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Geologists discover new path to rare earth mineral formation; implications for green energy and tech industries

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Researchers from Trinity College Dublin have shed new light on the formation mechanisms of a rare earth-bearing mineral that is in increasingly high demand across the globe for its use in the green energy and tech industries. electronics, wind turbines, hybrid cars). 0c01313.

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UC Davis and University of Tokyo collaborating on algae biofuels project

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A better understanding of how algae can be used to make biofuels is the aim of a new joint project between UC Davis and the University of Tokyo, Japan. UC Davis’ share will be about $1.5 The four grants, totaling $12 million (¥960 million), will be divided between the Japanese and US laboratories.

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DOE, GM, Mathworks launch EcoCAR Electric Vehicle Challenge; 15 universities selected

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University of California, Davis (Davis, CA). Virginia Tech (Blacksburg, VA). University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa, AL). University of California, Riverside (Riverside, CA). University of Texas, Austin (Austin, TX). University of Waterloo (Waterloo, Ontario, Canada). West Virginia University (Morgantown, WV) .

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Heat Pumps Take on Cold Climates

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Katie Davis, Trane Technologies The colder the temperature outside, the harder heat pumps must work to extract and move enough heat to maintain the home’s temperature. They couldn’t get the lab any colder than that, so we had to cut the power to get the heat pump to turn off,” Davis says.

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SoCalGas contributing $500K to Sierra Northern Railway-led hydrogen fuel-cell switcher locomotive project

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These experts include Ballard Power Systems, Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District, UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies, Railpower Tech LLC, OptiFuel Systems LLC, Valley Vision, Velocity Strategies, and Frontier Energy.

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Volkswagen ID.4 receives the 2024 MotorWeek Drivers’ Choice Award

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4 has more standard tech and better materials in a revised interior. 4, a MotorWeek Best EV of the Year,” MotorWeek creator and host John Davis commented. “The 2023 ID.4 And, to add icing on the cake, VW also lowered the price of entry. Volkswagen ID.4

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California Energy Commission awards Sierra Northern Railway team nearly $4M to demonstrate hydrogen switching locomotive; H2RAM

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Other technical partners are Railpower Tech LLC, Ballard Power Systems, Optifuel Systems LLC, UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies, Valley Vision, Velocity Strategies, and the Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District. Sierra Northern Railway is the freight division of privately-owned, Sierra Railroad Company.

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