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California ARB holding two workshops on developing measure to reduce emissions from TRUs

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To that end, ARB staff is holding two more workshops on the development of a regulation to limit the amount of time that internal combustion engine-driven TRUs and TRU gensets operate while stationary, as well as requiring an overall zero-emission mode operating time. Background.

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Germany to invest up to €290M to launch the Innovation and Technology Center for Hydrogen (ITZ H2)

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With its services, the center will also support international cooperation to set standards and offer small and medium-sized companies a development environment in which to prepare for international competition. ITZ Hydrogen services for companies and potential users. Source: BMDV.

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DOE to award up to $3M for R&D to improve efficiency of off-road fluid-power systems

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They are preferred over electric motors because of their high specific power density and ability to tolerate shock and harsh environments. On 12 September 2017, a public workshop on fluid power systems for off-road vehicles was held at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory to identify early-stage research and development needs.

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Mercedes-Benz invests €200M in Electric Software Hub; software integration factory at Sindelfingen

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In principle, only the electronics with the software to be tested are real, the entire rest of the vehicle as well as the environment are simulated. A key concept of this building is the close proximity of all test facilities and test benches of the software integration (including the vehicle) and of the engineers who operate them.

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Video Friday: Robot Halloween

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DOFEC ] Engineering a robot to perform a variety of tasks in practically any environment requires rock-solid hardware that's seamlessly integrated with software systems. After localizing, the UAV discharges an ampoule filled with a fire extinguishant from an onboard launcher and puts out the fire. I want to see a chase!

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Fast evolving auto industry needs befitting HR solutions | Autocar Professional

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Companies can implement an incentive and variable pay concept to manage compensation. Some companies are also implementing in-house training workshops which facilitate employees to remain abreast with recent technological developments and trends in their respective industries.

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DOE FCTO selects 11 fuel cell incubator projects for up to $10M in awards; exploring alkaline exchange membrane FCs

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An alternative is the alkaline environment of the AEMFC. An NREL report summarizing the 2011 Alkaline Membrane Fuel Cell Workshop noted that: In comparison with PEMFCs, AMFCs offer the advantage of avoiding Pt or Pt group metal (PGM) electrocatalysts, one of the primary limitations in the commercial deployment of fuel cells. …

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