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TU/ecomotive develops waste-free car with UBQ: Luca

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With this zero-waste car, the team wants to show that waste can be a valuable material with a multitude of applications. Luca, the world’s first Zero-Waste car. During the UBQ conversion process, the unsorted residual waste stream is reduced into its more basic natural components. Photo by Bart van Overbeeke.

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BIRD Energy to invest $6.4M in Israel-US projects; biomass, fuel cells, natural gas, water-energy nexus and energy efficiency technologies

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The US Department of Energy (DOE), Israel’s Ministry of Energy (MoE) along with the Israel Innovation Authority have selected seven clean energy projects to receive $6.4 The BIRD Energy program continues to deliver results in energy, enhancing the energy security of both the United States and Israel. Elbit Systems Ltd.

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UBQ Materials partnering with Teknor Apex on thermoplastic elastomer compounds

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Israel-based UBQ Materials, a developer of advanced materials made from unsorted household waste, is partnering with Teknor Apex Company, one of the largest custom thermoplastics compounders globally, to include UBQ in its latest line of sustainable thermoplastic elastomers (TPE).

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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. Initial results have proven positive.

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Israel Cellulosic Ethanol Startup Closes $5.5M First Round from Khosla and Burrill

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Israel startup HCL CleanTech Ltd. HCL Cleantech uses hydrochloric acid-driven hydrolysis to convert cellulosic wastes to sugars that can be fermented to ethanol and other biofuels. HCL will use proceeds to pursue R&D in Israel and build a pilot plant in the US to be completed in 2010. HCL CleanTech process. Click to enlarge.

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Israeli company reports successful stage 1 testing of solar CO2-to-fuels technology

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Israel-based NewCO2Fuels (NCF), a subsidiary of GreenEarth Energy Limited in Australia, reported completion of stage 1 testing of its proof-of-concept system for the conversion of CO 2 into fuels using solar energy. NewCO2Fuels was founded in 2011 to commercialize a technology developed by Prof.

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Roskill: Green magnesium moving to commercial reality; China’s dominance under threat?

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There would probably not be any production in Israel if the Dead Sea were not already being exploited for other commodities. Today, well above 80% of the world’s magnesium comes from China. US output is for the domestic market and most CIS production is captive to titanium sponge.

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