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Renault-Nissan to supply 200 EVs to Orange in France by 2015, mostly for car-sharing purposes

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Renault-Nissan will provide the EVs to Orange by 2015. Orange will use the electric vehicles mostly for car-sharing purposes between its buildings and installations in France. Using the Orange Auto Partage application, employees can book a car for professional or personal use online or via a smartphone.

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Heat Pumps—The Well-Tempered Future of A/Cs

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Department of Energy tightened efficiency testing standards for air conditioners for the first time since 2015. cooling represented just 8 percent of residential energy demand, compared to (as of 2015 at least) 43 percent for heating. This year, the U.S. Still, in the U.S.,

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DOE to invest $30M to further H2 and fuel cell technology as industry continues strong growth

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The 2015 Fuel Cell Technologies Market Report shows that more than 60,000 fuel cells, totaling roughly 300 megawatts (MW), shipped worldwide in 2015. 2015 also saw the world’s first fuel cell vehicles for sale. Source: “2015 Fuel Cell Technologies Market Report” Click to enlarge.

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Autonomous vehicle tech company Nauto enters strategic relationships with 3 automakers, including BMW and Toyota, and Allianz

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Autonomous vehicle technology company Nauto has entered into strategic agreements with three major auto companies, including BMW i Ventures and Toyota Research Institute, as well as with Allianz Ventures, part of the leading global financial service provider and insurance company Allianz Group.

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The Engineer Who Pins Down the Particles at the LHC

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The Large Hadron Collider has transformed our understanding of physics since it began operating in 2008, enabling researchers to investigate the fundamental building blocks of the universe. You’re part of something that is very huge,” she says. So she applied for and won an internship there in 2015.

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How Robots Can Help Us Act and Feel Younger

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in 2015 to explore autonomous cars, robotics, and “human amplification technologies,” has also been focusing a significant portion of its research on ways to help older people maintain their health, happiness, and independence as long as possible. Solving physical problems is the easier part of assisting an aging society.

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ARPA-E issues $100M OPEN funding opportunity announcement to support early-stage energy R&D

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to $100 million in funding for new projects as part of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy’s (ARPA‑E) latest OPEN funding opportunity. ( DE-FOA-0001858 ) ARPA-E issued previous OPEN solicitations in 2009, 2012, and 2015.

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