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

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million in Carbon Recycling International (CRI). Vulcanol is fuel-grade methanol, a clean burning, high-octane fuel that can be blended with gasoline for automobiles and used in the production of biodiesel or fuel ethers (DME, MTBE, OME etc.). Zhejiang Geely Holding Group (Geely Group) will invest a total of US$45.5 Methanol in China.

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Renewable-methanol fueled Geely cars in fleet testing in Iceland; 70% reduction in WTW CO2 compared to gasoline

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million investment in 2015) in Carbon Recycling International ( CRI ), an Icelandic company which produces renewable methanol using recycled CO 2 emissions sourced from a local thermal power plant and hydrogen made by splitting water with electrolysis (Power-to-Methanol). Currently, China produces most of its methanol from coal.

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Natural EV capitalism

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Scottsdale Electric Vehicle Association (Scottsdale EVA) president and co-founder John Martinson has many years of experience as a founder and leader of organizations. I drove that car as my daily driver for 3 years and recognized that this was going to be the future of the automobile,” he said. “It Paul Hirt, became a close friend.

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List of The Best 10 Alternative Fuels for Cars that Could Replace Gasoline

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Are you aware of the most commonly used fuel in automobiles? from automobiles, environmental pollution, depletion of fossil fuels, etc. 1 Biodiesel Biodiesel is an alternative fuel commonly used in automobiles. Methanol can be used in internal combustion engines either directly or as a blend with gasoline.

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IEA: improving efficiency of road-freight transport critical to reduce oil-demand growth; three areas of focus

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Improving the efficiency of road-freight transport is critical to reducing the growth in oil demand, carbon emissions and air pollution over the next decades, according to the International Energy Agency’s latest report, The Future of Trucks: Implications for energy and the environment. —“The Future of Trucks”.

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Dark Secrets at The Heart EV Supply chain We Often Fail to Address

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Yes, They Are Greener But… On the surface, EVs are more ecological than gasoline cars because 70-80% of the pollution caused by automobiles comes from their tailpipe and EVs don’t have tailpipe emissions. That’s what we are going to find out today. tons of carbon emitted, nearly six times as much. Addressing The issues.

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DOE to Award Up to $27M in Phase III Small Business Awards; Algae Processing, Fuel Cells, Improved Materials for Motors, Synthetic Fuels Among Areas of Interest

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Technologies to Address Internal Heating in DC Bus Capacitors Capacitors suitable for harsh automotive environments must suffer extreme environmental conditions. Applications are sought that use new materials and designs that allow better heat transfer out of the capacitor to reduce internal heating problems and increase life expectancy.

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