Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2012

The Utah Water Quality Board, in a 9-2 vote this week, agreed with the August 2012 recommendations of an administrative law judge (ALJ) upholding a permit-by-rule issued by the Division of Water Quality (DWQ) for the proposed PR Spring an oil sands mine on state land in eastern Utah. USOS bitumen extraction process. Source: USOS.

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Oil-Sands Utah Water Oil 210

Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2011

The carbon capture process at the Scotford oil sands upgrader will capture about 35% of emissions. cm) pipeline to injection wells north of Shell Scotford and permanently stored more than two kilometers (1.24 Quest would be the first application of CCS technology for an oil sands upgrading operation. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Quest is a fully integrated CCS project, meaning it will capture, transport (pipeline) and store carbon dioxide. Shell submitted the application on behalf of the Athabasca Oil Sands Project, a joint venture among Shell Canada Energy (60%) Chevron Canada Limited (20%) and Marathon Oil Canada Corporation (20%).

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Oil-Sands Oil Carbon Chevron 199

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

The goal of the initiative is to transform oil sands production processes by developing technologies that address sustainability challenges. The University of Alberta, recognized as a global leader in oil sands research, will work with the Helmholtz Association, a collection of 16 science and technology centers across Germany.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 3, 2009

A new study released by Global Forest Watch Canada finds that significant amounts of greenhouse gases are emitted through the disturbance and/or removal of biocarbon (trees, shrubs, peats), which overlay Alberta’s oil sands. These areas store 579 megatonnes (million tones) of biological carbon, mostly in peatlands. megatonnes.

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Oil-Sands Oil Emissions Gas 191

Green Car Congress

JUNE 28, 2011

GS Engineering & Construction (GS E&C) has selected GE to supply the produced water evaporation and zero liquid discharge (ZLD) system for the Blackgold Oil Sands project, located near Conklin, Alberta. Blackgold is owned and operated by a subsidiary of the Korean National Oil Corp. A subsidiary of the Korean National Oil Corp.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 6, 2011

Proposed anaerobic hydrocarbon biodegradation pathways in oil sands tailings. The researchers now report that higher molecular weight n -alkanes (C 14 , C 16 , and C 18 ) are also degraded under methanogenic conditions in oil sands tailings, albeit after a lengthy lag (180 days) before the onset of methanogenesis.

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Oil-Sands Oil Emissions Canada 186

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 8, 2015

Quest is designed to capture and safely store more than one million tonnes of CO 2 each year—equal to the emissions from about 250,000 cars. Te Storage zone is a formation called Basal Cambrian Sands (BCS). Quest was made possible through strong collaboration between the public and private sectors aimed at advancing CCS globally.

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Oil-Sands Oil Commercial Carbon 150

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

The Alberta government has successfully negotiated contracts for two projects that will advance the upgrading and refining of oil sands bitumen to diesel fuel. billion barrels of oil from conventional reservoirs throughout the province, potentially generating up to $25 billion in additional provincial royalties and taxes.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 29, 2011

to support the demonstration of its Bitumen Extraction Solvent Technology (BEST), a low-temperature, primary, in-situ technology to produce the bitumen in oil sands reserves using a pure, condensing solvent. Other members of the consortium are oil sands producer Suncor Energy Inc. Canada is awarding C$10M (US$10.5

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Oil-Sands Canada Water 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

Cars That Think

JANUARY 18, 2023

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. The hot air is circulated through a network of pipes inside a sand-filled heat storage vessel. The apparent contradictions do not end there.

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Store Solar Building Oil-Sands 119

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 12, 2012

Profound shifts in the regional distribution of oil demand and supply growth will redefine the refining industry and transform global oil trade over the next five years, according to the annual Medium-Term Oil Market Report (MTOMR) released by the International Energy Agency (IEA). The oil market is at a crossroads.

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Oil Oil-Sands Global Oil Prices 255

Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2011

Chevron’s focus on optimizing the thermal management of the Kern River field has resulted in a steady drop in the steam:oil ratio (barrels steam water per barrel oil), resulting in improved economics of the field even with slowly declining production. Data: California DOGGR. Click to enlarge. Source: Chevron. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 28, 2011

Water is required for crude oil recovery by water flooding, enhanced oil recovery via steam injection, and steam extraction of bitumen from oil sands and during refining of crude oil to produce gasoline. BW consumption intensities of gasoline from conventional crude oil and Canadian oil sands range from 0.41

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Water Davis Oil-Sands Nebraska 199

Green Car Congress

APRIL 15, 2013

In particular, the refining of bitumous oil or ‘oil sand’ reservoirs in regions of Canada requires extensive preprocessing to remove sulfurous substances, such as alkylthiols, and ultimately produces elemental sulfur as a by-product.a

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Oil-Sands Battery Batteries Lithium Sulfur 225

Green Car Congress

MAY 22, 2020

Due to the collapse in oil prices, IHS Markit expects US producers are in the process of curtailing about 1.75 The oil market fear that characterized March and the extreme price pressure that producers felt in April have galvanized producers across North America into unprecedented action. However, nearly 1.4

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Oil Oil-Sands Canada Production 186

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 8, 2014

All of the model’s data is stored in an XML structured single file that is easy to share and archive. The file stores both default data supplied by the model and values defined by the user. Expanded oil sands modeling with more detailed and refined operation data. Updated soybean and biodiesel production assumptions.

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2014 Oil-Sands Emissions Carbon 225

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 2, 2011

The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy (FE) has selected 11 research projects that will help find ways to extract more energy from unconventional oil and gas resources while reducing environmental risks for awards totalling $12.4 The selections include $10.3 The selections include $10.3 million in federal funds.

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Oil Gas Oil-Sands Illinois 225

Green Car Congress

JULY 28, 2009

Optimal use of clean energy is especially important in Alberta, the Canadian province with the highest amount of thermally generated power in Canada and also home to the majority of oil-sands production. More than 90% of electricity in Alberta is produced by methods that emit greenhouse gases: burning coal, oil or natural gas.

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PHEV Wind Universal Oil-Sands 170

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

AUGUST 12, 2010

The US Department of Energy has selected 15 projects to develop technologies aimed at safely and economically storing carbon dioxide in geologic formations. Funded with $21.3 Researchers will assess caprock/reservoir interfaces of proposed CO 2 injection sites.

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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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Green Car Congress

MARCH 18, 2009

The deep formations could also store carbon dioxide after the coal is turned into gas. The facility is targeted to be at Swan Hills, 250 km north of Edmonton, and near the oil sands projects that are scheduled to demand 1 billion ft 3 /day or more of gas for fuel. Start-up is planned for 2012.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 17, 2011

million barrels per day of gasoline, jet fuel, diesel, natural gas liquids and crude oil through more than 8,000 miles of pipelines. Carbon dioxide is used in enhanced oil recovery projects. Second largest oil producer in Texas, producing more than 50,000 barrels per day. billion cubic feet per day. and Washington state.

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El Paso North America Gas Purchase 225

Cars That Think

DECEMBER 24, 2023

Monique closes her EV’s fueling port and heads onto the highway with enough stored energy to drive 640 kilometers (400 miles). Importantly, the nanofluids are engineered to remain suspended indefinitely, unlike other suspensions—for instance, sand in water.

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Lithium Ion Battery Batteries Li-ion 145

Cars That Think

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Here’s the basic recipe: Blend cement with larger amounts of sand and other aggregates. Currently that means burning coal, coke, fuel oil, or natural gas, often along with waste plastics and tires. Tough questions also remain about where exactly to store billions of tonnes of CO 2 safely, year after year.

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Portland Carbon Coal Emissions 145

Cars That Think

DECEMBER 26, 2024

The companys plan is to electrochemically strip carbon dioxide out of the ocean, store or use the CO 2 , and then return the water to the sea, where it will naturally absorb more CO 2 from the air. This energy-intensive approach involves passing ambient air through chemical solvents or filters, and then storing or reusing the captured carbon.

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Mariner Carbon Los Angeles Hawaii 139

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. EV Charge mode charges the battery while driving, generating electric-only miles.

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Escape PHEV Ford Gasoline-Electric 98

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. The Environmental Protection Agency, EPA , rates fuel economy at 40 highway when running in gasoline mode only.

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Escape PHEV Ford Plug-in 105

Clean Fleet Report

DECEMBER 24, 2024

To maximize performance and efficiency there are five driver selectable drive modesConserve, Normal, Excite, Slippery and Snow/Sand. When driving, the regenerative system converts kinetic energy into electric energy and stores it in the battery when applying the brakes or coasting.

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PHEV Plug-in MPG Gasoline-Electric 110

Clean Fleet Report

JULY 12, 2022

To maximize performance and efficiency there are five driver selectable drive modes of Conserve, Normal, Excite, Slippery and Snow/Sand. When driving, the regenerative system converts kinetic energy into electric energy and stores it in the battery when applying the brakes or coasting. The Corsair–hiding in plain sight.

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PHEV Plug-in Plug MPG 116

Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 11, 2022

If you consider buying one, make sure you plan on spending time off-pavement seeking sand, mud and snow, as its DNA is far different from any other SUV on the market. Brake regeneration is where kinetic braking energy is converted into electricity when slowing or coasting, and that electricity then stored in the battery.

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Jeep Plug-in Gasoline-Electric PHEV 104

Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 18, 2022

The “wet” part of a DCT means it uses oil to improve lubrication and cooling. A “dry” DCT does not use oil, but is the more fuel efficient of the two types. That is joined by exterior colors of Hampton Gray, Phantom Black, Sage Gray, Ice White and Mojave Sand. A torquey turbo four. The tail end is where things get interesting.

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Hyundai MPG Cleaning Clean 98

Baua Electric

MAY 8, 2024

More crucially, mangrove forests are extraordinary for decreasing the effects of global warming, by absorbing and storing carbon annually at a rate 10 times as great as tropical rainforests. Surreptitious beginnings Ryan de Jongh, a 53-year-old Curaçao native, activist and tour guide, is the living embodiment of regenerative tourism.

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Mariner Oil-Sands Belize Climate Change 52

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 1, 2014

Incremental well-to-wheels GHG emissions from WCSB Oil Sands Crudes Compared to Well-to-Wheels GHG Emissions from Displacing Reference Crudes Click to enlarge. Domestic production of crude oil has increased significantly, from approximately 5.5 That portion of the pipeline has already been built. million bpd in 2010 to 6.5

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My Energi

APRIL 13, 2021

Scout out some furniture in the house or on a marketplace that needs some TLC, give it a sand down, change the handles, try painting it a different colour, or maybe even multi coloured! Upcycle and recycle projects ideas to try during #thegreenreset. Reduce food miles & minimise waste.

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Green Mariner Waste Buy 98