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Iran's Oil Woes; An Arab Electric Car?

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Today the Wall Street Journal (subscription required) reports "Soaring Energy Use Puts Oil Squeeze on Iran." Iran may start rationing gasoline as soon as next month, and its oil exports could dry up in as little as a decade. The stagnation of Iran's oil industry presents a potential crisis for the country and the global oil market.

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Geely exports more than 100,000 vehicles in 2012; 164% year-on-year growth

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In 2007, Geely signed a joint venture with the British taxi manufacturer Manganese Bronze which saw the two companies produce the TX range of taxis in Shanghai, which are sold in the local Chinese market and also to international markets including the Middle East, Europe and Central Asia.

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RPI Doctoral Student Develops New Graphene Material with 14% Wt. Hydrogen Storage Capacity

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The prize, first given in 2007, is awarded annually to a Rensselaer senior or graduate student who has created or improved a product or process, applied a technology in a new way, redesigned a system, or demonstrated remarkable inventiveness in other ways. Rafiee is from Tehran, Iran, and expects to earn his doctorate in 2011.

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Study links air pollution and cyclone intensity in Arabian Sea; suggested solutions include diesel filters and two-stroke engines running on LPG fuel

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The Nature paper suggests that weakening winds have enabled the formation of stronger cyclones in recent years—including storms in 2007 and 2010 that were the first recorded storms to enter the Gulf of Oman. Cyclone Gonu made a rare landfall in Iran in 2007 and caused more than $4 billion in damage.

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US EIA reminder: Strait of Hormuz world’s most important oil chokepoint; almost 20% of oil traded worldwide

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The Strait is located between Oman and Iran, and connects the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea. million bbl/d flow in 2009, down slightly from its peak of 14 million bbl/d in 2007. million bbl/d in 2009-2010. Malacca is the shortest sea route between Persian Gulf suppliers and the Asian markets.

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