Comparison, Gas, Texas and Water

Pitt engineers using membrane distillation to recycle water used in fracking and drilling

Green Car Congress

JUNE 8, 2022

Engineers at the University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering are using membrane distillation technology to enable drillers to filter and reuse the produced water in the oil and gas industry, in agriculture, and other beneficial uses.

Water

Water North Dakota Oil-Sands Engine

Argonne analysis shows greenhouse gas emissions similar for shale, conventional oil

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 16, 2015

Shale oil production generates greenhouse gas emissions at levels similar to conventional crude oil production, according to a pair of new studies released by the US Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory. These are shale formations with low permeability and must be hydraulically fractured to produce oil and gas.

Oil

Oil Gas Emissions Davis

Electric vehicles are inflation relief

Electric Auto Association

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

has been experiencing severe inflation and high gas prices. EV’s may be the answer Electric vehicles (EVs) are becoming increasingly popular as gas prices continue to rise. A “Consumer Reports” study stated that EV owners spent approximately 60 percent less on fuel each year than gas vehicle owners. It's no secret that the U.S.

El Paso

El Paso Electric Vehicles Vehicles South Dakota

State Department releases final environmental impact statement on Keystone XL Pipeline Project; analysis of GHG emissions

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2011

Comparison of the percent differential for WTW (well-to-wheel) GHGs from gasoline produced from WCSB oil sands using different production processes relative to gasoline produced from reference crudes. This range is equivalent to annual greenhouse gas emissions from the combustion of fuels in 588,000 to 4,061,000 passenger vehicles.

Oil-Sands

Oil-Sands Emissions Oil Oklahoma

SpaceX’s orbital Starship prototype gets frosty during first successful ‘cryoproof’

Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

With no insulation to speak of, that supercooled steel then freezes water vapor out of the humid South Texas air, creating a layer of frost/ice that generally follows the level of the cryogenic liquids in Starship’s tanks.

Installation

Installation Insight Gas Texas

GWU team demonstrates one-pot process for optimized synthesis of controlled CNTs from CO2; coupling cement and C2CNT

Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2017

The carbon footprint of the energy cost to produce the CNTs from CO 2 is insignificant when nuclear or solar, wind or hydro renewable energy is used to drive the electrolysis, and is only a small fraction of the electricity generated when natural gas is used to drive the electrolysis. —Ren et al. C2CNT and cement.

CO2

CO2 Carbon Gas-Electric 2017

State Department issues Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement on Keystone XL Pipeline: climate change impacts

Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2013

Comparison of proposed Keystone XL route to previously proposed project segment. Greenhouse gas LCA analysis. The DOS team compared life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions of petroleum products from WCSB oil sands crudes with reference crudes, using a number of life-cycle analysis (LCA) studies as input. Source: Draft SEIS.

Climate Change

Climate Change Oil-Sands Nebraska Climate

Up close and personal with Volkswagen’s e-Golf carbon offset project: Garcia River Forest

Green Car Congress

JUNE 8, 2015

In addition to the direct benefits of storing carbon, wood products have also been shown to have fewer associated greenhouse gas emissions compared with concrete or steel. Additionally, they have treated 644 road sites to reduce erosion and sediment delivery to the streams, helping to improve water quality and fish habitat.

Carbon

Carbon Personal Store Emissions

Swiss company outlines methanol-to-gasoline option for Alaska North Slope gas to state legislature

Green Car Congress

MAY 1, 2011

Under van Wijk’s concept, a plant would produce methanol from natural gas on the North Slope using the proposed GigaMethanol technology. In January, ICIS reported that Eastman Chemical reached an agreement to sell a mothballed Texas methanol and ammonia plant to Pandora Methanol, a subsidiary of Janus Methanol. billion, he said.

Alaska

Alaska Gasoline Gas Trinidad

Study casting doubt on GHG benefits of corn stover ethanol draws sharp criticism by other researchers; Liska responds

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 30, 2014

A study published earlier this year in the journal Nature Climate Change that cast doubt on whether biofuels produced from corn residue could meet federal mandates for cellulosic biofuels to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 60% compared to gasoline ( earlier post ) has drawn critical response published as correspondence in the same journal.

Climate Change

Climate Change Climate Nebraska Carbon

Atomic cobalt on nitrogen-doped graphene catalyst shows promise to replace platinum for hydrogen production

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 21, 2015

The Rice lab of chemist James Tour and colleagues at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the University of Texas at San Antonio and the University of Houston have developed a robust, solid-state catalyst that shows promise to replace expensive platinum for hydrogen generation. —Fei et al. This is an extremely high-performance material. (b)

Hydrogen

Hydrogen San Antonio Production Houston

Flow Rate Group Preliminary Best Estimate Puts Oil Flow from Deepwater BP Well Between 12,000 and 19,000 Barrels per Day; Obama Administration Extends Suspension of Offshore Drilling

Green Car Congress

MAY 27, 2010

As a comparison, the Exxon Valdez accident spilled almost 11 million gallons. USGS has previously used the AVIRIS tool to discover water on the moon. Up until now, BP and the National Incident Command had been publicly using an estimate of 5,000 barrels per day. million to 11.3 Plume Modeling Team. Riser Insertion Tube Tool Estimate.

Obama

Obama Oil Universal Mexico

EV Driven

Pitt engineers using membrane distillation to recycle water used in fracking and drilling

Argonne analysis shows greenhouse gas emissions similar for shale, conventional oil

Electric vehicles are inflation relief

State Department releases final environmental impact statement on Keystone XL Pipeline Project; analysis of GHG emissions

SpaceX’s orbital Starship prototype gets frosty during first successful ‘cryoproof’

GWU team demonstrates one-pot process for optimized synthesis of controlled CNTs from CO2; coupling cement and C2CNT

State Department issues Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement on Keystone XL Pipeline: climate change impacts

Up close and personal with Volkswagen’s e-Golf carbon offset project: Garcia River Forest

Swiss company outlines methanol-to-gasoline option for Alaska North Slope gas to state legislature

Study casting doubt on GHG benefits of corn stover ethanol draws sharp criticism by other researchers; Liska responds

Atomic cobalt on nitrogen-doped graphene catalyst shows promise to replace platinum for hydrogen production

Flow Rate Group Preliminary Best Estimate Puts Oil Flow from Deepwater BP Well Between 12,000 and 19,000 Barrels per Day; Obama Administration Extends Suspension of Offshore Drilling

Stay Connected