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Rocsys to supply autonomous CCS charging solutions to SSA Marine for electric yard tractors at Port of Oakland

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The systems will autonomously charge part of the electric yard tractor fleet of SSA Marine at the International Container Terminal at the Port of Oakland. Integrated LED lighting enables the system to work around the clock. Rocsys is an international venture-funded company with US operations based out of Portland, Oregon.

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New MOF can efficiently separate biobutanol from fermentation broth

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An international research collaboration has developed a novel, porous, and hydrophobic metal–organic framework (MOF) based on copper ions and carborane–carboxylate ligands that can efficiently separate biobutanol from the broth of fermented biomass needed for the fuel’s production. —Gan et al. Lei Gan, Arunraj Chidambaram, Pol G.

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Global geothermal industry passes 12,000 MW operational

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New geothermal power came on line in Kenya, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Turkey, and Mexico, as well as Oregon, Nevada and Utah in the United States. The international geothermal power industry is poised to place between 500 and 1,000 MW on line per year for the rest of the decade, said GEA. Ormat Technologies, and AltaRock Energy.

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BorgWarner forming JV with Romeo Power to add battery packs to propulsion portfolio

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The joint venture will encompass the mobility portion of the battery pack business, initially focused on performance and light vehicles. BorgWarner’s strategic acquisition of companies involved in vehicle electrification, to complement its organic efforts, started in 2015 with the acquisition of Remy International, Inc.

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GM’s vehicle electrification roadmap; little focus on conventional hybrids

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As she outlined it: eAssist provides a average 25% fuel economy improvement over a traditional internal combustion engine vehicle. The Spark EV is targeted at urban and suburban commuters and will initially be sold in California and Oregon. But no focus on “conventional” hybrids.).

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Photobiological Hydrogen Production from Cyanobacteria Encapsulated in a Solid-State System

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Researchers at Oregon State University (OSU) and the University of Oregon have shown photobiological hydrogen production from one type of cyanobacteria ( Synechocystis sp. A paper on their work was published earlier this year in the International Journal of Hydrogen energy. We believe all of these steps are possible.

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USDA closes on $105M loan guarantee to Fulcrum for biorefinery converting municipal waste to renewable jet fuel; first USDA loan for biojet

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Fulcrum licensed its gasification system from ThermoChem Recovery International. USDA is negotiating three additional loans for biorefineries in Iowa, North Carolina and Oregon. A venturi scrubber captures and removes any entrained particulate, and the syngas is further cooled in a packed gas cooler scrubber.

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