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Propane-Fed Genset to Provide Power on the Battlefield

Ari Luis — Thu, 09 Apr 2015 18:06:05 +0000

We know that propane is used to propel cars and cook food, but provide our peacekeepers’ power requirements on the battlefield? Well, today’s soldiers are more dependent on technology than ever. They need an increasing array of gadgets to keep the peace and get the bad guys – from radios, to rangefinders, to night vision […]

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Re-engineering Nature – Hot Topic at ARPA-E Conference

Leigh Hutchens — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 07:37:15 +0000

The Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy, or ARPA-E, began its three day conference in Washington, DC on Monday. Attendees included the best and brightest from across the US who proposed lots of innovative ideas. To date, the agency has spent $770 million on 285 cutting edge projects ARPA-E is the Energy Department’s Pentagon-like arm […]

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Camelina: The Plant That Powered KLM's First Biofuel Plane

Cristi — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 13:23:15 +0000

Even though Virgin Atlantic has already made demonstration flights in the US using biofuels, no other company has made any steps towards alternative power sources until now. To prove that there is no risk in using a green fuel, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines from Europe also made their first flight with a Boeing 747.

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