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Universal Hydrogen, magniX, Plug Power, and AeroTEC set up hydrogen aviation center at Moses Lake, Washington

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 5, 2021

Universal Hydrogen, magniX, Plug Power and AeroTEC have established a Hydrogen Aviation Test and Service Center at Grant County International Airport in Moses Lake, Washington. Universal Hydrogen’s Dash-8 conversion will be the first commercially-relevant hydrogen-powered aircraft, serving 41 to 60 passengers on routes up to 1,000 kilometers.

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Port of Seattle partners with Alaska Airlines and Boeing to supply sustainable aviation biofuel at Sea-Tac Airport

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 18, 2015

The Port of Seattle, Alaska Airlines and Boeing are partnering to move toward powering all flights by all airlines at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport with sustainable aviation biofuel. An RFP for the infrastructure study will be issued in the spring of 2016, and the study is expected to be completed by late 2016.

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The Engineer Behind Samsung’s Speech Recognition Software

Cars That Think

MARCH 3, 2024

The former executive vice president of Samsung Research’s Global AI Centers specializes in end-to-end speech recognition, end-to-end text-to-speech tools, and language modeling. He recently left Samsung to continue his work in the field at Korea University , in Seoul, leading the school’s speech and language processing laboratory.

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Engine Google Universal Seattle

Study finds association between air pollution, coronary atherosclerosis in Chinese population

Green Car Congress

JULY 13, 2019

Researchers from the University at Buffalo (UB), with colleagues in the US and China, have provided pathophysiologic evidence of the effect of air pollution on cardiovascular disease in China. Their findings also suggests that China may need to revise its standard for one type of pollutant. —first author, Meng Wang. —Meng Wang.

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Pollution Chinese China Universal

Physics Nobel Laureate Herbert Kroemer Dies at 95

Cars That Think

MAY 28, 2024

Kroemer was professor emeritus of electrical and computer engineering at the University of California, Santa Barbara , when he died. Kroemer taught electrical engineering at the University of Colorado , Boulder, from 1968 to 1976 before joining UCSB , where he led the university’s semiconductor research program. Vladimir G.

Los Angeles

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A Brief History of the World’s First Planetarium

Cars That Think

MAY 1, 2024

A modern upgrade was Clair Omar Musser’s desktop electric orrery , which he designed for the Seattle World’s Fair in 1962. The other would show the Ptolemaic, or geocentric, sky, with the viewer fully immersed in the view, as if standing on the surface of the Earth, seemingly at the center of the universe. My hometown of Richmond, Va.,

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Black carbon is a much larger cause of climate change than previously assessed; about twice previous estimates, and 2/3 the effect of CO2

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 16, 2013

Black carbon (BC) is the second largest man-made contributor to global warming and its influence on climate has been greatly underestimated, according to the first quantitative and comprehensive analysis of this pollutant’s climate impact. —co-lead author Sarah Doherty of the University of Washington in Seattle.

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Climate Change Climate Carbon CO2

DOE to award up to $137M for SuperTruck II, Vehicle Technology Office programs

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 16, 2016

Ohio State University. GE Global Research. Iowa State University. University of Pittsburgh. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. Penn State University Park. University of Washington, Seattle. Advances for the Production of Low‐Cost Electric Drive vehicle Motors (Area of Interest 5).

Vehicles

Vehicles Plug-in Lithium Ion Universal

Ride-sharer Grab to invest $700M in “Grab 4 Indonesia” 2020 master plan

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

To equip Indonesian engineers with globally competitive skills, Grab will provide training opportunities at its R&D centers in Singapore, Beijing and Seattle. million commuters in greater Jakarta. Invest in technopreneurship for social good.

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Indonesia 2020 Asia Financing

Study projects thermoelectric power in Europe and US vulnerable to climate change due to lower summer river flows and higher river water temperatures

Green Car Congress

JUNE 3, 2012

The A2 scenario considers a world of fragmented and slow technological change, whereas the B1 scenario assumes environmental sustainability and a much more rapid introduction of renewables.

Climate Change

Climate Change Water Climate Europe

Update: 10 Best Car Sharing Programs

Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 31, 2023

According to Navigant Research, global revenue generated by ride-hailing services is expected to grow to almost $1.2 as well as 600 universities throughout the country. German executives see an increased global interest in using cars as a service, with consumers and fleet managers paying by the minute, hour, and day.

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Warming Climate Threatens California Fruit and Nut Production

Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2009

Winter chill, a vital climatic trigger for many tree crops, is likely to decrease by more than 50% in California during this century as global climate warms, making the state no longer suitable for growing many fruit and nut crops, according to a team of researchers from the University of California, Davis, and the University of Washington.

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Climate California Davis Production

The Case for Nuclear Cargo Ships

Cars That Think

JANUARY 20, 2024

Vard Group is part of NuProShip , a consortium of the Norwegian maritime authority, universities, shipbuilders, and shipping companies that aims to develop a Generation IV reactor for marine vessels. Seen here near the port of Seattle, in 1962, the NS Savannah was the first nuclear-powered merchant ship.

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Molten Salt Mariner South Korea Water

Study Calculates Theoretical Maximum Oil Yield of Algae

Green Car Congress

JULY 5, 2009

At team of researchers from Solix Biofuels ( earlier post ), Colorado State University and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory have calculated both an absolute upper limit to solar-based algal oil production as well as a feasible target range for production based on realistic efficiencies (calculated for six global sites).

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Oil Solar 2009 2008

The Algorithm that Mapped Omicron Shows a Path Forward

Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Smith, a data scientist who specializes in infectious disease informatics at the University of Cambridge, set out in the early 2000s to understand the antigenic differences among strains of flu in a more precise way. Seattle would land in one corner, New York in another corner, Dallas would fall in between those two and lower down, and so on.

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Atlanta 2004 Universal Personal

DOE announces more than $65M in public and private funding to commercialize promising energy technologies

Green Car Congress

JUNE 26, 2021

Northern Illinois University (DeKalb, Illinois). GE Global Research (Niskayuna, New York). Utility Global (Houston, Texas). Seattle, Washington). Cyrqenergy (Seattle, Washington). Framatome Inc. Lynchburg, Virginia). Highly Efficient Electrocatalysts for Direct Conversion Of CO2 To Chemicals, $250,000.

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Commercial Energy Albuquerque New York

Humanoid Robots Are Getting to Work

Cars That Think

DECEMBER 30, 2023

One of the robots that made an appearance at the DRC Finals in 2015 was called ATRIAS , developed by Jonathan Hurst at the Oregon State University Dynamic Robotics Laboratory. Vetterick emphasizes that the Seattle R&D site deployment is only a very small initial test of Digit’s capabilities. Or at least, that’s the goal.

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Seattle Commercial Building 2015

Summer Update

Plug In Partners

JUNE 27, 2006

Fleet Orders · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources – 1,800 · City of Chicago - 850 vehicles · Shohomish County, WA - 300 · City of Seattle - 410 · Kansas City, MO - 120 · Capital Metro (Transit agency in Austin) - 165 · ABC Lawn and Pest Control (Austin) - 150 Cities Cities continue to join the Plug-In Partners coalition. Keene, N.H.,

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Kansas City Minnesota Oklahoma Austin

Flight Simulator Gave Birth to 3D Video-Game Graphics

Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

He credited their winged invention as “the World Wide Web of that era,” one that shifted the world into a global perspective. It was at the university’s flight-instruction program that he met Stu Moment, who would later become his business partner. Players piloted a Cessna 182 in four real-world areas, including Chicago and Seattle.

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Building Seattle 2000 Peru

President Obama Announces 48 Projects to Receive $2.4B in Grants for Next-Generation of Batteries and Electric Vehicles; To be Combined with $2.4B in Industry Cost-Share

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 5, 2009

Companies and universities in Michigan are receiving more than $1 billion of the grants. Construction of US manufacturing capabilities to produce the second-generation GM global rear-wheel electric drive system. West Virginia University (NAFTC). Purdue University. Project locations. Technology. General Motors Corporation.

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Campaign Begins

Plug In Partners

JANUARY 24, 2006

Nothing has to be invented to produce a plug-in hybrid vehicle,” says Dr. Andrew Frank, a mechanical engineering professor at the University of California at Davis and Director of the UCD Hybrid Electric Research Center. For example, an area pest control company has pledged to buy up to 150 light weight plug-in trucks, once they are produced.

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Nickel Metal Hydride EPRI Plug-in Austin

Eavesdropping on the Brain with 10,000 Electrodes

Cars That Think

MAY 28, 2022

But more than a decade of R&D by a global, multidisciplinary team of engineers, neuroscientists, and software designers has at last met the challenge, producing a remarkable new tool that is now being put to use in hundreds of labs around the globe. Massachusetts General Hospital/Imec/Nature Neuroscience. Fred Loosen/Imec.

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Conversion Utah Seattle Belgium

Study details viable pathway to develop sustainable aviation biofuels industry in Pacific Northwest; hydroprocessing of natural oils seen as the most immediate opportunity

Green Car Congress

MAY 25, 2011

While the development of alternative jet fuels is a global challenge, SAFN focuses on sustainable biomass grown in the Northwest. The report recommends build a demonstration project aimed at proving the feasibility of a commercial biorefinery by creating a consortium involving regional public universities, industry, DOD and state governments.

Oil

Oil Industrial Industry Renewable

How Police Exploited the Capitol Riot’s Digital Records

Cars That Think

JANUARY 6, 2023

Department of Justice and the Program on Extremism at George Washington University have made available thousands of legal documents about those charged in connection with the 6 January riot. The 6 January investigation showed the power of seeking the digital connections between those dots. Over the past two years, the U.S.

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Google Legal United States Baltimore

Where Plug-In Hybrid Conversions (mostly Priuses) Are

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Our PRIUS+ Project Photos PHEV Resources Global Warming Take Action News and Events Contact Us Where Plug-In Hybrid Conversions (mostly Priuses) Are This is a mirror of the map at Googles RechargeIt site (including icons for YouTube videos on both PHEVs and EVs). York University , Prius, Hymotion, November 2007 (Toronto, ON, Canada).

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CalCars and PHEVs Frequently Asked Questions

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Our PRIUS+ Project Photos PHEV Resources Global Warming Take Action News and Events Contact Us CalCars Frequently Asked Questions Jump to: Environmental Effects and Benefits Alternative Fuels Batteries PHEV Conversions Other Questions Note: This page is overdue for a major overhaul. See our Global Warming page. How can I help?

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Tigor EV Highway Drive: Bengaluru - Coimbatore - Ooty - Mysuru

Plug In India

JANUARY 15, 2022

He used to fly the Boeing 777s at Air India - and he now flies the Global Express. Jayram works with Google and has been staying at Seattle for two decades before that. He shifted base to Mysore and became a student of the LLB program of Mysore university. It is about 80 km from Jaipur and 150 km from his Gurgaon house.

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Charging Google India BYD

How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Our PRIUS+ Project Photos PHEV Resources Global Warming Take Action News and Events Contact Us How Carmakers are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity If you ask, "have major auto-makers come around on PHEVs?", USA Today ) 1/13/08 By 2010, we will accelerate our global plug-in hybrid R&D program. I think that our No.

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Plug-in Plug Hybrid PHEV

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Universal Hydrogen, magniX, Plug Power, and AeroTEC set up hydrogen aviation center at Moses Lake, Washington

Port of Seattle partners with Alaska Airlines and Boeing to supply sustainable aviation biofuel at Sea-Tac Airport

The Engineer Behind Samsung’s Speech Recognition Software

Study finds association between air pollution, coronary atherosclerosis in Chinese population

Physics Nobel Laureate Herbert Kroemer Dies at 95

A Brief History of the World’s First Planetarium

Black carbon is a much larger cause of climate change than previously assessed; about twice previous estimates, and 2/3 the effect of CO2

DOE to award up to $137M for SuperTruck II, Vehicle Technology Office programs

Ride-sharer Grab to invest $700M in “Grab 4 Indonesia” 2020 master plan

Study projects thermoelectric power in Europe and US vulnerable to climate change due to lower summer river flows and higher river water temperatures

Update: 10 Best Car Sharing Programs

Warming Climate Threatens California Fruit and Nut Production

The Case for Nuclear Cargo Ships

Study Calculates Theoretical Maximum Oil Yield of Algae

The Algorithm that Mapped Omicron Shows a Path Forward

DOE announces more than $65M in public and private funding to commercialize promising energy technologies

Humanoid Robots Are Getting to Work

Summer Update

Flight Simulator Gave Birth to 3D Video-Game Graphics

President Obama Announces 48 Projects to Receive $2.4B in Grants for Next-Generation of Batteries and Electric Vehicles; To be Combined with $2.4B in Industry Cost-Share

Campaign Begins

Eavesdropping on the Brain with 10,000 Electrodes

Study details viable pathway to develop sustainable aviation biofuels industry in Pacific Northwest; hydroprocessing of natural oils seen as the most immediate opportunity

How Police Exploited the Capitol Riot’s Digital Records

Where Plug-In Hybrid Conversions (mostly Priuses) Are

CalCars and PHEVs Frequently Asked Questions

Tigor EV Highway Drive: Bengaluru - Coimbatore - Ooty - Mysuru

How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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