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Ideal Power and EnerDel partner on mobile hybrid power systems

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a developer of a novel indirect power conversion technology ( earlier post ), and EnerDel, Inc., a developer of a novel indirect power conversion technology ( earlier post ), and EnerDel, Inc., has developed a novel, patented power conversion technology called Power Packet Switching Architecture (PPSA). Ideal Power Inc.,

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The Portrait Artist

Cars That Think

Perry prefers to meet in person in order to develop a human connection. I generally leave feeling I actually connected with the person, that it was more than just a Q&A.” “I remember being relieved that he could explain fuzzy logic in a way I could easily understand, because I didn’t really understand it previously,” Perry recalls.”That

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DOE awards $17M for vehicle technologies; batteries, PEEM, engines, materials, fuel

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30 kW Modular DC-DC System using Superjunction MOSFETs This project will develop a new modular power conversion approach that utilizes both silicon and WBG devices to address the fundamental power conversion, loss, and component stress mechanisms. University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign. University of Colorado Boulder.

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See & test drive your favorite EVs at Drive Electric Earth Month, thru April

Baua Electric

Earth Day EV Expo in Chicago, IL, which will include students from Illinois Tech and other universities showing off entries for the EV/autonomous EcoCAR challenge. These events have offered a great way to connect with owners and see the newest electric vehicle tech, and even get a chance to do test rides and drives in person.

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How to Get Started with EV Charging for Hotels and Resorts

Blink Charging

This type of charging would likely be found at retailers, truck stops, and roadside convenience stores , where EV drivers will exit the highway for a meal or rest stop before continuing their journey. Conversely, destination charging is needed at a traveler’s final destination, such as a hotel, resort, or conference center.

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EIA: planned capacity additions to US crude oil pipeline infrastructure should relieve Cushing bottleneck

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Phase 1 of the Keystone pipeline from Hardisty to Steele City, Nebraska, and on to Patoka, Illinois, was completed in June 2010. The 96,000-bbl/d ExxonMobil Pegasus pipeline between Patoka, Illinois and Nederland, Texas, which originally shipped crude oil northward, was reversed in 2006 in order to ship Canadian heavy oil to the Gulf Coast.

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New nickel-based catalyst could lead to more efficient production of biomass-derived fuels and chemicals

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Chemists at the University of Illinois report the development of a nickel-based homogeneous catalyst that could more effectively support the production of fuels and chemical feedstocks from biomass as well as improved liquefaction of coal. A paper on their work is published in the current issue of Science.

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