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Watermelon Juice As Feedstock Supplement, Diluent, and Nitrogen Supplement for Ethanol Production

Green Car Congress

A study by researchers at the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) found that although watermelon juice would have to be concentrated 2.5- The waste stream of juice resulting from the processing could be used in ethanol production. The researchers concluded that the 8.4 Biotechnology for Biofuels doi: 10.1186/1754-6834-2-18.

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Ford unveils F-150 Lightning electric pickup; starting at $39,974; arriving in 2022

Green Car Congress

Arriving in spring 2022, F-150 Lightning will be available in four series and two battery options at more than 2,300 EV-certified Ford dealers across the country, with the option for fleet customers to access Ford’s complete ecosystem of connected data and telematics services via Ford Commercial Solutions. America’s No.

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Wireless Heater Made From a Leaf Skeleton Is Fully Biodegradable

Cars That Think

Among them: Our society generates massive amounts of waste that is going to remain in landfills for a long time. We’ve gotten very, very good at making things that are cheap and durable. Unfortunately, there are some deleterious side effects. It’s horrendous, if you think about it, which is why most of us tend not to think about it.

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California ARB considering four new low-carbon fuel pathways; Neste renewable diesel and sugarcane molasses ethanol

Green Car Congress

When data on the electrical and thermal energy consumption at the specific rendering plants supplying Neste’s plant becomes available, Neste will provide that data to staff in order to verify the carbon intensity of the feedstock rendering phase of Neste’s Australian tallow pathway. Pantaleon Sugar Holdings (Bio-Etanol S.A)

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Should you rent an EV for a family holiday?

EV Central

You need to download the Shell Recharge app, but as I have an Australian phone with an Australian Apple ID, it says it’s not available in my region. All of this wastes time. Despite our charge station app saying the AC charger is working and available to use, when we find it the charge port door is hanging off.

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The trials of public charging, part 2 (of many to come)

Plugs and Cars

Making one spot available over the weekend would be one way to demonstrate a commitment to public access to this publicly funded infrastructure. Juice flows. And everyone entering the store passes the empty space, the "charger" standing sentry inconveniencing the "real" cars while suggesting government waste on another failed project.

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Lessons from a year with solar power

EV Info

Then as the sun sets in the West, hopefully the battery pack would have enough juice to power the house for the rest of the evening. . There are plenty of other data points available: This shows at the top right the battery charge. This is where you can see the charge times and rates.

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