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Wärtsilä Power-to-X project gets €1M in government support

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In the future, fossil fuels will be replaced by these renewable synthetic fuels to mitigate climate change, the company said. Under its X-Ahead project, Wärtsilä will form and lead a strong network of universities, research industries, and small and medium-sized enterprises on a national, as well as a global scale.

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Toyota Research Institute joins study of workforce impact from automated vehicles with $75K contribution

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ACM’s study, titled “Preparing the Workforce for Automated Vehicles,” is being conducted by Michigan State University in collaboration with Texas A&M Transportation Institute. The study is expected to be published later in 2018. TRI joins other companies in supporting this research.

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CU Denver study finds ride-hailing increases vehicle miles traveled

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increase in the miles cars travel for ride-hailing passengers in Denver’s metro area, according to a study published this week in the journal Transportation by researchers at the University of Colorado Denver. Although our data collection focused on the Denver region, these results provide insight into the impacts of ride-hailing.

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NUS researcher links air pollution to increased residential electricity demand

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Understanding what drives energy demand across the socioeconomic distribution of Singapore households can provide insight on the future energy demand of urban populations in the region’s cities as incomes rise. This is important for policymakers when forecasting and influencing future emissions paths in the context of climate change.

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DOE releases two Co-Optima studies; high-octane blendstocks, engine efficiency merit function

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The first study, Fuel Blendstocks with the Potential to Optimize Future Gasoline Engine Performance , identifies eight representative high-octane blendstocks across five chemical groups that could be blended into gasoline for better performance. The advanced fuel components can be derived from domestic biomass resources. Blendstocks.

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TOAR shows present-day global ozone distribution and trends relevant to health; public database

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Source: University of Leicester. Source: University of Leicester. The international scientists who compiled and analyzed the global ozone pollution database hope it will give scientists and public health managers better insight on trends and patterns of human health exposure around the world. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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Mercedes-Benz running automated test drive in Shanghai; infrastructure peculiarities

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These special national features show how important it is to gather worldwide insights into real-life traffic on the road to autonomous driving and to adapt automated driving functions to the particular traffic practices and conditions. The final stop of the Intelligent World Drive will be the CES in Las Vegas in January 2018.

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