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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. Under the agreement, biojet produced from Evogene castor oil through UOP’s Green Jet technology, is expected to undergo additional advanced testing by NASA and AFRL. The analysis was conducted by Evogene, Inc., In April 2009 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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The Game-Changing Water Revolution: Interview with Stanley Weiner

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Amid this doom and gloom, a water revolution is emerging, led by energy industry figures who realized the endless potential of tapping into new water sources and processing them with advanced desalination technology that, for the first time ever, is economically feasible. What it means for the oil and gas industry. Earlier post.]

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

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Cleantech Blog Cleantechblog.com, the premier cleantech site for commentary on news and technology relating to clean tech, greentech, energy, climate change and carbon, and the environment. Shai Agassi predicts that Israel will have over 100,000 electric vehicles in use by 2010. Cleantech blogs founder is Neal Dikeman. Email Neal.

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Hawaii opts for EVs and renewable energy

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Oil burning is one of the single biggest sources of pollution coming from the whole state. Richard Dods, a consultant working with the Israeli company that owns the facility, Ormat Technologies , says that in theory, there’s enough geothermal capacity here to power all of Hawaii. of Palo Alto, Calif.,

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