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Dürr building smart and resource-efficient paint shop at San Luis Potosí in Mexico for BMW Group; Industry 4.0

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Dürr is building a paint shop in Mexico for the BMW Group that meets the requirements for connected Industry 4.0 San Luis Potosí will build the BMW brand’s best-selling model series, the BMW 3 Series Sedan. A multitude of sensors ensure networking of the robot data with the higher-level maintenance software and control system.

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TerraStar Energy to license Emerging Fuels Technology’s Fischer-Tropsch and Maxx Jet/Maxx Diesel upgrading technology

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TerraStar Energy signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Emerging Fuels Technology (EFT) to license EFT’s Fischer-Tropsch (FT) and Maxx Jet/Maxx Diesel proprietary technology ( earlier post ) to build a fleet of FLEX plants—small-scale, modular renewable diesel facilities.

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BMW i Ventures invests in Software Motor Company; high rotor pole switched reluctance motor system

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SMC’s vision is to eliminate the 25% of global electricity consumption that is wasted by legacy electric motors, thus accelerating the world’s transition from fossil fuels. To-date, SMC has primarily focused on transforming the HVAC industry, since the operation of buildings is responsible for 40% of global CO2 emissions.

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EcoCooling introducing method using ionized, cooled air to replace metalworking fluids

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Hatjasalo emphasizes that EcoCooling is not only a way to cut down the costs of emulsions, but also a way to improve productivity through higher cutting speed, reduced wear of cutting tools and minimized maintenance costs. Since the metal chips are not contaminated by any fluids, they can also be fully recycled without cleaning.

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Sunfire partners with Total on highly efficient hydrogen technology; E-CO2MET

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The company will also be responsible for the integration at the site as well as the operation and maintenance of the electrolyzer, which will be the first step for the industrial-scale production of synthetic methanol from renewables and industrial concentrated CO 2 from the Total Raffinerie Mitteldeutschland GmbH.

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Proterra beats out BYD for Mineta San José International Airport electric bus contract; 10 Proterra electric buses to be in service by late 2018

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In addition to traveler benefits, the operational cost of electricity, at $.19/mile, These include recycling and composting programs supporting a zero-waste commitment by 2022; a 1MW, 3.4-acre Grants are awarded for up to 50% of the cost of zero emissions vehicles and associated infrastructure.

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ARPA-E to award $60M to 2 programs: enhancing biomass yield and dry-cooling for thermoelectric power

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Building upon precision agriculture innovations and data-intensive computational approaches, ARPA-E believes that it is now possible to accelerate plant breeding, using robust high-throughput precision phenotyping. Increased information and analytics could improve crop yields to help lower the cost of biofuel production.

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