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Petrobras joining DIBANET biofuels consortium; diesel miscible biofuels from biomass

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DIBANET is coordinated by the Carbolea Research Group at the University of Limerick in Ireland. Victor Teixeira da Silva, a researcher at DIBANET partner, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), for some time, became interested in the DIBANET project during the Summer School and Networking Event, organized by Prof.

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EU-Funded Project Targets Sustainable Production of Ethyl Levulinate from Biomass as Diesel Miscibile Biofuel

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The project will also use fast pyrolysis to convert the residue left over from biofuel production to bio-oil for subsequent upgrading to DMB. Michael Hayes of the Carbolea Research Group at the University of Limerick in Ireland, the DIBANET co-ordinator. Pyrolysis of some or all of the SR to produce a bio-oil and a biochar.

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Oyster Wave Power Machine Generates Electricity Onshore; Sea Trials Begin This Autumn

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Oyster is fitted with an 18m-wide oscillator based on fundamental research at Queen’s University Belfast led by Professor Trevor Whittaker. The environmental risks associated with the device are minimized by using only water as its hydraulic fluid, rather than oil, and there are no toxic substances involved.

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Elektromotive to make breakthrough in Saudi Arabia

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Saudi Arabia is probably the last place you’d expect to see a concerted shift towards emission free motoring - after all, the Kingdom is the world’s leading oil producer and exporter.

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Alexander Dennis Unveils Plans For More Electric Bus Models

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Buses for the United Kingdom and Ireland will be entirely manufactured in the United Kingdom. The highly successful battery-electric BYD ADL Enviro200EV and BYD ADL Enviro400EV models developed in collaboration with BYD will remain available in the UK, Ireland, and New Zealand, providing operators with an unrivaled range of options. 

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Scotland Launches €6M Algae Biofuels Project

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million) from the European Union’s INTERREG IVA Programme, with additional funding from Highlands and Islands Enterprise, the Crown Estate, Northern Ireland Executive and the Irish Government. As well as seaweeds, we will investigate which strains of microalgae are most suitable for oil production and cultivation on an industrial scale.

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Inside the Global Race to Tap Potent Offshore Wind

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In a hangar at the University of Edinburgh, a triangular steel contraption sits beside a giant tank of water. This scale model of a floating wind-turbine platform is one of 10 new designs being tested at the University of Edinburgh’s FloWave facility. Peter Fairley This rush to deep water is a global phenomenon.

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