article thumbnail

A wood-burning EV charger? – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

Florida-based Air Burners, a manufacturer of air curtain burner systems, collaborated with Rolls-Royce and Volvo Construction Equipment to develop a portable machine that turns biomass waste into energy. The BioCharger is designed to provide off-grid power from vegetative waste.

article thumbnail

Maersk to pilot 600 kWh containerized battery system on container ship

Green Car Congress

This trial will provide a greater understanding of energy storage that will support Maersk in moving towards further electrification of its fleet and port terminals. Propelling marine vessels with battery power alone is still years away from being a technically- and economically-viable option, Maersk says.

Batteries 186
article thumbnail

DOE announces $26.6M SBIR/STTR FY15 Phase 1 Release 2 awards; fuel cells, batteries, power electronics and efficient combustion engines

Green Car Congress

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has selected 162 projects to receive about $26.6 Of these, 16 are vehicle-related, encompassing projects developing batteries, power electronics and improved combustion engine technology including on-board reformers, and two are specifically hydrogen fuel cell-related. Earlier post.) 149,871.44.

Li-ion 150
article thumbnail

DOE issues $10M incubator FOA for batteries, power electronics, engines, materials, fuels and lubricants

Green Car Congress

The FOA will give equal consideration to all proposals submitted, including submissions that address the following Areas of Interest: Energy Storage R&D. VTO is seeking projects that address the major challenges to developing and commercializing batteries for plug?in competitive waste heat recovery technologies.

article thumbnail

Fortum boosts Li-ion battery recycling rate to more than 80%

Green Car Congress

We saw a challenge that was not yet solved and developed a scalable recycling solution for all industries using batteries. —Kalle Saarimaa, Vice President, Fortum Recycling and Waste. The current recycling rate for batteries is approximately 50%.

Li-ion 236
article thumbnail

DOE to issue FY14 Vehicle Technologies program-wide funding opportunity announcement

Green Car Congress

VTO focuses on a mix of near- and long-term vehicle technologies including advanced batteries, power electronics and electric motors, lightweight and propulsion materials, advanced combustion engines, advanced fuels and lubricants, and other enabling technologies. Broadly, VTO program activities are focused on achieving: Saving 1.4

Vehicles 246
article thumbnail

Must Read 40+ Electric Vehicle Interview Questions & Answers

Get Electric Vehicle

There are three main types of electric vehicles: #1 Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs): These vehicles are powered solely by electric motors and rely on rechargeable batteries for energy storage. 2 Battery Pack: The battery pack is the energy storage system in an EV.