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India’s Radical Plan to Bury Its Plastic Waste in the Streets

Matthew Fiala — Tue, 18 Sep 2018 16:30:38 +0000

The first road held together by a cheap, polymer glue made from shredded waste plastic is showing to be incredibly resilient. Built in 2002, the road has weathered major floods, several monsoons, recurring heat waves, and a steady stream of traffic. Even today, it still has not developed the cracks, potholes, and craters that typically […]

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Geneva’s Electric Buses Will “Flash-Charge” in Just 15 Seconds

Courtney Lepping — Tue, 26 Jul 2016 09:36:59 +0000

Geneva’s new electric bus network will outpace Tesla’s Supercharger by five times as much energy. In a contract with Switzerland-based ABB, Transports Publics Genevois (TPG) will add “flash-charging” buses along a route from Geneva’s airport to Praille-Acacias Vernet. The 12 TOSA (Trolleybus Optimisation Système Alimentation) buses and 13 “flash-charging” stations will service over 10,000 passengers […]

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Elon Musk’s Master Plan for Sustainable Energy

Courtney Lepping — Sun, 24 Jul 2016 19:56:57 +0000

Remember when Elon Musk devised a “Master Plan” for developing a feasible electric car? Recognize how the company’s goals have changed since 2006 when Musk announced he would use proceeds from a low-volume electric car, only to sell a medium-volume car and eventually develop an affordable electric car. Musk has always envisioned a car company […]

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Helsinki Wants App-Based Transportation Lines

Courtney Lepping — Tue, 19 Jul 2016 20:40:53 +0000

Should you give up your privacy and personal vehicle to better society? In terms of transportation, the Helsinki government in Finland thinks so. In a push for reducing the carbon footprint, congestion, traffic accidents, and poor air quality, the government seeks to rid the need for individually-owned vehicles by 2025. Traffic engineer Sonja Heikkilä came […]

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China Needed to Help Pay For Russia’s Hyperloop Project

Courtney Lepping — Wed, 29 Jun 2016 03:34:12 +0000

The Russian government seeks China’s financial support of the possible $500-million Russian hyperloop project. In trying to convince China to lend aid, Russia said of the 70-kilometer transportation line that it would benefit both countries. The Russian hyperloop project would run along the Pacific Coast from Russia’s port of Zarubino to China’s Jilin province. The […]

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U.K. Roads Will Charge Electric Vehicles

Courtney Lepping — Thu, 23 Jun 2016 17:23:26 +0000

The U.K. plans to convenience electric vehicles by experimenting with “re-charging” lanes. Electric vehicles have a lower driving range, which means they need to access charging stations more frequently. Battery-powered vehicles have a lower driving range than gas-powered vehicles. Until better improvements develop, electric vehicles cannot go as far as gas-powered vehicles without needing energy. […]

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Vibranium: Hyperloop’s New Super Strong Material Brings New Hopes to Transportation

Courtney Lepping — Sat, 18 Jun 2016 21:09:00 +0000

In its quest to equate its materials with science fiction references, the company Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HHT) has just come out with a material called Vibranium. Based in southern California, HHT collaborated with c2i, a Slovakia company, to produce a material that is supposedly ten times stronger than steel and 5 times lighter than aluminum. […]

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Use of Advanced Biofuels in Petrol Made Compulsory in Italy

Mila Luleva — Wed, 15 Oct 2014 08:46:57 +0000

Advanced biofuels will have to make up 0.6% of all types of petrol and diesel used to power cars and trucks in Italy as of 2018. With this new regulation, the country becomes the first in Europe to legally oblige fuel suppliers to incorporate this source of renewable energy into their products. Back in 2009, the […]

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Cars are the Worst Type of Transportation, Study Finds

Leigh Hutchens — Thu, 16 Jan 2014 11:20:36 +0000

A research professor at the University of Michigan Research Institute discovered that data collected between 1970 and 2010 proves that every form of transportation is more efficient than every single light-duty vehicle. The researcher, Michael Sivak, looked at transportation trends to transport a single person a given distance in a light-duty vehicle — ie, cars, […]

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“Physical Internet” to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions Associated With Logistics

Mila Luleva — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 16:09:45 +0000

Engineers at Virginia Tech University and the University of Arkansas conducted a study which shows that if businesses are linked together through a shared network, or “physical internet,” they will greatly reduce the amount of greenhouse gases produced during transportation of their products. According to the authors from the CELDi (Center for Excellence in Logistics […]

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US DOE Releases Web-Based Software to Determine Solutions for a Clean Energy Future

Leigh Hutchens — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 08:09:08 +0000

An energy analysis tool that helps educators and individuals determine future energy use scenarios has been created by the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). NREL, the primary national laboratory for renewable energy and energy efficiency research and development, is operated for DOE by The Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC. The […]

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