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JANUARY 9, 2015

In the wind energy industry, advances in low-cost composite materials will help manufacturers build longer, lighter and stronger blades to create more energy. American Chemical Council; National Composites Center; Oak Ridge Carbon Fiber Composites Consortium; Polymer Ohio, Inc.; Honda R&D Americas, Inc.; TPI Composites, Inc.;

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MAY 24, 2012

As the technology develops, she said, renewable energy steps will include the installation of solar paneling on military base buildings and vehicle garages, and dual-usage of the panels as land buffers. New sources of clean energy will vary among installations, he said, and will include solar, wind, biomass and geothermal developments.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

General Motors plans to generate or source all electrical power for its 350 operations in 59 countries with 100% renewable energy—such as wind, sun and landfill gas—by 2050. In 2015, GM required 9 terawatt hours of electricity to build its vehicles and power its offices, technical centers and warehouses around the world.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2016

Inspired by the damping mechanisms which sustain trees under wind and seismic loads, researchers at The Ohio State University and the University of Michigan are investigating the potential for the development of energy harvesting systems that efficiently convert the same motion- and wind-based excitations into electric power.

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JULY 10, 2019

Remote Area Modular Monitoring for Critical Facilities, $300,000 Embedded Planet, Cleveland, Ohio Simulation Tool for Energy-Efficient Connected and Automated Vehicle Control Development, $600,000 Hyundai America Technical Center, Superior Township, Mich. Quanex Building Products Corporation, Houston, Texas SCP SYS LLC, San Francisco, Calif.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2009

Improved energy storage technologies will allow for expanded integration of renewable energy resources like wind and photovoltaic systems and will improve frequency regulation and peak energy management. Tehachapi Wind Energy Storage Project. A full list by state of the all the projects is available here. Pecan Street Project (TX).

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AUGUST 18, 2009

The new technology, which builds on Ford technologies such as SYNC, SmartGauge with EcoGuide and Ford Work Solutions—allows the vehicle operator to program when to recharge the vehicle, for how long and at what utility rate. The first of the specially equipped plug-in hybrids has been delivered to American Electric Power of Columbus, Ohio.

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DECEMBER 15, 2009

and Bloomingburg, Ohio—each have an annual production capacity of 110 million gallons. The ethanol plants we bought earlier this year have been very successful for Valero, and we expect these newly purchased plants to build on that success. The plants—located in Linden, Ind. Valero will pay $200 million to buy the plants.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2009

The FPL Group/Duke Energy initiative was developed following the March 2009 Clinton Global Initiative Planning Retreat, a forum for building industry leadership. Lew Hay, FPL Group chairman and CEO. FPL Group, Inc. FPL Group, Inc. Headquartered in Juno Beach, Fla.,

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APRIL 5, 2022

Electricity is ubiquitous, EVs refuelable by wind, hydro, geothermal, solar, or traditional energy sources. The Union of Concerned Scientists documents that an ICE vehicle in Ohio must maintain an average of 60 mpg to equal the emissions used to produce what’s needed to run an EV for the same distance. In California, it is 134 mpg.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

Renewable Wind Energy: MBTA will design and construct wind energy generation turbines in eastern Massachusetts (from among Kingston, Newburyport, Bridgewater). Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority, Ohio: $2,257,000. The facility is a 70,000 square foot building located in an industrial zone in Lowell, Massachusetts.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2019

The selected projects are part of ARPA-E’s Building Reliable Electronics to Achieve Kilovolt Effective Ratings Safely (BREAKERS) program, as well as the latest OPEN+ cohort, Kilovolt Devices. The Ohio State University, T-Type Modular DC Circuit Breaker (T-Breaker) for Future DC Networks – $2,309,950.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 15, 2024

Visual sensors on the Droid find the delivery site and check for obstacles on the way down, while the thrusters compensate for wind and movement of the parent drone. But as soon as we lowered a box down on the winch, the wind started blowing it all over the place. But it takes two robots to pull off the delivery rather than just one.

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JUNE 25, 2010

This flight-test program builds on the success of Boeing’s Quiet Technology Demonstrators, which successfully highlighted a variety of noise reduction technologies during test flights aboard Boeing 777 aircraft from 2001 to 2005. The new core will offer up to 16% better fuel efficiency than GE’s best engines in service today.

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JUNE 26, 2021

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced more than $30 million in federal funding, matched by more than $35 million in private sector funds, for 68 projects that will accelerate the commercialization of promising energy technologies—ranging from clean energy and advanced manufacturing, to building efficiency and next-generation materials.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2017

The program encourages cooperation between Israeli and American companies through funding joint research and development in a range of technologies, including solar, wind, biofuels, energy storage, fuel cells, smart grid, and water and energy efficiency. CelDezyner Ltd. Rehovot, Israel) and ALD NanoSolutions Inc.

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JANUARY 7, 2023

Permitting issues also bedevil wind power projects. For example, Iowa is one of the best states for wind power farms. In 2021, Iowa generated over 55 percent of its electricity from wind power, a larger share than any other state. However, as wind turbine farms have increased, so has local opposition to them.

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OCTOBER 26, 2009

Building Efficiency (3 projects). Seaweed is a potentially sustainable source of biomass for the production of fuels, expanding and building opportunities for bio-butanol as a fuel and fuel extender. Breakthrough High Efficiency Shrouded Wind Turbine. The projects selected are grouped into 10 areas: Energy Storage (6 projects).

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APRIL 30, 2010

ARPA-E’s first solicitation awarded $151 million to 37 projects aimed at transformational innovations in energy storage, biofuels, carbon capture, renewable power, building efficiency, vehicles, and other areas. Ohio State Univ. Earlier post.). Earlier post.) Reducing equivalent: Hydrogen; Organism: Hydrogen bacteria; Product: Butanol.

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JUNE 25, 2015

GM’s engine facility in Toluca, Mexico will also build the 1.4L, as well as the Ecotec 1.5L. The 6T35 will be built at GM’s transmission facility in Toledo, Ohio. Wind tunnel-optimized design. Acoustically optimized covers for the top and front of the engine Crankshaft isolation with iron main bearing inserts. The Ecotec 1.4L

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JUNE 12, 2012

Low-cost carbon fiber has widespread application in automobiles, wind turbines, and various other industrial applications. Collaborators include Meridian Lightweight Technologies and The Ohio State University. This technology combines a lower temperature powder metallurgy process with minimal post-processing steps to build parts.

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AUGUST 29, 2022

on a path to reducing emissions more than 40% below 2005 levels, per a Princeton University analysis of the measure’s impacts : expanded tax credits for EVs, batteries, solar panels and wind turbines. Honda announced just days ago that it has struck a deal with Korean battery giant LG Energy Solution to build a $4.4

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