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The US’s largest solar panel maker opens a 3.3 GW factory in India

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This new facility has some pretty special distinctions: It’s home to India’s first solar panel recycling plant, and it’s also believed to be the world’s first net-zero water withdrawal solar factory. It will have zero wastewater discharge.

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Earth Day 2024: each day is about reducing emissions | Autocar Professional

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Corporations and governments use it to make pledges and announce sustainability measures. Growing focus on eco-mobility, EVs and ESG Cut to 2024 when countries, corporates and citizens are all seized of the urgency to enhance the green quotient in every sphere of life, including transportation.

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Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program accepting application for 2017 awards

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Toyota Motor Corporation has begun accepting applications today for this year’s Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program , which is designed to support environmental revitalization and conservation activities aimed at sustainable development both in Japan and overseas. Association to Save Shallow Water and Tidal Flat in Asia.

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Alberta to Host Underground Coal Gasification Demo; Update on Linc Chinchilla UCG In Australia

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Underground coal gasification does not use fresh water in its operation and is significantly different than other in situ processes, such as those used in oil sands development. No steam or water is currently required to be injected into the process although this can be accommodated if required.

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Robert Kahn: The Great Interconnector

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Kahn Current job: Chairman, CEO, and president of the Corporation for National Research Initiatives (CNRI) Date of birth: 23 December 1938 Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York Family: Patrice Ann Lyons, his wife Education: BEE 1960, City College of New York ; M.A. He established it as the Corporation for National Research Initiatives (CNRI).

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How Ted Hoff Invented the First Microprocessor

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By 1968 student hostility to the government over the Vietnam War was growing and life for researchers on campus who, like Hoff, relied on government funding was looking as if it might get uncomfortable. and a major user of microprocessors, was looking for a vice president of corporate technology. Sunnyvale, Calif.,

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