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Study finds Colorado River Basin’s worst known megadrought was 1,800 years ago

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The ongoing severe drought in the Colorado River Basin has led to the river flowing at 84% of its historic average flow. It reveals a greater range of natural hydroclimatic variability in the Colorado River than previously recognized, highlighting a need for water managers to adjust expectations and prepare for even more intense drought.

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BP awards Colorado State University $5M to research technology for oil recovery from watered-out wells

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Colorado State University has obtained a 5-year, $5-million grant from BP to study mechanisms involved with technology for oil recovery from “watered-out” wells. Krummel is leading the project with collaborator Chuck Henry, professor of chemistry at Colorado State.

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Volvo Cars, Starbucks begin installing ChargePoint EV fast chargers at stores between Denver and Seattle

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Four chargers at the first Starbucks location in Provo, Utah (East Bay – University & 9 th , 979 S University Ave.) Volvo Cars, in cooperation with Starbucks Corporation, announced the first Starbucks stores where new electric vehicle (EV) chargers, powered by ChargePoint, will be available to customers and members of the public.

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Umicore steps up solid-state battery technology development with investment in Blue Current

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The company has its origins at Lawrence Berkeley and Argonne National Laboratories, UC Berkeley and the University of North Carolina. This also increases the driving range of EVs and speeds up charging, which are critical benefits for end-customers. In June 2022, Umicore and Idemitsu Kosan Co.,

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Solid Power awarded up to $12.5M to develop nickel- and cobalt-free all-solid-state battery cells; ?500 Wh/kg target

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During the IARPA Robust Energy Sources for Intelligence Logistics in Extreme Novel and Challenging Environments (RESILIENCE) project, Solid Power plans to collaborate with the University of Maryland to develop a nano-scale iron sulfide pyrite (FeS 2 ) cathode that is largely composed of iron and sulfur.

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Researchers develop computational tool to aid understanding of ORR on platinum catalysts in fuel cells

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Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder are developing new computational tools and models to better understand and manage the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in fuel cells. Other partners include the Argonne Leadership Computing Facility and Research Computing at the University of Colorado Boulder.

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Junkyard Find: 1964 Mercury Montclair Four-Door Hardtop Marauder

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The big-Mercury universe for 1964 included the top-grade Park Lane , the mid-level Montclair and the might-as-well-be-a-Ford-Galaxie Monterey. Built in Missouri, probably shipped to Colorado by train, then sold new in Greeley, located about 60 miles north of Denver and the site of a famous Utopian community during the late 19th century.

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