Innovation

United Airlines invests $30M in aviation biofuel company

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United Airlines negotiates long term supply agreement with Fulcrum BioEnergy Inc. United Airlines announced on Tuesday that it will invest $30 million in Fulcrum BioEnergy Inc, a company that has developed a low-cost, sustainable aviation biofuel which converts municipal solid waste into aviation biofuel. “Investing in alternative fuels is not only good for the environment, […]

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Hyundai hydrogen cell vehicles – big opportunity, low sales

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Only 250 of 1,000 Hyundai hydrogen fuel cell vehicles sold YONGIN, Korea, Republic Of – Hyundai Motor Co. says hydrogen fuel cell vehicles are the future for eco-friendly cars despite challenges of limited infrastructure and slow sales. South Korea’s largest automaker sold or leased about 250 of its Tucson Fuel Cell vehicles since beginning production in 2013,

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Commercial trucks electrification technology developed by Tesla co-founder

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Commercial trucks electrification developed by Wrightspeed Twelve years ago, Ian Wright and some fellow engineers launched Tesla Motors, a Silicon Valley company that has helped jumpstart the market for electric cars. Now, the Tesla co-founder wants to electrify noisy, gas-guzzling trucks that deliver packages, haul garbage and make frequent stops on city streets. His latest

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Barnett Shale fracked gas wells tested, no harmful emissions

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Beacon E&P tested 5 Barnett Shale fracked wells, compared against baseline testing from 2012 A battery of air tests during the simultaneous hydraulic fracturing of five Barnett Shale natural gas wells and the subsequent initial flowback period is one of the largest scale air testing projects of its kind. Modern Geosciences, a respected environmental testing

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Aerial leak detection technologies focus of pipeline research project

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Challenge with leak detection technologies is choosing correct sensors Three North American pipeline companies have teamed up to advance leak detection technologies, focusing on aerial-based approaches for crude oil pipelines. The goal of the project is to identify technologies capable of viably detecting small leaks from liquid petroleum pipeline systems to improve pipeline safety. Enbridge Pipelines Inc.,

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Elon Musk vows to jolt electricity market with move to home batteries

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Elon Musk wants to fundamentally change the way the world uses energy Never lacking daring ideas, billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk is determined to jolt the electricity market. The CEO of electric car maker Tesla Motors hopes to park hundreds of millions of large, solar panel-connected batteries in homes and businesses so the world can disconnect

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Paraffin build up prevented by invention from Univ. of Texas

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Eliminating paraffin and wax in tubing strings could lower production costs significantly Wax and paraffin build up in mature oil wells could become a thing of the past, thanks to an invention from University of Texas Austin researchers. Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering Prof. Mukul Sharma, along with Drs. Raymond Zowarka, Jr. and Siddharth Pratap in UT’s

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