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JUNE 30, 2020

SunHydrogen , the developer of a technology to produce renewable hydrogen using sunlight and water, has extended its sponsored research agreement with the University of Iowa through 31 August 2020. The technology is designed to be manufactured using a low cost industrial roll-to-roll electrodeposition process.

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APRIL 3, 2021

Breyer says the automaker intends to use existing industrial capacity wherever possible, paired with a modular design and assembly approach, enabling Hercules to bring eco-utility vehicles to market quickly and with a high level of personalization and craftsmanship. How Prieto 3D batteries work. Source: Prieto.

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DECEMBER 30, 2019

. … This work aims at demonstrating the possibility of producing affordable methyl levulinate using low-cost residual forest and agricultural biomass. The team applied a central composite design (CCD) to analyze the effects of four selected factors (acid concentration, temperature, ?-cellulose —Aguilar et al.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2019

YASA’s innovative axial-flux electric motor and controller designs offer best-in-class power and torque densities and are suited to both hybrid and pure electric vehicle applications. The novel design is enabled by using powdered iron materials that enable complex magnetic parts to be manufactured easily. Earlier post.).

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FEBRUARY 27, 2015

The UK government will provide £32 million (US$49 million) up to 2020 to support the installation of chargepoints for plug-in vehicles. Low-emission vehicle R&D. Homes, hospitals, train stations and A-roads will be some of the locations.

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MAY 19, 2020

Solid polymer electrolytes offer the advantages of flexibility, low-cost processing, and good adhesion to the electrodes, but they typically have low room-temperature ionic conductivity and not sufficient mechanical modulus to stop dendrite growth. The structure increased conductivity through the ceramic base. Dixit, Andrew S.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2020

In efforts to scale EV charging infrastructure to support the expected rise of electric vehicles on the road, the UK government is set to increase the number of high-powered rapid chargepoints in England from 809 (as of 1 January 2020) to 6,000 by 2035. This growth will require high megawatt capacities across England’s road networks.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Using its novel SemiSolid lithium-ion battery design in its pilot facility ( earlier post ), 24M achieved energy densities exceeding 250 watt-hours per kilogram (Wh/kg), the current state-of-the-art industry benchmark for EV applications. 24M also delivered similar NMC cells with energy densities above 280 Wh/kg to an industrial partner.

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OCTOBER 31, 2010

Hybrid electric locomotive sales will have an increasing presence in global rail markets between 2015 and 2020, according to a new report from Pike Research. under a baseline forecast scenario, with annual unit sales of 109 locomotives by 2020. during the same period, with annual unit sales of up to 174 vehicles by 2020.

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DECEMBER 13, 2021

This simple yet elegant technology delivers low-cost and easy tire traceability throughout its entire lifespan, enabling the management of inventory logistics, aftermarket maintenance, and recycling operations. Designed and manufactured by Murata, the RFID module is approximately the size of a grain of rice, measuring 1x1x6 mm.

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JULY 12, 2021

A decade ago, Dr. [Ali] Emadi established a world-leading research program to disrupt the design of electric motors. The Enedym team has developed a disruptive way to design electric motors at a fraction of the time and cost of existing methods. Enedym has ownership of more than 50 patents and significant IP in the space.

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JANUARY 4, 2021

Current Direct , a new €12-million research and innovation project funded by the European Commission’s Horizon 2020 program, is proposing an innovative lithium-ion cell optimized for waterborne transport, using novel manufacturing techniques allowing for a consistent cost reduction compared to the current market prices.

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MAY 25, 2021

IntelliVent is designed to open cabinet doors intelligently to vent the cabinet interior at the first sign of explosion risk. IntelliVent is the first system of its kind designed to address these requirement. IntelliVent designers developed the versatile system to work with a variety of sensors.

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JULY 17, 2020

Announced by Secretary Brouillette in January 2020, the Energy Storage Grand Challenge is designed to create and sustain US global leadership in energy storage technology, utilization, and exports. Fiscal Year 2020 Advanced Vehicle Technologies Research DE-FOA-0002197. Project description. Federal share. University of Maryland.

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JUNE 22, 2015

Co-founded by MIT’s Dr. Yet-Ming Chiang, 24M’s Chief Scientist, the company is leveraging existing, preferred energy storage chemistry but using a new cell design with semi-solid (a mixture of solid and liquid phases) thick electrodes and manufacturing innovations to deliver what it says will be up to a 50% reduction in current Li-ion costs.

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APRIL 8, 2024

BYD to launch new Blade EV battery in 2024 FinDreams, BYD’s battery unit, launched the first-generation Blade battery in 2020, revolutionizing the industry. The batteries are installed in most BYD models, such as the low-cost Seagull, Dolphin electric hatch, and Atto 3 SUV. The batteries are a major reason behind BYD’s success.

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JUNE 29, 2018

Under the multi-billion NOK (1 NOK = US$0.12) contract, to be deployed from 2020, Nel will deliver up to 1 GW of electrolysis plus fueling equipment. We look forward to working with Nikola on developing the world’s largest, most efficient network of low-cost hydrogen production and fueling sites.

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DECEMBER 1, 2020

The cathode and electrolyte chemistries elucidated here propel the development of magnesium batteries and would accelerate the adoption of this low-cost and safe battery technology. 2020) “High-power Mg batteries enabled by heterogeneous enolization redox chemistry and weakly coordinating electrolytes.” —Dong et al.

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DECEMBER 21, 2020

Aerojet Rocketdyne of Redmond, Washington, designed and built the five thrusters onboard GPIM. Aerojet Rocketdyne and Ball Aerospace of Boulder, Colorado, co-designed the other elements of the propulsion system.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 9, 2020

At CES 2020 in Las Vegas, Hyundai; Hexagon’s Positioning Intelligence Division; Valeo; and a major mobile network operator are presenting a new technology capable of pinpointing a vehicle’s exact location while on the road. HPP will be introduced and showcased on the all-new 2020 Hyundai Sonata at CES.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 5, 2024

The Blade Battery is an LFP battery designed and built by BYD’s FinDreams. FinDreams began building BYD’s Blade Battery in 2020. The batteries are most useful in low-cost small cars or two-wheelers that don’t need the higher energy density. The company aims to be the world’s largest supplier of sodium battery systems.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2016

By combining its extensive experience in main drive and auxiliary drive transmissions, Torotrak has designed a variator concept with ratio spread of up to 12, operated by a low cost actuation system. the Torotrak V-Charge.

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MARCH 25, 2013

While much of the motivation for next-generation batteries comes from transportation, Lux Research’s analysis concludes that the automotive market will be the last to adopt next-generation batteries due to the extreme cost sensitivity of automakers, stringent safety and lifetime requirements, and long, cautious adoption cycles.

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JANUARY 8, 2019

Thorsten Nicklaß, formerly CEO of the Digital Energy Solutions joint venture and now designated CEO of Elli, announced that the new Volkswagen Group company would also offer to customers outside the Group green power from renewable sources that was 100% CO 2 -neutral. “We —Thorsten Nicklaß. Up to the market launch of the Volkswagen ID.,

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MAY 30, 2020

The program is designed to support early stage, transformative energy technologies. ARPA-E seeks to establish robust, energy efficient, and low-cost strategies for direct removal of carbon dioxide from ambient air. Full applications for these five topics are due at 9:30 AM ET on 22 July 2020. million; 1-5 awards.

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JUNE 7, 2013

FCTO anticipates that the FOA may include the following Topic Areas: Topic Area 1: Reducing the Cost of Compressed Hydrogen Storage Systems. Topic 1 will focus on the development of complete, low-cost, compressed hydrogen storage systems. Topic Area 2: Improved Materials for Fiber Composites and Balance of Plant Components.

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Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Luiz André Barroso Data center pioneer Senior member, 59; died 16 September An engineer at Google for more than 20 years, Barroso is credited with designing the company’s warehouse-size data centers. as a researcher specializing in microprocessor design. Read The Institute’s 2020 profile of him to learn more about his career journey.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2013

The lower-weight body design—light-weight composite materials save 600 lbs (272 kg) of weight per vehicle—along with the engine, allows every Reach to significantly reduce fuel consumption and exhaust emissions compared to conventional walk-in vans. The Reach van, with its four-cylinder, 3.0-liter In 2008, FedEx Corp.

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APRIL 4, 2016

Leading global car manufacturers are introducing FCEVs into more markets and plan for growth in volumes towards 2020 and beyond. The new H2Station technology has been designed for lean volume manufacturing which is essential to achieve sufficient scale benefits. —Jon André Løkke, chief executive officer of NEL.

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JUNE 14, 2010

We ask organizations to move this realistic, conservative, and cost-effective approach to the top of their talking points and priorities. How President Obama Can Announce Drive Star to Cut Oil Use in Half by 2020. Drive Star starts with a modest but ambitious $100 million challenge: Design a way to convert a popular vehicle.

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JANUARY 13, 2021

These newly selected SCALEUP teams will add to previously selected “Fast Track” teams announced in September 2020, who received early funding due to disruptions in the investor and R&D financing communities caused by COVID-19. This project will demonstrate that the IM PE can be a low-cost component in safe, solid-state Li-ion batteries.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2015

with membrane electrode assemblies (MEAs) to be used in Plug Power designed proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell stacks under a new strategic supply agreement. Fuel cell systems using the 3M MEA’s and Plug Power stack design will begin shipments in the fourth quarter of 2015. 3M will supply Plug Power Inc.

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MARCH 12, 2015

Designed to deliver primary motive power within an advanced electric driveline, the 100 kW fuel cell architecture and core technology will be available to vehicle manufacturers through technology licensing programs and joint development agreements. kW/kg (gravimetric), while being engineered for low cost, high volume series production.

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MARCH 14, 2016

Kawasaki aims to complete development design in 2016, then subsequently move forward with commercialization. According to the report, the partners will produce hydrogen from low-quality brown coal abundant in Australia at low cost and then ship liquefied hydrogen. J-Power will be in charge of production plants.

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MAY 16, 2018

household garbage that would otherwise be landfilled—into a low-carbon, renewable transportation fuel product. We’ve spent ten years developing, designing, testing, improving and demonstrating this new process so that it is now ready for commercial deployment. million gallons of fuel each year.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2018

The B2B approach is designed especially for commuters. By 2020, the number of people worldwide using rideshares is expected to rise 60% to 685 million (source: Statista). The result is a journey to work and back without stress, at low cost, and with little environmental impact. SPLT ), a US start-up based in Detroit.

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AUGUST 10, 2021

This idea was soundly debunked by Tesla in its 2020 Impact Report , with the company stating that 100% of its scrapped batteries are recycled, and 0% end up in landfills. “Our goal is to develop a safe recycling process with high recovery rates, low costs and low environmental impact. Credit: Tesla Inc.

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