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EU Innovation Fund grants €108M to RWE’s waste-to-hydrogen project FUREC

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RWE's FUREC project, which aims to produce circular and green hydrogen from non-recyclable municipal solid waste in Limburg, the Netherlands, received a €108-million grant from the EU’s Innovation Fund. FUREC is preparing the necessary grid connections to the hydrogen and CO 2 infrastructure. textiles, paper).

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Porsche updates the Taycan; more range, more connectivity, more colors

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In addition, the waste heat from the electrical components is used to an even greater extent for battery temperature regulation. If there is enough space, the driver can start the parking process via the Porsche Connect app and then get out of the vehicle. This means that fast charging is possible earlier and at a higher charge level.

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Veolia launches largest project to produce bio-methanol from pulp mill waste

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As part of this cooperation, Veolia will build a crude methanol refinery in connection with Metsä Fibre’s Äänekoski bioproduct mill. Black liquor is the waste byproduct from the kraft pulping process after pulping is completed. Veolia Group designs and provides solutions for water, waste and energy management.

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IEEE President’s Note: Connecting the Unconnected

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The world saw the need for universal broadband connectivity for remote work, online education, telemedicine, entertainment, and social networking. As millions of classrooms moved online, the lack of connectivity made it difficult for some students to participate in remote learning. population does not have a high-speed connection.

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Ford and Automatic Labs working together to support connected-car solutions

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For example, Automatic learns about a driver’s driving style and provides subtle audio cues when a driver does things that waste gas, such as: Rough Braking. Stepping hard on the gas pedal decreases fuel efficiency and wastes money. Automatic will launch additional connected-car enhancements in the coming months.

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SwRI operating connected vehicle affiliated test bed

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Southwest Research Institute is now serving as a Connected Vehicle Affiliated Test Bed, recognized by the US Department of Transportation Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA). billion gallons of fuel wasted sitting in traffic. The DOT estimates that traffic congestion costs the US economy $87.2 billion hours and 2.8

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Samsung Heavy and Seaborg to develop floating nuclear power plant combined with hydrogen and ammonia plants

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In the harbor, a transmission cable will be connected to the electric grid onshore. Since the fuel is chemically stable and the fission products are short-lived, this waste is radiologically similar to radioactive hospital waste and can be handled using conventional methods.

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