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Amazon invests in startup producing ‘net-zero carbon fuels’ for transportation

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based startup that is developing what it describes as “net-zero carbon fuels” that can be used in transportation. The startup said it will use the cash infusion to develop commercial scale applications of its fuel. Amazon announced on Tuesday that it was investing in Infinium , a Sacramento, Calif.-based

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Virgin Hyperloop selects West Virginia to test its futuristic transport system

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Virgin Hyperloop One announced its plan to build a $500 million certification center to advance its vision of the future of high-speed transportation in West Virginia. The state will serve as a locus for testing, developing, and validating the technology that underpins the still-theoretical hyperloop system.

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Starfish Space raises $14M to advance development of satellite servicing vehicles

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(Starfish Space Illustration) Starfish Space , a Seattle-area startup founded by two veterans of Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture, has raised $14 million in funding to support its plans to develop spacecraft capable of hooking up with bigger satellites to boost their orbits — or safely dispose of them. ”

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‘Murder hornet’ nest cut from tree in Washington state; 1,500 developing insects found inside

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It contained nearly 1,500 hornets in various stages of development. The portion of the tree with the nest was cut and transported to Washington State University Extension in Bellingham, Wash. in December 2019 in Washington state. WSDA tweeted an image of the queen of the nest and said she was “BIG.” WSDA Photo).

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Why Norway — the poster child for electric cars — is having second thoughts

Vox

I’ve been writing about transportation for the better part of a decade, so all that fawning international attention piqued my curiosity. And it could happen in other countries, too, including in the United States, where transportation is the single largest source of greenhouse gas emissions. Norway rocks!!”

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Seattle-area county reveals plans for ‘world leading’ sustainable aviation fuel R&D center

GeekWire

The Boeing plant at Snohomish County’s Paine Field in 2019. The county and Washington State University aim to open a research and development center in the area that’s focused on sustainable aviation fuel. million in the state’s transportation budget to get the project rolling.

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Watch the first crewed flight of Boeing’s Starliner space taxi to the space station

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NASA chose Boeing and SpaceX to transport astronauts to and from the space station a decade ago, in the wake of the space shuttle fleet’s retirement in 2011. The companies’ development costs were covered by fixed-price contracts worth $4.2 billion for Boeing and $2.6 billion for SpaceX. billion in extra expenses.