Mercedes-Benz Seeks Sustainable EV Battery Made From Rice Hulls

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Sat, 07 Dec 2024 01:37:05 +0000

The humble rice hull could provide EV battery makers with a more sustainable, bio-based graphite supply chain that outperforms conventional graphite, too.

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Judge Rules Montana Gas-Fired Plant Can Move Forward, While Landmark Climate Case Begins

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2023 16:25:00 +0000

A judge has ruled that construction of natural gas-fired power plant in Montana can resume, two months after the same judge ordered the project halted due to environmental concerns. The […]

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Much-Watched Reciprocating Engine Hydrogen Pilot Kicks Off at Michigan Power Plant

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 01 Jun 2022 17:32:45 +0000

A landmark project to test fuel blends of up to 25% volume of hydrogen mixed with natural gas in reciprocating internal combustion engines (RICEs) has launched at WEC Energy Group’s 56-MW A.J. Mihm power plant in Michigan. If successful, the pilot—one of the first of its kind in the U.S.—could provide key insight into how […]

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Rice import tax collection dips

Credit to Author: Tyrone Jasper C. Piad| Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2020 16:12:56 +0000

The tax collection from rice imports under the Rice Tariffication Law (RTL) dropped to P1.71 billion as of February 14, the Department of Finance (DoF) reported on Monday, as rice import volume was markedly down during the period as well. In a statement, the DoF said that the Bureau of Custom’s (BoC) collection from January […]

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Agri damage due to El Niño hits P5.7 billion — DA

Credit to Author: hniitsu| Date: Sun, 14 Apr 2019 08:13:49 +0000

Damage to agricultural products due to the threat of El Niño has reached P5.7 billion, an official from the Department of Agriculture disclosed on Sunday.

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Farmers restore dike to save rice farms in Pampanga

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2019 10:13:31 +0000

About 600 has. of rice farms in five Pampanga villages suffered from lack of irrigation after strong rains last week destroyed an earth dike.

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Crop damage, losses due to El Nino soar to P5.05 billion

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Tue, 02 Apr 2019 09:11:06 +0000

Crop damage, losses due to El Nino soar to P5.05 billion

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Tuesday reported that damage to rice and corn farms due to the El Niño phenomenon has reached P5.05 billion.

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New Gas-Fired Plants Come Online in Michigan

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 01 Apr 2019 16:10:12 +0000

Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp. (UMERC) placed two new natural gas-fired generating stations into commercial operation on March 31, part of the company’s plan to reshape its generation fleet as it seeks to “balance reliability and customer cost with environmental stewardship.” UMERC, a subsidiary of WEC Energy Group, also retired the coal-fired 430-MW Presque Isle […]

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