second highest in 30 years, despite oil prices in the $90/bbl region. Strong pre-sales of electrics in the US by commercial enterprises.

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MAY 25, 2011

path” to help overcome key commercial and sustainability challenges and speed fuel production. In support of these test flights, Honeywell UOP used a tolling facility to produce Honeywell Green Jet Fuel that was blended with commercial and military aviation jet fuel in a 50-50 blend for the flights. —SAFN report. Recommendations.

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MARCH 19, 2012

Interviews with van manufacturers and operators were used to define assumptions on other key inputs, such as the driving range of electric vans. The modeling suggests that even in the most favorable cases, a pure EV must have a range below 300 km (186 miles) in order to compete on ownership costs with other powertrains.

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JUNE 7, 2017

In the OPT scenario, estimated well-to-wheels GHG emissions from full-size BEVs with 100-mile range are 62 gCO 2 -e mi –1 in 2050, while those from full-size ICEVs are 121 gCO 2 -e mi –1. power plants and refineries) and in turn to the transportation, residential, industrial, and commercial end-use sectors.

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MARCH 7, 2011

A commercially viable OCM process—which has been sought for some 30 years— would decouple the production of mainstream chemicals and fuels from crude oil and its current price instabilities, along with reducing energy consumed for processing. ” —Alex Tkachenko.

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MARCH 25, 2010

Genencor intends to commercialize the technology within the next five years. We want to make biochemicals from renewable materials partially as a hedge against rising crude oil prices and much more so because this approach moves us to a more sustainable future. The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. —Joseph McAuliffe.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2009

In a report comparing advances in combustion engines, biofuels, electrification and other technologies, Accenture warns that the commercial viability of those disruptive technologies will be delayed unless regulators more proactively support the transformation of science into applied technologies. Waste-to-fuel.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2010

We would expect that new reserves of conventional and unconventional oil may become available for exploration due to geological exploration and advances in oil extraction techniques or that extraction from less feasible oil fields becomes more economically attractive. There are a number of possible reasons for the large range.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2011

So now finally we have the technology to deliver everything to customers and with things like plugins you don’t have the range anxiety so that does kind of relieve most of the tradeoffs, certainly. Recent public policies in the United States and other countries have improved the prospects for initial commercialization of PEVs.

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APRIL 12, 2012

The TOSCA data covering all major transportation modes and its explicit treatment of uncertainty suggests a new study is justified which looks at what range of reductions in emissions is possible over different scenarios and uncertain input values. This is the subject of this paper. —Dray et al.

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DECEMBER 15, 2009

The report considers two PHEV configurations: 10-mile all electric range (PHEV-10) and 40-mile all-electric range (PHEV-40). It has a 40-mile electric range, a larger electric motor, and a much larger battery than the PHEV-10. At this point, however, it is not clear what sorts of breakthroughs might become commercially viable.

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JANUARY 18, 2010

AECOM is a global provider of professional technical and management support services to a broad range of markets. The study examined eleven market segments: Passenger Vehicles by vehicle size (small, medium, large) and by distance travelled (low, medium and high vehicle kilometers travelled (VKT)); Light Commercial Vehicles (LCV); and Taxis.

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JUNE 22, 2009

Preliminary analysis suggests that Virent’s BioForming process can compete economically with petroleum-based fuels and chemicals at crude oil prices of $60 a barrel. The BioForming platform is near commercialization. First, water-soluble carbohydrates are catalytically hydrotreated.

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JUNE 20, 2011

Genomatica is developing and commercializing sustainable basic and intermediate chemicals made from renewable feedstocks including readily available sugars, biomass, and syngas. Genomatica expects Bio-BDO to be competitive at oil prices of $45 per barrel or at natural gas prices of $3.50 billion in 2011 to $98.5

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FEBRUARY 8, 2011

The table below, compiled in the report, shows EVs expected to enter the US commercial market over the next few years, including the production capacity by year, based on manufacturer announcements and media reports. —One Million Electric Vehicles by 2015. One Million Electric Vehicles by 2015.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

Second, because the Department neither manufactures nor sells commercial-scale energy technologies, our work must be relevant to the private sector, which is the agent of deployment. In the transportation sector, DOE will focus on technologies that significantly reduce oil consumption and diversify fuel sources for on-road transportation.

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JULY 4, 2009

Cautioning that the development and commercialization of the electric car is “ not a sprint, but a marathon ”, Volkswagen AG Chairman of the Board of Management Prof. Within a decade, he added, Volkswagen wants to offer significant numbers of pure electric cars at affordable prices and with the range expected by customers.

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JANUARY 29, 2014

While renewable energy, particularly solar and wind, may have some potential to mitigate carbon emissions, this is not seen as a viable large-scale alternative for commercial shipping. LNG engines currently being produced cover a broad range of power outputs. Engine concepts include gas-only engines; dual fuel 4-stroke; and 2-stoke.

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APRIL 30, 2009

Skalny, Director, US Army TARDEC shared the following insights on fuel usage within the Department of Defense (DOD): Every $10/barrel increase in oil prices adds $1.3 Fuel becomes very expensive by the time it reaches the front line, ranging from $20/gallon up to $600/gallon when it is delivered by helicopter in Afghanistan.

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MARCH 8, 2009

a company commercializing a cellulosic ethanol production process, is co-author of five of the eight papers in the special issue. Achieve production costs consistent with gasoline when oil prices are at about $30 a barrel. Professor Lynd, from Dartmouth College’s Thayer School of Engineering, and a co-founder of Mascoma Corp.,

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