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Study suggests that decarbonizing US transport sector by converting waste CO2 to fuels would require economical air-capture of CO2

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pre- and post- decarbonization of the electric power sector—to which he referred as pre-CCS and post-CCS, respectively (although decarbonization was not necessarily via CCS—carbon capture and storage).) CCTF will only employ direct CO 2 capture from air when the CO 2 emission price exceeds the cost of air capture.

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Perspective: US Needs to Transition to Hydrous Ethanol as the Primary Renewable Transportation Fuel

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The oil price shocks of the 1970s led the Brazilian government to address the strain high prices were placing on its fragile economy. Brazil, the largest and most populous country in South America, was importing 80% of its oil and 40% of its foreign exchange was used to pay for that imported oil. by Brian J.

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Global investment in renewable power reached $270.2B in 2014, ~17% up from 2013; biofuel investment fell 8% to 10-year low

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There were seven billion-dollar-plus financings of offshore wind projects, boosting the investment totals for the Netherlands, the UK and Germany. Another challenge was, at first sight, the impact of the 50%-plus collapse in the oil price in the second half of last year. Investment in Europe advanced less than 1% to $57.5

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Study Finds Coordinated Off-peak Charging Can Support Large Scale Plug-in Use Without Additional Generation Capacity; TCO and GHG Abatement Costs for BEVs Projected to Remain High

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All reference car configurations except the diesel use gasoline engines, because the. They assumed an oil price of US$80/bbl, close to the short-term. projected for the Netherlands in 2015, electricity for EV charging would largely be generated. We therefore. industrialised countries. ” —van Vliet et al.

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