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DOE BETO hosting alternative aviation fuel workshop

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The US Department of Energy’s Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) is hosting a 2-day workshop gathering lead experts in the field of aviation biofuels on 14–15 September. During the workshop, attendees will discuss potential solutions for overcoming technical and regulatory barriers to the development of renewable aviation fuel.

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Video Friday: Happy Holidays!

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DLR RMC ] Watch Santa solve the challenge of increased throughput in Santa's Workshop! To solve this problem, the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) has developed an intelligent robot designed to handle the human-based tasks of thinning peach trees, which could result in significant cost savings for peach farms in Georgia.

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DOE BETO report provides overview of current state of alternative aviation fuels; overcoming technical and commercial barriers

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The report provides an overview of the current state of alternative aviation fuels, as reported in findings by recent working groups, and also presents findings from the Alternative Aviation Fuel Workshop hosted by BETO in September 2016. Unlike other liquid fuels (e.g., Five additional facilities are planned in the near future.

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A New Fund Helps IEEE HKN Student Chapters Flourish

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Chapter officers say they will use the grant money to enhance their résumé-building and interview-preparation workshops and to present a discussion about technology by industry representatives. A new HKN chapter, Nu Epsilon, was installed in April at Kennesaw State University , in Georgia.

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

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includes Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina and Tennessee, will provide first. vehicle and natural gas workshops to educate potential fleet users in the. Natural Gas Credit Purchase system; deliver technical and safety workshops. uniform across the project region; conduct workshops and webinars to. Center for. 500,000.

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IEEE’s Honor Society Gave This Boston University Student Tools to Succeed

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Through his network of honor society members, he also found a mentor who helped him get an internship at a major research institute in Georgia. He also created several programs for the honors society, including an Arduino and coding workshop for high school students and BU undergrads.

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The EV Transition Explained: Can the Grid Cope?

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Professor Deepak Divan , the director of the Center for Distributed Energy at Georgia Tech, says his team found that in residential areas “multiple L2 chargers on one distribution transformer can reduce its life from an expected 30 to 40 years to 3 years.” Given that most of the millions of U.S.

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