A “Green Aviation” weekend workshop was held at NASA Ames Research Center on April 25–26, 2009 to stimulate dialog and foster collaboration among the nation’s aviation and energy technologists. Approximately 80 representatives from government, industry, and academia were in attendance.(including Ron Hochstetler, one of our Founders) The workshop was organized into three serial sessions on advanced transportation concepts, advanced propulsion systems, and operational concepts, followed by three parallel sessions on technology priorities, organizational strategies, and metrics. The serial sessions opened with an overview talk on the relevant NASA activities, followed by shorter technical talks relevant to the session’s theme. Ample time was provided for discussion following each presentation. The program for the workshop is included in the report.
Sainsbury’s Expands Methane-Powered Vehicle Trials
From newenergyfocus.com: ” Supermarket chain Sainsbury’s is expanding its trials running vehicles on biogas made from landfilled waste, with an order for five more of its vehicles to be converted. The company has been running one of its Mercedes-Benz Axor lorries since August, fitted with “Dual-Fuel” technology allowing it to use a combination of diesel and biomethane.
McDonalds: Ten Tips on Sustainable Supply Chain
From McDonalds.com: “Companies are very interested in developing sustainable supply chain plans. To me, being invited to speak by the animal agricultural industry and a supply chain professional organization to address this topic is a really good indicator of the mainstreaming and integration of sustainability into the day-to-day business. Anyone who has read my blogs over the last three years knows that I bring up sustainable supply issues frequently. These issues are important and complex. At McDonald’s, we have been making progress, listening to and learning from others. We’ve learned a lot along the way, and we know we need to do more.”
Supply Chain Networks and Carbon Reporting
Over the next several months the globalization of carbon reporting will begin to emerge. This will be driven by the entry of the United States into a mode of preparation for carbon reporting which will likely be done based on a coordinated North American initiative. So what does carbon reporting mean? Well there are many approaches currently being taken today by different companies, countries and entities, from basic spreadsheet approaches all the way through to very sophisticated and integrated supply chain carbon reporting models. Supply Chain Networks and Carbon Reporting
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