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VOL. 4, NO. 1

MARCH 2016

ISSN 2325-5987

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MAGAZINE

F E AT U R E S

Public-Private
Partnerships

Creating new markets for
industry, encouraging social
engagement, and improving
quality of life.

Rapid design and development of the technologies
and controls.

Timothy M. Hansen, Rahul Kadavil,
Bryan Palmintier, Siddharth
Suryanarayanan, Anthony A.
Maciejewski, Howard Jay Siegel,
Edwin K.P. Chong, and Elaine Hale

Howard Bandler

Fueling Sustainability
The exponential impact
of empowering off-grid
communities.

Robin Podmore, Ray Larsen,
Henry Louie, Nathan Johnson,
and Shammya Saha

Enabling Smart Grid
Cosimulation Studies

Toward Ground Vehicle
Electrification in the
U.S. Army

An overview of recent activities.

Enhancing the resilience of
the electricity grid through
microgrid facilities.

Flying Cars

Challenges and propulsion
strategies.

Kaushik Rajashekara,
Qingchun Wang, and Kouki Matsuse

Amin Gholami, Farrokh Aminifar,
and Mohammad Shahidehpour

D E PA R T M E N T S & C O L U M N S
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