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Alberta publishes report assessing non-combustion uses for bitumen, opens $2M call for projects

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Alberta Innovates, in partnership with industry, government and other organizations, recently released the results of a study that investigates the best opportunities for “Bitumen Beyond Combustion” (BBC). This study provides insights into high-value products that can be made by, or in partnership with Alberta’s oil sands industry.

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Bahrain’s Mumtalakat buys out McLaren, secures full ownership over supercar brand: Report | Autocar Professional

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Bahrain’s sovereign wealth fund, Mumtalakat, has assumed full control of McLaren Group, manufacturer of high-end sportscars and majority owner of the McLaren F1 team, BBC reported. Supply chain disruptions and issues with the new Artura hybrid sportscar further compounded its struggles, resulting in significant losses, reports BBC.

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Tata Motors to select UK for unutilized electrical Jaguar Land Rover battery plant

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Republic of India’s Tata is predicted to announce on Wednesday that it has selected to create an electrical automobile battery plant in Britain, a supply ordinary with the topic mentioned, a win for the rustic’s car business amid stiff world festival.

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With this Ruby Laser, George Porter Sped up Photochemistry

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It ran on 110 volts DC supplied by a large army diesel engine that sat on the back of a truck parked outside. In 1954 he left Cambridge to become assistant director of the British Rayon Research Association, but he soon realized he was better suited to academia than industry. www.youtube.com. www.youtube.com.

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Devil In The Details: Is Copenhagens 2 ºC Guardrail Obsolete?

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ºF) above pre-industrial temperatures. worldwide temperatures, as compared to pre-industrial temperatures. worldwide temperatures, as compared to pre-industrial temperatures. A BBC article [ 9 ] upped the stakes on Thursday the 9 th with an article on carbon emissions that characterized “the lower target of 1.5

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Scrappage scheme set to be extended

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The popular car scrappage scheme is set to be extended the BBC reports. The decision follows campaigns from motor industry bodies including the SMMT and RMIF calling for the scheme to be extended. Business Secretary Lord Mandelson is set to announce a move to extend the scheme in his Labour Party Conference speech.

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Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

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At issue is the 2012 expiration of the Kyoto Protocol, a binding but effectively unenforceable 1997 treaty that had set greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction targets for 40 industrialized countries, referred to as Annex 1 countries, yielding an average GHG reduction of 5.2% ” [ 1 ]. ºF) increase. Earlier post.)

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