Sentences with phrase «pilot testing alternative»

VantageScore includes them in scores; FICO is currently pilot testing alternative data in the context of a more up - to - date scoring model.

The county has pilot tested alternative wastewater treatment systems and is currently in the process of finalizing which systems should be available for wider use.

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«We have a long history of testing new technology — including alternative - fuel trucks — and we are excited to be among the first to pilot this new heavy - duty electric vehicle,» a Walmart spokesperson told Fortune in an email.

After years of research and development, and tests by general aviation pilots in Alaska and air transport carriers in the Ohio River Valley, the FAA in 2005 declared ADS — B to be a safe radar alternative and pegged the technology as a crucial component of the agency's plans to by 2020 upgrade the national airspace system — a program known as Next - Generation Air Transportation System.

Specifically, Doug Rodante, president of Green Flight International (a company in Florida that promotes alternative aviation fuels), and chief test pilot Carol Sugars, a senior pilot with the United Parcel Service (UPS), conducted extensive fuel tests on the ground, beginning with a 20 percent blend of biodiesel and normal jet fuel (kerosene known as Jet A) and progressing to 100 percent biodiesel (B100) as their confidence increased.

After piloting the collection of measures of those skills in a small number of schools during the 2013 - 14 school year, including conducting multiple experiments to compare the performance of alternative survey items, CORE conducted a broader field test involving more than 450,000 students in grades 3 - 12 the following spring.

We also need a plan to evaluate and scale these assessments up along the way, starting with small pilots in a few schools, with incentives to build demand so that successful ideas reach more students in more districts and become worthy alternatives to current high - stakes testing.

A possible alternative to the Sats for 14 - year - olds has already been ruled out - with pilots of single - level tests (where pupils take tests when teachers think they are ready) proving «disappointing» in secondary school and being discontinued.

Sprint's pilot project will test run printing papers made primarily of wheat straw in a bid to find a sustainable alternative to wood - based paper

An example is the design of a pilot in New Hampshire to test the use of distributed resources as an alternative to new distribution system infrastructure, she said.