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Ørsted and partners secure funding for H2RES project; offshore wind power to produce renewable hydrogen for road transport

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The plant will use electricity from offshore wind turbines to produce renewable hydrogen for buses, trucks and potentially taxis. The daily hydrogen production is expected to total around 600kg, enough to power 20-30 buses, while also making testing its use in trucks and taxis possible.

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Bye Aerospace unveils 8-seat all-electric eFlyer 800; Safran supporting propulsion design

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Safety features include two wing-mounted electric motors, each with dual redundant motor windings, quad-redundant battery packs and a full airplane parachute. The eFlyer 800 will have only one-fifth the operating costs of traditional twin turboprops and is geared for the air-taxi, air-cargo, regional and charter aircraft markets.

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Wind Turbine Blades Destined for the Afterlife

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This group of wind-turbine fan blades, fresh from Siemens Gamesa’s new RecycleBlade manufacturing process at England’s largest such factory, await shipment to the various points around the globe where they will serve 20- to 30-year stints generating electricity at wind farms before they’re recalled and reincarnated. What’s Next?

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Bye Aerospace unveils all-electric airplane-eFlyer 800

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A Denver-Colorado based Bye Aerospace has unveiled an 8-seat all-electric twin turbo-prop-class airplane eFlyer 800 which aims at the air taxi, air cargo, regional and character aircraft markets. Bye says that it has several customers lined up for the new models including US and European air taxi, cargo and character services.

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Exclusive: Meet Aussie Daniel Ho, Tesla’s Full Self Driving guru. He loves it. But Corby’s afraid … very afraid

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The first experience was last year when I took a ride in a fully autonomous EV taxi on the streets of San Francisco, where I was surrounded by other self-driving taxis run by two separate companies, no less, Waymo and Cruise. READ MORE: Tesla Model 2 abandoned?

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United Airlines to Operate Trans-Atlantic Green Corridor Demonstration Flights

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United will use a flight planning system to compute optimum routing, altitudes and speeds based on winds and aircraft performance capabilities and is partnering with NAV Canada, Canada’s civil air navigation service, and NATS, the UK’s leading provider of air traffic control services.

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Smart Charging: How AI and IoT are Transforming EV Charging

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For instance, AI can schedule charging when there is a surplus of solar or wind energy available, leading to a more sustainable energy consumption pattern. Additionally, in cases where demand is high, AI can intelligently allocate power among multiple vehicles, maximizing the usage of available infrastructure.