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Nippon Paint opens body repair, car care workshop in Gurugram | Autocar Professional

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Japanese Tier-1 major Nippon Paint has inaugurated its maiden aftermarket automotive paint finishes and car care workshop in Sector 16, Gurugram, Haryana. The workshop, christened ‘Master Craft’ aims to offer an end-to-end vehicle body repair, paint, as well car care services to discerning car owners.

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BASF to provide sustainable refinish coatings solutions and technical services to Didi’s body and paint shops

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These products, designed for the Chinese market, will help reduce VOC emissions and meet the stringent standards implemented in various cities in China. BASF is the one-stop solution provider that can help us standardize the painting process of our new shops. —Gu Haijie, President of Xiaoju Autocare. Source: BASF Coatings.

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VW launches new Sharan MPV; up to 14.3% more fuel efficient; stop-start, battery regen standard

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The entire engine range (115 to 220 PS) meets the Euro-6 standard. The TSI engines deliver 110 kW / 150 PS and 162 kW / 220 PS (a gain of 20 PS) respectively, with the 150 PS version consuming, in combination with the standard manual transmission, 6.4 The DSG transmission is included as standard with the top 220 PS engine.

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ASTM greenlights ethanol as feedstock for alcohol-to-jet synthetic fuel; blend level up to 50%

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ASTM International recently approved ethanol as a feedstock in ASTM D7566 Annex A5, the Standard Specification for Aviation Turbine Fuel Containing Synthesized Hydrocarbons for alcohol-to-jet synthetic paraffinic kerosene (ATJ-SPK). The revision of ASTM D7566 Annex A5 to increase the blend ratio of ATJ-SPK to 50% was also completed.

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EPA Posts Peer Review of Renewable Fuel Standards Lifecycle Analysis

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Source: EPA workshop, June 2009. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has posted the peer review of the renewable fuel standards lifecycle analysis—including significant indirect emissions, such as from indirect land use changes— online. Source: EPA workshop, June 2009. Steps in determining biofuel lifecycle emissions.

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DOE to award up to $35M to advance fuel cell and hydrogen technologies; fuel cell range extenders

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This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) covers a broad spectrum of the Fuel Cell Technology Office (FCTO) portfolio with areas of interest ranging from research and development (R&D) to demonstration and deployment projects. Subtopics include Microbial Biomass Conversion. Subtopic 1a: Microbial biomass conversion.

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DOE will award up to $12M to research projects to drive down the cost of drop-in biofuels via thermochemical, direct liquefaction pathways

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The FOA is addressing research and development (R&D) challenges that were identified at a stakeholder workshop held in December 2011 called “Conversion Technologies for Advanced Biofuels” (CTAB) and from a Request for Information (RFI) conducted in November 2012. Earlier post.).

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