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Nanodiamonds enable efficient hydrogen purification

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ShanghaiTech University (China) and National Central University (Taiwan) were involved in state-of-the-art materials characterizations. Air conditioners are among the most inefficient ways to cool, as a significant amount of the electricity used to power them is used to remove humidity, generating more CO 2 emissions.

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Taiwan’s ITRI introduces cellulosic bio-butanol production technology; pathway with highest carbon conversion yield

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ITRI (Industrial Technology Research Institute), a Taiwan-based high-tech applied research institution, is introducing ButyFix, a technology for cellulosic bio-butanol production with a negative carbon footprint. This results in high yields of butyrate and eliminates CO 2 emissions from the fermentation process.

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UPS Adopts Plan to Cut Its Airline Carbon Emissions An Additional 20% by 2020; Biofuels Part of the Plan

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UPS Airlines CO 2 emissions per Available Ton Mile, historical and targeted. UPS has adopted a plan to cut the carbon emissions of its airline by an additional 20% by 2020 to 1.24 Jet A fuel is the leading source of UPS global enterprise CO 2 emissions at 52.6%, followed by diesel at 32.7%. Click to enlarge. MMT in 2007.customers

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China Steel Corporation making $46M investment in LanzaTech commercial waste-gas-to-ethanol project

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This follows the successful demonstration of the carbon recycling platform at the White Biotech (WBT) Demonstration Plant in Kaohsiung using steel mill off gases for ethanol production. We need to keep fossil resources in the ground and carbon recycling is one way we can achieve this. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Gogoro battery-swapping electric scooters continue international expansion

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Based in Taiwan, Gogoro has regularly expanded into new countries by partnering with local energy companies. Electrek’s Take Every time I hear of another Gogoro expansion, I get even more encouraged about the ability to actually reduce transportation emissions on a global scale.

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ARB posts 5 new LCFS pathways; two renewable diesel

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California Air Resources Board (ARB) staff has posted five new and one revised Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) fuel pathway applications to the LCFS public comment website. DGD’s proposed carbon intensities (CI) for the two new pathways are 21.10 The proposed carbon intensity of the biodiesel is 25.62 and for ship, 18.18.

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Study suggests air pollution may be linked to heightened mouth cancer risk; PM2.5 and ozone

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Exposure to heavy metals and emissions from petrochemical plants are also thought to be implicated in the development of the disease, while air pollution, especially PM 2.5 , is known to be harmful to respiratory and cardiovascular health. µg/m 3 ) were significantly associated with oral cancer in Taiwanese men. on human health.

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