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Evogene Castor Oil Demonstrates Suitability as Biojet Feedstock

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Biojet produced from castor varieties under development by Israel-based Evogene, Ltd. The economic target of Evogene’s castor development program is for its varieties to be price competitive without government subsidies at an oil price equivalent to $45 per barrel. The analysis was conducted by Evogene, Inc.,

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Life Cycle Analysis of Evogene Castor Bean-based Biodiesel Shows 90% Emissions Reduction Compared to Petroleum

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A life cycle assessment (LCA) of biodiesel produced from castor bean varieties being developed by Israel-based Evogene Ltd. The economic target for Evogene is to be price competitive without government subsidies at an oil price equivalent to $45 per barrel.

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September '06 - Tesla Roadster Unveiled, Electric Cars NOT DEAD YET!

Plugs and Cars

Oil prices peaked once again at over $75 a barrel. The war between Israel and Hizbollah has brought massive petroleum spills to Beirut’s beaches as a result of the bombing of an oil-burning electricity generation plant. Certainly, events in the world have conspired to drive attention to the film and the Tesla.

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Syrian oil ministry announces oil shale tender

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A more vigorous investigation on oil shale began in 1980, but was stopped in 1985 due to the decrease in oil prices. In 2005, Syria reactivated the effort.

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The Game-Changing Water Revolution: Interview with Stanley Weiner

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In Israel, for instance, there are contracts to build these permanent desalination plants, but now it looks like the permits aren’t going to come through. Studies have found that if they are processing 50 million gallons a day, they are putting 25 million gallons of harmful liquids back into the ocean.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

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Driving range will no longer be an obstacle, because customers will be able to plug their cars into charging units in any of the 500,000 charging spots in Israel. Shai Agassi predicts that Israel will have over 100,000 electric vehicles in use by 2010. In addition to Smart Grid City, another major EV/V2G initiative is unfolding.

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Hawaii opts for EVs and renewable energy

Revenge of the Electric Car

Tuesday’s announcement follows earlier endorsements from Israel, Denmark, Australia, Renault-Nissan and a coalition of Northern California localities supporting the idea leading to the deployment of an electric vehicle with a range of greater than 100 miles, beginning at the end of 2010 in Israel.

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