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DNV and Lloyd’s Register recertify Leclanché marine storage system with new 65 Ah high energy battery cells

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The system is available in four standard rack heights to suit varying size battery room footprints. Pack voltages are available up to 1100 V DC. MWh Leclanché battery systems, in the Mediterranean Sea connecting Italy, Malta and Spain. The system comes with a 230 VAC power supply or an insulated DC/DC power supply.

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Drone Startup to Fly Pallets Without Pilots

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It addresses the less sexy but equally important middle-distance problem—the route that connects factories to warehouses. If this service had been available a year or two ago, it might not have prevented the logistics logjam that now plagues the world, but it would have cleared away some of the more problematic bottlenecks.

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Falling Domestic Fares and an A.I. Arms Race: What Travelers Can Expect in 2024

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For example, it could improve automatic rebooking onto new flights when customers miss connections or weather snarls runways. software will be able to inform more human-made decisions, like how to most efficiently reposition baggage carts and staff in response to tight connections or flight delays. Mr. Smith is also recommending Malta.

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EC Survey finds majority of Europeans willing to compromise on performance, size, range and price to reduce vehicle emissions; 53% say they use car as main mode of transport

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A large majority (71%) of car users felt that public transport was not as convenient as a car, a similar proportion (72%) said that a lack of connections was a problem, about two-thirds (64%) mentioned a low frequency of services and 54% said they did not use public transport because it was not reliable.

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The Chip Shortage, Giant Chips, and the Future of Moore’s Law

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At a gathering of stakeholders in the automotive electronics supply chain this summer at GlobalFoundries Fab 8 in Malta, N.Y., Next Gen Chips Will be Powered From Below Transistors You can make transistors as small as you want, but if you can't connect them up to each other, there's no point. The result?

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Europe Expands Virtual Borders To Thwart Migrants

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Instead, Maltese authorities told the ship’s captain to wait for vessels from Malta to pick up the migrants. The private, Malta-based vessels picked up the survivors, steamed about 237 kilometers south, and handed over the migrants to authorities in Libya, which was and is in the midst of a civil war, rather than return to Malta, 160 km away.

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Canoo Pickup, Kia EV6, Honda and Mini EV Plans: EV Week in Review – Mar 9-15

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The link to the reveal was posted only on its European site, which may indicate that its first production EV outside China will be available only in Europe. The chargers will be located in places where travelers will be able to rest and relax while their cars are connected to the chargers. – March 10, via Forbes.

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