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IEEE WIE Conference Will Explore the Future of Work

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The 2022 IEEE Women in Engineering International Leadership Conference is scheduled for 6 and 7 June in a hybrid format, with both in-person and virtual networking events. The past two conferences have been held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and they both were successful, reaching a large international audience.

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University of Nottingham leading 3-year, £830K project on automotive power electronics

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The EPSRC Challenge Network in Automotive Power Electronics will bring together the academic and industrial communities to identify and to address the long-term challenges in the design, manufacture, deployment and operational management of automotive electrical-power conversion and conditioning systems.

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ASTM greenlights ethanol as feedstock for alcohol-to-jet synthetic fuel; blend level up to 50%

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ASTM International recently approved ethanol as a feedstock in ASTM D7566 Annex A5, the Standard Specification for Aviation Turbine Fuel Containing Synthesized Hydrocarbons for alcohol-to-jet synthetic paraffinic kerosene (ATJ-SPK). ASTM International will publish the revision of ASTM D7566 on its website in the coming months.

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‘EVs have been around for a much smaller time than ICE, so best practices are still evolving’ | Autocar Professional

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We work with our customers in these areas using our own xcPEP software platform which has a powerful zero based costing engine. There is a lot of downward movement in cell prices due to internal competition between Chinese companies. Our work brings transparency here to a fair seller-buyer conversation.

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Building Better Qubits

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While growing up in Germany, Heike Riel helped her father design and build furniture in the family workshop. To do this conversion, you need sophisticated technology,” Riel says. “We She says the experience taught her that “precision and creativity are necessary to build something excellent.”

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Developing standards for EV charging reliability

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SAE, the oldest and largest technical society for engineers in the automotive field, is working to develop standards for EV charging error codes, and helping to build a curriculum to train the technicians to repair and maintain equipment. There was a workshop last week for the EU battery passport that we were involved in.

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BMW unveils production i8 plug-in hybrid; 94 mpg; on sale in US in 2014 priced from $135,925

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liter BMW TwinPower Turbo engine and BMW eDrive technology plus intelligent energy management produces system output of 266 kW/362 hp (max. The plug-in hybrid drive system of the BMW i8 comprises a BMW TwinPower Turbo engine combined with BMW eDrive technology. Rear-mounted 3-cylinder engine. torque: 570 N·m / 420 lb-ft).

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