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Volkswagen inaugurates 9.5 MW solar park at Chattanooga plant in US; key element of VW Group’s strategic sustainability targets

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MW solar park at Chattanooga is owned and operated by Silicon Ranch; VW has signed a 20-year power purchase agreement. Volkswagen inaugurated its largest solar facility in the world—also the largest solar facility operated by an automaker in the US—at its plant in Chattanooga, TN, which produces the Passat model for North America.

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Five Cool Tech Demos From the ARPA-E Summit

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Salvaged mining waste also sequesters CO 2 Phoenix Tailings’ senior research scientist Rita Silbernagel explains how mining waste contains useful metals and rare earth elements and can also be used as a place to store carbon dioxide. Phoenix Tailings —a startup based in Woburn, Mass.—extracts

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Heat Pumps—The Well-Tempered Future of A/Cs

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During heat waves in Phoenix, Arizona, while some people fry eggs on sidewalks , Matt Heath, a heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) service manager at AC by J , is on the front line, helping maintain air conditioners in people’s homes. Up north there is a tipping point that they’re trying to get to,” Conlan says.

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U.S. Universities Are Building a New Semiconductor Workforce

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But for the CHIPS Act to succeed, each fab will need hundreds of skilled engineers and technicians of all stripes, with training ranging from two-year associate degrees to Ph.D.s. Engineering schools in the United States are now racing to produce that talent. We need to ramp up our efforts really quickly.”

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Students Use Their Tech Know-How to Protect the Environment

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To help find ways to address it through technology, EPICS in IEEE , in partnership with the United Engineering Foundation , launched the Environmental Competition last year. universities and colleges to use their engineering and technical skills to mitigate and address the impact of climate change in their communities.

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Ford begins production of 2012 Focus Electric at Michigan Assembly, C-MAX models on deck

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Phoenix and Tucson, Ariz.; Both models provide maximum fuel efficiency by pairing the high-voltage lithium-ion battery and electric traction motor with a high-efficiency Atkinson-cycle gasoline engine. More precise controls to deliver higher levels of refinement as the powertrain transitions between engine and electric drive.

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Punching above its weight

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“If you want to have an in-depth discussion about EVs, solar installation, or anything environmental, you don’t need the usual 5-minute pre-conversation. Lightning formula Erb is a professor emeritus at University of North Carolina Asheville , where he taught mechatronics engineering.