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SWISS equips entire Boeing 777-300ER fleet with AeroSHARK riblet films

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The faster the shark moves through the water, the more efficiently it does so. Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) is the first passenger airline worldwide to use the innovative surface technology to reduce significantly fuel consumption and emissions of one of its existing fleets, thereby improving both economy and ecology.

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Phillips 66 makes final investment decision for $850M conversion of refinery to renewable fuels facility; commercial operation in 1Q 2024

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Phillips 66 made a final investment decision Wednesday to move forward with Rodeo Renewed, the project to convert its San Francisco Refinery in Rodeo, California, into one of the world’s largest renewable fuels facilities. million cars off California roads each year.

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Raven SR & Hyzon Motors to build up to 100 waste-to-hydrogen hubs

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The first hubs will be built in the San Francisco Bay Area and are expected to be commissioned in 2022; Hyzon and Raven will then expand into the rest of the US and globally. This permits the control of the rotary reformer when there is water content or chemical makeup variation in the feedstock, such as in MSW.

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Chalmers, SSPA researchers advance method for further developing hydrofoils for electric vessels

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Hydrofoils, like wings, lift the boat’s hull above the surface of the water and allow the boat to travel with considerably less water resistance. In recent years, hydrofoils have revolutionized sailing, with hydrofoils making elite sailors’ boats fly over the surface of the water at a very high speed. Giovannetti et al.

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Water Vapor In Mid-Troposphere May Double Warming Effect

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San Francisco. Although scientists have long believed that water vapor. dioxide, producing water vapor which in turn would store more heat. surface, and is an important transport layer for greenhouse gases, including CO 2 , methane, and water vapor. is a key amplifier of the effects of climate change, efforts to.

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DOE awarding >$24M to 77 projects through Technology Commercialization Fund

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Low Cost Roll-to-Roll Manufacturing of Reusable Sorbents for Energy and Water Industries, $150,000 Qualification of SAS4A/SASSYS-1 for Sodium-Cooled Fast Reactor Authorization and Licensing, $674,484 Advanced Reactor Concepts LLC, Chevy Chase, Md. San Jose, Calif. Sunrun, San Francisco, Calif. San Jose, Calif.

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Hertz adds 2016 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid to rental fleet

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The Sonata Hybrid is available to rent at airports including Los Angeles, Orange County, San Francisco, Atlanta, Dulles International and Chicago, as well as cities such as San Jose, San Diego and Long Beach in California; Portland, Oregon; and Denver.

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