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Axion Power’s PbC PowerCube battery energy storage system integrated into PJM utility grid

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the developer of advanced lead­carbon PbC batteries and energy storage systems ( earlier post ), announced that its PowerCube battery energy storage and battery system is being integrated as a power resource for the PJM Regulation Market, which serves 58 million people in all or parts of 13 states and the District of Columbia.

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Panda Power Funds jointly to develop 1,000 MW coal to natural gas conversion project; Marcellus Shale gas

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The Hummel Generating Station will also use 97% less water for cooling purposes than the retired coal-fired Sunbury plant. The 30-acre Panda Hummel Station power facility will occupy part of the 192-acre Keystone Opportunity Expansion Zone at the site of the recently retired Sunbury coal-fired power plant.

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Philly Towing Company Busted for Running Catalytic Converter Theft Ring

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A Philadelphia-based towing company is in hot water after almost a dozen people ran a theft ring that racked up millions in stolen catalytic converters.& Though they look like a boring part of your car’s exhaust, catalytic converters are targeted for the precious metals that help them function.

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Video Friday: Dronut

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ICRA 2022 – May 23-27, 2022 – Philadelphia, PA, USA Let us know if you have suggestions for next week, and enjoy today's videos. EPFL ] This is some very, very impressive robust behavior on ANYmal, part of Joonho Lee's master's thesis at ETH Zurich. [ ETH Zurich ] NTT DOCOMO, INC. ugo ] Robot, make me a sandwich.

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Teens Gain Experience at IEEE’s TryEngineering Summer Institute

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She was inspired to volunteer as a teaching assistant because, she says, “I know I definitely want to teach, have the opportunity to interact with kids, and also be part of the future of STEM.” Learning about transit systems and careers The University of Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia, hosted the East Coast TESI event this year.

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How the Key Bridge Collapse impacts Tesla and other automakers from the Port of Baltimore

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The water under the bridge is the Patapsco River, which connects the Inner Harbor and the Port of Baltimore to the Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. A major bridge in Baltimore, part of I-695, collapsed after being struck by a cargo ship early Tuesday, sending vehicles plunging into the water and setting off an emergency response.

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Study finds vehicles more important source of urban atmospheric ammonia than farms

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The researchers outfitted vehicles with sensors to detect ammonia levels and focused on six cities: Philadelphia, Denver and Houston in the United States, and Beijing, Shijiazhuang and Baoding in China. —Sun et al. Melissa Yang of NASA Langley Research Center; Yan Zhang of Nanjing P&Y Environmental Technology Co.;

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