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- 15 Aug 2016
- News
The Scandal Effect
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
New Urban Order
dispose of waste in a landfill. By mandating recycling, as some states have done, you’re guaranteeing a certain volume will flow into processing facilities. There’s a return on investment.” One piece of the puzzle will fall into place when EV fleets replace traditional... View Details
Keywords: Kathleen Fu, Deborah Blagg, Julia Hanna, and Maureen Harmon; illustrations by; energy; environment; sustainability; entrepreneurship; Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation; Transportation; Water, Sewage and Supply Systems; Utilities; Construction of Buildings; Construction; Waste Management and Remediation Services; Corporate Services
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
Start It Up
supplied fuel for generators, he learned that diesel costs $35 a gallon and that one US soldier is killed or wounded for every 24 fuel convoys, Wired.com reported (April 27, 2012). Now retired from the military, Naval Academy and MIT grad... View Details
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
3-Minute Briefing: Simi Nwogugu (MBA 2004)
and their mothers to be more economically independent and to have a voice. We sometimes have to bring the infrastructure with us when we go to the schools. You can’t just arrive with your JA bag, then plug and play. Sometimes we have to bring View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 03 Apr 2018
- News
Taking Frontier Markets to the Next Level
simultaneously shifting away from dirty diesel to clean solar generation. So I think there's a great opportunity for us, in more developed countries, to bring in investment and relatively basic finance techniques to allow these countries... View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Built to Last
business model. “We sell and service products that still rely on an internal combustion diesel engine,” Weisiger explains. “Our manufacturers recognize that sustainability is an issue, and so does CTE. Perhaps our business will be... View Details
- 17 Aug 2015
- News
The Play Alchemist
rely on dirty or dangerous energy sources like kerosene lamps and diesel generators. The Soccket is not unlike Matthews herself: a bundle of energy using play to change the world. Creating things seems to come naturally to Matthews, who... View Details
Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
The New Tech Meccas
sends information about the wearer's heartbeat to a data center, where a proprietary algorithm analyzes it for early signs of a heart attack. KarmSolar/Cairo, Egypt: Egyptian farms rely on pumping water from underground sources, which requires expensive View Details
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
The Blue-Green Revolution
removed from fossil crude. As a result, algae could pull fossil-fuel generated CO2 out of the atmosphere and transform it into nearly carbon-neutral diesel or jet fuel with minimal environmental impact—a handy trick when demand for... View Details
- 10 Mar 2021
- News
In My Humble Opinion: A Timely Tension
make citizens think before they buy new,” Thoren says. “That will be a win for our business and a win for our planet.” First career: Ship engineer. “There’s something extraordinary about being 21 years old, in charge of these massive View Details
Keywords: April White
- 05 Feb 2019
- News
Protecting the Power Grid
plants. If fuel for backup diesel generators were to run out, such as might happen if a prolonged power outage rendered fuel resupply impossible, the water in the spent fuel pools would boil off and cause the fuel rods to catch fire.... View Details
- 08 Aug 2018
- News
Getting Life Back in Balance
as a squadron leader. The RAAF took Gower all over the world. He chased diesel submarines in the Mediterranean and nuclear submarines in the Arctic; commanded counter-narcotics operations in the Caribbean and peace-keeping operations in... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Myers
- 01 Mar 2015
- News
A Boomtown's Echo
have to rely on diesel generators. That is a lot of the same kind of stuff you do in an emerging economy. It’s the same thing you do in a new city in India or China.” Macomber teaches the MBA elective Building Cities: Infrastructure and... View Details
- 17 Nov 2022
- News
Alumni Leaders on Decarbonization Strategies for Combating Climate Change
achieve price parity with diesel trucks in 2023, five years sooner than previously forecasted. This is leading to big investments by EV battery manufacturers in the US, as well as fleet electrification investment opportunities. While most... View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
A Force for Good
you’re not going to believe this — the damn thing needed diesel for fuel. My Joey got a big frown on his face because the damn thing won’t go. I said to John, ‘Where the hell are we going to get diesel? It’s Christmas Eve, and there’s... View Details
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Supercharged
$33,000 a year in fuel and maintenance when compared with a dirty, noisy diesel bus. As a result, says Popple, diesel-powered buses no longer make financial sense. With EV technology improving every year, it’s only a matter of time before... View Details