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The Net-Zero Neighborhood: Advanced Energy Storage and Highly Efficient Photovoltaics Take Transportation Off the Gasoline Grid and Residential Off the Electric Grid

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Gil Weigand of Oak Ridge National Laboratory outlined his vision of a critical solution to the energy, climate and ensuing national security threats facing the US: the Net-Zero Neighborhood (NZN). The Net-Zero Neighborhood. Net-Zero Neighborhoods. An Energy Plan Only A Scientist Could Love or Net-Zero Neighborhoods or ?

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Former Berkeley Dean of Engineering David A. Hodges Dies at 85

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An active IEEE volunteer, Hodges served in several leadership roles including 2007 vice chair of the IEEE Awards Board and 2011–2012 vice president of the IEEE Publication Services and Products Board. He was largely responsible for moving the International Solid-State Circuits Conference in 1978 from Philadelphia to San Francisco.

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CMU demo’ing Autonomous SRX in Washington this week

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The images in the first row show detection and tracking results from an arriving area of Pittsburgh international airport. Sample images of urban driving and screen-captures of the Autonomoous SRX’s tracking system’s results. The other two images in the second row show those of an urban street. 2014) Click to enlarge. Cho, Young-Woo Seo, B.V.K

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The Long View from SAE 2009 World Congress

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During the intervening six and half years in the US alone, the auto industry will sell a projected 70-80 million internal combustion engine cars, pointing out the importance of improving today’s technology. Appleyard, Planning Advisory Service Report Number 546/547, 2007, pp. Corporate Average Fuel Efficiency (CAFE) challenge.

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Profile: Li-ion Battery and Pack Supplier Valence Technology

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Introduced in 2007, Epoch is the cell control logic enabling integration of electronics, firmware and software. ISO/TS 16949 is the quality management system created by the International Organization of Standards to monitor the design, development, production and servicing of automotive components. The Edison is a 3.5

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The View From Here Today

Creative Greenius

Our neighborhood is called the “Hollywood Riviera&# because of its beautiful hillside homes with idyllic ocean views framed by palm trees. I’ve been blogging on the environment since October of 2007. org’s October 24 Day of International Climate Action. We’re taking part in Bill McKibben’s 350.org’s

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Plug In America - Links and Resources

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2 PIA Meets CARB Move CARB Forward AltCar Expo 2007 Arnold Amped Up? 1 Point Reyes EVs Did You Know? Newsletter Vol. 3 CARB Date with Destiny Move CARB Forward Plug In America Podcasts! New 100K Club Member RAV4EV in Japan Newsletter Vol. 100K Mile Club Newsletter Vol. 1 $100,000 Grant Moving in the Right Direction? htm Advocates of the Th!

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