Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 8, 2015

Quest is designed to capture and safely store more than one million tonnes of CO 2 each year—equal to the emissions from about 250,000 cars. Quest is now operating at commercial scale after successful testing earlier this year, during which it captured and stored more than 200,000 tonnes of CO 2.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2022

The top part of the graphic shows onshore methanol production. The bottom part shows how hydrogen for the engine is obtained from methanol in the reactor (blue arrow). The remaining carbon dioxide is stored in the tank and reused in onshore methanol production. © Fraunhofer.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2011

million gallon production mark for its ECO ULTRA line of recycled motor oil. billion gallons of used oil each year, of which about 10% is re-refined. The rest of the used oil is either improperly disposed of (damaging the environment) or burned as an industrial fuel. Universal Lubricants has hit the 1.5-million Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

MAY 12, 2022

Parkland, an independent supplier and marketer of fuel and petroleum products and a leading convenience store operator, plans to increase renewable fuel production at its Burnaby Refinery in British Columbia. Renewable fuels produced through these plans will have one-eighth of the carbon intensity of conventional fuels.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 19, 2022

It also calls for a multi-agency process to ensure that the transition away from oil extraction and refining is equitable. Transitioning away from conventional ICE vehicles is part of the solution, but there must be an adequate supply of zero-carbon alternative fuel and distribution is available to power these vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

Neste Oil is expanding its algae research ( earlier post ) with the launch of a joint algae research program with the Marine Research Centre at Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE). The program is part of Neste Oil’s efforts aimed at using algae oil as a raw material for producing NExBTL renewable diesel in the future.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

for the delivery of the first Intensium Flex Li-ion battery system to power and store energy for the ECO-H System. The ECO-H System is a patent-pending Hybrid Power Management System for the oil and gas industry developed by ECO-H Technologies and distributed by Tesco Corporation.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 11, 2023

However, the greatest barrier is not financial, but the physical properties of hydrogen itself which differ substantially from oil and gas. Greek gas transmission system operator DESFA will operate this 163-km pipeline, which is part of the EHB initiative. Switching infrastructure from gas to hydrogen is possible and cost effective.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Australia-based natural gas company Santos has successfully injected approximately 100 tonnes of carbon dioxide deep underground into depleted gas reservoirs as part of the final field trial for the Moomba Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Project. million tonne per year project ready for Final Investment Decision by the end of the year.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

No sooner has Tesla announced a new "gallery" in the heart of oil country, than the Palo Alto-based electric car company has now revealed plans for three more retail stores in North America. The stores are part of the preparation for the upcoming 2012 Tesla Model S sedan that's due to go on sale next year.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Alstom and MOL, Hungary’s leading oil and gas company, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to structure cooperation in examining the use of hydrogen technology in rail transportation. As part of its National Hydrogen Strategy, Hungary has been investigating the feasibility of introducing hydrogen technology to rail transportation.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 12, 2020

This agreement also involves a collaborative effort to develop feasibility studies in order to find new solutions to transport hydrogen in both liquid and gaseous form, by using and adapting existing infrastructure and networks as well as by shipping it by vessel, and to capture, transport, store or enhance CO 2.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2011

The carbon capture process at the Scotford oil sands upgrader will capture about 35% of emissions. cm) pipeline to injection wells north of Shell Scotford and permanently stored more than two kilometers (1.24 Quest would be the first application of CCS technology for an oil sands upgrading operation. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 13, 2023

DOE’s $125-million Consumer Electronics Battery Recycling, Reprocessing, and Battery Collection funding opportunity ( DE-FOA-0002897 ) is an essential part of the $7 billion authorized by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to grow and secure America’s battery supply chain. Consumer Electronics Battery Recycling Funding Opportunity.

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Clean Fleet Report

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Here are seven maintenance tips that will extend the life of your diesel truck: Change Your Engine Oil Regularly. The engine oil is a lubricant that helps it run smoothly. According to Fortune Business Insights , the global auto engine oil market size is projected to reach $44.66 Use the Right Oil.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2021

Following several years of research and development, Central & East European (CEE) oil and gas corporation MOL has stepped up the value chain and has become a biofuel producer through the realization of an investment in the Danube Refinery. Vegetable oils, used cooking oils and animal fats can also be used for this purpose.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2021

The research is part of Seattle City Light's “Utility Next” portfolio, a collection of 17 prospective projects to enable Seattle’s vision of a clean energy future. Unlike coal and oil, hydrogen can be used to store renewable energy in a simple, sustainable cycle. million DOE award, $150,000 City Light = $1.5 million total).

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Credit: peekaystudio/Instagram ) Tesla is said to use lubricating oils, brake fluids, lead acid batteries, aerosols, antifreeze, cleaning fluids, propane, paint, acetone, liquefied petroleum gas, adhesives, and diesel fuel at its Fremont Factory in Northern California. ” Tesla’s Fremont Factory. .”

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Decorative elements and add-on parts are dispensed with, as is any complex mix of materials. Bio-oil, natural rubber and rice husks are just some of the materials that serve as a basis for the tires on the ID. Music, films and games stored on the device can be used seamlessly in the ID. LIFE is our answer to this.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 20, 2011

A team at Stanford University is proposing using solid oxide fuel cells as the basis for a method for electricity production from oil shale with in situ carbon capture (EPICC) as a means to provide transportation services from oil shale with greatly reduced CO 2 emissions. times those from other proposed oil shale conversion processes.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 30, 2010

A field test conducted by a US Department of Energy (DOE) team of regional partners has demonstrated that using carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) in an enhanced oil recovery (EOR) method dubbed “huff-and-puff” can help assess the carbon sequestration potential of geologic formations while tapping US oil resources.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

The goal of the initiative is to transform oil sands production processes by developing technologies that address sustainability challenges. The University of Alberta, recognized as a global leader in oil sands research, will work with the Helmholtz Association, a collection of 16 science and technology centers across Germany.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Upon completion of the project, Kinder Morgan’s Harvey, Louisiana facility will serve as the primary hub where Neste will store a variety of raw materials including, for example, the used cooking oil it collects from more than 40,000 restaurants across the United States.

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The Truth About Cars

MARCH 8, 2024

Thumbs up on the road, and being stopped at a fuel station or outside a store to answer a question or two is a new experience. For easy reference by internet users years from now, it’s part number 36131181079. Apart from the badge, at some point later in the summer the only real problem surfaced: The oil level sensor stopped working.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

However, presenters from the automotive, refining, and convenience store (the convenience store industry sells more than 80% of the fuel in the US) industries raised several challenges and issues to the practical implementation of such an approach. Integrated oil companies own & operate 0.4% are 1-store operations.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

FPSOs are commonly used in the offshore oil and gas industry process and store crude oil and liquefied gas from offshore wells until it can be transported via pipelines to shore or via ship-to-ship transfer.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2021

The US Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding an additional $47 million in funding for seven projects as part of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy’s (ARPA-E) Seeding Critical Advances for Leading Energy technologies with Untapped Potential (SCALEUP) program. LongPath Technologies Inc. AutoGrid Systems, Inc.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2011

Neste Oil is continuing its research into the potential for using algae oil as a feedstock for producing NExBTL renewable diesel by taking part in two research projects starting this summer to test various methods for growing algae in outdoor conditions. —Markku Patajoki, the Head of Neste Oil’s Biotechnology Group.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 3, 2009

A new study released by Global Forest Watch Canada finds that significant amounts of greenhouse gases are emitted through the disturbance and/or removal of biocarbon (trees, shrubs, peats), which overlay Alberta’s oil sands. These areas store 579 megatonnes (million tones) of biological carbon, mostly in peatlands.

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Driivz

MAY 3, 2022

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the first installment in our two-part blog series on the role of utilities in turning EVs into a grid asset. EVs themselves will become grid energy storage assets, helping to avoid costly upgrades by serving as “batteries on wheels” that store energy and send power back to the grid for balancing supply and demand. .

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Clean Fleet Report

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

If you visit a big truck parts store near me (in Maryland), you can get anything you need for vehicle maintenance. Keeping things clean can take some elbow grease, but it will pay off Get the Oil Changed Getting your truck’s oil changed regularly should definitely be on your to-do list. Some people love these vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 4, 2009

Using CO 2 injection for enhanced oil recovery (EOR)—an established commercial practice that currently annually consumes some 50 million metric tons of CO 2 (the majority from natural accumulations)—has also been identified as a method of sequestering CO 2 captured from industrial sources, such as power plants. CO 2 flooding for oil recovery.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 9, 2014

The colors in the illustration represent depth, with blue as the deepest part of the cavern and red the most shallow. Researchers could then determine whether hydrogen gas mixes with residual gas or oil, reacts with minerals in the surrounding rock or poses any environmental concerns. Other fuels are already stored geologically.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 26, 2013

of the construction of the Sandpiper Project, which will become part of Enbridge Energy Partners’ North Dakota System when it is completed. The Sandpiper Project is the next phase of crude oil pipeline expansion that will provide a transportation corridor from Beaver Lodge, N.D. MPC will fund 37.5% to Superior, Wis.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 14, 2019

Global energy investment stabilized in 2018, ending three consecutive years of decline, as capital spending on oil, gas and coal supply bounced back while investment stalled for energy efficiency and renewables, according to the International Energy Agency’s latest annual review. Whichever way you look, we are storing up risks for the future.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 13, 2014

Current products include gas oil, gasoline, diesel fuel, and petroleum coke. Although the existing refinery has a maximum rated crude processing capacity of 70,000 bpd, due to a 2008 bankruptcy of the prior owner, crude oil refining was temporarily suspended. the routes over which the crude oil will be transported.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Part of the e-Methanol will be converted to e-Gasoline (130,000 liters per year). Other partners in the project are the Chilean power company AME, Chile’s national oil company ENAP, and Italian energy company Enel. Hydrogen will come to play an increasingly important role in storing and transporting energy.

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