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BMW Group sourcing aluminum produced using solar energy from EGA

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It is operated by the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, which has the electricity it produces sustainably certified by third parties, ensuring that it can supply EGA with power that is traceable and transparent. We are delighted to have the BMW Group as our first customer for low-carbon CelestiAL aluminum from EGA. In 2019, EGA sold 2.6

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Singapore Company Trialing Natural Gas Econic Waste Collection Vehicle

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The M 906 LAG natural gas engine has a displacement of 6.9 This is the case in Stockholm, where experience with this technology has been gained over more than six years, and the biogas is produced from waste water and to an extent also from household waste. liters and develops 205 kW (279 hp). .

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Why I Became An Advocate for Girls and Women

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Readers of my “ A Father’s Perspective About Daughters and Engineering ” and “ Fathers Can Be Gender Equity Advocates ” articles often ask what inspired me to become such a strong advocate for girls and women. My mother loved my role as an advocate for women in engineering, and she thought girls would be great in whatever career they chose.

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Researchers identify two novel ways bubbles form in foam; potential benefit for enhanced oil recovery

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A new study led by Rice chemical and biomolecular engineer Sibani Lisa Biswal and published in the journal Soft Matter describes two previously unknown ways that bubbles form in foam. They discovered mechanisms that should help engineers understand how foam can be manipulated for specific tasks.

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SpaceX set to launch Japanese Moon lander, NASA ice surveyor cubesat

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The lander is made by several commercial partners: ispace has provided most of its design and structures, but Europe’s ArianeGroup supplied all of HAKUTO-R’s engines, plumbing, and propulsion hardware and was responsible for most of the final assembly process.

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Thermal Solar Goes Where PVs Can’t

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The heat can drive steam turbines or engines to generate electricity around the clock. Inside the tower, molten salts are heated to 565 °C and flow down into storage tanks, turning water into steam to drive turbines. A 30-kilowatt, 42-square-meter aperture production unit is in development. It's flexible.

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Thermal Solar Goes Where PVs Can’t

Cars That Think

The heat can drive steam turbines or engines to generate electricity around the clock. Inside the tower, molten salts are heated to 565 °C and flow down into storage tanks, turning water into steam to drive turbines. A 30-kilowatt, 42-square-meter aperture production unit is in development. It's flexible.