Sustainable engineering

GE Aerospace and partners achieve new milestone, testing 10 different aircraft engine models with 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel

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Tuesday, December 12, 2023
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"These tests demonstrate that we are leading and prepared to support our customers to operate on Sustainable Aviation Fuel.

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  • "These tests demonstrate that we are leading and prepared to support our customers to operate on Sustainable Aviation Fuel.
  • To help qualify new 100% SAFs, GE Aerospace is going from engine system testing to engine component and sub-component level evaluations.
  • GE Aerospace's SAF testing efforts support the aviation industry's long-term goal of net zero CO2 emissions by 2050.
  • Additionally, GE Aerospace is an inaugural investor in the United Airlines Ventures Sustainable Flight Fund to help increase the supply of SAF.

Timken Releases Annual CSR Report, Provides Update on 2030 Emissions Intensity Target Progress

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Thursday, September 28, 2023
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NORTH CANTON, Ohio, Sept. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Timken Company (NYSE: TKR; www.timken.com ), a global leader in engineered bearings and industrial motion products, today issued its annual corporate social responsibility (CSR) report , which features an update on progress towards its 2030 environmental emissions target.

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  • NORTH CANTON, Ohio, Sept. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Timken Company (NYSE: TKR; www.timken.com ), a global leader in engineered bearings and industrial motion products, today issued its annual corporate social responsibility (CSR) report , which features an update on progress towards its 2030 environmental emissions target.
  • Announced in 2022 and measured against a 2018 baseline, Timken's environmental emissions target is to reduce aggregate Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions intensity by 50 percent by 2030i.
  • This includes direct emissions intensity from its operations, and indirect emissions intensity from purchased energy.
  • Helping to drive down emissions intensity, Timken used 10x more energy from renewable sources in its global operations last year than it did in 2018.

CFM International's RISE program on track for ground and flight tests mid-decade

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Saturday, June 17, 2023
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The CFM RISE program targets more than 20 percent better fuel efficiency with 20 percent lower CO2 emissions compared to the most efficient engines in service today.

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  • The CFM RISE program targets more than 20 percent better fuel efficiency with 20 percent lower CO2 emissions compared to the most efficient engines in service today.
  • As a result of testing progress, CFM is on track for ground and flight tests in the middle of this decade.
  • We are on track to the ground and flight tests around the middle of the decade with a thorough test plan that includes open fan aeroacoustics modeling this year.
  • CFM's parent companies, GE Aerospace and Safran Aircraft Engines, have more than 1,000 engineers globally supporting development of RISE program technologies.

GE Aerospace runs one of the world's largest supercomputer simulations to test revolutionary new open fan engine architecture

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Saturday, June 17, 2023
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By coupling GE Aerospace's computational fluid dynamics software with Frontier, GE was able to simulate air movement of a full-scale open fan design with incredible detail.

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  • By coupling GE Aerospace's computational fluid dynamics software with Frontier, GE was able to simulate air movement of a full-scale open fan design with incredible detail.
  • GE Aerospace's use of supercomputing power and software tools are helping engineers understand open fan aerodynamic and acoustic physics in new ways.
  • As a result, GE can improve test hardware designs and better optimize engine performance and airframe integration.
  • *RISE (Revolutionary Innovation for Sustainable Engines) is a trademark of CFM International, a 50/50 joint company between GE and Safran Aircraft Engines.

Brunswick Corporation Highlights Commitment to Environmental Sustainability, Social Responsibility in 2022 Sustainability Report

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Wednesday, May 17, 2023
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METTAWA, IL, May 17, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Brunswick Corporation today published its 2022 Sustainability Report, highlighting the Company’s environmental, social and governance (ESG)-focused efforts to build a more sustainable future.

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  • METTAWA, IL, May 17, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Brunswick Corporation today published its 2022 Sustainability Report, highlighting the Company’s environmental, social and governance (ESG)-focused efforts to build a more sustainable future.
  • “We are proud of our action-oriented approach to ESG, which is demonstrated through the progress and innovations detailed in this report,” said Dave Foulkes, Brunswick Corporation CEO.
  • Highlights and accomplishments detailed within the report include:
    Recording a 13% reduction in combined Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions intensity.
  • Expanding sustainability focus through the establishment of an Enterprise Sustainability Office, led by a Chief Sustainability Officer and a Director of Sustainable Engineering.

John Nicklow Named Next President of Florida Tech

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Thursday, March 30, 2023
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“I want to thank the Florida Tech community for being engaged in the search,” Nicklow said.

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  • “I want to thank the Florida Tech community for being engaged in the search,” Nicklow said.
  • “I believe Florida Tech is at an inflection point, and that presents a wonderful opportunity for the university,” Nicklow said.
  • This will also help us become the preferred partner for businesses, industry and government.”
    “I’m thrilled for Florida Tech and the larger community that the board of trustees has selected as its new president Dr. John Nicklow.
  • “Florida Tech is a university with a proud past and a very bright future,” Nicklow said.

Aclarity Destroys PFAS Chemicals Forever in Full-Scale Pilot

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Wednesday, January 11, 2023
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BOSTON, Jan. 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Aclarity, a leading PFAS destruction technology company, announced today that it has successfully destroyed PFAS chemicals at a customer's site, at volume, in landfill leachate, a primary source of PFAS contamination in the environment.

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  • Existing methods for managing PFAS in landfill leachate merely shift PFAS chemicals within our environment.
  • BOSTON, Jan. 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Aclarity , a leading PFAS destruction technology company, announced today that it has successfully destroyed PFAS chemicals at a customer's site, at volume, in landfill leachate, a primary source of PFAS contamination in the environment.
  • The full-scale pilot , sponsored by Xylem , a leading water technology company, demonstrates that PFAS, otherwise known as "forever chemicals," a class of highly toxic and ubiquitous substances previously resistant to any form of degradation, can be destroyed at full-scale capacity for large operations.
  • "Existing methods for managing PFAS in landfill leachate merely transfer the chemicals within our environment," Julie Bliss Mullen, Aclarity CEO, said.

FADEC Alliance to Provide More Electric Technologies and Components for Sustainable Aircraft Engine Demonstration Program

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Wednesday, December 14, 2022
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As part of the advanced technology program, FADEC Alliance supports the maturation of new technologies for future engines, to reduce fuel consumption and emissions.

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  • As part of the advanced technology program, FADEC Alliance supports the maturation of new technologies for future engines, to reduce fuel consumption and emissions.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20221214005200/en/
    FADEC Alliance will develop the electronic control system architecture and requirements for the sustainable aircraft engine demonstration program.
  • The demonstrator program is focused on advanced technologies like open fan architecture, hybrid electric capability, electrified engine accessories, and hydrogen propulsion.
  • FADEC Alliance will develop the electronic control system architecture and requirements for the demonstrator, along with multiple subsystems through two program phases.

North America Aircraft Isothermal Forging Market Report 2022-2028: Growing Demand for Titanium and Nickel-based Parts in Military Aircraft Engine Production - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Friday, October 14, 2022
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The "North America Aircraft Isothermal Forging Market Forecast to 2028 - COVID-19 Impact and Regional Analysis - by Aircraft Components, Forging Material, and Fit Type" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

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  • The "North America Aircraft Isothermal Forging Market Forecast to 2028 - COVID-19 Impact and Regional Analysis - by Aircraft Components, Forging Material, and Fit Type" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
  • The rising production of modern-day aircraft is expected to create more growth opportunities for emerging aircraft isothermal forging players to manufacture fuel-efficient aircraft models.
  • Due to the rising demand for more advanced fuel-efficient aircraft models, the increasing production of advanced next-generation high-bypass turbofan engines is expected to present immense growth opportunities for the key players operating in the aircraft isothermal forging market.
  • Thus, the need for fuel-efficient next-generation aircraft is expected to create more aircraft isothermal forging market opportunities.

Johnson Controls Spearheads Sustainability and Innovation at Global Headquarters in Cork, Ireland

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Thursday, May 12, 2022
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CORK, Ireland, May 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Johnson Controls (NYSE:JCI), the global leader for smart, healthy and sustainable buildings today announced that it will open an OpenBlue Innovation Center in itsglobal HQ at One Albert Quay, Cork, Ireland.

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  • CORK, Ireland, May 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Johnson Controls (NYSE:JCI), the global leader for smart, healthy and sustainable buildings today announced that it will open an OpenBlue Innovation Center in itsglobal HQ at One Albert Quay, Cork, Ireland.
  • "This center will serve as our regional center of excellence to bring clients to see Johnson Controls' latest cutting-edge innovations on how to solve for net zero".
  • Fitted with themost advanced Johnson Controls building technology solutions,the OpenBlue Innovation Centerwill beashowcase of the latest and most innovative solutions from the companyin a live environment.
  • At Johnson Controls (NYSE:JCI), we transform the environments where people live, work, learn and play.