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11 Intriguing Engineering Milestones to Look for in 2023

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It’s about one-twentieth the size of the minibus-scale geostationary satellites already in orbit, allowing for cheap and quick deployment. This first microGEO will launch in early 2023 , and start providing service to Alaska, tripling the state’s satellite bandwidth while cutting its cost.

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Tortillas and Ethanol

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And without cheap oil, corn would not have become Big Corn, the big agricultural combines (principally ADM and Cargill). It's been a different story for Mexico's farmers. They have had a tough time dealing with the influx of cheap American corn since NAFTA. corn supplies, pushing prices as high as $3.40

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PNNL study finds US could grow enough algae to produce 25B gallons of fuel per year

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Sites where water supply costs are. Freshwater availability and saline water delivery costs are most favorable for the coast of the Gulf of Mexico and Florida peninsula, where evaporation relative to precipitation is moderate. They note that freshwater is cheap but in very limited supply in many areas. Skaggs, Andre M.

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The Technical Failure That Could Clear The Oil Glut In A Matter Of Weeks

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Saudi Aramco CEO Amin Nasser, while addressing the World Petroleum Congress in Istanbul, stated that the outlook for oil supplies is “ increasingly worrying ”, due to a loss of $1 trillion ($1,000 billion) in investments last year. Cyril Widdershoven is a long-time observer of the global energy market.

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BYD has no plans to enter the US Market amid “complications’ [Feature]

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China’s top new energy vehicle manufacturer, BYD, has no plans to enter the United States auto market. “Complications” in the US EV Market Li explained BYD’s reasons for staying out of the United States EV market. . Economist says cheap Chinese EVs should be kept out of U.S.

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LIVE BLOG: 2023 Tesla Investor Day

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But the team is back, and Elon comes out and shows a render of Giga Mexico. Giga Mexico will be built in Monterrey. 17:19 CST – The Tesla execs noted that the company’s Heat Pump assembly highlighted supply chain issues. 17:04 CST – Tesla executives Karn Budhiraj and a colleague discuss the company’s supply chain.

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Perspective: Regional Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Programs May be the Solution

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Cap-and-trade was first tried on a significant scale twenty years ago under the first Bush administration as a way to address the problem of airborne sulfur dioxide pollution–widely known as acid rain–from coal-burning power plants in the eastern United States. Graham recently declared, “ Economy-wide cap-and-trade is dead. ”

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