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TU Bergakademie Freiberg launches OTTO-R project with VW Group, Shell, OMV as partners; P2X for green gasoline

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million OTTO-R project for the production of gasoline from “green” methanol produced from CO 2 , water and renewable electricity. Residual methanol and light hydrocarbons are separated downstream and recycled into the process.

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Green Motion catamaran wins Mansura Medal in Offshore division

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The gasoline engine could be started electrically and the yacht was equipped with electric lighting, cooking and water heating systems. The hybrid power train delivered 9 knots under gasoline power, between 5 and 8 knots under electric power and 11 knots under both.). The “Green Motion” was the winner in the Offshore division.

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Sasol and UCT researchers collaborate on the use of commercial iron catalysts to convert hydrogen and CO2 into green jet fuel and chemicals

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This development is a significant step towards the implementation of CO 2 hydrogenation technology in South Africa. The synthesis gas is then reacted over a suitable FT catalyst, to produce hydrocarbons and water. There are two ways to convert CO 2 into a useful range of products using FT chemistry.

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AC Transit Board greenlights a $108M, 9.5-mile infrastructure project for first Bus Rapid Transit line; diesel-hybrid buses

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Bus Rapid Transit offers the benefits of a light rail train system without the exorbitant cost of building light rail. In the US, construction of a typical light rail system averages $70 million per mile or more. By contrast, the BRT’s average construction cost is $25 million per mile which includes new pavement.

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We Need More Than Just Electric Vehicles

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fleet of light vehicles. Just two countries—Chile and Australia—account for over two-thirds of global lithium reserves, and South Africa, Brazil, Ukraine, and Australia have almost all the manganese reserves. Next, we turned to our model of the U.S But neither option totally removes supply-chain or socio-environmental concerns.