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Remembering Data Compression Pioneer K. R. Rao

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Rao was a professor of electrical engineering at the. Hwang is a professor of IT convergence and communication engineering at. is a professor of electrical engineering, also at the University of Belgrade. Rao received a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering in 1952 from the. Education and Early Career.

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Thermal Solar Goes Where PVs Can’t

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As electric utilities and policymakers seek solutions for storing and dispatching energy on demand, concentrating solar-thermal power (CSP) is once again gaining traction. Solar-thermal systems use sun-tracking mirrors to reflect sunlight onto a receiver, which contains a high-temperature fluid that stores heat.

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Thermal Solar Goes Where PVs Can’t

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As electric utilities and policymakers seek solutions for storing and dispatching energy on demand, concentrating solar-thermal power (CSP) is once again gaining traction. Solar-thermal systems use sun-tracking mirrors to reflect sunlight onto a receiver, which contains a high-temperature fluid that stores heat.

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Sandia Successfully Completes Hydrogen Storage System for GM

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The sodium alanate material used to store the hydrogen resides within the tubes. stores 3 kilograms of hydrogen and is large enough to evaluate control strategies suitable for use in vehicle applications. The sodium alanate used to store the hydrogen resides within the tubes, which essentially serve as a high-pressure storage vessel.

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Kenworth Receives Largest Hybrid Tractor and Truck Order Yet

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GVW) will be deployed to Albuquerque, Boston, Cincinnati, Columbus (Ohio), Jacksonville (Fla.), Coca-Cola Enterprises’ Kenworth T370 hybrids are equipped with a PACCAR PX-6 engine, rated up to 280 hp (209 kW) and up to 660 lb-ft (895 Nm) of torque, and the Eaton diesel-electric hybrid power system.

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US DOE Awarding Up To $62M for Concentrating Solar Power Research and Development

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CSP technologies concentrate the sun’s energy and capture that energy as heat, which then drives an engine or turbine to produce electrical power. The energy is stored through a chemical reaction, which potentially allows the energy to be stored for a much longer period of time. SENER Engineering and Systems Inc. –

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DOE announces more than $65M in public and private funding to commercialize promising energy technologies

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Wireless Radio Frequency Signal Identification and Protocol Reverse Engineering (WiFIRE), $750,000. Unsupervised Physics-informed Machine Learning of Complex Natural and Engineered Geoscience Processes, $250,000. Energy Storing Efficient HVAC, $595,558. APEX Petroleum Engineering (Englewood, Colorado). Caltrode, Inc.