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Calendar: 9th International Symposium: Advanced Battery Power – Kraftwerk Batterie

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Researchers, developers and users from industry, science and research will be discussing the latest trends, studies and findings from battery research from 29-30 March 2017 in Aachen, Germany at the English-language Advanced Battery Power Conference.

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Norwegian shipping industry pursuing battery-powered ships

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The Norwegian shipping industry is teaming up to develop battery-powered ships. Some 120 managers representing the entire maritime cluster gathered at a DNV seminar last week. The trend towards more use of electricity and batteries on board ships is expected to continue, DNV says.

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New seminar will help businesses understand the benefits of electric vehicles

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A new special seminar will give fleet decision makers the opportunity to get to grips with the current market offerings of electric cars and discuss the advantages of adding battery powered cars to your fleet. The Association of Car Fleet Operators (ACFO) and the Energy Saving Trust (EST) are to j[.]. Green credentials'

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Video Friday: Robotics After Hours

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NASA’s Insight lander put itself in a "safe mode" to conserve battery power after dust prevented sunlight from reaching the solar panels. UPenn ] This week's CMU RI Seminar is by Jessica Burgner-Kahrs from University of Toronto, Mississauga, on continuum robots. [ CMU RI ].

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Video Friday: Mini Pupper

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His battery-powered robots were models to test his theory that a minimum number of brain cells can control complex behavior and choice. ICRA 2021 ] This week's Lockheed Martin Robotics Seminar features Henrik Christensen on "Deploying autonomous vehicles for micro-mobility on a university campus." [ UMD ] Grey Walter.

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Axion supplying PbC batteries to Norfolk Southern for all-battery switcher and working on line-haul hybrid locomotives; micro-hybrid and stationary expansion

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In April, Axion Power International Inc received an order from Norfolk Southern Corp (NS) for PbC lead-carbon batteries for use in an all-battery-powered switcher locomotive. This seems like a lot of products for a small company, but it’s the same battery, just in different applications. Source: NS. Earlier post.)

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