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US Steel to supply General Motors with US-sourced sustainable verdeX steel

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verdeX production also uses less water, partly by capturing all storm water at the facility, utilizing it in production and returning it to the environment. BRS is the only steel mill in North America to combine an electric arc furnace (EAF) with a Ruhrstahl Heraeus (RH) degasser for cleaner, more formable steels.

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In a first, the US just finalized stove energy efficiency standards

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Photo: Benjamin Healley/Museums Victoria The US Department of Energy (DOE) just finalized stove energy efficiency standards to save consumers money and reduce emissions. In particular, it ensures new smooth electric stoves don’t waste energy on standby. Electrek’s Take This is good news, but it’s watered-down good news.

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Students Use Their Tech Know-How to Protect the Environment

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Waterproof sensors that track flooding As part of the Sunny Day Flooding Project, Katherine Anarde, assistant professor in North Carolina State University’s Environmental, Water Resources, and Coastal Engineering Group [right] and another researcher install low-cost water-level sensors in storm drains. and its environs.

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Developing standards for EV charging reliability

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Currently, there is no industry-wide standard to categorize, log, report or analyze charging errors and common causes of failure. The industry badly needs technical standards to enable charging providers to document, diagnose and repair charging problems in a uniform way. A public charging station that is in need of repair.

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California Energy Commission awards $1.1M to 12 small-scale projects to study transportation, natural gas and electricity technologies

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The California Energy Commission (CEC) is awarding $1,135,862 to 12 small-scale projects to research that will reduce the cost of producing electricity, save energy and improve the environment. will receive $95,000 to research a gas stove burner that is 30% more efficient than conventional gas stove burners.

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Honda begins operation of stationary fuel cell power station on Torrance campus

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In the coming years, Honda will begin applying a next-generation stationary fuel cell system to Honda manufacturing facilities and data centers globally, thereby reducing the company’s greenhouse gas emissions. The company has been developing hydrogen technologies and fuel cell vehicles for more than 30 years. m 2 Approx. m 2 Approx.

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CPT launching water-cooled electric supercharger for commercial diesel engines

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Cobra electric supercharger. At the 17 th Supercharging conference this week in Dresden, Controlled Power Technologies (CPT) will launch what it says is the first water-cooled electric supercharger developed for “quasi-continuous” boosting of commercial diesel engines, including those developed for off highway applications.

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