Green Car Congress

JUNE 28, 2020

Our goal is to industrialize 3D printing methods more and more for automotive production, and to implement new automation concepts in the process chain. The BMW Group first started the additive manufacturing of prototype parts in 1991, for concept vehicles. —Milan Nedeljkovi?, BMW AG Board Member for Production.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

These discoveries are part of an extensive well program in the Stabroek Block utilizing six drillships to test play extensions and new concepts, evaluate existing discoveries and complete development wells for the Liza Phase 2 and Payara projects. Pinktail was drilled in 5,938 feet (1,810 meters) of water by the Noble Sam Croft.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 9, 2018

The slip in the July-September quarter leaves clean energy investment for the year so far running a modest 2% below that in the first nine months of 2017—leaving open the possibility that 2018 as a whole will end up matching last year’s total, particularly if a few more multibillion-dollar offshore wind deals are concluded before Christmas.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 25, 2017

At the Tokyo Motor Show, Mazda is introducing the KAI CONCEPT compact hatchback ( earlier post ), powered by the next-generation SKYACTIV-X spark-controlled compression-ignition (SPCCI) gasoline engine ( earlier post ), SKYACTIV-Vehicle Architecture and a more mature expression of the KODO design language. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 2, 2016

Continental first introduced eHorizon at the 62nd IAA Commercial vehicles event in 2008 as a concept for a control unit providing other vehicle systems with a digital map preview. The eHorizon system interconnects bikers, offers a shared platform to motorcyclist communities, and allows motorcyclists to share important route information.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 7, 2018

began drilling the Ranger-1 well on 5 November 2017 and encountered approximately 230 feet (70 meters) of high-quality, oil-bearing carbonate reservoir. The well was safely drilled to 21,161 feet (6,450 meters) depth in 8,973 feet (2,735 meters) of water. This discovery proves a new play concept for the 6.6

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 9, 2017

Researchers at the US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have developed a method which boosts the longevity of high-efficiency photocathodes in photoelectrochemical water-splitting devices. A PEC cell absorbs sunlight and converts that energy into hydrogen and oxygen by splitting water molecules.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 14, 2016

Hyundai Motor unveiled the RN30 high-perfromance concept at the Paris Motor Show in September. The New Generation Hyundai i30—available in early 2017—reveals how BASF’s solutions convert concepts into reality. The new i30.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 31, 2018

Since it first began operation in April 2017, the Project Portal “Alpha” truck has logged nearly 10,000 miles of testing and real-world drayage operations in and around the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles while emitting nothing but water vapor. builds on the lessons learned from the launch of the Alpha vehicle in 2017.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 13, 2016

BMW has unveiled the seventh generation of the BMW 5 Series Sedan, which will go on-sale in markets around the world in February 2017. In March 2017, a BMW 5 Series Sedan with plug-in hybrid drive system—the BMW 530e iPerformance—will join the line-up, offering extremely low CO 2 emissions of just 46 g/km (2.0

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 4, 2017

This vehicle’s concept marries fuel cell technology and its advantages of on-board water production, exportable electric power, and near silent operation with extreme off-road capability. TARDEC and General Motors tested the Chevrolet Colorado ZH2 at Fort Carson, Colorado, 27-30 June 2017. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

Applications are invited for novel and innovative concepts that advance the development of PGM-free oxygen reduction electrocatalysts and electrodes for use in PEMFCs, with a primary focus on automotive applications. Advanced Water Splitting Materials. The FOA topics include: PGM-free Catalyst and Electrode R&D. A/mg PGM at 0.1

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Green Car Congress

MAY 14, 2019

NIO presented the swap concept at NIO Day in December 2017 for the first time and now demonstrated the actual system along with various technological innovations including the CFRP battery enclosure live at the 2019 Shanghai Auto Show. The battery enclosure is extremely lightweight, stable and safe.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 1, 2017

Production start is expected in late 2017. The pilot park will cover around 4 square kilometres, at a water depth of 95-120 meters. The concept has been verified through six years of successful operation of a prototype installed off the island of Karmøy in Norway. The wind farm will power around 20,000 households.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 13, 2017

Scientists at the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) recaptured the record for highest efficiency in solar hydrogen production via a photoelectrochemical (PEC) water-splitting process. Structure of an IMM photocathode configured for water splitting with TEM cross-section of the active layers.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2018

Electric mobility is developing hand-in-hand with modified body concepts that use new materials or that combine materials in new ways. The semi-automatic EcoDryX dry separation system, which separates the overspray in the paint booths for primer and top coat, requires no water or chemicals. billion in 2017.

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AUGUST 8, 2018

a new concept of thermal management. INN-BALANCE is funded for three years (2017-2019) by the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking in the framework of the European Union’s research and innovation program Horizon 2020. More specifically, INN-BALANCE is developing: a new air turbo-compressor. advanced control and diagnosis devices.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

The only waste product is fresh clean water which could be used to refill the aircraft’s water system throughout the flight. The airline will start taking delivery of A320neo aircraft from June 2017 and the new planes will be around 13% - 15% more fuel efficient than the planes they are replacing.

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APRIL 23, 2019

The new generation zero-emission truck expands on the capabilities of Toyota’s first two Project Portal Proof-of-Concept trucks through enhanced capability, packaging, and performance while offering an estimated range of more than 300 miles per fill, twice that of a typical drayage trucks average daily duty cycle.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 15, 2018

HYON is a joint venture established in 2017, owned wholly by Nel ASA, Hexagon Composites ASA and PowerCell Sweden AB. The vessel will utilize foils that lift the vessel out of the water and will have cruise speed between 25 and 45 knots. The projects are: Project ZEFF – Zero Emission Fast Ferry.

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Cars That Think

APRIL 30, 2024

Employees 10 In 2017 she decided to do something to close the gap. She incorporated building an app with general computer science concepts such as conditionals, logic flow, and variables. With each concept learned, the students built a more difficult app. “It Code Girls United Founded 2018 Headquarters Kalispell, Mont.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 17, 2017

Self-healing materials aren’t new—researchers at SEAS have developed self-healing hydrogels, which rely on water to incorporate reversible bonds that can promote healing. These two types of bonds are intrinsically immiscible, like oil and water, said Cai. The research is published in Advanced Materials. Resources. 201702616.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 21, 2013

Further appraisal is required to firm up this estimate, the development concept and a first oil date. The ultra-deep water Libra accumulation is located in Santos Basin, approximately 170 kilometers (105 miles) off the coast of Rio de Janeiro. The reservoir depth is around 3,500 meters below the sea floor (11,500 feet).

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 13, 2017

With batteries and power systems located on the roof and the wheels situated at both ends with no overhangs, Aptis offers passengers the utterly novel concept of a 20 m 2 fully low floor. Aptis will undergo test runs in Paris and in the Ile-de-France region during the second half of 2017.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 16, 2017

Following our initial review of Aerion’s aerodynamic technology, our conclusion is that the Aerion AS2 concept warrants the further investment of our time and resources. In May 2017, GE Aviation announced an agreement with Aerion to define a supersonic engine for the AS2. without a sonic boom reaching the ground.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2017

at 360 nm in overall water splitting and even good durability up to 1 day. When light is applied to photocatalysts, electrons and holes are produced on the surface of the catalyst; hydrogen is obtained when these electrons reduce the hydrogen ions in water. The mesocrystal also exhibits a high quantum yield of 6.7% Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 8, 2018

The 160-page environmental assessment report details the impact of the proposed facility across 15 potential aspects, including: land use; water resources; air quality; wildlife; visual impact; noise; transport; and public and occupational health. —David Pummell, Velocys CEO.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 3, 2016

GM and the US Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) collaborated to develop the Colorado ZH2 from contract to concept in less than a year. Water by-product for field uses. Click to enlarge. GM is leveraging a range of advanced technologies for multiple applications, including military.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 8, 2017

Volkswagen introduced the new Arteon five-door fastback at the 2017 Geneva Motor Show. Based on the Sport Coupe Concept GTE plug-in hybrid shown in 2015 at the Geneva show ( earlier post ), the new Arteon will sit above the Passat in the Volkswagen line-up, and will replace the CC. The cylinder head has been extensively re-engineered.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 16, 2015

The dry reforming process differs from steam reforming, which combines CH 4 and water (H 2 O) in the form of steam to produce the syngas. Producing the steam is energy-intensive; dry reforming requires far less water, and hence avoids the energy burden of steam production. Christian Bruch, Member of the Executive Board of Linde AG.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 8, 2014

Linde also has other sustainable sources at its disposal such as bio-gas and water electrolysis using wind-generated electricity, as part of the H 2 BER project. From 2017, we are planning to bring competitively priced fuel-cell vehicles to market. ( Earlier post.) There is no question that fuel-cell technology is reaching maturity.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

Cooper Tire & Rubber Company, working as the lead agency in the grant, announced that its scientists have reached a key milestone toward the goal of producing, by mid-2017, a concept tire in which all of the natural and synthetic rubber is replaced by guayule-based polymers. The grant period ends in the second quarter of 2017.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 23, 2012

Pending final approval of the field development plan by the UK authorities, Statoil expects to start production from Mariner in 2017. The field is estimated to produce for 30 years, with average production of around 55,000 barrels of oil per day over the plateau period from 2017 to 2020.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 15, 2018

This is made possible by a water-cooling system that protects the motor, and particularly the power electronics, from overheating. Continental has been producing the belt-starter-generator with integrated power electronics on highly automated production lines at its Nuremberg plant since 2017.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 21, 2017

to set up a mobile physician’s office or a water treatment station. However, to make sure the aCar also meets all the demands placed on it on location, they shipped the vehicle to Ghana, where they tested the technology and concept under local conditions in July 2017. Otto SPANNER GmbH; Schnupp GmbH & Co. and Hydraulik KG.

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OCTOBER 21, 2017

To provide a framework for organizing scientific knowledge about pollution and its effects on human health and to help focus pollution-related research, the Commission developed the concept of the pollutome. 2017) “The Lancet Commission on pollution and health” The Lancet doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(17)32345-0. Landrigan, Philip J et al.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 5, 2017

The strict lightweight concept from Audi used for the crankshaft, the cylinder heads and the cylinder crankcase increases efficiency. The recall is likely to start in July 2017. The cylinder heads have two-part water jackets for needs-based cooling. 14,000 of those 24,000 cars are registered in Germany. The further developed 3.0

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