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ICL researchers develop new membrane-based system for cheap, efficiently made biofuels

Green Car Congress

Researchers at Imperial College London have developed a membrane-based extraction system for the production of biofuels which uses less than 25% of the energy of current processes and produces ten times more biofuel with more than 99.5% Because they are expensive, biofuels are usually combined with petrol or diesel to make them ‘go further’.

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Ineos drives towards hydrogen car future – ET Auto

Baua Electric

The only waste emitted is water vapour. Calder spoke from the UTAC vehicle test centre in Millbrook, a village north of London, where the hydrogen-powered vehicle quietly navigated dusty sharp bends and other obstacles. The only waste emitted is water vapour.

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STFC Rutherford Appleton Lab spin-off seeking to develop and commercialize a novel solid-state hydrogen storage technology; transportation applications

Green Car Congress

Example of micro fibers produced with 20 wt % AB (ammonia borane) in water as core solution, showing smooth (nonporous) and cylindrical (noncollapsed) fibers; from a 2010 paper by the scientific team. It also protects the hydrides from oxygen and water, making it possible to handle it in air. Credit: ACS, Kurban et al.

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UK wants to ban 100% ICE power by 2030

EV Info

Boris has spoken and started the end of the petrol engine in the UK. Under Boris’s new Green plan, the sale of new combustion engine vehicles, that are powered wholly by Petrol or Diesel will be banned from 2030. More on this later, but on producing hydrogen from water, there is a major drawback.

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CPT presenting two papers at SAE World Congress on SpeedStart and TIGERS for 48V mild hybrid systems

Green Car Congress

Within the SpeedStart design water-cooled power and control electronics are housed within the rear of the machine to reduce cost, improve control response times and minimise losses in the power electronics. There is a continual drive within the auto industry for low carbon vehicle technologies.

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Tigor EV Highway Drive: Bengaluru - Coimbatore - Ooty - Mysuru

Plug In India

From the Oben office, went out to one of the closeby watering holes with my friends Uddipan and Prashant. The jet routinely flies at an altitude of 50,000 ft - and can do Bangalore London non stop. We had a small stop for some coconut water - and found our coconut seller also selling castor seeds. 5,000 upwards.

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

they have a degree of autonomy beyond the reach of federal government and can often make tough decisions: for example, California’s climate goals and London’s congestion charging. .&# Environmentalists see another advantage to local entities ? Apple coming from the computer industry to deliver iTunes and the iPod,&# he added.

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