Green Car Congress

APRIL 15, 2020

Demand for rare earth magnets is being driven by electric vehicles (electric motors and batteries), wind generators (direct drive generators), medical devices (personal “vital signs” monitors and medical imaging machines), smart phones, and aerospace/defense applications, where high-performance in extreme conditions is important.

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MARCH 8, 2021

Under an agreement in principle, subject to completion of definitive agreements, Colorado-based Energy Fuels will process natural monazite sands into an RE Carbonate beginning in March or April 2021 and ship a portion of that production to Neo’s rare earth separations facility in Sillamäe, Estonia (Silmet).

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 9, 2013

Many materials deemed critical by the DOE are used in modern clean energy technologies—such as wind turbines, solar panels, electric vehicles, and energy-efficient lighting. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). Industry partners that have joined to help advance CMI developed technologies include General Electric; OLI Systems, Inc.;

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Cars That Think

JUNE 12, 2023

The shipping containers, which house a Frankenstein-like assortment of machine parts—motors repurposed from Volvo truck engines, giant tanks of compressed air, huge silos of piping hot sand—are produced by a company called Cheesecake Energy. The motor drives a piston that compresses air, which gets hot as it’s compressed.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 26, 2013

Officials from DOE, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Ford Motor Company, and Dow Chemical launched the facility. Ford Motor Company. Colorado School of Mines. Clean Energy Manufacturing Initiative. The selected project recipients and DOE funding request are: Projects Selected for Award Negotiations in March 2013.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Colorado State University. Colorado State University will develop a novel, low-cost turbo-compression cooling system that utilizes the ultra-low-grade waste (less than 150°C) heat available in many industrial processes, the energy from which is not traditionally recovered. Idaho National Laboratory.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 8, 2009

Both rely on the principle of stator motor design and magnetic induction to create propulsive physical forces. A principal element of the MagneMotion urban maglev system is the use of the company’s linear synchronous motor technology to propel bus-sized vehicles that can operate with short headway under automatic control.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

Renewable Wind Energy: MBTA will design and construct wind energy generation turbines in eastern Massachusetts (from among Kingston, Newburyport, Bridgewater). Wind Energy Project: GLPTC seeks to reduce its electrical energy usage by investing in a renewable source of energy to be generated by wind using equipment on site.

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Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 20, 2023

A slick performance Silent Propulsion The all-wheel drive GV70 EV comes with twin electric motors, front and rear, each producing 160 kilowatts (kW) of power. These motors produce a combined 429 horsepower (hp) and 483 pound-feet of torque. Ready for a fast boost Range can also be added through powerful motor regeneration.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 25, 2022

Toyota Motor North America is collaborating with the US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to build, install and evaluate a 1-megawatt (MW) proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell power generation system at NREL’s Flatirons Campus in Arvada, Colorado. This 3-year, $6.5-million

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Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 30, 2021

Not enough can be said about how excellent the General Motors 3.0L A note regarding OnStar : a simple push of a button connects you with a friendly General Motors representative to handle emergencies, directions and general assistance to make your driving experience safer and more enjoyable. at a very low 1,500 rpm. A bed extender.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

contains no rare earths, in a prototype electric motor. Research, TECO Westinghouse Motor. for High Power Wind Generators The University of Houston will develop a new, low-cost. superconducting wire that can be used in future advanced wind turbine generators. has traditionally been too expensive to use in wind generators.

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Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

Hub motors integrate a motor directly in the wheel center (either front or rear wheel), in an enclosed system that's independent from the bike chain and pedal drive. Gearless hub motors directly link the motor's stator to the bike axle. Hub motors are relatively affordable, low-maintenance, mass produced by the millions.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 5, 2020

The amount of cobalt, copper, lithium, cadmium, and rare earth elements needed for solar photovoltaics, batteries, electric vehicle (EV) motors, wind turbines, fuel cells, and nuclear reactors will likely grow at a rapid pace in the upcoming years. —Sovacool et al. Sovacool et al. Benjamin K. Sovacool, Saleem H.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2012

Colorado State. Researchers from Colorado State University will develop a system. The University of Colorado Boulder will use nanotechnology to. would supply the growing market of wind turbine generators and. electric vehicle motors with alternative higher-performance. Capturing this energy would reduce both waste.

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Electric Auto Association

APRIL 4, 2021

Started with two wheels McNeil’s first experience in converting EVs came in 1976 with a 1967 Yamaha Big Bear he found in his hometown of Colorado Springs. “I I cut the frame and extended it, and then a guy from the DEVC donated a golf cart motor,” he explained. “I The Hornet was considered a luxury EV because of its size.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2014

Increasing the voltage has made it possible to reduce the size of the electric motor and the number of Toyota FC Stack fuel cells, leading to a smaller, higher-performance Toyota Fuel Cell System, thereby reducing system costs. —Akio Toyoda, Toyota Motor Corporation President/CEO. Electric traction motor and battery.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2010

Engineering Ralstonia eutropha for Production of Isobutanol (IBT) Motor Fuel from Carbon Dioxide, Hydrogen & Oxygen. of Colorado-Boulder, Univ. University of Colorado-Boulder. Michigan State). Reducing equivalent: Hydrogen; Organism: Ralstonia eutropha; Product: Butanol. Planar Energy Devices. NREL, UCSD, Univ.

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AUGUST 23, 2017

Imagen and its project team will develop a SiC-based compact motor drive system to efficiently control high power (greater than 500 kW), high performance permanent magnet electric motors operating at extremely high speed (greater than 20,000 rpm). SiC-Based Direct AC-AC Power Converter for Motor Drives. Opcondys, Inc.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2009

Sun Catalytix Corporation will develop a unique technology to split water into hydrogen and oxygen under benign conditions to enable storage of intermittent renewable solar and wind energy for around-the-clock use. Breakthrough High Efficiency Shrouded Wind Turbine. DOE grant: $4,085,350). The University of Minnesota and BioCee, Inc.

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EV Central

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

The EQA small SUV and EQC mid-sized SUV that are already on sale use existing ICE architectures with electric components added, but the EQS SUV starts with a skateboard-style chassis that allows the motors and batteries to be positioned optimally. There are two electric motors in the EQS450 4Matic. Mercedes-Benz EQS450 4Matic SUV.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 16, 2020

For example, rare earth elements are essential for the manufacturing of high strength magnets used in EV motors and offshore wind turbine generators. Critical materials are used in many products important to the US economy and national security.

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Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

AUGUST 3, 2009

This time it would be with a Tesla Motors Roadster! The Tesla Motors roadster battery pack contains 6,831 Lithium-ion battery cells similar to those in a laptop computer. Michael purchased a new white Tesla Roadster with the intention of making a cross-country trip that would be powered only by homegrown American electrons.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

In addition to a recent electric car deal with NISSAN Motors ( NSANY ), Portland General Electric, the Oregon state governor and GE have also announced a joint venture with Mitsubishi Motors ( MMTOF.PK ) to develop and sell the Miev electric car with 85 mile range by 2011. By 2011 look for a larger THINK Ox. a subsidiary of Ener1 Inc.

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