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Sysco unveils vision for first EV hub: 40 electric tractors and refrigerated trailers; 4MWh ESS and 1.5MW additional solar

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Sysco Corporation, the world’s largest food distributor, unveiled its vision for the Riverside Electric Vehicle Hub, which will transform the company’s distribution center into the focal point of its electrified fleet. InCharge Energy and ABB E-mobility are supplying and preparing to activate 40 Terra 124 DC fast chargers.

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DOE awarding $71M to 20 RD&D projects to cut GHG emissions, expand EV infrastructure; $5M to Achates for opposed-piston 2-stroke hybrid

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This includes EV charging community projects, such as installing charge stations within multi-unit housing, hosting community-led demonstrations that address barriers to EV adoption and lowering costs for direct current (DC) fast charging equipment. AOI 3: Reducing the Cost of DC Fast Charging Equipment. BorgWarner Inc.

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ARPA-E announces $98M in funding for 40 OPEN projects; two opposed-piston engines projects receive $10M total

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Advanced Magnet Lab (AML) is developing a reliable, contact-free current transfer mechanism from a stationary to a rotating electrode to allow direct current (DC) electrical machines, motors, and generators to achieve unprecedented power and torque density. Georgia Tech Research Corporation. University of California, San Diego.

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GE and Shenhua form coal gasification JV in China

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The agreement was signed today at a ceremony at the Strategic Forum on US-China Clean Energy Cooperation in Washington DC. This includes industrial coal gasification applications in China as well as jointly pursuing the deployment of commercial scale IGCC plants. —Zhang Xiwu, chairman of Shenhua Group Corporation Ltd.

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Department of Energy Announces $57M for Small Businesses in Phase III Xlerator Program; Algal Biofuels, Advanced Vehicle Technologies and Fuel Cells Included

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding $57 million, including nearly $11 million under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, to support clean energy technology commercialization projects for 33 small businesses across the country. State College, Pa.) - Compact High Temperature DC Bus Capacitors for Electric Vehicles.

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Delphi Using $89.3M DOE Award to Support Expansion of Power Electronics Engineering and New Manufacturing Facility; First Products for Allison

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Among the first products expected to be manufactured at the new facility will be power electronics components and systems for Allison Transmission, a leading supplier of commercial-duty fully automatic transmissions for both on- and off-highway vehicles, and of hybrid propulsion systems for on-highway transit and coach vehicles. Earlier post.)

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Genifuel Licenses High-yield Algae-to-Natural Gas Process from PNNL

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Battelle is granting an exclusive license to Genifuel Corporation for a process developed at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) to convert algae into renewable synthetic natural gas (SNG) for use in pipelines and power generation. Elliott, DC (2008) Catalytic Hydrothermal Gasification of Biomass. doi: 10.1002/bbb.74.

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