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Tesla shows demo video of Optimus bot working in the Fremont Factory

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While showing how the robot uses Autopilot technology, Tesla also showed the humanoid robot watering plants at the Fremont Factory’s offices. Perhaps most interesting about the Optimus demo , however, was Elon Musk’s comments that came after. Credit: Tesla/YouTube. Don’t hesitate to contact us with news tips.

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DOE to award up to $180M for offshore wind demo projects; targeting lowering levelized cost of energy (LCOE) below 10ยข/kWh

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waters in the most rapid and responsible manner possible; and. The primary goals of the Advanced Technology Demonstration Projects are to: Install innovative offshore wind systems in U.S.

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Siluria Technologies announces successful start-up of first demo plant directly converting natural gas to ethylene through OCM

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The ethane subsequently undergoes dehydrogenation to form ethylene and water. The conversion of methane to ethylene using OCM has been a sought-after goal of the chemical industry for more than 30 years because of its promise to add value to natural gas resources and reduce the costs of chemical, plastics and fuels production.

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Pasha, Port of LA and California ARB partner on $26.6M Green Omni Terminal demo project; emerging zero and near-zero emission tech

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The total cost of the project is $26.6 The competitive grant, the first of its kind for a multi-source facility demonstration project available through the ARB, required matching funds of at least 25%. Pasha, the Port and other partners exceeded that threshold with a 44% funding match. million in cash and in-kind participation.

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Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) Awards C$5.5M for Cellulosic Ethanol and Xylitol Demo Plant

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Using wood chips as feedstock, the technology is projected to decrease process water consumption by up to 75% compared to producing corn ethanol while retaining all of the life-cycle carbon benefits inherent to cellulosic ethanol. The project involves the construction of a demonstration facility at a total cost of approximately C$17.0

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Tottori Prefecture, Tottori Gas, Sekisui House and Honda cooperate in hydrogen demonstration; smart house and FCV

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The project will install, for the first time on the Sea of Japan side of the archipelago, a Smart Hydrogen Station (SHS) using Hondaโ€™s high-differential-pressure electrolyzer that supplies hydrogen created by electrolysis of water using renewable energy. Honda will also supply its new Clarity fuel cell vehicle.

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ONR developing offensive autonomous swarming capability for unmanned surface vehicles; adapting JPLโ€™s CARACaS

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In a 2008 brief on CARACaS, JPL engineers noted that the software was potentially applicable to diverse robotic systems that could include aircraft, spacecraft, ground vehicles, surface water vessels, and/or underwater vessels. In the demonstrations, as many as 13 Navy boats operated using either autonomous or remote control.

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