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SAIC-GM upgrades paint shop pretreatment line with Henkel zirconium thin film treatment

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SAIC General Motors Corporation Limited (SAIC-GM), a joint venture between General Motors Company and SAIC Motor, has upgraded its car coating line at its Jinqiao South plant, which opened in 2003. With Bonderite M-NT 1820, heavy metals, solid waste and waste water are all significantly reduced, thus saving resources and waste treatment cost.

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Researchers discover new efficient lithium collection method using MOF membranes; Li from produced water

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Produced water from shale gas fields in Texas is rich in lithium. Advanced separation materials concepts such as ours could potentially turn this waste stream into a resource recovery opportunity. —Benny Freeman, UT Austin. Each well in the Barnett and Eagle Ford can generate up to 300,000 gallons of produced water per week.

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US Navy completes sea trial with ARA’s 100% drop-in renewable diesel fuel

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The renewable diesel fuel powered the Self Defense Test Ship’s General Electric LM-2500 gas-turbine engine and a Rolls Royce 501 K-17 gas-turbine generator. Foster has served as the Self Defense Test Ship for Naval Surface Warfare Center since 2003. (US The ex- Paul F. The ex- Paul F.

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JEC updates well-to-wheels study on automotive fuels and powertrains; electro-mobility, natural gas and biofuels

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It adds an assessment of electrically chargeable vehicle configurations, such as plug-in hybrid, range extended, battery and fuel-cell electric vehicles. It also introduces an update of natural gas pathways, taking into account the addition of a European shale gas pathway. ICE-based vehicles and fuels. Dimethyl ether.

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California Energy Commission adopts 3rd annual transportation energy Investment Plan; $100M for clean fuels and technologies

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The 2011-2012 plan allocates $100 million to encourage this menu of transportation investments: $8 million to increase charging infrastructure and support for full electric and plug-in electric vehicles, which are expected to surpass 20,000 sales in California by 2012.

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BMW Manufacturing Introducing Hydrogen Fuel Cell Material Handling Equipment

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million kilowatt hours per year of electricity consumption at the plant that would have been used to charge a battery-powered fleet. BMW’s Landfill Gas to Energy initiative, started in early 2003, approximately 50% of the plant’s total energy requirements using methane from a local landfill, a previously wasted resource.

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Volkswagen outlines a range of near-term technologies for reducing fuel consumption and emissions; stop-start 2.0, 10-speed DSG

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Compared to baseline figures for 2010, the Group wants to reduce energy and water consumption, waste generation and emissions (including CO 2 emissions) by 25% in all of its business areas. VW’s “Strategy 2018”, earlier post.) 10-speed DSG. This would result in power density of 136 PS/liter (134 hp/liter).). Progressive detailed solutions.

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