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JUNE 23, 2023
Volvo Trucks North America is working with the University of Minnesota (UMN) to conduct extreme weather testing for its Class 8 VNR Electric model to analyze the impact of ambient temperature on a truck’s battery life.
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MAY 13, 2023
Universities and community colleges are revamping their semiconductor-related curricula and forging strategic partnerships with one another and with industry to train the staff needed to run U.S. Intel arrives at Ohio State Ohio State University is using its chip-fabrication facility to train future engineers and technicians.
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JANUARY 6, 2021
Lightning eMotors, a leading provider of commercial electric vehicles for fleets, announced a $45-million order for its zero-emission powertrain systems from Faribault, Minnesota-based motorcoach supplier ABC Companies. The first zero-emission motorcoach was delivered in December.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 21, 2011
The Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT) will recruit 500 people from Wright and Hennepin counties to take part in research to test technology that could someday be used to collect a mileage-based user fee (MBUF) in lieu of a gasoline tax. —Cory Johnson, project manager. —Ben Pierce, Battelle’s Project Manager.
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FEBRUARY 16, 2009
Projected GHG emissions in Minnesota with different reduction wedges and wedge portfolios, in million metric tons of CO 2 equivalent. The team from the Ecosystem Science and Sustainability Initiative, University of Minnesota examined the potential for policies and technologies to effect GHG reductions across all sectors in the state.
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SEPTEMBER 1, 2021
megaton thermonuclear weapon , code-named Starfish Prime, 250 miles above Johnston Island in the Pacific Ocean. Over 1,000 miles away, the blast knocked out electricity supply in parts of Hawaii and disrupted telephone service for a period of time. In 1962, the. conducted an atmospheric test of a 1.45
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 11, 2010
Xcel Energy has released the preliminary results from its wind-to-battery (W2B) storage project in Minnesota, and termed the technology successful. about 30 miles east of Sioux Falls, S.D. A final report is expected in summer 2011. The project is being conducted in Luverne, Minn.,
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