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29th November 2021

Carbon-absorbing skyscraper design unveiled

Architecture firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) has presented "Urban Sequoia" – a concept for transforming the built environment into a network for absorbing carbon.

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26th November 2021

World's first autonomous, all-electric container ship

The world's first electric and self-propelled container ship – the MV Yara Birkeland – has undertaken its maiden voyage in the Oslo Fjord.

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29th October 2021

World's first practical hoverbike

Japanese company ALI Technologies has unveiled a new hoverbike – the XTurismo Limited Edition.

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28th September 2021

Ford and SK to invest $11.4bn in EVs

Ford, in a joint venture with SK Innovation, has announced an $11.4 billion plan for electric vehicle and battery production – the largest such investment ever made in the U.S.

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25th September 2021

Electrified road to wirelessly charge EVs in Michigan

Michigan will become the first state in America to deploy inductive vehicle charging technology in roads, in an effort to accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs).

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16th September 2021

Co-op to expand use of robots

Co-op Food today announced a partnership with Amazon Prime, enabling same-day grocery deliveries, while also expanding the use of robots from 200 to 500 units.

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18th August 2021

DHL plans electric cargo planes from 2024

DHL Express, in a collaboration with Eviation, will begin deploying electric cargo planes from 2024 in an effort to decarbonise its worldwide operations.

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13th July 2021

World's first 3D printed school opens in Malawi

UNICEF estimates a shortage of 36,000 classrooms in Malawi. It would take 70 years – until 2090 – to fund and construct all these buildings with conventional methods. However, 3D printing could reduce that timeframe to just a single decade.

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8th July 2021

Sails boost cargo ship fuel efficiency by 20%

French tyre manufacturing giant Michelin, in collaboration with two Swiss inventors, has presented an innovative solution to help decarbonise maritime shipping.

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1st July 2021

Volvo to use fossil-free steel in cars by 2026

Swedish companies Volvo and SSAB have announced a collaboration to explore the use of fossil-free, high quality steel in the automotive industry.

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