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“Energiewende” in a tank; Audi e-fuels targeting carbon-neutral driving with synthetic fuels from renewables, H2O and CO2; Swiss policy test case

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—Rupert Stadler, Audi CEO, at the International Vienna Motor Symposium in 2014. Audi operates a research facility in Hobbs, New Mexico for the production of e-ethanol and e-diesel in partnership with Joule. As a 100% drop-in fuel, isooctane can be used in any blending ratio with all standard fuels for gasoline motors.

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DOE awards $25M to improve natural gas operations

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Methane Mitigation Using Linear Motor Leak Recovery Compressor. University of New Mexico aims to develop advanced gas sensors (mixed potential electrochemical [MPE]) coupled with advanced computation (artificial neural networks). The automobile industry deploys low-cost MPE sensors today to measure tailpipe emissions.

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