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United to buy 15 supersonic aircraft from Boom; option for 35 more; optimized for 100% SAF

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United Airlines announced a commercial agreement with Denver-based aerospace company Boom Supersonic to purchase 15 of Boom’s Overture supersonic airliners, once Overture meets United’s safety, operating and sustainability requirements, with an option for an additional 35 aircraft. Boom is working with Rolls-Royce on propulsion.

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Lyft commits to 100% EVs by 2030

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Ridesharing company Lyft—in collaboration with Environmental Defense Fund—has commited to reach 100% electric vehicles on the Lyft platform by 2030. Last year Lyft launched hundreds of EVs onto the Lyft platform through Express Drive in Seattle, Atlanta, and Denver.

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Renewable oils company Solazyme enters oil & gas drilling market with Encapso lubricant

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a renewable oil and bioproducts company, is entering into the oil and gas drilling fluids additive market. Encapso’s efficacy has been demonstrated both in the lab and in the field in more than a dozen commercial wells in a number of basins including the Williston Basin, Denver-Julesburg, and the Permian Basin. Solazyme, Inc.,

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A Serial Entrepreneur Shares Lessons Learned on His Road to Success

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He learned from other IEEE members what running a tech company entails. And he belatedly realized that his father, who ran a small rubber-band manufacturing company next to the family’s home in India, was an entrepreneur. The company, based in Cochin, aimed to help businesses and other organizations connect with customers.

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NREL study focuses on growing use and impacts of ride-hailing services at airports

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In a new study, NREL researchers focused on the key observability aspects of new modes and the rate of shifts in mobility patterns across airports in the regions of San Francisco, Portland, Denver, and Kansas City—all US DOT Smart City Challenge finalists. —Josh Sperling, NREL co-author. —Alejandro Henao, NREL postdoc.

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Tesla’s Elon Musk calls for an end to TSLA’s end-of-quarter vehicle delivery blitzes

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Over the years, it has practically become a tradition for Tesla to engage in a massive “end-of-quarter push” that involves the company working double time in an effort to deliver as many vehicles to as many customers as possible. By doing so, the company could save on costs, and employees would be saved from burnout. .

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Aclima partnering with Google to map outdoor air quality with Street View vehicles

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a San Francisco-based company that designs and deploys environmental sensor networks, is partnering with Google Earth Outreach to map and better to understand urban air quality. Sample output from the Denver pilot. Aclima, Inc., More interactive mapping results are available at insights.aclima.io. Click to enlarge.

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