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Brazil and US to deepen cooperation on energy; aviation biofuels

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Among the statements and agreements emerging from President Obama’s official visit to Brazil and meeting with President Dilma Rousseff were overall support for the US supporting “ the rise of Brazil as a global power ” as well as an agreement to launch a Strategic Energy Dialogue between the two countries.

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ExxonMobil evaluating significant near-term capital and operating expense reductions; COVID-19

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ExxonMobil is looking to reduce spending significantly as a result of market conditions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and commodity price decreases. Based on this unprecedented environment, we are evaluating all appropriate steps to significantly reduce capital and operating expenses in the near term. million net acres.

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Renewables to overtake coal as largest global electricity source in 2025

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There are still some big hurdles to overcome, including the difficult global macroeconomic environment.” “For Global solar PV prices declined by nearly 50 percent year over year in 2023, and the IEA expects cost reductions and accelerated deployment to continue. In the U.S.,

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IHS Automotive forecasts 88.6M unit global light vehicle market in 2015; 2.4% growth

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According to the analysis, the current anti-trust campaign environment could alter the relationships among consumers, dealer and OEMs. The campaign is expected to have a long-lasting effect on premium parts/vehicle prices in China. Uncertainty lingers over Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Venezuela for 2015. North America.

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Video Friday: The Coolest Robots

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Lite3’s announced price is US $2,900. Deep Robotics ] Estimating terrain traversability in off-road environments requires reasoning about complex interaction dynamics between the robot and these terrains. It ships in September. FRC ] ANYmal is rated IP67 for water resistance, but this still terrifies me.

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Qatar Airways looking to take up to a 10% stake in alcohol-to-jet company Byogy, along with off-take agreement

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Byogy says that its ATJ fuels will soon deliver a permanent cost advantage against petroleum-derived jet fuel as the cost curve to produce ethanol continues to be driven down by new technological advancements and the price of. Manager of Corporate Social Responsibility, Environment and Fuel Projects. and off-take agreement.

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Researchers Sequence Genome of Sugarcane Ethanol Yeast; Potential for Cellulosic Ethanol

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Researchers from Duke University Medical Center, the University of North Carolina, and Brazil have sequenced the genome of PE-2, a strain of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae that thrives on turning sugarcane into ethanol. When oil prices rose to new highs in the 1970s, Brazil invested in ethanol created from the its sugar cane crops.