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Study finds global oil demand likely to grow despite pandemic, climate policies

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The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly affected both consumer and commercial transportation, but global oil demand will probably continue to grow through 2030, according to a new study. Source: “Will Covid Drive An Early Peak In Transportation Activity And Oil Demand?”. Lines represent global oil demand by study scenario.

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NSF Awards NCSU Team $2M For Research on Deriving Drop-in Renewable Hydrocarbon Fuels from Algae

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We also plan to genetically modify the algae to produce fatty acids of a specific length, to expedite the conversion of the fatty acids into fuels that can be used by our existing transportation infrastructure. Roberts adds that an additional benefit to using algae as a fuel source is that the algal cultures would be transportable.

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A New Wildfire Watchdog

Cars That Think

And then, with transmission complete and the triggering stimulus gone, the system would shut down and return to a sleep or fully powered-off state. In its most common form, it uses an incoming stimulus, at some minimum threshold value, to move and close a mechanical switch, which in turn activates an electronic circuit.

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Report from the REFF-Wall Street; Themes in Renewable Energy Finance

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Dr. Don Paul is the Executive Director, University of Southern California Energy Institute and a former vice president and chief technology officer of Chevron. Other than the good news on oil consumption, very little was said in regards to transportation fuels. Energy Markets in a State of Change. Billion vs. $28.3 Billion in 2008).

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Coming Soon – The Electric City

Revenge of the Electric Car

Robert Hayden, the clean transportation adviser for San Francisco, said the city hopes to have 60 charging stations installed in public garages by year’s end, with a thousand more available across the Bay Area in 2011.