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Geely invests in Carbon Recycling Intl.; vehicles fueled by methanol from CO2, water and renewable energy

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CRI, founded in 2006 in Reykjavik, Iceland, is developing technology to produce renewable methanol from clean energy and recycled CO 2 emissions. Vulcanol is CRI’s brand name for renewable methanol, produced from CO 2 and hydrogen from renewable sources of electricity (hydro, geothermal, wind and solar).

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11 Intriguing Engineering Milestones to Look for in 2023

Cars That Think

A Sea-Monster-Proof Internet The initial segment of what will be the first underwater fiber-optic link to skirt the North Pole, connecting Japan and Europe, will light up in early 2023. This stretch, called Iris, will link Iceland to Ireland. United States’ Wind on the Wire The largest renewable-energy infrastructure project in U.S.

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How the Northern Lights and Digital Photography Have Boosted Astrotourism

Baua Electric

Last August, over a calm Michigan lake, Karl Duesterhaus, 34, of Chicago, was treated to an unusual phenomenon: the northern lights, which appeared as hazy colors in a brighter-than-usual night sky. To understand what creates the northern lights, and how we and cameras see them differently, we turned to the experts.

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EV myths busted: Are electric vehicles actually good for the environment?

Drive Electric NZ

ICEVs have been around for a while, and although they’ve had the time to perfect their manufacturing process and we’ve seen increased pressure on the importance of fuel economy and emissions, the thermal efficiency of the average light vehicle engine remains between 20-35%, and we’re not seeing much improvement beyond this.

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Road Test: 2024 Rolls-Royce Spectre EV

Clean Fleet Report

Rolls-Royce explains “Named after a cove in the South of France where Sir Henry Royce and his design team spent their winters, Canadel is tactile, with a light satin finish that retains the material’s natural texture. It was redesigned and wind tunnel-tested to be more aerodynamic.

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A Girls’ Trip to Costa Rica. But With No Phones, Did It Happen?

Baua Electric

She added that FTLO’s phone-free trips this year, which start at $1,699 and also head to Iceland, Mexico, Cuba and Puerto Rico, are in strong demand. My bag felt too light, which made me feel uneasy. I slept deeper than I had in months. But my phone’s phantom presence loomed large. Mainly, I missed a good camera.

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Studying Climate Change with an Ice Radar Drone

Cars That Think

It’s –27 °C, dipping below –40 °C with wind chill—well below the operating temperature of most of the commercial equipment we brought for this expedition. We had to start with a blank slate to develop a system that was small and light enough to fit on an inexpensive UAV. Our phones, laptops, and cameras are rapidly failing.