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Penn State University lands $3.3M grant to replace diesel fleets with EVs

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Penn State University has landed a $3.3 Additionally, it will install four DC fast electric vehicle chargers and one Level 2 EV charging plug at three locations across the University Park campus located in State College, PA. The post Penn State University lands $3.3M StateCollege.com also spoke to Rep.

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Bosch pools development activities for universal vehicle software in one unit

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In the future, under the umbrella of its subsidiary ETAS GmbH, the company will develop and sell basic vehicle software, middleware, cloud services, and development tools for universal application. Bosch will combine its universal software platform with expertise in the development of innovative software functions.

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Students Use Their Tech Know-How to Protect the Environment

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universities and colleges to use their engineering and technical skills to mitigate and address the impact of climate change in their communities. and its environs. The EPICS contest asked students and faculty at U.S. Of the 20 proposals submitted from eight institutions, 10 were approved and funded. I’ve learned so many things.”

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MBL begins first test of tropical seaweed farming for biofuels production

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A team of researchers led by Loretta Roberson, associate scientist at the Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, has installed the first seaweed farm in Puerto Rico and US tropical waters. Founded in Woods Hole, Massachusetts in 1888, the MBL is a private, nonprofit institution and an affiliate of the University of Chicago.

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Sunfire, Fraunhofer, partners launch project to scale alkaline AEM electrolysis

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Technologies such as pressurized alkaline or high-temperature electrolysis are already being installed in industrial environments. However, commercially available membranes lack sufficient stability in alkaline environments, which have limited the widespread adoption of AEM in electrolysis applications.

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Rheinmetall wins multimillion-euro order for fuel cell cathode flaps and shut-off valves

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In all, the customer has ordered several hundred thousand flaps, with three flaps installed per stack. The cathode flaps can be utilized universally. Optimized in terms of weight and size, they fit into even the smallest installation spaces with bore diameters down to just 28 mm.

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Liquid hydrogen-powered Corolla to race in Super Taikyu Fuji 24 Hours; improvements to hydrogen piping

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These changes included (1) moving the hydrogen piping away from hot areas, and (2) installing safety covers on the hydrogen piping joints to prevent loosening and to catch and lead hydrogen to detectors in the event of a leak. However, liquid hydrogen must be kept at temperatures lower than -253 ˚C during filling and storage.

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