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Ad Astra Rocket Company and Cummins use hydrogen/biogas to power Cummins generator in Costa Rica

Green Car Congress

A combined team of engineers and technicians from Ad Astra Rocket Company and Cummins Power Generation have successfully powered a Cummins-built electrical generator using mixtures of hydrogen and biogas. kW renewable energy system being studied for potential commercialization by a combined team from Ad Astra Rocket Company, Cummins Inc.

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This Startup Builds USVs That Collect Data About Oceans

Cars That Think

The company designs and builds the drone’s hull, deck, and circuit boards. The company began in the Anguses’ garage on Vancouver Island, B.C., The following year, the company moved to the Vancouver Island Technology Park research and tech center. The company has received more than US $5 million in funding.

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Move Over, Tractor—the Farmer Wants a Crop-Spraying Drone

Cars That Think

Today, Erickson is the CEO of Houston-based Hylio , a company that builds crop-spraying drones for farmers. Launched in 2015, the company has its own factory and employs more than 40 people. The next three years were a wild ride of testing their drones in Costa Rica and other countries across Central America.

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Are Disposable Hotel Slippers the Next Plastic Straws?

Baua Electric

In November, managers at the Arenas del Mar resort near Manuel Antonio National Park in Costa Rica, challenged employees to come up with ways to operate more sustainably. She added that the comfort and hygiene associated with slippers has become a universal luxury standard today. And the housekeepers advised: Ditch the slippers.