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JUNE 11, 2013

The baseline analysis relies on a cost-of-ownership model that examines only current vehicles; current fuel prices; and a relatively conservative set of customer values. In particular, the report analyzes the Chevrolet Volt and Nissan LEAF in comparison with a limited set of current conventional and hybrid vehicles.

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OCTOBER 19, 2011

Error bands indicate technology uncertainties (red solid lines) and fuel price uncertainties (green dashed lines).Click Interested parties to this RFI might include, but are not limited to: automobile technology developers or manufacturers; components suppliers (e.g., Click to enlarge. Hybrid electric vehicles.

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APRIL 10, 2017

Comparison of costs and MSPs for the DHH pathway with the direct hydrogenolysis pathway. The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) is in charge of licensing the technology. Source: Click to enlarge. Plant biomass is typically about 40% oxygen by weight, while petroleum oil is less than 0.1%

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FEBRUARY 1, 2019

The results from this study suggested a cost of hydrogen as low as ¥17 to ¥27/Nm 3 (US$0.16 - $0.25) using a combination of technologies and the achievement of ambitious individual cost targets for batteries, PV, and electrolyzers. This approximately converts to US$1.92 to US$3.00/kg Credit: NIMS. 2018.11.119 ).

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million) to two UK fuel cell companies—ACAL Energy and ITM Power—to help deliver a step change reduction in the cost of the technology to about $35/kW. Significant additional technological breakthroughs are needed to achieve this target of a 30% cost reduction. The UK’s Carbon Trust recently awarded £1.95

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JUNE 8, 2022

Engineers at the University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering are using membrane distillation technology to enable drillers to filter and reuse the produced water in the oil and gas industry, in agriculture, and other beneficial uses. The method is already being tested in Texas, North Dakota, and most recently in New Stanton, Pa.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2012

A new Ford Motor Company-sponsored poll of 6,000 people across Europe found that most Europeans remain committed to car ownership, but have growing concerns about traffic congestion, the cost of driving and the environment. By comparison, 66% of those polled have owned a gasoline engine vehicle and 38% have owned a diesel engine vehicle.

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JULY 12, 2017

One of the most significant impediments to an increased market share for plug-in vehicles is the high cost of rechargeable energy storage. This can represent a very significant cost element of a typical battery electric vehicle (BEV); manufacturers need to strike a balance between product affordability and available range between recharges.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2016

The electric vehicle market at present is heavily dependent on early adopters keen to try out new technology or reduce their emissions, and on government incentives offered in markets such as China, Netherlands and Norway. However, that cost comparison is set to change radically in the 2020s. Although some 1.3

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JUNE 23, 2023

A paper on their work is published in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology. They used the model and the data to estimate the life cycle air pollution, greenhouse gas, and traffic externality benefits and costs of serving rides based on Chicago TNC trip data from 2019 to 2022 with fully electric vehicles. Mohan et al.

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JULY 11, 2017

The International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT), one of the organizations at the root of uncovering the Volkswagen diesel emission scandal ( earlier post ), has published a new analysis of developments and trends in advanced diesel engine technology. A mid-term review will be conducted this year. Customer-acceptance issues—e.g.,

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AUGUST 7, 2017

A new IHS Markit survey of five key automotive markets—the US, Canada, China, Germany and the United Kingdom— found that full autonomy technology is not yet popular among a broad audience. —Colin Bird, senior automotive technology analyst for IHS Markit and co-author.

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MARCH 2, 2023

h is achieved with an estimated raw active materials cost of $7.02 These metrics show the great potential of this unlocked chloroaluminate battery for future low-cost, long-duration electrochemical energy storage. By significantly increasing the cathode thickness and therefore accessible areal capacity up to 131.7 —Weller et al.

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AUGUST 25, 2010

The Efficient and Reliable Transportation of Consignments ( ERTOC ) project, part funded by the UK government-backed Technology Strategy Board, has been launched by GS1 UK, Ricardo, Unipart Logistics, IRIS Technology and Coventry University to drive business improvement and sustainability throughout the supply chain from factory to point of sale.

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AUGUST 30, 2010

The second proposed label retains the current label’s focus on miles per gallon (MPG) and annual fuel costs, while updating the overall design and adding the required new comparison information on fuel economy and emissions. Fuel Cost: Estimated annual costs of fueling the vehicle.

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OCTOBER 9, 2015

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded more than $20 million to 10 projects to advance fuel cell and hydrogen technologies, and to enable early adoption of fuel cell applications such as light-duty fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) (DE-FOA-0001224, earlier post ). billion in sales in 2014.

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DECEMBER 11, 2015

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to $35 million in available funding to advance hydrogen and fuel cell technologies ( earlier post ) to support research and development, early market deployments, and domestic manufacturing. hose/piping, dispenser/station technologies); and “Crosscutting: America’s Climate Action Champions”.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2012

Novozymes has introduced its next-generation of enzyme technology for cellulosic biofuels, Cellic CTec3, an advanced cellulase and hemicellulase complex. The enzyme enables more cost-efficient conversion of biomass to ethanol and performs 1.5 The enzyme enables more cost-efficient conversion of biomass to ethanol and performs 1.5

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JUNE 12, 2012

A123 Systems introduced Nanophosphate EXT ( EX treme T emperature), a new lithium-ion battery technology capable of operating at extreme temperatures without requiring thermal management. A123 has identified two key high-volume markets for the EXT technology, Kessen said: micro-hybrids (i.e., Click to enlarge.

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AUGUST 19, 2022

Comparison of turbocharging systems. The cost of a hydrogen powertrain in series production could be comparable to that of a gasoline engine. Instead, the focus was on examining the technical potential of the alternative drive technology and expanding the capabilities of existing engineering tools. —Vincenzo Bevilacqua.

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APRIL 27, 2016

Employing original Honda technologies, the fuel cell stack for this model was downsized by 33% compared to the previous version of the fuel cell stack yet delivers 130 kW of output, with an output density of 3.1 Cost, productivity, efficiency and fuel economy now offer the highest focus for technology investment, he said.

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JUNE 15, 2011

BCG comparison of the CO 2 reduction potential and cost of different technologies. Conventional automotive technologies have significant emission-reduction potential, according to a draft of the Boston Consulting Group’s (BCG) latest report on automotive propulsion, Powering Autos to 2020. Source: BCG. Source: BCG.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

Ballard has successfully incorporated the Non Precious Metal Catalyst into a high performing catalyst layer under a Technology Solutions program and plans to launch a new 30-watt FCgen-1040 fuel cell stack product incorporating NPMC for commercial use in late-2017. Kevin Colbow, Ballard’s Vice President – Technology and Product Development.

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JULY 26, 2023

This collaborative effort between the Group and SNU aims to advance battery technologies and foster industry-academia cooperation to establish global leadership in the battery field. Professor Choi will oversee the overall research projects and management of technology development.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2015

Researchers of the Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies ( IASS ) in Potsdam and the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) have achieved the proof-of-principle for a innovative technique to extract hydrogen (H 2 ) from methane (CH 4 ) without the formation of CO 2 as a byproduct.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2019

While preparations for the construction of the necessary infrastructure are still ongoing, at a cost of some €17.6 Daimler has taken the position that due to the high infrastructure costs involved, the company does not see potential in overhead lines at present; also in view of the rapid development of battery and fuel cell technology.

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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) We are pleased that ARPA-E and Department of Energy recognizes the value of our breakthrough technology. Kristina M.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2021

In a joint publication, WFS and AVL conclude that the combined high efficiency and lower system costs relative to FCEVs make H 2 -HPDI the most capital efficient means to use hydrogen and lower CO 2 emissions near-term and that it has the potential to remain competitive with fully industrialized FCEV in the future. Source: Westport/AVL.

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MARCH 16, 2021

The 178-page report finds that the goals of SB 100 can be achieved in different ways, but reaching them will require significant investments in new and existing technologies and an increased, sustained build-out of clean energy projects to bring new resources on-line. Additional Multiagency Actions.

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JUNE 29, 2022

Over a year ago, a cost comparison already showed that the department’s Ford Explorer patrol SUV would cost about $4,500 per year to run. In comparison, the Leawood Police Department estimated last year that the Tesla Model Y would require about $648 per year in energy costs.

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APRIL 30, 2019

This study joins a growing body of evidence that demonstrates that when climate policies favor particular technologies or target something other than the real enemy—carbon emissions—the result is less effective and more expensive than is necessary. However, these reduced emissions came at a high cost. —Michael Greenstone.

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APRIL 18, 2018

Anglo American Platinum (Amplats), alongside Shell Technology Ventures (STV), has taken a stake in High-Yield Energy Technologies ( HyET ) ( earlier post ), a Dutch company that has developed cost-effective electrochemical hydrogen compression (EHC) technology. Operating principle.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2018

Ricardo has created a company—Dolphin N2 Ltd—to commercialize its CryoPower cryogenic split-cycle engine technology ( earlier post , earlier post.) The Ricardo CryoPower concept aims to increase the fuel efficiency while reducing operating costs and CO 2 emissions for long haul trucks and other heavy-duty applications.

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Natural gas PM emissions are 95% lower in comparison to diesel, and 35% lower in NO x. Lastly, Iveco proposes a quieter vehicle with an average decrease of 5 decibels in comparison to diesel models. In terms of cost efficiency, overall TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) savings stand at up to 10%.

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GWP is a relative measure of how much heat a greenhouse gas traps in the atmosphere, with carbon dioxide setting the comparison with a GWP of 1. —Andreas Kramvis, president and CEO of Honeywell Performance Materials and Technologies. Comparison of Greenhouse Impact: HFO-1234yf vs. – CO 2. HFO-1234yf’s GWP is 99.9%

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JULY 22, 2012

According to analysis by the Carbon Trust, a cost of below $36/KW is where future fuel cell vehicles (FCVs) are expected to be able to compete with internal combustion engine cars at mass-manufactured volumes on a total cost of ownership basis. DOE says that 2011 costs are $49/kW. Source: US DOE. Click to enlarge.

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DECEMBER 16, 2011

Coskata has developed a novel synthesis gas fermentation technology platform capable of producing a range of chemicals and fuels; the company is initially focusing on producing ethanol. The Coskata process is high-yield and low-cost, the company says.

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