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UQM PowerPhase Pro 100 powering fuel cell taxicabs during London 2012 Summer Olympics

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UQM PowerPhase Pro 100 electric drive systems are powering a fleet of hydrogen fuel cell London taxicabs during the 2012 Olympic Games. A fuel cell system designed by Intelligent Energy works in conjunction with a high voltage battery pack and a UQM DC-to-DC converter to provide power for the vehicle.

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GKN to supply 500 electric flywheel hybrid drive systems to Go-Ahead Group for buses

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The energy is drawn from the flywheel and converted back into electricity to power the traction motor, which helps accelerate the bus back up to speed, generating fuel savings of more than 20% at a significantly lower cost and weight (60 kg, 132 lbs) than battery hybrid alternatives. When the driver accelerates, the system works in reverse.

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In-flight wireless power transfer for drones

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Scientists at Imperial College London have demonstrated a highly efficient inductive method for wirelessly transferring power to a drone while it is flying. To demonstrate their approach, the Imperial College London researchers bought an off-the-shelf quadcopter drone—around 12 cm (4.7

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Kinetic Traction Systems launches with trackside flywheel energy storage technology for rail

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Regenerative electric trains convert kinetic energy into electrical energy during braking. The KTSi proprietary flywheel design has already been used to provide clean traction power to subway trains in several of the world’s leading metropolitan transit authorities, including NYC Transit, London Underground and Lyon Metro, France.

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British Airways Partnering With Solena on Renewable Jet Fuel Plant; F-T Biojet Use Targeted for 2014

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The plant will gasify waste biomass, and use a Fischer-Tropsch process to convert the resulting syngas to biojet fuel and bionaphtha. a bioenergy and biofuels company based in Washington DC. Four sites in the east of London are among those under consideration for the construction of the bio-jet fuel plant. Click to enlarge.

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Solena signs LOI with Rentech for Fischer-Tropsch technology for first commercial-scale renewable jet fuel facility in Europe

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a bioenergy and biofuels company based in Washington DC, has signed a letter of intent with Rentech, Inc. The facility will convert more than 500,000 metric tonnes of waste biomass feedstock into synthesis gas (BioSynGas) every year, using Solena’s proprietary plasma gasification technology. The Solena Group, Inc., Earlier post.).

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Equipmake & Beulas partner with Go-Ahead London for in-service trials of double-decker e-bus; up to 300 miles with 543 kWh pack

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A Semikron SKAI inverter converts DC charge from the battery to AC charge to drive the HTM 3500 electric motor. When the battery is depleted at the end of a complete duty cycle, it can be recharged at the depot overnight via a CSS DC charging point.

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