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IEEE Young Professionals Take On Climate Change

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Developing technology to address the causes of climate change, mitigate its impact, and adapt to the crisis is one of IEEE’s top priorities. To assist with that effort, the IEEE Young Professionals group this year launched its Climate and Sustainability Task Force.

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ExxonMobil expands participation in MIT Energy Initiative’s low-carbon research; Mobility of Future study

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The study—part of MIT’s five-year Plan for Action on Climate Change—examines how the complex interactions between advanced drivetrain options, alternative fuels, refueling infrastructure, consumer choice, vehicle automation and government policy will shape the future for personal mobility.

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Heat Pumps—The Well-Tempered Future of A/Cs

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Instead, he and others are trying to invent new climate-control technology that doesn’t further exacerbate the dangers facing the planet’s climate. Winners of the 2021 Global Cooling Prize—both heat pumps—reduce cooling’s climate impact by as much as 80 percent. If, like 60 percent of the U.S. Still, in the U.S.,

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Biomass fuels: challenges and opportunities – ET Auto

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The increase in global energy demands, diminution of fossil fuels , and its harmful effects on the environment have attracted the use of lignocellulosic biomass as an alternative sustainable source for chemicals, materials, and liquid fuels. Currently, biomass contributes 10% (5 x 10 -19 kJ) to global energy consumption.

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IEEE Leaders Are Planning Now for 2050 and Beyond

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According to the committee’s research, IEEE’s current structure, areas of interest, programs and services, and sources of funding are not likely to align well with the potential futures of the global environment. Expecting the future to be like the present overlooks weak signals of change and misses important potential signs for the future.

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EV Standouts at the 2021 LA Auto Show

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Personally, I have been an EV driver for nearly a decade, and am the proud owner of a 2012 second generation Toyota RAV-4 EV, a trusty car that has been with me through many life experiences and of which fewer than 2,500 were produced (this makes me feel especially cool). Photo courtesty of dot.LA. Edison Future. Photo courtesy of dot.LA.

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This Engineer’s Solar Panels Are Breaking Efficiency Records

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For Chen’s contributions to the science and technology of photovoltaic energy conversion, the IEEE member received the 2023 IEEE Stuart R. China currently leads the world in installed solar power capacity, accounting for about 40 percent of global capacity. Altermatt changed how I look at things,” Chen says. “In

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