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Honeywell introduces UOP eFining methanol-to-jet technology; HIF Global to deploy at eSAF plant in US

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The Honeywell UOP eFining technology processes eMethanol into a light olefin stream utilizing Honeywell’s methanol-to-olefins process, which is then oligomerized, hydrogenated and finally fractionated to produce eSAF. Johnson Matthey’s technology is producing eMethanol today at the HIF Haru Oni Demonstration Plant in Chile.

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Nissan Frontier Sentinel pickup concept unveiled in São Paulo; two LEAF battery packs

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Frontier Sentinel also stands out for its snorkel, which lets it navigate deep-water crossings, and a special lighting system on top of the windshield. In addition to the two all-electric vehicles, the Nissan booth will feature TV screens and lights powered by “second-life” batteries from the LEAF. 100% electric.

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Berkeley Lab, JCAP researchers zero in on bismuth vanadate’s role in photoelectrical chemical cells

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Photoelectrical chemical cells (PECs) have the potential to produce hydrogen fuel through artificial photosynthesis, an emerging renewable energy technology that uses energy from sunlight to drive chemical reactions such as splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen. —Francesca Toma.

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Glamping With the Stars

Baua Electric

As I exited Harry Reid International Airport on a bright March afternoon, my hand flew up to protect my eyes, which had grown accustomed to the dull light of a long, gray Tennessee winter. The DarkSky Approved Lodging program is another step forward in the nonprofit’s history of advocacy for the reduction of light pollution.

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Belgium or Brooklyn? 5 Bold New Places to Eat in Brussels.

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A recent dinner opened with a thrilling quintet of miniature hors d’oeuvres, including finely diced North Sea squid in fermented tomato water, a mille-feuille of smoked eel and pickled celeriac, trout with horseradish and fig, a nest of fried julienned leeks with a quail’s egg, and tiny mussels with winter truffles.

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Greenpoint, Brooklyn, Is the Place to Go for Inventive Pastries and Fresh Bread

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Everything within — furniture, lighting, art and even the pantry provisions — is available for purchase. On a sunny day, Donovan’s towers sometimes have a prismatic effect, throwing rainbows of light onto the floor. The designer and co-owner Nico Arze has adorned the pastry case with volcano paintings in a nod to his native Chile.

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EV myths busted: Are electric vehicles actually good for the environment?

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ICEVs have been around for a while, and although they’ve had the time to perfect their manufacturing process and we’ve seen increased pressure on the importance of fuel economy and emissions, the thermal efficiency of the average light vehicle engine remains between 20-35%, and we’re not seeing much improvement beyond this.