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Daily Dose: November 22, 2019
Clarifying Carbon Capture
Clarifying Carbon Capture
"Carbon Capture" is one of the most misunderstood topics in energy (broadly conceived). An enormous literature review by Nature (more than 11,000 peer-reviewed papers) provides a few clarifications, establishes identifiable boundaries, and sets reasonable expectations:
AES recommends Nature's literature review.
USES OF CAPTURED CARBON
- CO2u: utilization of CO2
- CO2ρ: reduction in CO2 emissions relative to baseline
- CO2r: removal of CO2 from the atmosphere
- CO2s: storage of CO2
AES recommends Nature's literature review.
USES OF CAPTURED CARBON
Daily Dose: November 21, 2019
An ARPA-e for agriculture
Breaking news: ARPA-E, or Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy is a United States government agency tasked with promoting and funding research and development of advanced energy technologies. It is modeled after the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.
Policy-makers just introduced a bill that would create ARPA-Terra, a new landmark program investing in innovation in the agricultural sector - with an explicit focus on environmental sustainability and farmer resilience. The agency would support dedicated RD&D into technological breakthroughs in agriculture.
An ARPA-e for agriculture
Breaking news: ARPA-E, or Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy is a United States government agency tasked with promoting and funding research and development of advanced energy technologies. It is modeled after the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.
Policy-makers just introduced a bill that would create ARPA-Terra, a new landmark program investing in innovation in the agricultural sector - with an explicit focus on environmental sustainability and farmer resilience. The agency would support dedicated RD&D into technological breakthroughs in agriculture.
Daily Dose: November 20, 2019
Rare Earth Metals in the common cell phone
Rare Earth Metals in the common cell phone
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Daily Dose: November 19, 2019
Hydro-power: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly Scientists have known for a while that hydropower facilities release greenhouse gases — mostly methane, but also CO2 and nitrous oxide. But the way they’ve historically calculated a facility’s climate impact has obscured methane’s heat-trapping potency. |
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A new study, which looks at data from thousands of hydropower plants to compare their long- and short-term climate impacts, found that about 200 active hydro-power facilities around the world are worse for the climate than coal.
Note: None of this means that hydropower is “bad”. Some facilities have negative emissions, and some are more warming than fossil fuels in the short term but better in the long term (even as the opposite is also sometimes true).
Note: None of this means that hydropower is “bad”. Some facilities have negative emissions, and some are more warming than fossil fuels in the short term but better in the long term (even as the opposite is also sometimes true).
Special announcement: The Lab is seeking ideas for financial instruments that can unlock investment for climate mitigation and adaptation projects in developing countries. The deadline to submit an idea for the Lab’s 2020 cycle is December 20th, 2019. Submit an idea.
Daily Dose: November 18, 2019
US Net Import/Export of Crude Oil and Liquid Fuels
(In barrels per day, 2013 thru to the present)
The is a net exporter of crude oil and liquid petroleum products (gasoline, diesel and and more) combined; although, the US still imports millions of barrels of crude oil per day and domestic production growth is slowing.
US Net Import/Export of Crude Oil and Liquid Fuels
(In barrels per day, 2013 thru to the present)
The is a net exporter of crude oil and liquid petroleum products (gasoline, diesel and and more) combined; although, the US still imports millions of barrels of crude oil per day and domestic production growth is slowing.
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The Seven Sisters, 1975 vs. Today
The Seven Sisters, 1975 vs. Today
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In 1975, Anthony Sampson wrote a great book: The Seven Sisters.
(Seven Sisters alludes to the seven mythological Pleiades sisters fathered by the titan Atlas.) This group of 7 oil majors consisted of:
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There are seven oil majors today; they are:
- Equinor (Statoil)
- Chevron
- ExxonMobil
- Eni
- Shell
- BP
- Total
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