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California trucking firm switches fleet of 600+ trucks to Neste renewable diesel

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Ecology, a transportation and logistics company in California, has switched its fleet of more than 600 trucks to run on Neste MY Renewable Diesel and is reporting cleaner fuel filters, fewer maintenance problems and reductions in tailpipe emissions. million tonnes of CO 2 in 2017.

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PNNL’s hydrothermal liquefaction shows promise for turning toxic algal blooms into biocrude

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2017) in the book Algal Biofuels. In other words, with removal of the algae and associated nutrients such as phosphorus, the water was much cleaner when returned to the lake. HTL uses heat and pressure—250–380 °C and 5–28 MPa—to convert a variety of feedstocks to biocrude. Algae biorefinery concept through HTL.

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E-Waste is a Cybersecurity Problem, Too

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He’s the co-founder and CEO of ERI , one of the largest electronics disposition providers in the world, and the co-author of ERI’s 2021 book The Insecurity of Everything : How Hardware Data Security is Becoming the Most Important Topic in the World. That’s why we wrote the book: The vast majority of our clients still were not listening.

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Just Calm Down About GPT-4 Already

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Brooks, who is now working on his third robotics startup, Robust.AI , has written hundreds of articles and half a dozen books and was featured in the motion picture Fast, Cheap & Out of Control. You wrote a famous article in 2017, “ The Seven Deadly Sins of AI Prediction. “ He’s also turned it into a book. I’ve read it.

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Tata AutoComp’s ‘Make in India’ push for EVs | Autocar Professional

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In 2017, after taking charge of the Tata Group, Natarajan Chandrasekaran had mooted the ‘UniEVerse’ initiative, keeping sustainability at its core. EVs account for over a quarter of our business, and the order book is swelling.” Today, we cater to the entire EV market.

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California Air Resources Board unanimously adopts Advanced Clean Cars Package

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The new rules strengthen the greenhouse gas standard for 2017 models and beyond. LEV III Board Book. ZEV Board Book. CFO Board Book. This package of regulations is both visionary and absolutely feasible ,” said Mary Nichols, ARB Chairman, at the opening of the hearing on the rules on Thursday. “ Staff presentation.

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EPA, DOT open public comment period on reconsideration of GHG Standards for Cars and Light Trucks

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In a joint Federal Register notice , the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Transportation (DOT) opened the public comment period on the reconsideration of the January 2017 Final Determination for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standards for cars and light trucks for model years (MY) 2022-2025. Earlier post.)

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