Carbon capture and storage (CCS) development has been held back due to high costs Carbon capture and storage, or CCS, technology could help industries known for having large carbon footprints reduce their CO2 emissions even though demand for their products is on the rise. The International Energy Agency forecasts the demand for steel, chemicals and […]
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Best batteries too bulky and heavy for electric supercar CNN reports that Lamborghini is working alongside engineers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on an electric supercar that won’t use batteries. The body of the Lamborghini Terzo Millennio concept car, will made from exotic carbon nanotubes, and will also be used as a supercapacitor. Supercapacitors
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New technology has potential to reduce GHG emissions 50-100%, replace SAGD Acceleware Ltd. announced it has received a $10 million non-repayable contribution to complete a commercial-scale field test of its ground-breaking clean energy technology – which uses radio frequency waves to generate heat – for bitumen and heavy oil extraction. The contribution is contingent on
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Digital technology raising new security and privacy risks, and disrupting markets, businesses and employment Digital technologies are set to transform the global energy system in coming decades, making it more connected, reliable and sustainable. This will have a profound and lasting impact on both energy demand and supply, according to a new report by the
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First 10 years of wind turbine’s operations, costs average between $42,000 and $48,000 per MW The North American wind energy market is aging—the majority of installed wind-turbine equipment averages more than five years in age, and operations and maintenance (O&M) expenses cost the industry $3 billion to $4 billion annually, according to a study by IHS
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Different levels of projected plug-in electric vehicle penetration have noticeable effects on worldwide liquids fuel consumption Cumulative sales of plug-in electric vehicles, including battery electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, reached 1.2 million worldwide in 2015, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Still, plug-in electric vehicles account for less than 1 per cent
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Field station will measure carbon capture effectiveness at intermediate well depth A decade of planning, a significant investment in leading-edge research infrastructure, and a careful fostering of partnerships with government and industry culminated this week in the official opening of the Containment and Monitoring Institute’s carbon capture and storage Field Research Station located in Newell
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Volumes, velocity of real time data from reservoir through refineries to retail pump grows at dramatic pace every year Chevron Corporation announced a seven-year partnership with Microsoft Corp. establishing the company as Chevron’s primary cloud provider, accelerating the application of advanced technologies including analytics and the Internet of Things (IoT) to drive performance and improve efficiencies, according to a
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Ferronickel and nickel pig iron unsuitable for battery production Nickel miners the world over are hoping to cash in on the race to power electric vehicles, but according to a Reuters report, about only half of the producers will likely benefit. High-grade nickel miners will be the big winners as EV manufacturers from Tesla to
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Start field testing next year the spectrometers by placing them into a larger network The process of extracting natural gas from the earth or transporting it through pipelines can release methane into the atmosphere. Methane, the primary component of natural gas, is a greenhouse gas with a warming potential approximately 25 times larger than carbon dioxide,
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