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Boeing, UAE partners make progress with oilseed halophytes as feedstock for renewable jet fuel; desert plants fed by seawater

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The Sustainable Bioenergy Research Consortium ( SBRC ), affiliated with the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology in Abu Dhabi, will test these findings in a project that could support biofuel crop production in arid countries, such as the UAE. The water will next flow into a field of mangroves before returning to the ocean.

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Etihad Airways and partners launch roadmap for sustainable aviation biofuels in UAE

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Etihad Airways, together with Boeing, Total, Takreer and the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, launched a joint industry roadmap for the sustainable production of aviation biofuels in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). However, as the industry grows it could in future produce viable quantities of feedstock.

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Gulf oil giants Saudi Aramco, Adnoc set sights on lithium – ET Auto

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But Saudi Arabia and the UAE can draw on expertise in handling oil brine and wastewater at oil production sites. Concentration and price collapse For now, global economic weakness has depressed buying of new vehicles and led lithium prices to dive.

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IRENA report finds renewable power costs at parity or below fossil fuels in many parts of world

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These technologies will become more cost-competitive in future, especially where low-cost financing is available. State officials should take this opportunity to regroup and consider a deep water wind farm that will allow the Commonwealth to remain a national leader in renewable energy — and keep its competitive edge.

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Opinion: Is Russia Plotting To Bring Down OPEC?

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The European Commission, the European Union’s executive body, has refused to bless Gazprom’s proposed 55 bcm/year Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline project, citing existing surplus Gazprom pipeline capacity into Europe and insufficient future demand for Russian natural gas. The emergence of the U.S., This has transformed the U.S.

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