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NRC approves rule to certify amended AP1000 reactor design; Chu: “an important milestone”

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The AP1000 is a 1,100 megawatt electric pressurized-water reactor that includes passive safety features that would cool down the reactor after an accident without the need for human intervention. revisions to the electrical system (additional auxiliary transformer; change in direct current (dc) voltage). turbine manufacturer change.

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Volkswagen to debut XL1 PHEV prototype at Qatar Motor Show; fuel consumption of 0.9 L/100 km (261 mpg US)

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The XL1’s body electrical system is supplied with the necessary 12 Volts through a DC/DC converter. Engine management only cools the TDI by activating an externally driven electric water pump when engine operating conditions require it. This thermal management strategy also contributes towards reduced fuel consumption.

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PARC building cleantech portfolio; co-extrusion printing of novel battery electrodes and carbon-neutral renewable liquid fuels from atmospheric CO2

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PARC was founded in 1970 at Xerox; in 2002, it was incorporated as a wholly owned independent research and development subsidiary of Xerox Corporation, providing services to external customers as well as to Xerox. PARC is developing a non-biological approach for producing liquid fuels from renewable energy, air, CO 2 and water.

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Inventor of AT&T’s Datakit, the First Virtual Connection Switch, Dies at 85

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In 2002 Fraser retired and founded Fraser Research , in Princeton, N.J., He wrote six lessons, which cover transformers, AC and DC motors, magnetism, binary basics, and solar power. where he continued his networking work. He earned his bachelor’s degree in aeronautical engineering in 1958 from the University of Bristol , in England.

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Volkswagen Unveils New One-Liter Concept Car; Smallest Production-Intent Diesel Yet from Volkswagen Applied in A Full Hybrid Design

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Volkswagen first revealed a one-liter concept at the annual meeting in 2002, then cancelled the project in 2005. Its external water pump is controlled by engine management so that cooling is only activated while engine operating conditions require it. Earlier post.) Earlier post.). The E-motor.

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Volkswagen to produce XL1 diesel plug-in hybrid at Osnabrück; 261 mpg US

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While the driver and passenger sat in a tandem arrangement for optimal aerodynamics in the L1, the 1-liter car presented in 2002 and in 2009 ( earlier post ), in the XL1 two occupants sit slightly offset, side by side, nearly as in a conventional vehicle. XL1’s engine. Click to enlarge. Powertrain. The powertrain consists of a 0.8-liter,

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XL1 dive and drive: Volkswagen aggressively optimizes for efficiency in its sleek diesel plug-in hybrid

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In the L1, the 1-liter car that was shown in 2002 and 2009, the driver and passenger sat behind each other for optimal aerodynamics; in the XL1, the two occupants sit slightly offset, side by side, almost as in a conventional vehicle. The ceramic brakes make a sound similar to sliding out on gravel, or swooshing through water.

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