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Biofuels Power to build small-scale gas-to-liquids plant in Houston

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Houston-based Biofuels Power Corporation ( BFLS ) has signed a letter of intent with ThyssenKrupp Industrial Solutions (Africa) (Pty) Ltd and Liberty GTL, Inc. to build a small-scale gas-to-liquid demonstration facility in Houston. This process is scheduled to be completed in the coming weeks.

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5 Big Ideas for High-Temperature Superconductors

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It refers to materials that superconduct above −195.79 °C, the boiling point of liquid nitrogen. PROJECT TO WATCH: Earlier this year, the Chinese company Lianovation installed the world’s first megawatt-level HTS induction heater at an industrial facility in northeastern China. High temperature” isn’t room temperature.

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DOE to award $11M to 20 new Clean Cities projects for alt fuel cars and trucks

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Houston-Galveston. will work to expand access to natural gas, propane and biodiesel transportation fuels across the eight-county Houston-Galveston area. installation; and develop and conduct training programs regarding. use; produce a technical reference manual for utilities and policy makers to. potential users.

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Nauka's Troubled Flight—Before It Tumbled the ISS

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Any hopes that the space agencies in Houston and Moscow had for tamping down public concerns over the International Space Station's recent tumble in orbit were lost last week as new revelations from Moscow confirmed worst-case rumors. We would point you to Roscosmos for any specifics on MLM systems/performance/procedures.".

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Electrify Your Fleet Faster With Incentives and Rebates

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Here are just a few incentives you can seek out to lower the cost of your transition and offset the costs of installing the necessary charging infrastructure. Alternative Fuel Infrastructure Tax Credit The other major tax incentive applies to companies that install alternative fuel sources including electric vehicle charging stations.

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Video Friday: Autonomous Car Drifting, Aerial-Aquatic Drone, and Jet-Powered Robot

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These algorithms work independently of the number of jet turbines installed on the robot and ensure satisfaction of physical constraints associated with the jet engines. Dactyls can also be used to securely grasp the object and dig in the substrate for installing cables, searching for buried objects, and collecting sediment samples.

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