Green Car Congress

JANUARY 26, 2020

GTI focuses its R&D efforts on the generation of clean hydrogen using hydrocarbon fuels that incorporate carbon capture and/or carbon sequestration in a cost-effective manner. GTI hydrogen fueling site at UT Austin.

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DECEMBER 2, 2013

Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin, led by Professor Arumugam Manthiram, have demonstrated that lithiated graphite can serve as a lithium donor in lithium-deficient cathodes used, for example, in high energy density lithium-sulfur chemistry batteries. carbon composites, core?shell Credit: ACS, Fu et al. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 10, 2021

The Clean Carbon Conductors team, with members from Rice University and DexMat Co, is designing enhanced-conductivity CNTs by improving fiber quality, alignment, packing density, and by electrochemically doping the CNTs. Each winning team has earned a $25,000 cash prize and a stipend for third-party conductivity testing in Stage 2.

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OCTOBER 28, 2022

RECLAIM: Electrochemical Lithium and Nickel Extraction with Concurrent Carbon Dioxide Mineralization ($2,999,997). Olivine is a CO 2 -reactive waste product that can be returned as tailings after capture carbon from the air. Harvard University. Harvard will expand the productive fields for CO 2 injection and enhanced mining by 100%.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 13, 2016

Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin, including Prof. The cathode consisted of a redox center (an S 8 , or ferrocene Fe(C 5 H 5 ) molecule or MnO 2 particle) embedded in a mix of electrolyte and carbon contacting a Cu current collector. The electrolyte membrane was 0.06 The sealed cell was then aged. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

The assistant professor and William Marsh Rice Trustee Chair of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering has proposed the development of a modular electrochemical system that will provide “a sustainable, negative-carbon, low-waste and point-source manufacturing path preferable to traditional large-scale chemical process plants.”.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

A research team led by The University of Texas at Austin, and including engineering and environmental testing firms URS and Aerodyne Research, is conducting a major field study to measure methane emissions from natural gas production, about which little empirical data exist.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 17, 2011

Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin report the synthesis of a molybdenum-antimony composite (Mo 3 Sb 7 –C) for use as anode material for a lithium-ion battery in a paper in the ACS Journal of Physical Chemistry C. With a discharge capacity of 518 mAh/g and 907 mAh/cm 3 and a tap density of 1.75 —Applestone et al.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 25, 2011

A report from MIT and The University of Texas at Austin urges the US to accelerate efforts to pursue carbon capture and storage (CCS) in combination with enhanced oil recovery (EOR), a practice that could increase domestic oil production while significantly curbing emissions of carbon dioxide. CO 2 could be employed.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 3, 2021

Williston Basin (Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota): University of North Dakota plans to lead a coalition to drive the expansion and transformation of coal and coal-based resource usage within the Williston Basin to extract rare earth elements and critical minerals and produce non-fuel carbon-based products. DOE Funding: $1,500,000.

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AUGUST 4, 2021

McDermott’s participation will add additional expertise to the team’s capabilities in the delivery of integrated energy infrastructure and underscores McDermott’s commitment in advancing hydrogen as a key driver to low carbon and affordable energy. —Samik Mukherjee, McDermott’s Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer.

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OCTOBER 9, 2019

Goodenough, The University of Texas at Austin; M. Rather than using reactive lithium in the anode, he used petroleum coke, a carbon material that, like the cathode’s cobalt oxide, can intercalate lithium ions. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2019 to John B. Yoshino’s battery.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 14, 2021

According to the MOU, Howard intends to capture its carbon emissions at Javelina, avoiding atmospheric release which contributes to global warming. Academics from the University of Texas at Austin have mapped the geology of the Texas Gulf Coast and have determined this region is suited for injection and storage of pressurized CO 2.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 1, 2017

lithium, sodium or potassium) on a copper–carbon cathode current collector at a voltage of more than 3.0 Cathodes consisted of a redox center (an S 8 or ferrocene molecule or an MnO 2 particle) embedded in a mix of electrolyte and carbon contacting a copper current collector. Murchison at UT Austin. Braga et al.

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Teslarati

JULY 20, 2022

By the end of the year, Tesla hopes the battery factory in Austin can exceed the Kato line’s weekly output. Baglino shared that Tesla applied its “learnings” from Fremont’s Kato line to the 4680 production lines in Austin and Berlin. Tesla Giga Texas already produced its first 4680 cells.

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MAY 5, 2010

car2go offers mobility to urbanspace clients who are moving to downtown Austin, one of the fastest growing urban areas in the country. Furthermore, car2go aims to significantly reduce Austin’s carbon footprint. More than 30 agents provide development consulting and marketing services for numerous projects around Austin.

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JUNE 4, 2023

Austin, TX). Realta’s compact magnetic mirror will produce net energy at smaller scales than competing toroidal systems and has the potential to be a lower cost and less complex generator of zero-carbon heat and power. SPARC will demonstrate net energy (Q>1) and pave the way for power plant design readiness. Focused Energy Inc.

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JULY 4, 2011

LFP material was discovered at the University of Texas in Austin in 1995 and licensed to Hydro-Québec. When LFP material is coated with a thin layer of carbon, its conductivity is enhanced allowing LFP’s performance. Such a layer must be thin enough to permit the passage of lithium ions.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 13, 2011

LFP material was discovered at the University of Texas in Austin in 1995 and licensed to Hydro-Québec. When LFP material is coated with a thin layer of carbon, its conductivity is enhanced allowing LFP’s unique performances. Such layer must be thin enough in order to permit lithium to pass through.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

intends to award up to $10 million to the challenge winner to support electric vehicle deployment and other carbon emission reduction strategies, and Mobileye announced that it would outfit the entire fleet of the winning city’s public bus system with its Shield+ driver-assistance safety technology. Additionally, Paul G. Allen’s Vulcan Inc.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 16, 2017

Led by Purdue University in partnership with the University of New Mexico, Northwestern University, the University of Notre Dame and the University of Texas at Austin, CISTAR could enable lower carbon emissions and improved energy efficiency, and provide a viable bridge to a sustainable energy future.

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OCTOBER 2, 2011

is creating a consumer-focused smart-grid demonstration project in Austin, Texas, built around home applications, and consumer electronics. As part of its role, SunEdison will be leading development of the advanced home solar photovoltaic (PV) charging systems for the Chevrolet Volt. Pecan Street Inc. and University of Texas researchers.

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MARCH 1, 2013

Austin, Texas-based Zero Emission Energy Plant Ltd. The SLM methanol facility will be located in the Port of South Louisiana district, with access to interstate and intrastate natural gas and carbon dioxide pipelines. The South Louisiana Methanol site will be the largest of its kind in North America.

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AUGUST 8, 2017

Across the cities, we found that one-way carsharing services, like car2go, were responsible for removing up to 11 other vehicles from urban streets, while also reducing carbon emissions on net. million trips with car2go since the service launched in North America in late 2009 with its first location in Austin, Texas. car2go N.A.,

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JULY 8, 2015

Milliron (University of Texas at Austin, USA): Resonate Award recipient for leveraging nanomaterials to improve the carbon reduction capabilities of smart windows.

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MARCH 26, 2013

The CEMI announcement was made at the ribbon cutting of the Department’s Carbon Fiber Technology Facility in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, a new advanced manufacturing facility to reduce the cost of carbon fiber. University of Texas at Austin. Carbon Fiber Technology Facility. Earlier post.)

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MARCH 14, 2016

The finalists are: Austin, TX; Columbus, OH; Denver, CO; Kansas City, MO; Pittsburgh, PA; Portland, OR; and San Francisco, CA. announced its intent to award up to $10 million to the winning city to support electric vehicle deployment and other carbon emission reduction strategies. Allen’s Vulcan Inc.,

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AUGUST 25, 2009

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has selected 19 projects to enhance the capability to simulate, track, and evaluate the potential risks of carbon dioxide storage in geologic formations. Researchers will develop systems for tagging CO 2 with carbon-14 at atmospheric level (1 part per trillion) and measuring the carbon-14 CO 2 levels.

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MARCH 19, 2012

Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin have developed a scalable, chemical approach for synthesizing copper-coated hydrogenated amorphous silicon particles (Cu-coated a-Si:H) through a polyol reduction method for use as anode material in Li-ion batteries. Credit: ACS, Murugesan et al. Click to enlarge.

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AUGUST 8, 2011

The technology could help offset the cost of geologic carbon storage. Carbon storage takes a lot of power—large pumps and compressors are needed. Scientists from the University of Texas at Austin will analyze the environmental impacts of the process over its entire life span. —Barry Freifeld.

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JULY 22, 2010

The US Department of Energy has selected six projects for funding that aim to find ways of converting captured carbon dioxide emissions from industrial sources into useful products such as fuel, plastics, cement, and fertilizers. The host site for the pilot project is Cedar Lane Farms in Wooster, Ohio. DOE Share: $6,239,542).

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JULY 24, 2012

s smart grid research project in Austin’s Mueller community, the Pecan Street Demonstration. Headquartered at The University of Texas at Austin, Pecan Street Inc. Carbon-sequestering landscaping. OnStar and General Motors are partnering in the Pecan Street Inc.’s The Mueller Community. Attributes include: 700 acres.

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OCTOBER 31, 2011

Under the terms of the Patent Sublicense Agreement, A123 receives rights to lithium metal phosphate patents developed at UT, a family of electrode material carbon-coating patents, and several lithium metal phosphate patents licensed to Hydro-Québec by Nippon Telephone and Telegraph (NTT). Earlier post.).

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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Amazon said it will drop off packages in Austin, Boston, Denver, Houston, Indianapolis, Las Vegas, Madison, Newark, New York, Oakland, Pittsburgh, Portland, Provo, and Salt Lake City this year, a small step toward its 100,000 EDV goal by 2030. When the holidays roll around, Rivian will deliver Amazon packages in even more cities.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2013

The University of Texas at Austin. The University of Texas at Austin along with Ohio State University and Columbia University-Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory will examine what the primary influences are on the development of persistent, massive hydrate accumulations in deep sediments below the seabed.

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JUNE 19, 2014

million project to combine TIAX’s proprietary CAM-7 cathode material ( earlier post ) with a blended Si/carbon anode to achieve >200 Wh/kg and >400 Wh/L energy and >800 W/kg and >1600 W/L 10s pulse power targets under USABC PHEV battery testing procedures. Penn State/University of Texas at Austin. TIAX is the sole organization in a $2.2-million

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FEBRUARY 7, 2024

It also is looking to expand to Austin. Photo credit: Waymo To reduce your carbon footprint and live more sustainably, consider going solar. The company also said that this month it would start testing its fully autonomous passenger cars without a human driver on freeways in Phoenix.

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