Drunk passenger jailed 16 months for bomb threat
Eduard Gerard Jacobus was jailed for 16 months for threatening to blow up the Singapore Airlines plane he was on.
Materia to open olefin metathesis catalyst manufacturing and RD facility in Singapore
Materia plans to open an olefin metathesis catalyst manufacturing and R&D facility in Singapore. The company expects to complete the site selection process in 3Q 2011 and begin construction by year-end.
Materia’s new facility will reach initial oper…
Airbus and TAROM launch project to establish sustainable bio-kerosene jet fuel value-chain
Airbus and TAROM Romanian Air Transport together with a consortium of key stakeholders have established one of Europe’s first projects aiming to establish a sustainable bio-kerosene jet-fuel processing and production capability.
The project will u…
Voltitude: the Swiss Army Knife of Electric Mopeds
Looking more like a novelty pocketknife than a proper Puch or Sears Allstate moped (as seen here), the Swiss-designed Voltitude is nevertheless a fully realized electric moped concept that promises 15 mph speeds and up to 25 miles of pedal-assisted ra…
Google testing Plugless Power EV wireless charging unit
Google is testing a Plugless Power charging station for electric vehicles at its Mountain View, Calif. headquarters. Developed by Evatran LLC, Plugless Power is a Level 2 (7.7 kW, 240V at 32A) inductive charging system.
Google has multiple low-speed e…
Petroleum and refiners organizations file suit to reverse EPA’s second partial waiver for E15
The National Petrochemical & Refiners Association (NPRA), the International Liquid Terminals Association and the Western States Petroleum Association have filed a lawsuit with the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to overturn a r…
PetroAlgae partners with Haldor Topse for renewable fuels based on biomass
PetroAlgae Inc., a renewable energy company that licenses its commercial micro-crop technology globally, has entered into an agreement with Haldor Topsøe A/S and its US subsidiary, Haldor Topsøe, Inc. to provide technology and catalysts t…
EPA places Parker Hannifin hydraulic hybrid technology on emerging technologies list
RunWise features a cradle design for packaging
mechanical, hydraulic, and electrical components to facilitate installation,
testing, and servicing. Click to enlarge.
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has placed the RunWise Advanced Seri…
Symposium to focus on climate, energy impacts on US military
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Md., is hosting “Adapting to Climate and Energy Challenges: Options for US Maritime Forces,” on 29-30 March, an in-depth symposium covering how changes in climate and ener…
Hybrids and EVs only for the wealthy despite rising gas prices?
Starting at just $850,000, the plug-in for just 918 people.
What kind of pricing pushes hybrids or EVs towards at least 10 percent of market share?
Watching some March Madness action this weekend, I noticed that hybrids and plug-ins have found some ser…