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Renewable fuels and biochar company Cool Planet closes on $100M Series D financing

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Cool Planet Energy Systems, a renewable fuels and biochar company ( earlier post ), closed on its targeted $100 million Series D financing. Used as a soil amendment, its CoolTerra biochar product also increases crop productivity and plant health while reducing water and fertilizer requirements.

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USDA provides $91M loan guarantee to Cool Planet for biogasoline blendstock plant; biomass pyrolysis and catalytic conversion

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A precise amount of ground biomass is fed into a moving tray; at the first heating and processing stage, the function is to drive off entrapped water, and to perform the first step of de-hydration of the biomass while mechanically compacting it for more effective heat transfer at later stages of processing. Depending on the temperature (300

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Labour's £5,000 sweetener to launch electric car revolution | Environment | The Guardian

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My Cycling trip from Agra to Bikaner

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The outer one was filled with water, the inner between the two walls supposedly had wild animals roaming around. The problem - lack of water. Rain water harvesting was tried out. An artificial lake, Moti jheel, was also made for storing water. We also caught sight of quite a few paan kauwas (water crow) or cormorants.

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Automakers agree on common plug to recharge electric vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

A 220 volt socket like on your water heater or dryer would be better, ad these typically have 40 or 50 amp circuits, so they can deliver 8,000 to 10,000 watts - is this what they mean? 1, 2000) Sited: [link] You can google it and find it anywhere that vehicles have always placed more harmful chemicals into the air. In a word, no.

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Visiting PURE EV factory | Startup Showcase | ETryst electric motorcycle first look

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So PURE ’s working capital seems to be dealer financed to a large extent. On the finance front though the valid crib is about finance options for prospective buyers. So there is a lot of dust and water ingress into the bearing. They are spending money on Google Ad words, FB and Instagram. Also some SEO stuff.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

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A Perfect Storm for Water Counting Calories and Counting Carbon: The Role of. People-Oriented Development Current Status of REDD Financing the Fifth Fuel Peak Phosphorus - Commence Urine Recyling on Space. Cleantech Crunched Top 10 Low Carbon Footprint Cars (and one SUV) for. Renewables That Even Coal-Based Utilities Can Love.

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