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Researchers map CO2 emissions for entire Los Angeles Megacity to help improve environmental policymaking

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The Los Angeles megacity—the third-largest metropolitan area in the world—occupies 4,850 square miles and houses more than 18.5 The results are published in Earth Systems Science Data. million people. Other cities Gurney has mapped to this degree are Indianapolis, Salt Lake City and Baltimore.

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Attendance at IEEE’s STEM Summer Camp Breaks Records

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Held on university campuses across the United States, the experience also helps them stand out in an increasingly competitive college-acceptance environment. The first of two sessions held at the University of Pennsylvania, one of the new camp locations, sold out well before the enrollment deadline.

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DOE awarding $19M to 12 projects for advanced battery and electrification research to enable extreme fast charging

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The projects will help advance DOE’s research on batteries and electrification aimed at reducing battery pack cost to less than $100 per kilowatt-hour, increasing range to more than 300 miles, and charging in under 15 minutes or less by 2028. Pennsylvania State University. University of Michigan. University of Tennessee.

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Penn State Li-ion battery design could charge an EV in 10 minutes; asymmetric temperature modulation

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Penn State researchers have developed a lithium-ion battery that charges at an elevated temperature to increase reaction rate but keeps the cell cool during discharge, showing the potential to add 200 miles of driving range to an electric car in 10 minutes. watt-hours, while the 60-degree-Celsius cell generated only 1.7 watt-hours.

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Port of Corpus Christi, Howard announce to convert Javelina refinery services facility to blue hydrogen production

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Academics from the University of Texas at Austin have mapped the geology of the Texas Gulf Coast and have determined this region is suited for injection and storage of pressurized CO 2. The Port has excellent railroad and highway network connectivity via three North American Class-1 railroads and two major interstate highways.

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DOE awarding $7.4M to 7 projects for medium-and heavy-duty EV and hydrogen corridor infrastructure plans

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Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator: First to Last Mile: Creating an Integrated Goods Movement Charging Network around the I-710 Corridor. Utah State University: Wasatch Front Multi-Modal Corridor Electrification Plan - Greater Salt Lake City Region.

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Volvo Group selected to participate in DOE’s SuperTruck II Program; 55% BTE

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The Volvo Group’s team of researchers and engineers will use alternative engine designs and an integrated system approach to build a lightweight tractor-trailer concept that exceeds the freight efficiency goal of 100% improvement on a ton-mile-per-gallon basis compared with a 2009 baseline. exhaust aftertreatment system catalysts).

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