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Cleveland City Planners Change Policies to Create 15-Minute City

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Cleveland, Ohio, has approved new zoning and transportation policies that are angling to transform it into the next “fifteen-minute city,” The City Planning Commission voted to move forward with changes to building codes in several pilot neighborhoods it wants to make more pedestrian friendly.

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Ford Cleveland Engine Plant begins production of twin-scroll 2.0L and 2.3L EcoBoost engines

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liter EcoBoost engines for North America at its Cleveland Engine Plant in Ohio. liter EcoBoost engine is available in the all-new Ford Edge, launching in first quarter of 2015. The investment in Cleveland shifted North American production to Ohio, leaving Ford’s Valencia Engine Plant as the exclusive production location of 2.0-liter

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Alcoa opens 3D printing metal powder plant

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Through this expansion, announced in September 2015, Alcoa will develop materials with the specific properties needed to 3D print high-performance components. Alcoa is piloting the technique in Pittsburgh and Cleveland. Metal powders used for 3D printing durable, high-quality aerospace parts are available in limited quantities.

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NASA awards Aerojet Rocketdyne $67M to develop advanced solar electric propulsion system for space

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A prototype 13 kW Hall thruster during testing at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland. This prototype demonstrated the technology readiness needed for industry to continue the development of high-power solar electric propulsion into a flight-qualified system. It uses 10 times less propellant than equivalent chemical rockets.

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NASA moves Environmentally Responsible Aviation project into next phase of research with 8 large-scale technology demonstrations

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Each of the demonstrations, which are scheduled to begin this year and continue through 2015, is expected to include selected industry partners, many of which will contribute their own funding. and NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland. NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.;

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DOE awarding >$24M to 77 projects through Technology Commercialization Fund

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OTT was established in 2015 to advance the economic, energy, and national security interests of the United States by expanding the commercial impact of the Department of Energy’s research and development portfolio. Solar Energy Industries Association, Washington, D.C. Madison, Wis. Amesbury, Mass. TerraPower LLC, Bellevue, Wash.

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Punching above its weight

Electric Auto Association

Our first two ride & drives, in 2014 and 2015, were the largest NDEW events held in the area west of the Mississippi, south of St. He has been working with electric vehicles (EVs) since 1986, when he was involved with electric and hybrid development in the bus industry. We started off with a bang,” recalled Erb.