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Evogene Castor Oil Demonstrates Suitability as Biojet Feedstock

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Biojet produced from castor varieties under development by Israel-based Evogene, Ltd. Under the agreement, biojet produced from Evogene castor oil through UOP’s Green Jet technology, is expected to undergo additional advanced testing by NASA and AFRL. The analysis was conducted by Evogene, Inc., In April 2009 Evogene Inc.

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Life Cycle Analysis of Evogene Castor Bean-based Biodiesel Shows 90% Emissions Reduction Compared to Petroleum

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A life cycle assessment (LCA) of biodiesel produced from castor bean varieties being developed by Israel-based Evogene Ltd. Castor Bean ( Ricinus Communis ) is a non-edible crop with naturally high oil content in its seeds and its growth requires relatively low inputs.

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September '06 - Tesla Roadster Unveiled, Electric Cars NOT DEAD YET!

Plugs and Cars

Oil prices peaked once again at over $75 a barrel. The war between Israel and Hizbollah has brought massive petroleum spills to Beirut’s beaches as a result of the bombing of an oil-burning electricity generation plant. Certainly, events in the world have conspired to drive attention to the film and the Tesla.

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Syrian oil ministry announces oil shale tender

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Syria’s Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources has announced a tender for investing in oil shale in the Khanaser area, 103 km in southeastern Aleppo, over an area of 150 km 2 divided into 14 blocks with geological reserves of 2.3 Oil shale deposits in Syria. According to The Oil and Gas Journal , Syria had 2.5

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The Game-Changing Water Revolution: Interview with Stanley Weiner

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What it means for the oil and gas industry. How much oil and gas companies can save with new desalination systems. It’s more valuable than oil because at the end of the day, there is no oil without water. Advancements that finally make desalination commercially viable. How it’s already working-and where.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

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Driving range will no longer be an obstacle, because customers will be able to plug their cars into charging units in any of the 500,000 charging spots in Israel. Shai Agassi predicts that Israel will have over 100,000 electric vehicles in use by 2010. No more Big OIL - think of the extra money stimulating the economy!

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Hawaii opts for EVs and renewable energy

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The rest of Hawaii’s electricity is generated by burning oil. Yes, tankers of dirty, expensive oil are brought in and boatloads of money are shipped back to the oil companies. Oil burning is one of the single biggest sources of pollution coming from the whole state. Another 5% comes from wind and 5% from hydro.

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