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Norwegian shipping industry pursuing battery-powered ships

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The Norwegian shipping industry is teaming up to develop battery-powered ships. Some 120 managers representing the entire maritime cluster gathered at a DNV seminar last week. Some 120 managers representing the entire maritime cluster gathered at a DNV seminar last week. Hybrid systems will reduce energy consumption.

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New seminar will help businesses understand the benefits of electric vehicles

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A new special seminar will give fleet decision makers the opportunity to get to grips with the current market offerings of electric cars and discuss the advantages of adding battery powered cars to your fleet. The Association of Car Fleet Operators (ACFO) and the Energy Saving Trust (EST) are to j[.]. Green credentials'

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Video Friday: Robotics After Hours

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Energy Robotics ] The "new" ASIMO was announced in November of 2011. NASA’s Insight lander put itself in a "safe mode" to conserve battery power after dust prevented sunlight from reaching the solar panels. After valiantly overcoming many obstacles, they finally met each other. Legend has it that they lived happily ever after.

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Video Friday: Mini Pupper

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His battery-powered robots were models to test his theory that a minimum number of brain cells can control complex behavior and choice. By perching and staring on one or multiple locations aerial robots can save energy while concurrently increasing their overall mission time without actively flying. Kodiak ] Thanks Kylee!

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Axion supplying PbC batteries to Norfolk Southern for all-battery switcher and working on line-haul hybrid locomotives; micro-hybrid and stationary expansion

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In April, Axion Power International Inc received an order from Norfolk Southern Corp (NS) for PbC lead-carbon batteries for use in an all-battery-powered switcher locomotive. It would also pin the charge level—the amperage level that the batteries could put out—to certain levels that are less than ours.

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