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The LEO Satellite Industry Needs More Engineers

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Educating current and future technologists To date, LEO SatS has held several workshops and events to educate engineers and students about career opportunities in the realm. The LEO SatS education and contest working group has held several seminars, now available on IEEE.tv.

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WVU NAFTC partners with Tesla Motors for professional development and electric drive vehicle first responder safety training

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the train-the-trainer workshop is the fifth of its kind to ensure first responders nationwide have the opportunity to expand their knowledge of electric drive vehicle accident response procedures. The suite of products includes instructor manuals, participant booklets and the quick reference guide (QRG). Scheduled for 6-7 Dec.,

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Audi aims to reduce CO2 emissions by 30% over the vehicle lifecycle by 2025

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Audi has set the goal of successively reducing vehicle-specific CO 2 emissions by 30% by 2025 compared with reference year 2015 and over the entire product lifecycle. Audi opened its electric initiative with the introduction of e-tron, which has been available at dealerships since March. Earlier post.). 97.9 - 111.9

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WVU Center develops electric drive and alternative fuel vehicle smart phone app and training program for first responders

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The NAFTC developed the smart phone app—known in the iPhone App Store as “QRG,” which stands for quick reference guide—for first responders who need to access information about electric drive and alternative fuel vehicles at accident scenes. This version of the QRG is available for a nominal cost.

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USDA issues rule to provide incentives to install blender pumps

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The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is issuing a rule to clarify that the definition of renewable energy systems in the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) includes flexible fuel pumps, sometimes referred to as “blender pumps.”

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DOE to award $11M to 20 new Clean Cities projects for alt fuel cars and trucks

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vehicle and natural gas workshops to educate potential fleet users in the. Natural Gas Credit Purchase system; deliver technical and safety workshops. Indiana, will work to make existing municipal fueling stations available to. uniform across the project region; conduct workshops and webinars to. Colorado Energy.

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IEA: improving efficiency of road-freight transport critical to reduce oil-demand growth; three areas of focus

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In the IEA Modern Truck Scenario, targeted efforts to modernize road freight transport reduces oil demand from road freight vehicles by nearly 16 mb/d by 2050, relative to the Reference Scenario. Gt in 2050, or 75%, relative to the Reference Technology Scenario. —“The Future of Trucks”.

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