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Veolia launches largest project to produce bio-methanol from pulp mill waste

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Veolia has been a major supplier to the pulp and paper industry since the 1960s for HPD black liquor evaporation systems. Since then, Veolia has more than 450 installations worldwide for mills in Brazil, Indonesia, China, Japan, Australia, South Africa and several European countries. Metsä Fibre’s Äänekoski plant.

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Tesla gets Gigafactory incentives offer from South Korea’s  President Yoon

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We are preparing a tailored approach to grant some advantages to these specified companies,” he said. In September, Canada’s Minister of Innovation, Science, and Industry, François-Philippe Champagne, announced that he and his team would go to California to meet with an automaker. The Teslarati team would appreciate hearing from you.

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Aemetis upgrades India biodiesel plant

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The Aemetis plant was built in 2008 to produce biodiesel and refined glycerin using large volumes of lower-cost, non-food by-products from the edible oil industry as feedstock to supply the biofuel, pharmaceutical, and industrial markets.

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IEA: Decisive action by governments is critical to unlock growth for low-carbon hydrogen

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Currently, global production of low-carbon hydrogen is minimal, its cost is not yet competitive, and its use in promising sectors such as industry and transport remains limited—but there are encouraging signs that it is on the cusp of significant cost declines and widespread global growth, according the IEA’s Global Hydrogen Review 2021.

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15 Graphs That Explain the State of AI in 2024

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The story in the last year has been about people responding [to generative AI],” says Maslej, “whether it’s in policy, whether it’s in public opinion, or whether it’s in industry with a lot more investment.” Since training these models typically requires vast resources, Industry now makes most of them, with academia only putting out a few.

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Researchers show oil palm plantation expansion a significant source of CO2; projected to contribute more than all of Canada’s current fossil fuel emissions by 2020

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Indonesia is the leading producer of palm and palm kernel oil. Most of Indonesia’s oil palm plantation expansion is occurring on the island of Borneo, also known as Kalimantan, which occupies a land area nearly the size California and Florida combined.

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EPA proposes slight ease in 2018 renewable fuel volumes compared to 2017; gearing up for future reset

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Timely implementation provides certainty to American refiners, the agriculture community and broader fuels industry, all of which play an important role in the RFS program. EPA is also taking comment on addressing concerns that some RFS obligations are increasingly met with imported fuel from Brazil, Argentina and Indonesia.

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