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UT Arlington licenses technology for portable, modular GTL conversion units; targeting stranded gas

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The University of Texas at Arlington has licensed technology for converting natural gas to synthetic liquid fuels (GTL) in portable units at a cost lower than current market rates to 1 st Resource Group Inc. UT Arlington engineering and science researchers designed a portable conversion unit utilizing their microreactor and process.

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UT Arlington project for Navy investigating how batteries age when run at high rates

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A University of Texas at Arlington engineering researcher is working to determine how oversized a battery has to be while operating safely and efficiently during its lifetime of use by the US Navy. A $288,000 ONR DURIP grant, along with Dr. Jain, to buy equipment that enhances the quality of the thermal characterization of batteries.

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American Airlines Orders 260 Planes From Airbus, Boeing and Embraer

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It is the airline’s largest aircraft order since 2011 and reflects the strength of demand for air travel. Boeing, the second biggest, is based in Arlington, Va. American’s last large plane order was in 2011, when it bought 260 Airbus planes and 200 Boeings. The order announced on Monday is the largest placed by any U.S.

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ANSI Electric Vehicles Standards Panel to convene 2nd meeting in November

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The ANSI Electric Vehicles Standards Panel (EVSP) will convene its second plenary meeting on 17-18 November 2011, in Arlington, Virginia, to continue work on a strategic roadmap identifying the standards and conformity assessment programs needed to enable the widespread acceptance and deployment of electric vehicles and associated infrastructure in (..)

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DOE FCTO selects 11 fuel cell incubator projects for up to $10M in awards; exploring alkaline exchange membrane FCs

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An NREL report summarizing the 2011 Alkaline Membrane Fuel Cell Workshop noted that: In comparison with PEMFCs, AMFCs offer the advantage of avoiding Pt or Pt group metal (PGM) electrocatalysts, one of the primary limitations in the commercial deployment of fuel cells. … An alternative is the alkaline environment of the AEMFC. 2011.04.043.

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APTA: public transportation ridership up 5% in first quarter 2012

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million more trips were taken than the first quarter of 2011. Bus systems in the following cities showed the top ten increases: Saint Louis, MO (15.6%); Dallas, TX (11.9%); Arlington Heights, IL (11.1%); Boston, MA (10.6%); Oakland, CA (10.5%); Ft. Public transportation ridership rose 5% to nearly 2.7 percent nationally.

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EPA Proposes New Tougher Ground-Level Ozone Standards

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The accelerated schedule would be: By January 2011: States make recommendations for areas to be designated attainment, nonattainment or unclassifiable. By July 2011: EPA makes final area designations. August 2011 Designations become effective. 2010 in Arlington, Va. and in Houston; and 4 Feb. 2010 in Sacramento.

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