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12 Exciting Engineering Milestones to Look for in 2022

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The course will start in Omaha and end four days later in Manteo, N.C., The game was developed by engineer Allan Alcorn and originally assigned to him as a test after he was hired, before he began working on actual projects. Both fixed-wing craft and helicopters are eligible. near the site of the Wright brothers’ first flight.

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Tenaska launching natural gas transportation fuels business

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Tenaska, one of the largest independent energy companies in North America, is launching a marketing and development company in response to the growing use of liquefied natural gas (LNG) and compressed natural gas (CNG), together NG fuels, in the transportation sector and among industries using high-horsepower engines.

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US EPA settles with three trucking companies over California diesel rule; $201K in penalties

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Heavy-duty diesel trucks in California must meet 2010 engine emissions levels or use diesel particulate filters that can reduce the emissions of diesel particulates into the atmosphere by 85% or more. The company, headquartered in Omaha, Neb., In 2015, the US EPA announced the first Federal enforcement of the Truck and Bus Regulation.

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FTA awarding $130M in Low-No grants for zero-emission and low-emission transit buses and facilities

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These include hydrogen fuel cells, battery electric engines, and related infrastructure investments such as charging stations. The Transit Authority of the City of Omaha (Metro). Forty-one projects in 40 states and the District of Columbia will receive funding through the program. Description. 2,369,500.

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Burns & McDonnell develops bi-directional fast chargers for SPIDERS program

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A team of Burns & McDonnell engineers, along with subcontractor Coritech Services, has developed a system of bidirectional, fast-charging stations for a fleet of plug-in electric vehicles at Fort Carson, Colo. Bi-directional fast charger at Ft. Click to enlarge.

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The EV Professor

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In 1993, Cox went from Bellcore, a breakoff from Bell Labs, to Stanford University, where he served as a professor of electrical engineering. I constructed the curriculum with another professor in the engineering school,” he said. The students were primarily in electrical or mechanical engineering. Sound familiar?”

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DEI Fund Supports STEM Workshops and Coding Camps

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Representation in computer science and computer engineering is critical,” Nita Patel , the society’s president, said in a news release about the fund’s creation. Supporting the next generation of engineers These are the eight winning proposals: Inland Empire data science workshops. Each program will receive US $5,000 to $15,000.

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