A small SME in the north of England has developed an “air capture” technology which can create petrol using only air and electricity. Air Fuel Synthesis (AFS), based in Stockton on Tees, has produced five litres of petrol since August using a small refinery that manufactures gasoline. Two secret ‘angel’ …
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European manufacturers have to fight for a share of emerging markets and INTERMAT 2012 will reveal some of their strategies INTERMAT 2012 will be the world’s biggest international construction machinery show next year and has come at a critical time for the industry. French economist Jean-Joseph Boillot has said that the …
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A great bridge, but at what cost?
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Morocco will be the first country in both the African and Arab worlds to build a high-speed rail (HSR) line, but the high price of 20 billion dirhams (€1.8 billion) has polarised opinion. The Moroccan Government, of course, says the elevated cost is justified. They argue that when the 350km TGV rail link from Tangier to Casablanca opens in December 2015, it will inject new life into the weak Moroccan economy.
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