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

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From 2009, led by the Ministry of Industry and Information, the pilot work of methanol gasoline implement is Shanxi province started. 2015) “Experimental Investigation of a DISI Production Engine Fuelled with Methanol, Ethanol, Butanol and ISO-Stoichiometric Alcohol Blends,” SAE Technical Paper 2015-01-0768 doi: 10.4271/2015-01-0768.

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

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The 1979 Iranian crisis and related oil price shock accelerated Brazil’s conversion of its gasoline supply and automobile fleet. d) further provides for alcohol blends as follows: Special provisions for alcohol blends. (1) In February, 2009, the US EPA granted Renergie, Inc. As used in this section and Sec.