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ASTM International to hold workshop on PFAS in atmosphere

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ASTM International is hosting a Workshop on PFAS in Atmosphere – Sources, Sampling, and Standards , to be held 1-2 November 2023, in Washington, DC. While there have been a few PFAS methods developed for water, soils, sediments, biosolids, and biota, there are currently no similar efforts for vapor-phase PFAS in air.

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Two Audi TDI technology studies with electric biturbo, 48V electrical systems; both technologies to go into series production

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A DC/DC converter provides the connection to the 12-volt electrical system. It can supply the high-performance electrical consumers of the future—thermoelectric heating elements, electromechanical rear brakes or engine auxiliaries such as oil and water pumps—with more energy than the 12-volt electrical system.

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Volkswagen Group shows 3 hydrogen fuel cell concepts at LA Show: Audi A7 Sportback h-tron; Golf Sportwagen HyMotion; Passat HyMotion

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Dr. Ulrich Hackenberg, Member of the Board of Management for Technical Development at Audi, during a fuel cell technology workshop held at the LA show, and may be ready to talk about that technology by the end of next year. Because the exhaust system only has to handle water vapor, it is made of weight-saving plastic.

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DOE Issues RFI for Fuel Cells For Combined Heating and Power and APU Applications; Reflective of New Direction for Hydrogen Program

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DOE anticipates that residential CHP fuel cells will use primarily natural gas fuel to provide electrical power, heating, and hot water. The RFI includes preliminary targets developed with earlier stakeholder input, including a workshop in June 2008 at the Program’s Annual Merit Review and Peer Evaluation meeting. Power output.

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Inventor of AT&T’s Datakit, the First Virtual Connection Switch, Dies at 85

Cars That Think

He was involved with IEEE Canada ’s Teacher-in-Service Program , an initiative that aims to improve elementary and secondary school technical education by offering teachers lesson plans and training workshops. He wrote six lessons, which cover transformers, AC and DC motors, magnetism, binary basics, and solar power.

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2023 Peugeot e-Partner review: New electric van arrives to help green your fleet – at a price…

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Service intervals are 25,000km/12 month and average out at $346 across the first give visits to the workshop. The DC fast charge rate for the e-Partner is 101kW, which isn’t that fast. , keyless entry, dual-zone climate control, a middle seat, rotating worktable, a load-through flap from the box and AM radio. 2023 Peugeot e-Partner.

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Visit to Cellestial E-Mobility : Electric Tractor startup

Plug In India

The motor is a 4 kW brush DC motor. The torque delivery is superb, thanks to the DC motor. Going back to my engineering college days, I remember that locomotives would use DC series motors back then - for the amazing starting torque that they had. Celestial has come up with an interesting design of a dealer workshop.