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Researchers propose using AC and ventilation systems for decentralized production of carbon-neutral synthetic fuels

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Researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and the University of Toronto have proposed a method enabling air conditioning and ventilation systems to produce synthetic fuels from CO 2 and water from the ambient air. In addition, ‘crowd oil’ could mobilize many new actors for the energy transition. —Professor Dittmeyer.

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Study: expanding Brazilian sugarcane for ethanol could reduce global CO2 emissions by up to 5.6%

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Vastly expanding sugarcane production in Brazil for conversion to ethanol could reduce current global CO 2 emissions by as much as 5.6%, according to a new study by an international team led by researchers from the University of Illinois. The proposed expansion of sugarcane production is within the area that can be legally converted.

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MultiSchIBZ consortium developing SOFC APU for marine use

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The OWI contributes its know-how in the conversion of liquid energy sources and is responsible for the further development of the fuel gas generator, hot gas recirculation and the thermal start-up concept of the overall system. Creation and alignment of legal bases for the application of technology in ships. sunfire GmbH, Dresden.

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Energy Conversion Devices files Chapter 11, seeks sale of businesses; Ovonic Battery Company sold to BASF Corporation

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51-year-old Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. Ovonyx holds the patents in, and is pursuing the commercialization of, phase-change random access memory (PCM or PRAM), also known as Ovonic Universal Memory (OUM). joint venture. Ovonyx is a joint venture with its co-founder Tyler Lowrey and its shareholders include Intel Corporation.

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Worldwide Campaign for Neurorights Notches Its First Win

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constitutional amendment that was passed by the National Congress of Chile and signed by the president, the people of Chile are the first in the world to be granted a new kind of human rights—“neurorights”—which advocates say are made necessary by rapid advances in neurotechnology. Chile’s congress is currently considering.

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China researchers hydrotreat waste engine oil and scrap tire oil blend to produce diesel- and jet-range fuel

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Researchers at Henan Polytechnic University in China have hydrotreated the oil derived from hydrothermal liquefaction of scrap tires (STO) with waste engine oil (WEO) using five different activated carbon-supported noble metal catalysts—Pd/C, Pt/C, Ru/C, Ir/C, and Rh/C—for the production of liquid fuels.

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Researchers Say Growth of Cellulosic Biofuel Industry Hurt by GMO Regulations

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—Steve Strauss, a distinguished professor of forest biotechnology at Oregon State University, and lead author of the paper. Even research on traits expressly intended to reduce environmental impacts face the same legal risks and regulatory barriers as other traits.