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US DOE announces 3 consortia for $125M US-India Joint Clean Energy Research and Development Center; solar, second-generation biofuels and buildings

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Consortia researchers will leverage their expertise and resources in solar technology, advanced biofuels, and building efficiency. The Deployment track (PACE-D) includes a Clean Energy Finance Center, the public-private Energy Cooperation Program, and a range of bilateral cooperative activities. Nexant; Saint Gobain Corp. .;

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Rockwell Automation opens new EV innovation center in Silicon Valley

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Rockwell Automation, a leading solutions and services provider to the automotive industry, opened a new 8,000 square-foot electric vehicle (EV) Innovation Center at 111 North Market Street in San Jose, California, within its Information Solutions development facility. Batteries currently represent a third of the cost of an EV.

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Volkswagen committing $7.1B to boost product line-up, R&D, manufacturing in North America; targeting 55% BEV sales by 2030

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This strategy builds on the company’s preparation of its Chattanooga facilities for local EV production. In addition, the global Volkswagen Group aims to build up a battery cell production in the United States to meet the growing demand for batteries across its brands. Assembly of the ID.4 4, Volkswagen has invested more than $2.7

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BMW i Ventures makes strategic investment in Scoop; carpooling mobile application

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Originally launched in Pleasanton, CA, Scoop now also operates commute trips into San Francisco, Palo Alto, Sunnyvale and North San Jose. This financing will enable our team to bring Scoop to more commuters in our area and beyond. Commuters select each trip one way at a time and choose whether to ride or drive.

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Solar Powered Greenius Producing Massive South Bay Energy

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We’ve now got some Mo going with: California solar loan financing that will eliminate the big up front cost of solar. SOLAR FINANCING – WHO GETS IT AND WHO DOESN’T. The loans are financed through the sale of assessment district bonds. It’s a slam dunk.

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Stuart Parkin Revolutionized Disk Drive Storage

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Genomics, bioinformatics, climate science, telecommunications, finance, health care and so many more fields depend on it. Most of that time was spent at the company’s famed Almaden research laboratory, in San Jose, Calif. Artificial intelligence feasts on it. Machine learning identifies patterns within it.

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Chuck E. Cheese’s Animatronics Band Bows Out

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Cheese Pizza Time Theatre in San Jose, Calif., In 1979 he signed an agreement with businessman Robert Brock to build 200 restaurants in 16 midwest and southern states. Cheese; Bushnell was financing his share of the enterprise with his own money from the sale of Atari. Consider this my ode to the era of animatronics.

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