Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

NXP Semiconductors has introduced the new S32K39 series of automotive microcontrollers (MCUs) optimized for electric vehicle (EV) control applications. They support remote smart actuation applications using Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN) Ethernet for new zonal vehicle architectures. S32K39 Software Enablement Block Diagram.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2022

Rolls-Royce is developing turbogenerator technology—including a new small engine—designed for hybrid-electric aviation applications.

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Innovation News Network

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Learn about StorEn Tech's vanadium redox flow batteries and their many advantages for telecom applications. The post Innovative applications for vanadium flow battery technology appeared first on Innovation News Network.

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Innovation News Network

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Learn about StorEn Tech's vanadium redox flow batteries and their many advantages for telecom applications. The post Innovative applications for vanadium flow battery technology appeared first on Innovation News Network.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 15, 2020

That’s kind of what’s happening right now with blockchain applications—the foundational tools for another technology revolution are emerging, and this could be one of them. Cutler, a senior researcher in NREL’s Integrated Applications Center, said the emergence of blockchain technology requires a newly designed market.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 5, 2020

announced the development of a hydrogen fuel cell system for maritime applications based on fuel cell technology for automobiles, as part of efforts to offer environment-friendly powertrain solutions. Furthermore, the company plans to expand the technology for a variety of applications and deployments. Yanmar Holdings Co.,

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Aeva , a company building next-generation sensing for autonomous vehicles ( earlier post ), and ZF are partnering to bring the first Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave (FMCW) LiDAR to market for autonomous driving applications. Earlier post.). We have seen that different markets require different solutions.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 16, 2022

As part of this, the 70 MPa resin high-pressure hydrogen tank developed for—and certified for—automobiles is now being requested for other applications in railways, shipping, and port cargo handling, as well as for FC generators. Conceptual model of hydrogen tank storage module.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

A thermal management system developed by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in collaboration with John Deere promises to increase the power density of silicon carbide (SiC) inverters within heavy-duty EV applications significantly. —Kevin Bennion.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Norway-based TECO 2030 has completed production of its first fuel cell stack developed and purposely designed for heavy-duty and marine applications. Several modules, in turn, can be combined to supply the megawatts of output needed for applications such as ship propulsion, auxiliary power and other heavy-duty applications.

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Innovation News Network

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The post VEDLIoT: Next generation AIoT applications appeared first on Innovation News Network. The VEDLIoT project demonstrates efficient Artificial Intelligence for a wide range of IoT use cases. Discover more here.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

The new ProGen product expands Plug Power’s market reach into heavy-duty on and off-road applications that include Class 6, 7 and 8 trucks, transit buses and various port applications. ProGen fuel cell systems include the fuel-cell stack and all required subsystems for humidification, air delivery, fuel regulation and cooling.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 2, 2021

Umicore and Anglo American, through its PGMs business Anglo American Platinum, announced a research and development collaboration agreement to develop platinum group metal PGM-based catalysts for liquid organic hydrogen carrier (LOHC) applications on fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) and other mobile applications.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Volvo Buses has launched the new Volvo BZL Electric chassis, designed for both single- and double-decker applications with multiple options for bodybuilders. The new Volvo BZL Electric has been developed to be more than 90% recyclable. The new Volvo BZL Electric is based on proven and successful technologies already implemented in Europe.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2022

Berlin-based Theion , a developer of lithium-sulfur cathode technology, appointed Dr. Ulrich Ehmes as CEO and announced the upcoming commercial availability of its Crystal Battery for applications, beginning with the aerospace sector. The battery technology is compatible with a bipolar cell arrangement to maximize energy and power content.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Lithium demand by application in 2019. In any case, the underlying demand growth for lithium compounds remains strong, with demand from rechargeable battery applications forecast to exceed 220kt LCE in 2020, representing roughly 70% of total lithium demand. Source: Roskill.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 20, 2022

GM announced new commercial applications of its HYDROTEC fuel cell technology. HYDROTEC projects, which are currently in development, from heavy-duty trucks to aerospace and locomotives, are being planned for use beyond vehicles for power generation.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 31, 2022

Abilene Christian University’s (ACU) Nuclear Energy eXperimental Testing (NEXT) Lab submitted an application for a construction permit for a molten-salt research reactor (MSRR) with the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2023

The new technology center will focus on technical collaboration with customers in order to accelerate application innovation for Cabot’s battery materials product lines within Europe. Cabot Corporation plans to establish a new technology center in Münster, Germany.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 11, 2021

Ten leading German corporations are jointly founding the Quantum Technology and Application Consortium ( QUTAC ). The goal of the newly founded consortium is to identify, develop, test, and share applications for quantum computing and to identify funding needs. QUTAC sees itself as a platform for action.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

The fumed aluminum oxide production expansion is part of a network of eight fumed oxide production sites globally and a key milestone of the strategic growth plan on specialty applications. This increases the service life of a Li-ion battery by around 50%, resulting in carbon dioxide savings of ~10 tons CO 2 per kg AEROXIDE.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 9, 2022

Hillcrest Energy Technologies, a Canada-based a clean technology company developing power conversion technologies and control system solutions for next-generation electrical systems, has filed a patent application for a simplified EV charging solution. The 250kW 800V SiC EV inverter commercial prototype will be delivered this year.

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Innovation News Network

APRIL 10, 2024

University of Utah engineers have developed a new pyroelectrochemical cell that demonstrates its potential for IoT applications. The post New pyroelectrochemical cell developed with potential for IoT applications appeared first on Innovation News Network.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

BASF has developed a modified polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) specifically for radar sensor applications in vehicles: Ultradur RX. Since the absorption properties depend on geometric conditions, the suitable material must be selected for each application.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Researchers at Germany’s Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Advanced Materials IFAM in Dresden have developed an ultra-high-capacity hydrogen storage substance for PEM fuel cell applications based on solid magnesium hydride. Fraunhofer’s POWERPASTE releases hydrogen on contact with water. 10 kg POWERPASTE ?

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

These new product offerings further expand XL’s reach into a wide range of mission-critical electrified fleet applications, including electric utilities, emergency response units, last mile delivery vehicles and other highly specialized and demanding applications. —Dimitri Kazarinoff, Chief Executive Officer of XL Fleet.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

H2@Scale in Texas and Beyond intends to show that renewable hydrogen can be a cost-effective fuel for multiple end-use applications, including fuel cell electric vehicles, when coupled with large, baseload consumers that use hydrogen for clean, reliable stationary power.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 29, 2024

The upper 10 kilometers of the Earth’s crust contains vast geothermal reserves , essentially awaiting human energy consumption to begin to tap into its unstinting power output —which itself yields no greenhouse gasses. And yet, geothermal sources currently produce only three-tenths of one percent of the world’s electricity.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Following the market launch of the eActros 300/400 for heavy-duty distribution in 2021, Mercedes-Benz Trucks is not only consistently pushing ahead with the introduction of further battery electric models for this and the coming years, but also focusing on even more diversity and flexibility in applications for the eActros itself.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Eaton’s TVS technology is known throughout the transportation industry for its supercharged internal combustion engine applications, but minor modifications have made the unit ideal for fuel cells. Light-duty automotive applications using up to a 75kW module are well-suited for the TVS R340 model.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 13, 2021

HT-PEM fuel cell technology would allow heavy-duty and other hard-to-decarbonize applications to operate with high efficiency while using hydrogen and mitigating water management problems. The ability to use any hydrogen-carrying fuel, in addition to pure hydrogen, is a major breakthrough in reducing the required infrastructure investments.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 19, 2021

As part of DOE’s High Performance Computing for Energy Innovation (HPC4EI) initiative, the 13 selected teams will work with the DOE’s national laboratories to apply advanced modeling, simulation, and data analysis to projects that improve manufacturing efficiency and explore new materials for energy applications. Generon IGS. F to 2250 ?F

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 29, 2020

a company focused on providing drone-integrated electric vehicles to the last mile delivery sector, has submitted its formal Type Certification application to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the HorseFly Unmanned Aerial System (UAS). From application to approval, the certification process takes approximately 12 to 24 months.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 27, 2020

In a review paper published in the journal ChemSusChem , researchers from Australia’s CSIRO conclude that the combination of synthetic biology and materials chemistry will provide many viable options to allow the use of nitrogenase for energy applications, such as the production of green ammonia for use as a preferred liquid carrier for hydrogen.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 12, 2021

has been invited to submit a Part II Application for a loan guarantee under the US Department of Energy (DOE) Title XVII Loan Guarantee Program. Plug Power says it will work closely with the DOE to fulfill the requirements of Part II of the application process. Plug Power Inc. Source: Plug Power.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 18, 2023

AMADA WELD TECH, a manufacturer of equipment and systems for welding, marking, cutting, sealing, and bonding, announced a range of galvo scan heads for precision laser welding applications. >Galvo Wobble is an extension of the seam welding application, in which the scanning head “wobbles” the beam in a small area to increase the melt pool.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 12, 2019

BMW Group Production is focusing increasingly on easy-to-use and effective virtual (VR) and augmented (AR) reality applications. In AR applications, illustrations complement real images. Then, an AR application superimposes this image with the CAD construction data of the tool ordered.

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