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MIT Professor’s IoT Sensors Make Roads Safer

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Back in 2005, before smartphones were generally available, MIT Professor Hari Balakrishnan was so fed up with commuting delays in Boston that he built a mobile system to monitor road conditions. He interviewed for a faculty position at MIT and knew immediately it was where he wanted to work, he says. In the final year of his Ph.D.,

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MIT researchers propose subsea version of pumped hydro for renewable energy storage

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Researchers at MIT are proposing using a variation on pumped hydroelectric systems for storage of electricity produced by offshore wind farms. Hundreds of spheres could be deployed as part of a far-offshore installation of hundreds of floating wind turbines, the researchers say. Earlier post.).

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Tesla Supercharging Qubes are coming to European charge points soon

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Tesla and bk Group are partnering to install living room-like Supercharging Qubes. bk Group installed the cube and according to the video, this is just the first of many to come for Europe. Veröffentlichung bitte mit Bildrechte-Hinweis. Tesla Supercharging Qubes will soon be all over Europe.

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Rusatom Overseas and CNNC New Energy to partner on floating nuclear power plants

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Rusatom is currently building its first floating nuclear plant, the Akademik Lomonosov ; the second of the vessel’s two reactors was installed in February. They might be connected to coastal infrastructure or float next to consumer. The Chinese delegation came to St. Petersburg and Moscow on 24-29 July. the Lomonosov].

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Independent testing shows 21.2% reduction in fuel consumption with XL Hybrids retrofit system

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Our hybrid controller connects to the CAN; our controller is read-only. The planed price for production in 2013 for the full release system is starting under $8,000 including installation, Ashton said, with fleet discounts beyond that. The system is designed to be installed in about 4 hours, faster at a commercial upfitter.

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2023’s Top Stories About Energy

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The machines are already generating electricity at scores of installations, and the company’s backers include some of the biggest names in tech investing, including Bill Gates and Vinod Khosla. The company is one of a growing group targeting grid-scale applications, particularly for solar installations.

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Ford showcasing vehicle-to-vehicle communication for crash avoidance; potential for leveraging WiFi and smartphones to extend quickly the number of participating vehicles

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There is an extensive body of work on connected vehicle research, and some background is required before coming back to Ford. US DOT Connected Vehicles Research. Connected vehicle mobility applications provide a connected, data-rich travel environment. Background. This information can be used to improve system operation.

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