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APRIL 25, 2013
Researchers at MIT are proposing using a variation on pumped hydroelectric systems for storage of electricity produced by offshore wind farms. The 1,000 wind turbines that the spheres could anchor could, on average, replace a conventional on-shore coal or nuclear plant. MIT has filed for a patent on the system. Earlier post.).
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 28, 2019
Researchers at MIT and the Ford Motor Company have found that depending on the location, lightweight conventional vehicles could have a lower lifecycle greenhouse gas impact than electric vehicles, at least in the near term. Their paper is published in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology.
Green Car Congress
MAY 25, 2011
A report from MIT and The University of Texas at Austin urges the US to accelerate efforts to pursue carbon capture and storage (CCS) in combination with enhanced oil recovery (EOR), a practice that could increase domestic oil production while significantly curbing emissions of carbon dioxide. Schematic of a CO 2. EOR System.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 30, 2010
The aerobic microbe has been engineered at MIT and is capable of converting a variety of organic compounds into oil, from which biodiesel may be produced. MIT, Bar-Ilan University). A novel metal complex for electrolysis of water will be used to generate the hydrogen at high rates. Harvard, Univ. of Delaware). Michigan State).
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
The discovery came when MIT researchers Byoungwoo Kang and Gerbrand Ceder found out how to get a common lithium compound to release and take up lithium ions in a matter of seconds. Like most people, I tend to drive less than 30 miles a day, so I won’t run out of charge. Like this post? by RSS or sign up by email.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 19, 2009
million miles in real-world testing, ARB staff noted. Honda’s Clarity, with 350 bar compressed gas storage is achieving a 280-mile range, and the 2009 Toyota FCHV using 700 bar storage has a state range of 480 miles (on the 10-15 cycle). Earlier post.). kWh (350 bar, down 9% from 2008) for hydrogen storage.
Green Cars News
JUNE 20, 2009
This is despite the fact that Chu, in an interview with MIT Technology Review, stated that “four miracles&# would be required for fuel cells to become viable: relating to their durability and cost; production; storage; and distribution infrastructure. million miles in real world testing.
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