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Boeing Procedures Help Alaska Airline Improve Efficiency, Cut Fuel Consumption

July 6, 2015July 6, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Alaska Airlines says it is on track to save 87 gallons of fuel, shorten flight times by about nine minutes and reduce carbon emissions by nearly 1 metric ton, every time one of its planes land at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport using new, operations-enhancing Federal Aviation Administration procedures designed by Boeing. ... Read more »

Boeing ecoDemonstrator 757 Expands Environmental Technologies Testing

June 22, 2015June 21, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Boeing has announced the next phase in ecoDemonstrator 757 testing, including the first flight with US-made “green diesel” and two new environment-related technologies. Among more than 15 technologies on the 757, Boeing has begun testing solar and thermal energy harvesting to power electronic windows, as a way to reduce wiring, ... Read more »

Green Fleet Roundup: Joule, Mercedes-Benz, Boeing, Toyota, Mazda, Penske

May 12, 2015May 11, 2015 by Karen Henry

Joule’s ethanol fuel has been confirmed by third-party tests to meet the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) D4806 and the German Institute for Standardization (DIN) EN 15376. Joule will use the results to obtain the government approvals needed for commercialization of its ethanol fuel. The tests were initiated ... Read more »

Manufacturers to EPA: Chemicals Can’t Be Included in New Rule

January 28, 2015January 28, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Automakers, aircraft manufacturers, chemical companies and other manufacturers have told the EPA that widely used chemicals — nonylphenols and nonylphenol ethoxylates — can’t be included in a proposed significant new use rule, Bloomberg reports. “Many of the NP and NPE Chemical Abstracts Service numbers listed in the proposed SNUR are ... Read more »

GE Joins Sustainable Bioenergy Research Consortium

January 26, 2015January 23, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

General Electric is the newest member of a research consortium working to develop sustainable alternative fuels. The Sustainable Bioenergy Research Consortium was founded by the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology in Abu Dhabi, together with Etihad Airways, Boeing, and Honeywell UOP to develop a clean, alternative fuel supply for the ... Read more »

Major Companies Join Advanced Composites Manufacturing Partnership

January 12, 2015January 9, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Volkswagen, Ford, BASF, Dow Chemical and General Electric are among the 57 companies participating in the Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation (IACMI), a public-private partnership aimed at creating jobs and boosting manufacturing within the automotive, wind turbine and compressed gas storage industries. The new Institute, announced by President Obama ... Read more »

NTSB: Battery Defect Cause of Boeing 787 Fire

December 4, 2014December 4, 2014 by Ken Jennison

Defects in design and certification were responsible for a lithium-ion battery fire on a parked Boeing 787 Dreamliner in Boston last January, according to the National Transportation Safety Board’s final report on the incident. The fire prompted an immediate grounding of Dreamliners by the Federal Aviation Administration, as well as ... Read more »

Boeing ecoDemonstrator Tests Green Technology

December 1, 2014December 1, 2014 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

The Boeing ecoDemonstrator 787 has begun flight testing more than 25 technologies aimed at improving aviation’s environmental performance. This new round of testing, using 787 Dreamliner ZA004, will evaluate software and connectivity technologies related to operational efficiency, remote sensors to reduce wiring, aerodynamic and flight control improvements for greater fuel ... Read more »

Green Fleet Roundup: Boeing, Indianapolis, SCT Fleet Solutions

October 30, 2014October 29, 2014 by Ken Jennison

Boeing and Commercial Aircraft of China have opened a demonstration facility that will turn waste cooking oil into aviation biofuel. The two companies estimate that 500 million gallons of biofuel could be made annually in China from used cooking oil. Indianapolis will deploy the largest municipal fleet of electrified vehicles ... Read more »

Boeing to Recycle Dreamliner Carbon Fiber

August 28, 2014August 27, 2014 by Ken Jennison

Boeing and Russell Brands are teaming up to recycle excess carbon fiber from 787 Dreamliner production into protective athletic gear. The companies are expanding on a previous collaboration where 787 carbon fiber is placed into Russell Athletic’s CarbonTek football shoulder pad system. Boeing currently markets surplus factory materials to meet the ... Read more »

Green Fleet Roundup: Volvo, Renault-Nissan, Mitsubishi, Greenlots, BMW

August 19, 2014August 18, 2014 by Ken Jennison

Volvo Trucks’ 2016 VN series highway tractors will offer greater fuel savings compared with previous generation models. Sculpting of airflow around the exterior and underneath the hood improves fuel efficiency by up to 3.5 percent, and Volvo’s new XE-Adaptive Gearing and Torque Management options can provide fuel efficiency improvements of ... Read more »

Green Fleet Roundup: VW, Navistar, SpiceJet, Zenith, Avolon, Boeing

July 17, 2014July 16, 2014 by Ken Jennison

Volkswagen of America has announced providers of charging services for its e-Golf models. Bosch Automotive Service Solutions will be the charging station (pictured) and installation services partner for the e-Golf and ChargePoint will provide VW branded stations to all e-Golf dealerships and access to the largest network of public EV charging ... Read more »

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