Green Car Congress

MARCH 19, 2021

Achates Power was awarded a $5-million cooperative agreement from the US Department of Energy in 2020 for a new two-cylinder prototype demonstration and concept design of a next-generation medium-duty commercial vehicle opposed-piston engine. —David Crompton, president and CEO, Achates Power. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

JULY 28, 2023

Intelligent power management company Eaton has introduced a new approach simplifying electric vehicle (EV) fleet charging by eliminating costly cable runs and major modifications to existing parking and conveyor structures. Thi overhead solution utilizes Pow-R-Way III busway and incorporates a 19.2

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 23, 2021

million US Department of Energy (DOE) Award for the development of a Scalable Ultra Power-dense Extended Range (SUPER) inverter. In the second year, the team will make all critical components that make up the inverter, including the power module and capacitor, and finalize the inverter’s design. BorgWarner is the recipient of a $4.97

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Green Car Congress

JULY 4, 2022

As the world contends with a global energy crisis, nuclear power has the potential to play a significant role in helping countries to securely transition to energy systems dominated by renewables, according to a new special report by the IEA. However, a new era for nuclear power is by no means guaranteed.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

A thermal management system developed by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in collaboration with John Deere promises to increase the power density of silicon carbide (SiC) inverters within heavy-duty EV applications significantly. —Kevin Bennion, NREL senior researcher and thermal management expert.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 17, 2023

PowerAmerica will receive an initial $8 million, with potential funding across four more fiscal years to follow, to continue advancing domestic manufacturing of next-generation WBG semiconductors for power electronics to aid economy-wide decarbonization and electrification.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 7, 2021

Power management company Eaton announced its eMobility business secured a contract to supply power distribution units (PDUs) and Bussmann series fuses to a global vehicle manufacturer for use in a new battery electric (BEV) light-duty commercial vehicle—a rapidly growing segment for BEVs.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 9, 2020

Charging-as-a-service provider AMPLY Power is managing the charging of electric buses for Eastern Contra Costa Transit Authority, which is operating under the name Tri Delta Transit. AMPLY expects savings to increase as Tri Delta Transit expands its electric bus fleet in the future.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 27, 2022

After an extensive review we believe that Ionblox’s pouch cell technology will be very well positioned to achieve superior combined performance for high power and high energy density, and we are very excited to continue our joint development. million in cost share for the development of low-cost, fast-charge electric vehicle batteries.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 4, 2023

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced $46 million in funding ( DE-FOA-0002809 ) to eight companies advancing designs and research and development for fusion power plants. Commercial fusion power on a decadal timescale with the compact, high-field ARC power plant. Focused Energy Inc. Austin, TX). Tokamak Energy Inc.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 13, 2022

The objective of this agreement is to develop a project to repower and put into service 400 switcher and line-haul freight locomotives, all 100% powered by compressed natural gas (CNG) and/or renewable natural gas (RNG) with low or zero emissions, in line with the Argentina’s decarbonization goals. —Scott Myers, President of OptiFuel.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Texas-based Nacero, a company seeking to produce low- and zero-lifecycle carbon footprint gasoline blendstock ( earlier post ) has awarded a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources, LLC a 20-year power purchase agreement to supply wind power to Nacero’s planned flagship manufacturing facility in Penwell, Texas. Renewable natural gas.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 24, 2022

The Topsoe SOEC electrolyzer is a compact stack built primarily from abundant, low-cost ceramic materials enclosed within a metal housing. Topsoe’s ambition is to accelerate rapidly the adoption of green solutions—in particular within Power-to-X. This is accomplished by three components: an anode, a cathode, and an electrolyte.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 28, 2021

Achates Power was recently awarded a $5-million contract from the US Army to expand the family of opposed-piston engines for military vehicles. Moreover, developing engines for both military and commercial vehicles allows us to advance the overall capability of opposed-piston engines more quickly. Major, vice president, Achates Power.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 25, 2021

Solid Power, a producer of all-solid-state batteries for electric vehicles, provided details on its All-Solid-State Platform technology and the three unique battery designs it enables. Solid Power has also announced the successful transition of its high-content silicon all-solid-state battery to the company’s Colorado-based production line.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 8, 2020

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to $64 million in federal funding for cost-shared research and development (R&D) projects under the funding opportunity announcement ( DE-FOA-0002057 ), “Critical Components for Coal FIRST Power Plants of the Future.”.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Aurora provided a first look at the Aurora-powered Volvo VNL—Volvo’s flagship long-haul truck, integrated with the Aurora Driver’s sensor suite. Over the next several months, Aurora will integrate its feature-complete hardware kit and test and validate Aurora-powered Volvo VNL trucks through its robust Virtual Testing Suite.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 19, 2022

The Nikkei reports that Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI)is moving ahead with its plans to develop and commercialize nuclear microreactors—reactors small enough to be delivered on trucks—by the end of the next decade. The reactor and power generating equipment will fit inside a standard 40' cargo container.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2021

has entered into an agreement with Sion Power Corporation ( earlier post ), a leading developer of high-energy rechargeable battery technology, to design and to supply battery cells based on their proprietary lithium-metal technology for commercial vehicle applications. Cummins Inc.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Researchers at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering, led by Miguel Modestino, professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have developed a novel ion-conducting polymer (ionomer) that increases the power and lowers the cost of fuel cells. —Katzenberg et al.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

Intelligent Power Generation (IPG) will demonstrate the impact of Flameless Ceramic Turbine technology in UK electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure, following a £1-million contract from Highways England. This growth will require high megawatt capacities across England’s road networks.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 27, 2022

Through continued development of its next-generation lithium-metal cell technology, Cuberg has achieved a near-doubling of cycle life of its cells alongside improvement in energy and power. Cuberg is now transitioning its technology to 20 Ah commercial-format cells for its aviation customers.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Ballard Power Systems launched the FCmove-HD+ fuel cell module. FCmove-HD+ is designed for buses and medium- and heavy-duty trucks, and is the latest product in Ballard’s 8 th generation heavy-duty power module portfolio. Ballard has been developing a family of FCmove products since 2019 to serve the commercial vehicle market.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

Partially funded by the ARPA-E CIRCUITS program ( earlier post ), Transphorm is developing the technology for electric vehicle mobility and infrastructure power systems as well as industrial and renewable energy systems. We see this as an important milestone for the GaN power electronics industry.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 10, 2021

Plug Power Inc. Through this all-inclusive strategic partnership, the companies are advancing a total solution for hydrogen-powered electric buses. Plug Power, with more than 40,000 fuel cell units deployed over the past 20 years, offers modular ProGen fuel cell engines for OEM integration ranging from 30kW to 125kW.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2021

AMPLY Power is working with Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions to expand fleet electrification offerings, including the first commercially available combination solar canopy and overhead electric vehicle charging solution covered by a power purchase agreement (PPA) leasing and financing model. —Vic Shao, CEO of AMPLY Power.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 9, 2021

The initial scope of this joint market agreement focuses on providing hydrogen-based solutions to several key vertical markets: transport agencies; truck, transit and coach bus service fleets; materials handling, warehouse and port logistics including drayage; urban delivery services; and stationary power applications.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 15, 2020

Australian startup H2X has launched with the mission of producing a range of hydrogen-powered hybrid vehicles targeting different applications and markets. The H2X team is already involved in projects for rail, marine, stationary power, and heavy vehicles which will come to market shortly.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 5, 2022

million) grant from the UK Government’s Advanced Propulsion Center to support the commercialization of a hydrogen fuel cell-powered heavy-duty truck. million) total cost. million) total cost. Glasgow-based Hydrogen Vehicle Systems (HVS) will receive a £15-million (US$17.8-million)

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Romeo Power and Dynexus Technology, a provider of battery sensing solutions and data-driven battery intelligence, will collaborate to integrate Dynexus Technology’s actionable battery performance and health sensors into Romeo Power’s battery ecosystem. —AK Srouji, CTO of Romeo Power.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 31, 2021

The US Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) has licensed its high-power wireless charging technology for electric vehicles to HEVO. The system provides the world’s highest power levels in the smallest package and could one day enable electric vehicles to be charged as they are driven at highway speeds.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2022

million) to a partnership between Topsoe, Denmark’s Technical University (DTU) and Aarhus University (AU) to support innovation activities related to upscaling and globally deploying Topsoe’s Power-to-X SOEC electrolysis technology. The Danish Board of Business Development (Danmarks Erhvervsfremmebestyrelse) is granting up to DKK 88.8

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 10, 2023

The study will involve a comprehensive techno-economic analysis of the power-to-ammonia value chain—from power feed characterization to product dispatch—using thyssenkrupp Uhde’s proprietary RHAMFS modeling methodology. Ark Energy is a subsidiary of Korea Zinc Co.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Motiv Power Systems announced its newest generation of EPIC chassis for medium-duty electric fleets. The fifth-generation EPIC chassis incorporate BMW’s commercially-proven, high-performance batteries in a new robust architecture and includes Motiv’s latest release of its AdaptEV software.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 19, 2023

Schaeffler’s new plates enable a fuel cell stack power density of 4.6 Fuel cell stacks made using the new Schaeffler plates can achieve a power density about 20% greater than that of stacks made using previous-generation plates. Heavy commercial vehicles up to 40 tons generally require two stacks.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2021

Ford is opening an E-Transit registration site today for commercial customers ahead of order banks opening by July. To date, more than 450 commercial customers in North America, including 200 top fleets and fleet management companies, have said they’re interested in purchasing the E-Transit.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2021

Solid Power, a developer of all solid-state batteries for electric vehicles, announced a $130-million Series B investment round led by the BMW Group, Ford Motor Company and Volta Energy Technologies. The BMW Group and Ford aim to utilize Solid Power’s low-cost, high-energy all solid-state battery technology in forthcoming electric vehicles.

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