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New study finds GHG emissions from palm oil production significantly underestimated; palm oil biofuels could be more climate-damaging than oil sands fuels

Green Car Congress

APRIL 27, 2012

Based on visual interpretation of high-resolution (30 m) satellite images, a new study in the journal Global Change Biology: Bioenergy determined that industrial plantations covered over 3.1 When peat swamps are drained for agriculture, the peat begins to decompose, and is an enormous source of carbon emissions. Earlier post.).

Oil-Sands

Oil-Sands Oil Emissions Climate

Eni licenses EST technology to Sinopec to convert residues to high-quality light products; eliminating pet-coke and fuel oil

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 9, 2018

Eni’s proprietary Eni Slurry Technology (EST) is able to convert refining residues entirely into high-quality light products, eliminating both liquid and solid refining residues with significant environmental benefits. The elimination of pet-coke production is part of global efforts to contain CO 2 emissions. 614-622.

Oil

Oil Convert Light Oil-Sands

Study finds that switch to heavy and synthetic crude oils could double or triple refinery emissions

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 6, 2011

Increasing crude processing intensity and energy intensity with worsening oil quality. OQ: Crude feed oil quality. Switching to heavy crude oil and synthetic crude oil derived from oil sands bitumen in refineries could double or triple refinery emissions and add 1.6-3.7 PI: Crude processing intensity.

Oil

Oil Oil-Sands Emissions Hydrogen

Toyota Tsusho strategic equity investor in bio-BTX company Anellotech

Green Car Congress

JULY 11, 2016

Toyota Tsusho is a member of the Toyota Group and is one of the major value chain partners (along with Suntory) in the Anellotech alliance, further validating the global market opportunity for Anellotech’s Bio-TCat technology. The TCat-8 unit has been installed at host South Hampton Resources’ Silsbee, Texas location.

Toyota

Toyota Companies Oil-Sands Corporation

Ensyn and Fibria establish strategic alliance for cellulosic fuels and chemicals in Brazil; Fibria to invest $20M in Ensyn

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 4, 2012

Ensyn and its affiliates have developed Rapid Thermal Processing (RTP) technology which converts wood and other non-food biomass into renewable liquid fuels and chemicals. Fibria has industry-leading expertise in fiber production as well as a significant Brazilian fiber resource and a substantial corporate presence in Brazil.

Brazil

Brazil Oil-Sands Fuel Chevron

Wanxiang and GreatPoint Energy close $1.25B deal for 1 Tcf/year coal-to-natural-gas plant in Xinjiang; Sinopec to purchase output, building pipeline to east

Green Car Congress

MAY 21, 2012

of China, including Guangdong and Zhejiang provinces and Shanghai, The Bluegas catalytic hydromethanation technology, developed and owned by GreatPoint Energy, directly converts coal into pipeline quality natural gas (99.5% pure methane). The company operates facilities in 23 provinces in China and more than 40 countries around the world.

Coal

Coal Gas Purchase Energy

Anellotech, IFPEN and Axens partner on bio-aromatics production from non-food biomass; targeting 2019 for industrial implementation

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 20, 2015

Based on Anellotech’s innovative proprietary CFP technology, patents licensed from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, and Axens’ proprietary post-treatment hydrotreating process, this new technology will open the way to a competitive production of bio-aromatics from renewable resources with lower energy consumption and lower CO 2 emissions.

2019

2019 Industrial Industry Production

Stealth Ventures Ltd. and Clean Coal Ltd. Partner on Underground Coal Gasification Project in Nova Scotia

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 24, 2009

Stealth currently holds 100% of the coalbed methane rights of a 177,000 acre property in the Cumberland Basin which represents a gas resource play in Nova Scotia estimated by Sproule Associates Limited to contain net 1.183 TCF (Trillion Cubic Feet) of Discovered Coalbed Methane Resource. Derek Krivak, Stealth CEO. Clean Coal Ltd.

Coal

Coal Clean Cleaning United Kingdom

Perspective: Drive Star Conversion Program Could Cut US Oil Use in Half by 2020

Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2010

In a pre-response to that speech, having successfully advocated for plug-in hybrids like the forthcoming Chevy Volt, we propose that the President follow that speech up with a “realistic and conservative” roadmap to halve our oil use in 10 years. Oil is holding us all hostage, economically and physically. Finally, it’s time to begin.

Oil

Oil Conversion 2020 Oil-Sands

Report Finds Water Stress Rapidly Becoming Key Strategic Risk to Commerce; Impending Water/Energy Collision

Green Car Congress

MARCH 17, 2009

Among the increasing challenges is that while the sourcing, processing, and delivery of clean water is becoming more energy-intensive, the extraction and refining of fossil fuels and their substitutes is trending towards increasing water requirements per unit of fuel produced as energy companies work with progressively lower grade resources.

Water

Water Climate Change Energy Climate

National Low Carbon Fuel Standard study releases major Technical Analysis and Policy Design reports; providing a scientific basis for policy decisions

Green Car Congress

JULY 19, 2012

Very broadly, they found that an LCFS would buffer the economy against global oil price spikes, trim demand for petroleum, and lessen upward pressure on gas prices. Treat all crude oils as part of the overall pool of transportation fuels. Harmonize global LCFS policies. We did not shy away from controversy.

Carbon

Carbon Oil-Sands Standards Design

Chevrolet introduces new Cruze; new 1.4L EcoTec turbo, new 1.6L diesel coming to US in 2017

Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2015

The new Cruze will be offered in more than 40 global markets and goes on sale first in North America in early 2016. diesel already proven in Europe and other global markets. —Dan Nicholson, vice president, GM Global Powertrain. Variable-flow oil pump enhances efficiency. A new, standard 1.4L Cruze stats.

Chevrolet

Chevrolet Diesel 2017 Oil-Sands

Argonne releases GREET 2014 lifecycle analysis software; unified graphical toolbox and database

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 8, 2014

Users can add/modify resources, technologies, processes, pathways and vehicles using intuitive editors. Mass, Volume or Energy are automatically converted to perform the simulation. Each individual natural resource used and emissions can be traced in the pathway. Updated global warming potential (GWP). User-added data.

2014

2014 Oil-Sands Emissions Carbon

Peabody Energy and GreatPoint Energy To Partner on Coal-to-Gas and Coal-to-Hydrogen Facilities with Carbon Capture and Storage

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

Peabody Energy and GreatPoint Energy signed an agreement to pursue development of coal-to-gas and coal-to-hydrogen projects in the United States and around the world with carbon capture and storage (CCS) that would achieve near-zero carbon emissions, while increasing the production of stranded oil via enhanced oil recovery.

Coal

Coal Carbon Gas Energy

Electric Car Manufacturers Inspire New Paradigms -- Seeking Alpha

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

Seeking Alpha Home The Macro View Stocks & Sectors Global Markets ETFs Investing Ideas Breaking News Transcripts Register | Login Email: Password: Forgot Your Password? Think Global managers want to develop the car plant and launch an engineering center, perhaps alongside. Think has even shown a convertible prototype.

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Manufacturer Electric Cars Cars i-MiEV

World Earth Day & The Green Reset

My Energi

APRIL 13, 2021

It can dramatically reduce the volume of discarded materials and waste being sent to landfill each year, it also reduces the need for production using new or raw materials which means a reduction in air pollution, water pollution, greenhouse gas emissions and often a conservation of global resources.

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Green Mariner Waste Buy

EV Driven

New study finds GHG emissions from palm oil production significantly underestimated; palm oil biofuels could be more climate-damaging than oil sands fuels

Eni licenses EST technology to Sinopec to convert residues to high-quality light products; eliminating pet-coke and fuel oil

Study finds that switch to heavy and synthetic crude oils could double or triple refinery emissions

Toyota Tsusho strategic equity investor in bio-BTX company Anellotech

Ensyn and Fibria establish strategic alliance for cellulosic fuels and chemicals in Brazil; Fibria to invest $20M in Ensyn

Wanxiang and GreatPoint Energy close $1.25B deal for 1 Tcf/year coal-to-natural-gas plant in Xinjiang; Sinopec to purchase output, building pipeline to east

Anellotech, IFPEN and Axens partner on bio-aromatics production from non-food biomass; targeting 2019 for industrial implementation

Stealth Ventures Ltd. and Clean Coal Ltd. Partner on Underground Coal Gasification Project in Nova Scotia

Perspective: Drive Star Conversion Program Could Cut US Oil Use in Half by 2020

Report Finds Water Stress Rapidly Becoming Key Strategic Risk to Commerce; Impending Water/Energy Collision

National Low Carbon Fuel Standard study releases major Technical Analysis and Policy Design reports; providing a scientific basis for policy decisions

Chevrolet introduces new Cruze; new 1.4L EcoTec turbo, new 1.6L diesel coming to US in 2017

Argonne releases GREET 2014 lifecycle analysis software; unified graphical toolbox and database

Peabody Energy and GreatPoint Energy To Partner on Coal-to-Gas and Coal-to-Hydrogen Facilities with Carbon Capture and Storage

Electric Car Manufacturers Inspire New Paradigms -- Seeking Alpha

World Earth Day & The Green Reset

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