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DOE researchers investigate economic and environmental impacts of converting wet waste to renewable diesel

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estimated that with conversion by hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) and upgrading, the wet waste resource availability in the United States could be converted to jet fuel that is equivalent to about 24% of the U.S. Skaggs et al. demand in 2016.

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EU Innovation Fund grants €108M to RWE’s waste-to-hydrogen project FUREC

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As part of the FUREC project, RWE plans to build a pre-treatment plant in Zevenellen, Limburg, to convert non-recyclable municipal solid waste (MSW) into solid recovered fuel pellets. For comparison: This is equivalent to the output of a 700-megawatt offshore wind farm with coupled electrolyzers. textiles, paper).

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Fraunhofer researchers developing ammonia-based systems for mobile energy in infrastructure, transportation and industry

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Ammonia (NH 3 ) could become an alternative solution to allow the required hydrogen to be stored and transported with ease. In comparison to hydrogen, liquefied ammonia makes it easier to transport large volumes to wherever it is needed. It can be converted into hydrogen right at the filling station using decentralized plants.

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For fleet consumers, Ford Professional FinSimple is ‘one-stop store’

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Along with industrial cars such because the F-150 or Transit, Ford Professional deals fleet consumers financing via Ford Professional FinSimple, a part of a push to develop into a one-stop store for trade homeowners. Taking a look at what FinSimple may do, we have been tremendous occupied with converting that entire walk for a trade buyer.

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2020 Audi A8 TFSI e plug-in hybrid carries starting price of $94,000

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By comparison, the starting MSRP for a 2020 Audi A8 55 TFSI quattro with automatic transmission is $85,200. liter, turbocharged V6 engine paired with an electric motor integrated into the torque converter of the eight-speed automatic transmission. Audi is pricing its 2020 A8 TFSI e plug-in hybrid with a MSRP of $94,000 in the US.

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VW Commercial Vehicles unveils e-BULLI; electric T1

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To convert an historic Bulli over to a drive system producing zero emissions, VWCV engineers and designers formed a team along with drive system experts from Volkswagen Group Components and the eClassics company, which specialises in electric car conversions.

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Cornell team suggests engineered bacteria could address current limitations of energy storage technologies

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We are suggesting a new approach where we stitch together biological and non-biological electrochemical engineering to create a new method to store energy. Natural photosynthesis already offers an example for storing solar energy at a huge scale, and turning it into biofuels in a closed carbon loop.