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Report: US extending connected vehicle pilot program in Ann Arbor

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The Detroit News reports that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is extending the major connected vehicle pilot project in Ann Arbor ( earlier post ) by another six months, but won’t change its timetable for deciding whether to move forward with the new technology.

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ARPA-E SHARKS: new program to develop hydrokinetic turbines for tidal and riverine currents

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Tidal and riverine energy resources are renewable, have the advantage of being highly reliable and predictable, and are often co-located with demand centers, while HKT devices can be designed with low visual profiles and minimal environmental impact. DE-FOA-0002334 ).

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ARPA-E to award $27M for advanced nuclear reactor systems operational technology: GEMINA

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GEMINA’s goal is to reduce fixed operations and maintenance (O&M) costs from ~13 $/MWh in the current fleet to ~2 $/MWh in the advanced fleet. These GEMINA teams are working to develop tools for the advanced reactors of tomorrow to improve operations and lower maintenance costs by designing more autonomous, and efficient processes.

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DOE awarding $35M to 11 projects for hydrokinetic turbine development; ARPA-E SHARKS

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Hydrokinetic energy is an abundant renewable resource that can boost grid resiliency and reduce infrastructure vulnerability, but it is currently a cost prohibitive option compared to other energy generating sources. HydroMINE is safe for the marine environment, and extremely robust.

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Audi putting a centralized server solution into test operation in cycle-dependent production; edge solution gets rid of individual PCs

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The server solution makes it possible to level out spikes in demand over the total number of virtualized clients—a more efficient use of resources. That’s also why we call the solution Edge Cloud: because it’s close to our shop floor environment. The new IT concept also improves ease of maintenance and IT security.

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Wärtsilä to deliver world’s first hybrid retrofit for short-sea shipping vessel

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Included in the solution are a shore power connection to provide power for loading/unloading operations and for battery charging; a new reduction gear with power take-off (PTO) and power take-in (PTI) technology, and a Wärtsilä NO x Reducer (NOR).

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MIT Task Force on the Work of the Future suggests widespread autonomous driving at least a decade away

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As the Task Force continues its research, the briefs will respond to the rapidly changing environment brought on by COVID-19 and its societal and economic impacts, and will inform the Task Force’s final report in November 2020. Automated driving technologies have promised to disrupt urban mobility for a long time.

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