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Study finds drone-based delivery could reduce GHG emissions and energy use in the transportation sector, if deployed sensibly

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New research by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Carnegie Mellon University, SRI International and the University of Colorado at Boulder shows that drone-based delivery could reduce greenhouse gas emissions and energy use in the transportation sector. —LLNL scientist Joshua Stolaroff and lead author.

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We Need to Decarbonize Software

Cars That Think

While software on its own doesn’t release any emissions, it runs on hardware in data centers and steers data through transmission networks, which account for about 1 percent of energy-related greenhouse gas emissions each. The Case for Sustainable Software So why should programmers care about making their software sustainable?

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VW CEO Diess criticizes hydrogen cars for the climate: ‘Please listen to the science!’

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Diess said (via Google Translate): “The hydrogen car is proven NOT to be the solution. Instead, scientists who performed the study indicate that battery electric cars (BEVs) are more sustainable and can be a more environmentally-conscious option for those who are concerned about their car’s emissions.

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At home with the WOLFBOX Level 2 EV charger – 30% off for a limited time

Baua Electric

As an EV owner myself, one of the things we love to talk about is how much money we save by never having to go to gas stations to “fill up” our cars. This makes the type of home charger you have vitally important to make sure you are actually getting strong cost savings when it comes to gas versus EV charging.

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Ben-Gurion Univ. researchers data-mining geosocial networks to identify road safety issues and high frequency accident locations

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Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers are showing that data culled from geosocial networks such as the GPS traffic app Waze can help prevent traffic incidents with better deployment of police resources at the most accident-prone areas. —BGU researcher and Ph.D. student Michael Fire.

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Fact or Fiction: Electric Vehicle Charging in 2022

Blink Charging

The world is going electric. . Governments around the world are mandating an end to petroleum-based vehicles, and the sprint towards an all-electric future is on. Now is a great time to go over what is fact versus fiction for electric vehicle charging. schools & universities, . Charging stations are hard to find.

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DOE awarding >$24M to 77 projects through Technology Commercialization Fund

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Concentric Ring Gas Atomization Die Design for Optimized Particle Production, $150,000 Praxair, Indianapolis, Ind. Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind. Extension of Core Restrain Design Code NUBOW-3D to Lead Cooled Fast Reactor Systems, $75,000 Westinghouse Electric Company, Cranberry Township, Pa. Pipersville, Pa.