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Monday 16 February 2015 4:29 amThe USrsquo; new drone rules could completely scupper Amazonrsquo; polene s plans for drone deliveryBy: Emma HaslettShareFacebookShare on FacebookXShare on TwitterLinkedInShare on LinkedInWhatsAppShare on WhatsAppEmai stanley cup lShare on EmailAdd as a preferredsource on GoogleAmazon s hopes to deliver packages by drone may be dashed by the new rules Source: YouTube After almost four years of delays, the US Federal Aviation Authority FAA has finally released its proposals for rules governing the use of small drones anything under 55lbs .It s what US drone enthusiasts have been waiting for: until now, legally speaking, drones ndash; aka Unmanned Aircraft Systems UAS ndash; have been a grey area.In June last year, for instance, the FAA insisted those flying commercial drones should apply for a special airworthiness certificate ndash; experimental category , although confusingly, it chose not to prosecute those without them. But despite its leniency so far, the rules also include a number of measures which could completely scupper plans by various companies ndash; most notably, Amazon ndash; to start drone delivery services.The rules include:The drone stanley uk must not go beyond the pilot s line of sight ndash; ie. if the pilot or at least one person involved in the operation can t see it, they shouldn t be flying it. Problematic if you re delivering packages in a city, where tall buildings obscure vision. The rules add: At all times the small unmanned Jdvr Jefferies picks UK mid-market head
Thursday 28 November 2013 7:54 pmSita signs deal to turn waste into electricityBy: Express KCSShareFacebookShare on FacebookXShare on TwitterLinkedInSh stanley deutschland are on LinkedInWhatsAppShare on WhatsAppEmailShare on EmailAdd as a preferredsource on GoogleWASTE management company Sita UK yesterday said that it has signed a 25-year contract with the West London Waste Authority to turn household rubbish into energy. Along with its con owala website sortium partners Scottish Widows Investment Partners and Japanrsquo Itochu Corporation, Sita will design, finance, build and operate infrastructure to manage up to 300,000 tonnes of waste every year.While the contract is valued at pound;760m, it is worth pound;1.4bn for Sita, as the firm will make money from selling the energy produced.Under the agreement, residual waste that the 1.6m people living in the London boroughs of Brent, Ealing, Harrow, Hillingdon, Hounslow and Richmond-upon-Thames have not been able to recycle will be transported to a new power generation plant in Gloucestershire, converted into electricity and sold. The deal will enable the West London Waste Authority to divert 96 per cent of its waste from landfill and is expected to save 2m tonnes of CO2. The scheme has debt financing from the government stanley de rsquo Green Investment Bank, Credit Agricole and three Japanese banks.Share this articleFacebookXLinkedInWhatsAppEmailSimilarly tagged content: SectionsNewsCategoriesBusinessTrending ArticlesLabour will regret the Rentersrsquo; Rights Ac
Monday 16 February 2015 4:29 amThe USrsquo; new drone rules could completely scupper Amazonrsquo; polene s plans for drone deliveryBy: Emma HaslettShareFacebookShare on FacebookXShare on TwitterLinkedInShare on LinkedInWhatsAppShare on WhatsAppEmai stanley cup lShare on EmailAdd as a preferredsource on GoogleAmazon s hopes to deliver packages by drone may be dashed by the new rules Source: YouTube After almost four years of delays, the US Federal Aviation Authority FAA has finally released its proposals for rules governing the use of small drones anything under 55lbs .It s what US drone enthusiasts have been waiting for: until now, legally speaking, drones ndash; aka Unmanned Aircraft Systems UAS ndash; have been a grey area.In June last year, for instance, the FAA insisted those flying commercial drones should apply for a special airworthiness certificate ndash; experimental category , although confusingly, it chose not to prosecute those without them. But despite its leniency so far, the rules also include a number of measures which could completely scupper plans by various companies ndash; most notably, Amazon ndash; to start drone delivery services.The rules include:The drone stanley uk must not go beyond the pilot s line of sight ndash; ie. if the pilot or at least one person involved in the operation can t see it, they shouldn t be flying it. Problematic if you re delivering packages in a city, where tall buildings obscure vision. The rules add: At all times the small unmanned Jdvr Jefferies picks UK mid-market head
Thursday 28 November 2013 7:54 pmSita signs deal to turn waste into electricityBy: Express KCSShareFacebookShare on FacebookXShare on TwitterLinkedInSh stanley deutschland are on LinkedInWhatsAppShare on WhatsAppEmailShare on EmailAdd as a preferredsource on GoogleWASTE management company Sita UK yesterday said that it has signed a 25-year contract with the West London Waste Authority to turn household rubbish into energy. Along with its con owala website sortium partners Scottish Widows Investment Partners and Japanrsquo Itochu Corporation, Sita will design, finance, build and operate infrastructure to manage up to 300,000 tonnes of waste every year.While the contract is valued at pound;760m, it is worth pound;1.4bn for Sita, as the firm will make money from selling the energy produced.Under the agreement, residual waste that the 1.6m people living in the London boroughs of Brent, Ealing, Harrow, Hillingdon, Hounslow and Richmond-upon-Thames have not been able to recycle will be transported to a new power generation plant in Gloucestershire, converted into electricity and sold. The deal will enable the West London Waste Authority to divert 96 per cent of its waste from landfill and is expected to save 2m tonnes of CO2. The scheme has debt financing from the government stanley de rsquo Green Investment Bank, Credit Agricole and three Japanese banks.Share this articleFacebookXLinkedInWhatsAppEmailSimilarly tagged content: SectionsNewsCategoriesBusinessTrending ArticlesLabour will regret the Rentersrsquo; Rights Ac
