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Researchers predict average Gulf of Mexico hypoxic “dead zone” slightly above-average in Chesapeake Bay

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NOAA­-supported modeling is forecasting this year''s Gulf of Mexico hypoxic zone to cover an area ranging from about 4,633 to 5,708 square miles (12,000 to 14,785 square kilometers) or about the size of the state of Connecticut. Later this year, researchers will measure oxygen levels in both bodies of water.

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Renewable Energy Generation: Change is not a destination, just as hope is not a strategy, a lesson exported from Detroit

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cents/kWh in West Virginia—a 23.59 Even ruling Hawaii out as an outlier, the cost of electricity in Connecticut was 17.79 Even with the implementation of the smart grid it seems unlikely that we will all be able to buy our power from West Virginia. in West Virginia to $6.12 in Connecticut.

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Exascale Computing Project (ECP) announces $39.8M in first-round application development awards

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Exascale Predictive Wind Plant Flow Physics Modeling, Steve Hammond (NREL) with SNL, ORNL, University of Texas Austin. PNNL), with Ames, ANL, BNL, LBNL, ORNL, PNNL, Virginia Tech. Transforming Combustion Science and Technology with Exascale Simulations, Jackie Chen (SNL) with LBNL, NREL, ORNL, University of Connecticut.

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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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Connecticut Department of Transportation, Connecticut: $7,000,000. Stationary Fuel Cells and Hybrid Transit Buses Incremental Costs: The purchase of diesel-electric hybrid transit buses and stationary fuel cells for use in the statewide bus system in Connecticut. Arlington Transit – ART, Virginia: $1,500,000.

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Flash Drive: 2023 Genesis GV70 EV AWD

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Wind and road noise were reduced partly due to acoustic laminated glass and sound-deadening insulation. The electronically controlled suspension has Road Preview from front-facing cameras reading road conditions, and automatically controls the damping force of the suspension to provide for a smooth ride.

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DOE announces more than $65M in public and private funding to commercialize promising energy technologies

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Lynchburg, Virginia). NEL Hydrogen (Wallingford, Connecticut). Offshore Wind Turbine Digital Twin for the Prediction of Component Failures, $200,000. ENTR Alliance (Charlottesville, Virginia). Assessment Robot for Resilient Optimized Wind Energy ARROW(e), $1,000,000. NovaCentrix (Austin, Texas). Framatome Inc.

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Toyota introduces 2012 Prius Plug-in Hybrid

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The current Prius had received more wind tunnel hours of testing than any other Toyota in history. The launch states include California, Oregon, Washington, Arizona, Maine, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, and Virginia. Vehicle deliveries begin in Spring 2012.

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