Canadian Transit Authority Places Large Electric Bus Order
BAE Systems, which already powers 1,800 buses in the province of Québec, will supply its electric drive systems to Nova Bus for integration into the vehicles.
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Global Economy Facing Environment, Sustainability Skills Deficit
By 2020 the world economy could be facing a skills deficit driven by mega-trends such as population growth, increasing demand for natural resources, and soaring costs of energy, coupled with the impacts of climate change and ecosystem degradation, according to a report by the Institute of Environmental Management & Awareness. ... Read more »
Green Fleet Roundup: Time Warner Cable, Wamart, Plug Power, Clean Energy Fuels
Time Warner Cable is joining the Department of Energy’s Clean Cities’ National Clean Fleet Partnership to further reduce petroleum use and increase efficiencies within its fleet (pictured) of more than 20,000 service trucks and vehicles. TWC’s participation is part of the company’s “Go Green” initiative under which TWC is on ... Read more »
Contract Wins: NASA, Orica, Covanta, BAE Systems
NASA has awarded a contract to HPM to provide environmental engineering and occupational health services to the agency’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. The firm-fixed price, indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract begins Nov. 1. It has a maximum value of $29.5 million with a potential performance period of five years. Orica Limited, ... Read more »
Green Fleet Roundup: BYD, C40, Modern Transportation, Sainsbury’s, BAE
Modern Transportation has deployed freight service to the Owens Corning roofing plant in Savannah, Ga., using trucks powered solely by 12-liter natural gas-fueled engines. The high volume, dedicated service established between Sanford, NC, and Savannah on April 18 is the first ever built around commercial-order, production-built engines fueled exclusively with liquefied ... Read more »