Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

I entered the field in the mid-2000s, motivated by climate concerns, and I encountered a whole range of questions about the role of emerging technologies, potential policies to reshape our energy systems, and the implications of energy transitions. The tools built in the ’70s and ’80s were not cut out for that. power-grid transmission.

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Clean Cleaning Energy Emissions 90

Green Car Congress

JULY 31, 2009

Developing technologies for the conversion of biomass and coal-to-liquid fuels. By 2035, cellulosic ethanol and/or coal-and-biomass-to-liquid (CBTL) fuels with carbon capture and storage could replace about 15% of current fuel consumption in the transportation sector (1.7–2.5 emissions, according to the report.

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Coal Conversion Light Future 150

Green Car Congress

JUNE 5, 2012

The break-even crude oil price for a delivered biomass cost of $94/metric ton when hydrogen is derived from coal, natural gas or nuclear energy ranges from $103 to $116/bbl for no carbon tax and even lower ($99–$111/bbl) for the carbon tax scenarios. —Singh et al. We’re in the ballpark.

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Oil Prices Tax Coal Hydrogen 236

Green Car Congress

JULY 8, 2015

Methanol-powered vehicles are one pillar of Geely Auto’s diversified new-energy strategy, which also encompasses ethanol, CNG, gasoline-electric hybrid, plug-in hybrid, pure-electric, and extended-range solutions. cited one study showing that the full lifecycle (well-to-wheel) CO 2 emissions from M85 (with coal-derived methanol) are 2.5

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Renewable Carbon Water Fuel 150

Green Car Congress

JULY 10, 2010

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has issued a wide-ranging Funding Opportunity Announcement ( DE-FOA-0000397 ) for up to a total of $27 million in Phase III small business awards in the areas of energy efficiency and renewable energy, electricity delivery and energy reliability, fossil energy, and nuclear energy.

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Fuel Motor Motors Motoring 210

Green Car Congress

JUNE 7, 2017

In the OPT scenario, estimated well-to-wheels GHG emissions from full-size BEVs with 100-mile range are 62 gCO 2 -e mi –1 in 2050, while those from full-size ICEVs are 121 gCO 2 -e mi –1. power plants and refineries) and in turn to the transportation, residential, industrial, and commercial end-use sectors.

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Emissions Economy Gasoline-Electric Coal 150

Green Car Congress

MAY 1, 2012

Further attention should be given to the potential market for small short-range city BEVs, where there is opportunity to reduce range anxiety through public charging points or battery-swap stations. Local-level implications include charging regimes; the purpose of trips; range anxiety; and battery performance and acceptance.

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Industrial Industry Climate Change Grid 301

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 15, 2013

Range of average vehicle efficiency. Commercial transportation demand by region. Global demand for energy for commercial transportation is expected to rise by 70% from 2010 to 2040, driven by the projected increase in economic activity and the associated increase in movement of goods and freight. Source: ExxonMobil. Natural gas.

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Oil-Sands Energy Hybrid Sale 309

Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2013

The proposed solicitation will cover a broad range of advanced fossil energy projects. The Better Buildings Challenge targets helping American commercial and industrial buildings becoming at least 20% more energy efficient by 2020. A Federal Quadrennial Energy Review. Expanding the Better Buildings Challenge. Energy Efficiency.

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Obama Cleaner Climate Fuel Economy 249

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 21, 2014

Range of hydrogen production costs, untaxed, for near- to mid-term distributed and centralized pathways. wind, solar, hydroelectric, and geothermal power), biomass gasification, solar-driven high- temperature thermochemical water splitting, direct photoelectrochemical water splitting, and biological processes. Click to enlarge.

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Hydrogen Renewable Carbon Production 225

Blink Charging

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

If an EV is charged with electricity that is produced by burning fossil fuel such as coal or natural gas, there are still greenhouse gas emissions associated with running the vehicle. For an expanded list of statewide incentives, visit our Commercial Incentives page here.

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Fleet Pollution Diesel Ozone 123

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2012

The council recommended: Allowing more access to oil, natural gas and coal opportunities on federal lands. It also noted that the Federal government can incentivize states to adopt increasingly strict efficiency standards for new residential and commercial buildings. All levels of government can encourage home energy testing.

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Renewable Energy Fuel Coal 236

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

These 32 demonstration projects, which include large-scale energy storage, smart meters, distribution and transmission system monitoring devices, plug-in vehicles, and a range of other smart technologies, will act as models for deploying integrated Smart Grid systems on a broader scale. The funding awards are divided into two topic areas.

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Energy Storage Grid Energy Wind 270

Green Car Congress

MARCH 13, 2016

Wind/weather and GPS-based cruise control and intelligent routing. Under CERC, 4 pairs of US and Chinese consortia are operating collaboratively on 4 technical tracks: Advanced Coal Technologies with Carbon Capture, Utilization and/or Sequestration. Reduction of accessory loads and auxiliary power requirements. Background.

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China Parts Chinese Obama 150

Cars That Think

DECEMBER 30, 2021

The NAA has stated that the goal of the cross-country, multiday race is to force competitors to confront logistical problems that still plague electric aircraft, like range, battery charging, reliability, and speed. As a rule, higher radio frequencies have higher data capacity, but a shorter range. 6-Gigahertz Wi-Fi Goes Mainstream.

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Engine Hydrogen Energy Storage Carbon 139

Green Car Congress

APRIL 5, 2011

These companies have sunk costs invested in coal, gas and oil plants and are content in maximizing the return on these investments. cents/kWh, with a range from 29.20 Two are geographically constrained (hydro and geothermal), placing wind and solar as the front running mass renewable energy choices. cents/ kWh in Hawaii to 5.61

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Driivz

DECEMBER 19, 2022

There are many types of Demand Response programs, ranging from direct compensation-based programs for commercial and industrial customers to savings-based programs for consumer and retail customers. Demand Response is a tool for moderating demand that falls under the broader umbrella of Demand Side Management.

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Smart Charger Grid Charging Solar 52

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 31, 2015

2010 and 2015 LCOE ranges for solar and wind technologies. The cost of producing electricity from renewable sources such as wind and solar has been falling for several years. Top: LCOE ranges for baseload technologies at three different discount rates. Source: IEA/NEA. Click to enlarge. Source: IEA/NEA. Click to enlarge.

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Cost Of Renewable South Africa Power 150

Green Car Congress

JULY 3, 2015

We are interested in the extent to which electrified vehicles could reduce petroleum consumption and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and the sensitivity of these impacts across a range of travel demand and technology scenarios. Still, it is technically achievable. Renewable and nuclear electricity supply technologies are available today.

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Carbon EPRI Climate Gasoline-Electric 150

Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2010

This ARPA-E program seeks to develop a new generation of ultra-high energy density, low-cost battery technologies for long range plug-in hybrid and all-electric vehicles. ReVolt Technology will develop a novel large format high-energy zinc-air flow battery for long all-electric range Plug-In and All Electric vehicles. Description.

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Carbon Batteries Battery Li-ion 249

Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

In this paper PHEV refers solely to the long-range PHEV of 60 miles (100 km) electric-only range.) The PHEV does not require the heavy, costly batteries required by other electric cars, nor does it suffer from a limited range or poor freeway performance. Distributed Solar and Wind with the PHEV. It is much more than that.

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PHEV Plug-in Renewable Energy 150

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 5, 2009

Hydrogen produced by water electrolysis has the potential to be a useful means of storing excess electricity generated using wind, solar, and other intermittent renewable energy. Integrated renewable hydrogen systems and public-private community-based partnerships. centralized hydrogen production and delivery systems—have slipped.

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Congress Hydrogen Market Fuel 150

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 22, 2009

A new report from the National Research Council examines and, when possible, estimates, “hidden” costs of energy production and use—such as the damage air pollution imposes on human health—that are not reflected in market prices of coal, oil, other energy sources, or the electricity and gasoline produced from them. Click to enlarge.

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2005 Cost Of Energy Coal 246

Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2009

Lowering costs by helping technologies cross the Valley of Death between pilot scale production and commercialization is the charter of the proposed Clean Energy Deployment Administration (CEDA) which was discussed by attendees. Generally, tax equity investors expect a return in the 8-12% range. Earlier post.). chance of default.

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Financing Renewable Stimulus Package Energy 150

Cars That Think

MAY 9, 2024

Energy experts have been warning that electricity is likely to get more expensive and less reliable unless renewable power that waxes and wanes under inconstant sunlight and wind is backed up by generators that can run whenever needed. gigahertz, within the range used for Wi-Fi. Most designs call for 2.45

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Power Powered Solar Fusion 132

Cars That Think

AUGUST 17, 2022

Among the technological visions that seem perpetually futuristic (think commercial nuclear fusion and maglev trains), the hydrogen economy has always been tantalizing. A massive substation at the coal-fired Intermountain Power Plant in Utah links the facility to transmission lines that deliver power to southern California.

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Hydrogen Economy Tax Credit Gas-Electric 106

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Plug-In Hybrids Are Cleaner (Even on a Coal Grid) [ to top ] This entire section is finally obsolete -- because we now have a definitive study by the Electric Power Research Institute and the Natural Resources Defense Council. A PHEV with only a 20-mile all-electric range is 62% lower (see printed page 95 in the 2004 study ).

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Plug-in Plugin Plug Hybrid 61

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2009

will develop a commercially viable process for the production of bio-butanol, an advanced biofuel, from seaweed (macroalgae). Scaling and Commercialization of Algae Harvesting Technologies. Energy Efficient Capture of CO 2 from Coal Flue Gas. DuPont and Bio Architecture Lab, Inc. DOE grant: $9,000,000). DOE grant: $5,992,697).

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Energy Grant Low Cost Li-ion 231

Cars That Think

JANUARY 29, 2022

Spiking demand for electric heat collided with supply problems created by frozen natural-gas equipment and below-average wind-power production. Second, conventional coal and nuclear plants are being retired for economic and policy reasons, removing stable sources from the grid. unprecedented and deadly winter freeze. Here’s how.

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Power Grid Grid Power Powered 104

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 27, 2011

Centennial, CO, developing technology to biochemically convert coal to methane at large scale and low cost. GE, NRG Energy, Inc. The joint venture’s initial investments are in: Alta Devices, Santa Clara, CA, improving the production economics of advanced materials for high-efficiency, low-cost solar energy. Ciris Energy , Inc.,

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Energy Li-ion Coal Low Cost 225

Electric Auto Association

APRIL 4, 2021

Fifty years ago, there were no EVs available commercially. When folks would find out the car had a 40-mile range, that was the end of discussion. It wasn’t just range anxiety, it was range phobia.” They had created two new natural gas units to replace the older coal-fired units. Air Force Academy. “We

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Colorado Denver Golf Cart Convert 57

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

But its monumentally less pollution , even on the national (half-coal) grid. A combination solution: increasingly renewable electricity as the primary fuel and ethanol as the range extender. How about a car-mounted wind-generator? DaimlerChrysler is using them in some of its prototype PHEV Sprinter commercial vans.

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PHEV Nickel Metal Hydride Prius EPRI 37

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Safe, reliable and sturdy battery systems currently exist that provide well over 100 miles on a single charge and technology advances will soon provide comfortable ranges in excess of 250 miles between charges. ” Finally, within the next two to five, years we will see the re-emergence of pure electric vehicles. (We

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Charging Batteries Battery Nickel Metal Hydride 30

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Electric car supporters are rising to defend General Motors’ development of the Chevy Volt after the Obama Administration’s automotive task force proclaimed that the car was probably too expensive to be commercially successful in the near future. April 20, 2009 4:46 am Link What is the battery range of the Volt? — James 8.

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Volt Green Electric Cars 2009 42

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Solar, Wind and Biofuels Grew 53 Percent in 2008 Green Education = Environmental Religion? Review of Forestry Carbon Standards 2008 Ford Partners to Commercialize Electric Vehicles A New "Green" Deal.Direction for the economic re. Renewables That Even Coal-Based Utilities Can Love. Email Neal. SZ (1) 6753.T

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Grid Electric Vehicles Vehicles Oil-Sands 28

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

One of them is bringing out a nice looking 4-passenger electric with a 110 mile range. by homercles82 April 7, 2009 11:23 AM PDT Yes we will just be charging these cars using electricity that is made from naturla gas and coal fired palnts while we ignore nuclear unlike most of Europe. Now several compies aremaking electric cars.

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GM Green 2009 Vehicles 48

Revenge of the Electric Car

DECEMBER 3, 2008

Another 5% comes from wind and 5% from hydro. Geothermal is particularly attractive since it’s a “forever&# renewable power source much like wind and solar - but without the intermittency of those clean energy sources. The company plans test deployments of vehicles in 2009 and broad commercial sales in 2012.

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Hawaii Renewable Energy San Francisco 100