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Williams F1 Establishes Technical Center in Qatar; Initial Focus on Commercial Development of Magnetically Loaded Composite Flywheel

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Williams F1 and the Qatar Science & Technology Park (QSTP) formally signed an agreement to inaugurate the Williams Technology Center (WTC). The WTC will initially be tasked with the progression of two Formula One inspired R&D projects with clear commercial goals. CAD rendering of the MLC flywheel. Source: WHP. Click to enlarge.

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Shell selects site for proposed $12.5B GTL project in Louisiana

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Shell’s Gulf Coast GTL facility would be one of the first of its kind built to commercial scale in the United States. Contingent on a final decision to move forward with the Gulf Coast GTL project, Shell would be reimbursed for this total cost from performance-based infrastructure grants provided by the State of Louisiana.

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Shell will not move forward with $12.5B US Gulf Coast GTL project

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Shell built the first commercial GTL facility in Malaysia in 1993. In 2011, Shell began production at Pearl GTL in Qatar, a joint venture between Shell and Qatar Petroleum, the world’s largest GTL plant. Shell also would receive the services of the state workforce training program LED FastStart.

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Qatar invests US$112M for a 10% share in Rolls-Royce’s small modular reactor business

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Rolls-Royce Group has reached agreement with Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), the sovereign wealth fund of the State of Qatar, to invest £85 million (US$112 million) in Rolls-Royce SMR Limited (Rolls-Royce SMR). The development of SMRs is a core part of the UK Government’s 10-point plan for a green industrial revolution.

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Study finds well-to-wheels GHG emissions of GTL diesel lower than that of petroleum diesel when co-product displacement is considered

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The GTL pathway model they used is based on global current or imminent GTL production, representing “ an industrially relevant average ” of the GTL process (the model GTL facility is located in Qatar). The net effect is an increase in the overall efficiency of the entire system relative to the GTL process alone. Forman, Tristan E.

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