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Tesla Gigafactory Berlin final environmental approval conference to be held Friday

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A conference about Tesla Gigafactory Berlin’s final environmental approval has been scheduled for tomorrow, March 4, 2022. Teslarati was able to confirm the event through a representative from the office of Brandenburg Environment Minister Axel Vogel. Invitations to the press have been distributed.

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UT Austin researcher awarded $15M for switchgrass traits studies

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A researcher at The University of Texas at Austin will receive two grants totaling $15 million to study switchgrass ( Panicum virgatum ), with a focus on how it can become a sustainable source of bioenergy. Additionally, the National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a four-year grant of $4 million to Juenger and his team. Tom Juenger.

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This IEEE Service-Learning Program Is More Popular Than Ever

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Funding for the program came from a seed grant through the IEEE New Initiatives Committee. By tackling community needs in the areas of access and abilities, education and outreach, human services, and the environment, students participating in EPICS in IEEE are gaining firsthand experience in marrying engineering and community.

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Tesla Taiwan owners seek investigation over alleged battery issues

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On Wednesday, March 16, the Foundation held a press conference with Tesla owners present, discussing some of the findings in their investigation. . The Consumer Foundation’s Secretary-General, Hsu Tse-yu, stated that several Tesla owners bought their all-electric vehicles to protect the environment.

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Cornell team develops new inexpensive stereo-camera method to detect objects for self-driving cars; pseudo-LiDAR

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A paper on their work—“Pseudo-LiDAR from Visual Depth Estimation: Bridging the Gap in 3D Object Detection for Autonomous Driving”—will be presented at the 2019 Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, 15-21 June in Long Beach, California. The common belief is that you couldn’t make self-driving cars without LiDARs.

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USDA Approves Field Testing of ArborGen Freeze-Tolerant Eucalyptus as Biomass Crop

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The permit was granted following the completion of an environmental assessment which found no significant impact for a controlled release of the hybrid. The purpose of the release is to continue research on the efficacy of genetic constructs intended to confer cold tolerance, alter lignin biosynthesis and alter fertility.

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Envia Systems hits 400 Wh/kg target with Li-ion cells; could lower Li-ion cost to $180/kWh

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In 2010, Envia Systems was awarded a $4-million grant from ARPA-E and another $1 million from the California Energy Commission (CEC) to support development of the high energy density Li-ion storage technology, targeted at plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles. Operating environment. -30 Envia HCMR vs. other Li-rich chemistries.

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