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USTMA, The Ray & University of Missouri partner to assess knowledge on environmental impact, benefits of rubber-modified asphalt

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The US Tire Manufacturers Association (USTMA), in partnership with The Ray, a nonprofit proving ground for sustainable transportation technologies, announced a research project to assess and compile existing research on the performance, environmental impacts and benefits of using ground tire rubber (GTR) in asphalt.

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NASA selects four university teams for aviation projects; eliminating emissions and autonomy research

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NASA has selected four university-led teams for potential awards in the agency’s University Leadership Initiative (ULI) that will have them spend up to five years exploring novel ideas for improving aviation, including eliminating emissions and autonomy research in support of Advanced Air Mobility. Florida State University.

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MU researchers developing sustainable plastic waste road pavement mixtures

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In partnership with the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT), researchers from the University of Missouri (MU) Mizzou Asphalt Pavement and Innovation Lab ( MAPIL ) recently created a real-world test road using recycled materials such as scrap tires and plastic waste along a portion of Interstate 155 in the Missouri Bootheel.

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Argonne and University of Illinois to form Midwest Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Coalition

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The states of Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, North and South Dakota, Nebraska and Kansas are home to a quarter of the US population and consume 30% of electric power generated in the US.

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As states continue to use less coal for electricity, driving electric vehicles becomes even cleaner

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Michael Sivak is the managing director of Sivak Applied Research and the former director of Sustainable Worldwide Transportation at the University of Michigan. West Virginia. North Dakota. North Dakota. North Dakota. New Mexico.

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Carbon emissions from generating electricity for electric vehicles vary greatly across the individual US states

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3 Missouri 139.2 Michael Sivak is the managing director of Sivak Applied Research and the former director of Sustainable Worldwide Transportation at the University of Michigan. The table below lists the 5 states with the most emissions and the 5 states with the least emissions. 2 Kentucky 143.1 4 Hawaii 137.1 5 Wyoming 132.3

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DOE announces approximately $64M in funding for 18 projects to advance H2@Scale

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Enabling Low Cost PEM Electrolysis at Scale Through Optimization of Transport Components and Electrode Interfaces. University of Kentucky. University of Virginia. University of Tennessee: Knoxville. Missouri University of Science & Technology. University of California: Irvine. . $4,854,808.