Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2012

Cost reduction potential of a polymer fuel cell system using an ITM Power membrane. Source: Carbon Trust. ITM Power has published figures showing what it believes is the highest ever polymer fuel cell power density using hydrogen as the fuel and ordinary air, rather than pure oxygen. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 31, 2012

Their approach, described in a paper published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society , creates composites based on lithium sulfide uniformly dispersed in a carbon host, which serve to sequester polysulfides. The cross-linked polymer was then treated at 100 °C for 48 h under vacuum to remove the DMF. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

JULY 8, 2015

million in Carbon Recycling International (CRI). Geely’s CRI investment and work with renewable methanol is similar to the approach Audi is taking with its own e-fuels projects—producing very low carbon liquid or gaseous fuels using only renewable energy, water and CO 2. —Li Shufu, Chairman of Geely Group. Earlier post.).

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Renewable Carbon Water Fuel 150

Green Car Congress

MAY 22, 2017

To improve the conductivity of the electrode, the team coated a thin layer of carbon is coated on the Ti 4 O 7 surface without destroying its porous structure. First, a template was made of a matrix of tiny polymer spheres that have porous surfaces. The highly porous structure remains intact after this process.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2011

A new European collaborative research project is focusing on advancing carbon fibre reinforced plastic (CFRP) materials technology to bring it closer to mass-production for automotive applications. Thermosets are polymer materials that irreversibly cure to a hard solid state through heating, a chemical reaction, or irradiation.).

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

Promising avenues include weight savings and extension of the cruising range in comparison with battery-powered solutions; fuel cell concepts may represent an attractive option for long-distance hauling, which requires heavy loads and large cruising ranges. New opportunities are opening up for heavy-duty commercial vehicles. Compressor.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

The Toyota Fuel Cell System (TFCS), which was developed for the Mirai fuel cell vehicle (FCV), has been adopted to provide better energy efficiency in comparison with internal combustion engines, as well as to deliver superior environmental performance with no CO 2 emissions or Substances of Concern (SoC) emitted when driving. 77 (26+50+1).

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2011

A) Mixing of high–surface area carbon with aniline oligomers and transition-metal precursor (M: Fe and/or Co). (B) Their approach uses polyaniline (PANI) as a precursor to a carbon-nitrogen template for high-temperature synthesis of catalysts incorporating iron and cobalt. mgPt cm -2 ) is shown for comparison (dashed line).

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

The Precourt Institute for Energy, the umbrella organization for energy research and education at Stanford, will fund the following four studies: Nanostructured Polymers for High-Performance Batteries. This project explores the use of specially designed nanostructured polymers to make high-energy, low-cost, flexible and stretchable batteries.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 3, 2014

Scientists from Stanford University, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and the Technical University of Denmark have identified a new nickel-gallium catalyst that converts hydrogen and carbon dioxide into methanol at ambient pressure and with fewer side-products than the conventional catalyst. You want to make methanol, not carbon monoxide.

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Low Cost Clean Cleaning Production 257

Green Car Congress

APRIL 11, 2010

A rendering of the HB-SIA prototype above a commercial A340 to show comparison of wingspan and scale. kW (10 hp) electric motors and store the solar energy for the night in a 400 kg lithium-ion polymer battery system (25% of the weight of the plane). Click to enlarge. This first flight was for me a very intense moment.

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JUNE 28, 2012

Various materials, including carbon materials, transition-metal oxides, conducting polymers, and hybrid composites have been widely studied as electrodes for these devices, the team notes. Comparison of cycling performance of (1) and (2) for 3000 cycles at 1.5 discharging rate, and excellent cycle stability.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2013

According to Dr. Holger Althues, head of the Chemical Surface Technology group at IWS, by using the combination of silicon anode and composite carbon nanotube/sulfur cathode materials, the team has extended the cycle life of lithium-sulfur button cells from 200 cycles to 1,400 cycles. 2 electrode.

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Lithium Sulfur Honolulu Li-ion 2012 255

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MARCH 27, 2017

Stuart Licht ( earlier post ) have developed a new process that transforms CO 2 into a controlled selection of nanotubes (CNTs) via molten electrolysis; they call the process C2CNT (CO2 into carbon nanotubes). Molten carbonate electrosynthesized boron-doped CNTs exhibit high electrical conductivity. —Ren et al. Licht (2017).

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 26, 2010

The C 6 to C 8 aromatic hydrocarbons can be high-octane gasoline additives or feedstocks for the chemical and polymer industries. The C 2 to C 4 olefins can also be used directly for polymer synthesis or can be modified to form other products, including alkylated aromatics and longer linear alpha olefins. Click to enlarge.

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Oil Convert Hydrogen Fuel 225

Green Car Congress

MAY 2, 2015

In contrast, bulk-type ASLBs in which composite electrodes comprise a mixture of electrode materials, SE particles, and conductive carbon are considered to be fabricated by a scalable process and are especially promising for outperforming the conventional LIBs. —Nam et al. Credit: ACS, Nam et al. Click to enlarge.

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Li-ion Batteries Battery South Korea 150

Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2015

Bottom: The dotted lines show the coarsening of platinum nanoparticles on top of a carbon carrier. The new observation method can enable discovery of the points on the carbon carrier where platinum coarsens, as well as level of voltage output during the coarsening process. Top: Real-time observation of fuel cell catalyst degradation.

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Toyota Fuel Hydrogen Carbon 150

Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2009

The CO 2 will be supplied to the algae in the photobioreactors and will serve as the carbon source for the ethanol produced. By comparison, corn produces around 400 gallons/acre/year. Algenol’s process currently achieves an energy balance of more than 5 to 1 and a life cycle carbon footprint that is merely 20% of petroleum (i.e.,

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Building Georgia Grant Carbon 210

Green Car Congress

APRIL 6, 2017

For the next generation of the Audi A8, an intelligent mix of four materials—aluminum, steel, magnesium and carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP)—is being used for the first time in the weight-bearing body structure—more materials than in any of the brand’s previous production models.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 28, 2011

For comparison, the cycling performance of pure graphene and Sn films under the same conditions are also shown. Furthermore, polymer binders and conductive additives which are commonly used for other electrode materials are not needed in such integrated electrodes, which will improve the overall energy density of the batteries.

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Li-ion Batteries Battery Lithium Ion 220

Green Car Congress

APRIL 6, 2009

Comparison of the best NPMC (non-precious metal catalyst) in this work with a Pt-based catalyst. Polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) cells, widely studied for such mobile applications, generally use carbon-supported platinum (Pt/C) catalysts at the electrodes. Lefèvre et al. Click to enlarge. Earlier post , earlier post.).

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Fuel Polymer 2009 Carbon 150

Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2015

In this regard, unique carbon nanotube?nanoribbon nanoribbon complexes with controllable nitrogen doping have been recently explored via partially unzipping carbon nanotubes and subsequent annealing under NH 3 atmosphere, showing enhanced catalytic activity for ORR. First-principles calculations suggested that the resulting.

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Fuel Universal Carbon Singapore 150

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APRIL 2, 2020

By comparison, an asynchronous motor’s rotor rotates slower than a synchronous speed. The body and roof of the e-tron GT are made of carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP), and the car uses the same multi-material construction philosophy as other Audi vehicles like the A8.

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Audi SUV Concept All-Electric 300

Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2013

The XL1 is aggressively optimized for efficiency in all areas of its design and technology—from materials (carbon fiber reinforced polymer monocoque); to powertrain (0.8L Comparison of electric drive fuel consumption (kWh/100 miles). By comparison, a Volkswagen Polo is slightly longer (156.3 Click to enlarge.

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Plug-in Diesel Plug Hybrid 324

Green Car Congress

JUNE 12, 2015

Li-ion cell energy density was increased from 84 to 152 Wh/kg; in comparison to the first technology platform, the battery capacity has grown from 48.6 Its exterior skin, painted in Magnetic Blue, combines body parts made of aluminum and carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP), such as the front and rear lids. R8 Overview.

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Batteries Battery Li-ion Audi 150

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 9, 2013

C, in comparison with bare sulfur and sulfur–TiO 2 core–shell nanoparticles. Over the past seven years, Cui’s group has demonstrated a succession of increasingly capable anodes that use silicon rather than carbon because it can store up to 10 times more charge per weight. Click to enlarge.

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Lithium Sulfur Batteries Battery Energy Storage 231

Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2012

Comparison of discharge capacity and coulombic efficiency vs. cycle number for the freestanding MPSF and MPSF with pyrolyzed PAN composite during galvanostatic charge/discharge tested between 0.07-1.5V The researchers infiltrate a polymer binder, polyacrylonitrile (PAN), to these thin films. Credit: ACS, Thankur et al.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 5, 2009

Among the challenges to more cost-effective production of biofuels from cellulosic biomass is to find effective means to work around the polymer lignin, the scaffolding that endows the plant’s architecture with rigidity and protection from pests.

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Conversion Polymer Carbon 2009 150

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 31, 2019

When containerised alongside existing and complimentary technology, the system forms part of a technology strategy enabling customers to map out a path to net-zero carbon emissions, while containing the cost of power and growing EV charging capability. AFC offers both types. Resources. Kordesch M. f304065.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2016

As two rough comparisons, Toyota’s production Mirai fuel-cell sedan, with a 114 kW fuel cell stack and a 113 kW traction motor, has an NEDC fuel consumption—calculated from the JC08 homologated value—of 0.76 According to the New European Driving Cycle, fuel consumption of the h-tron quattro is around one kilogram (2.2 about 6 kg.

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Audi Concept Detroit Fuel 150

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 2, 2013

Carbon Fiber Polymer Composite. Currently, polymer-film wound capacitors are commonly used in inverters for electric traction drive systems, but they cannot tolerate sufficiently high temperatures for future applications that will require operation in ambient temperatures up to 140°C.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

liters/100 km in comparison with the benchmark vehicle. All-aluminium and aluminium/carbon solutions already exist but, in addition to the high cost associated with such materials, they often necessitate an in-depth review of assembly and production processes, and there is a price to pay for that, Renault noted. Ultra-light chassis.

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Plug-in MPG Hybrid Plug 370

Green Car Congress

APRIL 5, 2016

nm-diameter carbon nanotube porins, which promote the formation of one-dimensional water wires, can support proton transport rates exceeding those of bulk water by an order of magnitude. Carbon nanotubes are the fastest known proton conductor. By comparison, the diameter of a human hair is 20,000 nanometers. nm (b), and 0.8

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 21, 2023

Speed, captured Charging and Regeneration There are three charging speed options for the 92 kWh lithium-ion polymer battery. The sleek exterior with a long hood and short, almost bustle-like rear give it a very low 0.197 coefficient of drag (C d ) In comparison, the Mercedes-Benz EQS comes in at.200 200 C d , and the Tesla Model S at.208

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All-Electric Miles Tahoe Charging 80

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MAY 7, 2009

billion); carbon capture and sequestration ($3.4 FY 2010 budget requests for those four (comparisons are against FY 2009 appropriations) and additional appropriations are as follows: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy: $2.319 billion (+6.4%); $16.8 billion); basic science research ($1.6

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AUGUST 29, 2022

A team of UConn researchers led by Jasna Jankovic, an assistant professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering in the School of Engineering, has devised a novel design for a tubular polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cell. This work developed a carbon nanofiber (CNF)/Pt-based cathode for a tubular fuel cell.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 16, 2010

This subtopic seeks research and development projects on novel lubricant formulations expected to improve the efficiency of advanced combustion regime engines by at least 10% (improvement based on comparison to similarly configured 2002 or later commercially available combustion engine). Development of Low-Cost Carbon Fiber.

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