Design, Nebraska and Oil

Nebraska provides TransCanada with map identifying Sandhills Regions to be avoided in designing alternative route for Keystone XL pipeline

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 29, 2011

The Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality (NDEQ) has released a map of the areas that it considers to be Nebraska Sandhills, based on an analysis of a variety of existing data. NDEQ is conveying this to TransCanada for reference as the company develops a proposed new route for the Nebraska portion of the Keystone XL pipeline.

Nebraska

Nebraska Montana South Dakota Design

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

Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2013

The US Department of State (DOS) has released its Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) in response to TransCanada’s May 2012 application for the Keystone XL pipeline that would run from Canada’s oils sands in Alberta to Nebraska. The pipeline would primarily transport crude oil from the WCSB and Bakken regions.

Climate Change

Climate Change Oil-Sands Nebraska Climate

Serendipitous discovery by IUPUI researchers may lead to environmentally friendly lubricants

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 28, 2018

Seed oil components of an ornamental flower could provide a direct pathway for designing a new class of environmentally friendly lubricants. It turned out that almost half of the seed oil is these unusual fatty acid compounds that had never been identified. violaceus plant’s seed oil is made is extraordinary.

Oil

Oil Nebraska Indianapolis Universal

TransCanada announces additional commitments to proposed Keystone XL system; the Houston Lateral and capacity expansion to 830,000 barrels per day

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 16, 2011

TransCanada Corporation has received additional binding commitments in support of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline system—designed to bring Canadian oil sands crude to Gulf Coast refineries—following the successful conclusion of the Keystone Houston Lateral Open Season.

Houston

Houston Oil-Sands Nebraska Oil

DOE awards $97M to 33 bioenergy research and development projects

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 1, 2020

Transforming High pH/High Alkalinity Cultivation through Beneficial Microbiomes and Improved Pond Design. Alkaline Carbon Capture and Expression-Streamlined Spirulina Cultivated in Air for Reliable Bioproducts, Oil, and Nutrition. University of Nebraska - Lincoln. Montana State University. Arizona State University. 3,200,000.

Waste

Waste Conversion Universal San Diego

Urban Air Initiative and partners petition EPA to correct ethanol emissions models

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

The Urban Air Initiative (UAI), the Energy Future Coalition and the states of Kansas and Nebraska have petitioned the US Environmental Protection Agency to correct what they call the agency’s flawed models that limit the use of higher blends of ethanol. Two test fuels fail to comply with today’s standard. —Steven Vander Griend.

EPA

EPA Emissions Kansas Nebraska

Consortium for Algal Biofuel Commercialization releases final report on 6-year project

Green Car Congress

MAY 11, 2016

The genetic tool kit developed for cyanobacteria is fully supported by an advanced web-based interface that allows in silico design of genetic tools. In collaboration with Arctic Foam, CAB-Comm developed polyurethane foams for surfboard production in which 100% of the polyols were derived from algal oil.

Commercial

Commercial San Diego Universal Nebraska

State Department releases Keystone XL Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 1, 2014

Incremental well-to-wheels GHG emissions from WCSB Oil Sands Crudes Compared to Well-to-Wheels GHG Emissions from Displacing Reference Crudes Click to enlarge. Domestic production of crude oil has increased significantly, from approximately 5.5 million bpd in 2010 to 6.5 million bpd in 2012 and 7.5 million bpd by mid-2013. million bpd.

Oil-Sands

Oil-Sands Nebraska Oil Montana

NRC report concludes hydraulic fracturing poses low risk for causing earthquakes, but risks are higher for wastewater injection wells; CCS impact undetermined

Green Car Congress

JUNE 17, 2012

Because oil and gas development, carbon capture and storage, and geothermal energy production each involve net fluid injection or withdrawal, all have at least the potential to induce earthquakes that could be felt by people. —“Induced Seismicity Potential in Energy Technologies”.

Oil-Sands

Oil-Sands Gas Water Oil

DOE Coal FIRST Initiative invests $80M in net-zero carbon electricity and hydrogen plants

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 29, 2020

The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy (FE) has selected four projects for cost-shared research and development under the funding opportunity announcement (FOA), DE-FOA-0002180, Design Development and System Integration Design Studies for Coal FIRST Concepts.

Coal

Coal Carbon Hydrogen Nebraska

DOE ARPA-E awards $156M to projects to 60 projects to accelerate innovation in clean energy technologies

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

The technology areas ( earlier post ) receiving funding are: PETRO: Plants Engineered To Replace Oil ($36 million). Plants Engineered to Replace Oil (PETRO). Energy Plant Design The University of California, Los Angeles, will re-engineer. produces more oil per acre. HEATS: High Energy Advanced Thermal Storage ($37.3

Energy

Energy Clean Cleaning Grid

ARPA-E Awards $151M to 37 Projects for Transformative Energy Research

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2009

RTI International will work with ADM, Albemarle and ConocoPhillips to develop a novel single-step catalytic biomass pyrolysis process with high carbon conversion efficiency to produce stable bio-crude oil with low oxygen content. Cyanobacteria Designed for Solar-Powered Highly Efficient Production of Biofuels. DOE grant: $566,641).

Energy

Energy Grant Low Cost Li-ion

Report: Auto Dealers Ask Biden Admin to Slow Down EV Mandates

The Truth About Cars

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Though dealers are primarily concerned with having to engage in costly dealer refurbishment schemes designed to help sell EVs while the vehicles themselves aren’t seeing strong demand. The effort was headed by Mickey Anderson, CEO of Baxter Auto Group, which operates 20 dealerships selling an array of brands in Nebraska, Kansas and Colorado.

Dealers

Dealers Auto Colorado Nebraska

EV Driven

Nebraska provides TransCanada with map identifying Sandhills Regions to be avoided in designing alternative route for Keystone XL pipeline

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

Serendipitous discovery by IUPUI researchers may lead to environmentally friendly lubricants

TransCanada announces additional commitments to proposed Keystone XL system; the Houston Lateral and capacity expansion to 830,000 barrels per day

DOE awards $97M to 33 bioenergy research and development projects

Urban Air Initiative and partners petition EPA to correct ethanol emissions models

Consortium for Algal Biofuel Commercialization releases final report on 6-year project

State Department releases Keystone XL Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement

NRC report concludes hydraulic fracturing poses low risk for causing earthquakes, but risks are higher for wastewater injection wells; CCS impact undetermined

DOE Coal FIRST Initiative invests $80M in net-zero carbon electricity and hydrogen plants

DOE ARPA-E awards $156M to projects to 60 projects to accelerate innovation in clean energy technologies

ARPA-E Awards $151M to 37 Projects for Transformative Energy Research

Report: Auto Dealers Ask Biden Admin to Slow Down EV Mandates

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