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

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RWE's FUREC project, which aims to produce circular and green hydrogen from non-recyclable municipal solid waste in Limburg, the Netherlands, received a €108-million grant from the EU’s Innovation Fund. For comparison: This is equivalent to the output of a 700-megawatt offshore wind farm with coupled electrolyzers.

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ABB E-mobility opens its largest DC fast charger production facility in Italy

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ABB E-mobility employs more than 350 R&D experts globally and has a portfolio of more than 350 granted patents. The Valdarno facility also aims to achieve gold level LEED certification—the globally recognized independent standard for the design, construction and operation of eco-friendly buildings.

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Promising results for low-pressure casting of aluminum bolts

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This is a costly, time- and energy-consuming process that also generates large volumes of waste. But it works in the same way as a toothpaste tube, so there is always some residual waste. It has been conducting comparisons to identify optimal alloy compositions and looking into what changes need to be made to the production process.

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Researchers demonstrate effective silicon-based thermoelectric generators

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In a general sense, waste heat is everywhere: the heat your car engine generates, for example. A deep dive for these novel measurements, detailed analysis and literature comparisons requires a university group. Too much waste heat is used, and, as that hot-to-cold margin drops, you can’t generate as much thermoelectric power.

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US Navy completes sea trial with ARA’s 100% drop-in renewable diesel fuel

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Navy engineers monitored the performance of the gas-turbine engines and generators while running on petroleum F-76 prior to taking on the ReadiDiesel to establish a baseline for comparison. A US patent was granted to ARA in 2010 on the CH process. The technology is proven in mature pilot systems.

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UW-Madison engineer collaborating with entrepreneur on 6-cycle, external combustion engine; could be up to 30% more efficient than standard diesel

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The pair has received $850,000 in grants to support the fabrication and testing of a prototype of the K6 engine; Shedd says he expects to have a prototype running by late fall or early winter. Slowly decompressing the gases would waste less of that energy and make for a much quieter engine. —Timothy Shedd. —Tim Shedd.

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2nd Time Programs for Impaired EV Batteries – E-Vehicleinfo

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The foundations serve as in response to the concept that of Prolonged Manufacturer Accountability (EPR) the place the manufacturers (together with importers) of batteries are liable for assortment and recycling/refurbishment of misuse batteries and worth of recovered fabrics from wastes into pristine batteries.