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Efforts to bring Starlink terminals to Iran expected to scale up.

Teslarati

Starlink terminals are in Iran, and efforts to bring more in are expected to scale up. On Thursday, a video of a Starlink terminal in Iran was shared on Instagram by Manoto TV. “They’ve already sent dozens of terminals to Iran and intend to scale up,” Sadjapour tweeted. Sadjapour also pointed out that the U.S.

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New Fischer-Tropsch reactor configuration to optimize gasoline production

Green Car Congress

A team from Shiraz University in Iran is proposing a novel reactor configuration for Fischer-Tropsch synthesis (FTS) that utilizes a fixed-bed water perm-selective membrane reactor followed by a fluidized-bed hydrogen perm-selective membrane reactor. The concept (FMFMDR) produces gasoline from synthesis gas.

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Isfahan University of Tech team reports new efficient pretreatment method for rice straw to boost yield of cellulosic ethanol

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Researchers at Isfahan University of Technology (Iran) report the efficient production of cellulosic ethanol from rice straw using a new sodium carbonate pretreatment method. Amin Salehi, Keikhosro Karimi, Tayebeh Behzad, and Nafiseh Poornejad (2012) Efficient Conversion of Rice Straw to Bioethanol Using Sodium Carbonate Pretreatment.

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Forecast: Global Natural Gas Vehicle Fleet to Reach 17 Million by 2015

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to reach just more than 3 million vehicles (including conversions) by 2015. Conversely, in Pakistan, Argentina, Brazil, Iran, and India—the top five markets for NGVs—there are a variety of light-duty NGVs available. between 2008 and 2015, which translates into 31,347 vehicles (including conversions) sold in 2015.

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Tomorrow’s AI Will Reason Like Humans, IBM Watson Developer Predicts

Cars That Think

When David Nahamoo was a high school student in Iran, he wanted to pursue a career in mathematics or physics. But after talking over career options with his friends, he says, he was "pointed in the direction of a good career in Iran" and instead decided to become an electrical engineer. CHOOSING A DIFFERENT PATH.

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Forecast: 17M Natural Gas Vehicles Worldwide by 2015

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to reach just over 3 million vehicles (including conversions) by 2015. The top five markets for NGVs are currently Pakistan, Argentina, Brazil, Iran, and India. between 2008 and 2015, which translates into 31,347 vehicles (including conversions) sold in 2015. Tags: Conversions LNG Market Background Natural Gas.

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MIT and IEA reports take different views of the future of natural gas in transportation

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While compressed natural gas (CNG) will play a role, particularly for high-mileage fleets, the report suggests that the chemical conversion of gas into some form of liquid fuel may be the best pathway to significant market penetration. MIT: leaning toward conversion for light-duty vehicles. Natural gas to fuel conversion processes.

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