Energy & Green Tech
Since incidents at Three Mile Island, Chernobyl, and Fukushima, many countries have switched from nuclear power to electricity production fired by fossil fuels, despite the environmental consequences of burning fuels such ...
Feb 26, 2020
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Engineering
Optimizing production plants so that they operate in a more energy-efficient way or produce fewer rejects is often difficult, as production quality depends on many different parameters. In the Fraunhofer ML4P lighthouse project, ...
Mar 30, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
For 35 years, the Emsland nuclear power plant in northwestern Germany has reliably provided millions of homes with electricity and many with well-paid jobs in what was once an agricultural backwater.
Apr 14, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
A 'one-size-fits-all' approach to producing cleaner energy based on cost alone could create social inequalities, finds a new study.
Aug 12, 2020
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Energy & Green Tech
Coal is at the centre of Australia and Japan's long partnership in energy trade. But as Japan seeks to slash its emissions in coming decades, this relationship will change.
Feb 3, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
How can we reduce the carbon footprint of electricity consumption in Switzerland? The country relies on electricity imports from fossil fuel power plants, which are major emitters of greenhouse gases. A team of researchers ...
Feb 11, 2022
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Automotive
A global semiconductor shortage and a February winter storm have combined to force Ford to build F-150 pickup trucks without some computers.
Mar 19, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
Transportation is the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in British Columbia. Researchers at the University of British Columbia have developed a hydrogen supply chain model that can enable the adoption of zero-emission, ...
Sep 12, 2019
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Automotive
Toyota Motor Corp. announced Friday that it will further expand production of electric vehicle parts at plants in West Virginia and Tennessee in a $90 million investment.
Feb 11, 2022
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Automotive
Toyota plans to build a new $1.29 billion factory in the U.S. to manufacture batteries for gas-electric hybrid and fully electric vehicles.
Oct 18, 2021
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