Green Car Congress
JULY 5, 2017
The BMW Group is supplying lithium-ion batteries from its Dingolfing plant to German company Torqeedo. The marine drive system manufacturer is using them for energy storage in its high-performance Deep Blue electric drive systems. kWh BMW i3 pack offered by Torqeedo has a usable capacity of 30.5
Green Car Congress
APRIL 1, 2021
The BMW Group has launched an initiative to protect the deep seas in cooperation with the WWF Germany. Mining in water thousands of meters deep could have destructive effects on vulnerable deep-sea ecosystems and lead to loss of biodiversity and species extinction. The procurement of raw materials requires particular care.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 24, 2021
Moller - Maersk’s work to execute on the strategy to decarbonize marine operations. Prometheus’ fuel production process starts with direct air capture of CO 2 , which is then moved to an electrochemical stack where the carbon is combined with hydrogen molecules from water to create long-chain alcohols. Earlier post.)
Green Car Congress
APRIL 6, 2022
The strategic group of investors consists of automotive venture capital from BMW i Ventures, Volvo Cars Tech Fund and Porsche Ventures—alongside Airbus Ventures, Generali, and existing investors—collectively adding new competencies to help fuel Bcomp’s growth. Starting with the iFE.20
Green Car Congress
JULY 28, 2021
The midwater plume comprises two stages: (i) the dynamic plume, in which the sediment-laden discharge water rapidly descends and dilutes to a neutral buoyancy depth, and (ii) the subsequent ambient plume that is advected by the ocean current and subject to background turbulence and settling. Credit: Muñoz-Royo et al. Earlier post.).
Cars That Think
DECEMBER 21, 2021
Last March, BMW and Volvo joined other companies calling for a moratorium on deep-sea mining , one spearheaded by the World Wildlife Fund. Sometime in 2022, workers on the Hidden Gem will lower into the water a steel pipe of colossal proportions, one segment at a time, with a total length of 4 kilometers.
Cars That Think
SEPTEMBER 13, 2021
A recent study by mechanical engineers at MIT has shown that the detrimental impacts of sediment plumes generated by collector vehicles and by the water-sediment mixture returned into the sea from ships after separating the nodules might be exaggerated. The sediments settle down or dilute back to background levels quickly.
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