Hitachi ABB Power Grids creates research and development center in Montreal
Hitachi ABB Power Grids today announced the establishment of a new research and development (R&D) presence in Montreal, focused on addressing key challenges in the energy industry related to artificial…
Solar R&D innovation center advances PV technology
First Solar, Tempe, Arizona, recently commissioned what it dubs ‘the largest thin-film R&D center in the Western Hemisphere.’ The company — the U.S.’s largest solar panel manufacturer — has sited…
The Transportation Technology Center: A hub for advanced passenger train testing
Operational excellence in testing: Stadler FLIRT DMU for DART The TTC has long been revered as the ideal setting for exhaustive qualification testing of new passenger trains, offering a controlled,…
State-of-the-art testing center pushes forward with new high-speed mode of transportation: ‘A significant milestone’
Photo Credit: Hardt Hyperloop A hyperloop sounds like something in a sci-fi movie that transports people at warp speed across galaxies in minutes. While a hyperloop on Earth won’t take…
Sen. Hickenlooper to tour the Pueblo Transportation Technology Center Thursday
PUEBLO, Colo. — Senator John Hickenlooper met with officials from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), and local elected leaders from Pueblo on Wednesday for a…
Dutch hyperloop center aims to advance futuristic transport technology
VEENDAM, Netherlands (AP) — A 420-meter (quarter-mile) white steel tube running alongside a railway line in the windswept northern Netherlands could usher in a new era in the transportation of…