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SpaceX Dragon spacecraft returns NASA cargo to Earth after six weeks in space

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At 5:19 am on January 11th, the Dragon capsule gently splashed down off the coast of Tampa, Florida, and was quickly secured by a SpaceX recovery ship. Both are made up of two main parts: a reusable capsule and an expendable ‘trunk.’ Using its ablative heat shield like a brake pad, Dragon slowed from a velocity of 7.5

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Heat Pumps—The Well-Tempered Future of A/Cs

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Within the HVAC world, innovations tend to be small and progressive: there’s not some silver bullet,” says Wade Conlan , an engineer in Maitland, Florida, and vice president of ASHRAE , a heating and air-conditioning standards-setting organization. This year, the U.S. Still, in the U.S.,

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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. Louis, and north of Florida. If you want to have an in-depth discussion about EVs, solar installation, or anything environmental, you don’t need the usual 5-minute pre-conversation.

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USDOT awarding $55M to support purchase of Low-No buses; electric buses and infrastructure

Green Car Congress

The City of Fairfield will receive funding to purchase all-electric, zero-emission Proterra 35' Catalyst E2 buses and supporting charging infrastructure as part of their Alternative Fuels and Fleet Replacement policy, which focuses on transitioning to an all-electric fleet. City of Fairfield. The Jacksonville Transportation Authority.

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CMU team finds regional temperature differences have significant impact on EV efficiency, range and emissions

Green Car Congress

Ambient temperature determines initial battery temperature and thermal management loading (if the vehicle is parked outside, the battery is not thermally preconditioned, and solar radiation is negligible) as well as battery temperature and thermal management load during use. —Yuksel and Michalek. Graff Zivin, J.

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Perspective: The Role of Offsets in Climate Change Legislation

Green Car Congress

This approach is part of the European Union’s (EU) Emission Trading Scheme (ETS), which EU members use to help meet their Kyoto Protocol commitments. 192% higher in 2015) than if offsets could be used as prescribed by the bill. If allowed as part of an emissions reduction program, offsets have the potential to provide various benefits.

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Redwood Materials Will Recycle Hawaiian Grid Batteries

Cars That Think

The Kaua’i Island Utility Cooperative is working with Redwood Materials to decommission the Anahola Solar Project substation and recycle its lithium-ion batteries in order to make new batteries. Built in 2015, the Anahola station is old enough that its batteries have reached their end of life. They’re not ready for recycling.”

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