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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% decrease in 2012 from 2011. Total emissions of the six main greenhouse gases in 2012 were equivalent to 6,526 million metric tons of carbon dioxide.

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DECEMBER 18, 2013

EnerG2 , a manufacturer of advanced carbon materials for next-generation energy storage (generally for batteries and ultracapacitors), has leveraged its polymer chemistry technologies to develop materials for adsorbed natural gas (ANG) applications. In addition, they require less energy to compress the gas. Earlier post.).

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DECEMBER 13, 2012

Components of the e-gas plant. Audi is celebrating progress on its e-gas plant under construction in Werlte, Germany with a topping-out ceremony. End products from the plant will be hydrogen and synthetic methane (Audi e-gas), to be used as fuel for vehicles such as the new Audi A3 Sportback TCNG. Click to enlarge.

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APRIL 6, 2014

China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation (Sinopec) said that it had made significant breakthroughs in the exploration and development of shale gas in China, and is planning to develop the Fuling shale gas field into China’s first shale gas field with an annual production capacity of 10 billion cubic meters by 2017.

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AUGUST 26, 2014

A recently released total fuel cycle analysis for maritime case studies shows that natural gas fuels reduce some air quality pollutants substantially, and reduce major greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions slightly, when compared to conventional petroleum-based marine fuels (low-sulfur and high-sulfur).

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AUGUST 2, 2020

Researchers from the GEOMAR Helmholtz Center for Ocean Research Kiel have found that considerable quantities of the greenhouse gas methane escape uncontrolled into the water from abandoned oil and gas wells in the North Sea. On the basis of investigations directly on the seafloor it was possible to determine the amount of escaping gas.

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MAY 11, 2022

Ammonia prices generally follow natural gas prices because ammonia is produced primarily from natural gas. Generally, prices of commodity chemicals (ammonia) closely correlate with prices of feedstock (natural gas). Although US natural gas prices also rose, they ended the 2021–22 heating season at close to $5.00/MMBtu,

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OCTOBER 8, 2020

In 2012 Audi’s Hungarian plant opened a geothermal facility to supply most of its heat requirements. The remainder is compensated by bio-gas certificates. Since 2012 Audi Hungaria has used this source for most of its requirement for heat at the site. Audi Hungaria, in cooperation with E.ON r has used only green power.

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MAY 29, 2012

The focus is on the impacts on China’s energy system and GDP growth, and on global climate indicators such as greenhouse gas concentrations, radiative forcing, and global temperature change. The researchers argue for a global economy-wide greenhouse gas tax that spreads the burden of responsibility. 2012.04.007.

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MARCH 21, 2014

Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell announced that the latest oil and gas lease sales for federal waters in the Gulf of Mexico garnered $872,143,771 million in high bids on 329 tracts covering 1,707,358 acres. The area will be offered to industry again in 2016 under the current Five Year Offshore Oil and Gas Leasing Program.

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DECEMBER 21, 2021

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is finalizing the federal greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standards for passenger cars and light trucks for Model Years (MY) 2023 through 2026. CO 2 , Compared to the Proposal and 2012 and 2020 Rules, grams/mile, 2021-2026. Source: EPA. Off-cycle” credits of up to 15 g/mile.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Monolith Materials, which was founded in 2012, developed a process technology that converts natural gas into clean hydrogen and a solid carbon material called carbon black, a critical raw material in the automotive and industrial sectors. —Yoshihiro Shiraiwa, President and CEO, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2013

from January 2012). in January compared with the same month in 2012. from the prior month while distillate fuel production, though falling from December 2012, was the highest ever for the month of January. from January 2012. from January 2012. Gasoline deliveries were up for the month by 2.4% for January, down 4.9%

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JUNE 3, 2021

Monolith’s cyan hydrogen is produced by injecting natural gas containing methane (CH 4 ) as a main component into a high-temperature reactor and decomposing it into hydrogen (H 2 ) and solid carbon (C). Monolith was founded in 2012, and completed the world’s first cyan hydrogen mass-production plant in June 2020.

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DECEMBER 15, 2020

With SCR twin dosing technology in the exhaust gas system, the diesel unit now undercuts the Euro 6d emission standard limits while also running quietly and smoothly, according to the company. The four-cylinder TDI engine with the internal designation EA 288 made its debut in 2012. As previously, the 2.0 This has a volume of 3.4

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AUGUST 22, 2012

California Clean Vehicle Rebate Project rebates by vehicle type through July 2012. As of July 2012, approximately 1,000 new plug-in vehicles are being sold in the state every month. The study surveyed more than 1,400 PEV owners in coordination with the California Air Resources Board (ARB) in early 2012. Source: CCSE.

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AUGUST 10, 2012

In February 2012, Envia announced it had produced Li-ion cells offering an energy density of 400 Wh/kg. These little companies come out of nowhere, and they surprise you,” Akerson said in response to a question about GM’s strategy on gas-electric hybrid vehicles. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). “I

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MAY 31, 2021

The Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners earlier this month approved changes centered around incorporating the international Environmental Ship Index (ESI) into the Port’s Green Ship Incentive Program, which began in 2012. Low-NO x natural gas trucks. These trucks will emit 90% less nitrogen oxides than equivalent vehicles today.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

The award recognizes EPA Green Power Partners who distinguish themselves using on-site renewable energy applications, such as solar photovoltaic (PV) or landfill gas. 2012 baseline. In 2012, the factory produced more than 152,400 cars. (The others were Apple; the County of Santa Clara, CA; and Kaiser Permanete.) Earlier post.).

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NOVEMBER 22, 2022

UTM Offshore signed an agreement for the Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) for Nigeria’s first Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) facility with engineering firms KBR, JGC Corporation and Technip Energies. The FLNG facility will have a Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) nameplate production capacity of 1.2

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OCTOBER 1, 2014

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its fourth year of Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program data, detailing greenhouse gas pollution trends and emissions from large sources and suppliers broken down by industrial sector, geographic region and individual facilities. Power plant emissions have declined by 9.8%

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AUGUST 22, 2012

Total subsidies for renewable energy stood at $66 billion in 2010 (a 10% increase from the year before); the total value of global fossil fuel subsidies is estimated at between $775 billion and more than $1 trillion in 2012, Two thirds of the renewable energy subsidies went to renewable electricity resources and the remaining third to biofuels.

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JANUARY 15, 2013

Nissan announced that US pricing for the updated 2013 Nissan LEAF electric vehicle ( earlier post ) will start at an MSRP of $28,800 for the newly-added entry-level S grade—an 18% reduction from the $35,200 MSRP of the 2012 LEAF entry model, the SV. The 2012 LEAF SL had an MSRP of $37,250. MSRPs of 2012 LEAF and 2013 LEAF.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2012

One of the many charts available from the maps and data library on the AFDC site, this shows the number of light-duty alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs), hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs), and diesel models offered by vehicle manufacturers from 1991 through 2012. What if I convert my pickup trucks to run on natural gas or propane?”.

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JUNE 6, 2012

—Ling Huang 2012. Huang 2012. Furthermore, natural gas will be investigated as the fuel of the system. Ling Huang (2012) An Opposed-Piston Free-Piston Linear Generator Development for HEV (SAE 2012-01-1021) doi: 10.4271/2012-01-1021. Click to enlarge. —Huang et al.

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JULY 1, 2015

The California Air Resources Board released the latest edition of the state’s Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventory , which shows that emissions fell by 1.5 After rising during the 2000s, the state’s overall greenhouse gas emissions fell in 2008 as a result of the recession. million metric tons in emissions compared with 2012.

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JUNE 19, 2013

In December 2012, LanzaTech and Baosteel, a leading steel producer in China, announced the success of their 100,000 gallon per year (300 tons) pre-commercial plant located at one of Baosteel’s steel mills outside Shanghai, China. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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NOVEMBER 15, 2012

The new report also includes results measuring Canadian oil sands GHG intensity accounting for emissions that occur beyond the crude production and refining facilities such as the production and processing of natural gas used in oil production or emissions from off-site electricity production. —2012 Update.

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AUGUST 8, 2018

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has proposed amending the California Low-Emission Vehicle III Greenhouse Gas Emission Regulation to ensure that cars and light-duty trucks for model years 2022-2025 continue to meet California standards even if Federal standards are frozen. Earlier post.).

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JULY 14, 2019

The NCMA material not only outperforms NCM811 in cycle life, but also exhibits better resistance to heat, the ability to generate less gas and greater safety, which translates into higher capacity, longer cycle life and better safety performance in the final products, the company claimed.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2022

bp has successfully loaded the first LNG cargo from Mozambique’s offshore Coral Sul FLNG (floating liquefied natural gas) facility, the country’s first LNG project and first floating LNG facility deployed in the ultra-deep waters of the African continent. FLNG vessels are floating LNG production, storage and offloading units.

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MARCH 16, 2019

Refineries typically fulfill incremental hydrogen demand by either producing it on-site through steam reforming of natural gas or by purchasing it from merchant suppliers. Over the same period, on-site production of hydrogen from natural gas fell from about 475 MMcf/d to 415 MMcf/d, a 13% decrease.

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AUGUST 3, 2020

Since July 2012, Clariant has been operating a pre-commercial plant in Straubing, which produces up to 1,000 metric tons of cellulosic ethanol every year. By using locally sourced feedstock, greenhouse gas savings can be maximized and additional business opportunities along the entire value chain will arise.

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MARCH 14, 2014

Comparing the 2010-2012 CHTS with the 2000 CHTS, the most frequent mode of travel continued to be auto driver (49.3% The 2010-2012 survey showed an increased share of walk trips (16.6%), public transportation trips (4.4%), and bicycle trips (1.5%). The most recent review began in January 2012 and ended in February 2013.

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JULY 2, 2012

Of course, a big wild card is gas prices, which are expected (but cannot be guaranteed) to rise. Pike Research forecasts the global PEV market will reach 137,950 units in 2012. Of those nearly 48,000 sales in the United States, 27,992 will be PHEVs and 19,974 will be BEVs in 2012, Pike projects. throughout the forecast period.

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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 share of production in the US Gulf of Mexico coming from deepwater has increased by approximately 14% over the past decade.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2015

Statoil and its partners this week put the first subsea gas compression facility on line at Åsgard in the Norwegian Sea. Subsea gas compression is the technology for the future, taking us a big step closer to our ambition of realising a subsea processing plant, referred to as the subsea factory.

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