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BioBoost project targets conversion of biomass into intermediate energy carriers for subsequent conversion into fuels, chemicals, power and heat

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The project, coordinated by Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), will start in early 2012. The fast pyrolysis and HTC processes of demo-size (0.5-1 KIT is using a new technology; cleaning will take place at 500 °C, as a result of which energy consumption will be reduced compared to conventional processes. above 1000 °C.

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Never Recharge Your Consumer Electronics Again?

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We’re saving the end user, the contractor, the guy who uses them a lot of hassle to buy this battery, store them. We have a globally exclusive deal for electronic shelf labels, the small price tags in the stores. And they develop a technology, and it’s a great demo technology. We’re saving millions and millions of batteries.

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Toyota introduces 2012 Prius Plug-in Hybrid

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The production plug-in hybrid has a number of key changes from the 125 prototype demo units that were deployed in the field for testing and customer feedback. The demo units defaulted to EV mode. In place of a spare tire, the Prius Plug-in carries a tire-sealing kit and inflator. L/100km equivalent and 4.8 L/100km, respectively.

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We visited the OLA Future Factory: Electric Scooter Manufacturing

Plug In India

Ola guys have done experiments like storing the battery at 120 degree Celsius and testing it at temperatures of up to 70 degree Celsius. The cells are stored in a special low-temperature area. Each trolley is kitted out with all the components that are required for making the bike. We were demo’ed one.

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Xerox Parc’s Engineers on How They Invented the Future—and How Xerox Lost It

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A memory capable of storing all the information for a single video frame; the contents of a frame buffer can be controlled by special software to produce or modify images. The first personal computer developed in the United States is commonly thought to be the MITS Altair, which sold as a hobbyist’s kit in 1976. Frame buffer.

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