Aerospace: GLRPPR Sector Resources

News: United Launches Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 18:07:21 GMT

United Airlines says it will measure and evaluate the sustainability of its suppliers' products and operations and then set targets for improvements in 2014.

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News: USDA and FAA extend aviation biofuel agreement

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 17:05:04 GMT

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced that the USDA is extending for five years its agreement to work with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and other partners to help develop a viable biofuel for the aviation industry. The Secretary signed the agreement with Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood at the Advanced Biofuels Summit at Gaylord National Harbor in Maryland.

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News: ENN, EADS/Airbus to Collaborate on Algae-based Aviation Fuels

Tue, 20 Nov 2012 15:08:17 GMT

China's ENN and Europe's EADS have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to co-develop microalgae-based aviation fuels. The agreement was made public at the China International Air Show in Zhuhai, Guangdong province.

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Resource: BLOOM Client Case Studies

Fri, 02 Nov 2012 14:10:54 GMT

Categorized by industry sector. Every two-page case study includes a summary of the pollution prevention assessment process and findings, and a table of pollution prevention solutions, environmental benefits and related cost savings.

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News: Date palm juice: A potential new "green" anti-corrosion agent for aerospace industry

Wed, 31 Oct 2012 15:41:59 GMT

The search for a greener way to prevent corrosion on the kind of aluminum used in jetliners, cars and other products has led scientists to an unlikely source, according to a report in ACS' journal "Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research". It's the juice of the date palm -- those tall, majestic trees that, until now, were noted mainly as sources of food and traditional medicines.

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News: Sydney to London on Plastic Fuel: Jeremy Rowsell to Power Flight with Household Trash

Mon, 15 Oct 2012 14:54:11 GMT

Jeremy Rowsell and his partners are cooking up 4,000 liters of liquid energy by melting down discarded plastic -- the same sort of drifting, wayward, household rubbish that the adventurous 41-year-old transoceanic pilot spots all too often accumulating in the Pacific.

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News: Siemens, Air France-KLM, BMW lead Dow Sustainability Index

Fri, 14 Sep 2012 15:04:07 GMT

BMW, Air France and Siemens were named as some of the world's leaders in sustainability by one of the longest-running sustainability indicators, which released its latest listings today.

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News: Racing towards a sustainable aviation fuel

Fri, 14 Sep 2012 15:01:32 GMT

Keep your eyes skyward this November for news of a publicity stunt expected to draw fresh attention to the controversial idea of sustainable aviation fuel. That's when British pilot Jeremy Roswell plans to fly a small private plane 10,000 miles -- from Sydney, Australia to London, England -- powered by a fuel made from plastic waste.

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News: White House Announces Executive Order on Industrial Energy Efficiency, including Combined Heat and Power

Thu, 30 Aug 2012 21:31:56 GMT

Today, President Obama signed an Executive Order to accelerate investments in industrial energy efficiency, including combined heat and power (CHP). Accelerating investment in industrial energy efficiency in a way that benefits manufacturers, utilities, and consumers can improve American manufacturing competitiveness and create jobs while improving our nation's energy system and reducing harmful emissions. The Executive Order: sets a national goal of 40 gigawatts (GW) of new CHP installation over the next decade; directs agencies to foster a national dialogue through ongoing regional workshops to encourage the adoption of best practice policies and investment models that overcome the numerous barriers to investment, provide public information on the benefits of unlocking investment in industrial energy efficiency, and use existing Federal authorities that can support these investments; and directs the Departments of Energy, Commerce, and Agriculture, and the Environmental Protection Agency, to coordinate actions at the Federal level while providing policy and technical assistance to states to promote investments in industrial energy efficiency.

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News: NY: A little help from (state) friends: Coxsackie business cuts its energy costs with technical aid

Mon, 13 Aug 2012 19:38:58 GMT

A Greene County aircraft and aerospace parts manufacturer got state help to make its production more energy efficient. On Wednesday, officials from Coxsackie-based Ducommun AeroStructures, which uses a high-temperature process to make titanium parts, touted help from the New York State Pollution Prevention Institute.

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