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Tesla building out first store in the Philippines

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Tesla has begun building out its first store in the Philippines, after job listings in the country were recently spotted. Tesla hasn’t launched EV sales in nearby countries such as Vietnam, Cambodia, Indonesia, or Laos, though the automaker also has Gigafactory production facilities in Shanghai, China.

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Researchers from Caltech and UC San Diego report very high performance catalysts to convert seed oils to olefins

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In a brief note highlighting the Caltech/UCSD work, Phil Szuromi at Science noted that linear-chain olefins are essential building blocks for both commodity products, such as lubricants and thermoplastics, and fine chemicals and drugs. The ethanolysis of fatty acids derived from seed oils could provide a renewable source of LAOs.

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Study: countries seeking to cut CO2 emissions must get a handle on city-level emissions

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Over the past three years, experts from the UK, USA and China have worked with local researchers to build increasingly sophisticated datasets on Chinese emissions. The research was funded by the UK Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC).

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Tesla is opening its first store in the Philippines this week

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Along with the upcoming launch in the Philippines, Tesla has also opened sales in Singapore , Thailand , Malaysia , South Korea, and Japan over the past few years, though other surrounding countries such as Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, and Vietnam are still awaiting the company’s products.

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What is EVSE?

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As a result, some EVSE manufacturers build charging stations with a wide variety of connector types, and EV owners carry adapters with them…just in case. As mentioned, however, they come in many different forms. Often these have opaque and arcane names, like the J1772, the Type 2, the CHAdeMO and the Type 2 Combo. How Does EVSE Work?

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Materials science as key enabler for clean energy transition

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If you don’t change direction, you will end up where you are heading,” said Lao Tzu, the father of Taoism. Improved energy management in buildings (e) and widespread diffusion of electric vehicles (f) are decreasing our carbon footprint. Where are we heading? Renewable energy future.

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A Skeptic’s Take on Beaming Power to Earth from Space

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The repeated hype cycles have ended the same way each time, with investors and governments balking at the huge investments that must be risked to build a system that cannot be guaranteed to work. As Lao Tzu observed long ago in the Tao Te Ching , “The truth is not always beautiful, nor beautiful words the truth.” consultancy.

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