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DeMoBat project developing robot-assisted dismantling for EV batteries and motors

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Environment Minister Franz Untersteller. In this way, we conserve rare raw materials and also advance the German industrial location.

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Blackstone may begin commercializing 3D-printed Na-ion batteries as early as 2025; testing in electric bus

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Blackstone, together with a German industry and research consortium, will take the validated laboratory results of the 3D-printed solid-state batteries to the stage of demonstration in a real environment within the next three years. million (subject to the grant decision becoming legally valid).

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Golia electric passenger transfer vehicle available in UK

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The electric road-legal bus has a range of up to 50 miles (80 km) on a single charge and is fitted with a two-speed manual gearbox, to help traverse steeper gradients. Other standard features include regenerative braking, reverse alarm and an adjustable steering wheel. It is available exclusively in the UK from ePowerTrucks.

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de Boer Resigns from UNFCCC

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de Boer will be joining the consultancy group KPMG as Global Adviser on Climate and Sustainability, as well as working with a number of universities. Copenhagen did not provide us with a clear agreement in legal terms, but the political commitment and sense of direction toward a low-emissions world are overwhelming. Yvo de Boer.

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Researchers Say Growth of Cellulosic Biofuel Industry Hurt by GMO Regulations

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—Steve Strauss, a distinguished professor of forest biotechnology at Oregon State University, and lead author of the paper. Even research on traits expressly intended to reduce environmental impacts face the same legal risks and regulatory barriers as other traits.

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Smith School report recommends individual governments take more national and bi-lateral actions to curb greenhouse gas emissions

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The Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment at the University of Oxford recently published a report recommending that individual governments take more action to curb their own greenhouse gas emissions and put pressure on other governments to do the same. International climate negotiations can only go so far.

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MultiSchIBZ consortium developing SOFC APU for marine use

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A further advantage is the almost noiseless operation which makes them fit more easily into the environment. Creation and alignment of legal bases for the application of technology in ships. Leibniz University, Institute of Thermodynamics, Hannover. Leibniz University, Institute for Electrical Energy Systems, Hannover.

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