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SK Innovation to spin off battery business and E&P business

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tentative name) will be in charge of oil exploration and production business, and the Carbon Capture & Storage (CCS) business. Currently, the company holds an annual battery production capacity of 40GWh, produced in various countries, including South Korea, the United States, China, Hungary. The SK E&P Co., Earlier post.).

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EU-Funded Project Targets Sustainable Production of Ethyl Levulinate from Biomass as Diesel Miscibile Biofuel

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The project will also use fast pyrolysis to convert the residue left over from biofuel production to bio-oil for subsequent upgrading to DMB. In addition to the Carbolea Research Group, the DIBANET consortium comprises partners from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Denmark, Greece, Hungary and the UK.

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IFQC annual ranking of gasoline sulfur standards sees progress around the world; US drops to 46th

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Germany, the first to implement the lowest sulfur level of 10 ppm in 2003, remains atop the ranking, followed by Japan and a six-country tie for third place among Austria, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Hungary and Sweden. Sulfur is found naturally in crude oil. By themselves, those cities would rank 43 rd , just above the US.

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Audi Showcases Lightweight Construction in High-Performance R8 GT

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The long rear hatch is made of carbon fiber-reinforced plastic (CFRP)—an advantage of 6.6 in]), which is hand-built at the factory in Györ, Hungary, features a crankcase made of a aluminum-silicon alloy that is both lightweight and very strong. The fixed rear wing is good for an additional 1.2 kilograms (2.65 kilograms (5.73

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Downsized 4.0 TFSI for Audi S8 cuts fuel consumption 23% compared to predecessor; cylinder deactivation and start-stop

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Technologies such as plate honing are used during assembly of the V8 at the Audi plant in Györ, Hungary. The piston pins have a fine, diamond-like carbon (DLC) coating. The demand-controlled oil pump varies oil pressure in two stages. For the restart, its oil volume is pressed into the system by spring pressure.

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Opel presents new 1.0 SIDI Turbo engine at Aachen Colloquium; below 100 gCO2/km and ~59 mpg in the Adam

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Other specific features that contribute to the engine’s refinement include: A small balance-shaft mounted longitudinally in the oil sump. The integration of a stamped steel plate in the oil pan at the bottom of the aluminum sump also reduces noise radiation. liters in displacement. liters displacement.

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

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Today BYD employs 130,000 people in 11 factories, eight in China and one each in India, Hungary, and Romania. One way or another, Sokol says, energy companies will need to produce more energy while emitting less carbon dioxide. tons of carbon dioxide. near Motorola, and another 20 or so work in San Francisco, not far from Apple.

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