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MIT analysis finds current EVs could replace ~90% of personal vehicles now on the road based on driver’s energy consumption

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A study by a team at MIT has concluded that roughly 90% of the personal vehicles on the road in the US could be replaced by an electric vehicle available on the market today, even if the cars can only charge overnight. Reed Faculty Initiatives Fund, and the MIT Energy Initiative. The study, he says, is both “interesting and useful.”.

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Toyota Research Institute launches next phase of collaborative research with 13 new academic institutions; more than $75M investment

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These universities join MIT, Stanford and the University of Michigan which have worked with TRI over the last five years to expand the body of research into artificial intelligence (AI) with the goal of amplifying the human experience. Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech). Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

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DOE announces $11.5M in Phase 1 funding for carbon capture and storage program; ARPA-E FLECCS

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Georgia Institute of Technology. The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) will develop a modular direct air capture (DAC) process to be integrated with flexible natural gas-fired combined cycle (NGCC) power plants. Positive Power with Negative Emissions: Flexible NGCC Enabled by Modular Direct Air Capture - $1,009,210.

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SRC launches Synthetic Biology Research on biomedical and minimal-power electronic devices for novel semiconductor applications

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The program will initially fund research at six universities: MIT; the University of Massachusetts at Amherst; Yale; Georgia Tech; Brigham Young; and the University of Washington.

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US DOE awards ~$5M to expand research on methane hydrates

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Selected projects are: Georgia Tech Research Corporation. Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) TEES, in conjunction with the Georgia Institute of Technology, will develop a numerical model to address the many complexities associated with production from hydrate-bearing sediments. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

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NASA awards $16.5M to four teams for additional research into reducing aircraft fuel consumption, emissions and noise

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, Mass., The Boeing subsonic team, which includes BR&T, Boeing Commercial Airplanes, General Electric and Georgia Tech, looked at five concepts as part of the SUGAR (Subsonic Ultra Green Aircraft Research) project. Subsonic Ultra Green Aircraft Research, or SUGAR, $8.8

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ARPA-E to award $14.5M to 5 projects to reduce energy use for transportation

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Georgia Tech Research Corporation. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) will develop and test a mobility market and information system to incentivize travelers to pursue specific routes, departure times, modes of travel, and vehicle types in order to reduce energy use. TRANSNET Awards. Lead organization. Description.