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Shell starts production at Vito in US Gulf of Mexico; new, simplified design

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With an estimated peak production of 100,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day, Vito is the company’s first deep-water platform in the GoM to employ a simplified, cost-efficient host design. Vito also serves as the design standard for the Whale project that will feature a 99% replication of the Vito hull and 80% of Vito’s topsides.

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Ohio State University Takes Top Spot at 2009 EcoCAR Competition with EREV Design

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University students from The Ohio State University earned top honors at the 2009 finals of the EcoCAR : The NeXt Challenge competition in Toronto, Canada for their design of a Extended Range Electric Vehicle (EREV). The Ohio State’s design was powered by a 1.8-liter liter engine and fueled by E85 ethanol. Plug-in capability.

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Peter Horbury, ‘gigantic in automotive design’ who shifted Volvo styling, dies

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His first process in just about a part century of operating in car was once designing the grille, headlamps and bumpers of the Chrysler SIMCA Horizon little hatchback, which went onto to win the 1979 Ecu Automobile of the Time award. in 1977 and two years upcoming was a expert fashion designer to Volvo, based totally in Sweden.

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Elon Musk clarifies that he led the design of the original Tesla Roadster

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Elon Musk pointed out that he was the head of the product and led the design of the original Tesla Roadster in response to a misleading statement on Twitter. ” ArtCenter College of Design gave me an honorary degree for my work on the original Tesla Roadster. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 27, 2022. ” Elon Musk said.

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KHNP, Samsung Heavy and Seaborg to develop compact molten salt reactor-based floating nuclear power plants

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The power plants will be installed on barges with a modular design able to deliver from 200MWe to 800MWe, with the consortium’s first project expected to be a 200MWe power barge. KHNP and Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) have jointly executed the first nuclear power project in Barakah, United Arab Emirates, in 2009.

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RecycLiCo and Nanoramic Laboratories partner for lithium-ion battery recycling

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Nanoramic Laboratories was spun out of MIT in 2009; Nanoramic’s licensing business model is backed by 14 years of research with more than 200 patents granted and pending.

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Audi opens new R&D center in Beijing

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The development team is also working on brand-shaping user interfaces and experience designs as well as China-specific vehicle designs. In a dedicated area, Audi Design China uses advanced digital tools such as VR headsets and digital drawing tablets to create the car designs of the future.

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