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SpaceX begins installing ‘Mechazilla’ arms designed to catch Starship rockets

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Referred to internally as ‘chopsticks,’ the giant pair of steel arms will join a third ‘quick disconnect’ (QD) arm tasked with stabilizing Super Heavy during Starship installation and feeding the reusable upper stage power, comms links, and some 1200 tons (~2.65M lb) of propellant.

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Greenlots and Volvo Trucks partner on first installation of chargers for Volvo LIGHTS electrified trucking project

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Greenlots, a member of the Shell Group and a provider of electric vehicle (EV) charging and energy management solutions, has installed charging infrastructure for a fleet of electrified commercial trucks as part of its ongoing partnership with Volvo Trucks. Heavy-duty fleets have unique charging characteristics and needs.

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Odfjell first to install suction sails on deep-sea chemical tanker; bound4blue’s eSAIL system

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a leader in the global market for seaborne transportation and storage of chemicals and other specialty bulk liquids, will install the innovative eSAIL system on a chemical tanker, making it the first tanker vessel to harness this technology. This part is very similar to a deck crane. Hudong vessel with bound4blue suction sails.

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Gevo plans to install alcohol-to-hydrocarbon process pilot unit at Luverne Facility; SAF, renewable premium gasoline

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Gevo plans to install an alcohol-to-hydrocarbon process pilot unit at its facility located in Luverne, Minnesota. The installation is estimated to begin in Q3 2022 with startup demonstration production expected in Q4 2022. The pilot unit will also be used in training of employees for Net-Zero 1 and other future projects.

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Tesla lands EU funding for V4 Supercharger installations and expansions

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It appears the funding will be used to install or upgrade over 7,000 Superchargers to the new V4. As a part of an ambitious plan to grow sustainability projects across Europe stemming from the EU Green Deal, the European Union has announced it will provide €352 million to fund 26 total infrastructure projects. .”

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Rare Rides Icons: The Cadillac Eldorado, Distinctly Luxurious (Part XX)

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For our 20th installment in the Cadillac Eldorado series, we turn the page to 1959 and a new generation of Cadillacs. First up was a change in styling leadership: Harley Earl (1893-1969) who designed GM vehicles from 1927 when he penned the LaSalle, was the first director of GM’s styling division, the “Art and Color Section.”

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SpaceX fully installs Super Heavy booster’s ‘aerocovers’

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For the first time, SpaceX has more or less installed a full set of ‘aerocovers’ on a Super Heavy booster prototype. In theory, that’s the purpose of the aerocovers SpaceX has only just begun to fully install – let alone test – on Super Heavy B4. December 11th, 2021. January 14th, 2022.