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ICL researchers develop new membrane-based system for cheap, efficiently made biofuels

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Researchers at Imperial College London have developed a membrane-based extraction system for the production of biofuels which uses less than 25% of the energy of current processes and produces ten times more biofuel with more than 99.5% The open-access findings are published in the RSC journal Energy & Environmental Science.

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GlobalData: Russian nickel sanctions would slow electric vehicle adoption

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The data and analytics company notes that such actions will simply mean Western countries will be more reliant on Russian oil and gas for longer. China already has a strong position in the battery metal supply chain, and buying Russian nickel on the cheap as a result of sanctions would further strengthen its globally competitive position.

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The Technical Failure That Could Clear The Oil Glut In A Matter Of Weeks

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The skepticism shown by a majority of financial analysts and oil commentators about the real threat to global oil (and gas) production volumes was countered by the news that the production at Saudi Aramco’s main offshore oil field, Manifa, has been hit by technical problems. The Saudi situation is not different from its neighbors.

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Pneumatic Actuators Give Robot Cheetah-Like Acceleration

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By using gas as a working fluid instead of a liquid, you can get a high force-to-weight ratio in a relatively simple and inexpensive form factor with built-in compliance that hydraulics lack.

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Michelin doesn’t want you to buy as many EV tires

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During pyrolysis, gas is captured, which can in turn be used to help heat the pyrolysis oven. Synthetic rubber, or butadiene rubber, is “very cheap today,” said Roget, because it’s often made as a side product of gasoline production. Michelin is hoping that more companies will help invest in a pyrolysis industrial base. As the U.K.

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MIT professor pursuing direct sulfide electrolysis for copper production

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F) and yields pure liquid copper and elemental sulfur gas. Ward and published in the London-based Transactions of the Institute of Mining and Metallurgy in 1958. Experience in the aluminum industry shows that it is actually fairly cheap to make the electrolysis device, Allanore said. C or 1,985 ?F) Hoar and R.G. Sadoway, John F.

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Solar and Battery Companies Rattle Utility Powerhouses

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The UK-based energy developer's just broken ground on a new four-acre battery storage site outside London, its third such site. And it's not just startups and young firms in the mix: Established utility giants—the Pacific Gas & Electrics of the world, able to generate as well as retail power—are also adding battery storage, and at scale.

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