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How the US can achieve resilient power grids and support EV deployment

Electrek‘s Michelle Lewis asked Anthony Allard, EVP, head of North America, Hitachi ABB Power Grids, how the US can make its power grids more resilient and better support clean energy, and what Hitachi ABB is doing to support large-scale electric vehicle deployment. Hitachi ABB Power Grids digitizes all elements of the energy value chain and brings power grids into a sustainable energy…
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Former Air Force acquisition boss joins drone maker Volansi

WASHINGTON — Former Air Force acquisition chief Will Roper will join the board of directors of Volansi, a commercial drone delivery company looking to expand its defense revenue, the company announced March 3. As assistant secretary of the Air Force for acquisition…
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India offers big incentives to Tesla to establish electric car factory in the country

India says that it is prepared to offer Tesla big incentives to establish an electric car factory in the country and beat Chinese prices. Over the last few months, there have been more rumors of Tesla looking to establish manufacturing and/or research and development in India. Local government officials have revealed talks with Tesla executives, and last month, Tesla officially incorporated an…
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Gitzo creates ever-lasting Légende tripod with unlimited warranty

Italian accessories manufacturer Gitzo has introduced a crowdfunding campaign for a new tripod that it says will last a lifetime, as it comes with an unlimited warranty and a free replacement parts service. The Legende carbon fiber travel tripod is designed to counteract ‘throwaway culture’ according to Gitzo, as most parts can be easily replaced by the user from an endless supply of…
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This Guy Got a Minecraft Server Running on His Canon DSLR

A programmer who goes by the name Turtius has managed to install and run a Minecraft server on a Canon SL2 (also known as the EOS200D) DSLR camera. Turtius was working on reverse-engineering Canon’s network processor when he decided to try and see if it could be done. It is important to note that the camera is just the server, not the client. The game itself is running on the computer, the…
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