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New IACMI collaboration to develop advanced carbon fiber for hydrogen, natural gas storage tanks; $2.7M DOE award

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million from the US Department of Energy (DOE) to develop and validate technology that will reduce the cost of manufacturing high-performance carbon fiber by 25% to make composite natural gas or hydrogen fuel tanks to power cars and trucks. Well over half of the composite fuel tank’s cost is attributed to carbon fiber used in its manufacture.

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Scientists synthesize first functional designer chromosome in yeast

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Jef Boeke, director of NYU Langone Medical Center’s Institute for Systems Genetics, has synthesized the first functional chromosome in yeast, an important step in the emerging field of synthetic biology—designing microorganisms to produce novel medicines, raw materials for food, and biofuels. —Annaluru et al. Boulier, Brian J.

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US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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Stationary Fuel Cells and Hybrid Transit Buses Incremental Costs: The purchase of diesel-electric hybrid transit buses and stationary fuel cells for use in the statewide bus system in Connecticut. Hybrid Electric Buses Incremental Costs: For the incremental cost of making transit buses hybrid electric.

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Road Test: 2022 Chrysler Pacifica Limited Plug-in Hybrid

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Charlotte to Orlando? The Pacifica Hybrid is not designed to be sporty nor meant to be driven hard on mountain road or country lane curves, as the body roll at times is an “oh, boy!” New Design. The new design is sleeker than its predecessor. The well thought-out dash is simple in its design, as is the complete interior.

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Road Test: 2021 Chrysler Pacifica Plug-in Hybrid

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Charlotte to Orlando? Chrysler says the “new exterior design expression is much more deeply sculpted, athletic and modern in character.” The new design is sleeker than previously, with the new diamond-style grille, with gloss black paint and a tasteful bright chrome trim, which looked great against the Velvet Red Pearl paint.

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EV Chargers for All!

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While the average cost per Level 2 parking space was estimated to be around $5,400, several approached $17,000 or more. Their first question is, “Why should I take on the costs of installing EV chargers when most of my tenants don’t own or can’t afford EVs?” One EV charger maker, Atom Power located in Charlotte, N.C.,

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Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

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The Copenhagen timeline was designed to allow signatory countries two years to hash out details of their respective compliance issues so that a replacement protocol could be ratified and “entered into force”, or made operational internationally, by the time the Kyoto Protocol expires.

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