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ExxonMobil and Porsche testing biofuels and lower-carbon eFuel in race conditions

Green Car Congress

Analysis indicates the potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions significantly with a liquid fuel. The eFuel is anticipated to achieve a greenhouse gas emissions reduction of up to 85%, when blended to current market fuel standards for today’s passenger vehicles. The electrification of our vehicles is of highest priority to us.

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How e-fuel may just lengthen the pace of ICE cars within the electrical life

Baua Electric

Refiners have a bundle of labor to do in perfecting high-volume forms to construct e-fuel in plenty lot and at a related price to gas. It additionally calls for electrical energy from renewable resources. ” Porsche, at the alternative hand, invested $75 million in an organization that produces e-fuels in Chile. .”

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Thermal Solar Goes Where PVs Can’t

Cars That Think

Leading the boom is the photovoltaic (PV) panel, which converts sunlight into electricity using semiconductors. As electric utilities and policymakers seek solutions for storing and dispatching energy on demand, concentrating solar-thermal power (CSP) is once again gaining traction. Atacama Desert, Chile The US $1.4

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Oversold Lithium could be about to rally

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The commodities market endured yet another annus horribilis , with just four commodities—natural gas, uranium, cocoa and wheat—recording any uptick at all. Shares of major lithium producers and explorers including Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile (NYSE:SQM), Albemarle Corp. It’s back with a vengeance in 2019.

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Thermal Solar Goes Where PVs Can’t

Cars That Think

Leading the boom is the photovoltaic (PV) panel, which converts sunlight into electricity using semiconductors. As electric utilities and policymakers seek solutions for storing and dispatching energy on demand, concentrating solar-thermal power (CSP) is once again gaining traction. Atacama Desert, Chile The US $1.4

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The Dirty Truth of Petrol & Diesel Vehicles

Plug In India

By PluginIndia In this article and video, we show the real truth on how Petrol and Diesel vehicles cause far more air pollution compared to electric vehicles. Pumpjacks don’t run by themselves, in most cases they use electricity. It takes on average 9,960 kilowatt hours of electricity every month to drive one pumpjack.

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Wärtsilä report finds accelerated adoption of renewables can reduce electricity production costs by up to 50%

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The Front-Loading Net Zero report states that electricity production costs could be reduced by up to 50% by 2050 if countries and states adopt 100% renewable systems faster than currently planned. The report says that carbon neutral systems can provide cheaper electricity compared to current fossil-fuel-based systems.

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