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US DOE releases national clean hydrogen strategy and roadmap

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The document explores opportunities for clean hydrogen to contribute to national decarbonization goals across multiple sectors of the economy. Deployments of clean hydrogen to decarbonize industry, transportation, and the power grid can enable 10 MMT/year of demand by 2030, ~20 MMT/year of demand by 2040, and ~50 MMT in 2050.

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This Clock Made Power Grids Possible

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As more power stations adopted the clocks, the frequency regulation allowed them to share electricity and create an interconnected power grid. His initial designs, as described in a series of patents , were for a pendulum clock with a permanent magnet as its bob (that’s the weight at the bottom of the pendulum).

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This Engineer’s Job Is to Keep Arkansas Nuclear One Safe

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The IEEE member is an electrical design engineer at Arkansas Nuclear One , in Russellville. Our nuclear plant is like a river that meets the ocean, supplying power to the larger electric power grid that provides electricity across North America,” Ansari says. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

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California ARB holding two workshops on developing measure to reduce emissions from TRUs

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TRU gensets are typically engine-powered generators designed to provide power to electrically driven refrigeration units. Carrier Transicold’s Vector 8100) that are plugged into the electric power grid while in use. TRUs and TRU gensets emit diesel PM, NO x , greenhouse gases and other pollutants.

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GM publishes “Blue Paper” on sustainable urban mobility; integrating input from Sustainable Urban Mobility events in Shanghai

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Electrification, connectivity and creative design are key components of the technology solutions. The Blue Paper is an important document that integrates the learnings from our forums and participation in Expo 2010, which have provided a compelling vision of the future of the automobile and urban communities.

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11 Intriguing Engineering Milestones to Look for in 2023

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Modular Nuclear Power is Nucleating Korean manufacturer Doosan is set to start producing components of what could be the world’s first modular nuclear power plant, in late 2023. The components are for startup NuScale , whose design promises to drastically reduce cost and installation time.

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Cal Energy Commission awards $1.5M to Berkeley to advance open-source advanced smart charging technology; OpenVBOSS

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These proprietary systems will come with attached user/licensing fees, greater barriers to adoption, and restricted overall potential impact on improving grid operations and furthering the acceptance of renewable energy resources as they are further expanded in the California grid mix.

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