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Energy Vault to provide 1.6 GWh of gravity energy storage to support DG Fuels SAF projects

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The composite blocks can be made from low-cost and locally sourced materials, including the excavated soil at the construction site, but can also utilize waste materials such as mine tailings, coal combustion residuals (coal ash), and fiberglass from decommissioned wind turbine blades. barrel per ton of feedstock.

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Study finds urban waste heat affects temperatures across thousands of miles, warming some areas and cooling others

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The extra waste heat generated from buildings, cars, and other sources in major Northern Hemisphere urban areas causes winter warming across large areas of northern North American and northern Asia. At the same time, the changes to atmospheric circulation caused by the waste heat cool areas of Europe by as much as 1 degree C (1.8

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Valvoline launches NextGen line of motor oil with 50% recycled oil

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The NextGen line of oils, with 50% recycled oil, will include conventional, synthetic blend and high mileage offerings. Valvoline, a leading independent marketer of motor oil, has introduced its NextGen line of motor oils, featuring the inclusion of 50% recycled base oil. Click to enlarge.

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Concepts for an “Energy Security Trust” reach back to President Carter

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In his State of the Union speech Tuesday night, President Obama proposed “ we use some of our oil and gas revenues to fund an Energy Security Trust that will drive new research and technology to shift our cars and trucks off oil for good. 3416: America’s Energy Security Trust Fund Act. —President Carter.

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Obama blueprint for a US economy “built to last” includes “all-of-the-above” energy strategy; call for 80% of US electricity from clean sources by 2035

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Subsequent to the SOTU address, the White House issued a “ Blueprint for an America Built to Last ” as an outline of the points the President made in his speech. Right now—right now—American oil production is the highest that it’s been in eight years. But with only 2 percent of the world’s oil reserves, oil isn’t enough.

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Oxford Catalysts raises £21M to accelerate commercialization of synthetic fuels technology

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As a result, microchannel Fischer Tropsch (FT) processes can operate economically when producing just 500 barrels per day of oil equivalent (boe) from a wide variety of carbon-containing wastes, while achieving greater productivities than for conventional FT reactors ( earlier post ).

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New inventory of black carbon emissions from China finds 2007 levels higher than previously reported

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Comparison of relative contributions from various sources to total BC emissions between China and other countries/regions including India, North America, and Africa. In addition, predicted oil consumption for use in motor vehicles between 2008 and 2050 were used to develop the inventory. Credit: ACS, Wang et al. Click to enlarge.

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