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While oil will remain the most widely used fuel, overall energy demand will be reshaped by a continued shift toward less-carbon-intensive energy source as well as steep improvements in energy efficiency in areas such as transportation, where the expanded use of advanced and hybrid vehicles will help push average new-car fuel economy to 48 mpg (4.9
The collapse in world oil prices in the second half of 2014 will have only a moderate impact on the fast-developing low-carbon transition in the world electricity system, according to research firm Bloomberg New Energy Finance. While diesel and oil-based power is still uneconomic at $60/barrel, the pressure to switch is reduced.
Personal air travel (billion seat-miles) grows by an average of 0.7% Domestic crude oil production increases sharply in the AEO2014 Reference case, with annual growth averaging 0.8 Natural gas overtakes coal as the largest fuel for US electricity generation. Energy demand for aircraft grows in the AEO2014 Reference case from 2.5
Crude and lease condensate includes tight oil, shale oil, extra-heavy crude oil, field condensate, and bitumen (i.e., oil sands, either diluted or upgraded). Other liquids refer to natural gas plant liquids (NGPL), biofuels (including biomass-to-liquids [BTL]), gas-to-liquids (GTL), coal-to-liquids (CTL), kerogen (i.e.,
Change in primary oil demand by sector and region in the central New Policies Scenario, 2010-2035. Under the WEO 2011 central scenario, oil demand rises from 87 million barrels per day (mb/d) in 2010 to 99 mb/d in 2035, with all the net growth coming from the transport sector in emerging economies. Click to enlarge. billion in 2035.
It’s not the men and women in uniform’s fault in any way and it does not diminish their personal service but it is not the same thing as putting your life on the line to protect and defend our American way of life. My personal sense of patriotism demands that I defend this island, whatever the cost may be.
As personal mobility increases, average new-car fuel economy (including SUVs and light trucks) will improve as well, rising from about 30 miles per gallon (7.83 However, oil will continue to play a leading role in the world’s energy mix, the report finds. l/100 km) now to close to 50 miles per gallon (4.7 l/100 km) in 2040.
ExxonMobil expects that by 2030, China will have surpassed the United States as the country with the largest number of personal vehicles, even though China’s vehicles per capita will be about one-third the level of the United States at that time. China will see the largest increase—more than 4 million oil-equivalent barrels per day.
The outlook is developed by examining energy supply and demand trends in 100 countries, 15 demand sectors covering all manner of personal and business needs and 20 different energy types. The Outlook for Energy identifies a significant evolution in the trade of oil and other liquids. billion in 2040.
It is reduced by 900 Mtce to 4600 Mtce in AIS in 2050, a cumulative energy reduction of 26 billion tonnes of coal equivalent from 2005 to 2050. The share of coal will be reduced from 74% in 2005 to about 47% by 2050 in CIS, and to 30% in AIS. By 2050, personal car ownership reaches 0.68 Passenger Transport Activity by Mode.
Consider this fair and legal warning, world’s largest and most polluting oil company - I’m giving you 10 years to pack up and hit the road. It’s the 2nd biggest product Exxon/Mobil and their pals in the oil, coal and gas industries pump out. And yes every single person in that movement is a hapless dupe.
However, it is counterproductive to promote EVs in regions where electricity is produced from oil, coal, and lignite combustion. EVs are poised to link the personal transportation sector together with the electricity, the electronic, and the metal industry sectors in an unprecedented way. Hawkins et al. Click to enlarge.
A coal plant in South Texas will shut down and convert to a solar + battery electricity generation facility, with the help of a $1.4 SMECI has operated a mine mouth lignite-fired coal plant (named due to its proximity to the mine that supplies it) since 1982. But that coal-fired plant is one of the dirtiest in Texas.
The Annual Energy Outlook 2011 (AEO2011) Reference case released yesterday by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) more than doubles the technically recoverable US shale gas resources assumed in AEO2010 and added new shale oil resources. US crude oil production increases from 5.4 quadrillion Btu in 2009 to 3.1 Source: EIA.
Electrification will also reduce oil dependence, providing foreign policy benefits and the potential to reduce real oil prices and oil price volatility. With the current fuel mix of the US power sector (about half coal, about 30% “carbon-free”), CO 2 emissions for HEVs and EVs are similar. Vehicle technologies.
For example, rich countries such as Germany can throw billions of dollars at their coal sector to ease their transition pain, offering generous financial aid to lignite-producing regions. Nigeria or Algeria cannot do the same for their oil industry. Saudi Arabia and Kuwait might, and should be encouraged to do so.
Interest in HEVs and BEVs is driven by a dramatic reduction in or elimination of tailpipe emissions, and the increased fuel economy of these vehicle types helps reduce the world’s dependence on oil. Power said, more important are the personal financial implications of deciding to purchase an alternative-energy vehicle.
The growing vehicle parc is the largest consumer of crude oil, which is starting to run out. The supply risks inherent to a non-diversified primary energy source—98% of road vehicles are propelled by petroleum-based fuels—are beginning to be felt again, as they were during the Oil Shocks of 1973-4 and 1979.
As per a report from The Environmental and Energy Study Institute , direct subsidies to the fossil fuel industry in the United States amount to a whopping $20 billion per year, about 80% of which go towards oil and gas. The remaining 20% is allocated for coal. Conservative estimates put U.S.
They fell 23% from a peak of 14 metric tons per person (roughly equal to driving 34,000 miles) in 2001 to 10.8 metric tons per person in 2016 (roughly equal to driving 26,000 miles). Highlights from the newly published inventory include: Greenhouse gas emissions dropped 13% statewide since a 2004 peak while the economy grew 26%.
However, US coal shipments, which are primarily via rail, decline slightly. Air travel grows 77% from 990 billion revenue passenger miles to 1,753 billion revenue passenger miles between 2018 and 2050 in the Reference case because of increased demand for global connectivity and rising personal incomes. Other findings.
World oil prices have fallen sharply from their July 2008 high mark. As the world’s economies recover, higher world oil prices are assumed to return and to persist through 2030. In the IEO2009 reference case, world oil prices rise to $110 per barrel in 2015 (in real 2007 dollars) and $130 per barrel in 2030.
PAHs are chemicals released into the air from the burning of coal, diesel, oil and gas, or other organic substances such as tobacco. The mothers wore personal air monitors during pregnancy to measure exposure to PAHs and they responded to questionnaires. In urban areas motor vehicles are a major source of PAHs.
Natural gas remains challenged as a fuel for most personal vehicles. Key findings of the report include: In 2040, oil and natural gas are expected to make up nearly 60% of global supplies, while nuclear and renewables will be approaching 25%. Source: ExxonMobil. Click to enlarge.
Photo by Los Muertos Crew on Pexels.com Solar capacity additions hit the ground running in 2024, pushing renewables’ installed generating capacity past coal, according to new US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) data. That’s more than the installed capacity of coal (207.15 of the total. GW) but also hydropower (101.41
The Annual Energy Outlook 2015 (AEO2015) released today by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) projects that US energy imports and exports will come into balance—a first since the 1950s—because of continued oil and natural gas production growth and slow growth in energy demand. Tcf in the High Oil and Gas Resource case.
“Well maybe not you, personally… If you help us.” It’s not the oil, coal and gas companies or the Koch brothers or Fox News. We are so screwed. “ “You sure as hell are, “I softly agreed. “No we’re not. You are,” a voice in the back firmly said. ” “Help you what?”
You’d be better off calling any Republican voting against this bill and telling them you will hold them personally responsible for the damage climate change does to your children and your grandchildren.
A Tesla Megapack battery system has officially turned on to replace Hawaii’s very last coal power plant. In early 2022, we reported that Tesla is deploying Megapacks at a new energy storage project that will replace Hawaii’s last remaining coal plant. It will enable better use of the state’s increasing renewable energy.
There is no catalytic converter that can fully scrub the toxics that result from burning oil. Of course we need energy to create electricity, and just as we’ve been burning petroleum for a century to move us and our stuff around, we’ve been burning oil and coal and natural gas to create electricity.
The technology would "conserve more oil and slice smog and greenhouse gases to nearly imperceptible levels ". The average person who drives 40 miles per day or less wouldn't use any gasoline at all ," he says. Frank's studies suggest a major impact on US oil dependence if most vehicles were plug-ins.
There are four guidelines to follow: Refrain from using or burning oil, gas or coal. However, if an EV is charged using electricity that is generated by burning coal or in some other way that generates fossil fuel emissions, those emissions would be associated with that EV’s well to wheel emissions. of total U.S.
Their emissions dropped to a 50-year low while coal demand fell back to levels not seen since the early 1900s. It was a combination of strong renewables deployment, coal-to-gas switching, energy efficiency improvements, and softer industrial production that drove the decline in advanced economies’ emissions, reports the IEA.
That’s about 4 tonnes for every person on the planet and twice as much as all other building materials combined. Currently that means burning coal, coke, fuel oil, or natural gas, often along with waste plastics and tires. Creating a kilogram of steel , for instance, releases about 2.4
Indeed I am talking about Big Dick Cheney, who in addition to his many other immoral and criminal acts also shamelessly promoted the excessive use of oil, coal, gasoline and other fossil fuels by encouraging Americans to use all the energy they could afford to put on their credit cards. The Big Dick Cheney Effect.
There are two major reasons for this: first, EVs are not going to reach the numbers required by 2050 to hit their needed contribution to net zero goals , and even if they did, a host of other personal, social and economic activities must be modified to reach the total net zero mark. For example, researchers at University of Oxford in the U.K.
Other key personalities in Giga Berlin’s development such as Environment Minister Axel Vogel and Economics Minister Jörg Steinbach (SPD) will also be present at the event. . It should be noted that a nearby coal mine and an oil refinery in the area are consuming far more water annually than Tesla.
In a statement , Just Stop Oil, a British group that wants to prevent new oil and gas licensing, said it had “decorated” Stonehenge with powder paint and demanded that the next British government work with other governments “to end the extraction and burning of oil, gas and coal by 2030.” Paul’s Cathedral.
As we try to objectively study nature, we are often reminded of how natural forces affect us personally. When we turn up the heat in our homes and workplaces, we must balance our personal need for warmth with the global impact of burning fossil fuels like oil, gas, coal, and biomass.
And I wasn’t interested in selling solar based on, “Hey it prevents oil,” you know. So what I’m seeing as a result of what you’re telling me If there was a smart politician down south here there is a wide open position for the person who wants to lead the cavalry charge down here. And at sub $3 you’re cheaper than coal.
Three megawatts each of new biomass and oil capacity plus 1 MW each of new hydropower and natural gas capacity made up the balance. Natural gas trailed with only 49 MW (0.65%) along with 5 MW of oil, 3 MW of biomass, 3 MW of “other,” and 1 MW of hydropower. The mix of all renewables totaled 27.67%. Get started here. –
Natural gas and oil provided the balance: 20 MW and 5 MW, respectively. The balance consisted of the 1,100 Vogtle-4 nuclear reactor in Georgia plus 369 MW of gas, 11-MW of oil, and 3-MW of “other.” FERC says renewables were 99% of new generating capacity in June and 91% in H1 2024. Combined, they accounted for 98.9% of capacity added.
On the fossil fuel front, 348 MW of gas and 5 MW of oil came online. Installed utility-scale solar has now moved into fourth place behind natural gas (43.38%), coal (15.79%), and wind (11.77%) for its share of generating capacity after having recently surpassed nuclear (8.05%). Wind is forecast to be at 12.68% and coal at 13.42%.)
At issue was the Montana Environmental Policy Act (MEPA), which explicitly disallows consideration of environmental factors in the approval process for oil and gas permits. This is incorrect, as coal is the dirtiest fuel humans use for power. And best yet theres nowhere else for the state or the oil industry to take this case.
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