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5GAA hosts C-V2X connected vehicle demo in Berlin

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The 5G Automotive Association ( 5GAA ) hosted an interoperability demo of cellular-data-enabled connected vehicle (C-V2X) applications in Berlin. All the demos used technology that is ready to be deployed. Waiting at the red light is not only time consuming, but idling, braking and accelerating release more pollutants.

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Rio Tinto Alma smelter site for first commercial demo of ELYSIS GHG-free aluminum smelting technology

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ELYSIS has selected the Alma smelter, operated by Rio Tinto in Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, Québec, for the first installation and demonstration of its inert anode technology at a commercial size of 450 kiloamperes (kA)—a common capacity for modern, full-scale smelters. Earlier post.). Source: Alcoa. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Con Edison helping NYC drivers shift to EVs with more places to charge up

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Customer interest is growing quickly in Con Edison’s PowerReady program, which offers incentives covering up to 100% of the infrastructure costs of installing new chargers. Con Edison will share results from its V2G demo later this week. DC fast chargers provide 480 volts, offering 180 miles or more per hour of charging.

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US Navy destroyer completes largest demo of shipboard renewable fuel; 20,000 gallons of 50:50 algal oil/F-76 fuel blend

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This demo, the largest to date, is a major milestone for us. —Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Energy, Installations and Environment) Jackalyne Pfannenstiel. —Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Energy, Installations and Environment) Jackalyne Pfannenstiel.

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Toshiba to partner with Kawasaki City on 5-year demo of independent energy supply system utilizing solar power and hydrogen

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Electricity generated from the photovoltaic installations will be used to electrolyze water and produce hydrogen, which will then be stored in hydrogen tank and used in the fuel cells to provide electricity and hot water (60?/h). The results obtained will be jointly utilized by Kawasaki City and Toshiba.

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California ARB awards $7M for ultra-low NOx heavy-duty diesel truck demo project with Achates opposed-piston engines

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The project will build and install diesel-fueled two-stroke compression-ignition Achates Power Opposed-Piston Engines into Class 8 demonstration trucks that will be road-road ready in 2019 and operate in fleet service in California in 2020.

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Meta Offers Nothing New to the Metaverse

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Zuckerberg’s demo was basically a virtual reality hangout. Zuckerberg is also shown admiring a VR art installation and using a video call to speak with friends in the “meataverse.” The experience doesn’t fall far below Meta’s demo. Not even close. A passable setup with a Vive Pro 2 and a midrange PC is around $1,500.

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