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ARPA-E announces $11M for innovations in energy-water processing and agricultural sensing technologies; fourth, fifth OPEN+ cohorts

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Oregon State University, Freshwater Recovery System for Hydraulic Fracturing (FRESH-Frac) Using a Thermally-Actuated Nozzle-Demister – $2,972,000. Oregon State University (OSU) is developing a system for extracting clean irrigation water from hydraulic fracturing wastewater using low-grade solar or industrial waste heat.

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USDOT announces $84.9M through Lo-No program to expand advanced bus technologies

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Fiscal Year 2019 Low or No-Emission (Low-No) Bus Program Projects. The City of Tucson will receive funds to purchase electric buses with dedicated charging stations and provide maintenance and first responder training for the new technology. Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon. Project Sponsor.

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Airlines Hoping for More Boeing Jets Could Be Waiting Awhile

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That announcement came about three weeks after a panel blew off a Boeing 737 Max 9 body shortly after takeoff, terrifying passengers on an Alaska Airlines flight and forcing the pilots to make an emergency landing at the Portland International Airport in Oregon. Almost immediately, the F.A.A. grounded some Max 9s. As part of the F.A.A.’s

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2022 Los Angeles Auto Show Review

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Fiat stopped selling the Cinquecento, or 500e, in the United States (in reality California and Oregon only) in 2019. Here, in alphabetical order, are the World or North American debuts. 2024 Fiat 500e EV. Back and better in the USA. Ranging in size from compact to large SUVs, they have an innovative battery subscription program.

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Navigant Research forecasts new EV global sales of > 346,000 units in 2014; 10 predictions for the year

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Navigant’s analysis indicates that only buyers in California and Oregon will purchase sufficient numbers of vehicles in order to meet the ZEV requirement in 2018 and 2019. The requirement has been extended through 2025; however, the mandated sales levels are not likely to be met, Navigant notes.

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EV Chargers for All!

Cars That Think

Considering the costs associated with installation and maintenance and anticipating the resistance I’m likely to encounter, I decided to put my charger crusade on hold.” “They rejected my request to allow cyclists to hose off their bikes in the alley behind the building, which cost nothing. and SK Energy.

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Boeing Reinstalled Panel That Later Blew Out of 737 Max Jet

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An internal system that tracks maintenance work at the facility, which assembles 737s, shows the request for maintenance but does not contain information about whether the door plug was inspected after it was replaced, the person said. In 2018 and 2019, two crashes of the 737 Max 8 killed 346 people.

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