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12 Exciting Engineering Milestones to Look for in 2022

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The course will start in Omaha and end four days later in Manteo, N.C., The plant will replace an existing coal-fired plant and generate hydrogen—which can be used in fuel cells—using solar photovoltaics. Carbon-Neutral Cryptocurrency? a cryptocurrency for carbon removal. 6-Gigahertz Wi-Fi Goes Mainstream.

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400 propane school buses ordered for Omaha, Nebraska

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The Metropolitan Omaha Education Consortium and Student Transportation, Inc., (STI) Propane autogas offers reduced fuel and maintenance costs due to its clean-burning properties. With more than 17 million vehicles on the road worldwide, propane autogas is the third most commonly used transportation fuel, behind gasoline and diesel.

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

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The car came straight to Omaha from the Detroit auto show. MidAmericans David Sokol, BYDs Wang, and company advisor Li Lu flew with Sokol from Detroit to Omaha so that Wang could meet Buffett in person. One way or another, Sokol says, energy companies will need to produce more energy while emitting less carbon dioxide.

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