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Makers of Fuel-Guzzling Big Rigs Try to Go Green
The average big rig travels less than 7 miles on a gallon of diesel fuel, making it one of the least-efficient vehicles on the road. Truck manufacturers want to change that.
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Six Next-Gen Technologies That Are Reshaping the Energy Industry
BP recently presented its view on six next-generation technologies that matter to the energy industry - including blockchain, 3D printing and artificial intelligence.
Debating the Timetable for Supply-Chain Futureshock
The future is coming. But experts can't seem to agree on when it's going to show up.
Automotive Industry Has Mixed Feelings About Trump's Approach to Fuel Standards
One might think that the auto industry favors weaker greenhouse gas emissions and fuel efficiency standards, or at least the penalties set forth for non-compliance. But what it really favors are standards that are economically achievable and a definite set of rules for it to follow.
Where Corn Pollutes America Most, and Who's Responsible
Companies want to know the environmental impact of their supply chains. Researchers used a crucial commodity to show them.
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U.K. and China to Collaborate on Offshore Wind Development
Researchers from the University of Exeter in the U.K. will collaborate with counterparts in China on the development of offshore renewable energy technologies.
This Startup Aims to Make Crops Produce Their Own Nitrogen Fertilizer
German conglomerate Bayer, together with Boston biotech startup Ginkgo Bioworks, announced last week that they're creating a new company that could make it possible for crops like corn, wheat and rice to produce nitrogen fertilizer.
Plants Get Reprieve: EPA Adds Two Years to Reduce Toxic Metals in Wastewater
The EPA has finalized a rule postponing the dates for certain rules that would limit runoff from two waste streams at power plants: bottom ash transport water and flue gas desulfurization. Compliance dates for the rules, which were issued in Nov. 2015, have been pushed back by two years, the EPA says.
To Hire Star Millennials, Plug Successful Sustainability Efforts
As organizations look toward finding their next generation of executives, they can hardly avoid seeking out millennials, the generation defined in part by their increased use and familiarity with communications, media and digital technologies - and the largest population group on the planet.
China's Electric Car Push Lures Global Auto Giants, Despite Risks
Volkswagen, the German auto giant, is preparing for a swift expansion in its output of electric cars next year - and the biggest jump in production will be in China. General Motors is making China the hub of its electric car research and development. Renault-Nissan, the French and Japanese carmaker, and Ford Motor have hustled to set up joint electric-car ventures in China.
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Hovering on the Edge: Will Airships Go Mainstream?
A light breeze blew against the enormous hangars that dominate the pastoral skyline of Bedfordshire, like Brobdingnagian relics in Gulliver's Travels. "The weather was fine," the post-accident report stated - perfect conditions for the Airlander 10's second test flight, scheduled for Aug. 24, 2016.
European Carmakers Scramble to Address the Reality of Electric Cars
European car bosses gathering for the Frankfurt auto show are beginning to address the realities of mass vehicle electrification, and its consequences for jobs and profit, their minds focused by government pledges to outlaw the combustion engine.
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