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FEBRUARY 28, 2023

—,Dr Joachim Post, member of the Board of Management of BMW AG responsible for Purchasing and Supplier Network Landshut’s light metal foundry, the BMW Group’s only production facility for light metal casting in Europe, is among the most advanced, most sustainable foundries in the world. Green power is also used to produce it.

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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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AUGUST 29, 2022

BMW Group and H2 Green Steel have signed a final contract on the delivery of CO 2 -reduced steel. The agreement addresses BMW Group’s upstream scope 3 emissions and includes recycling and end-of-life management measures. Earlier post.). This limits the amount of energy used, storage and material handling.

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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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MAY 18, 2022

BMW i Ventures announced a lead investment in the Series A-1 financing round of Vancouver-based Mangrove Lithium. BMW i Ventures is joined by existing investor Breakthrough Energy Ventures. The platform technology is also being commercialized for the conversion of waste brines to chemicals and desalinated water.

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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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JANUARY 25, 2024

Regulators in Germany have opened an investigation into alleged diesel exhaust rule circumvention on the part of BMW. The Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt (KBA), Germany’s federal transport authority, has alleged that BMW X3 models equipped with the brand’s 2.0-liter It’s a situation reminiscent of the Volkswagen Dieselgate scandal from 2015.

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Other rare earth materials like neodymium and dysprosium require the use of solvents and generate toxic waste, opposing current environmental standards and goals. BMW has reportedly conducted several years of research into motors without rare earth materials.

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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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EV Central

AUGUST 4, 2022

Produced in partnership with BMW. BMW says it can, and does. The BMW Group, which includes BMW , MINI , Rolls-Royce and BMW Motorrad is embracing this challenge and opportunity utterly. At the same time BMW recognises certain standards are expected by buyers of its vehicles. It’s not alone in this.

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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 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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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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JANUARY 8, 2024

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. But the company is also focusing on a resource-circulation approach, including Waste-to-Hydrogen and Plastic-to-Hydrogen. while the BMW iX5 is currently being fleet-tested.

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

—also said the Model S Plaid was nothing more than a marketing exercise for Tesla and a general “waste of money.” ” The new BMW iX handles better than the Tesla Model X. The new BMW iX is more refined than the Model X. The new BMW iX is more comfortable than the Model X.

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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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JANUARY 12, 2024

A collaborative effort between Volvo CE , Rolls-Royce , and Air Burners, the BioCharger uses “air curtain technology” to burn wood and waste in a closed-loop system. And, of course, it turns what would otherwise be “waste heat” into useful electricity. Enter: the BioCharger.

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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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SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Maersk joins a team of investors which includes BMW i Ventures and Metaplanet. Earlier this month Maersk invested in WasteFuel, a California-based startup producing green bio-methanol from waste. —Rob McGinnis, Founder and CEO of Prometheus Fuels. Earlier post.) Earlier post.) Earlier post.).

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