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Tesla Giga Berlin targets 5k cars per week by Q1 2023

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Tesla held an open-door event in Grünheide on Sunday, September 11. At Sunday’s event , the company talked to local employees about Giga Berlin’s water usage and the factory’s environmental and water protection protocols. Giga Berlin Water Consumption. Currently, Giga Berlin consumes about 2.2

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bp investing $269M to improve efficiency, reduce emissions and grow renewable diesel production at Cherry Point Refinery

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The $169-million Hydrocracker Improvement Project (HIP) will improve efficiency and reduce periods of planned maintenance, resulting in fewer unit shutdowns and associated flaring events. Cooling Water Infrastructure Project. Water is recycled in this system, and as much ambient heat as possible is recovered.

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Study finds perennial biofuel crops’ water consumption similar to corn

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Evapotranspiration (ET) refers to the sum total of water lost while the plant is growing, either from evaporation through the plant stem itself (a process called “transpiration”), or from water evaporated off of the plant’s leaves or the ground. —Hamilton et al.

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NASA Hosting Water Sustainability Forum 16-18 March

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The first forum, Launch: Water, will take place at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida from 16-18 March. NASA is perfectly positioned to host a conversation with experts about potential solutions to the world’s most perplexing sustainability problems. The event will be broadcast live at: [link].

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Volkswagen 2.0 TDI diesel for Euro 6d; SCR twin-dosing

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Despite the severe business and political ramifications of the event, Volkswagen persevered with its diesel engine development, and in 2018, the 2.0L Here, two SCR catalytic converters work together to split nitrogen oxides into water and nitrogen using AdBlue urea solution. As previously, the 2.0

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IISA study proposes using airships for efficient cargo or hydrogen transportation

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The open-access paper is published in the journal Energy Conversion and Management: X. Hunt says that this process also presents a number of additional possibilities: The process of generating energy from hydrogen produces water—one ton of hydrogen produces nine tons of water. doi: 10.1016/j.ecmx.2019.100016.

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6PPD-quinone derived from tire debris is toxic to two trout species, not just coho salmon

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Conversely, another study indicated that zebrafish and Japanese medaka can withstand even very high amounts of 6PPD-quinone. They found that even small concentrations, such as those regularly occurring in surface waters after stormwater runoff events, were fatal to brook and rainbow trout. g/L, respectively.

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