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European consortium begins demonstration project for conversion of woody biomass to chemicals: BIOFOREVER

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BIOFOREVER (BIO-based products from FORestry via Economically Viable European Routes)—a consortium of 14 European companies—has started a demonstration project for the conversion of woody biomass to value-adding chemical building blocks such as butanol, ethanol, and 2,5–furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA) on an industrial scale.

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Ford Car Buying Trends 2015 shows increasing demand for semi-autonomous driving technologies in Europe

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Ford Car Buying Trends 2015 , a study of new car buying habits in 22 countries across Europe, highlights regional trends and national differences. In Greece that rose to 97%, and in Ireland to 96%, followed by Poland (95%). Powertrains. Body styles.

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DLR-led NEMESIS 2+ project develops compact direct steam reformer for diesel/biodiesel to H2

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The EU NEMESIS 2+ project, which ran until June 2015, was coordinated by the German Aerospace Center (DLR). The efficiency of the process, from start to finish, is approximately 70%. Original project goals were 50 Nm 3 /h, or 4.5 kg/h with an efficiency >80%.) per kilogram of hydrogen (US$6.53). Source: NEMESIS 2+. Click to enlarge.

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Powering Offshore Wind Farms With Numerical Modeling of Subsea Cables

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The Hellenic Cables team used FEM to analyze soil resistivity for two sites: one in northern Germany and one in southern Greece. Karlstrand, “Accurate analytic formula for calculation of losses in three-core submarine cables,” Jicable, 2015. References M. Küchler, J. Chrysochos et al.,

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