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Default Passwords Jeopardize Water Infrastructure

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Drinking water systems pose increasingly attractive targets as malicious hacker activity is on the rise globally , according to new warnings from security agencies around the world. Last November, for instance, hackers linked to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard broke into a water system in the western Pennsylvania town of Aliquippa.

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Leclanché develops third-generation marine battery system for electrification of broad range of vessels

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Called the Navius MRS-3 (Marine Rack System), the new system improves upon Leclanché’s MRS-2 which is already powering a broad range of ferries, container ships and specialty vessels in service around the world. All parts of the system are protected against water ingress. The system comes standard with a two-year warranty.

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DOE awards $22.1M to 10 nuclear technology projects including clean hydrogen production

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This project will complete key engineering design and demonstration tests to enable cost-competitive, carbon-neutral production of synthetic jet fuel and diesel using nuclear energy from existing light water reactors.

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Solar-to-Hydrogen Water Splitter Outlasts Next Best Tech By 14x

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To split water into hydrogen on a large scale, we need technologies that are sustainable, efficient, scalable and durable. Using solar energy (or other renewable energy sources ) to split water delivers sustainability , while recent research has made key inroads toward efficiency and scalability. percent.

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First Lexus EV to offer 10-year battery warranty

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kWh battery pack which supports 400 km (249 miles) of range in the NEDC cycle, corresponding to more than 300 km (186 miles) target range in the WLTP cycle. In tandem with the car’s advanced Battery Management System, this results in maximum usable battery cell capacity, and an extended driving range.

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Saft wins major primary lithium battery orders for smart gas and water meter projects in China

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In its first smart gas meter contract in China, Saft will supply around 500,000 Li-SOCl 2 cells over the next four years to one of the country’s top five smart gas meter OEMs and around 500,000 Li-SOCl 2 cells to the leading water meter OEM in China over the next six months. The water meters will be fitted with AA-size Li-SOCl 2 cells.

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DNV GL researchers develop concept autonomous, battery-electric short-range shipping vessel; 3,000 kWh battery

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This reduces operating costs by minimizing the number of high maintenance parts such as rotational components. The vessel has a range of 100 nautical miles, before the battery needs to be charged. The vessel has an average speed of 6 knots and faces less water resistance than other ships, which usually travel at about 8.7

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