Hybrid Ohio Recharge Solar 
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 3, 2014
Researchers at The Ohio State University have developed a novel strategy to improve the efficiency and performance of non-aqueous lithium-oxygen (Li-air) batteries. By utilizing solar energy, the device can be charged with a ‘negative’ overpotential, which is otherwise thermodynamically impossible. —Yu et al.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 18, 2009
Ford Motor Company has developed an intelligent vehicle-to-grid communications and control system for its plug-in hybrid electric vehicles that communicates directly with the electric grid. All 21 of Ford’s fleet of plug-in hybrid Escapes eventually will be equipped with the vehicle-to-grid communications technology. Click to enlarge.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 22, 2009
Laredo Bus Facility Solar Canopies: Provide shade structures with integrated, grid tied photovoltaic cells to be erected on the bus storage lot at the Laredo Bus Maintenance Facility. This grant would allow ConnDOT to upgrade the upcoming purchases of buses and would fund the incremental cost of a hybrid bus compared to a conventional bus.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 25, 2009
Smart grid regional demonstrations involving plug-in vehicles include (ranked by DOE funding): Columbus Southern Power Company (doing business as AEP Ohio). A full list by state of the all the projects is available here. These technologies are estimated to improve the reliability and efficiency of the distribution system 30-40%. 24,063,978.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 26, 2009
The vehicles and infrastructure being funded include the use of natural and renewable gas, propane, ethanol, biodiesel, electricity, and hybrid technologies. The program includes the installation of 10 alternative fuel refueling sites (two B20, one Electric Recharging, and seven CNG). Total DOE award: $15,000,000.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 30, 2010
Electrofuels approaches will use organisms able to extract energy from other sources, such as solar-derived electricity or hydrogen or earth-abundant metal ions. Ohio State Univ. from solar PV) to convert carbon dioxide into liquid alcohol fuels. Electrofuels. Reducing equivalent: Electrons; Organism: N/A; Product: Butanol.
Green Cars News
AUGUST 24, 2009
An intelligent vehicle-to-grid communications and control system for its plug-in hybrid electric vehicles that “talks” directly with the nation’s electric grid has been unveiled today courtesy of carmaker, Ford. This new technology allows the vehicle operator to program when to recharge the vehicle, for how long and at what utility rate.
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