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Orcelle Fund Soliciting Projects for Alternative Maritime Energy Sources and Energy-Efficient Technology Ideas

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The Fund seeks to bring innovative ideas for maritime renewable energy sources to the global forefront and to develop the energy-efficient technologies that hold the promise of future commercial viability. The Orcelle Fund was established in 2007 by Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics to provide seed capital for high-risk development projects.

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€12M Current Direct project seeks to support marine electrification with swappable containerized battery system

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Vessel operators, ports, shipyards, naval architects, energy companies, certification bodies, regulators, and sustainability focused investors are invited to join the project in a series of virtual workshops to share ideas and learn about how Current Direct can change the way business is done. Contact CurrentDirect@spearps.com to learn more.

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Altalto waste-to-jet fuel plant advances in UK; BA, Shell, Velocys

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This is an important step in the reduction of the airline’s carbon emissions towards the industry targets of carbon neutral growth from 2020 and a 50% reduction by 2050 from 2005 levels. The team received £25,000 to develop their idea further and will present at the IATA Alternative Fuels Symposium in New Orleans in November.

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Report: Mazda MX-5 ‘Miata’ Running With Special Editions Before EV Replacement

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While the model has been given limited edition variants in the past and even a 2005 MazdaSpeed version (below) that stands as the only MX-5 ever to receive a factory turbo, the current generation hasn’t seen that many wild variants and is about to have its 10th birthday.

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Why Are We Still Doing What Simon Says?

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The two found the idea of the Atari game intriguing but thought the execution was terrible. Baer later wrote that the game was “visually boring” and made “miserable rasping sounds,” in his 2005 autobiography, Videogames: In the Beginning (Rolenta Press). Fortunately, Baer and Morrison were in a position to do something about it.

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10 Lessons From the Legacy of Apple’s Steve Jobs

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By staying focused on new ideas that no other company was working on, Jobs was able to create a vision, develop novel products within that vision, and then do it again and again. On its 25 October 2005 cover, Time magazine hailed Jobs as "the man who always seems to know what's next." Media News Group/Getty Images.

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UMTRI study finds diesel vehicles save owners thousands in total ownership costs compared to gasoline vehicles

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Though there are some exceptions, the overall direction of the results supports the idea that diesel vehicles compete well within the US market. The percentage difference in terms of the reduction from gas to diesel costs decreased for some diesel-gas comparisons as diesel prices began to increase around the 2005 timeframe.

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