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Autocar delivers electric terminal tractor to California supermarket chain

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Autocar Industries , a manufacturer of “specialized severe-duty vocational trucks,” has delivered one of its E-ACTT electric terminal tractors to Stater Bros. Autocar’s E-ACTT is an all-electric terminal tractor designed for the logistics and vocational trucking industry.

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How to Build and Retrofit a Sustainable Home

Green Business Bureau

Building and Retrofitting a Sustainable Home. Whether you’re building from scratch or adding onto an existing home, there are a variety of green building materials and products on the market today to create your sustainable home vision. Eco-Friendly, Ethically-Sourced Building Materials. RECLAIMED LUMBER.

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Krones begins work on geothermal system at Hungary manufacturing facility

ThinkGeoEnergy

To provide an alternative source for the facility’s heating and cooling needs, a geothermal probe system complemented by three heat pumps will be installed. Design of the hybrid solar-geothermal system The heat pump operations will increase the electricity requirement of the facility, but this will be covered by 100% green electricity.

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Lifecycle Maintenance: Prolonging Truck Efficiency Through Comprehensive Care

The Environmental Blog

Trucks are the backbone of many businesses, especially those in the logistics industry. These comprehensive check-ins assess every aspect of a vehicle’s function from brakes to electrical systems. Monitoring tread depth is also essential. Detailed reports also let companies monitor trends over time.

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Geothermal warehouse heating implemented in Rouen, France

ThinkGeoEnergy

European industry property developer P3 has implemented a pilot geothermal heating project in the warehouse space of La Poste Immobilier in the P3 Rouen brownfield site in Rouen, France. The geothermal system now provides 77% of the heat used in the new building, with the balance supplied by an air-source heat pump.

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Government funding for innovations that “could revolutionise British rail travel”

Envirotec Magazine

From technology making the railways greener than ever before by removing harmful emissions from train exhausts to research into powering our railways with renewable energy, this year’s successful bidders will revolutionise the future of train travel for generations to come.”. 3SQUARED LTD. VARAMIS LTD.

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Sustainable Construction: 6 Initiatives to Create a Robust Sustainability Strategy

Green Business Bureau

Construction and buildings are responsible for 39% of carbon emissions globally. This statistic puts the industry in the spotlight and reveals the unsustainable nature of organizations operating in this sector. Design efficient buildings built to last.