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UH researchers developing autonomous robot for subsea oil and gas pipeline inspection

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To reduce the number of accidents in the global oil and gas industry caused by damaged pipelines, University of Houston researchers are developing an autonomous robot to identify potential pipeline leaks and structural failures during subsea inspections. A prototype of the ROV has been tested in Chen’s lab and in Galveston Bay.

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I-5 electric truck charging sites mapped out by electric utilities; West Coast Clean Transit Corridor

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An additional 41 sites on other highways that connect to I-5 are being proposed for electrification. A recent study also indicates that increases in particulate pollution is associated with higher death rates among COVID-19 patients. Proposed charging site locations.

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IPG to demo Flameless Ceramic Turbine for clean, off-grid power in EV charging

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But, in many high-use areas and remote locations, upgrading grid connections to meet future charging demand is not practical or commercially viable. Not only can IPG’s technology deliver low-emission, pollutant-free energy on today’s cleaner fuels. This growth will require high megawatt capacities across England’s road networks.

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CR&R Environmental begins using carbon-neutral renewable natural gas in fleet

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Southern California Gas Co. SoCalGas) and waste management company CR&R Environmental announced that renewable natural gas from CR&R’s anaerobic digestion facility in Perris, California is now being used to fuel CR&R’s waste-hauling trucks. The trucks are being fueled from special storage trailers while SoCalGas completes a 1.4-mile

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European Council adopts new law to decarbonize maritime sector: FuelEU Maritime

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The new regulation contains the following main provisions: Measures to ensure that the greenhouse gas intensity of fuels used by the shipping sector will gradually decrease over time, by 2% in 2025 to as much as 80% by 2050. Monitoring of the regulation’s implementation through the European Commission’s reporting and review process.

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GE and SCE unveil first battery-gas turbine hybrid system

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GE and Southern California Edison (SCE) unveiled the first battery-gas turbine hybrid system in Norwalk, California: the LM6000 Hybrid Electric Gas Turbine (Hybrid EGT). At the heart of the Hybrid EGT is a novel control system which seamlessly blends output between the battery and the gas turbine. The unit integrates a 10 MW, 4.3

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DOE awarding $71M to 20 RD&D projects to cut GHG emissions, expand EV infrastructure; $5M to Achates for opposed-piston 2-stroke hybrid

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Of the $71 million, Achates Power will receive $5 million for work on an opposed-piston 2-stroke hybrid commercial vehicle system, and Cummins will receive $4 million for its work on an ultra-low emissions heavy-duty 10L natural gas engine. Fiscal Year 2021 Low Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Vehicle Technologies RD&D DE-FOA-0002475. Cummins Inc.

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