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US Air Force Office of Scientific Research Makes Two Awards for Thermoelectric Waste Heat Recovery Technology

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AFOSR awarded Dr. Daryoosh Vashaee at Oklahoma State University-Tulsa a five-year, $700,000 grant to perform research associated with thermoelectrics. And as the devices can also be used for heating or cooling, thermoelectric-equipped uniforms could maintain a comfortable temperature in severe environments. Earlier post.).

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As OK’s anti-Tesla bill moves forward, its author believes a compromise is possible

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They will find friendlier environments,” Sen. The Tesla Club President also stated that so far, the EV maker’s service centers in Oklahoma City and Tulsa are proving that Tesla is serious about supporting its customers. . Boren said. . . Insights from HB 3994’s Author. Credit: Tesla).

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INRIX analysis identifies top 10 US cities for highly autonomous vehicles; prioritizing corridors for deployment

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In these environments, the upside of electric drivetrains is maximized while range and charging infrastructure limitations are minimized. INRIX then looked at the percentage of a city’s intra-city trips, 10 miles or less, and combined these two metrics to score each city out of a possible 100 points. New Orleans. Albuquerque.

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DOE to award $11M to 20 new Clean Cities projects for alt fuel cars and trucks

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the Environment. INCOG Tulsa Area. The California Fleets and Workplace Alternative Fuels Project is a statewide. effort to develop templates and best practices for permitting AFV refueling. infrastructure, collaborate with colleges on first responder training, promote workplace EV charging, and work with fleets to implement.

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Study finds 2008 recession contributed to increase in age of US LDV fleet, slowing of emission reductions

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In the study, the authors used collected on-road emission measurements from sites in three western United States cities—Denver, Los Angeles and Tulsa—to highlight some of the changes in the on-road fleet’s age distribution and to estimate the implications on the fleet’s emissions. —Bishop and Stedman (2014). Technol. ,

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DOE announces more than $65M in public and private funding to commercialize promising energy technologies

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Hot Shot Coanda-Stabilized Free Stream Gas Atomization (Hot CoSA) of Powders of Refractory Multi-Principle Element Alloys (RMPEA) for Extreme Environments, $250,000. Nu:Ionic (Tulsa, Oklahoma). Electric Grid OT Cybersecurity Dashboard for Control Room Environments, $600,000. Bunting-Dubois (Dubois, Pennsylvania).

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Summer Update

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These include: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources; California State Controller; Oklahoma Department of Commerce; Oklahoma Secretary of the Environment; Oklahoma County (which includes Oklahoma City); Miami-Dade County, Florida; Indian Nations Council of Governments (covering Tulsa and a surrounding five county area; Texas General Land Office; (..)