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2019 Keeling Curve Prize winners include Opus 12; conversion of CO2 into fuels and chemicals

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water and electricity to produce higher-energy carbon-based products and a co-product of pure oxygen. It’s a capital-light solution that takes advantage of technology that has been commercialized for decades. into cost-competitive chemicals and fuels. Earlier post.). reducing catalysts. Clean Energy Works (Washington, D.C.)

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Tech: Renewable Diesel: A Sustainable Substitute

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One challenge is feed pretreatment, which can be done with acid, high-pressure water and/or adsorbents, depending on the technology selection. New Treatment Processes There is an available technology that uses a mass transfer device with caustic, acid or water as the treating reagent in liquid hydrocarbon streams.

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US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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AC Transit, California (Hayward, headquarters in Oakland): $6,400,000. Includes replacement of lighting fixtures, control systems, and roof upgrades at selected facilities. Ultra-light Zero Emissions Buses: Replaces two of Flint MTA diesel buses with advanced all-electric Zero-Emissions GTB-40 buses from Fisher Coachworks.

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A 100 m.p.g. truck? A Bright IDEA | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press

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For years now, inventors and sellers of electric car conversion kits have been blasting traditional automakers for not providing the 100 m.p.g. John Waters, the CEO of Bright Automotive, is a veteran of Detroits auto industry, just like most of the Bright team. Waters, it turns out, learned a lot during his days in Detroit.

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The Story Behind Pixar’s RenderMan CGI Software

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RenderMan, a project launched by computer graphics pioneer Edwin Catmull , is behind much of today’s computer-generated imagery and animation, including in the recent fan favorites Avatar: The Way of Water , The Mandalorian , and Nimona. It randomly picks points —which eliminates jaggies and the interference of light. headquarters.

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