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This town is going to cover its cemetery with solar canopies

Baua Electric

Éric Boquaire, the president of Brier’energie, told pv magazine France that the 8,000-square-meter (86,111-square-foot) canopy will consist of 5,000 solar panels. That’s because the commune of Saint-Joachim is in the center of the Brière marsh. French associations Brier’energie and RECIT are spearheading the project.

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What Happened at Fleet Forward: The Tour NY/NJ?

Green Fleet Magazine

Fleet managers attended from ABM Industries, Teva Pharmaceuticals, AGFA, Zoetis, Mondelez Global, GSA, Christy's Auto Rental, Con Edison, and New York City (DCAS), along with various government and public sector fleets.

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DOE announces Apps for Vehicles Challenge Winners

Green Car Congress

DOE awarded New York City-based Dash the Judges’ Prize and MyCarma , headquartered in Troy, Michigan, the Popular Choice prize. The competition asked app developers and entrepreneurs to demonstrate how the open data available on most vehicles can be used to improve vehicle safety, fuel efficiency and comfort.

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Noodoe EV Opens New Headquarters in Houston

Noodoe

According to Fortune magazine, Houston has become a major corporate center, home to 23 Fortune 500 companies, second only to New York City. “The Irvine office is a vital part of our operations. California and the West Coast represent a big share of our current EV installations.”

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When They Electrified Christmas

Cars That Think

debuted electric Christmas lights when he lit up 80 hand-wired bulbs on a tree in the parlor of his New York City home. advertised "Winking Fairy Lights for Christmas Trees" in Hardware Dealers' Magazine. On 22 December 1882, Edward H. Johnson, vice president of the Edison Electric Light Co., of Chicago.

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The Soviet-Era, Z80-based Galaksija Dared to Be Different

Cars That Think

Complete plans for the Galaksija were first published in 1983 in an article in the computer magazine Računari u vašoj kući as a joint venture between the Galaksija’s designer, Voja Antonić , and the magazine’s editor, Dejan Ristanović. (An An English translation of the article was published by No Starch Press in 2018 in PoC||GTFO Vol.

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The Godfather of South Korea’s Chip Industry

Cars That Think

He studied at Seoul National University and then at Columbia University, in New York City, where he earned his doctorate under. Favorite periodical: TIME magazine. Although his family pressed him to join his father in the textile industry, he instead chose to pursue electrical engineering. Leisure: Walking.