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Teijin Frontier develops first tire cord made from eco-friendly adhesive and recycled polyester

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The newly developed tire cord will be exhibited at the International Tire Exhibition and Conference, one of North America’s largest tire-related exhibitions and conferences, in Akron, Ohio from 13 to 15 September.

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Battelle team developing new hybrid direct coal-to-liquids process to produce jet fuel; lower costs and GHGs

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In a cost-shared program supported by the US Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) and the Ohio Coal Development Office (OCDO) of the Ohio Development Services Agency (ODSA), a team at Battelle is demonstrating a new, hybrid, direct coal-to-liquids process for producing jet fuel using biomass-derived coal solvents.

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DOE, General Motors and MathWorks launch EcoCAR Mobility Challenge

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The Ohio State University. Siemens PLM Software; Denso International America; Horiba; Delphi Technologies; California Air Resources Board; Proterra, Inc; tesa Tape; Vector North America, Inc.; The participating universities include: Colorado State University. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Georgia Tech. McMaster University.

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Simulation study suggests ORC waste heat recovery system could deliver potential 7% improvement in fuel consumption in a PHEV on highway

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Their paper was presented at the ASME Internal Combustion Engine Division 2012 Fall Technical Conference by Marcello Canova, assistant professor at OSU; lead author was Philipp Skarke, from the University of Stuttgart Institute for Internal Combustion Engines and Automotive Engineering. —Skarke et al. —Skarke et al.

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Toyota’s Collaborative Safety Research Center launches 5-year, $35M program on autonomous and connected vehicle technologies

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In that period, CSRC has launched and completed 44 research projects with 23 partner universities, publishing more than 200 papers and presenting at multiple industry conferences. Results have contributed to standards development at international bodies like the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE). CSRC 2017 Report.

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Former CEO of American Electric Power Dies at 94

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After the war, he joined American Electric Power in Columbus, Ohio, as an assistant engineer. He worked in managerial positions in New York, Ohio, and Virginia, then became AEP's chief executive in 1976 and served in that role until he retired in 1991. Navy during World War II.

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Committed to EV equity for all

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EVA member Rap Hankins of Trotwood, Ohio has been a VW guy since he married his wife 50 years ago. “My rap Hankins attends a fast charger ibbon cutting-cutting in Fairborn, ohio. Secondly, if you look at where people of color live around the world, it’s often in areas where internal combustion engines cause illness.”

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