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Continental presents action plan for immediately reducing lead in electronic components in cars

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Continental has submitted a plan of action to the Lower Saxony Ministry for the Environment, Energy, Construction and Climate Protection with which the company intends immediately to reduce the lead content in some of its electronic components to legally prescribed maximum quantities in accordance with the End of Life Vehicles Directive.

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New Heinrich high-precision mass flow meter for H2 filling stations; OIML R 139 2018

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Recommendation (R) 139 is the OIML (International Organization of Legal Meetrology) model regulation for equipment used to deliver compressed gases (natural gas, hydrogen, biogas, etc.) It is the first of its kind to be certified to international standard OIML R 139 2018 and approved for hydrogen filling stations.

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Study: expanding Brazilian sugarcane for ethanol could reduce global CO2 emissions by up to 5.6%

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Vastly expanding sugarcane production in Brazil for conversion to ethanol could reduce current global CO 2 emissions by as much as 5.6%, according to a new study by an international team led by researchers from the University of Illinois. The proposed expansion of sugarcane production is within the area that can be legally converted.

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Can Autonomous Weapons Be Compatible With International Humanitarian Law?

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This fuzziness can be challenging for any autonomous system navigating the uncertainty of a human world—such as Alexa reacting to the wrong conversations, or self-driving cars being stymied by. white trucks and orange traffic cones. Is it possible for a machine to learn the difference between a civilian and a combatant dressed as a civilian?

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IEEE President’s Note: Investing in IEEE’s Financial Future

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My personal mission as an IEEE volunteer has been to work to make the institute the premier organization for technical professionals to engage with. Users can view a dashboard that shows the status of the contract, versus looking for an email or notes from a phone conversation. In May we rolled out NextGen Financials.

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Heat Pumps—The Well-Tempered Future of A/Cs

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“Within the HVAC world, innovations tend to be small and progressive: there’s not some silver bullet,” says Wade Conlan , an engineer in Maitland, Florida, and vice president of ASHRAE , a heating and air-conditioning standards-setting organization. Whereas, replacing residential furnaces stands to make a bigger impact.

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Alberta Climate Change and Emissions Management (CCEMC) Corporation Awarding C$37.5 Million in Funding for Renewable Energy Projects from Biofuels to Home Generation

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Since 2007, Alberta companies that annually produce more than 100,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions are legally required to reduce their greenhouse gas intensity by 12%. The initial organizations receiving CCEMC funding are: Enerkem Inc. , million) for the Plasco Alberta Energy and Waste Conversion Project, in Red Deer County.