Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

In February, 2020, Rio Tinto announced a $100-million investment in a new solar plant at the Koodaideri mine in the Pilbara, Australia, as well as a lithium-ion battery energy storage system to help power its entire Pilbara power network. Partner to reduce the carbon footprint across the value chain.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 24, 2009

USABC has carried out a number of battery development programs, focusing on low-cost and long-life batteries with varying power-to-energy ratios. The USABC is currently working under a cooperative agreement with the United States Department of Energy (DOE) for the development of high performance batteries. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Lotus Engineering is launching a pilot containerized battery testing facility to assess energy storage solutions for the booming EV sector. While many of the programs remain confidential, the consultancy’s work on the Tesla Roadster (2008-12) is the best-known example. —Matt Windle, Executive Director, Engineering, Lotus.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Li-ion battery provider Octillion Power Systems is working with the reborn FNM (now Fábrica Nacional de Mobilidades) in Brazil to produce battery-electric trucks; FNM has selected Octillion as the official battery supplier for the coming lineup. FNM was founded in 1942 and was the first truck manufacturer in Brazil.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 5, 2010

The team says replacing a metal wheel well with a composite one could enable Volvo to reduce the number of batteries needed to power the electric motor. The new material under development by the Imperial-led team could be charged by plugging a hybrid car into household power supply, the researchers say. O’Brien, and Eric D. Shaffer, M.,

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Leclanché SA reported that year-long testing of its 60 Ah G/NMC battery cells has shown them to be both high energy density and high cycle life—critical characteristics for a wide range of automotive and e-transportation energy storage solutions. 1C/1C continuous for a 100% DoD at room temperature conditions.

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EV Central

JANUARY 22, 2024

Some drawbacks are that the cells have a lower energy density, while early prototypes suggested they would have a shorter useable lifespan. That said the Tiamat batteries are claimed to have respectable power density of 2-5kW per kg and retain up to 80 per cent of their charge after 5000 charge cycles.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 27, 2018

TISS will continue to handle business operations related to using the SCiB as a storage battery system in sectors including rail transport, defense and power transmission substations. Its versatility has found broad application in hybrid electric vehicles, automated guided vehicles and energy storage systems for rolling stock.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2020

The research pathways focus on fuel diversification, vehicle efficiency, energy storage, lightweight materials, and new mobility technologies to improve the overall energy efficiency and affordability of the transportation system. Transportation and Energy Analysis (Up to $1.2 a 2015 baseline of 36 miles per gallon).

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 6, 2014

This third-generation model is based on iterations of Komatsu hybrid experience; Komatsu was the first in the industry to introduce a hybrid excavator in 2008. The new system features enhanced hybrid components; a new efficient Komatsu EPA Tier 4 Interim diesel engine; and powerful lift capacity and stability. Komatsu America Corp.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

BYD was founded in 1995 as a battery business and has grown into a total energy solution company, manufacturing not only electrified vehicles but other products such as large-size energy storage cells. In 2008, BYD became the first company to sell mass production of plug-in hybrid electrified vehicles (PHEVs).

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 17, 2014

The company will also showcase a 2008 HYbrid Air crossover—an implementation of Peugeot’s HYbrid Air hybrid system ( earlier pos t) in a 2008 Crossover. HYbrid Air is a full-hybrid solution combining compressed air and hydraulic power, with no battery required for energy storage. liter VTi 68bhp and 1.2-liter

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2009

Leveraging expertise in materials science, nanotechnology, green chemistry and supercomputing, scientists at IBM Research’s Almaden lab in San Jose, California, are undertaking a multi-year research initiative around a grid-scale, efficient, affordable electrical energy storage network. Takeshi Ogasawara et al.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 19, 2019

BYD was founded in 1995 as a battery business and has grown into a total energy solution company, manufacturing not only electrified vehicles but other products such as large-size energy storage cells. In 2008, BYD became the first company to sell mass production of plug-in hybrid electrified vehicles (PHEVs).

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 13, 2010

Ford, Detroit Edison and Xtreme Power are teaming up to establish one of Michigan’s largest solar power generation systems and electric vehicle charging stations at Ford’s Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Mich. Xtreme Power of Austin, Texas, is supplying its Dynamic Power Resource on-site energy storage and power management system.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2018

Using ultracapacitor energy storage to further reduce life cycle costs, this next-generation hybrid bus has achieved Ultra Low Emission Bus certification with 37% lower greenhouse gas emissions than conventional diesel buses. An ultracapacitor energy storage system replaces the previous generation’s batteries.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 9, 2011

To speed up the development of flow energy storage battery technology, the research team and the Industrial Investment Co., set up Dalian Raycom Energy Storage Technology Development Co., in October 2008, specializing in fluid engineering and industrial storage batteries.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

Peugeot’s Hybrid Air ( earlier post ) is a full-hybrid solution combining compressed air and hydraulic power, with no battery required for energy storage. In Gasoline mode, the car is powered only by the 1.2-liter liter PureTech 82 hp 5-seater Hatchback. In Air (ZEV) mode, the car runs on compressed air alone.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

The Award Seminars were added to the annual Award event in 2008. The maximum power output and minimum charging time of a lithium-ion battery depend on both ionic and electronic transport. 2018) “Niobium tungsten oxides for high-rate lithium-ion energy storage.” The paper (Griffith et al. ) Griffith et al. Griffith, K.J.,

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2013

A chart from EnerG2’s 2012 DOE Merit Review presentation shows different pore profiles for different energy storage applications. These properties can be tailored and modified for adaptation to the specific requirements of a given energy storage application. capacity, power, cycle life, Dr. Feaver noted.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 24, 2011

USABC awarded the 24-month contract to A123 to continue developing its Nanophosphate lithium-ion battery systems to meet USABC’s target application for a Power-Assist Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PAHEV) Low-Energy Energy Storage System (LEESS). A second $12.5

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2013

The hydraulic system, which uses compressed air for energy storage, basically comprises two hydraulic units and their pressure accumulators. Air power, with the hydraulic motor alone transmitting energy to the wheels via the accumulators.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

The companies have joined forces with the Argonne Center for Collaborative Energy Storage Science (ACCESS) in a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA). The company's quality and environmental systems for its entire 520-acre complex have been certified to ISO 9001:2008, ISO/TS 16949:2009, and ISO 14001:2004 requirements.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

We have also reached agreement with our partners that they will use a percentage of secondary material for the raw materials lithium, cobalt and nickel, as well as utilising green power for production, to ensure CO 2 -reduced manufacturing. The BMW Group is constantly working to further develop energy storage systems.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

This compliments its existing fleet of 56 Orion VII hybrids which were delivered in 2008 and the 40 units that will be delivered in 2009. In 2008, Daimler deployed lithium-ion energy storage technology for buses in volume production. The system powers the bus with components arranged in series: 6.7L

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Teslarati

AUGUST 2, 2021

While doing above, also provide zero-emission electric power generation options. Musk commonly refers to the Model 3 ramp as “ production hell, ” which was likely one of the most challenging phases of his life, likely comparable to when Tesla and SpaceX were nearly bankrupt in late 2008. Build a sports car.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 29, 2009

This award is for the continued research and design of Altairnano’s large-scale nano lithium titanate energy-storage systems for possible use as a 500 kW uninterruptible power supply (UPS) on Navy ships. On Navy vessels today, two gas-turbine generators are kept online to guarantee power availability.

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Electric Vehicles India

AUGUST 10, 2021

In 2008, on 27 June 2018, Exide Industries Ltd announced its joint venture (JV) agreement with Leclanché to build lithium-ion batteries and energy storage solutions to power the growth of India’s electric vehicle market. The company manufactures lead-acid storage batteries from 2.5

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

The BMW Group has been analyzing battery cells since 2008, allowing it to draw on many years of experience and, as a result, extensive expertise in the field. The company is also using battery storage systems to steadily optimise power supply at its plants around the world.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

SB LiMotive, the Samsung SDI-Bosch Li-ion 50:50 joint venture formed in 2008 ( earlier post ) has been working on developing automotive lithium-ion energy-storage systems, including various sizes of cell, entire battery systems, and battery management systems, as well as its production capacity. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 16, 2010

The power generated from the solar panels installed on the roof is stored to be used to recharge the electric hybrid bicycle batteries and illuminate the parking lot lights. Sanyo is using its new Standard Battery System for Power Storage announced in November 2009 in the system. Each Solar Parking Lot holds 40 eneloop bikes.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 6, 2013

999—the first all-electric, battery-powered locomotive in the United States. The researchers, who report their results in the current issue of the Journal of Power Sources , then compared the battery to a new battery. The US Department of Energy funded this most recent study. Earlier post.). Ying Shi, Christopher A.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 12, 2009

GE says the planned facility will produce approximately 10 million sodium-metal halide cells each year—equivalent to 900 MWh of energy storage, or enough to support 1,000 GE hybrid locomotives. 1,000 kWh useable energy. drive cycle requiring supplying and receiving high power for minutes to hours. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 11, 2009

(Altairnano), a provider of lithium-ion energy storage systems, is pursuing federal funds associated with the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), which includes $4.5 Altairnano is developing energy storage systems for the automotive market as well as for the power generation sector. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JULY 8, 2010

Bosch has already established a complete product portfolio for hybrid and electric powertrains including core components such as the power electronics, high-torque electric motors and chargers. Work is underway to prepare series production of power electronics components in Reutlingen and of electric motors in Hildesheim.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 18, 2009

Development will include examining hybrid architectures to achieve a 40-mile electric range, evaluating advanced energy storage devices, and operating on an emissions compliant diesel engine capable of running on renewable fuels. The project plans to deploy 60 vehicles for a three-year period in fleets across the nation.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2010

The “Well-to-Wheels” demonstration projects identified in this initial MOU, consist of a 5 megawatt solar power generation project and the production of the first 3 extended range electric trucks (EREV) for US fleet customers. SIDI turbocharged engine provides electrical power. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). Earlier post.)

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