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US DOE announces 3 consortia for $125M US-India Joint Clean Energy Research and Development Center; solar, second-generation biofuels and buildings

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Consortia researchers will leverage their expertise and resources in solar technology, advanced biofuels, and building efficiency. Louis; Corning Incorporated; General Electric Company; Konarka Technologies, Inc.; The Joint Clean Energy Research and Development Center is part of the US-India Partnership to Advance Clean Energy.

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Using Industrial Automation to Monitor Vertical Farms

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An industrial automation problem AeroFarms and Nokia discussed how to build a system to monitor a vertical farm where leafy greens including arugula, bok choy, and kale are grown. The Institute interviewed Klein to learn more about the project. A typical facility can produce more than 1 million kilograms of leafy greens annually.

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USDOT awarding $55M to support purchase of Low-No buses; electric buses and infrastructure

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Eligible projects included those that replace, rehabilitate, lease, and purchase buses and related equipment as well as projects to purchase, rehabilitate, construct or lease bus-related facilities, such as buildings for bus storage and maintenance. FY2017 Low-No projects. The buses will be used on the new C Line, which is a rapid bus line.

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Yes, Automakers Stand To Benefit From Installing Public EV Charging Stations

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That’s how Tesla charged to a massive head start — simply by putting as much effort and resources into building its charging network as it did into making its cars. Support Business Confidence Businesses are one of the most important players in building a broad national EV charging infrastructure.

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The Tremendous VR and CG Systems—of the 1960s

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www.youtube.com As an undergraduate engineering student at Carnegie Tech (today’s Carnegie Mellon University), and then as a graduate student at Caltech (before he moved to MIT after one year), Sutherland continued to design and build more advanced light-seeking robots. The reason? Aesthetics, he explains in his oral history.

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President Obama Announces 48 Projects to Receive $2.4B in Grants for Next-Generation of Batteries and Electric Vehicles; To be Combined with $2.4B in Industry Cost-Share

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Outfitting of a high-volume manufacturing facility to build DC Bus Capacitors for the electric drive vehicle industry. Manufacturing: Warren, MI and St. Louis, MO; Deployment: 11 partner fleets. Rolla, MO Warrensburg, MO Linn, MO St. Louis, MO Kansas City, MO Lee’s Summit, MO. Powerex, Inc. Youngwood, PA.

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