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A Novel IEEE Workshop Showcases Jamaica’s Engineering Community

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The section held a first-of-its-kind workshop in January at the University of Technology in Kingston. IEEE Senior Member Fawzi Behmann and staff from the IEEE Communications Society promoted the workshop to section and society chapter members. The event attracted more than 200 participants.

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California ARB holding two workshops on developing measure to reduce emissions from TRUs

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To that end, ARB staff is holding two more workshops on the development of a regulation to limit the amount of time that internal combustion engine-driven TRUs and TRU gensets operate while stationary, as well as requiring an overall zero-emission mode operating time. Background.

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New ICAO aircraft CO2 standard one step closer to final adoption after recommendation by CAEP

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An aircraft CO 2 emissions standard has made further and important headway at the UN’s International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). Operations of aircraft weighing more than 60 tonnes account for more than 90% of international aviation emissions. GLADs and MBMs.

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Daimler establishing “Startup Autobahn” in Stuttgart; focus on future of mobility

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Following the application phase, around 25 startups will be invited to the Selection Day on 14 July 2016. We are warmly welcoming international as well as local startups. The Hardware Lab in ARENA2036 is a large high-tech workshop (approx.

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The importance of considering non-exhaust traffic emissions; the role of EVs

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reported in their paper on a policy workshop convened in 2011 on the relevance of traffic-related wear emissions for air quality policy development, with the focus on non-exhaust PM emissions. The traffic/exhaust component consisted predominantly of externally mixed soot particles and soot internally mixed with secondary particles.

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NASA testing new boundary layer ingesting (BLI) propulsor; 4-8% fuel burn savings over current advanced engines

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Source: Hall (2016). Hall (2016) “ Boundary Layer Ingestion Propulsion – Benefit, Challenges, and Opportunities ” 5 th UTIAS International Workshop on Aviation and Climate Change. Additional aircraft drag and weight reduction benefits have also been identified. —David Arend, a BLI propulsion expert at NASA Glenn.

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Renault and Bolloré form a partnership in electric vehicles; assembly, car-sharing and 3-seat Bluecar

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The overall environmental impact of an electric vehicle is virtually half that of an equivalent internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicle, Renault noted, citing its comparative study of Fluence ICE and electric vehicles. and is set to build the future Alpine, scheduled for launch in 2016. Earlier post.) It currently builds Clio IV R.S.