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Associated Press
11-07-2025
- Automotive
- Associated Press
How CNH Is Giving More Power to Methane
CNH 's New Holland T6 Methane Power tractor is helping a Norwegian company cut its use of polluting vehicles without compromising on power. This year's Nordic World Ski Championships, in the beautiful city of Trondheim in central Norway, was disrupted by sleet, rain and slush. Huge quantities of artificial snow saved the day, but the unusually warm mid-winter weather was a stark reminder that efforts to reduce carbon emissions, which contribute to global warming, are much needed. One initiative by Trondheim City Council is to insist its contractors increase their use of non-polluting vehicles, with a target of 60% of operating hours by 2035. That has encouraged Graver, an earthworks specialist, house builder and Trondheim Council contractor, to invest in four New Holland T6 Methane Power tractors. 'We use methane-powered tractors in our contract work with the council to sweep roads and for clearing snow,' explains Svein Tore Sæther, Chief Executive of Graver. 'They were also used up at the ski championships this year, clearing snow from car parks. They're very efficient.' Graver took possession of its first methane tractor in November 2022, just as winter was setting in, adding three more shortly after. To date, its fleet of four have clocked up more than nine thousand hours of service - saving some 314 tons of CO2 emissions. They have proved virtually trouble-free compared to traditional tractors. 'They're really reliable and we've actually been able to use them for longer than the contract stipulates. I think we're up to 80% of total hours. And the drivers like them. They're responsive, powerful and smooth,' says Sæther. The T6 Methane Power was based on the diesel version and its output matches the 175 horsepower of the diesel model. According to Sæther, they cost about the same in terms of fuel-efficiency, service and maintenance. The only differences he can think of are that the methane-driven engine is slightly quieter than a diesel and the tank for the methane is attached to the front of the hood. View original content here. Visit 3BL Media to see more multimedia and stories from CNH
Yahoo
25-06-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
German Olympic skiing champion Carl fails doping test
Germany's Victoria Carl crosses the finish line in the women's 10 km classic race at the Nordic World Ski Championships. Hendrik Schmidt/dpa German Olympic cross country skiing champion Victoria Carl has tested positive for a banned substance but the nation's skiing body DSV said that she did not dope intentionally and should not be banned for next year's Winter Olympics. The DSV said on Wednesday that German armed forces (Bundeswehr) member Carl submitted a positive test for clenbuterol at an out of competition test around a season ending military competition in March in Andermatt, Switzerland. Advertisement It said that the German Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) has started an investigation and that the Bundeswehr is taking full responsibility for the positive test and has launched an internal review. Athletes can be banned for up to four years for a first positive test but can also face a shorter ban or be cleared, depending on the circumstances. Clenbuterol in cough medication The DSV said that the clenbuterol was in the cough syrup Spasmo Mucosolvan Carl was given by a Bundeswehr doctor to treat acute spastic bronchitis, and that she pro-actively named the substance at the doping test. "I was ill, had severe coughing fits and took the medication on doctor's orders. I disclosed everything - I wasn't aware that it contained a banned substance. I very much hope that the circumstances will be understood and assessed fairly," Carl said in the statement. Advertisement Several flaws The Bundeswehr medical team said the athlete was not at fault while admitting that several procedural things went wrong, including accidental delivery of a wrong medication by the Bundeswehr pharmacy, with the original medication not containing clenbuterol. It said the doctor administering the substance failed to mention the presence of clenbuterol and did not apply for an emergency medical exemption. "The doctor's prescription was medically understandable, but organisationally flawed," the chief medical officer for the military competition, who was not identified, said in the DSV statement. Advertisement "The athlete is not to blame in any way. She acted in reliance on the specialised and competent medical care within an official military competition environment. "We explicitly regret the situation that has arisen and hope that our statement to NADA will help to resolve this difficult situation for the athlete." DSV backing The DSV said that from its point of view "everything speaks against an intention to deceive." DSV board member for communication Stefan Schwarzbach said: "We stand for clean sport - but also for fairness and responsibility." "Victoria Carl is currently facing possible consequences for which she is not medically responsible. In our view, a ban, especially with a view to the Olympic Games, would be neither fair nor proportionate." The Olympics are February 6-22, 2026, in Milan/Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. Carl is a big German medal hope having won team sprint gold and relay silver in 2022, and two relay medals at world championships.
Reuters
30-03-2025
- Sport
- Reuters
Ski jumping-Prevc breaks men's world record with 254.5-metre jump
March 30 (Reuters) - Slovenia's Domen Prevc broke the men's ski jumping world record with a mark of 254.5 metres during the 2024-25 World Cup in Planica on Sunday. Prevc, who won the men's large hill event at the Nordic World Ski Championships in Trondheim earlier this month, beat Austrian Stefan Kraft's previous mark of 253.5m from March 2017. "I'm still shaking right now, really amazing," Prevc said after the jump in front of home fans in the Alpine valley in northwest Slovenia. "I feel like I'm reading a book, or watching a movie and seeing this character do it, so I can't quite believe it, but I felt I could do anything after the take off and it was just perfect." Despite Prevc's record-breaking jump, it was Slovenian compatriot Anze Lanisek who secured victory in Planica, marking his first Ski Flying World Cup win with a combined score of 482.1 points. Prevc came second with 475.00 and Germany's Andreas Wellinger (GER) third with 455.8.
New York Times
14-03-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
Norwegian Ski Jumpers Suspended for Illegal Alterations to Their Suits
There is a long tradition of teams trying to get an edge in ski jumping, making tweaks to equipment to try to gain a few feet in distance, or even a few inches. But a recent alteration to the crotch area of a team's ski suits went too far. Five Norwegian ski jumpers and three officials were suspended by the International Ski and Snowboard Federation this week, accused of cheating after altering the crotches of the team's ski suits. Some of the officials soon confessed to the scheme. The officials are accused of engaging in 'illegal equipment manipulation' at the Nordic World Ski Championships in Trondheim, Norway, last week. The suspensions will continue while an investigation takes place. The suspended Norwegian athletes are Marius Lindvik, a gold medalist at the Beijing Olympics in 2022; Johann Andre Forfang, a gold medalist at Pyeongchang in 2018; Robin Pedersen; Kristoffer Eriksen Sundal; and Robert Johansson. Lindvik also won a gold medal at the world championships days before the suspensions. The federation seized all of the ski jumping suits used by Norway at the event. An inspection of those suits 'raised additional suspicions of manipulation' of the suits used by the men's team, the federation said. No irregularities were found in the women's team's suits. The ski jumping federation said it planned to toughen its 'suit control policy' at future events. The international federation did not immediately make an official available for an interview on Friday. 'What we have done is manipulate or modify the jump suits in such a way that it violates the regulations,' one of the suspended officials, the team coach, Magnus Brevig, told the Norwegian news media. 'It was a deliberate act. Therefore, it is cheating. It was a joint decision. I should have stopped it.' Thank you for your patience while we verify access. If you are in Reader mode please exit and log into your Times account, or subscribe for all of The Times. Thank you for your patience while we verify access. Already a subscriber? Log in. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
Reuters
11-03-2025
- Sport
- Reuters
Ski jumping-Norway suspends coach and one other over cheating at World Ski Championships
March 11 (Reuters) - The Norwegian Ski Federation has suspended two staff, including the team coach, after the governing body admitted that the country's ski jumping team cheated by manipulating jumpsuits at the Nordic World Ski Championships in Trondheim. The federation said its ski jumping committee requested the suspension of national team coach Magnus Brevik and equipment manager Adrian Livelten after two Norwegian athletes were disqualified on Saturday. Advertisement · Scroll to continue Acting General Secretary Ola Keul said the two's suspension was immediate and would remain in force until further notice. "The information that has emerged so far about the events... is so serious that it provides grounds for suspending their employment," the federation said in a statement on Monday. Stine Korsen, the chair of the ski jumping committee, said that Norway would welcome an investigation by the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) into the cheating. "We take this matter very seriously and recognise that equipment has been deliberately manipulated in violation of FIS regulations in order to gain an advantage in the competition," Korsen added. Bine Norcic will act as coach while Brevik is suspended, the federation said.
