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Willms Touristik has converted 18 MAN double-deckers, built between 1988 and 2019, from diesel to electric drive. Since this spring, the modernised ‘CityTour’ buses have been in service in Cologne and other German cities. Buying an entirely new fleet of electric buses would not have been financially viable for the company. The retrofitted fleet covers six MAN chassis-based models, from 37-year-old MAN SD202 (1988–1990) to Euro 6 buses from 2016–2019. Danish specialist Banke ApS handled the conversion in coordination with DGS Diesel- und Getriebeservice, Allison Transmission’s general representative in Germany. The vehicles were completely stripped of their diesel drivetrain before…
A new wave of flippable and foldable phones is shaking up the US smartphone market, long dominated by Apple’s iPhone.The iPhone remains king, but flip phones are spurring innovation and gaining momentum with consumers.”There is quite a bit of buzz around this,” Forrester analyst Dipanjan Chatterjee told Business Insider. Still, he said foldables remain niche, representing 1% to 2% of the smartphone market.Companies including Samsung, Motorola, and Google have ventured into foldable or flippable smartphones — Samsung with the Galaxy Z Fold and Galaxy Z Flip, Motorola with its Razr flip phones, and Google with its Pixel Fold models.In July,…
Despite continued pressure from the United States over crude supply from Russia, Indian state refiners have returned to the spot market for purchases of Russian oil, company officials familiar with the matter told Reuters on Wednesday, as discounts for Moscow’s crude grades deepened.Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IndianOil) and Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) have bought Russian Urals and other crudes for September and October delivery, as the discounts for Urals widened to $3 per barrel, the officials said. A few weeks ago, the biggest Indian state-owned refiners, including IndianOil and BPCL, pulled out of spot purchases of Russian crude for…
The Philippine Department of Energy (DOE) said it is crafting a carbon credit policy for the energy sector to ensure integrity in prospective carbon trading mechanisms and drive investment in clean energy. A consultation with around 120 representatives from various energy stakeholders was scheduled for August 19 on a draft DOE circular that will provide “guidelines for the issuance, management and monitoring of carbon credits in the energy sector”, according to a statement on the DOE website. The Carbon Credit Policy will “ensure environmental integrity by promoting projects that genuinely reduce emissions, enhance transparency and accountability through clear rules for…
No, AI doesn’t mean you don’t have to learn to code, at least according to one OpenAI researcher.Szymon Sidor recently sounded off on why, even in a world with ChatGPT, Cursor, and other AI tools, it’s still good for current high school students to learn basic coding.”You should absolutely learn to code,” Sidor said during episode of the company’s podcast from August. “One skill that is at a premium and will continue to be at a premium is having really structured intellect that can break down complicated problems into pieces.”Sidor, who has worked at OpenAI for over eight years, said…
Google, nuclear technology company Kairos Power, and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) announced a new collaboration to deliver advanced nuclear energy to Google data centers in the US. Under the deal, TVA will purchase power from Kairos Power’s Hermes 2 plant in Tennessee, which will deliver up to 50 megawatts (MW) of 24-hour energy to the TVA grid. Google will then receive the clean energy attributes through TVA to support operations at its Tennessee, and Alabama data centers. The Hermes 2 plant is scheduled to begin operations in 2030. To speed up the delivery of clean energy, Kairos Power will…
Crude oil flows from Russia to Slovakia and Hungary have been restored after a Ukrainian attack suspended exports earlier this week, Reuters has reported, citing official statements.“The flow of oil to Slovakia is currently standard,” Slovak Economy Minister Denisa Sakova said in a statement, as quoted by the publication. “In the coming days, we will have clearer information about whether there will be any adjustments to the supply schedule for this month … However, I believe that given the rapid resumption of flow through the Druzhba pipeline, the impact will be minimal.”“Oil deliveries to Hungary via the Druzhba pipeline have…
Wells CM-1 and CM-2 in the Copper Moki field in New Zealand’s Taranaki Basin are now producing a combined 125 barrels of oil per day on average, about a month following workovers, Monumental Energy Corp. said Tuesday. “These rates continue to trend upward as pump speeds are gradually increased to optimize flow while preventing sand from entering the borehole”, the Vancouver, Canada-based company said in a statement online. “The pumps will continue to be turned up to its set daily production rate of 175 but will be tested higher to see what the wells can produce at capacity”, Maximilian Sali,…
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The melting of sea ice in the Arctic has slowed dramatically in the past 20 years, scientists have reported, with no statistically significant decline in its extent since 2005.The finding is surprising, the researchers say, given that carbon emissions from fossil fuel burning have continued to rise and trap ever more heat over that time.They said natural variations in ocean currents that limit ice melting had probably balanced out the continuing rise in global temperatures. However, they said this was only a temporary reprieve and melting was highly likely to start again at about double the long-term rate at some…