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ACIA Aero Leasing LOI with Universal Hydrogen for up to 30 regional aircraft conversions to hydrogen power

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Universal Hydrogen Co. earlier post ) has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with ACIA Aero Leasing (ACIA), a regional aircraft lessor with offices in Ireland, France, Canada, Mauritius, and South Africa. The conversion consists of a fuel cell electric powertrain that replaces the existing turboprop engines.

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University College Dublin Study finds Prius IV hybrids drive >60% of the time in zero-emissions mode under Irish conditions

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A new study carried out by University College Dublin (UCD) academics has found that under typical Irish commuting conditions, the Toyota Prius IV (fourth-generation) hybrid ( earlier post ) drives in zero emissions mode (ZEV) for significantly more than half (62%) of the time and more than 40% (40.4%) of the distance covered.

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Evolution of In-Vehicle Networks to Zonal Architecture

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Prior to joining R&S, Ralf was Global Key Account Manager at Isabellenhuette Heusler gaining in-depth knowledge of electric vehicle testing. Jithu holds an engineering degree in electronics and communication from the Anna University in India and a master’s degree in RF systems from the University of Southampton.

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QUB spin-out to commercialize to technique for production of MOFs; storage for natural gas vehicles

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Chemists at Queen’s University Belfast (Ireland) have devised a novel environmentally friendly technique which allows the rapid production of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs). The technology is to be commercialized by a spin-out from the University, MOF Technologies. Example of mechanochemical production of a MOF. Pichon et al.

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Pong Was Boring—And People Loved It

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Pong kick-started a global video-game industry that is now worth upwards of US $300 billion. The game was actually created as part of a training exercise to get a young engineer named. Alcorn had majored in electrical engineering and computer science at the University of California, Berkeley, but had never played a video game before.

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Oyster Wave Power Machine Generates Electricity Onshore; Sea Trials Begin This Autumn

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Oyster is fitted with an 18m-wide oscillator based on fundamental research at Queen’s University Belfast led by Professor Trevor Whittaker. Our computer modeling of coastlines suitable for this technology shows that Spain, Portugal, Ireland and the UK are ideal candidates in Europe.

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Linda Doyle Blasts Through Ireland’s Academic Glass Ceiling

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She is the first woman to be provost of the country’s top-ranked university, Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin. Trinity’s provost is elected by faculty members and student representatives, not a board of trustees, as happens with American university presidents. Her own field is wireless communications.

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