Green Car Congress

AUGUST 18, 2019

Ferry operator Scandlines signed an agreement with Norsepower Oy Ltd, leading clean technology and engineering company pioneering modern wind propulsion technology, to install Norsepower’s Rotor Sail Solution on board the M/V Copenhagen , a hybrid passenger ferry. Illustration of Scandlines hybrid ferry M/V Copenhagen with Rotor Sail.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

electric utility company, battery manufacturers Exide and beta-motion and inverter manufacturer SMA Solar Technology AG (SMA) have joined forces to build the first multi-technology, modular large-scale 5MW battery storage system. Beta-motion GmbH’s high-output lithium-ion batteries will be used for efficient load management.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 1, 2021

CWind, a leading provider of project services, crew transfer vessels (CTVs) and GWO-accredited training courses to the offshore wind industry, and part of the Global Marine Group (a market leader in offshore engineering), has delivered the world’s first hybrid-powered Surface Effect Ship (SES), the CWind Pioneer.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 20, 2019

According to the study, natural gas combustion engines are an ideal technology for transitioning to vehicles powered by hydrogen or “green” methane in the long term. They report that even with today’s technology, total emissions from a combustion engine powered by natural gas are already almost one-third lower than those of a diesel engine.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 25, 2013

Stanford / SLAC’s new lithium-polysulfide flow battery design compared to conventional “redox” flow batteries. The new flow battery uses only one tank and pump and uses a simple coating instead of an expensive membrane to separate the anode and cathode. Credit: Greg Stewart/SLAC). Click to enlarge. 1 and 190 Wh L ?1

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Green Car Congress

JULY 27, 2011

Li-ion battery manufacturer A123 Systems will supply a 500kW Li-ion energy storage solution to Dongfang Electric Corporation (DEC), the third largest manufacturer of wind turbines in the People’s Republic of China and the country’s largest exporter of power equipment.

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Li-ion Energy Storage Wind Corporation 230

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 10, 2020

We firmly believe that the know-how Québec has acquired with regard to batteries will help develop solar and wind power. Our products will also have useful applications in existing power grids, such as in managing consumption peaks. —Hydro-Québec President and CEO Sophie Brochu.

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EV Central

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Called the Morgan XP-1, the new battery-electric concept is said to preview the small British firm’s latest EV tech, rather than pave the way for a zero-emission three-wheeler Morgan. Based on the current combustion-powered Morgan Super3, the electric version ditches the Ford-sourced 1.5-litre

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 28, 2019

When electricity is in high demand and more valuable, the pressurized gas is allowed to warm, turning a turbine as it expands and thus generating energy that can be used at peak times when the sun is not shining and the wind is not blowing.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 17, 2018

How many miles will the new Subaru Crosstrek Hybrid go on its battery power? What company will show a new electric pickup later this month at the LA Auto Show? And which car won Green Car Reports Best Car To Buy competition for 2019?

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 10, 2023

A 24-module Ultium battery (NCMA cathode, blended graphite anode) serves as the foundation of the Escalade IQ, producing more than 200 kWh of available energy. The Escalade IQ uses its Ultium battery pack as part of its fundamental body structure.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 24, 2011

Yi Cui has developed nanoparticle copper hexacyanoferrate (CuHCF) battery cathode materials that demonstrate long cycle life and high power for use in grid storage applications. Short-term transients, including those related to wind and solar sources, present challenges to the electrical grid. A team at Stanford led by Prof.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 15, 2022

The engine, working in concert with the electric motor (MG2), assures responsive performance, while exemplary energy efficiency is achieved by using both electric motors (MG1 and MG2) to charge a lithium-ion battery. The Vehicle Proximity Notification feature alerts pedestrians of the vehicle’s presence when running in battery mode.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 10, 2013

Using a new metric—“Energy Stored on Invested, ESOI”—they concluded that batteries were the worst performers, while compressed air energy storage (CAES) performed the best, followed by pumped hydro storage (PHS). The five battery technologies fared much worse. PHS followed at 210.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 8, 2024

At another site, the company is testing a hydrogen fuel cell-powered e-excavator. Fortescue says it plans to deploy more than one gigawatt of solar, another gigawatt of wind energy, and around four gigawatt-hours of battery storage in its quest to reach zero emissions for its iron ore mining operations.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

XALT Energy announced a Li-ion cell supply contract for the two largest battery-powered ferries in the world with Plan B Energy Storage (PBES). MWh battery packs to provide power for primary propulsion. Each of the two Scandlines Helsingborg-Helsingör ferries will have 4.16 million passengers and 1.9

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2011

Under the MOU, the two companies will collaborate on research in the field of next-generation lithium-ion battery cell technologies. The battery technology that we will develop with BMW will be the core technology for both reducing and replacing petroleum fuel. liter and 2.0-liter liter diesel engines to TME starting in 2014.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

They are at the cutting edge of Porsche E-Performance and are among the most powerful production models that the sports car manufacturer currently has in its product range. minutes for charging under ideal conditions, and the maximum charging power (peak) is 270 kW. The overall capacity of the Performance Battery Plus is 93.4

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 3, 2009

PHEV/EV Models 2010-2012 by Battery Chemistry. As government support for the sector winds down, demand from consumers and businesses will need to pick up the slack, or the industry faces the risk of oversupply. of the world’s fleet in 2015 will be driving at least part of the time on battery power only, according to the forecast.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 8, 2012

An all-electric, battery-powered prototype demonstration bus under joint development by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. The 40-foot “E-Bus” is based on New Flyer’s 40-foot Xcelsior heavy-duty transit bus and is powered by a 120 kWh lithium-ion rechargeable battery pack developed by MHI. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

They are not only used in hybrid and electric vehicles, but also in various industrial applications, such as voltage converters in wind energy and PV systems. DC-link capacitors, also known as intermediate circuit capacitors, are used to stabilize the DC voltage and to limit fluctuations in a vehicle’s electrical system.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

These include fully-electric systems, as well as a gasoline-generated EV system (known as e-POWER at Nissan, earlier post ) in which a gasoline engine generates electrical power stored in a battery (series hybrid), which can then be delivered to all four wheels through a pair of high-output electric motors.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 18, 2013

The battery-powered minivans are connected to a charging module that, using NextEnergy technology, can simulate any electrical grid in the world. Each is powered by a 24 kWh battery modified to accommodate bidirectional charging. Preliminary results show particular promise for ISOs that utilize solar and wind energy.

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My Energi

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Earlier this week (11 December), the government announced that VAT relief on Energy Saving Materials (ESMs) in residential buildings will be extended to include home batteries, power diverters and water-source heat pumps from 1 February 2024.

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EV Central

OCTOBER 23, 2023

The 2024 Lucid Gravity has been pencilled in for an unveiling at the upcoming LA motor show on November 16, providing new powerful seven-seat opposition to the likes of large battery-powered SUVs like the Tesla Model X, BMW iX and Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 2, 2013

has developed a container-type energy storage system as a core energy product for ensuring the stable use of distributed renewable energy such as wind and solar power, while maintaining the power supply-demand balance. s battery-related expertise. Hitachi, Ltd.

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Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 17, 2023

Gas-powered cars need fuel, which is subject to explosions because of its flammability. On the other hand, EVs use lithium-ion batteries—which are also flammable—but they have coolant as protection in case they short-circuit. These battery-powered cars have fewer parts , reducing the odds that something goes wrong.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 26, 2015

This technology recharges the battery when it drops below a certain level and permits the vehicle to be refueled with 1.8 La Manche is among the first departments in France to own a hydrogen filling station (active in Saint Lo) and five plug-in hybrid battery fuel cell light vehicles. Fleets Fuel Cells Hydrogen'

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Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2014

The demonstration project is designed to produce “green” hydrogen from a surplus of wind and solar power using an electrolyzer, and to use solid storage to create a hydrogen cogeneration plant and hydrogen filling-station infrastructure for buses and cars. By 2016, the H 2 BER partner companies will invest more than €10 million (US$13.7

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Hydrogen Green Energy Fuel 210

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 15, 2009

Working principle of a redox flow battery. Researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology ICT in Pfinztal near Karlsruhe are developing improved redox flow batteries for automotive applications in an attempt to address storage capacity and charging time limitations of current Li-ion battery solutions for electric vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

This advanced technology enables future utilization of silicon carbide modules in traction inverters for trains, HVDC for power transmission and distribution, solar and wind inverters, energy storage, and transformers. For the EV market, this means longer driving distances and faster charging times using the same size battery.

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Setec Powerr

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Battery technology currently requires lithium and other rare earth metals, which must be mined. Decarbonization will take decades, and in the case of large-scale installations like wind farms and solar farms, we will see NIMBY-style (Not In My Back Yard) opposition to siting. Moreover, as technology develops, it will improve.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 16, 2015

Results from the study also suggest that with sufficient coal plant retirement and sufficient wind power, controlled charging could result in positive net benefits instead of negative. Small Battery: For this scenario, they modified the base case so that the vehicle fleet is based on the Toyota Plug-in Prius.

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Teslarati

JUNE 23, 2021

The climate is semi-arid and coupled with frosty winters and mild summers, and the location of the valley protects Lhasa from intense cold or hot weather and strong winds. Tesla’s Superchargers could begin to take a turn for more solar-powered infrastructure in the future.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 9, 2013

With two new electric models on the way, Volkswagen UK has announced that it has signed a deal with Ecotricity so that buyers of its new battery-powered models can powered their cars purely on renewable energy. Stroud-based Ecotricity provides all of its electricity from renewable sources includ[.]. Volkswagen'

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 17, 2011

Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) have found that adding hydrochloric acid to the sulfuric acid electrolyte typically used in vanadium redox flow batteries increased the batteries’ energy storage capacity by 70% and expanded the temperature range in which they operate.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

With its new high-capacity lithium-ion battery fully charged, the Prius PHV’s EV-mode cruising range is 26.4 These include a service that enables remote checking through smartphones of remaining battery power and charging station locations, and allows free use of chargers (G-Station) installed at Toyota dealers and other locations.

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