Within this decade, we will see 3D printers doing the small-scale production of previously labor-intensive crafts and goods.

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The trial, along with a previously announced urban equivalent in Leicester, will depend on small-scale production of the vehicles.

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By the end of this decade, we will see 3D printers doing the small-scale production of previously labor-intensive crafts and goods.

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The police and the courts can neither keep up with the surge in small-scale production, nor are they desperately keen to do so.

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Volvo Car Corporation starts small-scale production of the Volvo C30 Electric this year, and next year the company will start selling the Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid.

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The group runs an impressive facility in Braband in Jutland, where scientists can work in small-scale operations that mimic real production lines.

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Now, rural regeneration agency Cadwyn Clwyd has launched a project to revive small-scale hydro-electric power production in rural Denbighshire, launching feasibility studies for using water power on the Dee at Llangollen, and on the Alyn at Llandegla and Loggerheads.

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This trend can be a major contributor to North American energy security and emissions reduction goals by potentially displacing approximately 1.7 million barrels a day of oil, (1) while reducing total "well to wheels" GHG emissions by 7-15 percent.(2) The small-scale solution also is economically suited for customers seeking a 10-50, 000-gallons-a-day production capacity.

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As with much of farming and food production, it is the large-scale industrial-commercial enterprises that draw more criticism than small family-run farms.

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