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IEA World Energy Outlook 2013 sees CO2 emissions rising by 20% to 2035; oil use on upward trend

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The Middle East becomes the world’s second-largest gas consumer by 2020 and third-largest oil consumer by 2030, redefining its role in global energy markets. Low-carbon energy sources (renewables and nuclear) meet around 40% of the growth in primary energy demand. Africa today is home to nearly half of the 1.3

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BNEF report finds hydrogen promising decarbonization pathway, but carbon prices and emissions policies required

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Hydrogen Economy Outlook , a new and independent global study from research firm BloombergNEF (BNEF), finds that clean hydrogen could be deployed in the decades to come to cut up to 34% of global greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels and industry at a manageable cost. Abatement cost with hydrogen at $1/kg (7.4/MMBtu).

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BNEF: steel industry set to pivot to hydrogen in green push; additional $278B for clean capacity and retrofits

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Steel is responsible for around 7% of man-made greenhouse gas emissions every year and is one of the world’s most polluting industries. Converting a significant portion of the fleet to hydrogen would require more DRI plants and more electric furnaces. This would be a major shift in the type of furnaces and fuels used to produce steel.

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Embraer, GE, Azul and Amyris in Renewable Jet Fuel Evaluation Project

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Embraer, General Electric, and Amyris Biotechnologies, a synthetic biology company focused on developing renewable hydrocarbon biofuels (earlier post) signed a Memorandum of Understanding to evaluate the technical and sustainability aspects of Amyris’ No Compromise renewable jet fuel. Source: Amyris. Click to enlarge. Resources.

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Freescale Offers New Electronic Control Solution for Small Combustion Engines

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Faced with worldwide emissions regulations and rising gas prices, the small engine market is migrating from mechanical carbureted systems to cleaner, more efficient electronic control and electronic fuel injection (EFI). EFI-equipped small engines also increase horsepower and improve gas mileage. Small engine system controls.

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BYD’s $10,000 Seagull EV outsold all cars in China (even gas models) again in November

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BYDs cheapest EV model, the Seagull, outsold every car in China last month, even gas-powered models. With sales surging, the low-cost EV took back the best-selling car title from the Tesla Model Y in China last month. Thats even cheaper than the previous model as BYD fuels its liberation battle against gas-powered cars.

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BYD sold over 360,000 Seagull EV models in under a year as its cheapest electric car

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After selling nearly 35,000 Seagull models in March, cumulative sales of BYD’s cheapest electric car topped 360,000. BYD sells over 360,000 units of its cheapest electric car BYD launched the Seagull on April 26, 2023. It was initially available in three trims, starting at $10,200 (RMB 73,800), its cheapest electric car.

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