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MAY 5, 2019

Compact plants are to separate CO 2 from the ambient air directly in buildings and produce synthetic hydrocarbons which can then be used as renewable synthetic oil. The team presents this “crowd oil” concept in Nature Communications. In addition, ‘crowd oil’ could mobilize many new actors for the energy transition.

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DECEMBER 24, 2011

Canada-based Osum Oil Sands Corp. billion barrels (net), ranking it third in the area next to Husky Energy and Shell Canada. McCarthy Tetrault LLP acted as Canadian legal counsel while Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP acted as United States legal counsel to Osum. Credit Suisse Securities (Canada), Inc.,

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APRIL 14, 2013

Dedicated, engineered energy crops that produce more energy per acre and produce molecules that require little or no processing prior to being introduced into existing infrastructure (e.g., Among the specific questions in the RFI are: How do you define “engineered high energy crops?” What characteristics would be undesirable?

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JULY 28, 2023

Funding discussions with the Department of Energy are ongoing. Topsoe says that the HydroFlex process layout offers lower capital expenditure (CAPEX), and also a lower energy consumption during operation, resulting in a lower Carbon Index (CI). and was designated as an unrestricted subsidiary of Calumet as a part of the separation.

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OCTOBER 10, 2011

China’s Sinopec International Petroleum Exploration and Production Corporation will purchase of all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Daylight Energy Ltd., a Canadian intermediate oil and liquids-rich natural gas producing company with a suite of resource assets in Western Canada, for approximately C$2.2

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OCTOBER 26, 2012

The Utah Water Quality Board, in a 9-2 vote this week, agreed with the August 2012 recommendations of an administrative law judge (ALJ) upholding a permit-by-rule issued by the Division of Water Quality (DWQ) for the proposed PR Spring an oil sands mine on state land in eastern Utah. Much of the oil sands resource (5% - 14% ore grade by wt.)

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MARCH 31, 2010

The Obama Administration will expand oil and gas development and exploration on the US Outer Continental Shelf, while protecting fisheries, tourism, and places off US coasts that it says are not appropriate for development. Energy Security Announcements. Energy Security Announcements. Secretary Salazar.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2012

BASF and Russia’s Gazprom signed a legally binding basic agreement to swap assets of equivalent value. In October, Wintershall also substantially expanded its production and reserves of oil and gas in the North Sea through an asset swap with Statoil. billion barrel of oil equivalent. This is equivalent to a total of 2.4

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FEBRUARY 15, 2013

introduced legislation that would set an escalating fee on greenhouse gas emissions from large stationary sources to fund investments in energy efficiency and sustainable energy technologies and also provide rebates to consumers to offset increases in energy prices. Investment in energy efficiency and sustainable energy.

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OCTOBER 15, 2011

The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) issued a press release on Friday saying that Baard Energy had agreed to a settlement entailing their switching from coal as a feedstock for its planned coal/biomass-to-liquids Ohio River Clean Fuels plant ( earlier post ) to natural gas. of Energy’s (DOE) Loan Guarantee Program for ORCF.

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DECEMBER 23, 2013

The US-Mexico Transboundary Hydrocarbons Agreement, which establishes a framework for US offshore oil and gas companies and Mexico’s Petroleos Mexicanos (PEMEX) jointly to develop transboundary reservoirs ( earlier post ), was enacted today as part of the Bipartisan Budget Act ( H.J.Res.59 59 ) which President Obama signed into law.

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OCTOBER 3, 2014

The study tested the effects of biodiesel fuel oil diluted mixtures on 15 common sealing materials including silicones, polyacrylate polymers, acrylonitrile materials, fluorocarbon rubbers (FKM) and others. We saw a need to study how our static and dynamic seals would behave in diluted engine oil. —Joseph Walker.

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JUNE 1, 2013

Northern Gateway’s West line, 36 inches in diameter, would transport an average of 525,000 barrels of oil sands crude per day to Kitimat. The provincial government has established, and maintains, strict conditions in order for British Columbia to consider the construction and operation of heavy-oil pipelines in the province.

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DECEMBER 7, 2021

The European NGO Transport & Environment commissioned IFP Energies Nouvelles to run a series of lab-based tests simulating real-world driving (WLTC and RDE) to measure the emissions of different electrofuel blends in an A-class (A180) Mercedes. The ethanol and e-fuel would separate out similarly to oil and water.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

The facility would liquefy and export natural gas produced by Progress Energy Canada Ltd. Both Pacific NorthWest LNG and Progress Energy are majority-owned by PETRONAS. Sinopec, JAPEX, Indian Oil Corporation and PetroleumBRUNEI are minority shareholders in the Pacific NorthWest LNG project. in northeast British Columbia.

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MARCH 2, 2019

A variable-flow oil pump reduces parasitic losses by adapting oil delivery to demand. A belt-driven integrated starter/generator (BISG) replaces the standard alternator, enabling recovery and storage of energy during vehicle decelerations, and charging a 48-volt lithium-ion air-cooled battery pack.

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JUNE 30, 2023

The concept vehicle has a maximum torque of 5200 N·m available on the rear axle—and this with a uniquely high torque density for road-legal passenger cars with of 70 N·m per kilogram. For cooling, ZF allows oil to flow directly around the copper rods exactly at the point where most heat is generated during operation.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

liter unit features a cross-bank exhaust manifold and an optimized oil separation process. seconds, accompanied by an energy-charged soundtrack of rare emotional appeal for an eight-cylinder unit. kWh of usable energy. It is underpinned by a newly developed, classically high-revving V8 engine with M TwinPower Turbo technology.

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OCTOBER 17, 2011

(KMI) and El Paso Corporation on Sunday announced a definitive agreement whereby KMI will acquire all of the outstanding shares of EP in a transaction that will create the largest midstream and the fourth-largest energy company in North America with an enterprise value of approximately $94 billion and 80,000 miles of pipelines.

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AUGUST 8, 2016

A new CALSTART brief indicates that California’s climate and energy policies are not only helping to protect the environment and improve air quality, but are also helping to accelerate growth of the clean transportation technology industry (CTTI) in the state.

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JUNE 1, 2011

Marathon Oil Corporation has reached a definitive agreement with Hilcorp Resources Holdings, LP to purchase its assets in the core of the Eagle Ford shale formation in Texas in a transaction valued at $3.5 The legal advisor to Marathon for this transaction is Baker Botts and the financial advisor is Barclays Capital.

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OCTOBER 24, 2017

Mb d −1 of crude oil by 2045 under projected climate change while protecting forests under conservation and accounting for future land demand for food and animal feed production. of crude oil consumption and 1.5–5.6% The proposed expansion of sugarcane production is within the area that can be legally converted. Gigatons yr −1.

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DECEMBER 30, 2011

RFA and Growth Energy said they will defend the Judge’s decision that the LCFS is unconstitutional in any appeal that may be filed by ARB. Nichols noted that: The Low Carbon Fuel Standard is an essential part of California’s program to move away from dirty fuels and toward a clean energy future. These changes streamline the program.

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MARCH 31, 2012

Point Thomson, located 60 miles east of Prudhoe Bay, is Alaska’s largest undeveloped oil and gas field, holding an estimated 8 trillion cubic feet of natural gas and hundreds of millions of barrels of oil and gas liquids. Requiring a commitment to develop a separate oil reservoir within Point Thomson. Alaska Pipeline Project.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2017

Now, a study commissioned by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) from eia.gov (a global provider of analysis on energy and commodities), finds that since the early 2000s, China’s consumption of methanol in fuel products has risen sharply. Source: EIA and Argus Media group, China Methanol to Energy Study , January 2017.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2012

billion in discretionary funds for the US Department of Energy (DOE), a 3.2% The request includes increased funding for clean energy, research and development to spur innovation, and advanced manufacturing. part of a broad energy strategy that emphasizes. million for geothermal energy and enhanced geothermal systems.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2012

USCAR is a partner in US DRIVE, which stands for United States Driving Research and Innovation for Vehicle efficiency and Energy sustainability. The tools, which were announced by DOE as part of its Clean Cities Initiative, are available online, making them accessible to consumers, installers, governments and businesses.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2010

The National Petrochemical & Refiners Association (NPRA) filed a legal challenge to California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) with the US District Court, Eastern District of California, Fresno Division. 594, the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA) §§ 201 et seq., Earlier post.). 109-58, 119 Stat.

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JULY 21, 2015

A team at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), with a colleague at EcoEngineering, has explored the potential of blending ethanol with natural gasoline (condensate) to produce flex-fuels (ASTM D5798-13a) and high-octane, mid-level ethanol blends (MLEBs). A paper on their work is published in the ACS journal Energy & Fuels.

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JULY 14, 2009

The car is homologated—fully legal to race as a hybrid—and is no longer running as a conventional race car come Lime Rock. The asynchronous electric motor is oil-cooled and mounted in the bellhousing and geared to the input shaft of the gearbox. This has been a long time coming.

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MARCH 21, 2012

By studying E-Golf use across multiple geographical regions, Volkswagen will monitor the effect of climate conditions, driving patterns, and energy performance; the data and insights gained during the scheme will be used in the final development of future EV technology applications. E-Golf test. Solazyme and Amyris. —Prof.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2014

Proponents of the rule from the renewable fuels industry slammed the changes as undermining the Administration goals of decreasing greenhouse gases and improving energy security. The industry needs a final rule that is legally appropriate and continues to support our efforts. In the meantime, AFPM will seek legal intervention.

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JULY 30, 2023

Jonas Ekstromer/AFP/Getty Images In the early 1970s, Exxon scientists predicted that global oil production would peak in the year 2000 and then fall into a steady decline. Company researchers were encouraged to look for oil substitutes, pursuing any manner of energy that didn’t involve petroleum. Only one step remained.

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JULY 18, 2013

Policies that improve the energy efficiency of urban transport systems could help save as much as US$70 trillion in spending on vehicles, fuel and transportation infrastructure between now and 2050, according to a recently released report from the International Energy Agency (IEA). Source: IEA. Click to enlarge.

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APRIL 1, 2009

Waxman of the Energy and Commerce Committee and Chairman Edward J. Markey of the Energy and Environment Subcommittee on Tuesday released a draft of far-reaching energy and climate legislation that targets job creation, promotes renewables and energy efficiency, and places limits on emissions of greenhouse gases.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2022

It is part of the “green revolution” and the transition of the UK economy to clean energy. Last week, Shell, the world’s largest oil company, issued a statement stating that Shell’s Ubitricity division will install 50,000 roadside charging piles in the UK by 2025. million charging stations.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2010

For example, adding a biofuel subsidy with a consumption mandate fails to increase ethanol consumption but instead subsidizes oil consumption. A more effective policy would rely on specific taxes and subsidies targeted directly at achieving specific environmental, energy and agricultural policy goals, according to the study.

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