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Renault 2010 Environment Workshop, Part 1: Combustion Engine Technology and Product Plans

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Renault held a “2010 Environment Workshop” last week to showcase its progress across its range of vehicles’ full lifecycle through the Renault eco² program. Technologies to reduce the CO 2 emissions of internal combustion engines. These modular engines will have a cubic capacity of between 0.9

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Population Growth, Land and Water Limits and Climate Change Forcing a Radical Rethinking of Agriculture; GM Crops, Aquaculture, Drylands and Saline Agriculture

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Population growth, limits to arable land and fresh water, and climate change have “ profound implications ” for the ability of agriculture to meet this century’s demands for food, feed, fiber, and fuel while reducing the environmental impact of their production. —Federoff et al.

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Fire risks associated with li-ion batteries & safety

Electric Vehicles India

Replacing conventional vehicles using internal combustion engines with electrified vehicles (EV) is a challenge. This matter not only concerns firefighters, but also those involved in handling damaged EVs through towing, workshop, scrapyard or recycling activities. Internal cell short circuits. Mechanical deformation and impact.

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US EPA seeking to award up to $1M for project to mitigate black carbon from diesel sources in Russian Arctic

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Consequently, soot’s effect on climate change has not been adequately addressed in national and international global warming legislation. Soot’s contribution, however, could be reduced by 90% years with aggressive national and international policies. ”. Decreasing soot could have a rapid effect, Jacobson said.

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SCOPE Biofuels Project Releases Assessment on Environmental Effects of Biofuel Technologies

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The SCOPE (Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment) International Biofuels Project, has published the full proceedings of its Rapid Assessment workshop on the environmental effects of biofuel technologies, 22-25 September 2008. SCOPE is part of the International Council for Science. Menichetti and Otto.

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Developing standards for EV charging reliability

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So, it’s encouraging to see that SAE International, the most prominent standards body in the automotive field, is wading into the fray. And as we head into periods of more extreme weather, those charging stations are exposed to higher heat or more water than is typical. How long have internal combustion engine vehicles been around?

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Vertical Flight Society hosting first hydrogen aviation symposium in US

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The event, the 1 st H2-Aero Symposium & Workshop , is being held 29-31 March 2022, in Long Beach, California. International hydrogen aviation developers will also be speaking, including one of Europe’s key aircraft and space research organizations, DLR—The German Aerospace Center, and aircraft developer H2Fly.

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