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ORNL team discovers mechanism behind direct ethanol-to-hydrocarbon conversion; implications for energy efficiency and cost of upgrading

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The research, supported by DOE’s BioEnergy Technologies Office (BETO), has implications for the energy efficiency and cost of catalytic upgrading technologies proposed for use in bio-refineries. The product stream is generally high in C 2 hydrocarbons (e.g., The mechanism of ethanol conversion is still being debated. … Casbeer, Robert A.

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The Next Oil Price Spike May Cripple The Industry

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In fact, we have been highlighting this threat to the energy industry in articles since 2015, for example here , here , here and here.) The second is that under the best of circumstances it will take the EV industry close to another decade to close this cost of ownership gap. Link to original article: [link].

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Li Auto to build charging stations at 'NIO pace', report says

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LI.US | 2015.HK By 2025, Li Auto will have built a total of 3,000 supercharging stations, at a total cost of 10 billion yuan ($1.44 For a company with annual revenues in the RMB 100 billion range, these costs are not as high as one might think after being spread out over five years, he said.

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Oil Majors’ Costs Have Risen 66% Since 2011

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The result could be an uptick in the cost of producing oil for the first time in a few years. Rystad Energy estimated the average shale project could see costs rise by $1.60 Apex put together a proprietary index that measures cost pressure for the “supermajors” – ExxonMobil, Royal Dutch Shell, Chevron, Eni, Total and ConocoPhillips.

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Ministry of Heavy Industry announced FAME India Phase II scheme extended for 2 years

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Earlier, the “NITI Aayog has suggested the reworking FAME II to help bring down the cost of EVs on par with those with internal combustion engines (ICE), leverage the benefit of aggregation, and achieve targets under the current allocation of Rs 10,000 crore,” the second source said. But now it has extended up to 31st March 2024.

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Remembering the Legacy of Trailblazing Technologist Gordon Moore

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Moore is best known for his 1965 prediction, which would become known as Moore’s Law : the observation that the number of transistors on an integrated circuit would grow exponentially while the retail cost of computers would decrease. Intel helped cement the region as a global center for technological innovation, the article says.

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Opinion: Oil Market ShowdownCan Russia Outlast The Saudis?

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Both, it would seem, have incentive to do so, as each has lost over $100 billion in crude revenues in 2015—and Russia bears the extra burden of U.S. In the course of 2015, both have raised output and exports over 2014 levels—Saudi Arabia by ~500 and 550~ mbbls/day respectively and Russia by ~100 and ~150. and $65.65

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