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DOE awarding $35M to 11 projects for hydrokinetic turbine development; ARPA-E SHARKS

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Projects are encouraged to apply concurrent (as opposed to sequential) design methodologies: control co-design, co-design, and designing for operation and maintenance. HydroMINE is safe for the marine environment, and extremely robust. It has a low maintenance cost, resulting in a lower cost of energy. University of Washington.

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#EVmyValentine: Your Creative Odes to Electric Vehicles

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of Energy to Yale and MIT , that EVs are better for the environment from cradle to grave.) The fuel is cheap, The maintenance low, No emissions, It’s fast, not slow. There are no emissions, it’s a better driving experience, and there’s less maintenance…a no-brainer,” Eric also wrote.

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DOE awarding >$24M to 77 projects through Technology Commercialization Fund

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Industry-Informed Physics-Based Monitoring for Asset Management and Maintenance Optimization, $500,000 Electric Power Research Institute, Palo Alto, Calif. Advanced Flow Meter for Extreme Environments (AFMEE), $100,000 MicroNuclear LLC, Franklin, Tenn. Solar Energy Industries Association, Washington, D.C. Madison, Wis.

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What Are Zero Emission Day and National Drive Electric Week?

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EVs require less maintenance and therefore have lower maintenance costs. They’re better for the environment, even when accounting for their manufacturing carbon emissions and when using electricity from coal plants. They’re safer. EVs are ten times less likely to catch fire than conventional gas cars.

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Pioneer of Google’s Data Centers Dies at 58

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Naval Research Laboratory , in Washington, D.C., he helped develop the Semi-Automatic Ground Environment (SAGE) , the first U.S. Two years later he left to join the Tactical Electronic Warfare Division of the Naval Research Laboratory , in Washington, D.C., where he worked for more than two decades. air defense system.

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DOE announces $139M in funding for 55 projects to advance innovative vehicle technologies

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Washington State University. Developing an Energy-Conscious Traffic Signal Control System for Optimized Fuel Consumption in Connect Vehicle Environments. VoICE-MR: Vocation Integrated Cost Estimation for Maintenance and Repair of Alternative Fuel Vehicles (AFV). University of Washington. General Motors LLC. 299,899.

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When Should You Dump Your Gas Guzzler?

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Washington, DC Transportation accounts for almost a third of all U.S. EVs also benefit the environment by eliminating tailpipe emissions and having better fuel economies than gasoline-powered cars. It can help you evade the ever-increasing gas prices and the ever-increasing maintenance needs of an aging gas-powered vehicle.

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