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Air Force to fall nearly 150 pilots short of annual training goal

September 11, 2023
The Air Force will fall short of its fiscal 2023 pilot training goal by about 120 airmen, missing its annual target of around 1,500 new aviators for the eighth consecutive year, the service confirmed Sept. 8. A slew of maintenance woes, staffing issues and other unexpected setbacks led the Air Force to pin wings on around 1,350 airmen rather than its aspirational goal of 1,470. The shortfall makes…
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The world’s largest offshore wind farm is getting its first turbines

September 11, 2023
The UK’s Dogger Bank, the world’s largest offshore wind farm, now has its first 13 megawatt (MW) turbines in place. The first two GE Renewable Energy 13 MW Haliade-X turbines are now installed at Dogger Bank A, which is around 80 miles off England’s Yorkshire coast. The two turbines were put up by the Voltaire (pictured above), the largest offshore jack-up installation vessel ever built.
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In a US first, new EV battery cells will be made with recycled metals

September 11, 2023
Four companies will together produce new lithium-ion EV batteries that contain recycled metals in a US first. Global battery maker BASF, Florida-HQ’ed graphene energy storage maker Nanotech Energy, Reno-based lithium-ion battery recycling company American Battery Technology Company (ABTC), and Ontario-based TODA Advanced Materials that produces metal hydroxide materials for rechargeable…
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BYD vows new electric sedan will be the most aerodynamic EV, surpassing Tesla Plaid

September 11, 2023
Tesla’s Model S Plaid and the Lucid Air are gaining a new rival. China’s EV leader, BYD, recently unveiled the name of its latest electric model under the YangWang brand. The new electric sedan is set to have the lowest drag coefficient among all production cars. BYD launched YangWang (“look up” in English), its luxury sub-brand, in January. The premium brand unveiled two new energy…
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