Green Car Congress

JULY 6, 2013

Life-cycle energy use and GHG emissions normalized with NYCC diesel case (8.06 For both types of trucks, vehicle efficiency is important from the perspective of energy consumption, GHG emissions, and TCO over the vehicle lifetime. Recycling of the EV Li-ion battery could also improve life-cycle energy consumption and GHG emissions.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2022

Selected teams will demonstrate the potential of connected and automated vehicle technologies, which allow for semi-autonomous vehicles and advanced propulsion systems to improve energy efficiency. Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta, GA). Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago, IL).

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Green Car Congress

JULY 15, 2020

The US Department of Energy announced $11.5 million in funding for 12 projects as part of Phase 1 of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy’s (ARPA-E’s) FLExible Carbon Capture and Storage (FLECCS) program. FLECCS Phase 1 teams will design, model, and optimize CCS processes that enable flexibility on a high-VRE grid.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

million research center, led by Michigan Engineering and funded by the US Department of Energy, will focus on understanding an emerging branch of science involving mechanical and chemical phenomena that affect advanced battery designs. Those include long-duration energy storage and hydrogen fuel cells.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 19, 2022

Such all-hands input is reserved for deeply transformational innovation, such as what is underway in mobility and energy systems. How that happens exactly—whether from on-site renewables or grid supplied—is a site-by-site discussion. Even smaller airports might take on a larger role, using on-site renewable energy.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 23, 2021

The US Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding $27.5 Modern technology has the potential to reduce energy use in aging water infrastructure, particularly in wastewater treatment, which demands up to 2% of domestic electricity use each year. Evaluating flexible grid service for opportunities to generate biopower from wastewater.

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Cars That Think

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

IEEE Power & Energy Society president. Lambert was the IEEE Power & Energy Society 's 2020–2021 president. He had earned bachelor's and master's degrees in electrical engineering at Georgia Tech. Frank Lambert. Life senior member, 69; died 27 July. He also served on its switch gear committee. Mason Lamar Williams III.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

Researchers at Georgia Tech have compared medium-duty (MD) electric and diesel urban delivery trucks in terms of life-cycle energy consumption, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and total cost of ownership (TCO). Life-cycle energy use and GHG emissions normalized with NYCC case (8.06 Credit: ACS, Lee et al. Click to enlarge.

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Driivz

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Smart energy management can improve the economics of fleet electrification The majority of light commercial EVs and medium-duty EV trucks will operate as “return to base” vehicles, parking at the fleet depot overnight and recharging their batteries to be ready for the next day’s work.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Volkswagen will test and optimize Georgia-manufactured battery cells at the new lab. Built with sustainability in mind, the facility will also feature regenerative load cyclers that can return energy to the building or grid to be as efficient as possible. This testing will include batteries for the Volkswagen ID.4

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Kohl, a professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology’s School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering in Atlanta, “The media don’t treat EVs and ICEs with equal footing, because gasoline is not sensational anymore.” It dispels the talking points predicting widespread grid failures as more EVs are plugged in to charge.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 29, 2016

sonnen, the European market leader for smart energy storage systems, announced a partnership with SolarWorld, the largest crystalline-silicon solar manufacturer in the US and PetersenDean, the nation’s largest residential roofing company with more than a million roofs under its belt. Guaranteed lifetime is 10,000 cycles or 10 years.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded $7.4 Additionally, in coordination with the US Department of Transportation through the Joint Office of Energy and Transportation, DOE announced its intent to release funding to address barriers to a cleaner, safer, more affordable, and more reliable Made in America EV charging network.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 11, 2013

Rob Privette, VP Energy Markets for the company, said that the exact performance of the new anode materials will depend on the specific battery formulations used by cell manufacturers. and the Georgia Institute of Technology. We are pleased to announce the immediate availability of this new high-capacity anode product. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

The US Department of Energy announced $98 million in funding for 40 new projects as part of OPEN 2018, the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy’s (ARPA-E) latest open funding opportunity. Georgia Tech Research Corporation. Georgia Tech will develop a new approach to internally cool permanent magnet motors.

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Plug in America

APRIL 15, 2022

Startup automakers such as Rivian, Lucid Motors, VinFast, and Karma Automotive are either currently building, or have plans to build vehicles in Illinois, Georgia, North Carolina, and Arizona. Legacy automakers such as Ford, GM, and Toyota are beginning to revamp and build factories in states across the nation.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2012

The US Department of Energy will provide up to $450 million to advance the development of American-made small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs). The smaller size also makes SMRs suited for small electric grids and for locations that cannot support large reactors, offering utilities the flexibility to scale production as demand changes.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

The US Department of Transportation (DOT) is awarding $100 million in Economic Recovery Act funding to 43 transit agencies for projects to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions from both vehicles and facilities. The largest PV installation in Georgia. Of that, $26.5 City of Santa Clarita, California: $4,620,000.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 27, 2015

At Consumer Electronics Show Asia, Ford launched a strategic collaboration with Haier (home appliance), Trina Solar (solar power) and Delta Electronics (power management) to introduce MyEnergi Lifestyle ( earlier post ) to China, a holistic approach for lowering the energy costs and carbon footprint of Chinese families.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 8, 2024

On the road to achieving carbon neutrality by 2050, the company wants to use 100% renewable energy at its overseas factories by 2045 and in every facility by 2050—and it says hydrogen will plan an important role in that. In the U.S., What about fuel-cell cars and trucks? Don’t write off cars and SUVs altogether.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 10, 2019

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced more than $24 million in funding for 77 projects supported by the Office of Technology Transitions (OTT) Technology Commercialization Fund (TCF). The TCF was created by the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to promote promising energy technologies. Amesbury, Mass. El Centro, Calif. Louis , Mo.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2016

Enable smart charging and vehicle grid integration through solutions such as demand response, and other energy storage and load management strategies. Berkshire Hathaway Energy. Consumers Energy. Duke Energy. Eversource Energy. Georgia Power. National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO).

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 15, 2012

As part of the FY 2012 Phase I Release 3 SBIR/STTR Award program, the US Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded Michigan-based XG Sciences, a manufacturer of graphene nanoplatelets ( earlier post ), a contract to develop low-cost, high-energy Si/graphene anodes for Li-ion batteries for use in extended range electric vehicle applications.

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Blink Charging

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Electric vehicles, renewable energy systems, and grid energy storage all rely on efficient and affordable energy storage solutions, primarily lithium-ion batteries. Lithium-ion batteries have emerged as the most efficient and cost-effective energy storage solution.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2013

Georgia has a tax credit worth up to $5,000 for zero-emissions vehicles. Energy companies have been a major proponent in developing the West Coast Electric Highway that has helped to educate consumers and raise awareness for EVs. Honolulu, with 26 quick chargers, has one of densest charging grids in the US.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

The US Department of Energy announced $35 million in awards for 12 projects that find new ways to harness medium-voltage electricity for applications in industry, transportation, on the grid and beyond. GE Global Research, Inline Gas Discharge Tube Breaker for Meshed MVDC Grids – $4,350,686.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 10, 2015

The two other new ERCs are: Off-grid drinking water. The modular treatment systems, which will need less energy and fewer chemicals, will safely enlist the selective properties of reusable engineered nanomaterials to provide clean water at any location or scale.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

The US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Fossil Energy (FE) has selected 16 projects to receive $10.2 The system will operate on natural gas and connect directly to the electric grid. Georgia Tech. million in funding to advance solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) technology. DOE: $300,000 Non-DOE: $75,500 Total: $375,500.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

The Department of Energy’s Exascale Computing Project (ECP) announced its first round of funding with the selection of 15 application development proposals for full funding and seven proposals for seed funding, representing teams from 45 research and academic organizations. The awards, totaling $39.8

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Blink Charging

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Here’s what you need to know about kWh energy rates and EV charging taxes. Understanding kWh Energy Rates To begin, let’s clarify what a kilowatt-hour (kWh) energy rate is and why it matters for electric vehicles. Although much cheaper than putting gasoline into a ICE car, charging an EV is not necessarily free.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 18, 2015

The work is part of a newly signed Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) between ASU and Sandia to collaborate on algae-based biofuels, solar fuels, concentrating solar technologies, photovoltaics, electric grid modernization and the energy-water nexus.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 30, 2018

A team from Georgia Tech, with colleagues at the university of Kansas, has designed a high-performance solid-oxide fuel cell that operates directly on nearly dry (only ~3.5 A paper on their work is published in Nature Energy. vol% H 2 O) methane at 500 °C, demonstrating a peak power density of 0.37 d , A top-down view of the ARL.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

The Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) has selected 60 research projects for up to a combined $156 million in funding from the Fiscal Year 2011 budget. million in funds to approximately 120 energy projects within seven program areas. HEATS: High Energy Advanced Thermal Storage ($37.3

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 16, 2009

In addition, on 1 April, the company will introduce organizations to plan and propose R&D and business strategies for the whole Hitachi Group regarding lithium-ion battery and renewable energy-related businesses. Looking ahead, Hitachi aims to work with subsidiary Hitachi Vehicle Energy, Ltd., Renewable Energy-Related Businesses.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

Juneau, the Capital City of Alaska, has a clean, renewable source of energy, local hydropower. Georgia Department of Transportation. The Macon-Bibb County Transit Authority, in partnership with the Georgia Department of Transportation, will receive funding to purchase battery electric buses and supporting charging infrastructure.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 7, 2011

The Boeing subsonic team, which includes BR&T, Boeing Commercial Airplanes, General Electric and Georgia Tech, looked at five concepts as part of the SUGAR (Subsonic Ultra Green Aircraft Research) project. Hybrid electric propulsion also has the potential to shorten takeoff distance and reduce noise.

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AUGUST 1, 2008

. – July 22, 2008; The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) announced today a research and development collaboration with General Motors and 34 top utilities to facilitate integration of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles ( PHEVs ) into the grid, a key step in providing the nation’s drivers an alternative to petroleum fuels.

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