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BP and Johnson Matthey license Fischer-Tropsch technology to waste-to-biofuels producer Fulcrum BioEnergy for biojet

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BP and Johnson Matthey (JM) have signed an agreement with Fulcrum BioEnergy to license their Fischer Tropsch (FT) technology to support Fulcrum’s drive to convert municipal solid waste into biojet fuel.

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Study Finds Warmer Climate Could Stifle Carbon Uptake by Trees

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The water-stressed trees were then less effective in converting CO 2 into biomass. Their geographic range includes much of the Rocky Mountains, Sierra Nevada and high-elevation areas of the Pacific Northwest. Summer rains were unable to make up the difference, Hu said.

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Aqua Metals is building a more sustainable battery recycling ecosystem

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Charged : Do different companies handle different steps of the process that converts spent battery packs to minerals? Aqua Metals Sierra ARC Campus Plan David Regan: Few people know that lead-acid batteries are the most recycled commodity on earth—more than glass, more than cardboard. It’s a great sustainability story.

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Aqua Metals is building a more sustainable battery recycling ecosystem – Charged EVs

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Charged : Do different companies handle different steps of the process that converts spent battery packs to minerals? Aqua Metals Sierra ARC Campus Plan David Regan: Few people know that lead-acid batteries are the most recycled commodity on earth—more than glass, more than cardboard. It’s a great sustainability story.

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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they have a degree of autonomy beyond the reach of federal government and can often make tough decisions: for example, California’s climate goals and London’s congestion charging. In effect therefore, the more energy convertion stages there are the less efficient the process is. The closest to that source is solar.

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