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Wallbox becomes a member of Green Energy Association of Israel

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That’s why at Wallbox, we are determined to align ourselves with the growing community of lobbyists, governments, NGOs and industry groups across the world working towards the implementation of renewable energy. Israel is undergoing an energy revolution, with the country having pledged to allow only electric passenger cars to be sold by 2030.

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One-step process for production of renewable diesel blendstock from soybean oil

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in Israel report the development of a comercially-viable, one-step catalytic hydrotreating process for the conversion of soybean oil to renewable diesel-type fuel in a paper in the journal Fuel. Researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and Ormat Industries Ltd.

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UK-Israel team developing new catalyst to produce tougher PLA biodegradable plastics

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PLA is a type of biodegradable plastic that can be made from renewable plant sources such as corn, wheat or sugar. Among the funders are the Pears Foundation, UJIA, Britain’s Department for Business Innovation and Skills and the Foreign & Commonwealth Office and the Ministry of Science and Technology in Israel.

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Volkswagen launches new research collaboration with Oak Ridge National Laboratory & University of Tennessee, Knoxville

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The wireless charging project is supported by the DOE Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy’s Vehicle Technologies Office. —Xin Sun, Associate Laboratory Director for Energy Science and Technology at ORNL. kW up to 120 kW, with a goal of 300 kW—enough to provide an 80% recharge of the Porsche Taycan in about 10 minutes.

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Daimler first automotive company to test UBQ’s climate-positive thermoplastic material in auto parts

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Daimler is the first automotive company to partner with UBQ, which has developed a patented process to convert unsorted, landfill-destined waste into a renewable, thermoplastic substitute that can be made into everyday goods.

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BGU researchers developing more efficient process for hydrogenation of CO2 to synthetic crude

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Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers are developing a process to hydrogenate carbon dioxide to produce a renewable alternative for crude oil. The “green feed” crude can be refined into renewable liquid fuels using established technologies and can be transported using existing infrastructure to gas stations.

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U Michigan and Ben-Gurion University form research partnership on vehicle fuels, solar energy, and thermoelectrics

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The University of Michigan and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel will create a research partnership to collaborate on developing renewable technologies. The university has previously hosted a joint workshop with U-M on renewable energy with an emphasis on solar energy, liquid fuels and thermoelectricity.

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