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Where Your Author Owns a Used BMW Convertible for a Year

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It seems only a couple of months ago I reported on my experience traveling from Cincinnati to Nashville to purchase the 2010 BMW Z4, thus satisfying a used convertible car search that lasted for a year and a half. Thumbs up on the road, and being stopped at a fuel station or outside a store to answer a question or two is a new experience.

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Provaris receives ABS approval for design of H2Neo compressed hydrogen carrier

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This milestone approval follows the completion of extensive Front End Engineering Design (FEED) work and ABS review activities. Illustration of the H2Neo 26,000m3 compressed H2 carrier. The H2Neo design is a result of extensive hull optimization and assessments of new technologies that have been applied to reduce fuel consumption.

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GLBRC research review concludes cellulosic biofuels can benefit the environment if managed correctly

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Cellulosic biofuels could provide an environmentally sustainable way of meeting energy needs—but with a few important caveats, according to a new review of research by a team from the US Department of Energy-funded Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC). Their paper is published in the journal Science.

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ClassNK grants Approval in Principle for new H2/CO2 FPSO design; offshore production of H2 and CO2 from associated gas from offshore wells

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FPSOs are commonly used in the offshore oil and gas industry process and store crude oil and liquefied gas from offshore wells until it can be transported via pipelines to shore or via ship-to-ship transfer. The storage and transport of hydrogen continues to present a number of difficult technical challenges for industrial and commercial use.

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Cummins progressing with lightweight downsized T2B2 diesel for pickup; 40% improvement in fuel economy over gasoline V8

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At the US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Annual Merit Review meeting in Washington, DC last week, Michael Ruth from Cummins noted that the DOE program target for the project is a fuel economy (CAFE) target of 26 mpg (9.05 Resources (DOE will publish Merit Review presentations on its website.). Earlier post.). Weigert, E.,

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European Parliament approves binding 2030 32% renewables target; 14% of fuel for transport from renewables; 1st gen biofuels phased out

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Both targets are to be reviewed by 2023. Member states must also ensure that citizens are entitled to generate renewable energy for their own consumption, to store it and to sell excess production. These targets can only be raised, not lowered. First generation biofuels with a high risk of indirect land use change (ILUC)—i.e.

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Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction partners with RevoTech on production of hydrogen from waste plastic

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RevoTech will be applying its continuous pyrolysis technology to convert waste plastic into gas, while Doosan will be developing the main equipment and processes for reforming the product gas into hydrogen. The option of applying small modular reactors (SMRs) to produce clean hydrogen is also being reviewed.

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