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Video Friday: Preparing for the SubT Final

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Team Explorer, the SubT Challenge entry from CMU and Oregon State University, is in the last stage of preparation for the competition this month inside the Mega Caverns cave complex in Louisville, Kentucky. Explorer ] Team CERBERUS is looking good for the SubT Final next week, too.

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Ford Smart Mobility shifts from research to implementation; company announces new programs, next areas of focus

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The pilot is being offered to select Ford Credit customers in California—including Berkeley, Oakland and San Francisco; as well as in Portland, Oregon; Chicago and Washington, D.C. The bike folds and stores inside any Ford vehicle, where it can be charged while stowed. It runs through November. Earlier post.).

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US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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AC Transit, California (Hayward, headquarters in Oakland): $6,400,000. Lane Transit District, Oregon: $3,000,000. The facility is used by the LRTA to store, fuel, maintain, and repair transportation vehicles (buses, vans, tow trucks etc.) Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon, Oregon: $750,000.

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Sandia study finds fuel cell barges may be attractive lower-cost cold-ironing solution for some types of vessels at some ports

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This, the Sandia team said, is because their multi-megawatt power requirements and potentially long run times would necessitate multiple MW-class fuel cell units and impractically-large stores of hydrogen. Oakland, Calif.; The Port of Oakland is installing 11 berths on six terminals at an estimated cost of about $70 million.

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Chrysler's first electric car to be two-seat sports car - Apr. 15, 2009

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More Malls shed stores Vacancy rates accelerate as retailers confront spending slump. Play Small Biz Tips Brewing community in Oakland A local coffee shop gets off the ground during the worst economy in recent history. More Hired by Uncle Sam After serving his country, Jon Leitzinger was hired by the Federal Aviation Administration.

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

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The day after Fortunes visit to BYD, Oregon Gov. Its essentially a set of rooftop solar photovoltaic panels with batteries built in to store power for use when the suns not out, all to be designed and manufactured by BYD. Ted Kulongoski arrived to test-drive an electric car and urge the company to import through the port of Portland.

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