Tag: Virginia

Virginia Tech Transportation Institute researchers simulate alternative fuel options for rail

Virginia Tech Transportation Institute researchers simulate alternative fuel options for rail

January 18, 2024 |

In Virginia, researchers at the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI) recently created a nationwide multi-train simulation software, called NeTrainSim, to provide a clearer picture of this very situation. The open-sourced model ran multiple simulations of the country’s network of freight trains powered by alternative fuel sources, such as electricity, biodiesel, hydrogen, and hybrids. The results […]

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Designer Mary Lempres creates oyster reefs from plant extracts and crushed shells 

Designer Mary Lempres creates oyster reefs from plant extracts and crushed shells 

January 8, 2024 |

In Virginia, designer Mary Lempres has used plant enzymes to produce Reef Rockets, structures made of biobased cement that could mimic naturally occurring oyster reefs and prevent flooding and coastal erosion, clean seawater, and function as biodiversity-boosting habitats.  Lempres collaborated with environmental and bio-geotechnical engineer Ahmed Miftah to develop a method for growing the cement.  […]

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Ares Management’s fund invests in Burnham RNG

Ares Management’s fund invests in Burnham RNG

December 5, 2023 |

In Virginia, Burnham RNG, a full-service developer and owner of organic waste management and anaerobic digestion biogas assets across the U.S., announced that a fund managed by Ares Management’s Infrastructure Opportunities strategy has made a strategic investment to acquire the Company from Edge Natural Resources. The investment from Ares, a leading infrastructure investor with approximately […]

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