AeroVironment Puma flies for nine hours powered by a fuel cell hybrid system

Posted on 10 March 2008 by Luke Hallam

On 06 Mar 08 AeroVironment announced that it has flown its Puma small unmanned aircraft for over nine hours, powered by an on-board fuel cell battery hybrid energy storage system.

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Enffue expands into Australia

Posted on 10 March 2008 by Luke Hallam

Enffue is a brand owned by Carotino Sdn Bhd, a vertically integrated Malaysian palm oil company that produces biodiesel. On the surface that doesn’t mean much to Australians but when you dig a little deeper you realise SAFF is most likely going to be rebranded to Enffue.

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The Cleanest Ship Project shows shipping emissions can be drastically reduced

Posted on 10 March 2008 by Luke Hallam

The Cleanest Ship Project is proving that the application of higher specification fuel and exhaust treatment solutions can drastically reduce shipping emissions. While this sounds like common sense the Cleanest Ship Project is the first time I’ve heard of it being put into practice.

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