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Tesla executive sees potential growth in Southeast Asia

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He recently congratulated a new Model Y owner in Malaysia on his new Tesla vehicle. Tesla Malaysia recently started delivering Model Y units to reservation holders. Prime Minister Anwar of Malaysia also welcomes investment from Tesla and Elon Musk’s other companies. “I

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Cellulosic ethanol from oil palm empty fruit bunch

Green Car Congress

Researchers from Malaysia and Japan report on an efficient method of producing the cellulosic ethanol from oil palm waste in the Pertanika Journal of Tropical Agricultural Science. Oil palm empty fruit bunch is an abundant biomass waste, with 15 million tonnes generated annually by palm oil mills in Malaysia alone.

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Valero And Mission NewEnergy Execute 5-year, US$3.5B Biodiesel Supply Agreement

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Mission NewEnergy’s basic plan is to ship biodiesel produced in Malaysia from jatropha seeds produced in India to markets in Europe and the US. M1 and M2 are its biodiesel plants in Malaysia. Mission NewEnergy has operations in Australia, Malaysia, India and Mauritius. Mission NewEnergy Investor Presentation Sep 2009.

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IISA study proposes using airships for efficient cargo or hydrogen transportation

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In the study, researchers from IIASA, Brazil, Germany, and Malaysia looked into how an airship-based industry could be developed using the jet stream as the energy medium to transport cargo around the world. These projections necessitate finding new approaches to transporting cargo with a lower demand for energy and lower CO2 emissions.

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High strength cellular aluminium foam for the automotive industry

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Researchers at the University Teknologi MARA (UiTM) in Malaysia have developed an innovative process to make high strength cellular aluminium foam with help from some salt. In the UiTM study, the researchers presented an innovative processing route for high strength cellular aluminium foam (CAF) integrating porous and dense structures.

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LanzaTech exploring lipids production as part of its CO2 to acetic acid plans; pathways to renewable fuels

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In a presentation at the 1 st Conference on CO 2 as Feedstock , held last week in Essen, Germany, LanzaTech CSO Dr. Sean Simpson described the company’s progress on developing a CO 2 pathway. Should the lab and pilot work prove successful and scalable, they will place a demo plant in Malaysia, Burton said. Earlier post.).

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Ricardo study predicts that BRIC automotive markets will be eclipsed by the “Rising-15”

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Ricardo’s Rising-15 automotive markets include: Argentina; Egypt; Indonesia; Iran; Malaysia; Mexico; Morocco; Nigeria; Peru; the Philippines; South Africa; Thailand; Turkey; Ukraine; and Vietnam. The full results of the study will be presented on an individual basis to Ricardo Strategic Consulting Customers.

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