Green Car Congress

AUGUST 19, 2022

In a recent simulation study reported in Porsche Engineering Magazine , Porsche Engineering examined the potential of hydrogen combustion engines. Current work on hydrogen combustion engines worldwide is predominantly being done for commercial vehicles with a relatively low specific output of around 50 kW per liter of displacement.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Hy Stor Energy LP, together with its strategic partner Connor, Clark & Lunn Infrastructure (CC&L Infrastructure), will develop , commercialize, and operate large-scale, long-duration green hydrogen hubs that will serve as a model for green hydrogen development efforts going forward. million kg of blue hydrogen per day. (As

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

An alternative to fossil fuels is power-to-X fuels, which are synthesized from electrolysis-based hydrogen. The most important power-to-X fuel is currently hydrogen itself. Ammonia (NH 3 ) could become an alternative solution to allow the required hydrogen to be stored and transported with ease.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

A new total cost of ownership (TCO) study from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) finds that battery-electric and fuel-cell electric commercial trucks could be economically competitive with conventional diesel trucks by 2025 in some operating scenarios.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

The event is the most recent example of a concerted effort to educate stakeholders and encourage the implementation of the SAE hydrogen fueling standards. Validated in the lab and proven in the field over the last decade, these standards provide the basis for hydrogen fueling for the first generation of infrastructure worldwide.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

However, they also noted, high PTW efficiencies and the moderate fuel economies of current compressed natural gas vehicles (CNGVs) make them a viable option as well. If CNG were to be eventually used in hybrids, the advantage of the electric generation/EV option shrinks. Their open access paper is published in the journal Energy.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 4, 2013

ITM Power, with its partners Mainova Aktiengesellschaft and NRM Netzdienste Rhein-Main GmbH, has injected hydrogen into the German gas distribution network from the Thüga Group’s power-to-gas demonstration plant. The electrolyzer supplies the hydrogen-methane mixture at the same pressure as the gas distribution network—3.5

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CleanTechnica EVs

JULY 24, 2021

Only full battery electric vehicles and hydrogen fuel-cell EVs have the potential to be very low-GHG pathways.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 21, 2015

According to a new lifecycle analysis by a team at Carnegie Mellon University, a battery electric vehicle (BEV) powered with natural gas-based electricity achieves around an average 40% lifecycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction when compared to a conventional gasoline vehicle. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2013

ITM Power has provided an update on the cost structure of hydrogen generated by its HFuel electrolysis platform. kg after capital amortization—incorporates efficiency improvements, cost reduction of its HGas platform and data provided by Hyundai for the ix35 fuel cell electric vehicle ( earlier post ). Electricity price.

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Green Car Congress

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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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Electra has raised $85 million to produce Low-Temperature Iron (LTI) from commercial and low-grade ores using zero-carbon intermittent electricity. By comparison, 69% of steel today is made at approximately 1,600 degrees Celsius (2,912 degrees Fahrenheit) using coal, emitting about two tons of carbon dioxide for every ton of steel produced.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 9, 2022

Data was collected with the stock ignition system with a representative ignition strategy, followed by comparison to a drop-in replacement with the TPS nanosecond pulsed power ignition system (coil and plug). The Toyota 2.5L engine was tested at FEV North America and results indicate improvements over the stock ignition system.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 31, 2020

An analysis of near-term spending plans on renewables by the biggest oil and gas companies shows that real investments in renewable energy will continue to pale in comparison to capex plans for greenfield fossil fuel projects. Good case in point: Italian multinational oil and gas giant Eni S.p.A. 2 Total SA. 3 ENI SpA.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 8, 2022

Around 1,400 are battery-electric; 150 fuel cell; 50 overhead line; and 100 gas buses. However, the focus is on the switch to battery-electric and fuel-cell-based buses. The associated maintenance and charging infrastructure is also supported.

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My Electric Car

AUGUST 21, 2020

There has been much discussion for over thirty years or more around the use of hydrogen fuel cells as an alternative to the internal combustion engine. Proponents believe such a car could be easily refuelled with hydrogen and assumed it would have greater range than a pure all-electric car.

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Green Car Congress

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. AOI 1 Topic 1: Hydrogen Production R&D: Advanced High‐Temperature Water Splitting.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 19, 2014

Results of a lifecycle analysis by a team at the University of Michigan suggest that multiple types of natural gas-powered vehicles—i.e., Results of a lifecycle analysis by a team at the University of Michigan suggest that multiple types of natural gas-powered vehicles—i.e., —Dai and Lastoskie. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 2, 2018

These alkaline exchange materials are used to fabricate membrane electrode assemblies (MEAs) in hydrogen fuel cells and in electrolyzers used for hydrogen production. Ecolectro’s polymers do not require high-cost platinum group metals, a feature that significantly lowers the cost of hydrogen fuel cells and electrolyzers.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 31, 2019

Hydrogen has attracted the most research and development interest due to the efficiency and performance of hydrogen-fueled proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs). However, the challenges of transmission, distribution, and high-pressure storage of a low-density gas have hampered the adoption of hydrogen PEMFC technology.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 17, 2020

A recent PSI study led by environmental scientist Christian Bauer found that a battery electric car is already the most environmentally friendly option in Switzerland and many other countries, even when the manufacture of the battery is figured in. When, Where and How can battery-electric vehicles help reduce greenhouse gas emissions? (in

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Green Car Congress

JULY 9, 2013

The Thüga Group has now started construction of its Power-to-Gas demonstration plant in Frankfurt. Thirteen Thüga partners will test over the course of three years the power-to-gas storage technology using the gas distribution network. The municipal gas distribution networks can manage these quantities in principle.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 3, 2014

WTW energy demand and GHG emissions for EV and PHEV drivetrains for various electricity sources; gasoline ICE vehicle is solid square, hybrid the hollow square. First, it considers the performance of both mature and novel hydrogen production processes, multiple electricity generation pathways and several alternative drivetrains.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

The work done to date represents an important part of our Japan strategy where we are focused on breakthrough technology development with select Japanese partners as well as penetration into the Japanese hydrogen economy with strategic channel partners in key applications.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 23, 2010

With its low cost, low environmental impact and safety aspects, the Al-air system has potential to serve as a near-term power source for electric vehicles, according to a research team from The University of Hong Kong and Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Comparisons between simulation results and experimental data showed a good agreement.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 17, 2020

For 2021, Toyota has fully rebooted the Mirai, originally offered in 2016, as a premium rear-wheel drive sports-luxury fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) with striking design, cutting-edge technology, more engaging driving performance and a significantly longer EPA-estimated range rating.

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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. In addition, as there is no belt drive, electric fans are required throughout.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 18, 2009

OMV, in cooperation with Linde AG and Daimler AG, opened Baden-Württemberg’s first publicly accessible hydrogen filling station on the site of the OMV service station at Stuttgart Airport. Hydrogen technology plays a decisive role here. The gaseous hydrogen is also supplied by Linde AG. million) in support of the project.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 27, 2015

A study by Carnegie Mellon University researchers comparing life cycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from different natural gas pathways for medium and heavy-duty vehicles (MHDVs) found that the GHG reduction potentials of the pathways vary sharply between non-Class 8 MHDVs (e.g., Study system boundary of natural gas pathways.

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Green Car Congress

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. The final design is a 1.2-meter-high

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 6, 2012

Honda Fit EV Efficiency Comparison. Ford Focus Electric. The 92 kW (123 hp) coaxial electric motor generates 189 ft-lb of torque, and is teamed to a chassis with a fully-independent suspension and a driver-selectable 3-mode electric drive system adapted from the CR-Z Sport Hybrid. EPA Combined MPGe. EPA Combined kWh/100m.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 20, 2024

Nearly all of the world’s ship fleet still runs on diesel fuel, with about a quarter of new ships on order being built to run on somewhat lower-carbon alternatives like liquefied natural gas, methanol, or hybrid propulsion. Shipping uses over 300 million tonnes of fossil fuels every year, producing 3 percent of greenhouse gas emissions.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2015

Platinum is an essential catalyst for the electricity-producing chemical reactions occurring between oxygen and hydrogen in fuel cell stacks. The conventional method of platinum nanoparticle observation is a fixed-point comparison of pre-reaction platinum particles with post-reaction particles. Click to enlarge. Background.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 11, 2014

volts versus the reversible hydrogen electrode) in CO-saturated alkaline water. For the Nature study, Kanan and Li built an electrochemical cell: two electrodes placed in water saturated with carbon monoxide gas. The challenge was to find a cathode that would reduce carbon monoxide to ethanol instead of reducing water to hydrogen.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 27, 2016

For Honda on the vehicle side, that strategy encompasses ongoing development of more efficient hybrids, as well as battery-electric and fuel cell vehicles. Honda also sees the possibility of a “hydrogen-powered society” based on renewable energy and renewable-energy-generated hydrogen. Earlier post.). Earlier post ).

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

Comparison of brake thermal efficiency and specific fuel consumption at rated power (ICOMIA Mode 5), hydrogen vs. gasoline engines. The second motivation is a purely pragmatic one, since a modest output powerplant will also have concomitantly modest needs for hydrogen storage to achieve a targeted autonomy. Oh and Plante.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 15, 2011

Comparison of biomass-to-wheel (BTW) efficiency for different biomass utilization scenarios. Sugar Fuel Cell Vehicles and BEVs charged with electricity from a fuel cell (green bars) were the most efficient. Huang and Zhang. Click to enlarge. Among the findings: The current corn ethanol/ICE scenario has η BTW value of ~7%—i.e.,

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