Green Car Congress

JANUARY 28, 2015

Renault Energy F1-2015 Power Unit. Renault Sport F1 has unveiled its 2015 power unit for Formula 1 racing, which incorporates a number of changes compared to its 2014 predecessor ( earlier post ). The 2015 power unit project was started six months before the 2014 units took to the track, ie. Renault Energy F1-2015 Power Unit.

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MARCH 26, 2019

Electric aviation technology company magniX and Harbour Air, North America’s largest seaplane airline, announced a partnership to transform Harbour Air seaplanes into an all-electric commercial fleet powered by the magni500, a 560 kW (751 shp) all-electric motor that delivers 2,814 N·m of torque. —Roei Ganzarski, CEO of magniX.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 10, 2015

According to the 2014 Wind Technologies Market Report released today by the US Department of Energy (DOE) and its Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, total installed wind power capacity in the United States grew at a rate of 8% in 2014 and now stands at nearly 66 gigawatts (GW)—ranking second in the world (to China) and meeting 4.9%

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 1, 2018

This order consists of 30 fuel cell buses for Cologne and 10 for Wuppertal, making it the largest order for hydrogen-powered vehicles yet placed in Europe. They will be equipped with the latest FCvelocity-HD85 85 kW fuel cell modules from Ballard Power Systems and fitted with 210kW Siemens PEM electric traction motors.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 5, 2016

Mission is a developer and supplier of innovative electric powertrain technologies designed to provide optimal power for their size and weight. Founded in 2007, Mission originally aimed to build high-performance electric motorcycles, but later focused on being a supplier of electric vehicle components.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 30, 2009

Dallas-based BAF Technologies has begun converting 600 AT&T Ford E-Series vans to dedicated CNG technology in 2009. The converted vehicles will utilize the BAF CalComp System, a proprietary CNG fuel system certified by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the California Air Resources Board (ARB). Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2010

Professor George Miley of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and director of its Fusion Studies Lab, reported on progress toward a “cold fusion battery”—a small power unit that uses a low energy nuclear reaction (LENR) (i.e., We are aimed at a power-producing unit. of SRI International in Menlo Park, Calif.,

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 23, 2009

UOP LLC used its renewable jet fuel process technology ( earlier post ) to convert oil from camelina, an inedible plant, to renewable jet fuel for a biofuel demonstration flight by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. Earlier post.). savings compared to petroleum jet. Earlier post.). savings compared to petroleum jet. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2018

It has been theoretically predicted that thermoelectric power factor can be largely enhanced when the two-dimensional electron layer is far narrower than the de Broglie wavelength. Here we experimentally clarify that an enhanced two-dimensionality is efficient to enhance thermoelectric power factor. x Nb x O 3 exceeded ?5?mW?m

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

Developed with the support of approximately $100 million in investments and research from the US Department of Energy, the facilities use biochemical conversion technologies such as yeast and enzymes to convert cellulosic biomass into transportation fuels. This is enough to power about 70,000 American homes for a year.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

The dual fuel system is available as an aftermarket upgrade for 2007 to 2009 Cummins ISX engines. When the system detects that maximum torque is required, it lowers the natural gas and raises the diesel to 100%, raising the power output seamlessly. Skygo system, with LNG.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 26, 2012

With this FOA, DOE is seeking packaged solutions for current-generation polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cell systems (5 to 20 kW) fueled by hydrogen with the ability to power a baggage tow tractor with 3,000 to 6,000 pounds (1,362 to 2,722 kg) towing capability for a minimum of 10 hours of continuous operation and 5,000 total hours.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2009

Power electronics and electrical machines (PEEM) are essential elements of hybrid and electric-drive vehicles. PEEM technology comprises three main elements: power electronics (e.g., boost converters and inverters); electric motors; and thermal control and system integration. Click to enlarge. Ayers et al.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 4, 2013

One of her recent inventions is a lithium-ion battery powered by engineered viruses. The batteries have the same energy capacity and power performance as current rechargeable batteries being considered to power plug-in hybrid cars, and they could also be used to power a range of personal electronic devices.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

The plant sends its wastewater treatment plant sludge to a power generation company, where it is converted into energy for use back in the community. Ford has already reduced global per vehicle waste to landfill by 40 per cent from 2007 to 2011. million square feet on 487 acres.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 29, 2013

The intention of the NSF-funded work is to overcome current limitations of batteries by using a SiC (Silicon Carbide)-based novel converter and a unique decoupled power/energy management strategy optimally to control the system. Founded in 2007 in Rockville, Md., Founded in 2007 in Rockville, Md.,

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2014

In terms of carbon monoxide (CO) emissions during the operation of the vehicle, a significant improvement was achieved over the 2007 predecessor. Compared with the predecessor, primary energy savings of 8% (2013) and 25 percent (2007) are achieved over the entire life cycle. The new C-Class. l/100 km (31 mpg US and 31.8 l/100 km (36.8

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 20, 2012

USDA funding will be used to construct a 55,000 square foot facility that will produce cellulosic ethanol by converting municipal solid waste and other industrial pulps into advanced biofuels, as well as using conventional renewable biofuel derived from seed corn waste. million grant from the Iowa Power Fund in 2010.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 22, 2009

The US Department of Energy (DOE) increased the budget for Advanced Power Electronics and Electric Machines (APEEM) research to $17,358,000 in fiscal 2009, up 12% from the FY 2008 budget of $15,462,000. Power electronics must cost $3.3/kW, Power electronics. IPM motors offers higher power density and efficiency.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

INEOS Bio, a subsidiary of INEOS, the world’s third-largest chemicals company, has started a feasibility study for a plant in the UK to convert locally generated biodegradable household and commercial wastes into carbon neutral road transport fuel and clean electricity, using the INEOS Bio technology process. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 5, 2011

The ALTe system converts conventional light-duty trucks into a range-extended electric vehicle. Under the agreement, ALTe will retrofit one of PG&E’s 2007 Ford F-150 trucks with a version of its plug-in series electric hybrid powertrain. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

MAY 20, 2009

The objective of the project is to develop a high power and high energy electrical storage system that combines the strengths of each technology—high power density for ultracapacitors and high energy storage for Li-ion batteries—at equal or better system efficiency and net cost/density compared to current conventional Li-ion batteries.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 16, 2010

The Royal Netherlands Air Force concluded a test flight of a Boeing AH-64D Apache helicopter powered by a 50% blend of renewable jet fuel produced by UOP, a Honeywell company. Natural oils from algae and used cooking oil were converted into Green Jet Fuel using process technology developed by UOP. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

The enzyme cascade reported in this new work is efficient, sulfur-tolerant, and produces power densities up to 3 mW/cm 2 in a JP-8 enzymatic biofuel cell at room temperature without preprocessing of the fuel—as opposed to traditional metal catalysts which require fuel pre-processing. Aviation Catalysts Fuel Cells Fuels'

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Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

An active IEEE volunteer, Hodges served in several leadership roles including 2007 vice chair of the IEEE Awards Board and 2011–2012 vice president of the IEEE Publication Services and Products Board. Compared with bipolar junction transistors, which were predominant in ICs then, MOS transistors are easier to scale and consume less power.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

KC Cottrell is currently in the construction phase of a pilot project that captures and purifies 1/2 tonne of CO 2 per day from an industrial power plant. ERC, Mantra’s CO 2 recycling technology, converts concentrated CO 2 into useful products such as formic acid.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 1, 2016

This novel Lidar technology delivers the best range-to-power ratio. Leddar works by emitting invisible pulses of light, reading the return echo of these pulses, and digitally converting and processing the signal to assess the presence and position of objects in its field of view. lenses) used to build the sensing device.

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Charged EVs

AUGUST 2, 2023

Two main types of wireless power transfer systems are being pursued these days: the inductive type, which is magnetically coupled, and resonantly-coupled systems using electromagnetic fields.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Power steering is electric and as a result we don’t need to check the power steering oil level as there isn’t any. During reversing, the Prius is powered only by the electric motor. The gasoline engine only runs in reversing to power the batteries. That’s two costly things less to service.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

In 2007, UOP commercialized the UOP/Eni Ecofining process to produce Honeywell Green Diesel fuel from natural oils and wastes, and in 2008, Honeywell’s UOP formed the joint venture Envergent Technologies LLC with Ensyn Corp. Honeywell’s UOP is developing and licensing a range of processes to produce green fuels from natural feedstocks.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 16, 2016

This novel LiDAR technology delivers the best range-to-power ratio. Leddar works by emitting invisible pulses of light, reading the return echo of these pulses, and digitally converting and processing the signal to assess the presence and position of objects in its field of view. Where Leddar fits in remote sensing technologies.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

American Power Group Inc., to convert one of its refuse transfer trucks to APG’s dual fuel system and begin on-the-road test trials and emission compliance approval. will be a 2007 11.5L / 405 hp Mack refuse truck operating in the Denver metropolitan area. a subsidiary of GreenMan Technologies Inc.,

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Green Car Congress

MAY 9, 2012

Honeywell’s UOP and Eni SpA jointly developed the UOP/Eni Ecofining process, which uses hydroprocessing technology to convert non-edible natural oils and animal fats to Honeywell Green Diesel. International Alliance Group (IAG) will provide engineering, procurement and construction services for the project.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 31, 2009

GE Energy has signed a technology licensing agreement with Hydrogen Energy (HEI) for a proposed 250-megawatt power plant that would use integrated gasification combined-cycle (IGCC) technology. The Hydrogen Energy California County project would be the first power plant built under that alliance. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 6, 2015

Beforehand, a “power lift” moves the charging plate integrated in the parking space into proximity with the underbody of the Golf. Inductive charging with a power lift is also safe and easy. It can accurately log whether the charging power listed for the station is actually available. e-Golf Intelligent Charge.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2010

Amyris engineers microbes to convert sugar to hydrocarbon fuels. Micrograph of fermentation fluids from production of Amyris Renewable Diesel (Nov 2007). Its technology platform is a powerful accelerator for the development of industrial production routes for several of our markets. Source: Amyris. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 26, 2013

Volkswagen launched the first generation of the Golf BlueMotion in 2007.At For emissions control, Volkswagen also employs a NO x storage catalytic converter and a diesel particulate filter close to the engine. The engine’s power is transmitted to the wheels via a 6-speed gearbox. l/100 km (73.5 l/100 km (52.3 l/100 km (61.9

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