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Get to Know the IEEE Board of Directors

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The IEEE Board of Directors shapes the future direction of IEEE and is committed to ensuring IEEE remains a strong and vibrant organization—serving the needs of its members and the engineering and technology community worldwide—while fulfilling the IEEE mission of advancing technology for the benefit of humanity.

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SAE International and ChargerHelp! partner to assist in EV charging infrastructure workforce development

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The recent US Department of Transportation announcement indicates that all 50 states, including Puerto Rico, have been approved to begin deploying their projects and will need to consider workforce development to meet high uptime. To help address this need, ChargerHelp!

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Biden commits $7B to low-income solar, expands climate corps on Earth Day

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Today’s announcement includes the opening of a website, ClimateCorps.gov , where job-seekers can apply to some 2,000 current open positions across 36 states and Puerto Rico. Many of these jobs will include pathways to future federal employment. The site is still in beta, and will expand as the Corps builds up.

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US battery storage smashes deployment records in Q4 2023

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With a robust pipeline, the future for energy storage deployment is strong. Market gains in California were offset by a contraction in Puerto Rico, which follows a “roller-coaster” as incentive funds open and close. For the US residential segment, deployments reached 218.5 MW set in Q3 2023.

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DOE awards up to $40M for open-water, grid-connected wave energy testing facility

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Prototype testing is essential to gather critical performance data to address technical risks, lower costs, and inform future designs to accelerate the commercialization and deployment of mass-produced wave energy technologies. For context, approximately 90,000 homes can be powered by 1 TWh per year.

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NSF announces $55M toward national research priorities; intersection of food, energy and water systems

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University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez. Center for a Sustainable Water, Energy, and Food Nexus (SusWEF) SusWEF initiates a strategic research and education partnership between researchers in Puerto Rico and South Carolina to address problems at the nexus of food, energy and water systems. Nelson Cardona-Martinez.

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Biden Administration opens applications for $2.5B program funding the growth of EV charging infrastructure

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With today’s announcement, we are taking another big step forward in creating an EV future that is convenient, affordable, reliable, and accessible to all Americans,” said U.S. The NEVI Formula Program releases funds to states, Puerto Rico and DC to build EV chargers and alternative fuel stations across specific Interstates, U.S.