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US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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The largest PV installation in Georgia. Stationary Fuel Cells and Hybrid Transit Buses Incremental Costs: The purchase of diesel-electric hybrid transit buses and stationary fuel cells for use in the statewide bus system in Connecticut. Connecticut Department of Transportation, Connecticut: $7,000,000.

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The First U.S. Human-Operated Submersible Changed the Course of Oceanography

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Navy purchased Trieste in 1958 to conduct research. General Mills , in Minneapolis, secured the contract with a bid of US $498,500, according to the Eos article. In May a new video system, robotics, and new syntactic foam modules were installed. Office of Naval Research made a presentation about one of the submersibles: Trieste.

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The EV Transition Explained: Can the Grid Cope?

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The city has provided incentives for the purchase of both EVs and charging ports, the installation of heat-pump water heaters , and the installation of solar and battery-storage systems. As in Palo Alto, it will likely be blown transformers or constantly flickering lights that signal there is an EV charging-load issue.

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EV Chargers for All!

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Harry’s 200-unit condominium building in Minneapolis, Minn., Harry decided to forego buying an EV, but he remains open to purchasing one if both the affordability and charging issues are better addressed. “I And if they make an EV purchase, they often regret it. light-duty vehicle sales. light-duty vehicle sales.