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DOE, General Motors and MathWorks launch EcoCAR Mobility Challenge

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SAE Level 2 automation refers to a vehicle that combines automated functions, like acceleration and steering, but the driver must remain engaged with the driving task and monitor the environment at all times. University of Tennessee, Knoxville. The participating universities include: Colorado State University. Georgia Tech.

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Turing Award Winner On His Pioneering Algorithms

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About Jack Dongarra Employer: University of Tennessee, Knoxville Title: Professor emeritus, computer science Member grade: Life Fellow Alma mater: Chicago State University. Instead, he became a professor of electrical engineering and computer science at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, where he taught for 33 years.

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Greenius On The Scene: Plug-In 2009

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Here’s a few shots from yesterday first full day of the Plug-In 2009 conference in Long Beach, California. They’ll be making Leafs in Tennessee and they will be making many more batteries than cars. I’ll be back there today for more Greenius coverage to be published later this week.

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GridPoint Smart Charging Software to Support eTec/Nissan LEAF Deployment

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The company made the announcement at the Plug-In 2009 Conference and Exposition in Long Beach, CA. GridPoint, Inc., a provider of smart grid software, will provide its latest generation of electric vehicle management software ( earlier post ), Smart Charging 3.0, Earlier post.)

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Smart charging to boost Nissan LEAF development

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The Plug-In 2009 Conference and Exposition in Long Beach, California, was marked with an announcement by GridPoint, a provider of smart grid software, that it will provide its latest generation electric vehicle management software to support the deployment of the Nissan LEAF. So what is so special about its charging management software?

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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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System improvements include high performance fluorescent lighting, LED exit signs, retrofitting existing pole lights; and installing occupancy sensors for private offices, conference rooms and bathrooms. Chattanooga Area Regional Transportation Authority, Tennessee: $650,000. Solar PV system installations range from 5kW to 20kW.

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This Lockheed Martin Researcher’s Work on UAVs Saves Lives

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As director of technology integration at Lockheed Martin , in Grand Prairie, Texas, he leads a team that is actively pursuing breakthroughs designed to, among other things, allow life-saving missions to be performed in hazardous environments without putting humans at risk. The IEEE connections helped him get his first job.

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