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Heat Pumps Take on Cold Climates

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The energy savings should lower bills for 62 to 95 percent of homeowners, depending on the efficiency and cold climate performance of the heat pump being installed. Their pledge builds on an announcement in September from 25 governors, who vowed to quadruple heat pump installation in their states by 2030. In the U.S., In the U.S.,

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A New Fund Helps IEEE HKN Student Chapters Flourish

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Later this year, the University of Texas Arlington ’s Epsilon Mu Chapter plans to hold career development events for students. A new HKN chapter, Nu Epsilon, was installed in April at Kennesaw State University , in Georgia. The event brings students, faculty, and alumni together to recognize induction candidates’ hard work.

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US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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The largest PV installation in Georgia. Install photovoltaic capacity to generate “green” hydrogen: Install multiple PV modules at its Central Maintenance Facility in Hayward. An additional manual charging station would be installed at Operations Base. Connecticut Department of Transportation, Connecticut: $7,000,000.

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Environmental Charter High School Gets Solar; Greenius Goes EcoMedia

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And in the next three months he’ll be in Cambridge, Massachusetts; back in Minneapolis; the Port of Los Angeles; Long Beach, California; Long Island, New York and Denver Colorado for the latest batch of environmental projects EcoAds have helped to fund.

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DOE ARPA-E awards $156M to projects to 60 projects to accelerate innovation in clean energy technologies

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Arlington). University of Colorado. Wafer-Level Sub-Module Integrated DC/DC Converter The University of Colorado team will develop and demonstrate. installed on walls or roof-tops. materials, manufacturing, shipping and installation, and. . $2,319,474. Pacific Northwest. National Laboratory. solar farms.

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