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Audi introduces R33 Blue Gasoline for factory fills in Germany

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R33 Blue Gasoline and R33 Blue Diesel consist of one-third renewable components, based exclusively on residual and waste materials. ethanol—and 23% bionaphtha, which is obtained from residual materials such as tall oil, which is a by-product of pulp production. R33 Blue Diesel consists of 26% renewable paraffinic fuel—i.e.,

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NAWA Technologies begins production of Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanotube material for energy storage systems

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NAWA Technologies has begun manufacturing its Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanotube (VACNT) material at its Aix-en-Provence facility in southern France. NAWA is showing that, for the first time, VACNT can be grown simultaneously on both sides of a substrate in a process that is fully scaleable.

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Renault Trucks creates Used Parts Factory

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Renault Trucks’ new Used Parts Factory is the logical next step after the used trucks repurposing and remanufacturing operations conducted respectively in its Used Trucks Factory in Bourg-en-Bresse and its plant in Limoges. It is also addressing the shortage of components and raw materials that is impacting the industry as a whole.

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MAN Engines approves off-road engines for use with regenerative diesel/HVO

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This is obtained on the basis of waste and residues of animal and plant origin, cellulosic biomass materials such as crop residues, among others. At the end of February 2023, the German government decided to include DIN EN 15940 in the “10th Ordinance on the Implementation of the Federal Immission Control Act” (BImSchV).

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Cummins announces compatibility with select 100% paraffinic diesel fuels for B4.5, B6.7, L9 engines

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and L9 engine platforms are compatible with 100% renewable diesel fuels meeting the EN 15940 specification (paraffinic diesel fuel from synthesis or hydrotreatment). EN 15940 was approved by CEN, the European Committee for Standardization, in April 2016. Cummins Inc. announced that the B4.5,

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BrineMine Project at KIT: responsible extraction of energy, raw materials, and drinking water from geothermal wells

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According to statistics from the World Bank, thousands of tons of valuable minerals are imported from the South American country every year, including raw materials for lithium-ion batteries. Its main partner is the Centro de Excelencia en Geotermia de Los Andes (CEGA). Mineral resources from Chile are of great importance to Germany.

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alpha-En Corporation and Argonne partner on Li metal anodes for EV batteries; $750K award from DOE

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alpha-En Corporation, a company that has developed a patent-pending process to produce high-purity thin-film lithium metal anodes and associated products sustainably, will receive an award of $750,000 from the US Department of Energy’s Office of Technology Transition Technology Commercialization Fund (TCF).