Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Iceland has no domestically-produced oil, according to the CIA World Factbook. After an initial review, NLE intends to demonstrate the AMP’d SUV to the EV Project Consortium members, followed by public exhibition. In February, AMP introduced its first SUV all-electric conversion platform, the GM Chevrolet Equinox.

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OCTOBER 8, 2012

Oil palm supplies more than 30% of world vegetable oil production. The study, published as an open access paper in the journal Nature Climate Change , shows that deforestation for the development of oil palm plantations in Indonesian Borneo is becoming a globally significant source of carbon dioxide emissions.

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Oil 2020 Emissions Indonesia 273

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MAY 31, 2012

to proceed with its Narrows Lake oil sands project, with an ultimate gross production capacity of 130,000 barrels per day. SAP combines steam injection with solvents, such as butane, to help bring the oil to the surface. Cenovus also anticipates that SAP may increase total oil recovery by as much as 15%. Earlier post.).

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Oil-Sands Oil Production Conversion 210

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JUNE 3, 2011

GD = HVO; RSO = Rapeseed Oil; SBO = Soybean oil; Biodiesel = Transesterified lipids. If HVO is produced from waste feedstocks with low upstream impacts, the high conversion efficiency of the HVO production process will make HVO the preferred fuel to BTL from any woody feedstock, even woody waste. Sunde et al. Click to enlarge.

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Oil Renewable Fuel Waste 239

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JUNE 26, 2010

The authors highlight three possible strategies for CO 2 conversion by physico-chemical approaches: sustainable (or renewable) synthetic methanol; syngas production derived from flue gases from coal-, gas- or oil-fired electric power stations; and photochemical production of synthetic fuels. This same analysis (Pearson et al.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2011

A new study on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with the conversion and degradation of peatland in palm oil plantations in Southeast Asia has determined that past studies have generally significantly underestimated emissions associated with palm oil grown on peatland. Southeast Asia.

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Oil Carbon Emissions Europe 239

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OCTOBER 21, 2009

The US Department of the Interior (DOI) is offering additional opportunities for energy companies to conduct oil shale research, development and demonstration (RD&D) projects on public lands in Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming. The minimum quantity of commercial production to be eligible for conversion is 10,000 bbl/day. Earlier post.)

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Oil Commercial Oil-Sands Wyoming 170

Green Car Congress

MAY 14, 2020

This fuel pathway was the first to receive expedited review under ASTM’s D4054 “fast track” review process and benefitted from guidance from a special clearinghouse established by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to help guide SAF producers through the rigorous assessment and approval process. s petroleum-based jet.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2014

FPSOs are commonly used in the offshore oil and gas industry process and store crude oil and liquefied gas from offshore wells until it can be transported via pipelines to shore or via ship-to-ship transfer.

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Grant Design CO2 Gas 210

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JULY 26, 2016

OneLNG will be the exclusive vehicle for all projects that involve the conversion of natural gas to LNG, which require both Schlumberger Production Management services and Golar’s FLNG expertise. The company developed the world’s first Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU) projects based on the conversion of existing LNG carriers.

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Low Cost Gas Conversion Financing 150

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

The US Department of Energy released its inaugural Quadrennial Technology Review report (DOE-QTR)—an assessment of the Department’s energy technology research and development portfolios. Electrification is the next greatest opportunity to dramatically reduce or eliminate oil consumption in the light-duty vehicle fleet.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 27, 2012

Current catalysts exhibit either high selectivity coupled with low conversion or high conversion with low selectivity. Fuels and chemicals manufactured via Siluria’s process and natural gas are indistinguishable from products made today from oil. Methane is thermodynamically very stable, making activation difficult.

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Creative Greenius

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

I’m talking about the people who work for and represent E&B oil. These are the people who in the face of science that says we must transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy or destroy the futures of our children and all who come after them, still want to drill for oil that should never be burned.

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Climate Change Climate Oil Carbon 322

Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2010

The goal of the Hub is then to develop an integrated solar energy-to-chemical fuel conversion system and move this system from the bench-top discovery phase to a scale where it can be commercialized. Selection is based on a competitive process using scientific peer review. —Deputy Secretary of Energy Daniel Poneman.

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Solar Energy Conversion Fuel 170

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 19, 2015

EPA received a petition from Global Clean Energy Holdings (GCEH) submitted under a claim of confidential business information (CBI), requesting that EPA evaluate the lifecycle GHG emissions for biofuels (biodiesel, renewable diesel, jet fuel and naphtha) produced from jatropha oil.

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EPA Diesel Brazil Mexico 150

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NOVEMBER 15, 2011

Last week, the US State Department announced it would delay a decision on approving the Keystone XL pipeline—a 1,700-mile pipeline from the oil sands in Canada to the US Gulf Coast—until sometime in 2013. —Alex Pourbaix, TransCanada’s president, Energy and Oil Pipelines. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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MARCH 14, 2013

The investment round included participation from existing strategic investors Total New Energies, a unit of oil major Total, and Fred. The funding is being used specifically to roll out a larger and more advanced tidal energy conversion system known as the SR2000.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

An hydrothermal process is one that involves water at elevated temperatures and pressures; hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) is one of a number of methods for converting biomass conversion to biofuels or biofuel precursors. Companies know that that approach is not economical, so they are looking at approaches for using wet algae, as are we.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Manufacturers continue to optimize diesel emission controls, such as DOC, DPF and SCR, in order to promote uniform catalyst coating, improve NO x conversion efficiency, reduce back pressure on the engine, and reduce thermal mass. Better catalysts and urea dosing systems can achieve high NOx conversion during lower temperature operation.

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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. The proposed Project is not likely to impact the amount of crude oil produced from the oil sands. Source: FEIS, Appendix V.

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Oil-Sands Emissions Oil Oklahoma 253

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 5, 2015

In a new paper in the journal Technology , Professor (Emeritus) Harold Schobert combined a review of the two decades of development with the novel conceptual approach for near-zero emissions coal-to-liquids. Outputs are clean middle-distillate liquids including a bio-oil component, vitrified slag, and sulfur.

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Coal Emissions Hydrogen Oil 150

DIY Electric Car

NOVEMBER 28, 2010

The True Cause of Recessions: OIL. I was asked to speak about the economic impact of our oil dependency and so I began researching this topic to see if I could draw some insightful conclusions. All of the recessions listed above were caused by oil except the early 2000 recession that was caused by September 11th, 2001.

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USA Oil Prices Oil 2001 180

Green Car Congress

MARCH 18, 2013

The committee suggests that an expert review process independent of the agencies implementing the deployment policies and also independent of any political or economic interest groups advocating for the technologies being evaluated be used to assess available data, and predictions of costs and performance. Vehicle-specific findings.

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Hydrogen Oil Plug-in Fuel Economy 244

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 3, 2010

A key objective was to update life cycle inventory (LCI) databases for soybean production and processing as well as conversion into four key soy-derived feedstocks (methyl soyate, soy lube base stock, soy polyol, and soy resin) used in fuel and industrial products. kilograms per 1,000 kilograms of oil produced to 2.96 kilograms).

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2011

The ATJ task force consists of technical experts from a wide stakeholder group including jet engine manufacturers, governmental bodies, fuel manufacturers, third-party testing laboratories, academics and airframe manufacturers investigating the requirements for a third major pathway to renewable drop-in jet fuel: the conversion of alcohols.

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Renewable Engine Fuel Conversion 285

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FEBRUARY 23, 2017

This review consisted of a closer look at the refined products markets in China, and also a sectoral analysis of energy use. Methanol can also be converted directly to gasoline, and in China this conversion occurs much less often than the blending of methanol or its derivatives into gasoline.

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2000 2016 Fuel China 150

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APRIL 8, 2014

To achieve this first objective, DOE intends to pursue parallel strategies: Advance options for diverse energy resources and conversion devices for power. Batteries Biomass Carbon Capture and Conversion (CCC) Electric (Battery) Engines Fuel Cells Fuel Efficiency Fuels Gas-to-Liquids (GTL) Hydrogen Natural Gas Nuclear Policy'

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2014 2018 Energy Climate Change 225

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 4, 2011

One opportunity to reduce the cost of biofuels is to reduce the cost of bioenergy feedstock, which constitutes a large portion of operating costs, and increase the conversion efficiency from biomass to fuels. Such land conversion may disrupt any future potential for storing carbon in biomass and soil. Economic effects.

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Renewable Tax Credit Conversion Standards 252

Green Car Congress

MAY 28, 2009

Additional hydroprocessing application opportunities include the processing of edible oils, specialty and fine chemicals, and conversion of natural oils and fats to transportation fuels. The project focuses on hydrocracking to upgrade Fischer-Tropsch fuels and heavy petroleum feedstock for jet and diesel fuel. Velocys, Inc.

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Grant Commercial Fuel Ohio 150

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OCTOBER 19, 2009

While this mainly depends on the feedstock and conversion technology, other factors including methodological assumptions also have an impact. The highest variations are observed for biodiesel from palm oil and soya. Another constraint is the way land conversion related impacts are attributed. Assessing Biofuels”. Suggestions.

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Ozone Water Emissions Oil 186

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FEBRUARY 1, 2020

In the CHJ process (also called hydrothermal liquefaction), clean free fatty acid (FFA) oil from the processing of waste oils or energy oils is combined with preheated feed water and then passed to the CH reactor. Evaluation of ARA Catalytic Hydrothermolysis (CH) Fuel.

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Fuel Oil Conversion Alternative Fuels 321

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OCTOBER 5, 2009

GAO reviewed scientific studies, interviewed experts and agency officials, and visited five DOE and USDA laboratories. Increased cultivation of corn for ethanol, its conversion into biofuels, and the storage and use of these fuels could affect water supply, water quality, air quality, soil quality, and biodiversity, the report found.

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Tax Credit Industrial Industry Tax 170

Green Car Congress

MAY 12, 2012

Within the US alone, almost 12 million barrels of oil are consumed per day in ground transportation vehicles that are powered by the internal combustion engine (ICE). Such an effort comes at a critical time in the Nation’s history as our energy security and economic well-being demands that oil consumption be reduced.

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Fuel Economy Engine Economy 2014 240

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FEBRUARY 4, 2010

Second, the US Department of Agriculture proposed a rule on the Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP) that would provide financing to increase the conversion of biomass to bioenergy. Biodiesel from soy oil and renewable diesel from waste oils, fats, and greases complies with the 50% GHG threshold for the biomass-based diesel category.

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Obama Coal Clean Cleaning 218

Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2009

Conversion/Production - Accumulation of Intermediate and Synthesis of Fuels and Co-products. Conversion technologies capable of producing biofuels from whole algae, such as pyrolysis, enzymatic digestion followed by fermentation, and gasification, may be investigated. anaerobic digestion). instruments, facilities, and administrations).

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Renewable Fuel Conversion Gasoline 150

Cars That Think

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Then I realized there’s all of this work that’s been happening that I couldn’t reference, didn’t know about, and conversations that were really important in the field that I also was unaware of and then suddenly was a part of. Amy, do you want to just start this conversation with Monica? And I don’t think it even needs the oil.

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Boston IDEA Personal Conversion 98

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OCTOBER 3, 2009

ConocoPhillips will demonstrate new advancements that improve conversion efficiency and economies of scale for carbon capture systems at a petcoke-based 683-megawatt integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) power plant adjacent to its existing refinery in Sweeny, Texas. DOE Share: $3,000,000). Shell Chemical Capital Company.

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Carbon Industrial Industry Coal 210