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Lightweight electromobile with ROHACELL body crosses Australia almost exclusively on wind energy

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The bodywork consists mainly of a carbon fiber composite with ROHACELL structural foam from Evonik Industries. Its lithium-ion batteries, based on yet another Evonik technology, are charged by a mobile wind turbine or in the conventional way from the power grid.

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Audi introduces new CNG A3 Sportback

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Its turbocharger with variable turbine geometry makes optimal use of the exhaust gas energy for early and harmonious torque development. They are made of fiber-composite materials and, in keeping with Audi’s lightweight construction philosophy, each weighs just 26 kilograms (57.3 The A3 Sportback 30 g-tron 1.5

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BMW Group plants stepping up activities in balancing-power market to contribute to grid stability

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The energy control stations at BMW Group Plants Dingolfing and Landshut are stepping up their activities in the balancing-power market in Germany. Together with other highly-flexible controllable systems in the BMW Group production network, they will contribute to the stability of the public grid outside of the plant.

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ARPA-E awards $175M to 68 novel clean energy OPEN 2021 projects

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $175 million for 68 research and development projects aimed at developing novel advanced energy technologies. Led by DOE’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), the OPEN 2021 program prioritizes funding high-impact, high-risk technologies that support novel approaches.

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Audi introducing Audi prologue Avant diesel plug-in hybrid show car at Geneva; 147 mpg, wireless charging

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kWh of energy gives the car a range of 54 kilometers (33.6 AWC technology provides energy from a floor plate which is connected to the power grid and which can be embedded on or into the asphalt. The 20-inch brake disks are made from carbon fiber ceramics. The lithium-ion battery pack in the rear storing 14.1

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NETL investigating researching chemistries for large-scale battery- and supercapacitor-based grid energy storage systems

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The US Department of Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) is conducting research on alternative options to reduce costs and make large-scale energy storage safer and more practical. Innovative fabrication methods can also lead to significant energy storage system improvements. Earlier post.)

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Audi presenting plug-in hybrid Sport quattro concept show car at Frankfurt; 700 hp and 94 mpg

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It draws its traction energy from a liquid-cooled lithium-ion battery in the rear with a capacity of 14.1 The show car is charged via an Audi wall box, which uses intelligent charge management to ensure the optimal feed of energy to the lithium-ion battery. Located between the 4.0 Top speed is 305 km/h (190 mph). Design elements.

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