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Arizona State University Professor’s Work to Stabilize the Grid Pays Off

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He is a professor of power systems engineering in the Fulton program at Arizona State University , in Tempe. Vijay Vittal Employer Arizona State University, in Tempe Title Regents professor of electrical, computer, and energy engineering Member grade Life Fellow Alma mater B.M.S.

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United announces investment in, commercial agreement with Dimensional Energy; CO2-to-SAF

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Dimensional Energy was founded in Ithaca, New York, in 2016 and has spent the last six years refining its reactors and catalysts in both lab and real-world demonstrations. The company began construction on a CO 2 -to-fuels demo in Tucson, Arizona in 2021. Dimensional’s technology can run on all forms of renewable energy.

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GM has built 130 Bolt EVs with next-generation autonomous technology

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The vehicles will join the more than 50 current-generation self-driving Bolt EVs already deployed in testing fleets in San Francisco; Scottsdale, Arizona; and metro Detroit. —Cruise Automation CEO Kyle Vogt.

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Ohio State takes first place in DOE/GM EcoCAR 3 competition

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liter engine, five-speed automated manual transmission, 150 kW electric machine, and an 18.9 Year Four finals began with a week of rigorous safety, technical, drive quality and emissions testing at General Motors Desert Proving Ground in Yuma, Arizona. The powertrain components included a 2.0-liter kWh energy storage system.

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Mesh Wearables Meld Micro Sensors and LoRa Smarts

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This tech, developed by researchers at the University of Arizona , features long-range, low-power data transmission and receiving as well as wireless power charging. Gutruf is an assistant professor of biomedical engineering at the university. There is no large rigid island in this device. Recent U.S.

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GM adding more than 1,100 jobs, $14M to expand Cruise Automation self-driving operations in California

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Expanding our team at Cruise Automation and linking them with our global engineering talent is another important step in our work to redefine the future of personal mobility. These investments will allow Cruise Automation to expand development of self-driving technologies that will transform personal mobility.

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UPS adding 200 more series hybrid delivery trucks

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The vehicles have the same 650cc 2-cylinder engine and E-GEN chassis as the 125 vehicles UPS announced earlier this year. Equipped with lithium ion batteries and a range-extender engine, these trucks will deliver significant fuel economy equivalency gains, approximately four times the fuel economy of a gasoline powered vehicle.

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