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Wolfspeed wins 2016 R&D 100 Award for wide bandgap underhood inverter for HEVs/EVs

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Wolfspeed, A Cree Company, a leading global supplier of silicon carbide (SiC) power products, won a 2016 R&D 100 Award for its high-temperature, wide-bandgap (WBG) underhood inverter for hybrid and electric vehicles. This allows the company to change the torque and speed applied to the vehicle’s wheels from its traction motor.

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Zipline reaches 500,000 automated drone delivery milestone

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In fact, the company has announced that it has delivered its 500,000th package globally, making delivery faster, more streamlined, and more sustainable. According to one of the company’s co-founders, Keller Cliffton, the drones had traveled a combined 36 million miles. That’s 75x round trips to the moon!

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Delek sells AltAir renewable diesel/jet business to World Energy for $72M

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In 2016, United agreed to purchase up to 15 million gallons of sustainable biofuel from AltAir Paramount over a three-year period. is a diversified downstream energy company with assets in petroleum refining, logistics, asphalt, renewable fuels and convenience store retailing. Earlier post.). Delek US Holdings, Inc.

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Westinghouse and Ameren Missouri form NexStart SMR Alliance for rapid licensing and deployment of Westinghouse Small Modular Reactor technology; targeting operation in 2022

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Westinghouse Electric Company and the Missouri Electric Alliance led by Ameren Missouri have formed a utility participation group called the NexStart SMR Alliance to advance deployment of the Westinghouse Small Modular Reactor (SMR). The Empire District Electric Company; and Kansas City Power and Light Company. Earlier post.).

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UI, ExxonMobil study finds where bioenergy crops would grow best while minimizing detrimental effects on aquatic ecosystems

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A team from the University of Illinois, Urbana and ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company (EMRE) has identified regions in the United States where bioenergy crops would grow best while minimizing effects on water quantity and quality. Their paper is published in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology. 5b05239.

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Walmart demonstrates how drones are the future of grocery delivery

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Walmart’s drone delivery system is being created in partnership with a company called Zipline, which designs and manufactures drones and their autonomous flying systems. Walmart first secured its deal with Zipline in 2020, and since then, the program with Walmart and Zipline as a company have grown.

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