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€20M European research alliance focuses on liquid metals; energy applications

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The Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), which coordinates the Alliance, and the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) are pooling their competences in this network together with other Helmholtz centers and universities in Europe.

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Oil Drum Licenses On-Board Hydrogen Generator for Baltic States

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University of Kent (UK) spin-off Oil Drum Ltd , has signed a licensing deal with UAB Hydro2 that will enable its on-board hydrogen generator technology to be manufactured, sold and installed in the Baltic States.

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JAL Conducts Successful Test Flight With Drop-in Biofuel Derived Primarily from Camelina

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Subsequent laboratory testing by Boeing, UOP, and several independent laboratories verified the biofuel met the industry criteria for jet fuel performance. Nikki Universal, a joint venture of UOP and JGC, supplied the biofuel used in the flight, which had been produced in the US by UOP. Sustainable Oils, Inc.

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Celebrating the Life of University of Texas Professor Mo-Shing Chen

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The IEEE Fellow was a professor at the University of Texas at Arlington for more than 40 years. He founded the university’s Energy Systems Research Center in 1968 and served as its director until he retired in 2003. The attendees came from more than 750 universities and companies worldwide. Chen created UTA’s first Ph.D.

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2018 Environmental Performance Index: Air quality top public health threat

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Now in its twentieth year, the biennial report is produced by researchers at Yale and Columbia Universities in collaboration with the World Economic Forum. Burundi, Central African Republic, Madagascar, the Bahamas, and Latvia slipped significantly in environmental performance, largely due to sub-par performance on climate change.

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