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MARCH 19, 2012

Element Energy used a component-based cost model to estimate the current and future costs of conventional and novel powertrains based on peer-reviewed data—e.g., on batteries and fuel cell costs trends and the costs of vehicle mass reduction. Fuel cell system cost projections over time and volume.

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OCTOBER 2, 2019

The low levels in discoveries come as a result of a pullback during the past 10 years in the wildcat drilling that targets conventional oil and gas plays—most drastically after oil prices collapsed in 2014. —Keith King, senior advisor at IHS Markit and a lead author of the IHS Markit E&P trends analysis.

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JULY 12, 2011

The analysis is based on central forecasts of oil price, electricity. price and carbon pollution reduction scheme (CPRS)/carbon tax policy, and known information about the historic drivers for consumers in the vehicle. However, as EV and PHEV prices gradually reach. operating cost savings increase. Between 2025.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2012

The analysis examines how these global forces may impact business and industry; calculates the environmental costs to business; and calls for business and policymakers to work more closely to mitigate future business risk and act on opportunities. Source: KPMG. Click to enlarge. billion in 2005.

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JANUARY 13, 2011

Electrification will also reduce oil dependence, providing foreign policy benefits and the potential to reduce real oil prices and oil price volatility. Electrification will reduce emissions, with the scale determined by the carbon intensity of the power sector. Vehicle technologies.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 11, 2010

The cost of deploying a PSA system and associated refueling pump at a fueling stations will be on the order of $300,000 to $500,000, said Jeff Kissel, president and CEO of TGC during a briefing on the announcement—about one-quarter of the cost of currently installing a more conventional hydrogen fueling station in the US. Jeff Kissel.

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OCTOBER 4, 2011

A key barrier to achieving RFS2 is the high cost of producing biofuels compared to petroleum-based fuels and the large capital investments required to put billions of gallons of production capacity in place. Such land conversion may disrupt any future potential for storing carbon in biomass and soil.

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AUGUST 15, 2010

Bergerson and Keith pay particular attention to CCS, showing how divergent views about its cost effectiveness emerge from divergent choices about the scale of analysis. In Alberta, for example, CO 2 emissions from coal-fired electric power exceed emissions from oil sands and the costs of reducing emissions from coal electricity are lower.

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DECEMBER 5, 2012

Biofuels grow at a slower rate due to lower crude oil prices and. The decline reflects increased domestic production of both petroleum and natural gas, increased use of biofuels, and lower demand resulting from the adoption of new vehicle fuel efficiency standards and rising energy prices. Biomass and biofuels growth is slower.

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MARCH 3, 2017

The oil majors reported poor earnings for the fourth quarter of last year, but many oil executives struck an optimistic tone about the road ahead. The collapse of oil prices forced the majors to slash spending on exploration, cut employees, defer projects, and look for efficiencies. per barrel, rising to $36.50.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2009

In conducting its research, Sandia utilized models that examined current and future technologies for development of ethanol. For each new plant constructed, the BDM selected a feedstock/conversion pair resulting in the lowest cost of ethanol. Future enhancements to Sandia’s BDM are planned, contingent on additional partnerships.

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APRIL 14, 2015

AEO2015 presents updated projections for US energy markets through 2040 based on six cases (Reference, Low and High Economic Growth, Low and High Oil Price, and High Oil and Gas Resource) that reflect updated scenarios for future crude oil prices. trillion cubic feet (Tcf) in the Low Oil Price case to 13.1

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 13, 2011

Although the recovery in the world economy since 2009 has been uneven, and future economic prospects remain uncertain, global primary energy demand rebounded by a remarkable 5% in 2010, pushing CO 2 emissions to a new high. Short-term pressures on oil markets are easing with the economic slowdown and the expected return of Libyan supply.

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MAY 25, 2011

The Pacific Northwest has the diverse feedstocks, fuel-delivery infrastructure and political will needed to create a viable biofuels industry capable of reducing greenhouse gases and meeting the future fuel demands of the aviation industry, according to a newly-released study by Sustainable Aviation Fuels Northwest (SAFN). renewable diesel.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Production capacity must be established, and technology, vehicle cost and infrastructure barriers must be addressed to achieve large-scale market introduction. This report provides a progress update toward achieving the goal: The status of vehicle sales and future production volume estimates. One Million Electric Vehicles by 2015.

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MARCH 8, 2009

The paper results from the “The Role of Biomass in America’s Energy Future ( RBAEF )” project and is published in a special issue of the journal Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining which presents a collection of papers with technology-oriented analysis resulting from the RBAEF project. Professor Lee Lynd, Dartmouth College. Lynd et al.

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JULY 14, 2009

In two other scenarios considered, a high oil price scenario (using EIA projections) and a battery swap operator-subsidzied scenario, EV new vehicle sales penetration reaches 85% and 86% respectively by 2030. The high rate of adoption is driven by the low purchase price and operating costs of electric cars with switchable batteries.

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JANUARY 18, 2010

The study found that for small and medium passenger vehicles, expected lifetime cost per kilometer for EVs is already lower than that of conventional ICE. The total cost of ownership includes the vehicle price, annual fuel and maintenance costs and insurance. Future costs have been discounted at 7%.

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OCTOBER 17, 2009

The deep ocean, oil shales, and oil sands are all potentially major sources of future oil production, but these are often expensive to access and their development may significantly increase the environmental costs of fossil fuel use. Nonetheless, high oil prices pushed production from the Canadian oil sands to 1.2

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JANUARY 17, 2015

The cost of generating power from renewable energy sources has reached parity or dropped below the cost of fossil fuels for many technologies in many parts of the world, according to a new report released by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). Real weighted average cost of capital is 7.5% Source: IRENA.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 9, 2013

Pipeline opponents assert that rail costs are prohibitively high and that in a scenario in which pipelines are not constructed, oilsands growth (and consequently GHG emissions) will stall for lack of market access. Future price volatility is to be expected. —IHS CERA Insight.

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AUGUST 13, 2015

In the last quarter of 2014, in the face of possible oversupply, Saudi Arabia abandoned its traditional role as the global oil market’s swing producer and therefore it role as unofficial guarantor of existing ($100+ per barrel) prices. Prices rebounded to $60 for a few months, before falling once again below $50.

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JANUARY 29, 2014

DNV GL has released a position paper on the future alternative fuel mix for global shipping. DNV GL is studying a number of alternative fuels or energy carriers that are already used or could be potentially used in shipping in the future. Well-to-Propeller GHG emissions results for marine alternative fuels. Source: DNV GL.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

A critical component of this program is the development of a comprehensive and integrated strategy for the appropriate use of hydrogen to meet DoD requirements in the future. $3 This project seeks to develop technologies necessary to lower the cost of roof top solar electric systems to reach grid parity.

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JANUARY 23, 2012

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. World oil prices rise in the Reference case, as pressure from growth in global demand continues.

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MAY 22, 2013

In terms of the total cost of ownership (TCO), partially or fully electrified powertrains are still at a significant cost disadvantage over the entire lifecycle compared to conventional powertrains. Extracting oil by fracking could stabilize the oil price over the next few years.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2017

Their results, published recently in two papers—one in ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering and the other in Biotechnology for Biofuels (open access)—point to a promising future for using poplar coppice for biofuel. That’s the problem.

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OCTOBER 22, 2015

The report, which covers US airlines in domestic operations in 2014, highlights a continuing gap in the carbon intensity of US carriers, and comes as the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) meets in Montreal to debate proposals that will serve as the basis for future US regulation.

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Clean Fleet Report

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Individuals who can afford the initial cost of an EV substantially reduce their carbon footprint while enjoying an average of $2,200 annually in fuel and maintenance savings. When big rigs go electric, they’ll need more electricity The largest economic benefit of transitioning to EVs is a decrease in oil reliance.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 15, 2009

Costs of light-duty plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) are high—largely due to their lithium-ion batteries—and unlikely to drastically decrease in the near future, according to a new report from the National Research Council (NRC). NRC projections of number of PHEVs in the US light-duty fleet. Click to enlarge.

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APRIL 6, 2015

Another challenge was, at first sight, the impact of the 50%-plus collapse in the oil price in the second half of last year. In the UK and Germany we are seeing a move away from feed-in tariffs and green certificates, towards reverse auctions and subsidy caps, aimed at capping the cost of the transition to consumers.

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MARCH 30, 2012

Encouraging bio-manufacturing and its associated value chain development, and building upon its current expertise in producing conventional parts for automakers, may position the Great Lakes region at a global competitive advantage as oil prices climb, and the demand for more bio-based parts increases.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2009

Will be competitive at an oil price of $45 to $90 at their commercial date. The aviation industry will face increased pressure to increase efficiency (because of the cost of fuel and competitive nature of the market) and reduce carbon emissions. Accenture divided the technologies into three groups: Evolutionary.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

Although biofuels have other economic or security advantages, DOE understands that any drop-in liquid fuel will not insulate consumers from the global oil price. In addition, the application of high-performance computing (HPC) and simulations to engine design can reduce the time and cost of integrating new technologies.

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JUNE 23, 2011

Per-well oil production at Kern River is low—the average is 8 barrels of oil per well per day—but there are more than 9,000 production wells in operation in the field. Using thermal recovery processes in heavy oil reservoirs depends largely on. The key to a producer is operational efficiency. —Jeff Hatley.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JULY 14, 2009

It’ll be mostly driven by the cost of gas. Battery-powered cars may be the wave of the future, but costs are high; the recharging infrastructure isn’t there, and hefty government subsidies are needed to make electric vehicles competitive. Pricing isn’t set. Oil vs. electrons. That’s a given.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2011

However, consumer demand for PEVs is quite uncertain and, barring another global spike in oil prices, may be limited to a minor percentage of new vehicle purchasers (e.g., Automakers could ramp up PEV production if consumer demand proves to be larger than expected.

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