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Audi and KIT working on recycling for automotive plastics via pyrolysis oil

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Audi and the Karlsruhe Institute for Technology (KIT) are therefore launching a pilot project for chemical recycling as part of the “Industrial Resource Strategies” THINKTANK in order to feed such mixed plastic fractions back into a resource-conserving circular system.

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KIT and Wintershall Dea collaborating to develop industrial-scale methane pyrolysis for CO2-free production of hydrogen

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Researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and colleagues earlier developed an efficient process for methane pyrolysis. Now, KIT is partnering with industry partner Wintershall Dea to further develop this process for use on an industrial scale. —Prof Wetzel.

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Markey Introduces Oil Spill Bill to Fund Research Into Prevention and Response

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introduced the “Stop Oil Spills Act” (SOS Act), a bill to fund research into new oil spill prevention and response technologies. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) Text of the SOS Act.

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Neste Oil joins aireg to promote the deployment of biofuels in aviation

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Neste Oil has joined the Aviation Initiative for Renewable Energy in Germany (aireg), which advances the development and deployment of renewable liquid fuels in aviation. —Neste Oil Vice President Kaisa Hietala, responsible for market development. aireg is a network of enterprises and R&D organizations founded in September 2011.

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This startup’s solar + storage kit comes in an ‘oil’ barrel

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Italian startup Barrel is packing solar modules, inverters, and battery storage into “oil” barrels – here’s why and how they work. more… The post This startup’s solar + storage kit comes in an ‘oil’ barrel appeared first on Electrek.

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Peugeot ratchets down fuel consumption on on 1.6 HDi and 1.6 e-HDi engines

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Depending on version, these engine developments are supplemented by an aerodynamic kit (spoiler, underbody shield), Low or Ultra Low Resistant tires. Peugeot has further lowered the fuel consumption of its 1.6 HDi and 1.6 low-friction vacuum pump to avoid energy losses. Peugeot has further lowered the fuel consumption of its 1.6 HDi and 1.6

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Axial Vector and Kirloskar Oil Engines Forming JV for Mass Production of Axial-Type Engines

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Axial Vector Energy Corporation (AVEC) and Kirloskar Oil Engines (KOEL) have signed a binding memorandum of understanding (MOU) for a joint venture for the mass production of the Axial Vector axial-type, multi-fuel engines ( earlier post ). Rahul Kirloskar, Director, Kirloskar Oil Engines Limited. Source: AVEC. Click to enlarge.

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