Initial tests reveal that BMARS delivers superior oxides of nitrogen (NOX) reduction on modern turbo-charged gasoline direct injection (GDI) engines compared to OEM catalysts,
rhodium (Rh) is the key PGM used to drive NOX conversion in gasoline three-way catalysts.
The auto industry's reliance on Rh has helped fuel significant price volatility in the past, with prices ranging from $890 to $10, 100 per troy ounce during the past 10 years.
and as OEMS move toward more fuel efficient turbo-charged GDI engines and hybrids. Benchmark testing of BMARS technology was conducted on a model year 2014 Buick vehicle with a 2. 0 liter engine
pyrrole, ferric chloride (Fecl3), ethanol and water--which makes it cheap enough and enables large-scale fabrication,
"Mitra's distillation process runs on energy-efficient fuels such as waste heat, an industrial by-product, and solar energy.
In the case of fracking, the fresh water and chemicals that are pumped into the ground to release natural gas trapped beneath rocks absorb high concentrations of salt from the soil they pass through before returning as polluted water in need of treatment.
and sandwiched a layer of oil in between. Then they carefully injected into the mix individual water droplets that had been infused with tiny magnetic nanoparticles.
very similar to having oil separated from water. The new research shows how simple changes in the channel size can be used to create very small structures,
captures harmful gas and weaves transistors into shirts and dresses. otton is one of the most fascinating and misunderstood materials,
can be manipulated at the nano level to build nanoscale cages that are the exact same size as the gas they are trying to capture. e wanted to harness the power of these molecules to absorb gases
or make better and more economical use of fossil fuels, Elmlund said
#Simpler Thermodynamic Approach Could Help Improve the Performance of Graphene-Based Nanoelectronic Devices The researchers found that the energy of ultrafast electrical currents passing through graphene is converted very efficiently into electron heat,
making graphene electrons behave just like a hot gas. he heat is distributed evenly over all electrons.
#Gallium Phosphide Nanowires Significantly Increase Efficiency of Solar fuel Cells The solar cell made of gallium phosphide (Gap) generates clean fuel hydrogen gas from Water gap is a compound containing phosphide and gallium which also acts
If these reactions produce fuel, then solar fuels would become a promising alternative for polluting fuels.
In case of oxygen, this generates hydrogen gas which can be combusted in fuel cells or can be utilized as a clean fuel source in the chemical industry, for instance in cars to drive engines.
One efficient solution is to link a current silicon solar cell to a battery which is capable of splitting the liquid water;
In that case, both the plastic and the oil-based sauce are hydrophobic and interact together.
and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, carcinogenic compounds formed from incomplete combustion of fuels, from contaminated soil. The process is irreversible
#New Technique Probes the Sea floor Using Ocean's Weak Seismic Waves A technology developed by Stanford scientists for passively probing the seafloor using weak seismic waves generated by the ocean could revolutionize offshore oil and natural gas extraction
Currently, many energy companies use a technique called time-lapse reflection seismology to monitor offshore oil
and gas deposits to optimize production and look for hazards such as hidden gas pockets. Reflection seismology involves ships towing arrays of"air guns"that explode every 10 to 15 seconds to produce loud sound pulses.
The pulses bounce off the seafloor and geological formations beneath then journey back to the surface,
Our technique provides the first large-scale application to harness it for oil and gas production."
The scientists worked with the energy companies BP and Conocophillips to study recordings from existing sensor arrays in the Valhall
and Ekofisk oil fields in the North sea that are capable of recording ambient seismic waves. The proof-of-concept experiment has been successful,
and the scientists have demonstrated that they can image the subsurface at Valhall down to a depth of nearly 1, 000 feet."
and is coated in oil, thus keeping it from ever contacting the internal components. Once samples are loaded,
often specified for gas and petrochemical processing applications. Michell QMA601 process moisture analyzer uses the latest generation of this technology,
which gives it a lower detection limit of 0. 1ppmv and an upper range of 2000ppmv.
#FLIR GF320 Thermal Camera for Offshore Oil & Gas Leak Detection The FLIR GF320 thermal camera from FLIR Systems is a preventative maintenance tool purpose designed to spot leaks in piping
Offshore oil and gas facilities require state of the art technology to achieve results that are safe for the environment and safe for business.
FLIR GF-Series optical gas imaging cameras have been developed together with oil industries and the American Petroleum Institute (API) to meet their requirements for detecting
and minimizing gas leaks. The use of optical gas imaging cameras has already become a standard practice in many oil
and gas companies Using the FLIR GF320 provides a proactive way to identify sources of Volatile Organic compound (VOC) emissions
and repair leaking components before it's too late. By using the most advanced VOC detection,
Offshore oil and gas facilities will improve safety and productivity and minimize emissions. Using a FLIR GF320 optical gas imaging camera literally thousands of components can be scanned for gas leaks per shift without the need to interrupt the process.
It reduces repair downtime and provides verification of the process. Above all it is exceptionally safe,
allowing potentially dangerous leaks to be monitored from several meters away. The FLIR GF320 will significantly improve your work safety
or hot spot. For further information on offshore oil and gas leak detection please visit www. flir. co. uk/ogi/display/?
AIS's portfolio of Smart HMI solutions are deployed currently in IIOT, Smart cities, Smart Transportation, Smart Factories, Smart Buildings and Digital Oil fields.
#Sweet source for aviation biofuel Researchers have identified a new way to produce aviation fuel from sugarcane biomass that could deliver substantial cuts in greenhouse gas emissions.
They added the development of renewable liquid fuels was critical to reduce global reliance on petroleum
when it came to aviation fuel.""The first one is that there must be no oxygen content,
and you'd like to pack in as much energy in the form of burnable fuel as possible,
the fuel must have the right boiling point distribution, and then it has to have called properties lubricity,
which means the temperature at which the fuel becomes gelatinous and therefore no longer flows. When you are up in the stratosphere,
so you do not want your fuel gelling up on you.""He added:""What we have developed meets all of those criteria."
when there were a number of test flights using a blend of conventional fuel and biofuel. In February 2008, the first commercial flight partly powered by biofuel (derived from a mixture of babassu nuts
After a lengthy review by aircraft makers, engine manufacturers and fuel producers, biofuels were approved for commercial use in 2011.
Prof Bell said the team were hopeful that their findings would ultimately be adopted by commercial fuel producers."
"Our sponsors, BP, have encouraged us to apply for a patent, which we have on this technology,
next would be aviation fuel because of the growing US and European regulations requiring a'green'component of aviation fuel."
"Food v fuel In recent years, political support for biofuels has waned as concern grew that global demand for biofuels would result in a switch away from food production to biofuel production, exacerbating food security worries.
Prof Bell acknowledged that certain crops as feedstock for the sugar-derived process would be problematic:"
"If, for example, we were to use sugar beet instead of sugarcane then there would be a potential conflict over fuel versus food."
and so improve fuel efficiency, he says. And making one 3d part often replaces the need to combine several smaller parts,
not straight to the tumour. his latest method ncases the drug in a bubble like a soap bubble. he bubble consists of a shell of phospholipids surrounding a gas core made of fluorocarbons gases of very high molecular weight
The inert bubble is administered via injection. ecause it full of gas it squishy and compressible, said Stride. hen we expose it to ultrasound that will break the shell and release the drug. ew dawn for ADCS,
much like the coalescing of oil droplets in water, with the hydrophobic ends pointing inward
of a sample of gas. ur device will use broadband cavity-enhanced frequency-comb spectroscopy to achieve sensitivities to molecular concentrations in the low parts-per-million,
Ruder also envisions droids that could execute tasks such as deploying bacteria to remediate oil spills. The findings also add to the ever-growing body of research about bacteria in the human body that are thought to regulate health and mood,
#Oil Droplets Into Human Cells, Harvard Medical school Study Scientists have turned individual cells into miniature lasers by injecting them with droplets of oil
or oil within a cell to reflect and amplify light, generating a laser. Yun had reported previously a method for generating laser light by engineering cells to express a fluorescent jellyfish protein,
rather than injected droplets of oil or fat. In theory, using different combinations of beads and dyes with different spectral properties should make it possible to individually tag almost as many cells as exist in the human body. t will be fun
and turn it into an oil-producing crop for biodiesel production. These are the first steps in a bigger initiative that will turn sugarcane
and sorghum two of the most productive crop plants known into even more productive oil-generating plants.
But soybean isnt productive enough to meet the nations need for renewable diesel fuels Long said.
and mustard) and later with sugarcane the team introduced genes that boost natural oil production in the plant.
They increased oil production in sugarcane stems to about 1. 5 percent. The team hopes to increase the oil content of sugarcane stems to about 20 percent he said.
Using genetic engineering the researchers increased photosynthetic efficiency in sugarcane and sorghum by 30 percent Long said.
In fact, the first patented genetically engineered microbe was designed to clean up oil spills. Today, biotechnology enables manufacturers to make sustainable products with renewable material, instead of oil,
and to use less energy in the manufacturing process A recent Roundtable discussion hosted by the Industrial biotechnology Journal
and transformed by Applied Research Associates into a complete replacement fuel for conventional jet fuel. Previously, flights on biofuels had been limited to a 50 percent blend with petroleum making this a major breakthrough.
Industrial biotechnology continues to enable solutions to energy challenges and building a biobased economy is key to reducing dependence on foreign oil enhancing our nation economic and energy security.
Production and use of advanced biofuel could displace at least 15 billion gallons of gasoline and diesel fuel the equivalent of 475 million barrels of oil each year by 2022, reducing oil imports by $70 billion
each year according to Bio-ERA. The U s. Navy has recognized long the importance of reducing dependence on foreign oil as it strives toward its goal of cutting petroleum use 50 percent by 2020.
Last week, the U s. Navy signed an agreement with biotech company Biodico to collaborate on developing advanced biofuels and bioenergy refineries throughout the globe for the U s. military.
California that will produce biofuels and bioenergy at prices competitive with unsubsidized conventional fuel and power.
and to eliminate our dependence on foreign oil, says JJ Rothgery, Biodico Chairman of the board in a Sustainablebusiness. com article.
For every $0. 25 rise in the price of jet fuel the Department of defense (Dod) must come up with an extra $1 billion annually,
The Pentagon spent $17. 3 billion on petroleum in 2011, a 26 percent increase from the previous year with practically no change in the volume purchased.
In fiscal year 2012 alone, the $30 increase in prices of oil resulted in more than $3b in additional, unplanned costs to Dod.
and meet its responsibility to reduce reliance on foreign oil. A domestic biofuel industry means we grow fuels at home instead of importing them from abroad o
#What Will It Take for the U s. to Maintain Leadership in the Biopharma Industry? The biopharmaceutical industry is an important contributor to U s. economic growth and sustainability,
#Ruptured pipeline spills 79k litres of oil along California coast A broken pipeline spilled 21,000 gallons (79,500 litres) of crude oil into the ocean before it was shut off Tuesday,
They traced the oil to the onshore pipeline that spilled into a culvert running under the U s. 101 freeway
which said it shut down the flow of oil and the culvert carrying the oil to the ocean was blocked."
"Plains deeply regrets this release has occurred and is making every effort to limit its environmental impact,
because so much of the oil was so close to the shore, Coast guard spokeswoman Jennifer Williams said.
About 3, 200 litres of oil have been recovered from the water, Williams said. The accident occurred on the same stretch of coastline as a 1969 spill that at the time was the largest ever in U s. waters
Several hundred thousand gallons spilled from a blowout on an oil platform and thousands of sea birds were killed along with many marine mammals.
It was surpassed later in size by 1989's Exxon valdez spill off Alaska and the 2010 Gulf oil spill off Louisiana.
The stretch of coastline about 32 kilometres northwest of the pricey real estate of Santa barbara still is home to offshore oil rigs
#California oil spill 5 times bigger than first estimated A broken pipeline spilled 21,000 gallons (79,500 litres) of crude oil into the ocean before it was shut off Tuesday,
They traced the oil to the onshore pipeline that spilled into a culvert running under the U s. 101 freeway
which said it shut down the flow of oil and the culvert carrying the oil to the ocean was blocked."
"Plains deeply regrets this release has occurred and is making every effort to limit its environmental impact,
because so much of the oil was so close to the shore, Coast guard spokeswoman Jennifer Williams said.
About 3, 200 litres of oil have been recovered from the water, Williams said. The accident occurred on the same stretch of coastline as a 1969 spill that at the time was the largest ever in U s. waters
Several hundred thousand gallons spilled from a blowout on an oil platform and thousands of sea birds were killed along with many marine mammals.
It was surpassed later in size by 1989's Exxon valdez spill off Alaska and the 2010 Gulf oil spill off Louisiana.
The stretch of coastline about 32 kilometres northwest of the pricey real estate of Santa barbara still is home to offshore oil rigs
Kenneth Irving, the former CEO of Irving Oil, left three decades in the oil industry to work on improving mobility in cities.
#EV Batteries Good, Paper EV Batteries 10x Better No matter how fast the cost of oil drops, it just can keep up with the pace of improvements in electric vehicle batteries.
and noted wind energy fan Warren Buffett reportedly just ditched his interest in Exxonmobil to the tune of 41 million shares,
and you can see why the prospects for future petroleum dependency are dimming with every advance in EV battery technology.
What Now, Petroleum? The advantages of EV technology are becoming more and more apparent practically by the minute,
but wee not saying that petroleum will disappear completely off the personal mobility map any time soon.
So, before you start cheering about the Exxonmobil divestment, keep in mind that Buffett Berkshire hathaway firm reportedly upped its shares in Suncor at the same time.
but the company is also a longtime oil sands developer in Canada, sobaby steps r
and oil, preventing the car from getting dirty. It been proven effective against road spray, sleet, standing water,
what under the hood apparently just a 1. 0 liter gas generator paired with a 12.2 kilowatt lithium-ion battery integrated with a rear-mounted electric motor
If you average that out to about $30 per day, that $210 in fuel savings per week
but the savings regardless of the £ to $ exchange rate will be substantial for those driving these fuel efficient vehicles over in London.
#Cow Manure to Ethanol Plant Switches On in California's San joaquin valley The San joaquin valley has become America breadbasket over the past few decades.
Forget the food-versus-fuel debate: many of the crops grown in the valley are high-value products that are lucrative,
The recent launch of the Calgren Ethanol Plant in the Tulare County town of Pixley is a step in helping California meet its clean energy goals while addressing the San joaquin valley terrible air pollution.
which can then be blended with conventional gasoline. The core of Calgren plant is an anaerobic digester built by DVO,
Calgren Renewable fuels operates the plant, the output of which will be enough to fuel 145,000 cars annually.
In addition to generating ethanol biogas will also be produced in order to power the facility, nixing any need to be connected to the local grid.
while clean fuel is culled from the manure, moisture is extracted also and then recycled so local farmers can use it to water their crops.
and hydrogen are getting a lot of media attention these days as the fuels of the future.
But it is the workhouse plants like this Calgren facility that reduce the carbon content of our fuel supply,
said Jim Mckinney, a project manager for CEC Alternative and Renewable fuel and Vehicle technology Program. Mckinney added that the ethanol produced at this plant results in the lowest carbon-emitting ethanol currently refined at an industrial scale throughout California.
More biorefineries such as the Calgren plant could help California solve multiple challenges a boost in production of clean transport fuels, the reduction in agricultural waste and for local residents,
better air quality in the San joaquin valley. here is enough organic waste (in California) to power 2 to 3 million homes
ultra-low carbon transportation fuels, said Regenis Vice president Bryan Vanloo. Furthermore, Steve Dvorak, President of DVO, reminded the audience that one cow alone creates about 100 to 130 cubic feet of biogas a day,
Doubtless, some historical controversiesike the fights over the Keystone XL pipeline from Alberta oil sands to the US Gulf coast extensive petroleum infrastructureill remain,
#Big Oil & Gas Embraces Carbon Pricing Six of the world major oil and gas companies have called for national or regional carbon pricing.
Join m The oil companiesjoint statement effectively reverses previous claims from industry that petroleum causes the environmentnd the crucial atmospheric greenhouseo harm.
Here how the top 10 oil companies in the world stack up by revenue, according to the Fortune Global 500:
BP, Shell, Total, and three other predominantly European oil and gas companies (BG GROUP plc, Eni S. p. A,
. and Statoil ASA) lmost a third of the Top 10 list, including#2 and#3ntered the agreement.
They detailed their thoughts in a joint letter from their chief executives to UNFCCC Executive secretary Christiana Figueres and Laurent Fabius of France, who will preside over the upcoming COP21 conference in Paris this December.
The petroleum executives also sent an additional letter to the media, setting out their call for carbon pricing.
In it, they also expressed a strong role for natural gas in reducing carbon emissions. The subject of natural gas raises many eyebrows because although that fuel is currently available and inexpensive,
it too contributes to carbon pollution, emitting half the carbon dioxide of coal and producing additional methane, a more potent greenhouse gas over the short term (20 years).
However, the call is still a major step forward to decarbonization because, for the first time, major polluters at the source have shown eagerness to support potent climate change efforts.
but today, six of the oil and gas industry biggest players did just that. Their joint letter sends an unequivocal message to the international community As we look ahead to the U n. climate change conference in Paris at the end of the year,
With these fuel savings, this new wind propulsion technology has a payback period of just four years.
and voyage time while reducing fuel and emissions. Rotor Sails can be installed on new vessels
when fuel prices have risen, the focus on technologies like Norsepower in the shipping industry has intensified. But, as soon as fuel prices drop, attention drifts back to other priorities,
even though these technologies offer returns no matter the fuel price. Now, market trends are converging to create promise for efficiency technologies,
despite low fuel prices. A growing number of stakeholders are prioritizing efficiency, including charterers (those that rent ships), banks, port authorities,
and ship registries. With this growing prioritization, these parties are starting to shift money towards
WHY CHARTERS SHOULD RIDE THIS WAVE Fuel buyers can buttress their balance sheet by adopting fuel-saving technologies,
automatically protecting them from the pressures of a tenuous oil market. What makes the proposition even more enticing is the fact that successful technologies
and scaled quickly. odern wind systems are demonstrating measurable and meaningful fuel savings for ships.
the industry will reap the rewards of lower fuel costsore sustainable than those from short-term price decreases,
and a new pathway to converting biomass to jet fuel was announced by a team from Lawrence Berkeley National Lab in partnership with the petroleum giant BP of all people (corporations are people too,
#The Fossil fuel energy Industry Is Now Entering Terminal Decline It time to make the call fossil fuels are finished.
that the fossil fuel age is coming to an end, and within 15 to 30 years not 50 to 100 we risk making serious and damaging mistakes in climate and economic policy, in investment strategy and in geopolitics and defence.
It is now becoming clear wee reached a tipping point where fossil fuels will enter terminal decline, independently of climate policy action.
fossil fuels are double dead. To paraphrase Douglas Adams, o long and thanks for all the energy I understand this is a very big call, especially in regards to timing.
The resources they compete with coal oil and gas follow a different pattern. If demand kept increasing,
prices would go up because the newer reserves cost more to develop, such as deep sea oil. They may get cheaper through market shifts,
as they have done recently, but they can keep getting cheaper and they can never get any better.
on the verge of being price competitive with fossil fuels and already are in many situations. So in 10 years, maybe just five, it is a no-brainer that renewables will be significantly cheaper than fossil fuels in most places
and will then just keep getting cheaper. And better. Then we add in electric cars, which are now on the same path converting a staid, slow moving industry (traditional auto companies like GM) into a disruptive technology-driven one (innovators like Tesla).
Electric cars will accelerate the end of fossil fuels by joining with renewables to create a system shift,
will find the motor vehicle fuels market very appealing. This would then unleash a huge political and commercial driver for growth in electric cars with the utility sector providing infrastructure to use their product
cheaper to own and more fun to drive than petrol-fueled cars. Then it will just be a matter of turning over the fleet.
Oil companies will then have their Kodak moment. Coal will already largely be gone, replaced by renewables.
Fast beats slow One of key competitive advantages the fossil fuel industry has had is the huge capital,
They can play on the edges, like shale gas, oil trading or mineral exploration, but they can play the main game.
So the very thing that the fossil fuel industry had relied on for its growth the rapidly expanding need for energy in the developing world is the very thing that will drive the competition to wipe them out.
But the assumptions pretty much everyone working with that without policy intervention the energy system will be dominated by fossil fuels in 2050
whether we stop burning fossil fuels in 15 years or 30 years is important, but it not the main question because either way it a very different outcome than most are planning for.
and innovation of renewables while denying capital to fossil fuels, constraining their options. Then the only logical strategy for fossil fuel companies will be to get their depreciating assets out of the ground as fast as possible
and invest zero in exploration and development, instead paying out spare cash as dividends to shore up their stock price.
undermining the value of the fossil fuel industry, and reducing its political influence further. All businesses, like humans, fight death.
But in the end, the fossil fuel giants have no strategy that involves fossil fuels which makes any business or economic sense.
Other companies like utilities and auto companies, meanwhile, have great options like taking away a large share of the oil industry market with renewable powered electric cars.
They know that today we spend around twice as much on motor transport fuel as we do on electricity.
But big oil versus big utilities aligned with big auto is not the only disruptive impact for investors.
and join the party that will dance on the grave of fossil fuels: battery manufacturers, copper and lithium miners, electronics producers, software developers, electric engine makers, smart grid builders and, of course, solar and wind power manufacturers, installers and financiers.
With fossil fuels on the run, that industry support will evaporate. Governments are inclined much more to regulate when
So as fossil fuels are falling off the cliff, governments will give them a kick so they can claim credit.
make fossil fuels harder, make solar easier. The only change, now, is that victory is at hand.
The fossil fuel energy industry is now entering terminal decline and will be gone all but within 15-30 years.
which fossil fuels can match. Because of the nature of this transformation, there will be a wide variety of new business players entering the market from the side
undermining the historically dominant political and economic resistance of the fossil fuel companies. In combination these forces will unleash the predictable pattern of technology driven market disruption.
Fossil fuels are dead. The rest is detail e
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