Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

V reaching 10% capacity increase in comparison to a standard G/NMC cell resulting in lower cost of installed battery pack (euros per kWh) for EV-applications. Cell assembly starts with the electrode manufacturing exclusively using a water-based binder (WBB) process in an eco-friendly environment.

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JANUARY 27, 2020

The e-Bio Fuel Cell system featured an an SOFC stack and an on-board reformer to convert 100% ethanol or ethanol-blended water (55% water, 45% ethanol) to hydrogen. At the time, Nissan said it planned commercialization of the technology in 2020. Comparison of cell performance under ethanol internal reforming conditions.

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DECEMBER 12, 2016

A research team from University of Western Ontario, McMaster University and Beijing Computational Science Research Center has developed an effective synthesis method to produce isolated single platinum (Pt) atoms and clusters for use as catalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) in water splitting to produce hydrogen.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2016

a gas-to-liquids (GTL) technology and solutions company that transforms methane and other hydrocarbon gases into gasoline and methanol ( earlier post ), has successfully produced 100-octane gasoline at its commercial demonstration plant in Hillsborough, New Jersey. Primus Green Energy Inc., Syngas-to-Gasoline. Liquid/Gas Separation.

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AUGUST 22, 2022

Because so much energy is lost turning steam back into water in the Rankine cycle, at most a third of the power in the steam can be converted into electricity. In comparison, the Brayton cycle has a theoretical conversion efficiency upwards of 50%. The recuperator improves the overall efficiency of the system. —Darryn Fleming.

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DECEMBER 20, 2011

Researchers from SRI International (SRI) are developing a methane-and-coal-to-liquids process that consumes negligible amounts of water and does not generate carbon dioxide. Lifecycle GHG comparison. Water consumption less than 235 kg/barrel. Top: Conventional F-T process. Bottom: SRI process. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 20, 2024

The IMO’s previous goal was a 50 percent reduction by 2050 in comparison with 2008 levels. Based on the number of players in the United States that are quite far advanced in their development, like TerraPower, my rough guess is that in 10 years we will see the first commercial civilian vessel with [next-generation] nuclear power,” says Lien.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 15, 2009

Coskata’s semi-commercial facility in Madison, Pa. a syngas to ethanol company, officially launched its semi-commercial “Flexethanol” facility located in Madison, PA. By comparison, the theoretical yield of ethanol from a dry ton of corn is 124.4 gallons of water are required to produce one gallon of corn ethanol.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 18, 2022

Nearly all commercial hydrogen is produced from natural gas. Green hydrogen is a carbon-free method that uses an electrolyzer to split water into hydrogen and oxygen gas. Green hydrogen is a carbon-free method that uses an electrolyzer to split water into hydrogen and oxygen gas.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 10, 2019

The use of ‘water-in-salt’ electrolytes has considerably expanded the electrochemical window of aqueous lithium-ion batteries to 3 to 4 volts, making it possible to couple high-voltage cathodes with low-potential graphite anodes. ) in graphite, a composite electrode containing equimolar lithium halide salts (LiBr) 0.5 (about 4.0 V) and Cl ?

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JULY 8, 2015

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. Their results showed that in comparison with gasoline mode, CO emitted in methanol mode decreased 11.2%.

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JULY 31, 2019

However, the scale of biofuels is limited by their environmental footprint, considering the land and water usage. Source-to-Tank cost comparison of carbon-neutral transportation fuels. The technical potential of wind and solar energy is vast, and such fuels are scalable beyond foreseeable needs. —Zhao et al. Zhao et al.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 14, 2019

Commercial battery enclosures for electric vehicles are mainly made of aluminum and steel. In comparison, the CFRP battery enclosure is around 40 percent lighter. Plus, the composite also offers excellent values in terms of water and gas leakage tightness and corrosion resistance.

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Carbon Fiber Carbon Batteries Battery 207

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 23, 2013

The product is the first commercialized fuel cell system in which the fuel cell unit, hot water unit and backup heat source unit can all be stored in the pipe shaft of the condominium. A pipe shaft is a space to store water and gas pipes that runs vertically through condominium floors. Water tank capacity. Hot water unit.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 19, 2010

Terrestrial bioenergy feedstock crops such as switchgrass, canola and corn have lower environmental lifecycle impacts than algae in energy use, greenhouse gas emissions, and water regardless of cultivation location, according to a new lifecycle assessment by researchers at the University of Virginia. 0.4 ± 0.05. 1.8 ± 0.58. 3.3 ± 0.86.

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DECEMBER 2, 2018

Alkaline fuel cells (AFCs) that are assembled with alkaline anion exchange membranes (AAEMs) have several significant advantages in comparison to state-of-the-art proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs). (1) 2) Oxidation of direct alcohol fuels (e.g., methanol and ethanol) is also significantly faster in AFCs. (3)

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MAY 14, 2018

This enables long distance journeys for commercial vehicles such as intercity coaches, buses and trucks while at the same time offering a long life-time. kWh battery module offers a power density of up to 433 W/kg and high cycle stability in comparison to other high-energy solutions (1,500 to 3,000 operative cycles).

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 3, 2013

Electro-catalytic water splitting to produce hydrogen and oxygen is a key element of solar-fuels devices; identifying efficient catalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is critical to their realization. Credit: ACS, McCrory et al. Click to enlarge. A paper on their work is published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society.

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AUGUST 19, 2014

In addition to ensuring the same energy source, the analysis was conducted such that the same functional unit and system boundary are assumed for all of the three mobility options, to facilitate a direct comparison of their respective environmental footprints. water depletion potential (WDP). Credit: ACS, Dai and Lastoskie.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 5, 2014

Gas chromatography comparison of Conoco fuel and a Conoco-CoolPlanet blend. As each of the following stages heat and compress the biomass, it will outgas commercially viable bio-intermediary compounds that are then taken off to catalytic reaction chambers. Cool Planet’s biogasoline blendstock is 100% compatible with pump gasoline.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 13, 2011

The study also found that shows that water use for algae cultivation is much less if algae are grown in the US regions that have the sunniest and most humid climates: the Gulf Coast, the Southeastern Seaboard and the Great Lakes. The paper is published in the journal Water Resources Research.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 13, 2012

Well-to-wheel GHG estimates for palm hydrotreated renewable diesel (HRD) fuel, with and without direct LUC, and diesel fuel included to enable comparisons. Algae have the potential to produce large volumes of fuel per unit area of production on marginal lands using saline water unsuitable for food crops. Credit: ACS, Vasudevan et al.

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OCTOBER 29, 2009

At present, most commercial ocean-going ships use a propeller shaft that is supported by oil-lubricated bearings in the ship’s stern tube. A typical commercial (>1,000 DWT) ocean-going ship’s stern tube contains about 1,500 liters (396 gallons US) of oil. By comparison, the Exxon Valdez oil tanker discharged 41.6

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FEBRUARY 14, 2012

The timeline to market is short, and commercial introduction is expected in early 2014. Since the commercial IH 2 technology produces its own hydrogen and a surplus of water to be self-sufficient, it can operate in a stand-alone configuration anywhere there is sufficient biomass feed for conversion.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

In comparison to regular liquid or gaseous hydrogen refueling concepts, sLH2 is considerably simpler while delivering increased performance. All of a sudden, commercial hydrogen doesn’t seem so impossible after all. At the same time, refueling capacity is increased to new levels. What happens next is anyone’s guess.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 23, 2012

Here, we have selected a representative from each of these three groups, produced biodiesel, have characterized the properties of the fuels in comparison to biodiesel produced from plant oils. The team determined the key physical properties of each biodiesel and compared them with commercial soybean biodiesel. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 12, 2011

In nature, [FeFe] hydrogenase enzymes catalyze the formation of hydrogen from water with reported rate constants as high as 9000 s ?1 This comparison, however, must be tempered by the recognition that the overpotential of the natural hydrogenase is thought to be less than 100 mV, significantly lower than the overpotential for [the catalyst].Most

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JULY 22, 2017

Although fuel cells have been used in many successful applications, they have not been technically or commercially validated in the port environment. By comparison, the net efficiency of a comparable diesel generator efficiency is from 25% to 34% in this same load range. It averaged 29.4 kW (gross).

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2012

The HSHS installed in this demonstration test house consists of CIGS (copper, indium, gallium, selenium) thin-film solar cell panels; a home battery unit (rechargeable battery); household gas-engine cogeneration unit and hot-water supply system; and the Smart e Mix Manager.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 13, 2011

Comparison of O 3. A) mesoporous two-line ferrihydrite (M2LFh), B) MSIO, C) CIO, D) g-Fe 2 O 3 , E) 5 wt % Fe/ZSM-5, and F) commercial MnO 2. In ozone processes for water cleaning and odor removal, e.g. smoke from vehicle interiors, it could catch the unreacted O 3. removal % of materials at room temperature. Mathew et al.

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AUGUST 6, 2011

The team earlier published LCA results finding that terrestrial bioenergy feedstock crops such as switchgrass, canola and corn have lower environmental life cycle impacts than algae in energy use, greenhouse gas emissions, and water regardless of cultivation location. environmental burdens (net energy use, water use, and GHG) per VKT.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2009

Upon approval of the grant, Dow and the other collaborators will work with Algenol to demonstrate the technology at a level to sufficiently prove that it can be implemented on a commercial scale. By comparison, corn produces around 400 gallons/acre/year.

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AUGUST 15, 2012

For comparison, the current mean USGS estimates for undiscovered, technically recoverable conventional oil and gas resources from onshore and underlying State waters are 27 bb of oil and 388 tcf of natural gas, respectively. The assessment uses both published and commercial sources of geologic information and field-production data.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2013

b) Comparison of cycling performance at C/2 with and without the PVP modification. Commercial applications of lithium sulfur batteries have not been very successful despite several decades of research. Electrochemical performance of the modified hollow carbon nanofiber cathode. (a) Credit: ACS, Zheng et al. Click to enlarge.

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APRIL 21, 2011

mgPt cm -2 ) is shown for comparison (dashed line). Eliminating platinum would solve a significant economic challenge that has hampered large-scale commercialization of hydrogen fuel cell systems. Performance of an H 2 -air fuel cell with a Pt cathode (0.2 Source: Wu et al. Click to enlarge.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

The comparison with internal combustion engine cars is based on a total cost of ownership analysis that assumes a product lifetime of 15 years, no taxes or subsidies on the fuels used and a peak power output of 85 kW.). Once the fuel and oxygen have reacted these grooves then take away the resulting water that is produced from the reaction.

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DECEMBER 18, 2012

A gas diffusion layer without any catalysts was used as the baseline air electrode for comparison. Architectural features of tetrapod structures, commercially available melamine foam (inset), and a cross-sectional view (SEM image) of a fractured melamine foam after pyrolysis. Source: Lee et al. Click to enlarge. A team of S.

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