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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. In the study, researchers from IIASA, Brazil, Germany, and Malaysia looked into how an airship-based industry could be developed using the jet stream as the energy medium to transport cargo around the world. doi: 10.1016/j.ecmx.2019.100016.

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LanzaTech exploring lipids production as part of its CO2 to acetic acid plans; pathways to renewable fuels

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In a presentation at the 1 st Conference on CO 2 as Feedstock , held last week in Essen, Germany, LanzaTech CSO Dr. Sean Simpson described the company’s progress on developing a CO 2 pathway. Should the lab and pilot work prove successful and scalable, they will place a demo plant in Malaysia, Burton said. Earlier post.). Resources.

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Valero And Mission NewEnergy Execute 5-year, US$3.5B Biodiesel Supply Agreement

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Mission NewEnergy’s basic plan is to ship biodiesel produced in Malaysia from jatropha seeds produced in India to markets in Europe and the US. M1 and M2 are its biodiesel plants in Malaysia. Mission NewEnergy has operations in Australia, Malaysia, India and Mauritius. Mission NewEnergy Investor Presentation Sep 2009.

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Libertine LPE free piston technology targeting power generation, waste-heat recovery and range-extended EV applications; feasibility study with PETRONAS

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UK startup Libertine LPE has developed a free piston linear power generator technology that it says overcomes the key challenges faced by earlier free piston engine schemes of motion control, emissions and power conversion efficiency. Earlier post.) Earlier post.) Earlier post.).

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UOP looking to biomass catalytic pyrolysis to expand volumes of renewable hydrocarbon fuels

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The primary objective of conventional hydrotreating is to remove impurities present in petroleum feedstocks, such as sulfur and nitrogen, via the addition of hydrogen. Military personnel from Colombia, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Netherlands, Norway, Peru, Republic of Philippines, Thailand, Tonga and the United Kingdom will also participate.

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