Green Car Congress

MAY 24, 2022

To produce hydrogen, it utilizes electricity to split water molecules (H 2 O) into hydrogen (H 2 ) and oxygen (O 2 ). Topsoe’s ambition is to accelerate rapidly the adoption of green solutions—in particular within Power-to-X. This is accomplished by three components: an anode, a cathode, and an electrolyte.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 5, 2022

The company will build two plants with a total capacity of 2 GW to produce green hydrogen. To generate the renewable electricity needed to feed production of green hydrogen, Cepsa will develop a 3GW portfolio of wind and solar energy projects with an additional €2-billion investment.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Ltd (formerly known as SIH Truck), a premium Chinese brand in the manufacturing, service and support of heavy-duty vehicles, signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) under which the two companies will integrate the Allison eGen Power 130D e-Axle into SAIC Hongyan’s regional and long haul tractors.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 14, 2023

It also included new grant funding from the Government of British Columbia, which builds upon the Canadian government’s ongoing support through the Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF). The game-changer is a proprietary liquid metal liner in the commercial fusion machine that is mechanically compressed by high-powered pistons.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 11, 2021

Plug Power plans to build a green hydrogen production plant in Camden County, Georgia, to serve customers across the southeastern United States. Plug Power is investing $84 million in the facility, which is expected to create at least 24 jobs in the local community starting in 2022.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

NIO has launched its 1,200 th NIO Power Swap Station in China at Suzhou New District Jinke Wangfu Hotel. Within a year, the company has deployed 600 new power swap stations have been deployed. NIO plans to build 1,300+ Power Swap stations by the end of 2022 and 4,000+ by 2025.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Power, EV adoption in the US is growing increasingly divided, with the most active states for EV adoption already on the path to parity with internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles and consumers steadily pulling back on EV purchases in the least-active states. Power 100-point index , bringing the total Adoption score to 21.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 27, 2023

onsemi, a provider of intelligent power and sensing technologies, and premium electric mobility brand ZEEKR have entered a long-term supply agreement (LTSA). These power devices deliver improved power and thermal efficiency, which reduces the size and weight of the traction inverter and enhances the range of the automaker’s EVs.

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CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 13, 2022

The California Energy Commission has funded a first of its kind vehicle to building (V2B) project that will allow the batteries of electric buses to provide backup power to community buildings so they can provide a safe place for residents during emergencies.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 3, 2023

McLaren Applied has selected STMicroelectronics (ST) as a key supplier of silicon carbide (SiC) power modules for its next-generation IPG5 800V inverter. The next-generation IPG5 800V silicon carbide inverter can power electric motors to more than 400kW peak, 250kW continuous, at an unprecedented weight and volume.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 25, 2023

Statevolt , a battery startup seeking to build hyperlocal gigafactories, has acquired a 135-acre site in Imperial Valley, California, as the location for its 54 GWh Gigafactory. The business will manufacture batteries for electric vehicles (EVs) and storage applications using resources and supply chains sourced entirely in the US.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 25, 2023

The Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC) UK, with experts and stakeholders from industry, academia and funding and support bodies, has published an updated power electronics value chain which shows an end-to-end supply chain view of materials and components required for volume manufacturing of automotive inverters, converters, and onboard chargers.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 26, 2022

Researchers at the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) have found a way to build high-temperature superconducting magnets made of material that conducts electricity with little or no resistance at temperatures warmer than before.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 24, 2023

TAE Technologies , the world’s largest private fusion energy company, has spun-out a new subsidiary, TAE Power Solutions. TAE Power Solutions intends to deliver a novel technology to improve fundamentally the reliability, efficiency, longevity, and affordability of electric-powered products, from vehicles to renewable energy storage.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 28, 2023

Intelligent power management company Eaton has introduced a new approach simplifying electric vehicle (EV) fleet charging by eliminating costly cable runs and major modifications to existing parking and conveyor structures. Thi overhead solution utilizes Pow-R-Way III busway and incorporates a 19.2

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Ballard and Quantron AG have been developing fuel cell electric commercial vehicle platforms in a partnership since September 2021. Now the two partners have delivered their first fuel cell electric vehicles, combining QUANTRON’s vehicle engineering expertise with Ballard’s fuel cell technology. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 4, 2023

LiquidPiston, an innovator of compact and efficient engine technology and hybrid power systems, intends to commercialize the XTS-210, a 25-horsepower, two-stroke, supercharged, liquid-cooled, 210cc rotary engine. The XTS-210 is heavy-fuel compatible (diesel, Jet A, JP-8, kerosene) and multi-fuel capacble (gasoline, propane, hydrogen).

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 1, 2020

ITM Power is establishing ITM Motive as a separate, wholly owned subsidiary for building, owning and operating a portfolio of hydrogen refueling stations in the UK. Each station incorporates an ITM Power electrolyzer and a Linde IC90 compression, storage and dispensing system.

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Electric Cars Report

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

Solar Team Eindhoven students from Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) have created the world’s first off-road vehicle solely powered by solar energy. Known as the “Stella Terra,” the off-roader is robust enough to navigate not only on paved roads but also on rough terrain.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2022

Power-to-Liquids technologies are on their way to commercialization in scale. VTT and Neste have agreed to build a technology demonstration facility at VTT Bioruukki Pilot Centre, Espoo. Neste is actively building technology solutions and business to realize commercial production of sustainable e-fuels.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2020

Canadian Pacific plans to develop North America’s first hydrogen-powered line-haul locomotive. CP’s Hydrogen Locomotive Program will retrofit a line-haul locomotive with hydrogen fuel cells and battery technology to drive the locomotive’s electric traction motors. —Keith Creel, CP’s President and CEO.

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Electric Cars Report

DECEMBER 18, 2022

A Nissan LEAF is providing the sparkle for Nissan Sunderland Plant’s Christmas display to celebrate production of 250,000 of the pioneering electric vehicle in the UK.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 27, 2023

Seven major global automakers—BMW Group, General Motors, Honda, Hyundai, Kia, Mercedes-Benz Group, and Stellantis NV—will create a joint venture to build a new charging network that will significantly expand access to high-powered charging in North America. Each site will be equipped with multiple high-powered DC chargers.

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Electric Cars Report

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Raízen Power, Raízen’s brand dedicated to renewable electricity solutions, and Chinese biggest EV maker BYD are joining forces to accelerate sustainable electric mobility in Brazil.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 27, 2022

From 2026, Audi will compete in the FIA Formula 1 World Championship with a specially developed power unit. This is the first time in more than a decade that a Formula 1 power train will be built in Germany. In addition to the existing cap on costs for teams, a cost cap for power unit manufacturers will be introduced in 2023.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 16, 2021

Unifrax, a global manufacturer of high-performance specialty materials, plans to build its first large-scale SiFAB (silicon fiber anode material) manufacturing line at its north central Indiana facility. The Indiana plant will be the first to begin building SiFAB long-term manufacturing capacity.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 15, 2020

General Motors expects its Spring Hill Manufacturing plant will be powered by 100% solar energy beginning in late 2022. A green tariff agreement with the Tennessee Valley Authority is expected to supply up to 100 megawatts of solar energy per year, or the amount of electricity consumed by 18,000 United States households annually.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Toyota showcased its experimental hydrogen-powered combustion engine technology in the multiple award-winning GR Yaris. The hydrogen fuel, fuel tanks and refueling process of the experimental vehicle are the same as found in the Mirai, Toyota’s commercially available flagship fuel cell electric vehicle. 2022 GR Yaris Hydrogen.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 7, 2021

Adding another school district fleet electrification program to its growing list of customers, AMPLY Power has been selected to manage the charging of electric school buses for the Palermo Union Elementary School District in Northern California. The cost of electricity without managed charging could be as high as $0.20/kWh.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 14, 2022

electric mobility, launched their equally-owned joint venture Ewiva, which aims to accelerate the uptake of electric mobility in Italy promoting the development of a reliable and capillary high-power charging (HPC) network across the country. The Volkswagen Group and Enel X Way, the Enel Group’s company dedicated to.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

billion to build the country’s first automaker-backed LFP battery plant, offering customers a second battery technology within Ford’s EV lineup. Ford is now commited to build both nickel cobalt manganese (NCM) and lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries in the US. Ford will invest $3.5 With this $3.5-billion

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 1, 2020

A consortium comprising Engie Solutions, Siemens Gas and Power, Centrax, Arttic, German Aerospace Center (DLR) and four European universities is implementing the HYFLEXPOWER project funded by the European Commission under the Horizon 2020 Framework Program for Research and Innovation (Grant Agreement 884229).

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 21, 2023

Airbus and STMicroelectronics signed an agreement to cooperate on power electronics Research & Development to support more efficient and lighter power electronics, essential for future hybrid-powered aircraft and full-electric urban air vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 22, 2022

Sandia National Laboratories researchers recently delivered electricity produced by a new power-generating system to the Sandia-Kirtland Air Force Base electrical grid. The system uses heated supercritical carbon dioxide instead of steam to generate electricity and is based on a closed-loop Brayton cycle.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 28, 2021

a global supplier of hydrogen fuel cell-powered commercial vehicles, announced a joint venture to build up to 100 hydrogen hubs across the United States and globally. Raven supplies all the needed endothermic heat from sources outside of the reformer by recycling waste heat and/or electrical heat up to 1,200°F (649 ?C).

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 7, 2022

Solid Power, a developer of all-solid-state battery cells for electric vehicles, has completed installation of its pilot production line—dubbed the “EV cell pilot line”—which is designed to produce EV-scale solid-state cells. —Derek Johnson, Chief Operating Officer at Solid Power.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 9, 2022

In line with the Kaohsiung City Government’s plan to have all public buses run on electricity by 2030, Foxconn subsidiary Foxtron Vehicle Technologies delivered the first Model T electric bus to Kaohsiung Bus earlier this year. In addition, Kaohsiung has also attracted investments from companies such as WIN Semiconductors Corp.,

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