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Eastern Pacific Shipping, OCI & MAN partner to develop methanol & ammonia as marine fuels; retrofits and newbuilds

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This means we have a responsibility to implement emission-lowering solutions available today while simultaneously developing solutions for tomorrow. Converting our existing conventional fleet to burn methanol creates a unique opportunity to continue lowering our carbon footprint significantly and rapidly.

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Porsche estimates ~20k units of the electric Taycan per year

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The PSM drives convert electrical energy into power with great efficiency, smoothness, and sustained output while generating relatively little heat. The charging capacity of up to 350 kilowatts per charging point enables accordingly designed vehicles to achieve significantly shorter charging times compared to the systems available today.

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Dynamotive Produces Renewable Gasoline and Diesel from Biomass in Three-Stage Process: Pyrolysis, Hydroreforming, Hydrotreating

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Since UBA still contains ~10% oxygen it is not a pure hydrocarbon and needs further treatment to convert it to motor fuel grade products. Among the technologies commercially available are FCC (catalytic cracking) and hydrotreatment/hydrocracking. UBA can blend freely with most hydrocarbon fuels in concentrations up at least 50%.

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Bosch Powers the Automotive Sector Toward an Electrified Future

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Many of the electric vehicles available today have familiar brand names, but under the hood, these cars often rely on the technology and expertise of outside suppliers. The role of the inverter in an automotive drivetrain is simple in concept, but complex in practice. Indispensable Inverter, Crucial Capacitor.

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Volkswagen showcases inductive charging w/ “power lift”, autonomous and semi-autonomous capabilities & gesture control at CES

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The Golf R Touch development team pursued the goal of producing an interior and infotainment concept that would fulfill seemingly contradictory requirements. These apps will be available for all App-Connect technologies in the US. Already available today are Glympse, Aupeo! e-Golf Intelligent Charge.

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ARPA-E awards $130M to 66 “OPEN 2012” transformational energy technology projects

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The projects were selected through a merit-based process from thousands of concept papers and hundreds of full applications. Methane Converter to Electricity and Fuel. Bio2Electric will develop a small-scale reactor that converts natural. convert natural gas into transportable liquids in one step. by non-profits.

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ARPA-E awards $35M to 12 new projects to support medium-voltage devices for grid, industry and transportation

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The concept builds on Sandia’s knowledge of optically triggered GaN devices, as well as the team’s experience in circuit design for medium-voltage (MV) applications. The transistors will scale to high voltage while offering up to 10 times lower losses compared to commercial silicon-based transistors available today.

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