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Gemilang International to deliver 140 electric school buses to California

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Gemilang International Limited (GML) will deliver 140 units of fully-electric school buses to California in 2022. Based in Johor, Malaysia, GML has designed and manufactured coaches and assembled buses for more than 30 years. The Hong-Kong-listed company said it has been supplying electric buses to the US since 2016.

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Gevo contracts with Mustang Engineering for the conversion of Gevos renewable isobutanol to biojet fuel

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The advent of the jet fuel carbon tax on international flights landing in the European Union is motivating the airline industry and fuel suppliers to seek cost-effective, renewable alternatives to petroleum jet fuel. Once completed successfully, the company will initiate jet engine testing with engine manufacturers.

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New study finds GHG emissions from palm oil production significantly underestimated; palm oil biofuels could be more climate-damaging than oil sands fuels

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Mha (20%) of the peatlands of Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo in 2010, surpassing the area of Belgium and causing an annual carbon emission from peat decomposition of 230–310 Mt CO 2 e. Chris Malins of the International Council on Clean Transportation. —Miettinen et al.

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Libertine LPE free piston technology targeting power generation, waste-heat recovery and range-extended EV applications; feasibility study with PETRONAS

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Unlike a conventional internal combustion engine, a free piston engine does not have connecting rods and a crank shaft to govern each piston’s movement and convert the reciprocating action into rotary motion. Each piston is free to move along its axis under the action of linear forces including those due to combustion pressure.

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Are biofuels the answer for green cars? The Green Piece

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However, an international initiative has also been formed called the Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels , which gathers farmers, companies, governments and more to look at sustainable biofuel production and distribution. Further worries include the impact on water resources.

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UOP looking to biomass catalytic pyrolysis to expand volumes of renewable hydrocarbon fuels

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Honeywell’s UOP—a major international supplier and licensor of technology for petroleum refining, gas processing, petrochemical production and major manufacturing industries—has also been an early leader in developing technologies for the production of renewable drop-in hydrocarbon fuels. Earlier post.) Earlier post.).

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