Qairos Energies Investment Points to Hemp as Fuel Source
The Qairos facility will be based on gasification technology, in which heat and oxygen are applied to hemp biomass, in this case, resulting in gaseous substances.
Earlier this month, French fuel cell startup Qairos Energies announced that it would invest approximately $23 million (€18.8 million) into a facility that will convert hemp biomass into hydrogen and methane generation electricity for regional transit agencies and natural gas constituents for Gaz Réseau Distribution France.
All told, the investment sends a signal that hemp could play a role in alternative energy development.
The Qairos facility will be based on gasification technology, in which heat and oxygen are applied to hemp biomass, in this case, resulting in gaseous substances. The target is for Qairos to develop two tons of hydrogen and 200 cubic meters of methane per day.
Needham police complete internal investigation following racial profiling allegations
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After pushing Henry up against his Honda Odyssey, the officers would hold him for over 30 minutes on suspicion of shoplifting; even though the 37-year-old father of four, who works as a massage therapist in Needham, carried a receipt.
Almost six months later, lawyers representing Henry sent a letter to police Chief John Schlittler containing his account of the incident and accusing officers of racial profiling and wrongful arrest. The letter called for the department to review the incident and asked for an apology to be issued to Mr. Henry.
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With the COVID-19 appreciation bonuses sweeping Biglaw, it’s easy to think the legal industry escaped the economic turmoil of the last year unscathed. And, while it is certainly true that, on balance, the legal industry did better than most, it isn’t all sunshine and rainbows.
Indeed, lots of people in the legal industry lost their jobs during the raging pandemic. One firm that made news for their layoffs not just staff layoffs, but associate ones as well is Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr. A 2017 merger brought together Saul Ewing and Arnstein & Lehr to create the obviously named Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr, and the firm seemed poised for growth, taking the 15th spot in the Vault ranking of most prestigious Mid-Atlantic firms, and ranking 131st on the 2020 Am Law 200 after raking in $239,077,000 in gross revenue in 2019.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Shares of video game retailer GameStop Corp surged nearly 700% over the past week as retail investors piled in to the stock, appearing to be urged on by bullish posts in popular online forum Reddit as opposed to any fundamental changes in the company’s finances or prospects. GameStop’s interstellar surge has sparked calls for regulatory scrutiny. Why?
A GameStop is pictured amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., January 27, 2021. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri
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U.S. law bars the dissemination of false or misleading information with the aim of manipulating investors into buying or selling securities, as seen during a rash of “pump and dump” schemes during the early 2000s dot.com boom.
Iancu: a âgood shepherdâ of the IP system
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Andrei Iancu’s departure last week marked the end of a turbulent three year-tenure at the US Trademark and Patent Office.
In his farewell address at a US Chamber of Commerce event, Iancu outlined his achievements, declaring that his tenure had delivered a “pro-innovation” culture.
“I said that we must reclaim our nation’s IP leadership and, to do so, we must focus on two high-level issues: first, creating a new, pro-innovation, pro-IP dialogue. And, second, balancing our systems and increasing the reliability of the patent grant. This is precisely what we have done,” he said.