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Former Berkeley Dean of Engineering David A. Hodges Dies at 85

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Under his leadership, the latter board celebrated milestones including the launch of IEEE’s first multidisciplinary open-access publication, IEEE Access ; the creation of a Chinese-language edition of IEEE Spectrum ; and the 100th anniversary of Proceedings of the IEEE. He was inducted into the Silicon Valley Hall of Fame in 2013.

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Protean Electric and FAW-VW developing production-intent electric propulsion system with in-wheel motors

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Protean Electric introduced its production in-wheel motor at the 2013 Society of Automotive Engineers World Congress in Detroit. Protean has been awarded 33 patents for its technology and design, with 101 additional international patent applications pending. —Kwok-yin Chan, CEO of Protean Holdings Corp. Earlier post.)

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AAB Study Projects Global EV New Vehicle Sales of Up to 400,000 Units by 2020, PHEV Sales of 500,000 Units by 2020

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Most established automakers will cautiously field a few thousand vehicles annually starting in 2011-2013—much lower numbers than suggested by heavy media coverage of the technology, the report suggests—and plan to increase production pending prove-out of the technology. billion in 2020. Earlier post.)

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Celanese sees new TCX ethanol process as key component in future growth; a paradigm shift in ethanol production

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As it announced during its investor conference earlier this week, Celanese Corporation, a global technology and specialty materials company, has increased its 2013 earnings growth objectives to adjusted earnings per share of at least $6.00, or operating EBITDA of at least $1.7 Earlier post.). Source: Celanese. Click to enlarge.

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Opinion: Is Russia Plotting To Bring Down OPEC?

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mmbbl/day) in 2013. Novatek and its partners Total and Chinese National Petroleum Company still lack $15 billion of the $27 billion needed to finance the Yamal LNG plant. naval power, the Chinese, for example, prefer pipeline natural gas supplies over seaborne LNG supplies. Russia supplied about 30 percent (146.6 Wary of U.S.

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Opinion: Oil Market ShowdownCan Russia Outlast The Saudis?

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At a conference in Moscow on October 14, President Putin said that Russia had reached if not passed the peak of its economic crisis and predicted economic growth in coming years. After the Chinese Central Bank unexpectedly devalued the Yuan by ~2 percent against the US$, bets that the Saudis would be forced to abandon the peg spiked.

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Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

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The 15 th Congress, also known as the 15 th Conference of Parties, or COP 15, was initially intended to be a largely procedural summit, with many major negotiating points settled and most environmental ministers prepared to sign a binding emissions treaty that contained specific emissions targets as well as commitments to financing structures.

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