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Abandoned History: Oldsmobile's Guidestar Navigation System and Other Cartography (Part VI)

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But behind the layers of finance and paperwork, Guidestar GPS was developed. It was neither as clean looking nor as slick as the Aurora show car, but could be installed without major changes to the dash. The following year, the 1997 Prius became available with more accurate differential GPS, installed in-dash. Let me know.

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Aemetis to acquire Edeniq and its cellulosic ethanol technology

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Edeniq’s patented technology is commercially proven, with 29 of the company’s Cellunators installed in 6 US ethanol plants. Aemetis operates a research and development laboratory at the Maryland Biotech Center, and holds nine granted patents on its Z-microbe and related technology for the production of renewable fuels and biochemicals.

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Biden Administration launching offshore wind offensive

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steel mill; and the construction of 4 to 6 specialized turbine installation vessels in US shipyards, each representing an investment between $250 and $500 million. Achieving this target also will unlock a pathway to 110 GW by 2050, the Administration said. To date, LPO has provided $1.6 The NOWRDC was established in 2018 with a $20.5-million

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8-state alliance releases action plan to put 3.3M ZEVs on their roads by 2025

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The partner states are California, Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island and Vermont. It also includes working with automakers and dealers to identify, evaluate, and implement creative financing approaches and other effective strategies to reduce vehicle purchase price and increase ZEV sales.

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Berkeley Lab researchers develop Bchain protocol to make blockchain more robust

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The Linux Foundation is currently hosting an open-source collaboration called Hyperledger to develop blockchain technologies that will be useful for a variety of applications in healthcare, finance, supply chain and science research, among others. Both are now faculty members at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.

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US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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The largest PV installation in Georgia. Install photovoltaic capacity to generate “green” hydrogen: Install multiple PV modules at its Central Maintenance Facility in Hayward. An additional manual charging station would be installed at Operations Base. Connecticut Department of Transportation, Connecticut: $7,000,000.

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DOE to award $11M to 20 new Clean Cities projects for alt fuel cars and trucks

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the District of Columbia, Maryland and northern Virginia will develop. installation; and develop and conduct training programs regarding. The Unlocking Private Sector Financing for Alternative Fuel Vehicles and. Project activities include: harmonizing. alternative fuel vehicle permitting, regulations and safety protocols.

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