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Dimeta and Enerkem collaborate on large scale waste-to-DME projects in Europe and US

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Founded in 2000, Enerkem develops and commercializes its gasification technology transforming non-recyclable waste into biofuels, low-carbon fuels and circular chemicals for hard-to-abate sectors, including sustainable aviation and marine fuels. Subsequent plants are in development in Europe and the United States.

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50 Years Later, This Apollo-Era Antenna Still Talks to Voyager 2

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Along with two other antennas at JPL and in Spain, DSS-42 obtained the first close-up images of Mars. DSS-42 was retired in 2000. and DSS-63 at the Madrid Deep Space Communications Complex in Robledo de Chavela, Spain. The antenna had a 26-meter-diameter dish.

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The Richer They Get, the More Meat They Eat

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The world’s production of meat and poultry reached about 100 million tonnes in 1970, 233 million tonnes in 2000, and 325 million tonnes in 2020. Spain is the best example: Since 1975, its average meat supply has more than doubled, peaking at 120 kg in 2002 before dropping back to today’s 100 kg. That represents a tripling since 1970.

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SUVs became the largest and fastest-growing automotive segment in 2015; up 22% from 2014

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Sales of SUVs grew from 5 million units in 2000 to 20 million in 2015 and are forecast to hit 42 million units by 2031. The popularity of SUVs in the early 2000s has precipitated a rush of companies trying to capitalize, with a growing number of brands and new concept offerings like crossovers to appeal to a wider audience.

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EMT Madrid orders 82 Mercedes-Benz natural-gas buses

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Transport operator EMT in Madrid, Spain, has ordered 82 Mercedes-Benz Citaro NGT (Natural Gas Technology) buses. It has an output of 222 kW (302 hp) at 2000 rpm while delivering a peak torque of 1200 N·m (885 lb-ft) consistently from 1200 to 1600 rpm. The natural-gas engine is based on the state-of-the-art OM 936 turbodiesel engine.

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Africa’s Electricity-Access Problem Is Worse Than You Think

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Global electrification has risen steadily since World War II, reaching 73 percent in 2000 and 90 percent in 2019 (the pandemic year of 2020 was the. Instead, I will use the rate of 6,000 kWh/year, which is the unweighted mean for the European Union’s four largest economies—Germany, France, Italy, Spain—and Japan.

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Inside the Universe Machine: The Webb Space Telescope’s Ultra-Reliable Radio

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Menzel says he first saw the frequency selection proposals for JWST around 2000, when he was working at Northrop Grumman. The DSN consists of three antenna complexes : Canberra, Australia; Madrid, Spain; and Barstow, California. He became the mission systems engineer in 2004. “I I knew where the risks were in this mission.

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