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VTT Launches European NEMO Project for Cellulosic Ethanol

Green Car Congress

Total cost of the project will be €8.2 The NEMO project, which has received funding of €5.9 million (US$8.4 million) from the EU’s FP7 (Seventh Framework Programme), is aimed at developing technologies to produce cellulosic ethanol from agricultural and forestry waste, such as straws and wood chips, via a fermentation pathway. million (US$11.7

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Europe Expands Virtual Borders To Thwart Migrants

Cars That Think

The cost of shifting from rescue operations to border enforcement may be harder journeys for migrants and the deaths of some. Dan Fisher of the University of Glasgow, who has published on SIVE. While migrants and traffickers fight over the cost of their crossings, European entities have fought over how to stop migrant crossings.

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Drive Electric Submission on the Emissions Reduction Plan Discussion Document

Drive Electric

Slovenia, Iceland, the Netherlands, Ireland, India, Denmark, Sweden, Israel, Germany and the United Kingdom all have 2030 deadlines. Drive Electric recommends that the Building Code be updated to require every new home with a dedicated parking space to install a Smart EV charger with a universal socket for all makes of electric vehicles.

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Falling Domestic Fares and an A.I. Arms Race: What Travelers Can Expect in 2024

Baua Electric

Reasons for the falling prices include increased airplane capacity — the number of seats on a given route — and a drop in the cost of jet fuel. In 2024, we will see a new breed of intelligent travel agents built on top of chatbots,” said Oren Etzioni , professor emeritus of computer science at the University of Washington.

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