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MECA emissions inventory & air quality modeling shows potential benefits of national cleaner trucks initiative at CARB limits

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Applying the potential CTI strategy to the 2028 base year results in the following observations: By 2035, the entire continental US is in attainment with the 75 ppb 2008 ozone NAAQS except for San Bernardino County in California. ppb in the east (Atlanta, GA). ppb in the west (San Bernardino, CA) and 4.9

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DOE awarding $7+ million to four hydrogen and fuel cell projects, including fuel cell delivery trucks

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Private industry and DOE’s national laboratories have already helped to reduce automotive fuel cell costs by more than 50% since 2006 and by more than 30% since 2008. These projects include: Center for Transportation and the Environment ($3 million DOE investment): Based in Atlanta, Ga.,

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Pioneer of Google’s Data Centers Dies at 58

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For his discoveries, Rao received the 2023 International Prize in Statistics. He was nominated in 2013 for a Nobel Peace Prize for his contributions to the International Encyclopedia of Statistical Science. In 1980 he began work as a researcher at the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations , in Atlanta. He retired in 2008.

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Get to Know the IEEE Board of Directors

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She has served as the IEEE Atlanta Section’s secretary, vice chair, and chair. She was one of three Georgia women honored in 2008 as part of the ninth annual Women of the Year in Technology Awards. She is set to speak at the 2023 IEEE Vision, Innovation, and Challenges Summit and Honors Ceremony , to be held on 5 May in Atlanta.

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What Are Zero Emission Day and National Drive Electric Week?

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Fast forward to 2008 and Wallace started taking advantage of the internet’s ability to reach vast amounts of people simultaneously. The US Department of Energy’s Alternative Fuels Data Center also has a tool which compares the annual emissions of an EV versus internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicle on a national or state level.

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A Young Professional on the Power of Mentorship

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After graduating with a master’s degree in telecommunications and computer science in 2008 from the Wrocław University of Science and Technology , in Poland, Zakrzewska initially didn’t know what type of career to pursue. “I She decided to give research a try and in 2009 became an intern at Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. ,

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First results from HEI/ACES murine study find few biologic effects from exposure to exhaust from new technology diesel engines

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These results are expected to play an important role in upcoming risk reviews by international and US agencies of older and new technology diesel engines, including a review of the carcinogenicity of diesel exhaust in June, 2012 by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) in Lyon, France. the basis of the new report.

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