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PSI team demonstrates direct hydrocarbon fuel production from water and CO2 by solar-driven thermochemical cycles

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syngas—from water and CO 2. Now, a team from the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) in Switzerland has demonstrated the direct production of hydrocarbon fuel—specifically methane—from water and CO 2 by incorporating a catalytic process into STCs. Click to enlarge. —Lin et al.

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Ensuring Underwater Robots Survive in Hot Tropical Waters

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The hot, humid environment of tropical marine areas such as Australia’s Great Barrier Reef can wreak havoc on the marine autonomous systems. In 2016, Olsen took a job at AIMS as an engineering team leader in technology development. I’m very passionate about new technologies and seeing them integrated in the field,” she says.

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BMW Group opens new Additive Manufacturing Campus

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In the future, new technologies of this kind will shorten production times even further and allow us to benefit even more fully from the potential of toolless manufacturing. The €15-million campus will allow the BMW Group to develop its position as technology leader in the utilization of additive manufacturing in the automotive industry.

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SAIC-GM upgrades paint shop pretreatment line with Henkel zirconium thin film treatment

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In May 2016, with full technology support from Henkel China, the paint shop upgraded its pretreatment process with zirconium thin film treatment which went into mass production after only a one-week commissioning. Henkel team with first treated car body after the brownfield conversion. Click to enlarge.

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New Audi paintshop at Ingolstadt; heating energy & water per car down by 20%, CO2 by 30%, VOCs by 90%; bell-bell

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Heating energy and water consumption per car are reduced by 20%. In combination with dry separation, this also benefits the environment. The new topcoat line is also a further component of the fully connected intelligent factory of the future. Series operation began in spring 2016 after a construction period of just two years.

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BP approves revamped $9B Mad Dog Phase 2 project in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico; down from original $20B cost

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BP has sanctioned the $9-billion Mad Dog Phase 2 project in the United States, despite the current low oil price environment. Today, the leaner $9-billion project, which also includes capacity for water injection, is projected to be profitable at or below current oil prices.

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Project shows maritime fuel cell generator can increase energy efficiency by up to 30% at part load; reliability and cost issues

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Project goals were to demonstrate the use of the generator in the maritime environment, identify areas requiring additional research and development, analyze the business case, and address regulatory and other market barriers. From August 2015 to June 2016, Young Brothers used the generator on 52 different days for a total of 278 hours.

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