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FAA Awards Contracts for $125M to 5 Companies to Accelerate More Environmentally Friendly Aviation Technology; Renewable Fuels, Engines, Wings and Flight Management

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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is awarding $125 million in five separate contracts to Boeing, General Electric, Honeywell, Pratt & Whitney, and Rolls-Royce-North America to develop and demonstrate technologies that will reduce commercial jet fuel consumption, emissions and noise. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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What Kind of Cars Do Women Actually Want?

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Despite often being framed as though there’s some colossal demographic consensus, plenty of awards are effectively decided by a small number of handpicked judges that are supposed to represent the larger group. Women also seemed to appreciate its novel design and how the cabin was oriented. Though it was hardly a buffet of information.

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What Kind of Cars Do Women Actually Want?

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Despite often being framed as though there’s some colossal demographic consensus, plenty of awards are effectively decided by a small number of handpicked judges that are supposed to represent the larger group. Women also seemed to appreciate its novel design and how the cabin was oriented. Though it was hardly a buffet of information.

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Aura System’s Generator Incorporated into Azure’s Balance Hybrid for USPS

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An axial symmetric design offers a number of advantages, according to Aura, including: shorter flux return paths; much smaller total rotor volume; shorter stator coil end turns; symmetry keeps magnetic density more uniform throughout magnetic loop; plane of symmetry with two stators reduces volume where useless leakage can exist; and.

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Alberta Climate Change and Emissions Management (CCEMC) Corporation Awarding C$37.5 Million in Funding for Renewable Energy Projects from Biofuels to Home Generation

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Alberta, Canada’s Climate Change and Emissions Management (CCMEC) Corporation is awarding more than C$37.5 is a privately owned Alberta corporation formed in 2001 to design, build and operate biogas cogeneration facilities. Tags: Biomass-to-Liquids (BTL) Canada Fuels Power Generation Solar. million (US$36.6

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Perspective: A View Into the New GM

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One of the designers called Buick “ premium without being pretentious ” Buick appears to be targeting a Lexus like experience. The Enclave was the first step in the “ renaissance of the Buick brand ” as mentioned by another designer. Buick will focus on North America and China. Build better products. Click to enlarge.

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UK TSB Awards 1.1M to Develop New Platinum-Based Catalyst Layers for Fuel Cells

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million) project aimed at creating new platinum-based catalyst layer designs for hydrogen fuel cells has been awarded funding by the UK Technology Strategy Board (TSB). Between 2001 and 2004, in association with the University of Cambridge, Thomas Swan developed a manufacturing process for single and multi-wall carbon nanotubes.

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