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SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

Injection of CO 2 began in a first-of-a-kind US Department of Energy–sponsored field trial of enhanced coalbed methane recovery with simultaneous CO2 sequestration in an unmineable coal seam. These wells have been producing coalbed methane and water since 2004. CONSOL Energy Inc., Monitoring the quality of groundwater and stream water.

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APRIL 15, 2019

Year-over-year, US greenhouse gas emissions were 0.5% lower in 2017 than the prior year (after accounting for sequestration from the land sector), and power sector emissions fell 4.2%, according to the 2019 edition of the US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) annual report on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

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APRIL 16, 2014

US greenhouse gas emissions by gas. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its 19 th annual report of overall US greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, showing a 3.4% Annual US greenhouse gas emissions relative to 1990 (1990=0). in 2004, and since then have declined about 10%. Source: EPA. Click to enlarge.

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OCTOBER 22, 2010

The new plan reflects this significant progress, and updates and expands upon previous editions of the Hydrogen Posture Plan, issued in 2006 and 2004. Well-to-wheels greenhouse gas emissions. Source: DOE. Click to enlarge. Improve the performance and reduce the cost of hydrogen storage systems.

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OCTOBER 6, 2017

Among the findings of the EIA analysis: CO 2 emissions form natural gas surpassed those from coal in 2016. Natural gas CO 2 emissions have increased every year since 2009. Of the four end‐use sectors, only transportation CO 2 emissions increased in 2016.

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JUNE 26, 2009

Coal consumption: lower increase due to financial crisis and more renewable electricity. Global emissions from coal consumption increased by 3.5%, which was less than in previous years, where average annual increases were about 5%. Emissions increased by 1.7% in 2008, against 3.3% increase in 2008, a drop from 9.5% and from 19.5

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MARCH 4, 2011

MPa enable the system to operate with very high thermal efficiency, exceeding even those of a large coal-generated power plant and nearly twice as efficient as that of a gasoline engine (about 25%). This configuration uses gas-foil bearings and includes a small turbine (red). Turbo-alternator-shaft design for the SNL S-CO 2 test loop.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2009

Energix Research , a developer of gas-phase catalysis processes, technologies and systems, says it has successfully produced gas-to-liquids (GTL) products using its electrically activated nanocatalyst process. Natural gas, specifically methane, is flared off in large volumes at landfills (studies estimate 3.5

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JUNE 27, 2009

World-wide “peak oil” production is expected to occur from 2010 to 2025+ (by some experts estimate that we have already reached peak production since 2004). HC with increasing TOS, irrespective of the feed gas ratio. The US Department of Defense (DoD) is the single largest buyer and consumer of fuel at 12.6 Dorner et al.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2015

The INCITE program issued its first awards in 2004, when three projects received an aggregate five million core hours. The program was created as the primary means of accessing the DOE Leadership Computing Facilities at Argonne and Oak Ridge national laboratories. Today’s collective allocation of 5.8

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JUNE 30, 2013

However, the GWP benefit only appears when the electricity grid relies less on coal production and more on natural gas and renewables. Accordingly, in regions where the grid is more heavily coal-centric, the study results suggest that PHEV-40 vehicles may be preferable if global warming impacts are highly valued.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2009

Biogas, including anaerobic digester gas, can be reformed to produce hydrogen and used in a fuel cell to produce significant amounts of electricity and heat. Approximately 90% of hydrogen in the United States is currently produced from natural gas via steam methane reforming. transit buses or other heavy duty vehicles).

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APRIL 3, 2015

The team combined results from the first Aircraft Particle Emissions Experiment (APEX) (2004); the first Alternative Aviation Fuel Experiment (AAFEX-I) (2009); and the second Alternative Aviation Fuel Experiment (AAFEX-II) (2011) to provide a large-N data set for statistical examination. —Moore et al.

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MARCH 9, 2015

Although the majority of the work with TICs was then related to space exploration, the focus of that report was the use of TICs with coal combustion. The work function is the surface property that determines how easily electrons can escape into the vacuum or gas; a lower work function generally facilitates electron emission.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

You can fill it up at the gas station, and you can plug it in to any 120-volt outlet. But when you do, your car essentially becomes an electric vehicle with a gas-tank backup. So youll have a cleaner, cheaper, quieter car for your local travel, and the gas tank is always there should you need to drive longer distances.

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APRIL 21, 2009

Power and Associates 2004 report ]. Despite this, a 2003 EPRI study , assuming only $2/gallon gas , zero buying incentives, and a PHEV premium of $3-$5,000 more than standard hybrids, shows that the total lifetime cost of ownership for a PHEV will be lower than that of any other vehicle type -- so the payback will be there.

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APRIL 21, 2009

Several dozen prototypes on 15-passenger van since 2004; now in second generation development; no production plans. The XHT is a new generation of plug-in hybrid drive train ready to multiply the gas mileage of any SUV or any standard sedan." ( Company PressRelease ) BYD Auto top 2/3/08 BYD Auto Co., GM Press Release ). Kwong asked.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2009

At issue is the 2012 expiration of the Kyoto Protocol, a binding but effectively unenforceable 1997 treaty that had set greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction targets for 40 industrialized countries, referred to as Annex 1 countries, yielding an average GHG reduction of 5.2%

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DECEMBER 20, 2009

Experts predict that by the year 2060 global warming, if left unchecked, could result in a temperature rise of seven degrees Fahrenheit higher than temperatures before the Industrial Revolution when man started widespread use of coal and other fossil fuels. The fact is, about half the world’s electricity comes from coal.

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JULY 22, 2009

billion in 2004 to $117 billion 2007 with the first three quarters of 2008 averaging 29% higher than 2007. Michael Eckhart comments that “ The Europeans appear to be five years ahead of the US ” in investing and “ during the 2004-2008 boom period, as much as 90% of senior debt for US renewable energy projects came from foreign banks.

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