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Tesla’s Elon Musk meets with delegation from Indonesia at Giga Texas to discuss potential nickel deal

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk recently accommodated a delegation from Indonesia in Gigafactory Texas. Images and insights from the meeting were shared by some of the Indonesian officials following their conversation with Musk. The delegation from Indonesia was not just received warmly by the CEO.

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Paxocean, Hong Lam Marine and Bureau Veritas partner to develop design for ammonia bunker vessel

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The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) welcomes the formation of strong partnership among industry partners to develop, trial and test-bed new designs and innovative technologies needed to accelerate the transition to a clean economy.

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Pertamina and Eni to collaborate on low-carbon products and renewable energies; Indonesian bio-refinery

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Finally, Eni and Pertamina will discuss cooperation and business opportunities both in Indonesia and internationally in renewable projects. Eni and Pertamina have also signed a Heads of Agreement for a Joint Venture aiming at the construction of an add-on grassroots bio-Refinery in Indonesia.

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New study finds GHG emissions from palm oil production significantly underestimated; palm oil biofuels could be more climate-damaging than oil sands fuels

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Based on visual interpretation of high-resolution (30 m) satellite images, a new study in the journal Global Change Biology: Bioenergy determined that industrial plantations covered over 3.1 That number is in my opinion conservative, and consistent with a slight reduction in the rate of peat conversion. Chris Malins.

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Lux: California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard will become a global phenomenon; carbon intensity, not volume

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The LCFS eliminates volume targets and focuses strictly on a fuel’s carbon intensity (CI) measured in gCO 2 /MJ on a well-to-wheel (WTW) basis—from extraction, conversion, transport, and combustion of the fuel. Not all countries are positioned to support a biofuels industry as it is designed today. Earlier post.).

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Researchers show oil palm plantation expansion a significant source of CO2; projected to contribute more than all of Canada’s current fossil fuel emissions by 2020

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Indonesia is the leading producer of palm and palm kernel oil. Most of Indonesia’s oil palm plantation expansion is occurring on the island of Borneo, also known as Kalimantan, which occupies a land area nearly the size California and Florida combined. and Catherine T. Kimberly M. Carlson, Lisa M. Curran, Gregory P.

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New research collaboration tackling ship hydrodynamics and fuel efficiency

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It will combine the scientific expertise from IHPC, University of Glasgow and UGS, with Sembcorp Marine’s knowledge and experience in industrial maritime applications. Beyond Singapore, the Group has strategic operations in Indonesia, China, India, Brazil, the United Kingdom and the US.

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