October 2015

Increased recycling may reduce metals sector energy use in China

News

China produces the most aluminum and steel in the world, while having much lower recycling rates than the USA China produces more steel and aluminum than any other country. Secondary production, or producing metal from recycled scrap metal, is the primary opportunity to reduce the country’s energy intensity for both of these industries, because secondary production […]

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Public chargers not needed to enable electric vehicles adoption – study

Innovation

85% of electric vehicles charging happens at home, most of remaining charging occurs at work As California prepares to spend $1 billion on public charging infrastructure to hasten adoption of electric vehicles, a new study of EV charging habits suggests widespread access to chargers may not be effective. The Idaho National Laboratory has released a study

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Dupont opens $225 million ethanol plant that uses cornstalks, leaves and cobs

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Dupont says it plans to open similar ethanol plants across rural USA, many other countries A refinery designed to make ethanol from cornstalks, leaves and cobs – not the grain itself – opened Friday in central Iowa, the culmination of a $225 million construction project and millions more invested in its engineering and design. The plant, owned

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Exxon Mobil beats analyst expectations, boosting production in Permian Basin

Energy Financial

Exxon Mobil increasing crude processing capacity at Beaumont, Texas refinery by 20,000 b/d, secures more Permian Basin acreage Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM) on Friday reported third-quarter earnings of $4.24 billion. The Irving, Texas-based company said it had profit of $1.01 per share. The results exceeded Wall Street expectations, but Exxon does not adjust its reported results based on one-time events such as

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Vehicle standards around the world aim to improve fuel economy and reduce emissions

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Fuel economy and emissions standards are typically applied to vehicles a company sells within a country, rather than vehicles that country produces Nine countries and regions, which together account for 75 per cent of global fuel consumption by light-duty vehicles, have adopted mandatory or voluntary standards for increasing fuel economy and reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The

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Selling Strategic Petroleum Reserves bolsters energy security

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Strategic Petroleum Reserve protects against supply disruptions that could cause price spike This week’s budget deal between the White House and top lawmakers sells off a chunk of oil in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to raise general revenue for the government’s coffers and offset part of the budget deal’s cost. Like many, I have argued

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