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Tsinghua Researchers Find that Sugarcane Juice is a Good Fermentation Feedstock for Algal Biodiesel

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Researchers at Tsinghua University in China have shown that sugarcane juice is a good feedstock for biodiesel production, when used to support the growth of the alga Chlorella protothecoides by heterotrophic fermentation. Most algae are photoautotrophic, and grow using CO 2 as the carbon source and sunlight as the energy supply.

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Study Suggests That Use of Land-Efficient Animal Feed Technologies and Double Cropping Could Reconcile Large-Scale Biofuel Production With Food Production

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CO 2 listed is biogenic carbon released during fermentation. The resulting protein-rich juice is then coagulated and dried. Article ASAP doi: 10.1021/es101864b. Credit: ACS, Dale et al. Click to enlarge. High-protein LPC products are generally produced by first pulping and then mechanically pressing fresh green plant matter.

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2021 Jeep Wrangler 4xe: The legendary SUV brand’s first plug-in hybrid

Charged EVs

Second, and more crucial from a policy perspective, is that to justify the subsidies and tax incentives lavished on plug-in hybrids as a way to reduce vehicular emissions of carbon dioxide, they have to be plugged in. This article appeared in Charged Issue 56 – July/Aug 2021 – Subscribe now. Bring on the Magneto.

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10 best electric bicycles you can get

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Greyp G12s CORE Carbon. Greyp G12s CORE Carbon. The Greyp G12s CORE Carbon promises to offer pure unadulterated fun. The G12s CORE Carbon offers 120 Nm of torque and has a top speed of 43 mph (70 km/h). Charging it on a standard outlet will fully juice it up in just 80 minutes. Greyp G12s CORE Carbon key specs.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Cleantech Blog Cleantechblog.com, the premier cleantech site for commentary on news and technology relating to clean tech, greentech, energy, climate change and carbon, and the environment. Cleantech Crunched Top 10 Low Carbon Footprint Cars (and one SUV) for. Tree Planting as Carbon Offsets – Does Latitude Ma.

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Greenlings: Benefits of charging stations vs. battery swaps vs. home charging

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

There are likely many benefits to home charging that ought to make this the most popular option and here well cover the three "c"s: convenience, cost, and carbon-control. The biggest problem with recharging at home - as already alluded to in the article, is that electric cars are mostly marketed as city vehicles.

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Perspective: Why Carbon Emissions Should Not Have Been the Focus of the UN Climate Change Summit and Why the 15th Conference of the Parties Should Have Focused on Technology Transfer

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The Earth continues to experience record-breaking temperatures caused by increased atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) and other greenhouse gases (GHGs). WHY A REDUCTION IN CARBON EMISSIONS SHOULD NOT BE THE FOCUS. Donovan, CEO of Renergie, Inc. It’s about time we changed course.