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

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They, thus, also contribute towards improving the energy and resource efficiency since the efficiency of thermodynamic processes increases with increased temperatures. Their thermal conductivity is 50 to 100 times higher than the thermal conductivity of water; and they continue to stay liquid in a broad range of temperatures.

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EEA: Higher EU greenhouse gas emissions in 2010 due to economic recovery and cold winter

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The relative growth in emissions was highest in Estonia, Finland, Sweden and Latvia. Germany, Poland and the United Kingdom accounted for 56% of the EU’s total net increase in GHG emissions. Spain, Greece and Portugal again reported lower GHG emissions in 2010.

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EEA TERM Report Finds Efficiency Gains of Clean Vehicle Technology Being Offset By Ongoing Increases in Travel

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The EEA report, “ Towards a resource-efficient transport system ” is the annual publication for the EEA Transport and Environment Reporting Mechanism (TERM), which monitors the progress and effectiveness of efforts to integrate transport and environment strategies. Towards a resource-efficient transport system—TERM 2009.

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

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We have proven that we can produce renewable jet fuel from sustainable resources that is a drop-in replacement eliminating the need for costly changes to the fuels infrastructure and transportation fleet. Test plots are also underway in Malaysia, South Korea, Ukraine and Latvia.

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EEA Report: Trends in European Transport Are Heading in the Wrong Direction

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EEA member countries include: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom.

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Growing Number of EU Countries Levying CO2 Taxes on Cars and Incentivizing Plug-ins

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The seventeen EU countries that levy passenger car taxes partially or totally based on the car’s carbon dioxide emissions and/or fuel consumption are: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.

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??Why the World’s Militaries Are Embracing 5G

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But today, for fundamental technologies such as computing and communications, the sheer scale of private-sector development is increasingly beyond the resources of even the largest national defense agencies. Meanwhile, in Europe, NATO unveiled its first 5G military test site in Latvia in 2020.

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