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Heat Pumps—The Well-Tempered Future of A/Cs

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During heat waves in Phoenix, Arizona, while some people fry eggs on sidewalks , Matt Heath, a heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) service manager at AC by J , is on the front line, helping maintain air conditioners in people’s homes. If, like 60 percent of the U.S.

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Cyclone Power Technologies receives patent on Waste Heat Engine; product launch slated for later this year

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Cyclone Power Technologies, developer of the external combustion Cyclone Engine, announced that the US Patent and Trademark Office has allowed the company a patent on its scalable waste energy recycling engine known as the WHE (Waste Heat Engine). Earlier post.)

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Five Cool Tech Demos From the ARPA-E Summit

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Gas Li-ion batteries thwart extreme cold South 8 Technologies demonstrates the cold tolerance of its Li-ion battery by burying it in ice at the 2024 ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit. You lose about half of your range in an electric vehicle if you drive it in the middle of winter in Michigan,” says Cyrus Rustomji, cofounder of South 8.

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UPS to invest $100M more in compressed natural gas, CNG vehicles and related infrastructure

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UPS plans to build an additional 12 compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling stations and add 380 new CNG tractors to its growing alternative fuel and advanced technology fleet. CNG is part of a broad investment in a variety of alternative fuel vehicles. —Mark Wallace, UPS senior vice president global engineering and sustainability.

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DOE announces $29M in funding for fusion energy technology development

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The US Department of Energy announced $29 million in funding for 14 projects as part of the Galvanizing Advances in Market-aligned fusion for an Overabundance of Watts (GAMOW) program, which is jointly sponsored by ARPA-E and the Office of Science–Fusion Energy Sciences (SC-FES). Earlier post.). Colorado School of Mines.

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Ford begins production of 2012 Focus Electric at Michigan Assembly, C-MAX models on deck

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Ford’s Michigan Assembly Plant is starting production of the 2012 Focus Electric ( earlier post )—a five-passenger, battery-electric car Ford expects will achieve more than a 100 miles per gallon equivalent (MPGe) fuel economy rating. Phoenix and Tucson, Ariz.; Phoenix and Tucson, Ariz.; 1 gallon of gasoline=33.7

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Students Use Their Tech Know-How to Protect the Environment

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To help find ways to address it through technology, EPICS in IEEE , in partnership with the United Engineering Foundation , launched the Environmental Competition last year. universities and colleges to use their engineering and technical skills to mitigate and address the impact of climate change in their communities.