Important Innovations

  D AILY INNOVATION BRIEF                                                                                                          By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane UK'S SOLAR TREES TO RECHARGE EVs                                                                                                       Source:  SolarBotanic Trees & Dubai Expo 2020 Entrepreneurs in the UK have developed a highly innovative EV charger - Solar Trees The artificial trees with their tops loaded with nano photovoltaic "leaves" capture the sun's energy, convert it into electricity & store it in a battery in the tree's trunk The new artificial tree technology was invented by SolarBotanic Trees as a power source for charging electric vehicles The trees are 15-feet tall, attractive, easily deployed & of particular interest to luxury hotels, shopping malls, corporate headquarters & more to showcase they are green Each tree has a power generating capacity of 5 kilowat

  D AILY INNOVATION BRIEF                                                                                                          By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane UK'S SOLAR TREES TO RECHARGE EVs                                                                                                        Source:  SolarBotanic Trees & Dubai Expo 2020 Entrepreneurs in the UK have developed a highly innovative EV charger - Solar Trees The artificial trees with their tops loaded with nano photovoltaic "leaves" capture the sun's energy, convert it into electricity & store it in a battery in the tree's trunk The new artificial tree technology was invented by SolarBotanic Trees as a power source for charging electric vehicles The trees are 15-feet tall, attractive, easily deployed & of particular interest to luxury hotels, shopping malls, corporate headquarters & more to showcase they are green Each tree has a power generating capacity of 5 kilowa

  D AILY INNOVATION BRIEF                                                                                                          By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane POWERFUL HYDROGEN-ELECTRIC PLANE PARTNERS                               Source:  Natilus & ZeroAvia British-American hydrogen aircraft company ZeroAvia & US cargo plane development company Natilus are co-developing a hydrogen electric autonomous cargo plane These two companies have highly advanced technologies, are very well funded & have billions of dollars in pre-orders ZeroAvia's successfully-tested ZA600 hydrogen-electric engine will be the powerful propulsion system for Natilus' blended wing body cargo plane ZeroAvia has won permits to fly in the US, has been developing zero emissions planes for ten years and has $10 billion in pre-orders The ZA600 hydrogen electric engine successfully powered a 19-seat passenger plane last January Now it will power Natilus' Kona cargo plane that ha

  D AILY INNOVATION BRIEF                                                                                                          By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane POWERFUL HYDROGEN-ELECTRIC PLANE PARTNERS                               Source:  Natilus & ZeroAvia British-American hydrogen aircraft company ZeroAvia & US cargo plane development company Natilus are co-developing a hydrogen electric autonomous cargo plane These two companies have highly advanced technologies, are very well funded & have billions of dollars in pre-orders ZeroAvia's successfully-tested ZA600 hydrogen-electric engine will be the powerful propulsion system for Natilus' blended wing body cargo plane ZeroAvia has won permits to fly in the US, has been developing zero emissions planes for ten years and has $10 billion in pre-orders The ZA600 hydrogen electric engine successfully powered a 19-seat passenger plane last January Now it will power Natilus' Kona cargo plane that ha

  D AILY INNOVATION BRIEF                                                                                                          By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane FRANCE BANS SHORT FLIGHTS TO CURB CC                                             Source:  Orly Airport & Stock France just signed a controversial and aggressive Climate Change remediation law that bans short-haul regional flights that can be completed in 2&1/2 hours on a train So far 3 routes have been discontinued:  Paris/Orly Airport to Bordeaux, Lyons & Nates The European Union is part of the lower emissions move & they required that rail service to the destination in 2&1/2 hours is available to substitute for the flight & that there are enough early & late running train runs to allow the passengers to stay at their destination for 8 hours & get back The 3 air  routes affected so far represent 3% of France's airplane emissions This bold move by France is a first step and h

  D AILY INNOVATION BRIEF                                                                                                          By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane FRANCE BANS SHORT FLIGHTS TO CURB CC                                             Source:  Orly Airport & Stock France just signed a controversial and aggressive Climate Change remediation law that bans short-haul regional flights that can be completed in 2&1/2 hours on a train So far 3 routes have been discontinued:  Paris/Orly Airport to Bordeaux, Lyons & Nates The European Union is part of the lower emissions move & they required that rail service to the destination in 2&1/2 hours is available to substitute for the flight & that there are enough early & late running train runs to allow the passengers to stay at their destination for 8 hours & get back The 3 air  routes affected so far represent 3% of France's airplane emissions This bold move by France is a first step and h

  D AILY INNOVATION BRIEF                                                                                                          By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane BMW's VERY SMART CAR                                                                 Source:  BMW                BMW'S new 5 Series Saloon is so smart it suggests when to change lanes and, with the driver's approval, changes lanes on its own Driver agrees with the lane change suggestion by looking briefly at the side mirror There's a camera behind the steering wheel to monitor the gaze of the driver Lane change technology is called ActiveLane Change Assistant that tracks driver eye movements The lane change technology is a world first, works up to the car going speeds of 85 mph and can be turned on & off This is a powerful EV that can accelerate from 0 to 62 mph in 3.3 seconds, is available for sale in October 2023 & is priced to start at $61,530 5 Series Saloon is all-electric and has a