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Solar Panels Give Edge to Tomatoes Grown Underneath

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Science Sometimes Ends With a Taste Test Experiments lead to a greater understanding, deeper insights, and sometimes they even bear fruit. That was certainly the case last summer at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), where researchers nurtured a dozen tomato plants. Tucked into a corner … [continued]

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The Aviation Industry and the Stall in Aircraft Innovation

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Lack of innovation is putting aviation’s decarbonisation targets at risk, new modelling suggests. Summary: The state of play in aircraft innovation Decarbonising aviation requires a sector-wide approach — from measures to address the industry’s continuing growth, to ensuring that truly sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs) are prioritised. Aircraft technology also has a key … [continued]

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U.S. EIA Forecasts New Export Licensing Requirements Will Reduce U.S. Ethane Exports

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We forecast U.S. ethane exports will decrease by 80,000 barrels per day (b/d) this year and by 177,000 b/d in 2026 in our June Short-Term Energy Outlook because of new licensing requirements for U.S. exports of ethane to China. Any policy changes that relax licensing requirements, such as the outcome of trade negotiations between … [continued]

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Bloomberg 2025 Electric Vehicle Outlook Report

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Every year, the analysts at BNEF — formerly known as Bloomberg New Energy Finance — peer deep into the misty future and attempt to assess where the EV Revolution is headed. This year’s Electric Vehicle Outlook has just been published and it quite naturally sees some storm clouds on the … [continued]

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