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Toyota, Hino and Showa Shell to Test FT Diesel and Renewable Diesel Blend in Hybrid Transit Bus

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TMC, Hino, and SSSKK—together with NTSEL—have focused on the usability of FTD since October 2005 and have been working to develop vehicles that run exclusively on the fuel and achieve a significant reduction in pollution. The FTD used in this trial is Shell GTL Fuel produced at a plant of Shell MDS (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd in Bintulu, Malaysia.

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Study finds gasification of palm oil industry waste could yield hydrogen at about $2.11/kg

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A study by a team at the University Putra Malaysia concluded that the gasification of empty fruit bunch (EFB), a waste of the palm oil industry, could, if scaled up, produce hydrogen at a supply cost of $2.11/kg kg (delivered, untaxed, 2005$), independent of the pathway used to produce and deliver hydrogen.

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Cumulative worldwide sales of Honda hybrids passes 1 million units

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Honda is also planning to begin production of the Jazz Hybrid in Malaysia in 2012. Model introduced to the market. Cumulative worldwide. hybrid vehicle sales. First generation Insight. Civic Hybrid. Accord Hybrid (North America only). April: 100,000 units. May: 200,000 units. Second generation Insight. August: 400,000 units. February October.

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Toyota, Hino and Showa Shell to Test FT Diesel and Renewable Diesel Blend in Hybrid Transit Bus

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TMC, Hino, and SSSKK—together with NTSEL—have focused on the usability of FTD since October 2005 and have been working to develop vehicles that run exclusively on the fuel and achieve a significant reduction in pollution. The FTD used in this trial is Shell GTL Fuel produced at a plant of Shell MDS (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd in Bintulu, Malaysia.

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Global CO2 emissions stalled for the third year in a row

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Emissions are increasing in other developing countries: 6% for Indonesia and Malaysia; 9% for Pakistan and 12% for the Philippines. below the levels in 2005. India does not show yet any decoupling of their emissions growth from their economic growth, unlike Brazil, where emissions fell by 6%. In 2016, the EU’s CO 2 emissions were 20.8%

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Gevo contracts with Mustang Engineering for the conversion of Gevos renewable isobutanol to biojet fuel

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Gevo was founded in 2005 by Drs. Mustang, a Wood Group company, has offices in the United States, United Kingdom, India, Malaysia, North Africa and the Middle East. However, Gevo projects that its isobutanol production process will provide a cost-effective source of biomass-derived isobutanol.

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Who Really Invented the Thumb Drive?

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Somewhat less credibly, inventors in Malaysia and China have also claimed to be the first to come up with the thumb drive. But Tan reasoned that “if the company just manufactured the player, it would not make a lot of money,” according to a 2005 article in the Straits Times. Clones, in a sense, are marvelous….it

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