article thumbnail

Ozinga Energy and Ingevity to field adsorbed natural gas bi-fuel pickup

Green Car Congress

ANGP) and Ingevity, the ANG system is made possible by the performance of Ingevity’s Nuchar activated carbon that significantly lowers the natural gas storage pressure, reduces the system’s complexity and captures the environmental benefits and cost savings of natural gas when used as a transportation fuel.

Gas 415
article thumbnail

Georgia Tech study finds link between sulfate, metallic particles from vehicles and adverse health impacts

Green Car Congress

Now, researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology have shown how these vehicle-emitted metals—such as copper, iron and manganese—interact with acidic sulfate-rich particles already in the air to produce an aerosol that, when inhaled, is more likely to cause oxidative stress and impact respiratory health. . … —Fang et al.

Georgia 150
article thumbnail

ARPA-E awarding $9.4M to 4 projects focused on removing sulfur hexafluoride from US grid

Green Car Congress

Georgia Tech in Atlanta, Ga.; Georgia Tech. Georgia Tech proposes TESLA, an SF 6 -free high-voltage circuit breaker. These products are essential to reduce the bulk electric system’s carbon footprint and greenhouse gas emissions. GE Grid Solutions, LLC in Charleroi, Pa.; University of Connecticut.

Grid 186
article thumbnail

Algae.Tec and Lufthansa sign MoU to evaluate potential of algae-oil based aviation biofuels

Green Car Congress

Algae.Tec was founded in 2008 with offices in Atlanta, Georgia and Perth, Western Australia. The Algae.Tec system combines closed control of algae production within an engineered modular environment and efficient downstream biofuel processing.

Oil 218
article thumbnail

New Self-Assembled Silicon-Carbon Nanocomposite Anodes for Li-ion Batteries Offer More Than 5X The Reversible Capacity of Graphite Anodes

Green Car Congress

This scanning electron micrograph shows carbon-coated silicon nanoparticles on the surface of the composite granules used to form the new anode. Source: Georgia Tech. Researchers have developed a new high-performance anode structure for lithium-ion batteries based on silicon-carbon nanocomposite materials. Click to enlarge.

Li-ion 186
article thumbnail

DOE to award $118M to 17 projects to accelerate domestic biofuel production

Green Car Congress

Made from widely available domestic feedstocks and advanced refining technologies, energy-dense biofuels provide a pathway for low-carbon fuels that can lower greenhouse gas emissions throughout the transportation sector and accelerate the bioeconomy. per GGE, with lifecycle emissions reductions exceeding 80% over petroleum.

article thumbnail

Rivian launches partnership with upscale camping company Under Canvas

Teslarati

The partnership effectively marks Rivian’s first hospitality partner, matching both companies’ goals of making outdoor exploration more accessible to people and encouraging them to adventure responsibly by reducing their carbon footprint while exploring the most notable U.S. national parks and monuments.

Companies 120