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Toyota’s Collaborative Safety Research Center adds four new projects to latest five-year research phase

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CSRC will continue to collaborate with the University of Virginia, University of Michigan Medical School, University of California San Diego, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Iowa State University and University of Wisconsin-Madison through these new projects.

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EVmatch and CEC Providing Grants for Free EV Charging Stations at Multi-Family Properties, Apply by September 15th

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EVmatch will use the funding to install 120 publicly available Level 2 EV charging stations – currently the most affordable charging option available – with EVmatch’s unique reservation-based sharing software at multi-family properties throughout Santa Clara, Los Angeles, and San Diego counties. What Does The Grant Cover?

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NSF awards UCSD team $39M to improve integration of distributed energy resources into grid; EV batteries also

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The goal is to make the testbed available to outside research teams and industry by 2025. UC San Diego is building on experience from NODES, a three-year, $2.88 We will be replicating the entire California power grid on one campus. —Jan Kleissl, the project’s principal investigator.

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DOE selects 4 more algae technology projects for up to $8.8M in funding; > $16M total

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Technical targets for the FOA include both demonstrable improvements in cultivation performance as well as in toolkit availability. University of California, San Diego. University of Toledo.

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Audi and 4 US universities tackle urban mobility challenges in 3-year research initiative

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After an open request for proposals to US universities, and the accompanying selection process, Audi signed an agreement with the four research universities to pursue the following topics: Audi Urban Crash Analysis. parking availability, urban events (sports events, concerts, accidents, etc.) traffic lights, etc.),

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Researchers map CO2 emissions for entire Los Angeles Megacity to help improve environmental policymaking

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Data from the LA Basin mapping project are available on the NIST website. The Los Angeles megacity—the third-largest metropolitan area in the world—occupies 4,850 square miles and houses more than 18.5 million people. Other cities Gurney has mapped to this degree are Indianapolis, Salt Lake City and Baltimore. Gurney, K.

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Cal Energy Commission approves ~$9M for DC fast chargers; $12.6M for NGV incentives

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The California Energy Commission approved nearly $9 million in grants for the installation of DC fast chargers along major state freeways and highways to allow electric vehicle drivers to travel from San Diego to the Oregon border without worrying about running out of energy. The grants went to four companies—Chargepoint Inc.;

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