Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Mangrove is the developer of a modular platform for the cost-effective production of battery-grade lithium hydroxide. Canada-based Mangrove Lithium closed a $3-million financing from BDC Capital’s Cleantech Practice. —Mangrove’s CEO Saad Dara. Mangrove plans to leverage technology platform advancements made possible with $7.1

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 3, 2023

The flight, conducted under an FAA Special Airworthiness Certificate, was the first in a two-year flight test campaign expected to culminate in 2025 with entry into passenger service of ATR 72 regional aircraft converted to run on hydrogen. The other remained a conventional engine for safety of flight. Deliveries will start in 2025.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 29, 2022

The financing consists of a Senior Convertible Note provided exclusively by funds and accounts managed by BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. The financing consists of a Senior Convertible Note provided exclusively by funds and accounts managed by BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2011

GM is exploring the use of an ultracapacitor-based Active Energy Recovery Buffer (AERB) scheme as a low-cost means to improve fuel economy in conventional vehicles; results of a simulation study presented at SAE 2011 World Congress showed improvement of up to 1.3% liter engine and a six-speed transmission.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2015

If we improve the responsiveness of small engines, then we can push for more efficient cars at low cost. An engine’s response depends on its ability to take in fresh air and convert it to power. —Anna Stefanopoulou.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 9, 2019

Renesas Electronics Corporation announced its fourth-generation lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery management IC that offers unmatched lifetime accuracy. The ISL78714 battery management IC enables battery management systems with a best-in-class combination of battery pack monitoring accuracy, fast data acquisition, and fault checking features.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2022

Swiss battery Technology pioneer Battrion AG has teamed up with German roll-to-roll production specialist Jagenberg Converting Solution GmbH to supply anode pilot and GWh-production lines utilizing Battrion’s Aligned Graphite Technology for the lithium-ion battery industry. Battrion is an ETH Zurich spin-off founded in 2015.

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Blink Charging

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

As dealerships embrace electrification to maintain competitiveness , it’s crucial to also explore the benefits of integrating battery energy storage systems (BESS). Discover key insights into incorporating battery storage for your dealership’s sustainable energy storage. What are battery energy storage systems?

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 23, 2022

Level 1 chargers, which rely on standard 120V outlets and alternating current, are the slowest available charging method, taking approximately 50 hours to charge a standard 70kWh EV battery. hours to fully charge a standard 70kWh battery. Level 2 chargers utilize 240V outlets and require approximately 7.5

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 9, 2014

million for seven research projects designed to advance a broad range of renewable energy technologies, including solar cells, batteries, renewable fuels and bioenergy. The goal is to develop high-energy, durable lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles by improving the cycle life of the battery electrodes.

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Maybe flow batteries aren’t always everything they’re cracked up to be. A new technology from Australia is certainly raising this prospect, offering a novel approach to stationary energy storage—whose packaging at least harkens back to the old, familiar car battery. This makes for a super safe battery."

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Green Car Congress

MAY 28, 2018

Researchers at the University of Akron have developed hierarchical porous Mn 3 O 4 /C nanospheres as anode materials for Li-ion batteries. mA/g), excellent ratability (425 mAh/g at 4 A/g), and extremely long cycle life (no significant capacity fading after 3000 cycles at 4A/g) as an anode in a Li-ion battery. Credit: ACS, Liu et al.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 10, 2018

Purdue engineers have used upcycled low-density polyethylene (LDPE) plastic to boost the lifespan of lithium-sulfur batteries. When a PSC layer was utilized as an interlayer in lithium–sulfur batteries, the sulfur cathode delivered an improved capacity of 776 mAh g –1 at 0.5C with cycle retention of 79% over 200 cycles.

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Maybe flow batteries aren't always everything they're cracked up to be. A new technology from Australia is certainly raising this prospect, offering a novel approach to stationary energy storage—whose packaging at least harkens back to the old, familiar car battery. This makes for a super safe battery."

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 29, 2010

Construction has begun on the first “Flybus” prototype vehicle, designed to demonstrate the viability of a cost-effective alternative to battery-hybrid buses by using flywheel energy storage. A flywheel’s high power density helps to make the system lighter, easier to package and more cost-effective than battery systems.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

In NREL’s bioenergy program, for example, we have chemists studying the fundamental chemistry of converting biomass and waste materials into fuel. The collective knowledge and expertise at NREL is astounding. Down the line, analysts look at that process in terms of economics and strategies for accelerating deployment.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 21, 2019

Topic 1 - Innovations for the Manufacture of Advanced Materials: Focuses on employing machine learning to develop better batteries, phase change storage materials for heating and cooling applications, and new semiconductors that convert temperature differences into electricity.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2020

Funded through the US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), projects will conduct research in advanced batteries, electrification, and manufacturing in support of DOE’s Energy Storage Grand Challenge. Area of Interest (AOI) 01a: Lithium Ion Batteries using Silicon-based Anodes-Research.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

Intersil Corporation, a designer and manufacturer of high-performance analog, mixed signal and power management semiconductors, introduced a system solution for hybrid and electric vehicle (HEV/EV) battery management control, featuring an automotive-grade Li-Ion battery management system and safety monitor. ISL78600 Management System.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Ecolectro is developing alkaline exchange ionomers (AEIs) to enable low-cost fuel cell and electrolyzer technologies. Novel Polymer-enhanced Rechargeable Aluminum-Alkaline Battery Technology – $2,000,000. Drop-In Replacement Materials from Abundant Resources to Double Energy in EV Batteries – $3,100,000.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 7, 2021

kW Level 2 chargers, and approximately 700 kWh of lithium-ion battery storage. Palermo participated in PG&E’s EV Fleet program, which helps customers convert their medium-duty, heavy-duty and off-road fleets to clean electric vehicles. Similar to how data centers optimize for high efficiency, low cost, and 99.99

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 20, 2022

Our solution is to co-invest in facilities that produce low-cost hydrogen at small volumes, and which can be built in a matter of months. Transform Materials’ clean plasma technology can convert methane into hydrogen and acetylene without the CO 2 emissions that result from traditional processes for generating hydrogen and acetylene.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 29, 2019

Mainstream Engineering Corporation is developing a hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) process to convert food wastes to renewable diesel and jet fuels that will improve yield and quality, and reduce aqueous byproducts to advance commercial adoption. is developing Lithium metal batteries with improved cycle life for electric vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 26, 2019

globally, all while providing few low-cost, fuel-efficient options for passenger flights under 1,000 miles. With magniX’s new propulsion systems coupled with emerging battery capabilities, we see tremendous potential for electric aviation to transform this heavily trafficked ‘middle mile’ range.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 30, 2022

While electric cars will remain the largest electric vehicle market for the foreseeable future in terms of battery demand and market revenue generation, most transport sectors are facing a transition. Battery Demand From Non-automotive EV Sectors in 2021. Most projects thus far have been for inland vessels and some short-sea vessels.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

The demonstration of ClearFlame’s engine technology was implemented by taking a Class 8 diesel truck running on a Cummins X15 500hp 15L heavy-duty engine—commonly used for long-haul truck and off-highway applications—and converting it to run on renewable E98 ethanol.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 23, 2015

Nanoporous silicon is considered an attractive next-generation anode material in lithium-ion batteries due to its much higher theoretical capacity and lower operating voltage than the commonly used graphitic carbon materials. Synthesis is based on magnesiothermic reduction of 3D porous SiO 2 converted from natural reed leaves.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2012

Long-Lived, High-Energy-Density and Low-Cost Lithium-Ion Batteries for Automotive, Grid Energy and Medical. Lithium-ion batteries for cars must meet more stringent requirements than those for portable electronics. Batteries for grid energy storage and medical devices have similar requirements.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2010

The second round was focused specifically on three areas of technology representing new approaches for advanced microbial biofuels (electrofuels); much higher capacity and less expensive batteries for electric vehicles; and carbon capture. This process is less than 1% efficient at converting sunlight to stored chemical energy.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 26, 2009

the developer of advanced lead-carbon PbC batteries ( earlier post ), recently completed a private placement of an aggregate of 45,757,572 shares of its common stock to institutional and individual investors at a price of $0.57 Axion Power International, Inc., per share for total gross proceeds of $26,081,490.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 11, 2012

The plasma reformer, installed into the engine compartment, convert fuel into hydrogen. Vorbeck Materials , a startup company based in Jessup, Maryland, is using a Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)-developed method for developing graphene for better lithium air and lithium sulfur batteries.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2017

It can be recharged from a low-cost power supply, and refueled with hydrogen in three minutes (3.8 The fuel cell van will have battery packs ranging in capacity from 24 kWh to 36 kWh. Thus, this vehicle could be used for intensive urban taxi operations or for online passenger transportation network services.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

A Solid State Technology Enabled Compact, Modular Design to Reduce DC Fast Charging Cost and Footprint. Ultra-low Cost, All-SiC Modular Power Converters for DC Fast Charging Equipment Connected Directly to Medium Voltage Distribution System. North Carolina State University.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 13, 2015

Researchers at the Beijing Institute of Technology have found a way to process biomass-derived natural silk to create carbon-based nanosheets that could potentially be used in Li-ion batteries and other energy storage devices. Electrochemical performances of HPNC-NS as a Li-ion battery anode. (a) Batteries' Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2014

VTO is seeking projects that address the major challenges to developing and commercializing batteries for plug?in As described in multiple DOE reports, the main barriers to widespread PEV commercialization are the cost; performance and life; and abuse tolerance of high?energy energy batteries. cost titanium structures; polymer?metal

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 20, 2016

Intersil Corporation, a leading provider of power management and precision analog solutions, announced the ISL78610 12-cell lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery pack monitor. This combination enables automobile manufacturers to achieve the higher ISO 26262 automotive safety integrity level (ASIL) D rating.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 7, 2009

The second round is focused specifically on three areas of technology representing new approaches for advanced microbial biofuels, carbon capture, and batteries for electric vehicles. Batteries for Electrical Energy Storage in Transportation (BEEST). Areas of focus included under the new funding opportunity include: Electrofuels.

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