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ONR developing offensive autonomous swarming capability for unmanned surface vehicles; adapting JPL’s CARACaS

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In a 2008 brief on CARACaS, JPL engineers noted that the software was potentially applicable to diverse robotic systems that could include aircraft, spacecraft, ground vehicles, surface water vessels, and/or underwater vessels. —Adm. Jonathan Greenert, chief of naval operations.

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Researchers from MIT and Sun Catalytix develop an artificial leaf for solar water splitting to produce hydrogen and oxygen

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This is a major achievement, which is one more step toward developing cheap and robust technology to harvest solar energy as chemical fuel. ”. This technology will advance side by side with new initiatives to improve and lower the cost of photovoltaics. —James Barber.

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Nissan and Endesa collaborating to deliver vehicle-to-grid systems to market

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Using this equipment, a Nissan LEAF or e-NV200 owner can connect to charge at low-demand, and cheap tariff periods, with an option to then use the electricity stored in the vehicle’s battery at home when costs are higher, or even feed back to the grid with a net financial benefit.

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SpaceX’s Gwynne Shotwell to oversee Starship program, Starbase facilities

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Hired in 2002, it’s entirely possible that SpaceX wouldn’t have survived if her sales acumen hadn’t convinced NASA to take a billion-dollar bet on the company in 2008. She became President and COO after navigating NASA’s first major SpaceX contract in 2008 and still holds both positions 14 years later.

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Ninth annual Green Innovation Index finds California light-duty vehicle emissions spike; major challenge to 2030 climate goals

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The California Green Innovation Index has tracked key economic and environmental indicators at the regional, state, national and international level since 2008. While the%age increase in VMT was roughly in pace with population increase, as the cost of driving went down it appears some people abandoned public transportation for driving.

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Will EU demand for biofuel mean starvation for world’s poorest?

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Business Daily Africa ’s article entitled ‘Africa to feed EU’s appetite for biofuels as its people starve’ explores the relationship between the European Union’s introduction of a biofuel directive in 2008 and rises in food prices. The UK exceeded its biofuel obligations last year, making around 2.7

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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At current transportation battery prices, that is well beyond the cost of spinning reserve. On the other hand, the cost of a used transportation battery will be set by the next cheapest form of scalable dispatchable storage such as air pressure storage less the battery recycle value. Email us directly at greeninc@nytimes.com.

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