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Volkswagen, Stellantis and Glencore backing ACG in $1B purchase of Brazilian nickel sulfide and copper mines

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Critical minerals mined at the Brazilian sites will be refined in Europe and North America and then supplied to car manufacturers, fortifying the EV supply chain in western countries. The mine possesses an attractive life of mine average C1 cash cost in the first quartile of the global nickel cost curve (c.

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Dyadic International expands license agreement With Abengoa

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a global biotechnology company focused on the discovery, development, manufacture and sale of enzyme and protein products for the bioenergy, biochemical, biopharmaceutical and industrial enzyme industries, $5.5 Abengoa will have the right to work with third party sublicensees to further develop C1 enzymes. Earlier post.).

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Continental launches series production of technologies for robo-taxis

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Continental has held a stake in this driverless vehicle manufacturer since 2017. Continental’s braking portfolio includes suitable technologies for robo-taxis, such as the MK C1 one-box brake system. Development of these technologies is being conducted by a global network of in the US, Germany, China, Japan and Singapore.

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Dyadic introduces new advanced biofuels enzyme to convert biomass to fermentable sugars

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a global biotechnology company focused on the discovery, development, manufacture and sale of enzyme and protein products for the bioenergy, industrial enzyme and biopharmaceutical industries, has introduced its most advanced biofuels enzyme, AlternaFuel CMAX. Dyadic International, Inc.,

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Diesel car registrations in Europe in 2017 down 7.9%; SUV sales up 19.5%; AFVs up 46% but share still low

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—Felipe Munoz, Global Automotive Analyst at JATO Dynamics. The acquisition of Opel by PSA did not help the French manufacturing group to flourish in 2017, with growth for its Peugeot and Citroën brands offset by the declines of Opel—resulting in overall growth of just 0.7%. respectively.

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JATO: new car average CO2 emissions highest in Europe since 2014; slow EV uptake insufficient to counter fewer diesels and more SUVs

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—Felipe Munoz, global analyst at JATO Dynamics. Alongside this, the Japanese manufacturer also saw the largest decrease since 2018, with its average falling by 2.3 g/km), C3 Aircross (-4.7), C1 (-4.5). Although last year’s average was 1.3 In 2018, for every BEV registered there were 2.3

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NASA-led analysis characterizes the impact of jet fuel composition on emitted aerosols

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Using data gathered during four different, comprehensive ground tests conducted over the past decade, researchers from NASA and their colleagues have statistically analyzed the impact of jet fuel properties on aerosols emitted by the NASA Douglas DC-8 CFM56-2-C1 engines burning 15 different aviation fuels. —Moore et al. Richard H.

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