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Israeli company reports successful stage 1 testing of solar CO2-to-fuels technology

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Israel-based NewCO2Fuels (NCF), a subsidiary of GreenEarth Energy Limited in Australia, reported completion of stage 1 testing of its proof-of-concept system for the conversion of CO 2 into fuels using solar energy. NewCO2Fuels was founded in 2011 to commercialize a technology developed by Prof.

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BGU researchers developing more efficient process for hydrogenation of CO2 to synthetic crude

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Moti Herskowitz is the Israel Cohen Chair in Chemical Engineering and the vice president and dean of research and development at BGU. This project is partially supported by I-SAEF (Israel Strategic Alternative Energy Foundation). — BGU’s Prof. Moti Herskowitz. He led the team that also includes Prof.

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Weizmann Institute solar technology to convert CO2 into fuel; targeted for brown coal use in Australia

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An Israeli-Australian venture will use solar technology developed at Israel’s Weizmann Institute of Science to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from the burning of brown coal. The venture has been recently launched in Israel by NewCO2Fuels Ltd., a subsidiary of the Australian company Greenearth Energy Ltd.,

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Weizmann Institute team reports on new synthesis route for methanol from CO2

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Researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel report in Nature Chemistry on a new synthesis route for the production of methanol from CO 2 under mild conditions: the catalytic hydrogenation of organic carbonates, carbamates and formates.these compounds can be produced from CO 2 and CO, and their mild hydrogenation can provide alternative, (..)

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Electric bus market and trends 

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Transport sector is responsible for 23% of CO2 emissions. The transport sector is responsible for approximately 23 % of total energy-related CO2 emissions in the world. BYD received Israel’s largest electric bus order. For the Chinese bus manufacturer, this electric bus order is the largest from to date Israel.

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Nissan Updates on Nissan Green Program 2010; New Vehicle CO2 Needs to Be Reduced 90% by 2050

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in the United States; and Israel, Portugal, Monaco, United Kingdom, France, Switzerland, Ireland, China, Hong Kong and Singapore. During FY2007 and FY2008, per-unit CO2 emission from all the Nissan plants was globally reduced by 10% (compared to 2005 level). Raleigh, N.C. and Washington, D.C. The reduction target was 7%.

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Seambiotic USA and NASA Glenn Research Center Collaborating on Large Scale Microalgae Process Optimization for Algae-Derived Aviation Fuel

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Seambiotic USA, the US subsidiary of Israel-based Seambiotic, has entered into an agreement with NASA Glenn Research Center to develop an on-going collaborative R&D program for optimization of open-pond microalgae growth processes. to reduce biomass process cost.

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