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Ford partners with Haier, Trina Solar and Delta Electronics to launch MyEnergi Lifestyle in China

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If every home in the United States were to implement these energy-saving technologies, it would be the equivalent of taking all the homes in California, New York and Texas—32 million homes—off the power grid. —Mike Tinskey, global director of Vehicle Electrification and Infrastructure, Ford Motor Company.

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Hitachi Restructures, Spinning Off Automotive Systems Business; to Launch Group-Wide Strategies for Li-ion Battery and Renewables Businesses

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Specifically, in the environmental field, it will enhance lithium-ion batteries, compact inverters, small motors and other key devices for hybrid vehicles. The new company will concentrate business resources on automotive systems that address environmental and safety demands. which will oversee North American operations.

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Ford MyEnergi Lifestyle collaboration to demonstrate integration of home appliance technology, plug-in vehicle and renewable energy source; Georgia Tech model predicts 60% cut in home energy costs

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At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Ford Motor Company announced a strategic collaboration that will demonstrate the integration of home appliance technology, plug-in vehicle and a renewable energy source to achieve an energy-efficient lifestyle.

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Ford MyEnergi Lifestyle adds home energy storage

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Ford Motor Company is expanding its MyEnergi Lifestyle program ( earlier post ), announced at last year’s CES, to include home energy storage. The program originally set out to demonstrate how a typical American family can significantly lower its electricity costs while limiting its impact on the environment.

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DOE ARPA-E awards $156M to projects to 60 projects to accelerate innovation in clean energy technologies

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contains no rare earths, in a prototype electric motor. Research, TECO Westinghouse Motor. for High Power Wind Generators The University of Houston will develop a new, low-cost. Motors Research and. structure with powerful magnetic properties. Advanced Electric Vehicle Motors with Low or No Rare Earth.

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ARPA-E awards $30M to 21 projects advance new class of high-performance power converters

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If successful, the project team will drastically reduce the power consumption of a digital integrated circuit while also enabling a much smaller form factor and lower cost solution. Georgia Institute of Technology. Grid-Connected Modular Soft-Switching Solid State Transformers. Infineon Technologies Americas Corp.

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IEEE Celebrates Engineering Brilliance

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IEEE MEDAL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL AND SAFETY TECHNOLOGIES Sponsor: Toyota Motor Corp. CHAN MIT “For pioneering technical contributions and leadership in the fields of space and terrestrial optical communications and networks.” IEEE FOUNDERS MEDAL Sponsor: Lockheed Martin Corp. IEEE SIMON RAMO MEDAL Sponsor: Northrop Grumman Corp.

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