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Syntec Biofuel and EERC Enter Joint Development Program to Convert Biomass and Waste to Bio-Butanol

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has entered into a joint development program with the Energy & Environmental Research Center ( EERC ) at the University of North Dakota (UND) in Grand Forks for converting a wide variety of biomass and waste into bio-butanol. Syntec Biofuel Inc. This is concerning, as it uses food resources to produce fuel. Michael Jackson, CEO of Syntec.

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NREL and Johnson Matthey in 5-Year collaboration on catalytic fast pyrolysis for drop-in biofuels

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The non-food derived feedstocks used to produce the biofuels will vary from fast-growing poplar or pine trees to switch grass, forest and agriculture residue and municipal solid waste. NREL is a world leader in biomass conversion research and will be conducting the necessary testing, from bench scale to pilot scale.

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FedEx Converts 92 Delivery Trucks to Hybrids, Expanding Hybrid-Electric Fleet by 50%

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The hybrid conversions were produced in Charlotte, N.C. An added benefit of the conversion program is that it not only reduces pollution but also extends the life of the vehicles, helping to eliminate waste production and creating a reduce-and-reuse program. Tags: Conversions Fleets Hybrids. FedEx Corp.

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UN report finds world needs incremental $1.9 trillion invested in green technologies to avert planetary catastrophe; global per capita cap on primary energy consumption of 70 GJ/yr may be required

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Major investments will be needed worldwide in the developing and scaling up of clean energy technologies; sustainable farming and forestry techniques; climate-proofing of infrastructure; and in technologies reducing non-biological degradable waste production, according to the report.

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DOE announces more than $65M in public and private funding to commercialize promising energy technologies

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Highly Efficient Electrocatalysts for Direct Conversion Of CO2 To Chemicals, $250,000. Enhanced Biomimetic Three-Dimensional Nanoporous Gyroid Membrane for High Efficiency Carbon Dioxide Absorption, $250,000. Additive Manufacturing of Carbon-Carbon Composites with Tailored Thermal Transport Properties, $1,349,659.

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

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The thousands of rocket launches needed to loft and maintain these space power stations would dump lots of soot, carbon dioxide, and other pollutants into the stratosphere, with uncertain climate impacts. So far only the United Kingdom has participated, and just 5 percent of the funds available have been committed to actual research work.

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The EV Transition Is Harder Than Anyone Thinks

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“[Government policymakers assume] that they can incentivize the supply and demand of EVs while paying relatively less attention to the capacity of global supply chains to produce them, along with the energy conversion complex needed to power them. Worldwide, nearly 60 countries are now imposing similar ICE-vehicle sales bans.