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SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Scientists at the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have harnessed the power of photosynthesis to convert carbon dioxide into fuels and alcohols at efficiencies far greater than plants. Solar to chemical energy conversion could provide an alternative to mankind's unsustainable use of fossil fuels.

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OCTOBER 28, 2016

million in funding, seeks demonstrations of arbitrarily placed, reliable, contactable, and generally useable p-n junction regions that enable high-performance and reliable vertical power electronic semiconductor devices. Technical advances in power electronics promise enormous energy efficiency gains throughout the United States economy.

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JUNE 26, 2010

The authors highlight three possible strategies for CO 2 conversion by physico-chemical approaches: sustainable (or renewable) synthetic methanol; syngas production derived from flue gases from coal-, gas- or oil-fired electric power stations; and photochemical production of synthetic fuels. Jiang et al. Jiang et al. Resources.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2012

(MHI), jointly with SSE plc (formerly Scottish and Southern Energy plc), will begin an energy storage system demonstration project using the power grid in the UK’s Orkney Islands, which has a high proportion of renewable energy generation in relation to demand. In the project, Mitsubishi Power Systems Europe, Ltd.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2010

AMP will use the Remy HVH250 electric motors in their custom electric vehicle conversions. The first two vehicles available for AMP conversions are the GM Saturn Sky and the GM Pontiac Solstice. GM presented the study at the recent SAE 2010 Hybrid Vehicle Technologies Symposium. kg package operating at 320 VDC.

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DIY Electric Car

MARCH 22, 2021

Hi all, I am beginning an EV conversion with a mini cooper from the early 2000s (I'm still trying to choose which year I want but I know it's going to be a model from 2002 - 2010) and I'm trying to make my first purchase for either one or two potentiometers. Dual potentiometers or no?

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MARCH 30, 2010

AMP), a company engaged in the conversion of new vehicles to all-electric powertrains, will debut the upfitted battery electric AMP 2010 GM Chevrolet Equinox at the New York Auto Show, which begins on 2 April. Visitors to the show can test drive the electric 2010 GM Chevrolet Equinox. Advanced Mechanical Products, Inc.

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JULY 30, 2013

A German consortium involving four companies and and two universities is developing dielectric elastomers (electroactive polymers) for the conversion of mechanical energy—in this case wave power—into electrical power. Global potential for wave power. This power is harvested, and the cycle begins again.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2011

Research focuses on supercritical carbon dioxide (S-CO 2 ) Brayton-cycle turbines, which typically would be used for bulk thermal and nuclear generation of electricity, including next-generation power reactors. The same principle is used to power jet engines today. A power production loop is located at the Arvada, Colo.,

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2011

The high thermoelectric figure of merit is expected to enable the conversion of 14% of heat waste to electricity. This work paves the way for half-Heuslers to become competitive candidates for use in automotive exhaust systems and other power generation systems, Xiao Yan, a research associate in Prof. The study by Biswas et al.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 15, 2022

Through the first-of-its-kind agreement, Twelve, Alaska, and Microsoft will work to advance production and use of Twelve’s E-Jet, a low-carbon jet fuel produced by a power-to-liquids process leveraging the company’s carbon transformation technology. Earlier post.). SAF is a core part of Alaska’s five-part pathway to net zero by 2040.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2009

reported a major step forward in its development of renewable fuels, achieving direct microbial conversion of carbon dioxide into hydrocarbons via engineered organisms, powered by solar energy. Joule Biotechnologies, Inc. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2010

Lisa P Jackson, Administrator of the US Environmental Protection Agency, issued a public memo to EPA employees detaling “ seven key themes to focus the work of our agency ” in 2010 and beyond. Expanding the Conversation on Environmentalism and Working for Environmental Justice. The seven themes are: Taking Action on Climate Change.

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EPA 2010 Climate Change Mercury 170

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 13, 2016

ITM Power will showcase a series of large scale electrolyzer configurations up to 100MW in size at Hannover Messe 2017 (24 - 28 April). The modular design of ITM Power’s electrolyzer systems enables scale-up. Furthermore, The EU Emissions Trading System threshold, will be reduced by 1.74% (based on the 2010 cap) annually.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2015

million) research project to investigate the use of alternative fuels that could offer customers the power and performance of modern internal combustion engines with environmental benefits comparable to an electric vehicle. Ford Motor Company is leading a €3.5-million million (US$3.9-million) OME1 can be stored in a conventional tank system.

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MAY 8, 2018

Maxwell Technologies, a leading developer and manufacturer of capacitive energy storage and power delivery solutions, announced a technology partnership with Zhejiang Geely Holding Group (Geely), the parent company of leading brands such as Volvo and Geely Auto. million automobiles using its ultracapacitor technology.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

The main conclusions of the report include: Compared to emission controls on MY 2010 US diesel trucks, today’s compact aftertreatment systems are 40% lighter, 60% smaller, and substantially less expensive. This has resulted in higher catalyst loading per volume of substrate and led to downsizing of systems from those available in 2010.

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JUNE 3, 2011

Wärtsilä, a leading provider of power solutions to both the marine and energy markets, and Versa Power Systems (VPS), a developer of high-power planar solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs), entered a cooperative agreement to develop and integrate Versa Power’s SOFC technology into Wärtsilä products.

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Mariner Power Powered Fuel 210

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 19, 2021

New processing methods developed by MIT researchers could help ease looming shortages of the essential metals that power everything from phones to automotive batteries by making it easier to separate these rare metals from mining ores and recycled materials. Cite this article Stinn, C., Allanore, A.

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JULY 5, 2011

million) in EpiGaN, a spin-off of nanoelectronics company imec, to support the launch of volume production of GaN-on-silicon epitaxial material for next-generation efficient power electronics. Incorporated in 2010, EpiGaN was founded by Dr. Marianne Germain, CEO; Dr. Joff Derluyn, CTO; and Dr. Stefan Degroote, COO.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

The new SiC-based inverter has a power density of 12.1 By way of comparison, a 2010 electric vehicle could achieve only 4.1 The design of the new power component is also more effective at dissipating heat than previous versions. kW/L—close to the US Department of Energy’s target of 13.4 kW/L by 2020. —Iqbal Husain.

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DIY Electric Car

JULY 15, 2010

The Ban on EV Conversions is Over!!! Yesterday (June 7, 2010), Electric Mobility Canada sent out an e-mail advising its Ontario members that MTO has lifted the ban, and has implemented an interim solution for the licensing of electric vehicle conversions. "EV conversions are: ? Ontario's Ban on Electric Cars.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2014

Advanced Power Electronics and Electric Motors for Electric Traction Drives. Electric drive components must be reliable and provide long vehicle service equal to or better than conventional petroleum powered vehicles. Batteries Engines Fuels Lubricating Oils Materials Power Electronics' Greater Reliability. and/or heavy?

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 2, 2011

The development of new second-generation biofeedstock conversion technology is critical to support growing energy needs and speed commercial availability. to offer technology that converts solid waste biomass, such as forest and agricultural residues, to renewable heat, power and transportation fuels. C 8 –C 16 olefins); and.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 16, 2010

American Superconductor Corporation ( AMSC ), a global power technologies company, announced in conjunction with Global Wind Day 2010 on 15 June that it has achieved a significant milestone by supporting the production of more than 15,000 megawatts (MW) of wind power worldwide with its proprietary power electronic solutions.

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Wind Global Power Powered 199

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. —Prof. George H Miley, Dr.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 1, 2010

GE Aviation will create an Electrical Power Integrated Systems Research & amp Development Center (EPISCENTER) near Dayton, Ohio. The exact location of the center is expected to be announced by the end of 2010 following site research, analysis and final business reviews. million in support of the center.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 20, 2011

Posco is a Korean conglomerate with interests in steel, power, energy, engineering and construction. Its crude steel production for 2010 was 33.7 billion in 2010. billion in 2010. million tons. of consolidated revenue: US$476 million of US$28.1 of consolidated revenue: US$476 million of US$28.1

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2010

The hydrogen fueling station to be onstream in July 2010 will supply hydrogen produced solely from landfill gas to fuel a fleet of vehicles. Air Products has signed a contract with SK Energy to construct a hydrogen fueling station for a novel energy project to be based in World Cup Park in Seoul, South Korea.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 28, 2014

Google and the IEEE have launched the Littlebox Challenge—an open competition to design and build a small kW-scale inverter with the highest power density (of at least 50 W/in 3 , or 3.05 The peak power density of the 2010 Prius motor inverter is 11.1 kW/L) in an enclosure of less than 40 in 3 in volume (0.66L).

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MAY 7, 2009

FY 2010 Budget requests are in green, the FY 2009 additional appropriation (Recovery Act funding) is in red. President Barack Obama’s Fiscal Year 2010 $26.4 However, the FY 2010 budget complements the $38.7 The FY 2010 budget request is $2,318.6 Click to enlarge. billion); carbon capture and sequestration ($3.4

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NOVEMBER 11, 2010

Advanced biofuels, concentrated solar power (CSP), and solar photovoltaic power (PV) will see accelerating adoption and growth and are on track to change the global energy mix far earlier than is often assumed, according to a new report from The Boston Consulting Group (BCG). By 2020, CSP could provide power at $0.10

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 21, 2011

will deliver the taxi units to Taxi Medallion Management with an engine preparation package for conversion to CNG. The first taxi was delivered to Boston Cab Dispatch in December 2010. The standard Ford Transit Connect—2010 North American Truck of the Year—features a 2.0-liter The taxis have a 39-foot turning radius.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 12, 2014

Non-road Diesel Vehicles and Equipment: EPA will fund the incremental cost of a newer, cleaner vehicle or piece of equipment powered by a 2013 or newer model year certified non-road diesel engine, up to 25% of the cost of an eligible replacement vehicle or piece of equipment.

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JANUARY 3, 2013

The intermediate fuels produced could also be used on site at oil and gas wells to power equipment or for heating. In 2010, Dr. Lidstrom and Dr. David Baker (also at the University of Washington) in collaboration with Ginkgo Bioworks and UC Berkeley were selected for a $6-million Electrofuels ARPA-E grant to engineer the bacterium E.

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Washington Diesel Fuel Engine 210

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 9, 2011

In Russia, Gazprom and Volga Bus recently entered into a cooperation agreement to create and deploy a full range of modern natural-gas-powered buses as well as the formation of a favorable environment for developing the natural gas vehicle market in Russia. Besides, a new CNG filling station is currently being built in the Kaliningrad Oblast.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 28, 2010

On Tuesday, US Senate Majority leader Harry Reid released the “Clean Energy Jobs 5 and Oil Company Accountability Act of 2010”—the latest version of the energy bill to emerge from the Senate. Full text of the Reid bill as of 27 July 2010. Natural Gas Vehicles (Division B, Title XX). Detailed summary of Reid bill.

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