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and youl probably imagine oil, grease, and an array of complicated tools. But the workshop of the future, for either the professional or home mechanic, could look much more hi-tech.
running cars on ethanol and turning its race meets into centres for recycling everything from waste engine oil to old mobile phones.
In this case, the car uses a type of advanced cellulosic 85%ethanol renewable fuel from woody biomass.
I would have used 193 gallons (730 litres) of gasoline. But the computer claimed that using the biofuel mix,
I would only have used 39 gallons (147 litres) of gasoline. The rest would have been biofuel,
In 1970, on behalf of Nasa and with the help of Italian engineers, Kenya launched Uhuru#Swahili for"freedom##the world's first satellite dedicated to celestial X-ray astronomy, from a converted oil platform off its coast.
Since 2010, satellite capacity across the continent has tripled nearly, helping in part fuel Africa's"mobile revolution#.
A zinc electrode that lasts about five months would cost about the same as a litre of kerosene
which fuels the average family home in Sri lanka for two days. You could also use other electrodes, like magnesium or iron.
more efficient ways of burning petrol and Diesel fuel injection has been the subject of research for more than 20 years,
if it can help reveal details about fuel injection that haven been seen before. Like its much larger sibling at Cern, the circular particle accelerator at Argonne shoots electrons around its 0. 7-mile (1. 1-km) circumference at a tiny fraction below the speed of light.
what happens when fuel injection systems squirt petrol or diesel into the cylinders which house the pistons that drive internal combustion engines.
Understanding how the fuel is dispersed and mixed when this happens is crucial to making the burning process as efficient as possible.
Injector gadget This process allows the flow of droplets of fuel to be imaged in a way that is not possible with ordinary light or lasers, for example.
just like a jet of fuel sprayed from an injector. ou turn on the headlights and the light just reflects back into your eyes,
Visible light can highlight the outline of fuel spray but not any internal detail. X-rays, on the other hand, can pass through the relatively large droplets of fuel
because their wavelength is much shorter than that of visible light. On a much smaller scale, some of the X-rays are absorbed by the atoms that make up the drops,
The result is a detailed moving image of a jet of fuel in the cylinder that can be presented in various ways, in black and white or in colour.
It is actually a very close up X-ray of the tip of a fuel injector, taken through the injector's steel body.
with the valve moving to release the high-pressure fuel. Bubbles can be seen in the fuel supply.
Powell says their presence was identified unknown until recently using this high-energy X-ray imaging technique. hat was something interesting we discovered just a few months ago,
gas is pulled actually back inside the injector. This is important for quality issues for an injector.
In a real engine the gas in the cylinder being pulled back into the injector is likely to be made up of hot combustion products,
Can start-ups replace oil riches? The insular desert Kingdom of Saudi arabia lacks many things. An adequate supply of fresh water.
and of course, oil. Saudi arabia discovered oil in 1938, only six years after becoming a unified country.
It has since become the world leading exporter and producer. Petroleum accounts for over 90%of the country's exports,
and over half its GDP. In 2012, the Kingdom raked in a staggering $311bn in oil revenues as much as Iraq, Kuwait, UAE,
and Qatar combined. Yet at some point, their lack goldwill run out. As early as 2030, according to a Citigroup report.
and innovation by kicking its oil habit, shifting away from decades of single-commodity dependency and moving towards a knowledge-based economy by 2025.
Saudi arabia robust oil endowment is being pumped into special economic cities, universities and entrepreneurship centres in every corner of the country like the King Abdulla City for Atomic and Renewable energy, near the capital Riyadh,
Norway, the world eighth-largest oil exporter, established a sovereign wealth fund (Government Pension fund Global) in 1990 to diversify oil investments
and promote other industries, in preparation for a future without oil. It been regarded as a success but aside from oil,
Saudi and Norway have very little in common. Great expectations t a big challenge, admits Mr Nawaf Al-Sahaf, chief executive of Badir,
as yet potential for solar development. t clear for the government at highest levels that oil is not sustainable.
And one day the oil will dry out, and for that day we have to be prepared. t
helping them save fuel and money, or allowing them to see stats on their car via a mobile phone app,
which consists of two benzene molecules joined together by two nitrogen atoms linked by a double chemical bond.
The double bond prevents the benzene group at each end from rotating around the axle linking them.
New generations of aircraft like the Boeing 787 and the Airbus a380 are far more efficient than older aircraft#70%more fuel efficient than aircraft of 40 years ago, according to the International air transport association (IATA.
Another will be the fuel itself. The best bio fuel for aviation is probably butanol, an alcohol
which behaves very like the kerosene that the jet engines of today use. Jet engine efficiency#has come on in leaps and bounds,
but the fuels they use are still polluting hydrocarbons which come out of the ground. Butanol can be produced by bacteria in biomass
using less fuel in the process. Although no air traffic system is using such signals at the moment,
One of the solutions to cut down on polluting fuels is the use of wind energy. But the rise in wind farms has unintended its own effects.
The harsh reality of economics in a world with a huge demand for fuel have has meant it is too expensive to fight gravity
The Stuxnet virus, designed to destroy Iran's uranium-enriching gas centrifuges, and first identified that same year, is believed to have been a demonstration of the US's abilities to wage war by attacking enemy computer systems.
Replacing today's gas-guzzling engines with electric motors means cars will no longer produce harmful emissions.
The centre has selected a universal design that might look familiar to petrol-powered car drivers,
because it's modelled on a fuel nozzle, with the same size inlet.""We thought through that a lot,
"If you found things like water, oxygen, CO, methane, in the right amounts, that would be a strong hint of life.
It's a gas, gas, gasgetting CNT films to emit sound is not the same as producing good-quality sound over the whole frequency range of human hearing,
One of the ways in which#to improve sound output is to surround the CNT film with a gas that has a lower heat capacity than air,
To transmit the acoustic vibrations of the inert gas to the air beyond, so that we can hear the results,
one would separate the gas and air with a flexible membrane. Another way to improve the sound output is to make the surface area of the film bigger.
causing cells to release toxic gas and cilia to flap. If people have a genetic variant that produces a different form of this bitter receptor
The market for cars is linked strongly to the price of fuel. If there is a sharp increase in gasoline prices in the future electric, efficient,
vehicles like the C-1 could see strong demand. In the US at least it will legally qualify as a motorcycle,
Design and Construction in 2014, creating a sustainable oil which can be used as fuel. Simon Park at the University of Surrey is integrating bacterial technology into building facades,
and using 3d desktop printers to mix chemistries as a form of wet fabrication, which is a very flexible material.
We'll going to have another live report just moments from now from our own Jeff Flock who is in the City of New orleans. Meanwhile Gulf coast residents won't be the only ones to feel the effects Isaac over 90 percent of oil production in the gulf
We're going to be watching the oil price this morning minute to minute Then in politics the first night of the 2012 GOP convention turned out to be a memorable one with Ann Romney giving the nation a personal look at her husband
Some very warm conditions that will keep the fuel in place for Isaac to stay rather strong.
And it will have certainly an impact on production oil production in the gulf the hurricane will.
Well rising gas prices could go up even further that thanks to the storm that continues to make its way through the Gulf coast region
and through the Southeast of United states. The hurricane we do know forced more than 93 percent of oil production to shut down in the region
and it is also affecting natural gas. Over 67 percent of natural gas production has been shut down. Officials right now saying about one million barrels per day of oil production has stopped as companies have evacuated many of those offshore platforms as the storm continues to develop.
Many of those oil companies in yesterday's trading session getting a nice bounce as many of the earlier forecasts were downgraded throughout the day.
But overall somewhat mixed trading as far as the energy prices are concerned. Getting back to those gas prices analysts are predicting that we could see a ten-cent spike of gasoline prices as we see the effects of the storm play out depending on how drastic the supply cut actually is from the region
and how long it actually lasts. But if it doesn't last analysts are also forecasting a quick retreat from that possible spike in gasoline prices.
So that's the latest from here. Back to you guys. PETALLIDES: Thank you Sandra. So she's following oil for us.
Of course we'll continue to follow Hurricane Isaac closely for you. But now we're going to just take a look here at politics.
A night of highly anticipated speeches at the GOP National Convention Tuesday. FOX NEWS correspondent Jennifer Davis has more from Tampa.
An on-site Olympic-sized swimming pool and on-site dental services are two of the perks Oklahoma city gas producer Chesapeake Energy offers its employees.
#Barbados Is Beating the U s. on Road to Renewables Oil prices are soaring againhis time due to uncertainty over the fate of major producers like Russia and Iraq.
Expect to pay more at the gas pump and the grocery store in the months ahead since everything from transportation to manufacturing to our petroleum-intensive agricultural system is a puppet flailing upon the strings of this volatile commodity.
Haven we been through this drill before? A crisissually in the middle Eastauses oil prices to rise. Inflation increases and economic growth shrinks.
At which point we hear renewed calls for energy independence. This is the message that I was hearing
what we pay in the U s. due in part to high shipping costs for the Venezuelan crude that fuels the region power plants.
#Carnival Corporation is investing $400 million to expand innovative exhaust gas-cleaning technology Carnival Corporation & plc, the world largest cruise company, today announced plans to significantly increase installations
of its industry-first exhaust gas cleaning technology to more than 70 vessels. The expansion covering over 70 percent of its entire fleet represents an increase from the 32 ships announced in September 2013.
The systems will enable Carnival Corporation to meet new regulations that place a cap on sulfur content of fuel oil at 0. 1 percent
as well as mitigate escalating fuel costs. The systems, known for their ability to clean or crubexhaust from high-sulfur fuel, are scheduled to be installed over the next three years.
The current installation schedule initially includes 22 Carnival Cruise lines vessels, nine Holland America Line vessels, seven Princess Cruises vessels and three Cunard vessels.
with the first stage of the comprehensive exhaust gas treatment system installed. The remaining schedule of installations will be forthcoming.
In September 2013, Carnival Corporation announced it had pioneered adapting a proven exhaust gas cleaning technology to use on its ships.
The system is called ECO Exhaust Gas Cleaning (ECO-EGC#)for its ability to remove major pollutants from the exhaust gases at any operating condition of a shipt sea, during maneuvering and in port.
so Carnival advanced ECO Exhaust Gas Cleaning systems have added the benefit of ensuring compliance with both North american and global IMO standards.
factories and vehicles to clean or crubthe exhaust from high-sulfur fuel. For the first time this combination is being developed to accommodate restricted spaces on existing ships.
#Hydronano Gas that safely & effectively neutralizes carbon fuel pollution emissions Hydro Infra Technologies (HIT) is based a Stockholm clean tech company that has developed an innovative approach to neutralizing carbon fuel emissions from power plants
and other polluting industries that burn fossil fuels. HIT is now taking its technology to market via joint venture partnerships
The technology developed by HIT uses a patent pending method of generating a gas call Hydro Nano Gas.
HNG) HNG effectively reduces the pollution emissions from burning fossil fuels to almost zero when injected into exhaust outlets.
Every day more drivers emerge on our roads, emitting harmful fossil fuel gases. If successful, these driverless pods could ultimately provide a clean, efficient solution to pollution issues,
These headwinds came from the continued low cost of natural gas, as well as attempts by renewable energy opponents to block
*In California, the California Ethanol and Power Project will produce 66 million gallons of ethanol annually from sugar cane and sweet sorghum.
said Mary Solecki, director of E2 Clean Fuels Program.**In Texas, Nest Labs, acquired by Google on Feb 7, announced 140 technical support and customer service jobs.
#Beer and Food Scraps Can Power Chevrolet Bi-fuel Impala Trash to fuel the stuff of the 1980s sci-fi comedy movie trilogy ack to the Futureis now a reality.
The 2015 Bi-fuel Chevrolet Impala not a tricked-out Delorean really can run on leftovers table scraps and oh yeah grains from brewing beer.
which is converted then into Compressed natural gas (CNG) one of two fuels that can power the 2015 Chevrolet Bi-fuel Impala.
The resulting methane gas is processed then removing all carbon dioxide and impurities to make Renewable Natural gas (RNG).
When compressed RNG is a direct replacement for CNG. Since biogas can be made from most organic materials quasar insources raw materials otherwise considered waste from a variety of industries.
Anheuser-busch Columbus brewery provides an organic by-product to quasar for conversion to methane gas. f you can buy renewable fuel at $1. 95 per gallon
while reducing greenhouse gas emissions everybody winssaid Mel Kurtz president of quasar energy group. uasar Columbus facility can produce 1. 3 million gasoline gallon equivalents of CNG each year. hat
enough to fill the CNG tanks of 163000 Bi-fuel Impalas at least once. Though CNG fueling stations are prevalent in states like California
and Oklahoma infrastructure in some states is scarce. o avoid feelings of range anxiety common in owners of CNG-only vehicles we made the Impala bi-fuel allowing our customers to drive on CNG when available and on gasoline
The CNG tank mounted in the trunk has the equivalent capacity of 7. 8 gallons of gasoline
which is expected to offer approximately 150 city miles of range on compressed natural gas based on GM testing.
With gasoline and compressed natural gas combined expected range is 500 city miles based on GM testing. EPA estimates are not yet available.
Impala bi-fuel system seamlessly switches to gasoline power when the CNG tank is depleted. Drivers who wish to change fuels
while driving can do so by simply pushing a button. A light on the instrument panel indicates
Operating on CNG can result in an average fuel savings of nearly $1. 13 per gasoline-gallon-equivalent based on a national average of $3. 24 per gallon of gasoline as reported by AAA
Also CNG vehicles typically have 20 percent fewer greenhouse gas emissions than gasoline-powered cars according to the California Air Resources Board.
The Bi-fuel Impala is built factory so its CNG fuel system is validated by GM and covered by GM three-year/36000-mile (whichever comes first) new vehicle limited bumper-to-bumper warranty
The Bi-fuel Impala is the only bifuel-capable sedan on the market to offer a factory warranty.
When the Bi-fuel Impala goes on sale later this year it will have a starting price of $38210.
Chevrolet provides customers with fuel efficient vehicles that feature spirited performance expressive design and high quality. More information on Chevrolet models can be found at www. chevrolet. com. quasar is a Cleveland Ohio based renewable energy company that designs builds owns
or in the planning stage. qng (quasar natural gas) is derived from the anaerobic digestion of regional organic waste streams
Though fuel economy varies depending on the type of bus and the route, an average bus in D c gets a paltry 3. 76 miles per gallon (mpg),
cleaning up bus fleets is a critical way to reduce the burden of air pollution, fuel costs,
and our oil use. Moving beyond conventional diesel buses Over the past several decades, cities have invested in buses that run on alternative fuels such as compressed natural gas (CNG) and diesel-electric hybrid drive trains.
The initial transition away from conventional diesel buses has been swift. In 2011, more than 35 percent of U s. public transit buses used alternative fuels or hybrid technology,
and that number is set to grow. In addition to hybrids and CNG buses city bus fleets around the world are preparing to introduce electric buses that use advanced technology.
battery electric buses that do not use any diesel fuel and create no tailpipe emissions, or fuel cell buses powered by hydrogen.
And if the relatively small amount of diesel fuel used by these buses is replaced with sustainably-produced biodiesel,
Moreover, as Ie previously mentioned, driving on electricity is compared cheaper to driving on oil. The expected operating cost-per-mile of an electric bus in New york is $0. 20 to $0. 30 cents,
(and get involved yourself) by discovering why driving on electricity is a part of the UCS plan to alf the Oil.
said Transportation secretary Anthony Foxx in a statement. e are proud to initiate a new program that reflects the Obama Administration commitment to reducing our nation dependence on oil while developing more sustainable sources of energy here at home.
which invested in the research, development and testing of alternative fuels and related equipment, such as electric charging stations, for the transit industry.
in the long run, helping transit agencies save money on fuel and maintenance costs. According to the National Renewable energy Laboratory, zero-emission buses can achieve more than double the fuel economy of buses running on diesel and other fuels l
#State Leadership In Financing A Greener Future While crippling paralysis has become standard operating procedure for Congress in the face of mounting climate and energy challenges,
Hyundai hydrogen fuel cell; Mazda i-ELOOP brake energy regeneration system; Porsche plug-in hybrid powertrain; and Ram Truck 3. 0-liter Ecodiesel engine D
The device uses a thumbnail-sized quantum cascade laser (QCL) as well as tuning forks that cost no more than a dime to detect very small amounts of nitrous oxide and methane.
and human activities, such as leakage from natural gas systems and the raising of livestock. uman activities such as agriculture, fossil fuel combustion, wastewater management,
and industrial processes are increasing the amount of nitrous oxide in the atmosphere. he warming impact of methane
For these reasons, methane and nitrous oxide detection is crucial to environmental considerations. QUARTZ TUNING FORK The small QCL has only become available in recent years,
and is far better able to detect trace amounts of gas than lasers used in the past.
When light at a specific wavelength is absorbed by the gas of interest localized heating of the molecules leads to a temperature
and pressure increase in the gas. f the incident light intensity is modulated, then the temperature and pressure will be as well,
That signal is proportional to the gas concentration. The unit can detect the presence of methane or nitrous oxide in just a second
he says. GETTING SMALLER To field test the device, the team installed it on a mobile laboratory used during NASA DISCOVER-AQ campaign, which analyzed pollution on the ground and from the air last September.
Tittel says. his was a milestone for trace-gas sensing, Ren says. ow wee trying to minimize the size of the whole system.
the Institute interdisciplinary scientific research and policy analysis supports California state and U s. government policy development on advanced clean vehicles, fuels and land use planning.
Recent reports state technologies have allowed some markets in renewable generation to be competitive with coal or natural gas.
In fuel costs alone each electric bus will save TARC an estimated $10000 per year. Main-Market Zerobuses circle between 10th and Campbell streets.
That energy in turn fuels the machine with excess available for other needs. The water burns the waste at temperatures of 1000 degrees Celsius, so high that there no smell.
and to move away from its dependence on fossil fuels, solar energy looks set to become an important technology for the future.
plasma generates'ionised'gas that can change the surface properties of the material it is in contact with.
an environmentally-friendly hydraulic system, using water instead of oil. The project, named HYDRO-COAT-supported by a European union (EU) grant of#1. 1 million-tackles the technological challenges of switching hydraulic fluids,
and showing that water can deliver the same performance and durability as traditional mineral oils.""The hydraulic fluids are flammable,
Although biodegradable synthetic oils have been developed, they show lower performance, poor lubrication, higher costs, greater wear and seal compatibility problems,
"However, HYDRO-COAT proved that you can substitute mineral oil with water in power hydraulics."The work of the research team focused on applying innovative coating to the pump parts, distributors, cylinders and other hydraulic components.
#Researchers help develop next-generation bioplastic materials Avantium is a spin-off from the petrochemicals giant Royal dutch shell
and starch based products to replace the petrochemical feedstock generated from oil. To support its move into this new sector the company was able to bring in three specialist researchers under the Marie Curie scheme to fill the gaps in its knowledge.
and bio-based polymers to help it produce bio substitutes for oil-based products in bulk production chains.
and fuels that can compete on both price and performance with oil based alternatives but
and reduce the dependence on gas, coal and oil.""We all get heat from sun. We feel it on our bodies
and it needed to be lightweight every kilo you put in a plane increases fuel consumption. And then of course there is the cost."
The primary challenge was to make these state-of-the-art materials contain the rapid gas expansion that occurs in an explosion strong enough to rip open the aluminium fuselage of a plane.
"We used a multilayered structure of textiles that provided enough resistance to fully contain the gas expansion
but also a delayed gas release of a few seconds to relieve the pressure. Some of the layers were designed also to trap fragments from the explosion."
and Steel (RFCS) has striven to extend existing combustion modelling capabilities to oxy fuel combustion conditions. This should lead to preparation
and pre-engineering of large demonstration power plants in Europe using modern and clean oxy fuel CO2 capture technology in the near future.
Oxy fuel technology was proposed for conventional pulverised coal fired combustion already in the'80s; however, recent developments have led to a renewed interest in the technology, with the ultimate goal of significantly reducing CO2 EMISSIONS via capture.
thereby producing a gas consisting of mainly CO2 and water vapour, which after purification and compression is ready for storage.
The Oxymod project has combined experimental work in Europe's largest oxy fuel testing facilities with model development and implementation,
An extensive database of oxy fuel and air combustion trials in gas-and coal fired testing facilities has been compiled.
Initial validation in 20 kilowatt, 100 kilowatt and 500 kilowatt testing facilities has proved the combustion models developed can predict the more moderate combustion under oxy fuel conditions.
optimal scale up and implementation of oxy fuel technology. And we were successful, "says Project Representative Göran Lindgren, Managing director of Carbon Capture and Storage R&d in Vattenfall AB, Sweden."
the sea anchor had turned a 120,000-tonne fuel tanker and slowed its drift by 58 percent.
or slam into an oil rig, lighthouse or other structure. Supported by an EU grant of#1. 1 million, the Shiparrestor team has developed a three-part system to improve rescue operations.
With dwindling global supplies of oil, recycling offers a powerful means of reducing the amount of petroleum (currently standing at around 8%of global production) required to manufacture plastics, the production
With the vehicles drafting a few metres behind each other, SARTRE short for"Safe Road trains for the Environment"can cut fuel consumption by up to 20%.
lighter, fuel efficient vehicles mean less overall steel use and ultimately less fuel consumption (by some estimates, up to 0. 2 litres per 100 km) and carbon emissions.
Such data includes many measurements such as furnace zone temperatures, gas and air flows, and stock details,
air-to-fuel ratio, furnace zone temperatures and energy distribution. Qualitative evaluations of the SMARTFIRE results have been carried out
"Any fuel energy and cost savings will be accompanied by reductions in emissions such as carbon dioxide. These savings also increase profitability
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