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Fraunhofer holding 3rd annual workshop on Li-sulfur batteries in November

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Fraunhofer IWS in Dresden, Germany will hold its 3rd annual workshop on Lithium-sulfur batteries from 12-13 November 2014. As with the prior Lithium-Sulfur Battery Workshops in 2012 and 2013, this year’s symposium will bring together an international audience of scientists and industrial customers.

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California agencies release report charting path to 100% clean electricity; need to triple grid capacity by 2045

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By comparison over the last decade, the state has built on average 1 GW of utility solar and 300 megawatts (MW) of wind per year. California will need to sustain its expansion of clean electricity generation capacity at a record-breaking rate for the next 25 years.

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All-electric Rolls-Royce Spectre concludes winter testing 55km from Arctic Circle; Rolls-Royce 3.0

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Our task is to teach each component and system how to think, behave and communicate like a Rolls-Royce, which sees much of the engineering pivot from workshops into the digital space. By comparison, Phantom has 51,000 sender-receiver relations, 456 functions and 647 sub functions.

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Review of studies finds it difficult to reach summary conclusions on ethanol’s emissions effects

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The results of the analysis will also be presented at the CRC Real World Emission Workshop in March in Long Beach, California. In addition to the Urban Air Initiative-sponsored study, the consultants have written two different technical papers, one of which is already in peer review.

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DOE FCTO selects 11 fuel cell incubator projects for up to $10M in awards; exploring alkaline exchange membrane FCs

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An NREL report summarizing the 2011 Alkaline Membrane Fuel Cell Workshop noted that: In comparison with PEMFCs, AMFCs offer the advantage of avoiding Pt or Pt group metal (PGM) electrocatalysts, one of the primary limitations in the commercial deployment of fuel cells. … An alternative is the alkaline environment of the AEMFC.

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ZF’s decoupleable all-wheel drive system for cars delivers up to 5% reduction in fuel consumption compared to conventional AWD

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ZF has developed an all-wheel drive system for front-transverse installation in passenger cars that, through an automatic decoupling function, can reduce fuel consumption by up to 5% in comparison with conventional all-wheel drives, according to the company.

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Mercedes-Benz provides additional details on upcoming 12m electric Citaro bus

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F), the energy consumption of a city bus doubles by comparison with journeys where no heating is required—thereby halving the range. Omniplus Service offers companies tailor-made service concepts designed for electric mobility, right through to services provided in the customer’s own workshop. Thermal management.

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