Coyote delays jets at busy Atlanta airport
Authorities say a coyote wandered onto a runway in Atlanta, delaying flights for a few minutes at the world’s busiest airport until ground crews chased the animal away.
New off-highway truck
Western Star’s Class 8 vocational truck, the 4700, meets the needs of the dump, mixer, crane, roll-off, sewer vac and plow applications. It is available in a set-forward and set-back configuration and features a 110-in. BBC. Engine options include a Detroit Diesel DD13, Cummins ISC or Cummins ISL. For more information, visit westernstar.com.
DOE to fund remaining $17.7M federal share of Logos and EdeniQ Corn-to-Cellulosic pilot biorefinery
The US Department of Energy (DOE) will fully fund $20.5 million in federal cost share under DOE’s Integrated Biorefinery Program for Logos Technologies Inc. and EdeniQ, Inc. to build a Corn-to-Cellulosic Migration (CCM) pilot plant at EdeniQ&rsqu…
BASF subsidiary to acquire 15% stake in South Stream Russian gas pipeline company; 2B investment in the project
BASF subsidiary Wintershall will acquire a 15% percent stake in the company South Stream A, which will develop, construct and operate the offshore section of the South Stream Pipeline which will run through the Black Sea. BASF intends to channel some
Media
Round two in the war of words on SCR. It’s now the lone holdout’s turn to tell its side of the story.
0 Platinum? Fuel cell hybrids ready to lead an energy revolution
Maybe Honda
The leaps in fuel cell science cannot be denied
Is America sitting on the verge of an amazing clean and green energy revolution where a real plan towards energy independence is actually conceivable today? I’ve been wondering that more and m…
First gas flows to Pearl GTL
Construction at the massive Pearl GTL project, Qatar, 2010. Click to enlarge.
Qatar Petroleum and Shell announced the first flow of dedicated offshore gas into the Pearl gas-to-liquids (GTL) plant located in Ras Laffan Industrial City in the …
Trade groups file petition with EPA to mandate ongoing availability of E10 fuel
Auto, marine, motorcycle, outdoor power equipment, personal watercraft and snowmobile groups filed a petition today asking the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to ensure the continued sale and availability of gasoline blends of no greater than …
e-Traction in cold weather in-wheel direct drive bus test; automotive in-wheel product in prototype stage
In-wheel direct drive motor company e-Traction Europe BV (earlier post) has undertaken a new development projection in cooperation with Hybricon SE to equip two Volvo 7700 city buses with a modified e-Traction system for cold-weather testing. At this t…
Toyota Prius V officially delayed
Delayed until at least this summer?
Prius delay of up to two months or more expected
When I was out hybrid shopping this weekend, I was told the upcoming Toyota Prius V would probably be delayed. Now it’s official. The new, larger Prius will not make i…