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

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The goal is to remove blue-green algae from large bodies of water while simultaneously recovering energy and nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorus—an approach that mitigates near-term impacts from harmful algal blooms and helps reduce future blooms over time. 2017) in the book Algal Biofuels. Figure from Tian et al.

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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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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.” In case of hybrids, the company can offer its battery pack and BMS as well as e-compressors.

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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. Rodney Brooks on… Will GPT-4 and other large language models lead to an artificial general intelligence in the foreseeable future?

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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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EPA Administrator broadly outlines Trump Administration thinking on fuel economy standards and California

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Wheeler said that the Administration will begin taking steps in the very near future to establish one set of national fuel-economy standards. (On Wheeler adduced four reasons to support that argument: price, safety, environmental impact and incentivizing the purchase of new, cleaner, safer cars.