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Novel inexpensive cobalt-nickel electrode for efficient water and urea electrolysis; yolk-shell nanoparticles

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Electrolytic hydrogen production powered by renewable energy is seen as an environmentally friendly means to ameliorate global climate and energy problems. Both half reactions of water electrolysis—hydrogen and oxygen evolution—are unfortunately slow and require a lot of power. Zhang, S.L., and Lou, X.W.

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Neste submits three pathways for California LCFS for renewable diesel produced at Porvoo refinery

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Finland-based Neste has submitted three new Tier 2 Pathways for California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) for renewable diesel produced at its Porvoo, Finland refinery. Two pathways are for Renewable Diesel from Tallow & Animal Fat and one is for Renewable Diesel from Used Cooking Oil (UCO). gCO 2 e/MJ. gCO 2 e/MJ.

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Singapore Company Trialing Natural Gas Econic Waste Collection Vehicle

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Fueled with biogas from renewable resources, the Econic is even carbon-neutral. This is the case in Stockholm, where experience with this technology has been gained over more than six years, and the biogas is produced from waste water and to an extent also from household waste.

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Pilus Energy and Horizon Fuel Cell Technologies to combine bioreactors with fuel cells

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Pilus Energy, a developer of biogas solutions has formed a strategic relationship with Singapore-based Horizon Fuel Cell Technologies, Pte. Distributed bio-hydrogen production using waste or waste-water as feedstock also offers the promise of a carbon-free solution for both urban environments and remote off-grid locations. .

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Extinguishing the EV Battery Fire Hype

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In July, a Panamanian-flagged, Japanese-owned ship called the Fremantle Highway , which was ferrying 3,800 new cars across the Atlantic Ocean on its way to Singapore, caught fire. Firefighters have consistently reported being unable to extinguish lithium-ion battery fires regardless of how much water they apply to a conflagration.

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11 Intriguing Engineering Milestones to Look for in 2023

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Prize Fight for Rain-Forest Tech In the Spring of 2023, Singapore will welcome 15 teams to the jungle for the semifinals of the XPrize Rainforest competition. United States’ Wind on the Wire The largest renewable-energy infrastructure project in U.S.

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New study finds GHG emissions from palm oil production significantly underestimated; palm oil biofuels could be more climate-damaging than oil sands fuels

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This would increase the annual carbon emission to somewhere between 380 and 920 Mt CO 2 e by 2020 depending on water management practices and the extent of plantations. —Miettinen et al. Slightly more than half of the GHG emissions for these biofuels in the EPA’s analysis came from land use change. Earlier post.).

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