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This Startup Builds USVs That Collect Data About Oceans

Cars That Think

The startup offers marine data as a service using its solar-powered Data Xplorer ocean drones, which eliminate the need for traditional crewed vessels. The USV weighs just over 100 kilograms, and its motor propels it at up to 33.3 The IEEE member also belongs to the IEEE Oceanic Engineering Society. kilometers per hour. “We

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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And in a true smart grid, electric cars will not only be able to draw on electricity to run their motors, they will also be able to do the reverse: send electricity stored in their batteries back into the grid when it is needed. In effect, cars would be acting like tiny power stations. The closest to that source is solar.

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