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California ARB to hold workshop on future of Zero Emission Bus regulation

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The California Air Resources Board (ARB) is holding a public workshop on 17 September 2013, in Diamond Bar, California, to discuss updates to the Zero Emission Bus (ZBus) regulation and to explore the status of, and future developments to, ZBus technology and related systems.

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DOE seeking feedback on findings of hydrogen production and delivery workshops

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The first workshop focused on hydrogen transmission and distribution and was held at DOE’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) 25-26 February 2014. The second workshop also was held at NREL 27-28 February 2014, and focused on electrolytic hydrogen production. Highlights of the workshop by topic area included: Commercial.

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Warehouse Robots to Automate Your Living Room

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Buying the robot plus one two-tier shelf will cost you about $2000 in total, plus an $8 per month subscription fee. A breakfast nook, dining room, craft room, exercise room, workshop, all of these could potentially be the same room , just at different times, enabled by furniture moving robots.

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General Motors Kicks Off National Electric Vehicle Training Tour For First Responders

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The workshop included classroom training as well as a live extrication exercise in which Chicago firefighters practiced door and roof removal before an audience of several hundred firefighters. Additional workshops are planned for cities including Detroit, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C., International in Chicago.

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Daimler joins multiple initiatives for a sustainable raw material supply chain; future focus on battery cell supply chain

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In addition, joint training and workshops are offered for suppliers to help them improve their sustainability performance. Since 2000, Daimler has been working to uphold and actively promote the principles of the Global Compact in the areas of human rights, labour standards, environmental protection and anti-corruption.

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Former Royal Navy Officer Advocates for LGBTQ+ engineers

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At the time, he was an officer with the United Kingdom’s Royal Navy , where until 2000, being homosexual was grounds for immediate dismissal. A new career in railway engineering After being moved to a desk job when his appointment on HMS Superb ended in 2000, Gracey decided he wanted a new challenge. s railways.

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IEA: improving efficiency of road-freight transport critical to reduce oil-demand growth; three areas of focus

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Yet the growth in oil demand from trucks has outpaced all other sectors—including passenger cars, aviation, industry and petrochemical feedstocks—since 2000 and contributed 40% to global oil demand growth, a similar contribution as cars. —“The Future of Trucks”.

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