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LanzaJet and Marquis Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) to build 120 mgpy Alcohol-to-Jet plant in Illinois

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This first-of-a-kind fully integrated sustainable fuels production facility will be located in the Marquis Industrial Complex in Hennepin, Illinois, just two hours southwest of Chicago, on a 2,500-acre industrial site adjacent to the Illinois River. —Mark Marquis, CEO of Marquis SAF.

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NASEM announces provisional committee for new study on life cycle analyses of low-carbon fuels

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Thomas, PhD, Chair, Georgia Institute of Technology. Steffen Mueller, PhD, The University of Illinois at Chicago. Mr. Nikita Pavlenko, International Council on Clean Transportation. This methodological assessment aims to develop a reliable and coherent approach for applying LCA to low-carbon fuel standards. Jennifer B.

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Can air taxis fly between Delhi and Gurgaon? – ET Auto

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InterGlobe Enterprises, which owns IndiGo, and Archer have announced plans to launch flying taxi services between Delhi and Gurgaon , Bengaluru city and its international airport, and Bandra and Colaba in Mumbai. ” Archer will begin manufacturing Midnight at its Georgia factory this year. Sunrise for Midnight?

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NSF awarding $81M to 16 sites for new National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure (NNCI)

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Funding for the NNCI program is provided by all NSF directorates and the Office of International Science and Engineering. Southeastern Nanotechnology Infrastructure Corridor, Georgia Institute of Technology with partners North Carolina A&T State University and University of North Carolina-Greensboro, PI: Oliver Brand.

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New Self-Assembled Silicon-Carbon Nanocomposite Anodes for Li-ion Batteries Offer More Than 5X The Reversible Capacity of Graphite Anodes

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Source: Georgia Tech. The large silicon volume changes on lithium ion insertion and extraction—which can cause structural problems leading to rapid capacity loss—are accommodated by the particle’s internal porosity. The internal channels in the silicon-carbon spheres serve two purposes. Click to enlarge. Source: Magasinki et al.

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The EV Transition Explained

Cars That Think

But when you pop the Lightning’s hood, you find the internal combustion engine has gone missing. The EV Transition Explained This is the first in a series of articles presenting just some of the technological and social challenges in moving from vehicles with internal combustion engines to electric vehicles. In its place is a.

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President Obama Announces 48 Projects to Receive $2.4B in Grants for Next-Generation of Batteries and Electric Vehicles; To be Combined with $2.4B in Industry Cost-Share

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Exide Technologies with Axion Power International. Honeywell International Inc. Manufacturing: Elkhart County, IN; Deployment: Portland, Chicago, and Sacramento. State of Colorado State of Georgia Fort Collins, CO Boulder, CO Atlanta, GA. Primary lithium chemistries include nickel-cobalt-metal and iron phosphate.

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