Building, Engine and Greece

SGH2 building largest green hydrogen production facility in California; gasification of waste into H2

Green Car Congress

MAY 21, 2020

A consortium of leading global companies and top institutions have joined with SGH2 and the City of Lancaster to develop and implement the Lancaster project, including: Fluor, Berkeley Lab, UC Berkeley, Thermosolv, Integrity Engineers, Millenium, HyetHydrogen, and Hexagon.

Waste

Waste Hydrogen Green California

Beijing Foton launches “China Internet Super Truck Global Innovation Alliance”; Auman Energy Super Truck

Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2016

Chinese truck and utility vehicle manufacturer Beijing Foton has launched the China Internet Super Truck Global Innovation Alliance and showcased the Auman EST (Energy Super Truck) at an event in Athens, Greece. At present, the products included in Foton’s Internet super truck project encompass Foton’s Auman, Aumark and Ollin product lines.

Global

Global China Energy Greece

New HERE-SBD index identifies EV leaders and laggards in the US and Europe

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

The number of EVs on the road versus internal combustion engine vehicles – EV fleet share. The bottom overall countries in the HERE – SBD Automotive EV Index: (21) Italy (22) United Kingdom (23) Hungary (24) Romania (25) Ireland (26) Poland (27) Lithuania (28) Greece (29) Malta (30) Cyprus.

Europe

Europe Malta Czech Republic Rhode Island

DOE awards $4M to carbon capture and storage projects selected as part of ACT

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

The ACT Initiative is a consortium of ten European countries—France, Germany, Greece, the Netherlands, Norway, Romania, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, the United Kingdom—and the United States. Process-Informed Design of Tailor-Made Sorbent Materials for Energy Efficient Carbon Capture (PrISMa). ACT on Offshore Monitoring (ACTOM).

Carbon

Carbon Parts United Kingdom Romania

Audi is the latest automaker to reveal plans for a lower-cost EV

Baua Electric

MARCH 21, 2024

2024 Ford F-150 Flash (Source: Ford) According to Bloomberg Businessweek , Ford’s “skunk works” team working on the platform is led by Alan Clarke, who led engineering on the Tesla Model Y. Automakers and startups from around the globe are racing to introduce lower-priced EVs as demand for affordable options builds.

Audi

Audi Affordable BYD Low Cost

From Intel Intern to Inventor of the Year

Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

For two years, Kavalieros and team had dug deeply into the building of transistors. Born in Thessaloniki, Greece, Kavalieros is the son of a supertanker captain. Intel scooped up Kavalieros as he completed his doctorate in electrical engineering at the University of Florida. And we try and push those limits."

International

International Bahamas Florida Greece

Northern Lights Energy and Reva Electric Car Company Sign Agreement to Develop the Electric Vehicle Market in Iceland

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 12, 2009

In addition to importing new EV models to Iceland, NLE is also working on developing systems to convert the current internal combustion engine (ICE) car fleet into electric cars. Importing and distributing EVs in Iceland is a key factor in reaching the goal.

REVA

REVA Iceland Light Electric Vehicles

Gigantism Is a Never-Ending Temptation for Engineers and Designers

Cars That Think

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Shipbuilders in ancient Greece kept on expanding the size of their oared vessels until they built, during the third century BCE, a tessarakonteres , with 4,000 oarsmen. There are engineers who think that we will soon have wind turbines whose more than 200-meter diameter blades will fold, like palm fronds, in hurricanes.

Design

Design Engine Hummer Panama

Europe Expands Virtual Borders To Thwart Migrants

Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

The ship’s captain stopped the engines, and the aircraft flashed its lights at the rubber boat. Frontex , which has in turn issued contracts worth hundreds of millions of euros to major engineering firms for remote border-control hardware, software, and know-how. But neither the ship nor the aircraft came to the rescue.

Europe

Europe Libya Spain Legal

DNV GL paper suggests near-term success for LNG in shipping; alternative fuel mix to diversify over time

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 29, 2014

There are currently around 40 LNG fueled ships (excluding LNG carriers) in operation worldwide, according to the paper, while another 40 new buildings are now confirmed. LNG engines currently being produced cover a broad range of power outputs. Engine concepts include gas-only engines; dual fuel 4-stroke; and 2-stoke.

Alternative Fuels

Alternative Fuels Fuel Gas-Electric Mariner

Battelle-R&D Magazine forecast predicts 5.2% growth in 2012 global R&D spending to $1.4+T, largely driven by Asian economies; US companies and tech providers to boost energy R&D spending by 23.1% to $6.7B

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 27, 2011

Greece is the only country among the world’s top 40 R&D spenders that is not expected to increase its R&D budget during the next year. According to the forecast, that R&D funding growth will largely be driven by Asian economies, which will see an increase in spending of nearly 9%. while North American R&D will grow by 2.8%.

2012

2012 Global Companies Economy

Powering Offshore Wind Farms With Numerical Modeling of Subsea Cables

Cars That Think

JANUARY 25, 2023

The new methodology will enable engineers to reduce cable cross sections, thereby reducing their costs, which is the paramount goal for cable manufacturing. For one, when calculating current ratings, engineers need to account for power losses in the cable sheaths during normal operation. An electric cable is a complex device to model.

Wind

Wind Power Powered Installation

Canoo Pickup, Kia EV6, Honda and Mini EV Plans: EV Week in Review – Mar 9-15

EV Adoption

MARCH 15, 2021

The pickup truck, takes cab-forward packaging to an extreme, with no need for a large engine bay and the driver’s seat essentially over the front wheels. inch wheelbase, the Canoo is roughly the same length as compact pickups were more than 20 years ago—when the engine bay was part of the packaging. March 14, via CleanTechnica.

Kia

Kia Honda Memphis Georgia

EV Driven

SGH2 building largest green hydrogen production facility in California; gasification of waste into H2

Beijing Foton launches “China Internet Super Truck Global Innovation Alliance”; Auman Energy Super Truck

New HERE-SBD index identifies EV leaders and laggards in the US and Europe

DOE awards $4M to carbon capture and storage projects selected as part of ACT

Audi is the latest automaker to reveal plans for a lower-cost EV

From Intel Intern to Inventor of the Year

Northern Lights Energy and Reva Electric Car Company Sign Agreement to Develop the Electric Vehicle Market in Iceland

Gigantism Is a Never-Ending Temptation for Engineers and Designers

Europe Expands Virtual Borders To Thwart Migrants

DNV GL paper suggests near-term success for LNG in shipping; alternative fuel mix to diversify over time

Battelle-R&D Magazine forecast predicts 5.2% growth in 2012 global R&D spending to $1.4+T, largely driven by Asian economies; US companies and tech providers to boost energy R&D spending by 23.1% to $6.7B

Powering Offshore Wind Farms With Numerical Modeling of Subsea Cables

Canoo Pickup, Kia EV6, Honda and Mini EV Plans: EV Week in Review – Mar 9-15

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