Day: 21 August 2022

Airbus invests in world’s largest clean hydrogen infrastructure fund managed by Hy24

Stuart Mitchell

Airbus has joined the world’s largest clean hydrogen infrastructure investment fund, managed by Hy24 – a joint venture between Ardian, a world-leading private investment house and FiveTHydrogen, an investment manager specialising in clean hydrogen investments. Hy24’s investment fund will provide financial capital to back credible, large-scale green hydrogen infrastructure projects world-wide. Airbus’ involvement assures its commitment to the scaling up of a global hydrogen economy, a prerequisite for the successful entry-into-service of its zero-emission commercial aircraft by 2035. “Since 2020, Airbus has partnered with numerous airlines, airports, energy providers and…

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Forza Horizon 5 introduces sign language support throughout in-game scenes

Stuart Mitchell

Even though Cameron Akitt grew up hard of hearing, for him British Sign Language is a second language. English is his first. An avid gamer, subtitles supplement what he hears, correcting things he may have misheard or missed because of too much background noise. But he has friends who are deaf, for whom reading captions can cause fatigue. “For them, it’s a really tiring experience, not being able to access your first language,” says Akitt, a London-based teacher of the deaf and accessibility consultant. “We should be able to access…

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First helicopter flight powered solely by sustainable aviation fuel

Stuart Mitchell

An Airbus H225 has performed the first ever helicopter flight with 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) powering both Safran’s Makila 2 engines. This flight, which follows the flight of an H225 with one SAF-powered Makila 2 engine in November 2021, is part of the flight campaign aimed at understanding the impact of SAF use on the helicopter’s systems. Tests are expected to continue on other types of helicopters with different fuel and engine architectures with a view to certify the use of 100% SAF by 2030. “This flight with SAF…

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Stora Enso and Tetra Pak launches feasibility study to accelerate beverage carton recycling in Benelux

Stuart Mitchell

To meet growing recycling needs in Benelux, Stora Enso and Tetra Pak have combined forces on a shared recycling solution for beverage cartons. The joint feasibility study includes a plan for a recycling facility at Stora Enso’s Langerbrugge site in Belgium. Each year, approximately 75,000 tonnes of beverage cartons enter the Benelux market. Of these more than 70% are already collected for recycling. However, there is no existing beverage carton recycling infrastructure in Benelux. In collaboration with Tetra Pak, Stora Enso is launching a new recycling process to recover the…

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Hubbub And OVO Team Up To Launch Search For Community-Spirited Glasgow Street For Pioneering Energy Campaign

Stuart Mitchell

Environmental charity Hubbub, working in partnership with OVO Energy Solutions, part of OVO, the UK’s 3rd largest energy supplier,  is launching a pioneering trial in Glasgow to help residents make changes to their homes to improve their energy efficiency and reduce their bills. They are looking for a Glasgow street with a strong sense of community and a willingness to make changes to their homes.  The project will seek to minimise the cost of the improvements by accessing relevant local and government funding sources. Increases in energy prices are set to…

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