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6.8M gallons in new contracts for Redeem renewable natural gas

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The San Pedro Ports Clean Air Action Plan will start imposing a container rate, scheduled to start next year, on containers that are hauled by trucks that do not meet stricter emission standards. has signed a 5-year maintenance and RNG supply contract for an anticipated one million gallons of Redeem to fuel its 70 street sweepers.

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Daimler partnering to transfer its latest generation of automotive fuel cell technology to stationary applications

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The increasing power requirements must be balanced with the provisioning of sustainable energy supplies that meet and exceed environmental standards. With a constant supply of hydrogen, the fuel cell will keep supplying power. With a constant supply of hydrogen, the fuel cell will keep supplying power.

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10-Year FTA Low-Speed Urban Maglev Research Program Shows Technology is Feasible, But Infrastructure Costs and Availability of Technologies Are Intimidating

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US safety standards are in many instances much more demanding than standards in other countries. Similarly, certain design concepts allow for the same magnets on board the vehicle which supply levitation to be used concurrently for guidance. Urban maglev should require a maximum speed of about 100 mph.

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EPA proposes rule for nationwide 30% cut in GHG from existing power plants by 2030 relative to 2005

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Heat rate improvements result in any changes in equipment, operating procedures or maintenance practices that increase the efficiency of converting fuel energy into electricity by an EGU. Based on this input, EPA will finalize the standards in June 2015. Clean Power Plan proposed rule.

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A Critical Look at AI-Generated Software

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In 2005, faulty software for the US $176 million baggage-handling system at Denver International Airport forced the whole thing to be scrapped. Testing and debugging remain the bread and butter of software reliability and maintenance. So why should AI-generated code be held to a higher standard? There are three reasons.

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The New Supersonic Boom

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The 1964 Oklahoma City tests involved more than 1,000 flights, which sparked more than 15,000 complaints, as documented in a 1971 report prepared by the National Bureau of Standards. The best-funded of this group is Denver-based Boom Technology (which also goes by the trade name Boom Supersonic). Environmental Protection Agency.

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2018 VW Tiguan and new 2.0 TSI B-cycle engine gives VW a strong offering in compact SUV segment

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Based on our half-day of driving the new Tiguan in the foothills of Denver, the automaker has succeeded on the quality front. A Start/Stop system is standard for all Tiguan trims. The Tiguan is the only vehicle in its class to offer the Automatic Post-Collision Braking System, which is standard on all models.

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