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QUB spin-out to commercialize to technique for production of MOFs; storage for natural gas vehicles

Green Car Congress

Chemists at Queen’s University Belfast (Ireland) have devised a novel environmentally friendly technique which allows the rapid production of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs). Granting of the patent enabled the formation of MOF Technologies from Queen’s spin-out arm QUBIS. Example of mechanochemical production of a MOF. Pichon et al.

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Electric car chargers to be required in all new house and office builds in England

EV Info

The legislation will not apply to Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland as such issues are matters for the devolved parliaments, though they may themselves introduce similar legislation in time. By default, chargers will be set to send power to the cars during the night, when demand is lower. Will it be compulsory on older homes?