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Former Berkeley Dean of Engineering David A. Hodges Dies at 85

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Hodges Former dean of engineering Life Fellow, 85; died 13 November Hodges, who was dean of engineering at the University of California, Berkeley , conducted pioneering research in IC design and semiconductor manufacturing. In 1983 he helped found the university’s Microfabrication Research Facility, known as Microfab.

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Eindhoven University of Technology to make biofuels from its own wood waste; cyclic oxygenate CyclOx and ethanol

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Researchers at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) are developing a small-scale demonstration reactor that will process 40 tons of wood waste per year from the university into replacements for diesel fuel and gasoline. This will be offered at the university pump in a 10:90 mixture with gasoline. Credit: ACS, Boot 2008.

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Stanford launches major new natural gas research initiative

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Stanford University has launched a new research initiative to study comprehensively the development and use of natural gas. At times directly affecting residential neighborhoods, the large-scale industrial process has strained many US communities. Earlier post.). earned a doctorate in geological and environmental sciences at Stanford.

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Parker Hannifin gaining traction with RunWise HD hydraulic hybrid; developing CNG-based HD system, next-gen MD system

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Further, Parker Hannifin has paired a RunWise transmission with a CNG engine in the series hybrid powertrain as a one-off to test the waters for such a combination, McGrew said. The brake energy recovery system converts the vehicle’s kinetic energy into stored energy by compressing nitrogen gas in a storage device called an accumulator.

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This Dutch City Is Road-Testing Vehicle-to-Grid Tech

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Utrecht, a largely bicycle-propelled city of 350,000 just south of Amsterdam, has become a proving ground for the bidirectional-charging techniques that have the rapt interest of automakers, engineers, city managers, and power utilities the world over. This is good for the grid. It’s yet to be shown clearly why that’s good for the driver.

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Sensor Networks Help Fight Floods and Noise Pollution

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This is a sponsored article brought to you by NYU Tandon School of Engineering. The time between the transmission and detection of this pulse allows for the calculation of distance, which can be converted to flood depth. The sensor itself is not going to prevent a neighborhood from flooding," she said.

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The EV Transition Explained: Can the Grid Cope?

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Converting a gas appliance to a heat pump, for example, would draw 4 to 6 kW, while an L2 charger for EVs would be 12 to 14 kW. Policy runs up against engineering reality The situation in Palo Alto is not unique. This situation is not true universally. For instance, Marshall stated, it is not unusual for a 37.5

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