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INEOS investing additional $1.4B in Grangemouth complex in next phase of GHG reductions; blue hydrogen

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INEOS’ Road Map lays out the path to a reduction in excess of 60% in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 through a series of investments, partnerships, and innovative engineering. INEOS Acquired the Forties Pipeline System from BP in October 2017. INEOS O&P UK operates the Olefins and Polymers petrochemical plants at Grangemouth.

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DEMA consortium targeting direct production ethanol from algae at less than $2/gallon

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The conversion of solar energy, H 2 O and CO 2 into ethanol will be carried out by a metabolically engineered strain of the cyanobacterium, Synechocystis sp. It is coordinated by the University of Limerick in Ireland and has received almost €5 million (US$6.6 The project started work in December 2012 and completes its work in May 2017.

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DB Schenker expands its electric fleet with 36 new FUSO eCanter vehicles

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In total, DB Schenker’s electric light-duty trucks deliver almost silently and with zero emissions to customers in inner-city locations in 20 European cities in Germany, Finland, Denmark, UK, France, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, Austria, Spain and Italy. The global FUSO eCanter fleet has now surpassed more than 2.5

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GM’s Ultra Cruise to be powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon Ride

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It will take qualities that have distinguished GM’s advanced driver assist systems since 2017 to the next level with door-to-door hands-free driving. These Ultra Cruise capabilities were developed in-house at GM engineering facilities in Israel, the United States, Ireland and Canada.

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New technique for modeling auto-ignition characteristics of bioethanol-blended gasolines

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Researchers at KAUST in Saudi Arabia, with colleagues from Saudi Aramco and the National University of Ireland Galway, have developed a new method for investigating the auto-ignition behavior of bioethanol-blended gasolines. The objectives of this study are twofold. —Lee et al. —Aamir Farooq, KAUST, corresponding author.

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Inside the Global Race to Tap Potent Offshore Wind

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Ireland, South Korea, and Taiwan are among the other countries with bold floating wind ambitions. One FloWave-tested platform, engineered by Copenhagen-based Stiesdal Offshore , was recently selected for a 100-megawatt wind farm to be built off Scotland’s northern tip in 2025. Pacific coast could support 100 GW more by midcentury.

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The Strange Story of the Teens Behind the Mirai Botnet

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One day in February 2000, for example, the hacker MafiaBoy knocked out Fifa.com , Amazon.com , Dell , E-Trade , eBay , CNN , as well as Yahoo , at the time the largest search engine on the Internet. By January 2017, they had earned over US $180,000, as opposed to a mere $14,000 from DDoSing. They just took up click fraud.

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