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Wärtsilä and partners developing emissions-free barge concept

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With the help of a 2000 kWh Repack container, an inland vessel can sail for two to four hours. To make it easier for barge operators to sign-on to the concept, a ‘pay-per-use’ financing model has been developed. The emphasis during the initial stage will be on converted and newly-built container carriers.

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Mascoma Announces Feedstock Processing and Lignin Supply Agreement with Chevron Technology Ventures; Chevron Working on Converting Lignin to Hydrocarbon Fuel Components

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Mascoma will then convert the feedstock to cellulosic ethanol through its proprietary process, which produces lignin as a by-product. Chevron has filed applications for two patents on processes to convert lignin to a hydrocarbon feedstock via hydroprocessing; both applications were published on 3 September 2009. Earlier post.)

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Saab Automobile enters agreement with Hawtai Motor Group on strategic partnership

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in financing ( earlier post ), conditionally secures medium-term funding and includes financing in the form of subscription agreements in the amount of €150 million (US$222 million) as well as a strategic alliance for China including joint ventures on manufacturing, technology and distribution. Spyker Cars N.V. per share.

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Avantium raises 30M to advance YXY technology for green chemicals and fuels; new bio-based polymer PEF

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Avantium, which spun off from Shell in 2000 to develop furan-based biofuels and biomaterials ( earlier post ), has raised €30 million (US$43.9 million) to advance its YXY technology, which converts carbohydrates into furanic building blocks for making renewable materials and fuels.

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The Godfather of South Korea’s Chip Industry

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Later, the converted Kim would become the “loudest-speaking” professor at KAIST, according to several fellow faculty members, and they say his absence made the whole campus seem quiet. The South Korean government had established the institute in 1971 with financing from the United States Agency for International Development and had invited.

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Solar Smackdown in Torrance – Installer Sues City on Behalf of the Sun

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When I got back from Japan in 2000 I didn’t want to start a computer business. In 2000 there couldn’t have been too many old timers in the solar industry. He wasn’t a finance guy, thinking “I’m going to make money.” It’s expensive and my clients don’t finance. BRADLEY’S BACKGROUND IN SOLAR. He was a geek.

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Designing the First Apple Macintosh: The Engineers’ Story

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to handle the finances of the Macintosh project. The sound generator was simply a digital-to-analog converter connected to a linear amplifier. Although the machines, at $2000 apiece, were not expensive, they were a last-minute requirement. in Cupertino, Calif.,

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