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Volkswagen inaugurates 9.5 MW solar park at Chattanooga plant in US; key element of VW Group’s strategic sustainability targets

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—Wolfram Thomas, at the solar park launch event. 25% less energy and water consumption, waste and emissions. At the launch event at Chattanooga, Thomas put the figure at $850 million, or €636 million.). MW of AC power connected to VW’s substation. MW of DC power to 7.6 Protected 100 ft.

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Volkswagen of America temporarily withdraws application for US certification of MY 2016 vehicles; AECDs

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These events are deeply troubling. For example, here in the United States, Volkswagen’s manufacturing facility in Chattanooga, Tennessee serves as a model for Volkswagen plants around the world for increasing energy efficiency and reducing emissions, water, and materials usage and waste.

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$112.5M awarded to research consortia studying effects of Deepwater Horizon oil spill on Gulf of Mexico

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Project Title: Deep-C: Deepsea to Coast Connectivity in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico. The GRI also funds research that improves techniques for detecting oil and gas, spill mitigation, and technologies to characterize and remediate spills. Lead Institution: Florida State University. Lead Investigator: Eric Chassignet, Ph.D.

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This Clock Made Power Grids Possible

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The Telechron Model Type E master station clock shown at top was used at the Tennessee Valley Authority beginning in the 1930s. In Warren’s own telling of the story , his first attempt at an electric chronometer was a crude motor that connected the gears of a clock to the Boston Edison electrical system. electricity lines.