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FAA launches new Center of Excellence for alternative jet fuels; $40M in funding over 10 years

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The FAA continues its goal to improve National Airspace System energy efficiency by at least two percent per year, and to develop and deploy alternative jet fuels for commercial aviation, with a target of one billion gallons of alternate jet fuel in use by 2018. —FAA Administrator Michael Huerta.

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Study finds drone-based delivery could reduce GHG emissions and energy use in the transportation sector, if deployed sensibly

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Drones have been used for years by the military and government, but using drones for commercial package delivery is becoming a new industry. The range of regional greenhouse gas (GHG) intensities of electricity in the US is represented by comparing results from low-carbon California to relatively high-carbon Missouri.

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Hyperloop: An Engineering Marvel or An Elite Day Dream

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million contract in May to design and build the city of Las Vegas’ planned loop of underground tubes for autonomous electric vehicles. The competition challenges university teams to design and build the best transit pod, which is assessed using different criteria each time. The Boring Company was awarded a $48.6

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