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Japan automakers form joint venture to advance electric charging infrastructure: Nippon Charge Service

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The goal is to help build a charging network that offers more convenience to drivers in Japan. Development Bank of Japan Inc. Together with Government subsidies the grants will cover the entire cost of installation for successful applicants. Electric (Battery) Infrastructure Japan Plug-ins Policy Smart charging'

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Stanford faculty awarded $2.2 million for innovative energy research; fuel cells, hybrids, splitting CO2

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Many local devices that can either generate electricity, like rooftop solar panels, or store energy, like electric cars, are expected to help reduce the costs of the traditional system, especially as intermittent renewable energy provides a bigger fraction of our energy use. Efficiency and Group Behavior in Power Distribution Networks.

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A DIY Tracker Tough Enough for the Arctic

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Unfortunately, the cost of buying instruments commercially severely limited how many trackers we could deploy. This will greatly increase the data bandwidth and reduce the cost of operation—currently about half the cost of building and operating each tracker goes to Iridium fees.

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The Essential Vannevar Bush

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As We May Think Bush didn’t foresee the technical means by which vast amount of information could be stored electronically but he correctly predicted in 1945 that radical miniaturization of information was on the horizon. Science offers a largely unexplored hinterland for the pioneer who has the tools for his task.” Compiled by G.

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The Godfather of South Korea’s Chip Industry

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Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) assumed top posts in the industry as well as coveted positions teaching or researching semiconductors at universities and government institutes. He studied at Seoul National University and then at Columbia University, in New York City, where he earned his doctorate under.

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Opinion: Debunking the mythsWhy fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) are viable for the mass market

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2014 has been a year of rapid growth for the fuel cell market with positive progress being made globally, especially in markets such as US, UK, Germany, France and Japan. Despite the recent progress, a number of myths around the use, power efficiency and cost of fuel cells still exist. Henri Winand, CEO of Intelligent Energy.

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CleanFUEL USA partners with Freightliner on new 8.0L propane LPI medium-duty engine

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Propane is a cleaner burning fossil fuel, yielding 87% less hydrocarbons and 50% fewer toxins than gasoline, and is more economical compared to petroleum-based options, roughly 40 to 50% less than gasoline/diesel per gallon, although less attractive on a cost per energy equivalent basis due to its lower energy content.

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