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Stora Enso to build biomass-to-sugars demo plant in Louisiana

Green Car Congress

Following its recent acquisition of the US-based biotechnology company Virdia (formerly HCL CleanTech) ( earlier post ), Stora Enso is investing €32 million (US$ 43 million) in a demonstration and market development plant to be built at Raceland, Louisiana, USA. The Raceland demonstration plant is scheduled to start production early 2017.

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DOE’s Manufacturing Institute to award $35M to support R&D in recycling, reuse and remanufacturing

Green Car Congress

The US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Reducing EMbodied-Energy and Decreasing Emissions (REMADE) Manufacturing Institute announced approximately $35 million to support research and development (R&D) that will enable US manufacturers to increase the recovery, recycling, reuse, and remanufacturing of plastics, metals, electronic waste, and fibers.

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Biomass fuels: challenges and opportunities – ET Auto

Baua Electric

The term ‘biofuels’ encompasses solid, liquid, and gaseous fuels primarily derived from biomass, including animal and plant wastes and residues. Bioethanol, can be derived from various sources such as sugar, corn, wheat, agricultural wastes, molasses, macroalgae, microalgae, and seaweed. Dr. Gogoi is also Asst.

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Canada utmost in on do business in to get Stellantis battery plant again heading in the right direction: Champagne

Baua Electric

OTTAWA — A do business in to avoid wasting a $5-billion electrical automobile battery plant in Windsor is inching nearer, Business Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne stated Wednesday. Each crops are principally meant to offer batteries to the firms’ personal EVs. “We’re getting closer to the end of the negotiation.”

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Greenius Will Meet With Al Gore To Talk Climate Reality

Creative Greenius

Tomorrow morning I’ll be in Long Beach, California for another project ribbon cutting at City Hall for their new sustainable edible gardens that Waste Management’s EcoAd is providing the financial support for. . Or maybe I have just yet to find my happy place and haven’t wanted to harsh anyone’s mellow.

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Greenius Will Meet With Al Gore To Talk Climate Reality

Creative Greenius

Tomorrow morning I’ll be in Long Beach, California for another project ribbon cutting at City Hall for their new sustainable edible gardens that Waste Management’s EcoAd is providing the financial support for. . Or maybe I have just yet to find my happy place and haven’t wanted to harsh anyone’s mellow.

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This Volvo and Harris Poll Study investigates the state of EVs in America

Current EV

Volvo Car USA has teamed up with The Harris Poll to deepen insights into the American opinion across four core themes: design, safety, technology and environment. We encourage you to use these statistics freely, properly sourcing Volvo Car USA/The Harris Poll. All are designed to improve your life now and in the future.

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