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Duke Energy and ITOCHU to assess second-life applications for Li-ion automotive batteries

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According to some auto industry estimates, electric vehicle (EV) batteries that can no longer charge to approximately 80% of their original capacity may be candidates for replacement. Initial testing will occur in Duke Energy’s Indiana service territory.

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Former CEO of American Electric Power Dies at 94

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After the war, he joined American Electric Power in Columbus, Ohio, as an assistant engineer. He earned a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the Virginia Polytechnic Institute, now Virginia Tech, and received a master's degree in industrial management as a Sloan Fellow at MIT. White served in the U.S.

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Stanford launches major new natural gas research initiative

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Natural gas has also revitalized several domestic industries and reduced the US trade imbalance. At times directly affecting residential neighborhoods, the large-scale industrial process has strained many US communities. Earlier post.). Ritts, most recently with Chevron Asia Pacific Exploration & Production Co.,

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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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Bright’s Plug-In Car: Aerodynamics Are Key

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This new company, Bright Automotive , is founded by ex-GM EV1 people, and the super efficient Rocky Mountain Institute to make plug-in hybrids in Indiana. To date, the relatively high cost of batteries has kept electric and plug-in vehicles at the fringes of the auto industry. “It’s a revolutionary platform,&# he said.

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