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Pennsylvania invests $7.9M in 21 alt-fuel projects

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Awards include (ranked by amount): PHL Taxi Management LLC —$900,000 – to purchase and deploy 50 new CNG taxis in Philadelphia that comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act, and to build a publicly accessible CNG fueling station in the city. Waste Management of Pennsylvania Inc.

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DOE investing $120M over 5 years in Energy Innovation Hub for Critical Materials Research

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The Critical Materials Hub builds on the Department’s Critical Materials Strategy report ( earlier post ), which addresses the use of rare earths and other critical materials in clean energy components, products, and processes. A Batteries and Energy Storage Innovation Hub was also announced earlier this year.

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PA Governor Wolf announces $8.5M from Volkswagen Settlement to reduce transportation pollution

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By replacing older, polluting engines with new technologies, the projects over their lifetimes are expected to prevent emission of 503 tons of nitrogen oxides (NO x ), 130 tons of carbon monoxide, 238 tons of carbon dioxide, 59 tons of hydrocarbons, 30 tons of fine particulate matter, and a half-ton of coarse particulate matter. Perry County.

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How to Modify a Toyota Supra A90: Quick and Easy Build

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The guys from Speed Academy take a swing at a 2020 Toyota Supra A90 build thats practical and performance enhancing. This is Part 1 of a two-part build series where we focus on a cat-back exhaust, a cold air intake and carbon fiber aero upgrades. In Part 2 , well complete the build and reveal it to Vin.

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IEEE’s TryEngineering Summer Institute Provides Hands-On Experiences

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The 10-day camp for students ages 13 to 17 provides an immersive and fun approach to learning about engineering. The teenagers engage in hands-on activities, speak with working engineers, and make field trips to local engineering organizations. In its inaugural year in 2018, 80 students participated; this year 330 attended.

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Toyota expands Collaborative Safety Research Center with $35M; focus on transition to automated vehicle and connected vehicle technologies

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Osamu Nagata, President and CEO of Toyota Motor Engineering and Manufacturing North America, Inc. TEMA), made the announcement at Toyota’s 2014 Advanced Safety Seminar in Ann Arbor, Mich. CSRC’s newly expanded mission recognizes that the emergence of advanced technologies is radically reshaping the transportation landscape.

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NSF awarding $81M to 16 sites for new National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure (NNCI)

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To advance research in nanoscale science, engineering and technology, the National Science Foundation (NSF) will provide a total of $81 million over five years to support 16 sites and a coordinating office as part of a new National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure (NNCI).