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QM Power and University of Kentucky demonstrate 50 kW/liter electric motor; DOE 2025 power density goal

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QM Power and the SPARK Lab at University of Kentucky shared the combined results of a large-scale, multi-objective design optimization study, and lab testing of a prototype motor designed to meet the 2025 power density goals set by the US Department of Energy (DOE). An open frame lab prototype was designed and manufactured by QM Power.

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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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The 43 winning proposals were submitted by transit agencies from across the country as part of a nationwide competition for the $100 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) funds. PV canopies will produce power and reduce temperatures underneath canopies. The largest PV installation in Georgia.

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‘The Plane Is Fine’: An Airline Course Looks to Overcome Fear in the Skies

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The power surged and then seemed to falter, and the plane became worryingly quiet. Images of catastrophic scenarios — birds, engine failure, parts falling off, total systemic breakdown — pinballed through the passengers’ imaginations as the plane seemed to struggle to find its equilibrium. Is this part of the course?”

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Road Test: 2022 Chrysler Pacifica Limited Plug-in Hybrid

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The 2022 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid has a gasoline-powered 3.6-liter Stopping was straight, with the 4-wheel power-assisted disc anti-lock brakes, which were easy to modulate. Once the battery is depleted, the Pacifica Hybrid is then powered by the gasoline hybrid system. Charlotte to Orlando? How It Works.

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Road Test: 2021 Chrysler Pacifica Plug-in Hybrid

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The 2021 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid is available with either front-wheel drive or all-wheel drive, both utilize a gasoline-powered 3.6-liter Once the battery is depleted, the Pacifica is then powered by the gasoline hybrid system. Charlotte to Orlando? How It Works. The bottom line is the Pacifica Hybrid, with the 16.5

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DOE announces more than $65M in public and private funding to commercialize promising energy technologies

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High Efficiency Power-to-Gas in a Modular Hybrid Electrobioreactor, $1,000,000. Kairos Power (Alameda, California). Hydrogen Based Power Grid Support Using ElectrolyzeRs with Value Stacking (HYPER-V), $250,000. Offshore Wind Turbine Digital Twin for the Prediction of Component Failures, $200,000. Survalent Technology Inc.

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Australia Reels From Split Weather System, Suffers Effect Of “The Big Dry” And “The Big Wet”

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Buckled train tracks and sagging power lines interrupted much of the city’s passenger train service, and residents were advised to conserve water. Although Victoria Premier John Brumby had expressed confidence in the resilience of the city’s power systems, blackouts affected as many as half a million of the city’s residents at a time.

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