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Former CEO of American Electric Power Dies at 94

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He earned a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the Virginia Polytechnic Institute, now Virginia Tech, and received a master's degree in industrial management as a Sloan Fellow at MIT. Patton received the 1986 Young Engineer of the Year Award from the New Hampshire Society of Professional Engineers.

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US DOE awards ~$5M to expand research on methane hydrates

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). MIT will work with the U.S. Geological Survey and the University of New Hampshire on the project. DOE Investment: approximately $650,000.

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Rapid Charging Electric Cars: How Fast, How Soon?

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Earlier this month, researchers from MIT said they had developed a process that within three years could lead to electric car batteries able to recharge in as little as five minutes. While the Model S is in the concept phase of development, rapid charging represents a very real focus for battery developers and electric car makers.