Amazon opened its largest warehouse in MA, a five-story facility with ~4 million square feet of space. The fulfillment center cost about $400 Million to build and has 12 miles of conveyor belts…
Per WSJ, the U.S. is years behind Russia and China in developing hypersonic missile technology. Silicon Valley wants to help the military catch up. Hypersonic aircraft/weapons can fly at 5x the speed of…
Per WSJ, hyperscale data centers (much larger than previous generations of data centers) are upending utility plans to cut use of fossil fuels. These facilities will provide computing power to meet the needs…
India’s Adani Green Energy Limited (AGEL) is building the world’s biggest clean energy plant. It’s five times the size of Paris, visible from space, and will generate enough electricity to power Switzerland. AGEL…
A.T. Kearney’s 2024 Reshoring Index (KRI) examines a U.S. market more reliant on goods made closer to home, continuing a trend over the past few years. The KRI increased significantly in 2023 as…
Per the Association for Advancing Automation (A3), North American robot sales declined 30% from record 2022 sales levels. Companies bought 31,200 robots in 2023 versus 44,200 in 2022 and 39,700 in 2021. Sales…
Per WSJ, approval of a $95 Billion aid package frees up funding that was held up in Congress for four months. Two-thirds of it will go toward new military equipment for Ukraine, Israel…
Per Architectural Record, many colleges were traditionally heated by steam heat from fossil fuels. To reach climate goals, a growing number of schools are moving toward district energy systems based on geo-exchange (GEX)…
Per the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines, hundreds of former leaders are calling for the U.S. Senate to ratify the UN Convention on the Law of the…
Per WSJ, scientists are exploring new methods to cool the planet since global efforts to address climate change are flagging and time is perceived to be running out. These approaches were once considered…