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Sunny Side Up: Solar Industry Seeing Record Returns

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According to the latest report from the Solar Energy Industries Association, the industry is currently producing a record 20 gigawatts of energy. At the rate the solar energy industry is going, it could power numerous time machines at once. That’s a lot of watts. gigawatts of energy to get going. million homes.

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Here Come the Drones: Industry Groups Talk Up FAA’s Unmanned Device Tests

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Among the picks was a trio of schools—University of Alaska, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, and Virginia Tech— as well as the state of Nevada, Griffiss International Airport in New York state, and the North Dakota Department of Commerce.

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Report: Governments Must Help Manage Transition to Driverless Trucks

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The global trucking industry could be facing a shortage of nearly 1 million drivers by 2030. But that’s without driverless trucks, which would more than fill that workforce gap and are already operating in states like Nevada. Set international standards, road rules, and vehicle regulations for self-driving trucks.

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