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An Environmental & Budgetary Defense Of The F-35

December 3, 2024 admin air force (usaf), autonomous vehicles, Aviation, clean transport, elon musk, energy efficiency, Military, u.s. military, us air force

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Sat, 30 Nov 2024 04:59:55 +0000

In recent posts to his social media site, Elon Musk took aim at a tough target: the Lockheed-Martin F-35 Lightning II. Not only is it stealthy (something Musk claims to have a workaround for), but he also thinks it’s a monetary boondoggle that his unofficial “government agency” should try to get … [continued]

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US Air Force Pursues Green Hydrogen Via Geothermal Energy

November 13, 2024 admin clean power, Energy, enhanced geothermal, enhanced geothermal systems, geothermal energy, hydrogen, renewable energy, us air force, US Army, US Department of Defense, US Navy, usa

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Sun, 10 Nov 2024 16:55:28 +0000

The US Department of Defense is pursuing next-generation geothermal energy systems that can produce zero emission electricity and green hydrogen, too.

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Hydrogen Fuel Cell Aircraft Attracts US Army, Navy, & Air Force, Too

November 10, 2024 admin Aviation, clean power, clean transport, electric aircraft, fuel cell airplanes, fuel cells, green hydrogen, hydrogen, hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles, hydrogen fuel cells, renewable energy, us air force, US Army, US Marine Corps, US military, US Navy, usa, Water

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2024 20:54:29 +0000

The US military is supporting new drop-in hydrogen fuel propulsion systems for quiet-running zero emission aircraft and stationary energy generation.

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US Space Solar Startup Readies “Radiation-Hardened” Solar Cells For Mass Production

November 4, 2024 admin aerospace, clean power, energy innovation, green economy, research, SCIENCE, silicon solar cells, silicon solar pv, Solar energy, space solar, space solar energy, space solar power, startups, us air force, usa

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Fri, 01 Nov 2024 16:35:40 +0000

The US startup Solestial is banking on ultra-thin, self-repairing silicon solar technology for an edge in the red hot space solar race.

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The Crowded Field Of Space Solar Suddenly Got More Crowded-er

October 13, 2024 admin aetherflux, clean power, Energy, investors, renewable energy, research, SCIENCE, Solar energy, space solar, space solar energy, space solar power, startups, us air force, US Navy, usa

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2024 14:57:46 +0000

Space solar power once seemed like a far-out idea, but the high profile startup Aetherflux is among the stakeholders aiming to bring space-sourced solar energy down to Earth.

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World-First Geothermal Energy System Heading For US Air Force

September 29, 2024 admin clean power, enhanced geothermal, enhanced geothermal systems, geothermal energy, green economy, texas, us air force, US Department of Defense, us department of energy (doe), US military, us military clean energy, usa, Utah

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2024 18:15:18 +0000

Human-made enhanced geothermal energy systems can make 24/7, baseload, zero emission geothermal resources available across a wider range of geological conditions.

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Archer Gets Two Big Orders For Its Electric Aircraft

August 20, 2024 admin air force (usaf), archer, archer aviation, Aviation, clean transport, electric aircraft, electric airplanes, Electric vehicles, evtol, us air force, vtol

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2024 03:57:57 +0000

I wrote the other day about Archer Aviation preparing for electric air taxi service in Los Angeles and San Francisco for the 2026 World Cup and the 2028 Olympics. A month prior, we wrote about Stellantis (the giant automaker) investing $55 million into Archer. But news from Archer is moving … [continued]

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Wright Electric Wins US Air Force Contract To Develop Lightweight High-Output Batteries

August 16, 2024 admin Aviation, batteries, clean transport, Energy Storage, us air force, wright electric

Credit to Author: Derek Markham| Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2024 19:23:57 +0000

Wright Electric, a US startup that has been making strides in electric aviation, including its development of ultra-lightweight batteries, motors, and generators, has announced another vote of confidence, financially speaking, in the form of a new contract with the US Air Force for the development of lightweight and high output … [continued]

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Hydrogen Fuel Cell eVOTL And Jets Are Coming For Your Fossil Fuels

July 16, 2024 admin Aviation, clean transport, electric airplanes, evotl, fuel cell airplanes, fuel cells, green economy, green hydrogen, hydrogen, hydrogen fuel cell, joby, us air force, us department of energy (doe), usa, zeroavia

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Sat, 13 Jul 2024 17:31:48 +0000

A hydrogen fuel cell eVOTL demonstrator from the US firm Joby has achieved a flight of more that 500 miles, emitting only water vapor and no greenhouse gases.

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