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BETO report identifies biofuel/bioproducts opportunities from wet and gaseous waste: ~22.2B GGE/year

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For perspective, in 2015, the United States’ total primary energy consumption was about 97.7 Not only are wet and gaseous waste streams available now and unlikely to diminish in the near future, finding a beneficial use for them often helps to address the unique and local challenges of disposing of them. quadrillion Btu.

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Test deployment of new on-demand hub & shuttle mobility system at U Michigan; connected & automated vehicles & big data

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It’s similar in some ways to the ride sharing that’s available now, but much more sophisticated. The proposed system was inspired by a 2015 study that examined the viability of a similar approach in Canberra, Australia. Obviously you can’t have everyone using something like Uber because that would cause massive congestion.

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Renesas Electronics introduces V2V and V2I communications solutions

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In October 2015, Renesas launched the R-Car W1R, which conforms to Japan’s wireless communications standards, and is adopted in the ITS Connect1 V2V and V2I communications system. Samples of the R-Car W1R and R-Car W2H are available now. Availability is subject to change without notice.).

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New ArcelorMittal lightweight car door solutions; up to 34% weight savings over existing steel doors in medium-term

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Carmakers need to reduce the weight of their vehicles in order to meet future regulations; currently-enacted regulations in Europe (tailpipe emissions) come into full force in 2015 and those for the USA (tailpipe emissions and fuel economy) come into full force in 2021.

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Orange EV unveils 3rd generation electric yard truck: e-TRIEVER

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Orange EV commercially deployed its first all-electric yard truck in 2015.Since Available now for purchase, lease, or rent; custom builds delivered in 90-120 days. Since then, it has sold 400 trucks to more than 130 fleets, and accumulated 5 million miles and 1.5 million hours of operation. Battery Capacity: 180 kWh or 100 kWh.

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Freescale introduces world’s smallest integrated tire pressure monitoring system

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According to IHS iSuppli, TPMS will represent more than 25% of the total pressure measurement market for automotive sensors by 2015. The FXTH87 TPMS family is available now for a suggested resale price starting at US$3.45 In TPMS, size and weight are critical, because the system is installed on the car’s tire.

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Deep Learning Could Bring the Concert Experience Home

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No one knows exactly how many songs have been recorded, but according to the entertainment-metadata concern Gracenote, more than 200 million recorded songs are available now on planet Earth. We developed this approach for music separation in 2012 and described it in patents that were awarded in 2022 and 2015 (the U.S.

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