Cars That Think

JANUARY 29, 2022

That need for balance is true of electric power grids, too. Spiking demand for electric heat collided with supply problems created by frozen natural-gas equipment and below-average wind-power production. Packetized energy management (PEM) allows the power grid to flexibly handle a varying supply of renewable energy.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 9, 2012

Ballard Power Systems and Anglo American Platinum Limited, the world’s leading primary producer of platinum group metals, are working in partnership on a number of early-stage stationary and motive power applications of fuel cells in the South African market. COP17 was a high-level summit on climate change.

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South Africa Africa Climate Change Fuel 210

Cars That Think

JULY 14, 2023

It burns clean, generating only water as a by-product, and when it’s produced through electrolysis by splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen, the entire life cycle can be very environmentally friendly. But the use of hydrogen has never reached its potential as a renewable fuel, mostly because its production process drives up the cost.

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Hydrogen Maintenance Germany Clean 70

Cars That Think

MARCH 11, 2023

It occurred in the wake of the California electricity crisis of 2000 and 2001, when mismanaged deregulation, market manipulation, and environmental catastrophe combined to unhinge the power grid. AC Propulsion’s president, Tom Gage, explains the company’s vehicle-to-grid technology at a 2001 conference in Seattle.

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Grid Power Powered Vehicles 139

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 11, 2017

The company has already gathered experience with hydrogen-powered electric vehicles over several vehicle generations and millions of test kilometers around the world. Recently, it presented the next step with pre-production models of the Mercedes-Benz GLC F‑CELL. Earlier post.).

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Fuel Hydrogen Mercedes Wind 150

Green Car Congress

JULY 8, 2015

Geely Group and CRI intend to collaborate on the deployment of renewable methanol fuel production technology in China and explore the development and deployment of 100% methanol-fueled vehicles in China, Iceland and other countries. Currently the company has a 4,000 metric ton/year production capacity. Click to enlarge.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

APRIL 1, 2010

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer took part in the press conference via a remote video feed from Redmond. “For Ford,&# Mulally said, “this is a needed step in the development of the infrastructure that will make electric vehicles viable.&#. Tags: Production News EV Software Ford Microsoft.

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Ford Recharge Volt New York 100

Green Car Congress

APRIL 12, 2017

In the power grid, supply and demand need to match exactly. If consumers demand more power than producers can supply, or if producers provide more power than consumers need, the result can be rolling blackouts. MIT: Utilities and the virtual battery. But these approaches are either costly, polluting, or both.

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Charging Batteries Battery Grid 150

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2009

Norbert Reithofer, Chairman of the Board of Management of BMW AG, called a “ CO 2 champion ” that will demonstrate “ a whole new dimension of driving pleasure with regards to efficiency with performance ” during a press conference late in July. The plug-in full hybrid BMW Vision EfficientDynamics all-wheel drive concept car is powered by a 1.5-liter,

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All-Electric Plug-in Concept Plug 268

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

substantial increase in production of fuel per acre of planted. production of oil, which is stored in seeds and is convertible to. Synthetic Crop for Direct Biofuel Production through Rerouting the Photosynthesis Intermediates and Engineering. conferring hydrocarbon biosynthesis, enhanced carbon. biomass production.

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Energy Clean Cleaning Grid 294

Charged EVs

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Interoperability—the ability of products from different manufacturers to work together—is one of the most fundamental enablers of our technological society. Also, CharIN’s 5th North America Conference and Testival took place at Lucid Motors Headquarters in Newark, California in November.]. It’s a must.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

In late 2008, BYD started selling the first production PHEV in China. Partnering with Alcoa, Duke Energy, Google.org, Johnson Controls Indiana startup plans to unveil vehicle May 2009 at EVS-24 in Norway; mass production in 2012. 1,000 pre-orders for small production runs in 2009 and 2010starting 4th quarter 2009.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Wont all these cars require us to build even more power plants? The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) estimates that the current power grid could handle many tens of millions of cars plugging in at off-peak hours before wed have any capacity issues [See EPRI article PDF ]. Generally, theyll plug in at night.

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