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JULY 18, 2021

BMW i Ventures has invested in Natural Fiber Welding , Inc. waste’ cork powder). In addition to the investment by BMW i Ventures, BMW Group also announced its intention to form a strategic partnership with NFW to further its own sustainability goals. —Kasper Sage, managing partner at BMW i Ventures.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Recycled nylon waste already forms the basis for a synthetic yarn from which the floor mats in the BMW iX and the new BMW X1, for example, are made. This material, known as ECONYL, is made from discarded fishing nets well as worn floor coverings and residual waste from plastics production.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2020

BMW’s press shop in Dingolfing—the largest of the BMW Group worldwide—is the first in which all aluminum sheet waste is separated and recycled to make it reusable for industry. The BMW Group has invested around €6.5 When producing components in the press shop, there is always a waste of sheet metal.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2023

The BMW Group intends to source aluminum with significantly reduced CO 2 emissions from Rio Tinto’s hydro-powered operations in Canada starting in 2024 and has signed a memorandum of understanding to this effect. The BMW Group intends to become one of the first customers to use this technology in standard production.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2020

The BMW Group is speeding up the shift towards electromobility and strengthening its global network for production of electrified vehicles. member of the Board of Management of BMW AG responsible for Production. The Chinese plant in Dadong also began producing the BMW iX3 this year. —Milan Nedeljkovi?,

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DECEMBER 2, 2022

Through its venture capital fund BMW i Ventures, the BMW Group has taken a stake in Colorado-based Jetti Resources. BMW’s goal is to foster responsible and resource-conserving copper extraction to address rising demand in a more sustainable way.

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AUGUST 30, 2011

Finding ways of recovering this lost heat energy has been one of the major goals being pursued by engineers working on BMW EfficientDynamics for the future. The BMW turbosteamer is based on this two-stage stationary power generation method, but reduced in scale and design to form a component that can be used in modern automobile engines.

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APRIL 12, 2018

Dürr is building a paint shop in Mexico for the BMW Group that meets the requirements for connected Industry 4.0 San Luis Potosí will build the BMW brand’s best-selling model series, the BMW 3 Series Sedan. The BMW Group is investing around $1 billion in the new plant and creating at least 1,500 new jobs. production.

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JANUARY 23, 2020

BMW i Ventures has invested in Software Motor Company (SMC), a Silicon Valley-based company developing reliable, efficient and intelligent motor systems. SMC’s vision is to eliminate the 25% of global electricity consumption that is wasted by legacy electric motors, thus accelerating the world’s transition from fossil fuels.

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EV Central

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

WORLD EV DAY SPECIAL: Produced in partnership with BMW. BMW CONTENT HUB: Plug-in hybrid vs pure EV: Which green tech is right for you? BMW CONTENT HUB: Modern luxury: Exploring sustainability in the premium space BMW CONTENT HUB: Is plug-in hybrid technology a better solution than EV for right now? Think again.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 29, 2020

BMW i Ventures has invested in GenXComm , a company with technology that improves the performance and capacity of communication networks, and which aims to increase significantly the speed of global 5G deployment. GenXComm is ushering in the next revolution of computing and connectivity.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

Volkswagen Chattanooga has received a 2013 Green Power Leadership Award from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)—the only automaker to be so recognized. Volkswagen Chattanooga was one of only four organizations nationwide to receive a Leadership Award in the category of on-site generation of green power. Earlier post.).

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JUNE 21, 2016

BMW i announced a home stationary energy storage system solution integrating its BMW i3 vehicle battery at EVS 29 in Montréal. The system utilizes BMW i3 high-voltage batteries and can be expanded to incorporate second-life batteries as they become available in the market.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

Tenneco and Gentherm (formerly BSST/Amerigon) are part of a US Department of Energy (DOE) consortium actively developing a thermoelectric generator (TEG) for capturing waste exhaust heat in vehicles and converting it to electrical energy to be used to power electrical systems within the vehicle. Doug Crane, Gentherm.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

Today, we've got the world's largest Tesla Supercharger sites, a startling prediction from Porsche, electric Vespa scooters, and a bigger BMW battery. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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MARCH 20, 2015

At its Annual Account Press Conference 2015, the BMW Group announced that, for the first time in the history of the Group, 51% of its electricity worldwide is being supplied from renewable sources. Examples of the use of renewable power include: In Leipzig, Germany, the BMW Group is using wind power.

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JUNE 25, 2014

Automakers took the top four slots in the 50 Best Global Green Brands list for 2014, published by Fortune magazine in conjunction with the consulting firm Deloitte and Interbrand. The company’s performance across operations as measured in energy efficiency, GHG emissions, water management, waste management, and toxic emissions management.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Along with biodiesel, alcohols including green methanol are feasible fuel technologies already today. Maersk joins a team of investors which includes BMW i Ventures and Metaplanet. In August Maersk ordered 8 green-methanol-fueled ocean-going vessels to be delivered from Q1 2024. Earlier post.) Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

The BMW Group’s Efficient Dynamics strategy is targeting reductions in fuel consumption and CO 2 emissions while at the same time increasing performance. In the area of passenger compartment heating, BMW is exploring the use of heat pumps as well as of infrared systems. By using a heat pump, even this requirement can be realized.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

Today on Green Car Reports: We preview the green production cars and concepts of the 2014 Geneva Motor Show, the 2015 BMW i8 plug-in hybrid will arrive in dealers this year, and chemists create a gasoline substitute made from plant waste. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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OCTOBER 30, 2019

Moller - Mærsk, Wallenius Wilhelmsen, BMW Group, H&M Group, Levi Strauss & Co. Mærsk and Wallenius Wilhelmsen have teamed up with the University of Copenhagen and major customers including BMW Group, H&M Group, Levi Strauss & Co. Around 80% of the goods you use every day are delivered to you by sea.

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JANUARY 22, 2016

BMW Brilliance Automotive (BBA) opened a new engine plant with a light metal foundry in Shenyang today. The new location will produce the latest generation of the BMW TwinPower Turbo three and four-cylinder gasoline engines and forms part of the BBA production network based in Shenyang in Northeastern China.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 8, 2024

By Green Car Reports’ calculations, that’s enough to keep several million fuel-cell-powered light vehicles fueled. Turning waste and old plastic into hydrogen Part of that is due to come from a megawatt-scale PEM (proton exchange membrane) electrolyzer for green hydrogen. In the U.S.,

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OCTOBER 11, 2010

BMW Manufacturing Co. Hydrogen fuel cell-powered forklifts, tuggers and stackers will be used in BMW’s new assembly hall that produces the new BMW X3 Sports Activity Vehicle. The hydrogen used for this project was manufactured at the most sustainable source within Linde’s network, BMW said.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2009

Volkswagen showed a prototype vehicle fitted with a thermoelectric generator (TEG) for waste heat recovery at the “Thermoelektrik—Eine Chance Für Die Atomobillindustrie?” Also on display was a system developed by BMW and DLR (German Aerospace) with a 200W maximum yield, and which has been used successfully for more than 12,000 km.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 9, 2011

The Rankine cycle is widely used used commercially to generate power in stationary power plants, and is under consideration as a potential waste heat recovery system for use in both light-duty (BMW, earlier post ; Honda, earlier post ) and heavy-duty ( earlier post ) applications. on the highway cycle and 0.513 on the city cycle.

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OCTOBER 12, 2009

BMW dedicated a portion of its recent Innovation Days 2009 event to the topic of Intelligent Heat management as a mechanism for reducing fuel consumption and CO 2 emissions. The remaining two-thirds are lost as waste heat going into the environment through the car’s exhaust emissions and through the radiator. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 10, 2018

Scania, a member of the Volkswagen Group, is developing a fuel cell refuse truck together with Renova, a waste handling company in western Sweden, fuel cell manufacturer Powercell Sweden AB, and JOAB, a manufacturer of truck bodies. The truck will feature a fully electrified powertrain as well as an electrified compactor.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

The TEG technology, which converts waste heat from gas exhaust into electric energy and has the potential to improve passenger car fuel efficiency by as much as 5%. With the addition of this project, Gentherm adds the US Army Tank Automotive, Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) to its passenger car key partners Ford and BMW.

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MAY 1, 2022

BMW’s iFACTORY production strategy defines the future orientation of plants and production technologies at the BMW Group and meets the challenges of the transformation to e-mobility. With our BMW iFACTORY, we are leading the way and setting new standards in flexibility, efficiency, sustainability and digitalization.

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OCTOBER 14, 2011

BMW revealed first details of the new sixth-generation 3 Series; the 3 Series accounts for one-fifth of the company’s global sales. BMW is applying a range of technologies to reduce fuel consumption and emissions. BMW 328i: new four-cylinder TwinPower Turbo. The new BMW 328i accelerates from 0 to 00 km/h (62 mph) in 5.9

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FEBRUARY 25, 2009

Among its many Geneva introductions, BMW will debut the new 116d, now the most fuel-efficient, lowest-emission car in the BMW range. Like all models in the BMW 1 Series, this new entry-level diesel comes with EfficientDynamics technologies such as Brake Energy Regeneration, Auto Start Stop, and a Gearshift Point Indicator.

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OCTOBER 16, 2009

BMW Plant Landshut, light-metal foundry, production of inorganically bonded cores, water jacket cylinder head, 6-cylinder-diesel-engine, quality testing. From 2010, BMW’s Landshut plant will feature the first foundry with nearly emission-free sand core production. Click to enlarge. Insertion of the sand core during the casting process.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2009

BMW and Toyota are consistent leaders in sustainable value. The BMW Group and Toyota are consistent industry leaders, creating extremely positive Sustainable Value over the entire review period—i.e., Findings of the report include: Toyota and the BMW Group are industry leaders. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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JULY 10, 2023

BMW Group Plant Dingolfing will use heat produced from regional biomass and its own waste wood to meet about 50% of its process hot water requirements from 2025 onwards. This will save BMW Group Plant Dingolfing around 20,000 tonnes of CO 2 per year, compared to using conventional fossil energies.

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Baua Electric

MAY 19, 2023

Vitesco has followed untouched laser era evolved via German laser manufacturer Trumpf to support mass-produce battery control electronics for BMW Staff, amongst alternative doable makes use of. “The green laser allows us to have cleaner processes — not only clean in an environmental point of view, but in a process point of view.”

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 13, 2009

BMW discussed the idea during its recent Innovation Days 2009 event and looked at projects including reducing cold starts; using waste heat for different heating applications; and the implementation of a thermoelectric generator for waste heat recovery.

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