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New ICAO aircraft CO2 standard one step closer to final adoption after recommendation by CAEP

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An aircraft CO 2 emissions standard has made further and important headway at the UN’s International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). Operations of aircraft weighing more than 60 tonnes account for more than 90% of international aviation emissions. GLADs and MBMs.

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NASA testing new boundary layer ingesting (BLI) propulsor; 4-8% fuel burn savings over current advanced engines

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MIT and NASA engineers earlier proposed the D8 Series as one future aircraft design concept that uses boundary layer ingestion. If this new design and its enabling technologies can be made to work, the BLI propulsor will produce the required thrust with less propulsive power input. Source: Hall (2016). Click to enlarge.

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Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program accepting application for 2017 awards

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Toyota Motor Corporation has begun accepting applications today for this year’s Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program , which is designed to support environmental revitalization and conservation activities aimed at sustainable development both in Japan and overseas. 2016 Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program Recipients.

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ISO 19880 – New technical ISO document for hydrogen fueling station standardization

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At the Fuel Cell Seminar in Los Angeles, California today, Jesse Schneider (BMW), the ANSI Convener of ISO Working Group 24 (from the Technical Committee on Fueling Stations) gave an overview presentation on the new ISO 19880 technical report for hydrogen fueling stations. Source: ISO 19880-1©, Presentation given at the Fuel Cell Seminar.

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Ongoing market rollout for SAE hydrogen fueling standards

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More than 230 hydrogen stations are expected to be in operation by 2016 and more than 1,400 additional hydrogen stations will be in operation by 2025 (totaling roughly 1,680 new stations announced to date). This is on par with gasoline internal combustion vehicles. Earlier post.) Click to enlarge. —Steve Mathison.

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