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UT Austin to lead $58M study of methane hydrate in Gulf of Mexico; $41M from DOE

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A research team led by The University of Texas at Austin has been awarded approximately $58 million to analyze methane hydrate deposits under the Gulf of Mexico. Council of Canadian Academies (2008). Accordingly, other countries with high energy demands or limited resources—e.g. Click to enlarge.

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Plug In 2008

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T he Plug in 2008 National PHEV Conference in San Jose by most accounts was a big success. Participants in the collaboration include Alabama Power, American Electric Power, Austin Energy , BC Hydro, CenterPoint Energy, Consolidated Edison of New York, Dominion, DTE Energy, Duke Energy, FirstEnergy Corp., ActaCell of Austin, Tex.,

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Unifrax introduces Battery Advisory Board to support SiFAB silicon fiber anode battery technology

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From 2008 until her retirement in 2014, she served as Vice President of Operations at Apple, where she oversaw the launch of the iPad and manufacturing of the Mac desktop and accessories product lines. From 2006 to 2008, Lane was Chief Procurement Officer and SVP, Supply Chain, at Motorola.

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Government’s Role in Further Developing 5G Technologies and Future Networks

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degrees in electrical engineering from The University of Texas at Austin, in 1995 and 1999, respectively. He has served as an Associate Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, from 2008 to 2013. Speaker: MURAT TORLAK Program Director, Computer and Network Systems (CNS). Murat Torlak received the M.S.

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Remembering Lithium-Ion Battery Pioneer John Goodenough

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Goodenough, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Texas at Austin , authored more than 800 technical papers during his career. It later became the chemistry of choice for early electric cars including the 2008 Tesla Roadster. He and his colleagues were recently granted a U.S.

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$1.3B methanol plant slated for South Louisiana

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Austin, Texas-based Zero Emission Energy Plant Ltd. Since 2008, more than $32 million in investments and upgrades have been made to the Port. Group CEO Jon Young announced that South Louisiana Methanol LP will invest $1.3 billion in a new methanol production facility on the banks of the Mississippi River in St. James Parish.

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Daimler Launches car2go Car Sharing in North America

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In a joint partnership with the City of Austin, Daimler launched its car2go pilot project in North America. Austin becomes the official headquarters of car2go North America LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Daimler. The City of Austin is the first North American city to partner with car2go. Earlier post.)