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Geely invests in Carbon Recycling Intl.; vehicles fueled by methanol from CO2, water and renewable energy

Green Car Congress

CRI, founded in 2006 in Reykjavik, Iceland, is developing technology to produce renewable methanol from clean energy and recycled CO 2 emissions. Vulcanol is fuel-grade methanol, a clean burning, high-octane fuel that can be blended with gasoline for automobiles and used in the production of biodiesel or fuel ethers (DME, MTBE, OME etc.).

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Butamax and Highwater Ethanol break ground on biobutanol retrofit project

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Butamax and Highwater have entered into definitive agreements for license of Butamax’s patented corn oil separation technology, which is an integral part of a full retrofit to biobutanol production and can also be installed independently as a first phase of the conversion. of the hydrocarbon gasoline. of the hydrocarbon gasoline.

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Looking to get in a hybrid for cheap? Used Toyota Prius 1.5 HSD 2004-2009 Review

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On the way there, I made a pit stop at a gas station to buy a bottle of champagne as a gift, hoping to start out a conversation with a stranger on the right foot. The gasoline engine only runs in reversing to power the batteries. Some models (2006 models for some reason) can have timing chain issues irrelevant of their mileage.

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Perspective: US Needs to Transition to Hydrous Ethanol as the Primary Renewable Transportation Fuel

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In 1975, General Ernesto Geisel, then-president of Brazil, ordered the country’s gasoline supply mixed with 10% ethanol. The level was raised to 25% over the next five years, which was intended to maintain a constant Brazilian gasoline supply for an ever-increasing demand.

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BAL scientists engineer yeast to produce ethanol from brown seaweed; brown seaweed biorefinery

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The cultivation of this biomass does not require arable land, fresh water or fertiliser, circumventing adverse impacts on food supplies and resource availability. Large-scale cultivation of brown macroalgae is already being practiced in several countries, yielding over 70 million metric tons per year in 2006. Resources.

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How the EV Charging Industry Is Emerging and Evolving

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After 150 years without much happening around electric vehicles, Tesla set off a spark in 2006 that triggered a chain reaction of rapid growth and change. Last year saw the first full conversion of a gas station into an electric charging station in the U.S. Most of the time, evolution moves slowly. But sometimes it’s lightning-fast.

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Electric Auto Association

Straubel ’s August 2006 preview of the company’s Roadster at a chapter meeting. “We When Straubel—also known for his 1984 Porsche 944 EV conversion—left Tesla, he founded Redwood Materials , a leading lithium battery recycling company in Carson City, Nevada. That was quite a conversion.” It’s a very strong spirit.”

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