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Using Industrial Automation to Monitor Vertical Farms

Cars That Think

To find out about the latest technologies being used by the agricultural industry, I virtually attended the second annual AgTech Innovation Summit , held in February in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The event was hosted by AeroFarms , an indoor vertical farm company based in Newark, N.J, that has an R&D facility.

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8 Toyota manufacturing facilities recognized by US EPA for reduction in energy intensity

Green Car Congress

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has recognized eight Toyota manufacturing sites in North America for achieving a 10% reduction in energy intensity through its ENERGY STAR Challenge For Industry program. The ENERGY STAR Challenge For Industry program is only awarded to individual industrial sites.

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Yes, Automakers Stand To Benefit From Installing Public EV Charging Stations

EV Connect

However, as public demand and government policies align to create new levels of pressure on automakers and other players in the EV industry to accelerate the transition , many vehicle manufacturers are seeing the need to approach the problem more broadly. Installing public, open EV charging stations makes widespread adoption possible.

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DOE Investing Up to $78M Investment in Two Consortia Targeting Algae-Based and Biomass-Based Bio-Hydrocarbon Fuels and Infrastructure; $1.6M for Ethanol Blends Fueling Infrastructure

Green Car Congress

The selected projects consist of leading scientists and engineers from universities, private industry, and government, and will facilitate sharing expertise and technologies. Led by the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center (St. Co-products include animal feed, industrial feedstocks, and additional energy generation.

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CleanFUEL USA and Ferrellgas Working Together on Propane Refueling Network in US

Green Car Congress

The companies expect to break ground on the first Dallas-Fort Worth station in the third quarter of 2010, which will be followed with projects in Austin, Baton Rouge, Chicago, Indianapolis, Lake Charles, New Orleans, Orlando, Phoenix, San Antonio and St. Tony Dale, Ferrellgas national director of engine fuels/Autogas.

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Punching above its weight

Electric Auto Association

Our first two ride & drives, in 2014 and 2015, were the largest NDEW events held in the area west of the Mississippi, south of St. Louis, and north of Florida. If you want to have an in-depth discussion about EVs, solar installation, or anything environmental, you don’t need the usual 5-minute pre-conversation.

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3 Surprising Marketing Benefits of Electric Car Charging Stations

EV Connect

If recent news is any indication, more owners are realizing that installing EV charging stations can be a boon to business. Giant Food just announced it would be installing Volta charging stations at one of its grocery stores in Fairfax, Virginia. Luke Daugherty is a freelance writer, editor and former operations manager based in St.