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demand in 2016. About 61% of the total sewage sludge, 27% of the total manure, and 7% of the total food waste may be available at negative prices, while FOG is more commoditized with its price determined by market demand. Among their findings: The estimated minimum fuel selling prices were $1.22/gasoline Skaggs et al.

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The 2016 Billion-Ton Report , volume 1, updates and expands upon analysis in the 2011 US Billion-Ton Update ( earlier post ), which was preceded by the 2005 US Billion Ton Study ( earlier post ). The Billion Ton 2016 is the third in the series of these Billion Ton reports. billion tons under a high-yield scenario.

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This year’s outlook is the first to highlight the significant impact that falling battery costs will have on the electricity mix over the coming decades. BNEF predicts that lithium-ion battery prices, already down by nearly 80% per megawatt-hour since 2010, will continue to tumble as electric vehicle manufacturing builds up through the 2020s.

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With OPEC breaking down and any kind of coordination among its members on price cuts looking increasingly unlikely, it now appears that oil prices could remain below $50 a barrel for a year or more. Mcf of natural gas. Stripper wells cost very little to drill, often as little as $300,000 versus millions for a conventional well.

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The pact seeks to enhance cooperation through a range of activities, including: Accounting for the costs of greenhouse gas emissions in each jurisdiction. Oregon will build on existing programs to set a price on carbon emissions. British Columbia and California will maintain their existing carbon-pricing programs.

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JANUARY 29, 2020

The results of a new analysis by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) show that, when combined with a trend toward higher methane leakage and combustion slip, there is no climate benefit from using liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a marine fuel—regardless of the engine technology. First, it contains very little sulfur.

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The 2017 e-Golf goes on sale in the US later this spring, with pricing yet to be announced. Where the 2016 e-Golf utilized an 85 kW electric motor, the newer model features a 100 kW electric motor. Using 13 cents per kilowatt-hour, the EPA has estimated an annual fuel cost of just $550. kWh, up from from 24.2

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Error bands indicate technology uncertainties (red solid lines) and fuel price uncertainties (green dashed lines).Click fuels suppliers; electric utilities; independent power producers; industrial gas companies; state and local government; research laboratories; academics; and other public, private, or non-profit entities.

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OPEC says that $10 trillion worth of investment will need to flow into oil and gas through 2040 in order to meet the world’s energy needs. On the one hand, OPEC does not see oil prices returning to triple-digit territory within the next 25 years, a strikingly bearish conclusion.

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between 2016 and 2017, bringing the state’s ZEV market share to 4.5%, compared to 3.6% Factors driving acceleration or deceleration of ZEV adoption include price, performance, choice, convenience, and public policy. Price: The most expensive component of a ZEV is the battery. ZEV sales increased 29.1% More than half of the U.S

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The program features dynamic pricing—a time-variant rate—that creates incentives for charging when renewable energy is most available. The cost of the original proposal and the PS was about the same, about $103 million. million electric meters and 881,000 natural gas meters in San Diego and southern Orange counties.

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JULY 3, 2016

They used currently achievable performance levels for the system components—electrolyzers and the Fischer−Tropsch process—to compute key metrics, including (i) cost of the synthetic fuel; (ii) well-to-gate CO 2 emissions; and (iii) overall energy efficiency. —Li et al. Stubbins, and Paul J. 6b00665.

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gigatons of CO 2 : three times Germany’s carbon-dioxide emissions in 2016. In this way, the cost of exhaust-gas treatment can be reduced, Bosch adds. Pilot projects to commercialize synthetic diesel, gasoline, and gas are currently underway in Norway and Germany. Top: Threefold pathway to a de-fossilized powertrain.

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For more than 20 years, California has aggressively supported the rooftop solar market through its Net Energy Metering (NEM) program in Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), Southern California Edison (SCE), and San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E) territories.

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In recent years, the price gap between premium and regular-grade gasoline has risen from an historically steady 10% to 25% or more per gallon. Unfortunately, the high cost of premium gasoline may outweigh that advantage for many drivers. Horsepower for test vehicles averaged an increase of 1.4%.

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DECEMBER 23, 2016

Oil prices are probably already high enough to spark a rebound in shale production. The IEA says that in the third quarter of 2016, the US shale industry became cash flow neutral for the first time ever. E&P companies began cutting costs, laying off workers, squeezing their suppliers and deferring projects that no longer made sense.

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The American Power Act, released as a discussion draft, targets reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by at least 4.75% compared to 2005 levels by 2013; by at least 17% compared to 2005 levels by 2020; by at least 42% compared to 2005 levels by 2030; and by at least 83% compared to 2005 levels by 2050. Price Predictability.

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Green reviewed the role clean diesel vehicles play in the current vehicle fleet by analyzing the total cost of ownership of diesels and comparing it to that of their gas vehicle counterparts. Similar to the three-year comparisons, five-year estimated fuel costs for diesel vehicles are less than those of comparable gas versions.

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The other major factor in commercialization of automotive PEMFCs is availability and cost reductions of hydrogen fuel. In this area, DOE is looking for information on the co‐location of hydrogen stations with existing Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) stations and the feasibility of mobile hydrogen refueling delivery services.

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That figure is also up sharply from the 5,271 from the same month in 2016, a 60 percent increase. The latest crash in oil prices once again raises this prospect. oil production aloft at a time when low prices are starting to curtail drilling activity. The calculus on completing wells can cut two ways. DUCs may keep U.S.

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The document outlines a new set of aggressive near-term and long-term strategies for the nation’s busiest harbor complex to further reduce harmful air pollution from all port-related sources, assist the state in meeting aggressive greenhouse gas reduction goals, and ultimately achieve zero emissions for trucks and terminal equipment.

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A new analysis from Argonne National Laboratory, funded by the US Department of Energy’s Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO), shows the potential of an algae fractionation process to produce renewable diesel fuel with 63%–68% lower greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions than conventional diesel. 2016) Click to enlarge. Pegallapati and Frank.

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Eos Energy Storage announced the commercial availability of its MW-scale Aurora system for deliveries starting in 2016. The Aurora 1000|4000 will be sold at a price of $160/kWh in volume. With a 30-year life, Eos is can provide peak electricity at a levelized cost of $0.12-0.17 Source: EOS. Click to enlarge.

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According to a new forecast report from Navigant Research, global commercial alternative powertrain medium- and heavy-duty vehicle (MHDV) sales will grow from about 347,000 vehicles in 2016 to more than 820,000 in 2026, representing a CAGR of about 9%. A major factor has always been the cost of battery packs.

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Made from widely available domestic feedstocks and advanced refining technologies, energy-dense biofuels provide a pathway for low-carbon fuels that can lower greenhouse gas emissions throughout the transportation sector and accelerate the bioeconomy. gallon with over 80% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. MicroBio Engineering Inc.,

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A paper by a team from the University of Chicago and MIT suggests that technology-driven cost reductions in fossil fuels will lead to the continued use of fossil fuels—oil, gas, and coal—unless governments pass new taxes on carbon emissions. for oil, 24% for coal, and 20% for natural gas. —Christopher Knittel.

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Growth in diesel fuel consumption will be moderated by the increased use of natural gas in heavy-duty vehicles. The United States becomes a net exporter of natural gas earlier than estimated a year ago. Biofuels grow at a slower rate due to lower crude oil prices and. slower growth in E85 sales. Net imports of energy decline.

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However, although the state has made considerable progress decoupling economic growth from greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, the rate of emissions decline appears to be slowing, due in part to a spike in transportation emissions attributed to an increase from light-duty vehicles. —Adam Fowler, economist at Beacon Economics.

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November 27, oil consuming countries will celebrate the first anniversary of the Saudi decision to let market forces determine prices. This decision set crude prices on a downward path. Subsequently, to defend market share, the Saudis increased production, which exacerbated market oversupply and further pressured prices.

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Here is the UK were are heading for an energy crisis with consumer’s bill about to jump by 75% as the price cap is reset closer to reality in April. In doing so it has deepened its already troubling reliance on an insecure and volatile natural gas market dominated by Vladimir Putin. Meghan O’Sullivan. In the U.K., In the U.K.,

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EIA’s AEO2012 projects a continued decline in US imports of liquid fuels due to increased production of gas liquids and biofuels and greater fuel efficiency. EIA added a premium to the capital cost of CO 2 -intensive technologies to reflect current market behavior regarding possible future policies to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions.

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The human health benefits associated with improvements in air quality related to the reduction in greenhouse gas emissions improvements can offset 26–1,050% of the cost of US carbon policies, depending upon the type of policy, according to a new study by a team from MIT. times the cost of implementing a cap-and-trade program.

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Most retail stations for hydrogen in use today are located in California, where 33% of the hydrogen sold from stations deployed with government funding must be sourced from renewable sources; hydrogen produced through steam methane reforming (SMR) of natural gas still comprises the majority of hydrogen sold.

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Conventional renewable fuel is required to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 20% compared with petroleum-based fuels. The RFS calls for further growth in advanced biofuels made from biological materials and that reduce life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions by at least 50% compared with petroleum-based fuels. billion gallons.

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The first trials on the demo plant in Leuna were successfully completed, within schedule, in the fall of 2016 and Global Bioenergies announced first production of green isobutene via fermentation. Global Bioenergies is now entering the final phase of demonstrating its technology for converting renewable carbon into hydrocarbons.

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DOE will sponsor activities to encourage safe and environmentally responsible development and use of domestic petroleum and natural gas resources. Reduce the cost of transportation fuel cells by more than 25% to meet the 2020 target of $40/kilowatt and durability of 5,000 hours and efficiency of 60%.

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Heavy-duty electric truck builder Orange EV announced that fleets in California can purchase a new T-Series pure electric terminal truck for less than the cost of a new Tier 4 diesel truck. HVIP provides incentives for zero-emission and hybrid trucks and buses and low NO x natural gas engines. It doesn’t get easier.

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