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FEBRUARY 15, 2012

The KPMG study, “Expect the Unexpected: Building Business Value in a Changing World”, explores issues such as climate change, energy and fuel volatility, water availability and cost and resource availability, as well as population growth spawning new urban centers. Source: KPMG. Click to enlarge.

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JUNE 20, 2011

The company aims to transform the chemical industry through the cost-advantaged, smaller-footprint production of bio-based chemicals as direct replacements for major industrial chemicals that are currently petroleum-based in a trillion-dollar global market. per million Btu. Genomatica expects to begin commercial production of Bio-BDO in 2012.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2009

Will be competitive at an oil price of $45 to $90 at their commercial date. There is significant potential for improvement in agriculture, particularly given the historic advances made with genetic modification (GM) of crops to obtain desired characteristics, increase yield and reduce harvesting and processing costs.

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AUGUST 23, 2011

As an example, the end-of-life directive in Europe compels automakers to minimize the waste created when a vehicle reaches the end of its useful life. Lightweight materials do decrease the overall weight and emissions, but also hike the costs considerably.

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JANUARY 29, 2014

According to DNV GL, the main drivers for the use of alternative fuels in shipping in the future can be classified in two broad categories: (a) Regulatory requirements and environmental concerns, and (b) availability of fossil fuels, cost and energy security. LNG engines currently being produced cover a broad range of power outputs.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2010

A new cost-benefit analysis of biofuels policies by economists Harry de Gorter and David Just at Cornell University has concluded that government mandates for biofuels “ are clearly superior to all other policies, with few tradeoffs arising. Other findings from the study include: Ethanol policy can have a substantial impact on corn prices.

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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. Fuels derived from the process can have a 20–30% per Btu cost advantage over ethanol.

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AUGUST 11, 2009

Under the terms of the multi-year agreement, Martek and BP will work together to establish proof of concept for large-scale, cost effective microbial biofuels production through fermentation. Reduced exposure to vegetable oil price. Use of sustainable, non-food, plant biomass as its feedstock.

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JUNE 20, 2012

From a cost perspective, the potential of alternative fuels is of limited, if any value, according to the lead report written by James Bartis, a RAND senior policy researcher. Alternative liquid fuels do not offer DoD a way to appreciably reduce fuel costs. Earlier post.). —Bartis 2012.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2009

For each new plant constructed, the BDM selected a feedstock/conversion pair resulting in the lowest cost of ethanol. Sensitivity analyses were conducted to determine key parameters affecting production volumes, cost, and greenhouse gas savings. The study used state-level granularity in its assessments, rather than a national model.

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MARCH 30, 2012

The report defines bio-based materials as industrial products made from renewable agricultural and forestry feedstocks, which can include wood, grasses, and crops, as well as wastes and residues. This promise of lower costs with increased volumes holds as true for lithium-ion batteries as it does for bio-based floor mats.

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OCTOBER 5, 2009

RFS2 requires that US transportation fuel contain 36 billion gallons of biofuels in 2022; at least 16 billion of the 36 billion gallons of biofuels required in 2022 are to be made from such cellulosic feedstocks as perennial grasses, crop residue, and wood waste. specifies this year. per year for conventional ethanol.

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APRIL 6, 2015

A continuing sharp decline in technology costs—particularly in solar but also in wind—meant that every dollar invested in renewable energy bought significantly more generating capacity in 2014. Wind, solar, biomass and waste-to-power, geothermal, small hydro and marine power contributed an estimated 9.1%

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JUNE 30, 2015

the developer of a process for converting municipal solid waste into low-cost sustainable aviation biofuel. Investing in alternative fuels is not only good for the environment, it’s a smart move for our company as biofuels have the potential to hedge against future oil price volatility and carbon regulations.

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MAY 25, 2011

aviation fuel at the scale or speed needed to achieve industry goals, the report focuses on a portfolio of options, including different conversion technologies and sources of potentially sustainable biomass, including oilseeds, forest residues, solid waste, and algae. Studies show that gasification technologies face high upfront costs.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2011

Subsidies that encourage wasteful consumption of fossil fuels jumped to over $400 billion. Short-term pressures on oil markets are easing with the economic slowdown and the expected return of Libyan supply. But the average oil price remains high, approaching $120/barrel (in year-2010 dollars) in 2035. Click to enlarge.

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APRIL 19, 2009

REDDIT STUMBLE UPON MYSPACE MIXX IT Paste this link into your favorite RSS desktop reader See all CNNMoney.com RSS FEEDS ( close ) By Andy Grove April 17, 2009: 9:30 AM ET The great electric car race High oil prices, green regs, and better batteries are behind the mad dash to create the ultimate electric automobile. rivals in the dust.

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JULY 19, 2012

Building on LCFS policies already adopted in Europe, British Columbia, and California, the researchers looked at potential costs and benefits of reducing the carbon intensity of transportation fuels by 10 to 15 percent by 2030. All of this helps achieve LCFS targets in the most cost-effective manner.

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JANUARY 25, 2011

If the US military increases its use of alternative jet and naval fuels that can be produced from coal or various renewable resources, including seed oils, waste oils and algae, there will be no direct benefit to the nation’s armed forces, according to a new RAND Corporation study.

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APRIL 15, 2015

This is a revolution, and it’s only just emerging, so we can expect a lot of technological advancements along the way to make desalination even more efficient and cost-effective. It can clean up the oil industry’s frack flowback water and the dirty water produced by oilfields, and it can also desalinate ocean water. per barrel.

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APRIL 16, 2009

V2G helps solve the major problem that demand for electricity is high during the day when everything from industrial plants to air conditioning is running full blast and then excess electricity is wasted at night. Several early models of passenger vehicles have enough energy stored in advanced batteries to power several homes for hours.

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While the statement is true, it ignores the fact that you wanted to finish doing something at home and then wasted another 15 minutes trying to decide whether you were even going. & Oil prices spiked dramatically following the 2020 presidential election. It has certainly thrown a lot of government money toward EVs.

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