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UT Arlington project for Navy investigating how batteries age when run at high rates

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A University of Texas at Arlington engineering researcher is working to determine how oversized a battery has to be while operating safely and efficiently during its lifetime of use by the US Navy. —David Wetz.

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UAW says ‘strike is working,’ as GM concessions prevent added walkouts

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Friday was the first deadline in two weeks in which the UAW didn’t order additional workers to walk out of facilities operated by the automakers after the union threatened to target a GM plant in Arlington, Texas that builds the Cadillac Escalade. “GM has agreed to lay the foundation for a just transition [to EVs],” Fain added.

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A New Fund Helps IEEE HKN Student Chapters Flourish

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The officers of the Mu Chapter at the University of California, Berkeley , spent the money to offset the cost of announcement whiteboards, which it uses to increase the visibility of its tutoring programs and events. Later this year, the University of Texas Arlington ’s Epsilon Mu Chapter plans to hold career development events for students.

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Heat Pumps Take on Cold Climates

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federal government also offers tax credits and states will be rolling out rebates to offset the cost of installation. heat pumps outsold furnaces for a second year in a row in 2023, according to data released 9 February by the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute in Arlington, Virginia. In the U.S.,

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ARPA-E Begins Reviewing Second Round of Concept Papers for Transformational Energy RD

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Separately, ARPA-E will hold a “ Power Technologies ” public workshop on 10 February in Arlington, Va. There is an attendance fee to defray the costs of the workshops. The deadline for applicants to submit a Full Application will be 31 days immediately later, with final selections expected by late spring 2010.

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US DOE awards nearly $7M for cost analyses to advance fuel cell and hydrogen storage systems research

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Arlington, VA – up to $3 million for two projects. Directed Technologies will conduct two cost analyses under these awards: one focused on transportation fuel cell systems; the other on hydrogen storage systems. The four projects selected for award are: Directed Technologies, Inc.

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EPA Proposes New Tougher Ground-Level Ozone Standards

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Estimated costs of implementing this proposal range from $19 billion to $90 billion. 2010 in Arlington, Va. This proposal would help reduce premature deaths, aggravated asthma, bronchitis cases, hospital and emergency room visits and days when people miss work or school because of ozone-related symptoms. and in Houston; and 4 Feb.

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