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MARCH 6, 2024

Indian Oil Corp, the country’s largest fuel marketing company, plans to secure fuel supply contracts from teams participating in the Formula 1 championship. “We We expect to manufacture the fuel for Formula 1 cars and obtain the required certifications within three months,” Indian Oil Chairman Shrikant Madhav Vaidya said.

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DECEMBER 28, 2020

Researchers at the University of Oxford have developed a method to convert CO 2 directly into aviation fuel using a novel, inexpensive iron-based catalyst. These are important raw materials for the petrochemical industry and are presently also only obtained from fossil crude oil. and selectivity to C 8 –C 16 hydrocarbons of 47.8%

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MARCH 10, 2020

Global oil demand is expected to decline in 2020 as the impact of the new coronavirus (COVID-19) spreads around the world, constricting travel and broader economic activity, according to the International Energy Agency’s (IEA’s) latest oil market forecast. The IEA now sees global oil demand at 99.9

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NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Chemical recycling has great potential for this: If plastic components can be produced from pyrolysis oil instead of petroleum, it would be possible to significantly increase the proportion of sustainably manufactured components in automobiles. These plastic components are processed into pyrolysis oil by chemical recycling.

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OCTOBER 23, 2020

Fossil fuels still receive most of the international government support provided to the energy sector despite their “well-known environmental and public health damage,” according to new research from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy. Costs ranged from a low of 0.3% Subsidies remained sticky outside the G20 as well.

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AUGUST 28, 2022

As part of the Federal Government’s response to a fire and shutdown at the bp Whiting Refinery in Whiting, Indiana, US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan issued an emergency fuel waiver to help alleviate fuel shortages in four states the supply of gasoline of which has been impacted by the refinery shutdown.

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OCTOBER 17, 2016

A team from the University of Science & Technology of China in Hefei has developed a three-step process for the conversion of vegetable oils (triglycerides) into cycloparaffinic and aromatic biofuels in jet fuel range. As reported in a paper in the journal Fuel , the process produced 86.2 —Wu et al. —Wu et al.

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JULY 18, 2020

Scientists from ExxonMobil, the Georgia Institute of Technology and Imperial College of London have published in the journal Science joint research on potential breakthroughs in a new membrane technology that could reduce emissions and energy intensity associated with refining crude oil. —Thompson et al.

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JUNE 6, 2013

Neste Oil, the world’s largest producer of renewable diesel (NExBTL), has signed a contingent commercial off-take agreement with Cellana, an algae biomass developer based in the United States. The agreement will enable Neste Oil to purchase Cellana’s algae oil for use as a feedstock in the future for producing renewable fuel.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2020

The Diamond Green Diesel facility converts inedible oils and other waste fats into a high-quality renewable diesel fuel. When the second unit is completed in 2021, the Diamond Green Diesel facility will have capacity to produce 675 million barrels of renewable diesel fuel per year. Ecofining unit.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Ballard Power Systems and MAHLE have agreed to collaborate on the development and commercialization of zero-emission fuel cell systems to provide primary propulsion power in various classes of commercial trucks. MAHLE has been a series supplier for fuel cell vehicles for more than a decade.

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DECEMBER 2, 2022

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a multipart proposal for required volumes of biofuel under the Renewable FUel Standard (RFS) for the next one to three years and on a series of modifications to the program. This proposal includes steady growth of biofuels for use in the nation’s fuel supply for 2023, 2024, and 2025.

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JULY 14, 2023

More than three-fourths of all oil and gas production in the US Gulf of Mexico has a lower greenhouse gas (GHG) intensity than the basin-wide average, according to a new S&P Global Commodity Insights analysis. The 2 kgCO 2 e/boe to nearly 50 kgCO 2 e/boe range includes 99% total 2022 production covered by the US Gulf of Mexico analysis.

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APRIL 8, 2022

Mercedes-Benz Trucks is introducing the third generation of its OM 471 heavy-duty diesel engine this year; the engine will deliver increased fuel efficiency and compliance with the strictest emissions standards such as Euro VIe. Reduced friction losses and pressure control with low-viscosity oil.

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MARCH 15, 2022

Raven SR, a renewable fuels company ( earlier post ), announced the closing of a strategic investment from Samsung Ventures, expanding Raven SR’s reach into the global market, especially in Asia-Pacific region. Raven SR’s non-combustion Steam/CO 2 Reforming process is itself emissions-free and requires minimal waste sorting before processing.

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DECEMBER 11, 2020

Fortiva Hemi brings novel enzymes to liquefaction that deliver greater than 10% oil yield improvement and up to 1% ethanol yield gain above Novozymes’ industry leading Fortiva Revo liquefaction solutions. Liquefaction is the second step in the ethanol fuel production process, between grinding and saccharification.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2014

Biosynthetic Technologies has received ILSAC GF-5 certification on both SAE 5W-20 and 5W-30 grade passenger car motor oil (PCMO) formulations using its Biosynthetic Base Oil. A key component of the ILSAC GF-5 designation is demonstrated fuel economy improvement. —Allen Barbieri, CEO of Biosynthetic Technologies.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

The latest addition to its four-stroke engine portfolio, the dual-fuel engine is capable of running on LNG, diesel and HFO as well as a number of more sustainable fuels including biofuel blends and synthetic natural gas. Fuel flexibility and efficiency are the key features. Fuel flexibility and efficiency are the key features.

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APRIL 30, 2013

John Hofmeister, former President of Shell Oil Company and founder and CEO of Citizens for Affordable Energy (CFAE), is joining the Fuel Freedom Foundation (FFF) Advisory Board. We have to look at the fuels marketplace from a short-, a medium-, and a long-term perspective. It’s not going to happen. —John Hofmeister.

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MAY 12, 2023

EPA’s analysis found that power companies can implement the standards with a negligible impact on electricity prices—well within the range of historical fluctuations. Establishing emission guidelines for large, frequently used existing fossil fuel-fired stationary combustion turbines (generally natural gas-fired).

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DECEMBER 30, 2018

Hyundai delivered its first NEXO fuel cell SUV ( earlier post ) to Tom Hochrad of Ventura, California—the first US customer to drive off in the new NEXO, the only mass-produced fuel cell SUV for the US market, featuring a range up to 380 miles. The NEXO Limited Trim has an estimated range of 354 miles.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2014

Researchers at the Qingdao University of Science and Technology report producing gasoline-range liquid hydrocarbons from the catalytic cracking of rubber seed oil (RSO) using using USY (ultrastable Y zeolite) as a heterogeneous catalyst. A paper on their work is published in the journal Fuel. 2014.01.049.

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JANUARY 28, 2019

Saudi Aramco and Air Products signed an agreement to jointly-build the first hydrogen fuel cell vehicle fueling station in Saudi Arabia. Saudi Aramco and Air Products will establish a pilot fleet of fuel cell vehicles for which high-purity compressed hydrogen will be dispensed at the new fueling station. —Ahmad O.

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JULY 10, 2015

A team at the University of Calgary (Canada) has compared the energy intensities and lifecycle GHG emissions of unconventional oils (oil sands and oil shale) alongside shale gas, coal, lignite, wood and conventional oil and gas. This is not the same as crude oil occurring naturally in shales, as in the Bakken.

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MARCH 10, 2020

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) Executive Officer has certified the 2020 annual update to the carbon intensities (CI) of the lookup table pathways for a) California Average Grid Electricity Used as a Transportation Fuel in California and b) Electricity Supplied under the Smart Charging or Smart Electrolysis Provision. gCO 2 e/MJ.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Five years ago, Volvo Trucks launched its trucks that can run on liquified biogas (bio-LNG), which is a renewable fuel that can be produced from many types of organic waste, including food scraps. The fuel can reduce CO 2 emissions by up to 100%. (A A small amount of diesel or HVO is used to ignite the gas.)

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Forest products company SCA and St1 have entered a joint venture in Sweden to produce and sell renewable HVO diesel and biojet fuel. SCA will supply tall oil to the joint venture for feedstock and will invest approximately SEK 0.6 billion (US$71.7 million) in the company. The new biorefinery will be operational in Q2 2023.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Although electrification has shown promise toward reducing the carbon footprint of passenger vehicles, aviation remains dependent on hydrocarbon fuels due to their high energy density relative to even the most advanced battery technologies available today. Instead, SAF blendstocks are combined with conventional hydrocarbon fuels.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2021

Honeywell and Wood announced a comprehensive package of technologies to support the effort to produce carbon-neutral aviation fuel. The UOP Ecofining process technology converts waste oils, fats, and greases into Honeywell Green Jet Fuel, a drop-in replacement for jet fuel. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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MAY 3, 2017

Oil demand for transportation fuel see its “ demand will flatten out ,” after 2030, Couse said. Colin McKerracher, head of advanced transport analysis at Bloomberg New Energy Finance, sees Couse’s forecast as the highest EV sales margin yet to be forecasted by a major company in the oil sector. Maybe even decline. ”.

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OCTOBER 15, 2021

Moller - Maersk, has invested in Vertoro , a Dutch start-up focused on developing liquid lignin technology which can be used as a marine fuel. The company is capital-backed and university-backed, with a novel and protected approach to transforming woody and agricultural residues into a wide range of bio-based chemicals, materials, and fuels.

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APRIL 27, 2012

The majority (62%) of the plantations were located on the island of Sumatra, and more than two-thirds (69%) of all industrial plantations were developed for oil palm cultivation, with the remainder mostly being Acacia plantations for paper pulp production. Earlier post.).

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NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Empa, together with FPT Motorenforschung AG Arbon, Politechnico di Milano, lubricant manufacturer Motorex and other partners, is exporing the use of DME as a fuel for heavy-duty engines. In cooperation with a major European supplier, a new oil-lubricated common-rail pump had therefore been developed. —Patrik Soltic.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Virgin Group and chemical conversion technology company Agilyx ( earlier post ) are forming a strategic partnership to research and develop lower carbon fuel facilities to help address plastic pollution and the global transition to net zero. Agilyx’s proprietary technology is able to break down plastic waste through a pyrolysis process.

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JULY 24, 2015

A team at South China University of Technology has developed a one-pot process to convert the diesel distillate and residual oil fractions in bio-oil into high-quality fuels by catalytic hydrocracking with combined CoMoS/Al 2 O 3 and HZSM-5 catalysts. A paper on their process is published in the journal Fuel. 2015.05.002.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2018

While the mix shifts toward lower-carbon-intensive fuels, the world will need to pursue all economic energy sources, the report says. As personal mobility increases, average new-car fuel economy (including SUVs and light trucks) will improve as well, rising from about 30 miles per gallon (7.83 l/100 km) in 2040.

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MAY 13, 2014

Increasing oil demand is requiring increasing imports; since 2009, China has been importing more than half of its petroleum needs. Under the Energy Saving and New Energy Vehicle Plan for 2012 to 2020 released in 2012, average passenger car fuel economy is targeted to increase to 34 miles per gallon (6.9 Source: EIA. Click to enlarge.

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