Cars That Think

AUGUST 6, 2021

When Franklin Lombardo arrived at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in the summer of 2010 as a newly-minted PhD in wind engineering, he expected to spend his time there developing wind maps of the US. It had already been an active tornado year, but when Joplin came along, it was a singular event.

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Wind Rhode Island Building 2011 120

Cars That Think

AUGUST 6, 2021

When Franklin Lombardo arrived at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in the summer of 2010 as a newly-minted PhD in wind engineering, he expected to spend his time there developing wind maps of the US. It had already been an active tornado year, but when Joplin came along, it was a singular event.

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Wind Rhode Island Building 2011 96

Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2015

Hyundai will initially offer the Sonata Plug-in Hybrid in the ZEV states—California, Connecticut, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island and Vermont—in 2015. Hyundai unveiled the first generation hybrid Sonata in 2010, with a 2011 market introduction. Earlier post.).

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PHEV 2016 Hyundai Plug-in 150

Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Photo: Avangrid A poll released today reveals that a clear majority of US coastal residents support offshore wind development. About two-thirds of people living in coastal counties are giving a big thumbs up to offshore wind projects, even if it means seeing turbines spinning out on the horizon from their backyards.

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Wind Rhode Island New Jersey Massachusetts 52