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DOE awarding $35M to 11 projects for hydrokinetic turbine development; ARPA-E SHARKS

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These methodologies will significantly decrease the levelized cost of energy (LCOE) of the final HKT design. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory will expand its open-source Wind Energy with Integrated Servo- control (WEIS) toolbox to include control co-design capabilities of tidal and riverine hydrokinetic turbines.

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Leading UK scientists set out resource challenge of meeting EV targets by 2050

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Our role as scientists is to provide the evidence for how best to move towards a zero-carbon economy—society needs to understand that there is a raw material cost of going green and that both new research and investment is urgently needed for us to evaluate new ways to source these. million cars that requires 22.5

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This lithium-free battery startup just raised $78M in Series C funding

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It asserts that Alysm Green has a low levelized cost of storage and the ability to support a wide, software-configurable range of discharge durations. The company is planning to develop future products for marine applications and EVs including two-wheelers, three-wheelers, and passenger vehicles.

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Japanese banks financed most of the Mumbai Trans Harbour Link. Tap to know the cost. | Autocar Professional

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The bridge is also safe for wind speeds of up to 150kph (wind tunnel tests were done on a model in Korea), and high winds are countered by something called tuned mass dampers, also seen on tall skyscrapers, will be used. Tread lightly A sum of Rs 330 crore was mandated and set aside for the environment management plan.

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A Cheapskate in Monterey

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Still, the spirit of the book’s protagonist, Doc — a marine biologist based on the real-life scientist Ed Ricketts — lives on at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, which is housed in the former Hovden Cannery. Nearby, my favorite cheap find, El Charrito Express , served substantial barbacoa wraps stuffed with marinated beef, beans and rice for $6.99.

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A DIY Tracker Tough Enough for the Arctic

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But it’s a tough environment for scientific instruments. Unfortunately, the cost of buying instruments commercially severely limited how many trackers we could deploy. This is fast enough to identify wind waves, which typically have a frequency of about 0.2 Hz, and longer swells, which range from about 0.08

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X PRIZE Foundation Aims to Launch $100M in Prizes Over Next 10 Years, Targeting 4 Key Areas

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The X PRIZE Foundation (XPF) is expanding its vision to address worldwide challenges in the areas of Energy & Environment; Exploration of the Oceans and Space; Life Sciences; and Education & Global Development with $100 million in prizes over the next 10 years. Energy & Environment. floor, marine spatial mapping).

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