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FedEx Converts 92 Delivery Trucks to Hybrids, Expanding Hybrid-Electric Fleet by 50%

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has added 92 hybrid-electric trucks to its delivery fleet by converting standard FedEx delivery trucks to hybrid-electric systems. The addition of the 92 trucks increases the FedEx fleet of hybrid-electric vehicles by more than 50%, from 172 to 264. FedEx Corp. The hybrid conversions were produced in Charlotte, N.C.

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DOE awards $22M to support next generation electric machines for manufacturing

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These projects, funded through the Next Generation Electric Machines funding opportunity, could cut energy waste by as much as 30%. WBG components—which control or convert electrical energy into usable power—operate at higher temperatures, voltages, and frequencies than silicon-based technologies.

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US DOE awards more than $175M to 40 projects for advanced vehicle research and development

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Advanced cells and design technology for electric drive batteries : Twelve projects awarded to develop high energy or high power batteries for electric vehicles that should significantly exceed existing state-of-the-art technologies in terms of performance and/or cost. Advanced cells and design technology for electric drive batteries.

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Daimler Trucks NA SuperTruck achieves 115% freight efficiency improvement over 2009 baseline; 50.2% engine BTE

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liter engine, a hybrid system, a Waste Heat Recovery (WHR) system, along with a number of other upgrades. Working in conjunction with Daimler Advanced Engineering, the team developed an innovative organic Rankine cycle (ORC) waste heat recovery (WHR) system that converts a portion of the exhaust heat into usable energy.

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What is Home energy management system, why it is needed

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A smart meter is a digital device that records and monitors the consumption of electricity, gas, or water in a home or business. Renewable energy integration involves the incorporation of renewable energy sources into existing energy systems, such as electrical grids or heating systems.

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DOE announces more than $65M in public and private funding to commercialize promising energy technologies

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Hot Shot Coanda-Stabilized Free Stream Gas Atomization (Hot CoSA) of Powders of Refractory Multi-Principle Element Alloys (RMPEA) for Extreme Environments, $250,000. Enhancement of PyARC for Westinghouse Electric Company’s Lead Fast Reactor design and modeling, $450,000. Westinghouse Electric Company (Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania).