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KAIST rolling out dynamic wireless charging in buses in South Korea

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Following the development and operation of commercialized OLEV trams (at an amusement park in Seoul) and shuttle buses (at KAIST campus), respectively, the city of Gumi in South Korea, beginning on 6 August, is providing its citizens with OLEV public transportation services. Schematic diagram SMFIR technology. Click to enlarge.

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Gwangju team develops process for direct generation of 1-butanol from CO2

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A team of researchers from the Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology in South Korea has developed a process that directly generates 1-butanol from CO 2 via the electrochemical reduction reaction (CO 2 RR) with the help of copper phosphide (CuP 2 ) without first undergoing CO dimerization. —Professor Jaeyoung Lee.

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A one-step synthesis process for a stable and highly active catalyst for dry reforming of methane

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Dry reforming of methane (DRM) is one promising approach to converting methane and carbon dioxide into chemical feedstock or syngas. However, DRM needs a stable and highly active catalyst for its commercialization. Metal-supported zeolites are widely used for this purpose, due to their microporous structure and chemical stability.

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Genesis And Lucid Rumored To Join Forces On EV

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We also know that Lucid vehicles have been spotted testing in South Korea despite the company not yet selling on that particular market. From AutoBlog : We know Hyundai's throwing huge resources at developing in-house platforms and motors, so why would it potentially make a deal with Lucid?

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Researchers use PEM fuel cell reactor to convert biomass-derived acetone into isopropanol; new biomass to fuels pathway

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A team from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Massachusetts-Amherst and Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology of South Korea has demonstrated the feasibility of using proton-exchange-membrane (PEM) reactors electrocatalytically to reduce biomass-derived oxygenates into renewable fuels and chemicals. Tompsett, G.

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Old empires could be the key to a new car future – ET Auto

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Hydrogen is the most abundant substance in the universe, and a crucial element in the creation of our most precious resource: water. All three automakers are part of larger business empires — called chaebol in South Korea and keiretsu in Japan. Hyundai Motor Co. Honda Motor Co. and Toyota Motor Corp.

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Researchers develop new non-catalytic process for converting lipids from sewage sludge to biodiesel; high yield and economic production

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Then, the converted biodiesel and byproduct (glycerin) are eluted from the pores as a result of their relatively lower boiling points compared to that of the triglycerides. According to their case study in South Korea, the price of the lipids extracted from SS was approximately US$0.03

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