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EU Launches 37M Next-Generation Integrated Biorefinery Project

Green Car Congress

Dubbed EUROBIOREF (European multilevel integrated biorefinery design for sustainable biomass processing), the project aims to improve cost efficiency by 30%, cut energy use by 30% and reduce feedstock consumption by 10%. Work has begun on a new EU-funded project to improve the performance of Europe’s biorefineries.

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A closer look at graphite—its forms, functions and future in EV batteries

Charged EVs

Graphite is the critical component of all current anode designs. Some advanced designs use a small amount of silicon, which can store more energy. It’s a petroleum product. It takes very high energy to create it, and in some philosophical way, it doesn’t make sense to electrify mobility by using petroleum products.

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