Among these conditions is the completion and operation of the next generation of nuclear facilities, which is not expected until the mid-2020s.

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Worldwide, airlines have been slowly but steadily putting into operation two next-generation aircraft -- Boeing's 787 Dreamliner and the Airbus A350 -- both of which have shells made heavily of composite materials, such as carbon-fibre reinforced plastic, instead of aluminium.

BBC: Increased comfort in the sky

Siemens and the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) plan to demonstrate that high-temperature superconductor technology is suitable for power generation in everyday operation.

FORBES: Siemens Announces Initiative to Improve Power Generator Efficiency With Superconductors

Wind tends to blow more forcefully and uniformly over the ocean than on land, providing the potential for increased electricity generation and smoother, steadier operation than land-based wind power systems.

FORBES: Turn Baby, Turn - Offshore Wind Power Poised for Major Growth in U.S.

French and German engineers have already developed the next generation of nuclear reactors, expected to start commercial operation in the next five years.

NPR: France Presses Ahead with Nuclear Power

U.S. marketing operation, has the kind of pragmatism one might expect from a first-generation immigrant.

FORBES: Speed Kills

Finbarr O'Neill, the Fountain Valley, California-based chief executive of Hyundai Motor's U.S. marketing operation, has the kind of pragmatism one might expect from a first-generation immigrant.

FORBES: Speed Kills

Their energy consumption was combined with data on the CO2 intensity of the power generation mix in different countries to reveal the emissions resulting from BEV operation.

FORBES: Electric Cars May Accelerate Global Warming