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University College Dublin Study finds Prius IV hybrids drive >60% of the time in zero-emissions mode under Irish conditions

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Overall, the results indicate that in sample Irish commuting conditions, the Toyota Prius IV hybrid car may be in ZEV mode for a very significant portion of its travelling time and distance, suggesting meaningful air-quality related benefits for pedestrians and cyclist as compared to conventional combustion engine vehicles.

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INEOS investing additional $1.4B in Grangemouth complex in next phase of GHG reductions; blue hydrogen

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INEOS’ Road Map lays out the path to a reduction in excess of 60% in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 through a series of investments, partnerships, and innovative engineering. The efficient technology will drive down emissions by at least 150,000 tonnes of CO 2 per year. INEOS Acquired the Forties Pipeline System from BP in October 2017.

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Former Berkeley Dean of Engineering David A. Hodges Dies at 85

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Hodges Former dean of engineering Life Fellow, 85; died 13 November Hodges, who was dean of engineering at the University of California, Berkeley , conducted pioneering research in IC design and semiconductor manufacturing. Hodges continued that line of research at UC Berkeley, which he joined in 1970 as a professor of engineering.

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Shearwater Energy developing SMR wind-hybrid energy project; selects NuScale Power

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Shearwater has also submitted an outline proposal to the British Government and the devolved governments of Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland, all of whom stand to derive economic benefits in connection with the proposed project. Shearwater has selected the SMR technology being developed by NuScale.

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Trinity, TOTAL researchers design new molecules that boost fuel efficiency

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The research was funded by TOTAL Marketing Services and supported by MaREI, the Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre for Energy, Climate and Marine. Current market research indicates that internal combustion engine sales peaked in 2018 and that from now on sales of electric cars will slowly overtake cars running on fossil fuels.

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Engineered Bacterial Microcompartments Could Enhance Microbial Production of Biofuels

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Scientists at the University of Kent (UK) and University College Cork (Ireland) have manipulated simple bacteria into constructing internal empty bacterial microcompartments (BMC) from five shell proteins in which biofuels or vaccines could be produced. A paper on the work was published in the journal Molecular Cell.

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UK expert group focuses attention on non-exhaust emissions from road traffic as regulatory concern

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No legislation is currently in place specifically to limit or reduce NEE particles, so whilst legislation has been effective at driving down emissions of particles from the exhausts of internal-combustion-engine vehicles, the NEE proportion of road traffic emissions has increased. —“Non-Exhaust Emissions from Road Traffic”.

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