Teslarati

JANUARY 7, 2024

Tesla’s Megapacks offer energy storage for renewable sources like solar, and as the company deploys more and more of these projects around the world, one large site with these giant batteries has just gone online in Hawaii. Tesla highlights latest milestone in Megapack energy storage deployment What are your thoughts?

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 14, 2022

National Science Foundation initiative, the Engineering Research Visioning Alliance , we agree that engineers, scientists, and technical professionals have a critical role to play in mitigating the effects of climate change and that the role of engineering has not been as prominent as we believe it should be.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

The purpose is to maximize reliability of the power supply for Olympic events. Feasibility of localization within Russia of development and manufacture of lithium-ion battery cells and other components for energy storage systems.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 11, 2012

The US Department of Energy (DOE) Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy (ARPA-E) has issued the $30-million “Advanced Management and Protection of Energy-storage Devices” (AMPED) funding opportunity announcement ( DE-FOA-0000675 ). Earlier post.) Awards for selected projects may vary between $250,000 and $10 million.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2016

The network is designed to use stored energy to power trains as they accelerate from stations and can provide emergency generation for trains in the event of a power outage. ABB will provide engineering, procurement, construction and operations services to Constellation for the project.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 10, 2012

At the Low Carbon Vehicle Event 2011 in the UK, Dr. Win Rampen, Artemis Intelligent Power managing director, outlined a conceptual Digital Displacement KERS (kinetic energy recovery system) for rail: Existing engine and mechanical transmission is retained. Click to enlarge. Digital Displacement Pump/Motor added to driveline.

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AUGUST 22, 2011

Ricardo reports that a significant improvement in the magnetic coupling and gearing system in its Kinergy hermetically-sealed high-speed flywheel energy storage device ( earlier post ) has now taken the system efficiency to better than that of a conventional geared-drive system. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.)

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JANUARY 20, 2014

The newly formed Scuderi Split-Cycle (SSC) Engine Consortium is having its first meeting at Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) in San Antonio, Texas on 23 January. The basic Scuderi Engine is a split-cycle engine—it divides the four strokes of the Otto cycle over a paired combination of one compression cylinder and one power cylinder.

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MAY 28, 2014

The study, which provides a joint industry analysis of how different types of batteries are used in different automotive applications, concludes that lead-based batteries will by necessity remain the most wide-spread energy storage system in automotive applications for the foreseeable future.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 30, 2021

public services and cultural events , beginning with the Metaverse 120 Center, a virtual-reality portal for citizens to address concerns that previously required a trip to city hall. The game was developed by engineer Allan Alcorn and originally assigned to him as a test after he was hired, before he began working on actual projects.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 14, 2021

The project will enable at least 44 buses in Ride On Montgomery County’s transit fleet to transition from diesel to electric, advancing the County’s goal to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2035, reducing lifetime emissions by more than 155,000 tons, while delivering resilience to climate events and power outages.

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MAY 24, 2018

liter engine, five-speed automated manual transmission, 150 kW electric machine, and an 18.9 kWh energy storage system. For the second leg of competition, teams headed to southern California for track events, including autocross, acceleration, and consumer appeal at the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana.

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Teslarati

APRIL 16, 2024

Tesla’s Rohan Patel, Vice President of Public Policy and Business Development , Drew Baglino, Senior Vice President of Powertrain and Energy Engineering , both announced their departures on Monday, after eight and 18 years, respectively. Thanks for kind words Pat and Rohan.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 14, 2012

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) is a member of a team that was recently awarded a $7-million contract from the US Army Corps of Engineers to demonstrate integration of electric vehicles, generators and solar arrays to supply emergency power for Fort Carson, Colo. in the event of physical or cyber. infrastructure from power loss.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2020

At an event in the GM Tech Center campus in Warren, Michigan, General Motors unveiled the core of its new strategy to grow the company’s EV sales quickly, efficiently and profitably. This allows engineers to optimize battery energy storage and layout for each vehicle design.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 3, 2010

The Golf blue-e-motion concept is powered by an 85 kW, 270 N·m (199 lb-ft) electric motor integrated in the engine compartment in front. All key primary and secondary drive components were integrated in the engine compartment at the front of the vehicle. The electricity for driving the electric motor is stored in a 26.5

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OCTOBER 31, 2012

The Summit was a first-of-its-kind event to link U.S. In addition, transit operators from major Chinese urban centers took part in the event. Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration (ITA).

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 16, 2011

is introducing a 12-volt ultracapacitor module that ensures reliable engine starting for commercial trucks and other heavy vehicles. Maxwell developed the engine start module incorporating its patented ultracapacitor technology in consultation with heavy truck manufacturers and fleet operators. Maxwell Technologies, Inc.

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OCTOBER 2, 2019

The project, which will run for 24 months, is expected to result in a prototype stationary energy storage system capable of powering the silo’s systems in the event of a power outage, and until standby generators can be started. (ZAF), a developer of next-generation battery technology, has been awarded a $1.4-million

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MAY 28, 2020

Agility’s engineers worked to minimize the ProRail’s impact on valuable frame rail space, reducing the length of the system by ten inches. Building upon this proven track record, the new ProRail brings with it a series of advancements and new standard features. Agility Fuel Solutions is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hexagon Composites.

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JUNE 4, 2014

In an event in San Francisco, Ford Motor Company and Samsung SDI, an affiliate of Samsung Group, outlined several collaborative research efforts on next-generation battery technology for non-hybrid vehicles. —Ted Miller, senior manager, Energy Storage Strategy and Research, Ford Motor Company. Click to enlarge.

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JULY 2, 2015

During a driving event at the Miramas proving grounds in southern France, BMW presented future drive technologies, including the prototype of a BMW 2 Series Active Tourer with plug-in hybrid drive. combustion engine, high-voltage generator and road-linked all-wheel drive via an electric drive system at the rear axle. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

The Ricardo HyBoost concept is based on a downsized, highly boosted turbocharged direct injection gasoline (TDGI) engine giving improved fuel economy at low cost, linked to a 48V electrical architecture including a belt starter generator (BSG), DC-DC converter and a lithium-ion battery for energy storage.

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MAY 24, 2013

For the auxiliary power unit, the PSU AVT uses a Weber MPE 750 engine fueled with E85, coupled to a UQM PowerPhase 75 generator to supply DC power to the high-voltage bus. The vehicle uses lithium-ion-phosphate batteries to form the basis for the energy storage system.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2015

The LMP1 race car that will compete in the Le Mans 24 Hours and in the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) in 2016 features innovative aerodynamics; represents the next stage in lightweight design; and has a modified hybrid system with lithium-ion batteries for energy storage, plus an efficiency-optimized TDI engine.

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MARCH 10, 2015

XGS produces the anode material through proprietary manufacturing processes and uses its xGnP graphene nanoplatelets to stabilize silicon particles in a nano-engineered composite structure. a poster at the US Department of Energy (DOE) Annual Merit Review Meeting (8-11 June) in Washington, DC. Click to enlarge. —Rob Privette.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 18, 2019

Mercedes-Benz engineers have enhanced noise comfort with a number of measures. The energy storage unit is surrounded by a stable frame that can absorb energy. Deformation elements are installed between the frame and the battery, and these are able to absorb additional forces in the event of a severe side impact.

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AUGUST 22, 2013

The US Department of Energy (DOE) Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) will award approximately $36 million to 22 projects to develop transformational electric vehicle (EV) energy storage systems using innovative chemistries, architectures and designs. National Renewable Energy Laboratory.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

Ricardo will display the first functional integration prototype of the Advanced Diesel Electric Powertrain (ADEPT) collaborative research project ( earlier post ) in public for the first time this week at the Low Carbon Vehicle Event (LCV 2014) in the UK. 48V Diesel Fuel Efficiency'

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Teslarati

MAY 11, 2022

According to a technical report written by experts at Fisher Engineering and the Energy Safety Response Group (ESRG), the Victoria fire last July was caused by a liquid coolant leak, which caused arcing within the Megapack’s battery modules. . An investigation into the incident was promptly initiated a few days later. .

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Blink Charging

OCTOBER 24, 2023

As these events continue to escalate, the U.S. An upcoming technology, bidirectional charging with vehicle-to-grid network capabilities, can supply power to homes during blackouts and extreme weather events. billion by 2028 in the United States, the future of disaster recovery must include planning for EVs.

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Get Electric Vehicle

JANUARY 7, 2022

At the EICMA event, a fully electric motorcycle showing a revolutionary power train technology concept that makes use of ultracapacitors will be unveiled to the public. The event will be in Milan, Italy. Primary energy sources like internal combustion engines, fuel cells, and batteries work well as a continuous source of low power.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2010

The diesel engine powers an electric generator, which provides direct power to the wheels, eliminating the torque converter, automatic transmission, transfer case and drive shafts. The system has no batteries, using ultracapacitors for energy storage instead. The rugged 1,061.69-mile mile (1,708.62-km)

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MARCH 23, 2015

In the 2015 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) and in the Le Mans 24 Hours as the season’s pinnacle event, Audi will compete with a thoroughly revised R18 e-tron quattro diesel hybrid racer in the 4-megajoule class. Therefore, Audi has increased the capacity of the energy storage system as well. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 9, 2019

Mercedes-Benz engineers have enhanced noise comfort with a number of measures. The energy storage unit is surrounded by a stable frame that can absorb energy. Deformation elements are installed between the frame and the battery, and these are able to absorb additional forces in the event of a severe side impact.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 16, 2013

Axeon will unveil its involvement in the SmartBatt project at the CENEX event at Millbrook on 4/5 September where its stand will display one of the new batteries. Overall, the program demonstrated that intelligent engineering, i.e. lightweight design and system integration, can lead to significantly higher energy densities at a system level.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

Together the partners have sought to demonstrate an extremely cost-effective, ultra-efficient gasoline engine in a C-segment passenger car delivering the performance of a baseline 2.0-liter naturally aspirated four-cylinder gasoline engine has been replaced with a 1.0L three-cylinder EcoBoost engine. Earlier post.).

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