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

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In the BrineMine research project, researchers from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, together with their partners, are developing strategies and methods for extracting mineral resources directly in geothermal power plants. Mineral resources from Chile are of great importance to Germany. —Valentin Goldberg from KIT’s AGW.

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Next 10-UC Berkeley study suggests additional tax revenue or income-based rate structure to make electricity more affordable for Californians

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We’re proposing solutions that would recover system costs through sales or income taxes, or an income-based fixed charge, which would pay for long-term capital costs while ensuring all those who use the system—and specifically, wealthier households—contribute equitably. —En Banc White Paper.

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IH2 biomass-to-liquid hydrocarbons technology licensed to leading European company

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The license covers IH 2 technology, a continuous thermal catalytic process which produces liquid hydrocarbon transportation fuels from forest residues, and other renewable resources. Third-party testing of the IH 2 woody biomass derived neat (R100) kerosene cut, for global jet specifications. Earlier post.).

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Air purification in parking garages could reduce PM10 by up to half in areas in downtown Eindhoven

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The simulations, reported in a paper in Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, suggest the potential effectiveness of an initiative by the environmental innovation company ENS Technology to use underground car parks as air purification sites, or “lungs of the city”. —ENS director Lia van de Vorle.

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Study finds diesel derived by pyrolysis of plastic grocery bags suitable for blending with petroleum diesel

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Nearly all fuel properties—with the exception of density—were within ASTM D975 and EN 590 diesel specifications, according to the study published in the journal Fuel Processing Technology. Notably, the derived cetane number (73.4) and lubricity (198 ?m, Brajendra K. Sharma, Bryan R. Moser, Karl E. Vermillion, Kenneth M.

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JRC, ENISA report examines cybersecurity challenges in uptake of AI in autonomous driving

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The report authors present five hypothetical attack scenarios to illustrate the exploitation of AI vulnerabilities in an automotive context using both classical cybersecurity and AI-specific vulnerabilities. The scenarios are: Adversarial perturbation against image processing models for street sign recognition and lane detection. Naydenov, R.,

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JRC report assesses R&I in low-emission alternative energy for transport (ALT) in Europe; €2.3B spent from 2007-2020

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This specifically involves tank-to-wheel energy and emissions (i.e. 2021) “Research and innovation in low-emission alternative energy for transport in Europe,” EUR 30666 EN, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg, ISBN 978-92-76-34253-3, doi: 10.2760/813147 , JRC124695. the analysis excludes well-to-tank). Stepniak, M.,

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