The End of Cheap Oil

Campbell, Colin J.; Laherrere, J.

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“…The increased interest reflects greater political focus and a pressing need for knowledge about factors that can contribute to the mitigation of climate change challenges. Note that the review covers the period of 1978-2016, expecting that the start of the oil crisis in 1979 [43] would generate academic interest in the field. Surprisingly, the first eligible article was not published before 1998.…”

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“…The relatively large number of journals, as well as the multidisciplinary scope of the journals, reflects the high interest for and multidisciplinary nature of the topic. Note that the review covers the period of 1978-2016, expecting that the start of the oil crisis in 1979 [43] would generate academic interest in the field. Surprisingly, the first eligible article was not published before 1998.…”

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Closing the Energy Efficiency Gap—A Systematic Review of Empirical Articles on Drivers to Energy Efficiency in Manufacturing Firms

Solnørdal

Foss

2018

Energies

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Abstract:Research has identified an extensive potential for energy efficiency within the manufacturing sector, which is responsible for a substantial share of global energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. The purpose of this study is to enhance the knowledge of vital drivers for energy efficiency in this sector by providing a critical and systematic review of the empirical literature on drivers to energy efficiency in manufacturing firms at the firm level. The systematic literature review (SLR) is based on peer-reviewed articles published between 1998 and 2016. The findings reveal that organizational and economic drivers are, from the firms' perspective, the most prominent stimulus for energy efficiency and that they consider policy instruments and market drivers to be less important. Secondly, firm size has a positive effect on the firms' energy efficiency, while the literature is inconclusive considering sectorial impact. Third, the studies are mainly conducted in the US and Western European countries, despite the fact that future increase in energy demand is expected outside these regions. These findings imply a potential mismatch between energy policy-makers' and firm mangers' understanding of which factors are most important for achieving increased energy efficiency in manufacturing firms. Energy policies should target the stimulation of management, competence, and organizational structure in addition to the provision of economic incentives. Further understanding about which and how internal resources, organizational capabilities, and management practices impact energy efficiency in manufacturing firms is needed. Future energy efficiency scholars should advance our theoretical understanding of the relationship between energy efficiency improvements in firms, the related change processes, and the drivers that affect these processes.

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Section: Publication Trend; Year Journals and Authorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Closing the Energy Efficiency Gap—A Systematic Review of Empirical Articles on Drivers to Energy Efficiency in Manufacturing Firms

Solnørdal

Foss

2018

Energies

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“…Many studies predict that global oil production is likely to peak within the next 5 to 15 years [1][2][3]. With declining global oil reserves and consequent concern over the supply of liquid fuels for transport application for future generations, increasing pollution and global warming prospects, there is an increasing worldwide interest in the hydrogen economy and hydrogen (H 2 ) technologies.…”

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“…These processes may be followed by the water-gas shift reaction to convert CO in the reformate into more H 2 and CO 2 . However, to avoid greenhouse gas emission penalties, the H 2 subsequently needs to be separated from CO 2 and other gases to attain the desired level of purity, followed by CO 2 sequestration (Fig. 1).…”

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Review of proton conductors for hydrogen separation

Phair

Badwal

2006

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There is a global push to develop a range of hydrogen technologies for timely adoption of the hydrogen economy. This is critical in view of the depleting oil reserves and looming transport fuel shortage, global warming, and increasing pollution. Molecular hydrogen (H 2 ) can be generated by a number of renewable and fossil-fuel-based resources. However, given the high cost of H 2 generation by renewable energy at this stage, fossil or carbon fuels are likely to meet the short-to medium-term demand for hydrogen. In view of this, effective technologies are required for the separation of H 2 from a gas feed (by-products of coal or bio-mass gasification plants, or gases from fossil fuel partial oxidation or reforming) consisting mainly of H 2 and CO 2 with small quantities of other gases such as CH 4 , CO, H 2 O, and traces of sulphur compounds. Several technologies are under development for hydrogen separation. One such technology is based on ion transport membranes, which conduct protons or both protons and electrons. Although these materials have been considered for other applications, such as gas sensors, fuel cells and water electrolysis, the interest in their use as gas separation membranes has developed only recently. In this paper, various classes of proton-conducting materials have been reviewed with specific emphasis on their potential use as H 2 separation membranes in the industrial processes of coal gasification, natural gas reforming, methanol reforming and the watergas shift (WGS) reaction. Key material requirements for their use in these applications have been discussed.

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“…For example, the difference in per-mile operating costs between a 20 and 30 mile-per-gallon vehicle increases as fuel prices increase from $1.50 to $2.50 per gallon, causing greater mileage reductions. Some studies indicate that rebound effects are declining due to rising incomes and declining real fuel prices (Small and Van Dender 2007), but many analysts expect real fuel prices to increase in the future (Campbell and Laherrere, 1998;Wikipedia), which is likely to increase rebound effectives. This study assumes the long-run rebound effect is 33%, so increasing average vehicle fuel economy 15% causes average annual mileage to increase 5%, resulting in a 10% net savings.…”

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Efficient vehicles versus efficient transportation. Comparing transportation energy conservation strategies

Litman¹

2005

Transport Policy

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Efficient vehicles, such as this hybrid SUV, consume less fuel per mile but tend to be driven more miles and so increase congestion, road and parking facility costs, crashes and some environmental impacts. This paper investigates these tradeoffs. AbstractThis paper compares four transportation energy conservation strategies using a comprehensive evaluation framework that takes into account how each strategy affects annual vehicle travel, and therefore mileage-related impacts such as traffic congestion, road and parking facility costs, and crashes. These mileage-related impacts tend to be large in magnitude compared with energy conservation benefits, so even small changes in total vehicle travel can have a large impact on net benefits. Fuel efficiency standards and some alternative fuels cause vehicle travel to increase. Higher fuel taxes cause a combination of increased vehicle fuel economy and reduced mileage. Mobility management strategies cause relatively large mileage reductions and so provide the greatest mileage-related benefits. Conventional evaluation practices often overlook mileage-related impacts and so tend to overvalue strategies that increase vehicle fuel efficiency and undervalue mobility management strategies.

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The End of Cheap Oil

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Closing the Energy Efficiency Gap—A Systematic Review of Empirical Articles on Drivers to Energy Efficiency in Manufacturing Firms

Closing the Energy Efficiency Gap—A Systematic Review of Empirical Articles on Drivers to Energy Efficiency in Manufacturing Firms

Review of proton conductors for hydrogen separation

Efficient vehicles versus efficient transportation. Comparing transportation energy conservation strategies

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