Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2018

Today, new plants in Europe are already planned with a CO2-neutral energy supply from the start. With a CO2-neutral energy supply of the plants, we are consistently pursuing this approach and are actively driving sustainability in production. The decision also fits with our overall strategy.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 1, 2013

The Audi e-gas plant uses the renewable electricity in the first stage for electrolysis—splitting water into oxygen and hydrogen (Audi e-hydrogen), which could one day power fuel-cell vehicles. The power-to-gas process links the electricity grid and gas network bi-directionally for the first time.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 13, 2011

The e-gas project consists of two main components: Audi is contributing to the construction of offshore North Sea wind turbines which will generate clean power,that is then fed into the public power grid. If necessary, this energy can flow from the gas network back to the power grid at any time.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 15, 2020

FLECCS project teams will work to develop carbon capture and storage (CCS) processes that better enable technologies, such as natural gas power generators, to be responsive to grid conditions in a high variable renewable energy (VRE) penetration environment. Phase 1 FLECCS projects are: GE Global Research. 8 Rivers Capital. RTI International.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 6, 2014

Their quantitative lifecycle assessment of the environmental merits of liquid hydrocarbon fuels produced from CO 2 , water and energy compared to alternative fuel production routes is published in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology. Producing a fuel from CO 2 neglects the primary goal of carbon sequestration.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2011

In oil fields such as Whiting’s, the injected CO 2 mixes with the oil that is left behind in the primary oil-well production and the secondary water-injection stage. geologically sequestered) deep underground many thousands of feet below the water table, with no leakage to the atmosphere. Earlier post.). produce urea.

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Coal Texas Oil CO2 186

Green Car Congress

JUNE 16, 2022

million award from ARPA-E ( earlier post ), has developed a reactor and catalysts to convert CO 2 and hydrogen from water into syngas for use in the Fischer-Tropsch process. At the Tucson site, they are using electricity from the Arizona grid, which gets an increasing amount of power from local solar panels.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 8, 2015

Geely’s CRI investment and work with renewable methanol is similar to the approach Audi is taking with its own e-fuels projects—producing very low carbon liquid or gaseous fuels using only renewable energy, water and CO 2. Earlier post.). Earlier post.)

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Renewable Carbon Water Fuel 150

Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2019

water and electricity to produce higher-energy carbon-based products and a co-product of pure oxygen. Solar Sister (Great Falls, Virginia) invests in women’s enterprises in off-grid communities in Africa. into cost-competitive chemicals and fuels. Earlier post.). Clean Energy Works (Washington, D.C.)

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2019 Lesotho Conversion CO2 207

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

—“Bio-SNG Feasibility Study” The feasibility study appraises the opportunity afforded by Bio-SNG, building on a review of the issues associated with biomass sourcing, a detailed analysis of the technology options and applicability for injection into the UK grid, as well as a financial appraisal. Bio-SNG Feasibility Study.

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Carbon Cost Of Transportation CO2 210

Green Car Congress

JUNE 28, 2022

Sundsvall Energi, biogenic CO2 supplier and host for FlagshipTWO. In the Liquid Wind facility, green hydrogen will be produced from additional renewable electricity and water. The goal is to make the investment decision in late 2023, subject to environmental permitting process and extension of the electricity grid connection.

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Wind Energy Carbon Hydrogen 243

Green Car Congress

MAY 25, 2014

Further, open standards could increase the “food or fuel” dilemma associated to the use of first generation biofuels, i.e. biocrops, and the competition for land and water resources. It is also unclear how other environmental impacts of the production and use of different fuels would be accounted for.

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Transportation CO2 Carbon Hydrogen 244

Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2021

Methanization works by producing methane (CH 4 ) and water (H 2 O) by catalytic conversion from carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) and hydrogen (H 2 ). Water causes problems with conventional processes, however; to remove it, serial methanization stages are typically required—with condensation areas in between. Schröter K.,

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Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2009

In the paper, the GM team broke down CO 2 and fuel consumption reduction potentials into several categories: The introduction of E-REVs and PHEVs to existing grids, displacing petroleum use; The influence of charging availability and consumer behavior on CO 2 reduction; Changes in power grid mix as well as vehicle stock; and.

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PHEV CO2 Hybrid Fuel 150

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 30, 2013

This novel study examines the “micro grids” that owners of these resources likely will form for negotiating with their local utilities. The TomKat Center looks at generation and conversion, transmission and distribution, storage, and land and water as they pertain to energy for electricity and transportation. TomKat Center awards.

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Energy Fuel Hybrid CO2 210

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

While hydrogen is most commonly created through steam methane reforming, it can also be created from water through electrolysis. Under this trial project, wind power will be used to turn water into oxygen and hydrogen, with the latter stored for use locally.

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Hydrogen Japan Renewable Supplies 150

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

The new ARPA-E selections focus on accelerating innovations in clean technology while increasing US competitiveness in rare earth alternatives and breakthroughs in biofuels, thermal storage, grid controls, and solar power electronics. that produces large quantities of sugar and requires less water. heating and water purification.

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Energy Cleaning Clean Grid 294

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 13, 2016

Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have developed an electrocatalyst which operates at room temperature and in water for the electroreduction of dissolved CO 2 with high selectivity for ethanol. This could help to balance a grid supplied by intermittent renewable sources.

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Conversion CO2 Carbon Water 150

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2009

A water-cooled Thermo-Electrical Generator (TEG) is integrated in the exhaust system of BMW Vision EfficientDynamics, serving to convert a lot of the thermal energy contained in the exhaust emissions into electric power. Thermo-electric generator. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 12, 2015

solar and wind), water and CO 2 to produce liquid or gaseous fuels with a very low carbon intensity. to the realization of the renewable energy + water + CO 2 formula. The e-gas plant only operates when there is too much electricity from renewable sources in the grid. Audi’s basic goal is to combine renewable energy (e.g.

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Audi Renewable Fuel Carbon 150

Green Car Congress

JUNE 26, 2021

Highly Efficient Electrocatalysts for Direct Conversion Of CO2 To Chemicals, $250,000. Grid-Edge Intelligent Distribution Automation System for Self-Healing Distribution Grids, $550,000. Hydrogen Based Power Grid Support Using ElectrolyzeRs with Value Stacking (HYPER-V), $250,000. Alkaline Water Electrolysis, $100,000.

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Commercial Energy Albuquerque New York 170

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory is developing a metal-supported solid oxide fuel cell (MS-SOFC) stack that produces electricity from an ethanol-water blend at high efficiency to enable light-duty hybrid passenger vehicles. Low-Cost, Easy-to-integrate, and Reliable Grid Energy Storage System with 2nd Life Lithium Batteries – $1,894,705.

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Engine San Diego Polymer Lithium Ion 247

Green Car Congress

MARCH 3, 2016

STEP has been shown to function effectively with or without solar powered operation to electrolytically split water, carbon dioxide, or metal oxides, produce STEP carbon, produce STEP ammonia and STEP organic, and produce STEP iron or cement. —Licht et al.

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Li-ion Carbon Convert Sodium 150

Green Car Congress

JULY 10, 2010

Algae cultures tend to be relatively dilute, and the energy requirement to remove water from the cultures can be a significant portion of the energy balance. saline water). Wind Technologies. Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability.

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Electric Vehicles India

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

It has also established electric vehicle charging infrastructure across the country called Ather Grid. metric tonnes of CO2 emissions. Ather Energy is also aiming to use 80 percent of their energy consumption using solar energy and increase the ratio of recycled water to total water consumption by 84 percent.

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Energy India Climate Change Personal 110

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

Significantly to reduce the CO 2 intensity and water use of its manufacturing operations. At the Suzuka Factory, they solved this problem by developing a new paint specifically for the middle coat that allows a conventional water-based base coat to be applied wet-on-wet after a short pre-drying period. Earlier post.).

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EV Adoption

MAY 25, 2021

And oh BTW, according to the Energy Information Administration , California’s grid overall consumed 0% coal power. And the reality is that the grid in many parts of the country will get greener at a faster rate than the EV sales share. Said another way, residents of California purchased 390.9 of US EV sales in 2020.

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Coal West Virginia Power Powered 145

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 29, 2020

and partners plan to perform a system integrated design study on an oxygen-blown gasification system coupled with water-gas shift, pre-combustion CO 2 capture, and pressure-swing adsorption working off a coal/biomass mix to yield high-purity hydrogen and a fuel off-gas that can generate power.

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Coal Carbon Hydrogen Nebraska 186

Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2011

In parallel, more and more electricity is being generated from solar and water power. L/100 km (112 mpg US) is attained (equivalent to 49 g/km CO2). These forms of energy must also be used for mobility, Volkswagen says. However, the amount of renewably generated energy is subject to fluctuations due to natural factors (e.g.

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Blink Charging

APRIL 20, 2023

One of the most common sustainability goals for businesses is reduce CO2 emissions. The source of the electricity – whether renewable sources like wind, solar, or water, or nonrenewable sources like coal – is also important. The report also mentions that high carbon intensity grids (i.e.

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Charging CO2 Carbon Grid 73

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

Laredo Bus Facility Solar Canopies: Provide shade structures with integrated, grid tied photovoltaic cells to be erected on the bus storage lot at the Laredo Bus Maintenance Facility. Solar Thermal System: A solar thermal system on the building roof will provide hot water for the operations building and the maintenance building.

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 19, 2023

In the fight against climate change, many countries have pledged to reduce their CO2 emissions to net zero. The technology to produce hydrogen by electrolyzing water has been around for more than 200 years. The process emits about 10 tonnes of CO2 per tonne of hydrogen. Why all the hype about hydrogen?

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 23, 2024

EMPs can destroy electronic systems and overload power grids, causing blackouts. Climeworks Captures Double the CO2 for Half the Energy Climeworks Climeworks , a Zurich-based company, says its new direct-air capture (DAC) technology will remove millions of tonnes of carbon dioxide by the end of the decade.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Electric cars and a smart electric grid have a bright future, according to panelists at a roundtable discussion on the subject that I attended last Friday in Boston. “I Vehicle-to-grid is, I believe, the salvation of the automotive industry in the United States,” declared Marc Spitzer, an agency commissioner who was also on the panel.

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 20, 2022

Most automotive manufacturers say they plan to use renewable energy in the future, but for now, most battery production relies on electric grids largely powered by fossil fuels. That’s why operating EVs typically releases less carbon than operating gasoline vehicles of similar size, even in coal-heavy grids like Shandong or West Virginia.

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Electric Vehicles Vehicles West Virginia Electrical 108

Green Car Congress

MARCH 23, 2019

Enabling turbine operation at significantly higher inlet temperatures substantially increases power generation efficiency and reduces emissions and water consumption. Supercritical CO2 Micro Tube Recuperator: Manufacturing, Testing and Laser Weld Qualification – $1,640,000. International Mezzo Technologies.

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Low Cost Universal Manufacturer Power 207

Baua Electric

MARCH 28, 2024

The carbon filaments help distribute static charges across the fabric grid, preventing the charges from passing through. According to estimates from the Textile Exchange, the production of recycled polyester materials could yield 30% lower CO2 emissions compared to virgin polyester materials, as it uses 45% less energy and 20% less water.

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