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The world’s longest onshore wind turbine blade makes its debut

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Photo: SANY Group SANY Renewable Energy , a wind turbine manufacturer in China, has built the world’s longest onshore wind turbine blade. Your personalized solar quotes are easy to compare online and you’ll get access to unbiased Energy Advisers to help you every step of the way. Get started here. –ad*

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Energy Harvesting for Wearable Technology Steps Up

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Wearable devices, like nearly every other piece of tech, need energy. It’s in the sun’s rays and radio waves, the skin’s sweat and body heat, a person’s motion and their footfalls. The best-known wearable energy-harvesting tech today is, of course, solar, which pulls down electrons from sunlight or ambient light. milliwatts.

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BMW unveils i8 Roadster, 2019 i8 Coupe; optimized eDrive tech increases power and range

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By raising the rear window, the air flow is guided towards the rear, reducing wind turbulence optimizing the passenger’s experience. The electric motor developed by the BMW Group also stands out with its consistent power delivery up to very high revs. Opening the roof raises the rear window automatically by around 1.9

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The Power Engineer Electrifying John Deere’s Tractors, Trucks, and More

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Singh grew up on a 10-hectare farm his family has owned for more than six centuries in Shahpur Charki, a 560-person village in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. I personally know how important [farming] is,” he says. In 2007, he joined John Deere’s electronics-solutions group, in Fargo, N.D., as a staff engineer.

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Software Sucks, but It Doesn’t Have To

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Malicious hacks and ransomware attacks, not to mention run-of-the-mill software failures, are like the weather now: partly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of your app crashing or your personal information being circulated on the Dark Web. Thankfully, several groups are working on solutions, including the Green Web Foundation.

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USA Rare Earth acquires US rare earth permanent magnet manufacturing capability from Hitachi; mine-to-magnet

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Demand for rare earth magnets is being driven by electric vehicles (electric motors and batteries), wind generators (direct drive generators), medical devices (personal “vital signs” monitors and medical imaging machines), smart phones, and aerospace/defense applications, where high-performance in extreme conditions is important.

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Taycan review, Equinox EV deal, R1T top safety, 70-mile PHEVs: The Week in Reverse

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Between the lines, Nissan reportedly plans to use Mitsubishi’s plug-in hybrid system in its own PHEVs, while Mitsubishi will use Nissan’s EV tech—and the upcoming pickup could potentially use both. Quebec is planning to wind down its EV incentives over the next several years. 2024 Rivian R1T Could the safest pickup be fully electric?

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