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Battery Innovation Center opens in Indiana

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The Battery Innovation Center (BIC), launched by Energy Systems Network, opened today at the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Crane in Indiana. In addition, the BIC has significant government partners including NSWC Crane and Argonne National Lab.

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INDOT, Purdue to develop wireless electric vehicle dynamic charging solution for highway infrastructure; magnetizable concrete

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The Indiana Department of Transportation and Purdue University early in July announced plans to develop the first contactless wireless-charging concrete pavement highway segment.

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Argonne and University of Illinois to form Midwest Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Coalition

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The states of Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, North and South Dakota, Nebraska and Kansas are home to a quarter of the US population and consume 30% of electric power generated in the US.

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Here's how wireless charging could cut costs for commercial EVs

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The Indiana Department of Transportation and Purdue University are working to outfit a quarter-mile stretch of U.S. Highway 231 in West Lafayette, Indiana, for wireless charging of electric trucks. Two recent wireless charging pilot programs show the potential for the technology's use with commercial EV fleets.

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PFAS pollution raining down on all five Great Lakes

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Indiana University research suggests that precipitation is contaminating all five of the Great Lakes with PFAS pollution. The post PFAS pollution raining down on all five Great Lakes appeared first on Innovation News Network.

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Wireless EV Charging Would Go Perfectly With Solar Highways

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A modest-looking, road-embedded wireless EV charging demonstration project could vault Indiana into the EV charging history books. The post Wireless EV Charging Would Go Perfectly With Solar Highways appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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DOT awards U-M-led hub $15M for connected and automated transportation

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The US Department of Transportation has awarded a $15-million grant to renew the Center for Connected and Automated Transportation (CCAT), based in Ann Arbor and led by the University of Michigan. million over its first six years, CCAT is one of 10 regional USDOT University Transportation Centers nationwide.

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