Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 26, 2011

Researchers at the Universities of Calgary and Alberta are collaborating on a project for the microbial remediation of oil sands tailings—the waste byproducts of oil sands surface mining that are collected in large manufactured settling basins called tailing ponds. —Golby et al. m below the surface.

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Oil-Sands Oil Environment Water 244

Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2018

Following a 2017 report that identified potential products that could be made from Alberta oil sands bitumen, this new study identifies the top potential uses to help Alberta diversify its economy outside of conventional fuels and chemical feedstocks. Vanadium is contained within oil sands bitumen in significant quantities (200 ppmw).

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Oil-Sands BBC Carbon Fiber Oil 199

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

Flowback water treatment is a critical sustainability issue for the oil and gas industry. One to five million gallons of water mixed with sand and chemicals are required for the fracking of each well. Using biochar could help oil and gas companies save money and responsibly treat flowback water for reuse.

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Water Low Cost Oil-Sands San Antonio 257

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 15, 2013

China will see the largest increase—more than 4 million oil-equivalent barrels per day. As conventional production declines, more of the world’s oil demand will be met by emerging sources that only recently became available in significant quantities: oil sands, tight oil, deepwater, NGLs and biofuels.

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Oil-Sands Energy Hybrid Oil 309

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 10, 2012

Additionally, the engine features cast-aluminum, low-friction coated pistons with piston-cooling jets, which squirt oil on the underside of the pistons to keep the piston crowns cool under extreme operating conditions. liter is manufactured in Ford’s Struandale Engine Plant in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. The Power Stroke 3.2-liter

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North America Diesel America Ford 343

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

The tire tread compound is made of nearly all sustainable or recycled materials, including sunflower oils and rice husk ash silica, as well as pine tree resins and full natural rubber which replace synthetic, petroleum-based materials. The floor is also covered with a highly elastic and waterproof coating and can be easily hosed clean.

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Concept Affordable Oil-Sands Cars 448

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2017

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company is using a new soybean oil-based rubber compound to enhance tire performance in dry, wet and winter conditions. Goodyear’s tests have shown rubber made with soybean oil mixes more easily in the silica-reinforced compounds used in manufacturing certain tires.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 25, 2011

The study also highlights the potential for blending GTL diesel in refineries with heavy crudes that require severe hydrotreating, such as Venezuelan heavy crude oil or bitumen derived from Canadian oil sands and/or in jurisdictions with tight aromatic specifications for diesel, such as California. GTL Lubricant Base Oils.

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Diesel Emissions Oil-Sands Production 290

Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2010

In a pre-response to that speech, having successfully advocated for plug-in hybrids like the forthcoming Chevy Volt, we propose that the President follow that speech up with a “realistic and conservative” roadmap to halve our oil use in 10 years. Oil is holding us all hostage, economically and physically. Finally, it’s time to begin.

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Oil Conversion 2020 Oil-Sands 252

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 15, 2010

It allows the driver to quickly switch between four drive modes: sand, on-road, snow and rock, with the flick of a switch. In sand mode, owners are able to drive safely, quickly and skillfully in sand and dirt, just like professional rally drivers. I don’t think you need to be a huge visionary.

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Nissan Oil-Sands Oil Prices Gasoline-Electric 170

Green Car Congress

MARCH 19, 2014

liters) featuring a modular architecture that broadens its adaptability to global markets and reduces manufacturing complexity while offering customers efficiency, refinement and durability. million new Ecotec engines are projected to be built annually in at least five manufacturing locations around the globe: Flint, Mich.

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Engine GM Oil-Sands Oil 261

Green Car Congress

MAY 21, 2012

Under these mild catalytic conditions, less expensive reactor components are required, pipeline grade methane is produced, and very low cost carbon sources (such as lignites, sub-bituminous coals, tar sands, petroleum coke and petroleum resid) can be used as feedstocks.

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Coal Gas Purchase Energy 225

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 24, 2009

Underground Coal Gasification (UCG) converts deep seam coals into a combustible syngas used for power generation or as a feedstock for the manufacture of hydrogen, chemicals, or transportation fuels. This agreement marks the commencement of CCL’s strategy to develop multiple UCG projects in Canada with Stealth and other partners.

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Coal Cleaning Clean United Kingdom 170

Green Car Congress

MAY 15, 2015

The new regulations include: Regulations aligned with recently proposed actions in the United States to reduce GHG methane from the oil-and-gas sector. Regulations for the production of chemicals and nitrogen fertilizers, which would reduce the growth of GHGs from two of the largest sources of emissions in Canada’s manufacturing sector.

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2005 Canada Oil Gas 150

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 29, 2013

now goes from 0 to 60 mph in a manufacturer estimated 7.3 Other features include a new, lighter turbocharger/cylinder head assembly; the use of lightweight polymers for the oil pan, and use of aluminum for various screws and fasteners. seconds, an improvement of 0.7 seconds over the 2.5-liter liter model. Intake and injection.

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2014 Engine Exhaust Fuel Economy 331

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2017

A variable displacement two-stage oil pump provides high oil pressure under high speed and load, but switches to a low-pressure mode for improved fuel economy during typical driving conditions. A large capacity oil cooler extends the oil change interval and ensures engine durability. Total displacement is 1,995 cc.

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Jeep 2018 Plug-in Hybrid 210

Green Car Congress

JUNE 8, 2019

Fresh air is used in addition to oil and water to cool the turbocharger. Complex interior geometries can be realized with the help of enclosed sand cores. The areas around the cylinders are mostly solid, and the cover plate is only penetrated by smaller ducts for the coolant and engine oil. NANOSLIDE cylinder coating.

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Mercedes Exhaust Oil-Sands Engine 277

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

Co-sponsored by NRG and COSIA (Canada’s Oil Sands Innovation Alliance), the 4-½ year competition will include two tracks, with the new technologies tested at either a coal power plant or a natural gas facility. According to the International Energy Agency, 82% of the world’s energy supply is derived from fossil fuels.

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Conversion CO2 Production Oil-Sands 150

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 22, 2009

A new report from the National Research Council examines and, when possible, estimates, “hidden” costs of energy production and use—such as the damage air pollution imposes on human health—that are not reflected in market prices of coal, oil, other energy sources, or the electricity and gasoline produced from them. of the estimated total.

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2005 Cost Of Energy Coal 246

Green Car Congress

APRIL 13, 2009

The cylinder head has integral cast oil passages that feed a set of internal oil control valves that activate cam phasers, enabling variable valve timing. The Ecotec LAF sand cast cylinder block is a superior refinement of the 2.4L Piston head and oil cooling jet. VVT (LE5) cylinder block which was first launched in 2006.

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Gasoline Engine Oil-Sands Saturn 170

Green Car Congress

MAY 27, 2009

The current global economic downturn will dampen world energy demand in the near term, as manufacturing and consumer demand for goods and services slows. 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.

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2006 Emissions Energy Oil-Sands 150

Green Car Congress

JULY 11, 2016

Dried and ground biomass is rapidly heated, and the resulting gases are immediately converted into hydrocarbons by a proprietary, reusable, sand-like zeolite catalyst.

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Toyota Companies Oil-Sands Corporation 150

Green Car Congress

MARCH 18, 2009

Swan Hills Synfuels expects the project to demonstrate the ability to manufacture synthetic gas from Alberta’s coal resources, with the future potential of utilizing the coal seams for carbon capture and storage. The Government of Alberta, Canada, through the Alberta Energy Research Institute (AERI), is providing C$8.83 million (US$7.0

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Coal Australia Oil-Sands Vietnam 150

Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2013

This enables vehicle manufacturers to tailor the “feel” of the transmission. The electro-hydraulic fully variable valve-lift system uses a column of oil in place of the traditional mechanical link between the camshaft and intake valves. Five customized settings are offered: Auto, Snow, Sport, Sand/Mud and Rock. The 16-valve, 2.4-liter

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Jeep 2014 MPG Chrysler 294

Green Car Congress

MARCH 17, 2009

Processes such as oil extraction from sources such as tar sands and deep-water offshore oil wells, as well as the expansion of first-generation biofuels such as corn-based ethanol are setting the stage for a “ water/energy collision ” of resource management policies. Climate change.

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Water Climate Change Energy Climate 150

Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2017

On demand, the hydraulic module with an integrated electric oil pump provides the pressure and volumetric flow required for the circuits that split off downstream of the main control valve for lubrication and cooling as well as actuation. Developing the casing also presented a particular challenge.

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Range Oil-Sands Motors Motor 150

Green Car Congress

JUNE 18, 2014

The focus on the first phase of the project, emphasized Dr. Matt Zaluzec, Ford technical leader, Global Materials and Manufacturing Research, was the use of technologies that are targeting the use of mixed materials and that are available today. Click to enlarge. hood and trunk lids, doors). Forged aluminum connecting rods saved 40%.

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Concept Carbon Fiber Vehicles Ford 284

Green Car Congress

JUNE 27, 2017

The EA888 Gen3B retains many key features of its predecessors, from chain-driven double overhead camshafts to the twin balance shafts that not only counteract second-order internal forces but provide oil scavenging and crankcase breathing pathways. This helps the car remain steerable while reducing stopping distance.

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2018 Engine SUV MPG 314

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

saw damage, mechanical damage after sand blasting, mechanical polishing, or even damages induced by ion implantation), etch out (selectively) grain boundaries, form metal oxide layers on the surface, thus having mostly an intrinsically 2D-character. An open-access paper on their work is published in the RSC journal Nanoscale Horizons.

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Clean Fleet Report

DECEMBER 3, 2022

Many manufacturers issue recalls for defects in their vehicles that can be dangerous or costly to fix if left alone for too long. You should especially wax your truck if you expect it to be exposed to the elements like rain, snow, dirt or sand. Check your oil level and tire pressure. Clean and Then Wax. Check the fuel gauge.

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Oil-Sands Clean Cleaning Fuel Economy 105

Cars That Think

OCTOBER 30, 2024

As the world’s most widely manufactured material, concrete—and especially the cement within it—is also a major contributor to climate change, accounting for around 6 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. It undergirds nearly all advanced manufacturing and telecommunications. Big data is big concrete. And that poses a big problem.

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Portland Carbon Coal Emissions 145

EV Central

JULY 20, 2022

And while it sounds impressive that the ACT leads the country on uptake, with the sale of EVs tripling there in 2021, that still added up to Canberra drivers purchasing 825 electric vehicles that year (still, that’s 5 percent of all cars purchased in the ACT; the rest of the country is averaging 2 percent).

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Oil-Sands Petrol Buy Purchase 97

Clean Fleet Report

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Running on 87 octane, the front wheels (all-wheel drive is not available) are driven through a continuously variable transmission (CVT) that has five driver selectable drive modes of Eco, Normal, Sport, Slippery and Snow/Sand. The compact SUV segment is fiercely competitive with at least one model from every major manufacturer.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

Kulongoski, Oregon as the electric-car manufacturer may be eyeing the “green” city of Portland. Apr 24 09:58 AM | Link | Reply BigJake 35 Comments Looks like American car manufacturers are behind the curve once AGAIN!!!! Think has established a U.S. headquarters and will begin sales in the U.S. before 2010.

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Manufacturer Electric Cars Cars i-MiEV 34

Clean Fleet Report

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Squeezing-out that Extra Mile Plug-in hybrids have gone from not having a big fan base to now becoming what many manufacturers are adding to their electrified line-up. To maximize performance and efficiency there are five driver selectable drive modesConserve, Normal, Excite, Slippery and Snow/Sand.

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PHEV Plug-in MPG Gasoline-Electric 111

Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 5, 2022

Running on 87 octane, the front wheels (all-wheel drive is not available) are driven through a Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT) that has five driver selectable drive modes of Eco, Normal, Sport, Slippery and Snow/Sand. In addition, we are often invited to manufacturer events highlighting new vehicles or technology.

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Escape PHEV Ford Plug-in 105

Cars That Think

DECEMBER 24, 2023

Importantly, the nanofluids are engineered to remain suspended indefinitely, unlike other suspensions—for instance, sand in water. The particles can compose up to 80 percent of the liquid’s weight while leaving it no more viscous than motor oil. An Influit Energy technician assembles stacks of battery cells.

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Lithium Ion Batteries Battery Li-ion 145