Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 11, 2021

An international collaboration of scientists has taken a significant step toward the realization of a nearly “green” zero-net-carbon technology that can efficiently convert CO 2 and hydrogen into ethanol. They also discovered why this three-part interface is successful.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 10, 2023

eFuels company HIF Global ( earlier post ) and Siemens Energy reached an agreement under which Siemens Energy will supply electrolyzers to the HIF Matagorda eFuels Facility. HIF and Siemens Energy are engaged in front end engineering and design for 1.8

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 6, 2020

Researchers at the University of Southampton have transformed optical fibers into photocatalytic microreactors that convert water into hydrogen fuel using solar energy. The unique methodology presents a potentially feasible solution for renewable energy, the elimination of greenhouse gases and sustainable chemical production.

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AUGUST 25, 2021

Ricardo won a contract with LS Automotive Technologies to develop a high voltage DC-DC converter to power the low voltage network in electric vehicles. To achieve the high efficiency, high energy density and performance targets needed, Ricardo will be using silicon carbide and gallium nitride power electronics.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Bakken Energy, a developer of affordable clean hydrogen supply, signed a Memorandum of Understanding with each of Cummins Inc. The industry-led Hub will include Bakken Energy’s large scale affordable clean hydrogen production. and Schneider National Carriers Inc.,

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Although electrification has shown promise toward reducing the carbon footprint of passenger vehicles, aviation remains dependent on hydrocarbon fuels due to their high energy density relative to even the most advanced battery technologies available today. Lignin makes up the rigid parts of the cell walls of plants. Stone et al.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

ANGI Energy Systems, a Vontier business, has dispatched the first two of six hydrogen dispensers from its headquarters in Janesville, Wisconsin to Chart Industries.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Microengineering and Microsystems IMM are developing ammonia-based systems for a mobile, decentralized energy supply in the infrastructure, transportation and industry sectors. However, it is also a high-quality energy carrier, particularly as a storage medium for hydrogen.

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OCTOBER 21, 2022

(NMG) and Panasonic Energy entered into a Framework Agreement establishing the terms of the commercial relationship between the parties to enable the next development steps of NMG’s ore-to-battery-market integrated graphite project in Québec, Canada.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 30, 2020

At SEMA360, Chevrolet will showcase a 1977 K5 Blazer converted to all-electric propulsion. The new K5 Blazer-E retains as much of the stock Blazer as possible; approximately 90% of the new parts installed for the eCrate package are factory components from the Chevrolet Bolt EV. DC-to-DC power converter to power low-voltage systems.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2023

Vulcan Energy Resources signed a Term Sheet agreement with Nobian GmbH (Nobian) for the formation of a 50/50 joint venture over, and equity financing of, Vulcan’s Central Lithium Plant (CLP), which forms part of Vulcan’s Zero Carbon Lithium Project ( earlier post ).

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2021

The investment will enable GM to convert CAMI into Canada’s first large-scale electric delivery vehicles manufacturing plant. billion) Oshawa Assembly Pickup investments; an $86 million (C$109 million) product and $22 million (C$28 million) Renewable Energy Cogeneration project at St. billion (C$1.3

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AUGUST 18, 2023

Koppö Energia has commissioned MAN Energy Solutions to deliver the front-end engineering design (FEED) for the methanation reactor of an industrial-scale power-to-X plant. MAN Energy Solutions Deggendorf is responsible for the FEED of the methanation reactor, which will eventually produce 55,000 tonnes of SNG annually. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 24, 2023

TAE Technologies , the world’s largest private fusion energy company, has spun-out a new subsidiary, TAE Power Solutions. TAE Power Solutions intends to deliver a novel technology to improve fundamentally the reliability, efficiency, longevity, and affordability of electric-powered products, from vehicles to renewable energy storage.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2022

In its Annual Energy Outlook 2022 (AEO2022) Reference case, which reflects current laws and regulations, the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) projects that renewable diesel supply (domestic production and net imports) will exceed biodiesel supply in the near term. Source: U.S.

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JANUARY 27, 2020

Researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), with colleagues at Yale University, have developed a photochemical process to convert acetone derived from plants (bio-acetone) into a mixture of polycyclic alkanes, the high energy density of which is appropriate for high-perfomance aviation applications. —Ryan et al.

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JUNE 7, 2023

The Yongsoo wave energy power plant, installed at berth 1 in the Korean Institute KRISO -Wave Energy Test Site (WETS), is preparing to produce green hydrogen from next year, according to a report from Ocean Energy Systems. The KRISO WETS, located in the western part of Jeju Island, has been in operation since 2019.

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OCTOBER 15, 2021

billion clean energy complex to be built in Louisiana that will make the state a leader in the US clean energy transition. Air Products has already received approval from the State Mineral and Energy Board, which is part of the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources, for the permanent sequestration of the CO 2.

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MARCH 18, 2019

The new kind of jet mixer extracts lipids from algae with much less energy than the older extraction method, a key discovery that now puts this form of energy closer to becoming a viable, cost-effective alternative fuel. However, scalable high energy density alternatives to fossil fuels remain challenging. —Tseng et al.

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AUGUST 7, 2014

Solaris energy tobacco is optimized for seed production for energy applications, not leaf production. Boeing, South African Airways (SAA) and SkyNRG are collaborating to make sustainable aviation biofuel from Solaris, a new hybrid tobacco plant optimized for seed production for energy applications. Click to enlarge.

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JULY 19, 2021

The US Department of Energy (DOE) recently awarded $3.7 Selected projects will use HPC to address complex challenges, from improving additive manufacturing processes to increasing the lifecycle energy efficiency of jet-engine components to improving the performance of materials used to convert CO 2 into high-value chemicals and products.

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JULY 26, 2022

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced $3 million in funding for 10 high-performance computing projects that will advance cutting-edge manufacturing and clean energy technologies. Improvements in manufacturing processes that result in significant national energy savings and carbon emissions. All Selectees. PROJECT TITLE.

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JULY 15, 2022

E-Jet is produced by Emerging Fuels Technology’s (EFT) technology to convert the syngas from Twelve into drop-in jet fuel. SAF is a core part of Alaska’s five-part pathway to net zero by 2040. Earlier post.).

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Electric Vehicles India

AUGUST 18, 2021

Indonesia converted 10 motorcycles to electric under pilot project . Indonesia has launched a pilot project to convert combustion engine motorcycles into electric vehicles as part of its national drive to make the transportation more eco-friendly said the energy ministry. million electric cars on the roads by 2030.

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JULY 13, 2023

As part of the IPCEI Hydrogen Program of the European Union (Important Projects of Common European Interest, IPCEI), the German Federal Government and the German Federal States of Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, and Saarland are funding the Bosch Power Units project. Bosch will receive a grant of €160.7 A hotbox will contain several stacks.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

Evonik and Siemens Energy commissioned a pilot plant—sponsored by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)—that uses carbon dioxide and water to produce chemicals. The necessary energy is supplied by electricity from renewable sources. The pilot plant is located in Marl, in the northern Ruhr area.

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AUGUST 11, 2022

MAN Energy Solutions has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Stena Teknik—Stena’s inhouse R&D division—and Proman—the world’s second largest methanol producer—regarding cooperation on a project to retrofit MAN 48/60 engines to make them capable of dual-fuel diesel and methanol operation.

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DECEMBER 3, 2020

Porsche, Siemens Energy and partners are developing and implementing a pilot project—the “Haru Oni” project—in Chile that is expected to yield the world’s first integrated, commercial, industrial-scale plant for making synthetic climate-neutral fuels (eFuels). —Christian Bruch, CEO Siemens Energy.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2022

LG Energy Solution has hired Dr. Peter Kyungsuk Pyun for the newly created position of Chief Digital Officer, CDO, as the company ramps up efforts to transform its global facilities into data-centric operations. Before joining LGES, Pyun worked at Nvidia Corporation, Silicon Valley headquarters, as one of five principal data scientists.

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AUGUST 13, 2019

Researchers at WMG, University of Warwick, have repurposed end-of-life electric vehicle batteries as small energy storage systems (ESS) for off-grid locations in developing countries or isolated communities. All parts were either sourced from the JLR service department or were low cost components purchased from any electrical retailer.

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JUNE 16, 2022

United and United Airlines Ventures (UAV) announced an investment in and commercial agreement with Dimensional Energy. Dimensional Energy, which recently received a $3.1-million Dimensional has also received grants from the National Science Foundation and both the Department of Energy’s ARPA-e and Solar Energy Technology Office (SETO).

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CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

In parts one, two, and three of this “Electric Everything” series, I listed 43 things that have been electrified, mostly in recent years — from tiny scooters to giant ferries and ships, and everything in between. If we want to save the planet, we must electrify everything as soon as possible and convert to clean […].

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Teslarati

AUGUST 4, 2022

LG Energy Solution (LGES)—the company’s dedicated cell subsidiary—plans to use 100% renewable energy in all its battery manufacturing plants worldwide by 2025. The company also plans to convert non-manufacturing sites, like R&D centers, to RE100 by 2030. LGES has set ambitious goals to reach 100% renewable energy.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 14, 2022

One of the main impediments to harnessing solar energy is storage. The California-based Hyperlight Energy will be piloting an installation where they plan to use existing oil wells as solar thermal wellsprings, with the stored energy being converted back to clean electricity when required.

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AUGUST 21, 2015

Rolls-Royce announced the availability of new generator sets from MTU Onsite Energy with a power output range of 80-200 kWe and featuring Mercedes-Benz engines. New MTU Onsite Energy compact generator sets from Rolls-Royce produce 80-200 kWe and feature Mercedes-Benz diesel engines. Click to enlarge.

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AUGUST 29, 2015

The University of North Dakota Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) is working with FuelCell Energy, Inc., The US Department of Energy Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA-E) awarded $3,500,000 to the project , led by Fuel Cell Energy, as part of its REBELS (Reliable Electricity Based on ELectrochemical Systems) program.

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JULY 23, 2023

Toyota is developing a regenerative fuel cell for the manned pressurized rover (nicknamed the “ Lunar Cruiser ”) for the lunar polar exploration mission (LUPEX), part of projects led by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). Earlier post.)

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