Green Car Congress

AUGUST 10, 2011

This project will optimize fuel-based control of novel combustion strategies in light- and heavy-duty vehicles to enable diesel-like efficiencies with ultra-low engine-out emissions. Light-weighting materials. Demo Project for Multi-material light-weight prototype vehicle. Solid state thermoelectric energy conversion devices.

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OCTOBER 28, 2021

Sustainable repair concept for batteries in 2022. In the second half of 2022, Mercedes-Benz will successively roll out a sustainable repair concept in all van segments to prolong the life cycle of the high-voltage batteries installed in its vehicles. Mercedes-Benz Vans already offers the system for the Sprinter.

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JANUARY 24, 2015

This FOA also includes demonstration topic areas that will help to accelerate adoption of hydrogen and fuel cell technologies with specific interest in mobile hydrogen refuelers; fuel cell powered range extenders for light duty hybrid electric vehicles; and a Communities of Excellence topic featuring hydrogen and fuel cell technologies.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

Powertrain concepts. At NACV 2017, Bosch is also showcasing several future-focused powertrain concepts engineered to save fuel and money while extending the lives of fleets. ETAS and ESCRYPT (both parts of the Bosch Group) provide the necessary transmission and encryption technologies that ensure functional safety and data security.

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DECEMBER 20, 2013

mpg) for light trucks by 2025 (54.5 mpg light duty average, or 4.3 These new exhaust aftertreatment technologies and catalysts must have light off temperatures at a minimum of 150 °C and conversion efficiencies of at least 90%. mpg) for cars and 203 gCO 2 /mi (43.7 Powertrain friction and wear reduction.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 16, 2010

Such engines may incorporate novel thermodynamic cycles, but should not simply involve regurgitation of existing concepts (e.g., approximately 45% peak thermal efficiency for light duty and greater-than 50% peak thermal efficiency for heavy duty). Subtopic 6A: Solid State Thermoelectric Energy Conversion Devices. Miller Cycle).

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 20, 2024

This artist’s conception, which is not based on any specific design for a cargo ship, is intended to show the approximate scale of such a vessel. It was in service from 1962 to 1972, but its pressurized light-water reactor (LWR) proved too complex and expensive for the ship to operate profitably. Fourth-generation SMRs avoid all that.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 21, 2010

The goal of this research area is to research and develop the next generation of nuclear reactors that will produce more energy and create less waste. The program will involve research on crosscutting technologies that will accelerate the development of advanced reactor concepts, including fuels, materials, and reactor modeling.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 3, 2015

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced ( DOE-FOA-0001224 ) up to $35 million in available funding to advance fuel cell and hydrogen technologies, and to enable early adoption of fuel cell applications, such as light duty fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs). Subtopics include Microbial Biomass Conversion. Earlier post.).

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OCTOBER 31, 2013

While possibly adequate for some stationary applications and vehicle platforms, they may be too expensive and bulky for many non-stationary applications and may not be able to provide a driving range that meets consumer expectations across the full range of light-duty vehicle platforms. Topic Area 3: New hydrogen storage materials discovery.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 25, 2011

The deadline to submit research concepts is 31 January 2012. ARB says that the nature and scope of the proposed research concepts will vary as will the size and duration of each project. Future research undertaken by ARB will probe: co-benefits of smart growth policies; and integration of freight transport and smart growth.

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DECEMBER 7, 2009

Most of the methods currently under development involve converting biomass or waste, while there are also approaches to directly produce liquid transportation fuels from sunlight and carbon dioxide, typically using photosynthesis.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2011

One of the chief areas of concern is the cold-start period, in which the catalytic converter is below the light-off temperature and the conversion of emissions is low. Even minor improvements in energy retention could lead to significant reductions in emissions during this critical period.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2022

The selected projects will focus on technologies such as revolutionizing fuel cells for light- and heavy-duty vehicles, and technologies to generate less nuclear waste and reduce the cost of fuel. Harvesting Infrared Light to Improve Photosynthetic Biomass Production - $1,347,122. Select OPEN 2021 projects include: Synteris.

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AUGUST 19, 2023

DOE Funding: $1,249,997; Non-DOE Funding: $312,516; Total Value: $1,562,513 Oxygen Integrated Unit for Modular Biomass Conversion to Hydrogen — Palo Alto Research Center Inc., The team intends to address the requirement of advancing modular air separation to support modular gasification-based hydrogen production.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 10, 2010

Phase III applications are sought, to further develop and specifically demonstrate a promising system concept for bio-fueled SOFCs in distributed generation applications, with potential commercial viability. saline water). Buildings Technologies. Geothermal Technologies. Industrial Technology.

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AUGUST 16, 2009

Researchers at the US Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) led off a day-long symposium on advances in CO 2 conversion and utilization being held at the 238 th American Chemical Society (ACS) national meeting, which began today in Washington, DC. Earlier post.). Robert Dorner. The electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide. Scott Shaw.

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MAY 9, 2024

Despite mounting buzz around the concept, I and many of my former colleagues at ESA are deeply skeptical that these large and complex power systems could be deployed quickly enough and widely enough to make a meaningful contribution to the global energy transition. Nevertheless, dozens of startups are now testing new fusion-reactor concepts.

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AUGUST 27, 2020

REEACH projects seek to create innovative, cost-effective, and high-performance energy storage and power generation sub-systems for electric aircraft, with a focus on fuel-to-electric power conversion technologies. Compact Propulsion Engine Optimized with Waste Heat Recovery (CO-POWER); $2,815,760.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2012

The projects were selected through a merit-based process from thousands of concept papers and hundreds of full applications. Conventional large-scale gasto-liquid reactors produce waste-heat, reducing the energy. Natural Gas Reactor for Remote Chemical Conversion. Capturing this energy would reduce both waste. University.

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JUNE 30, 2015

That energy is wasted. During initial trials, Wang and his colleagues used a toy car with LED lights to demonstrate the concept. They attached an electrode to the wheels of the car, and as it rolled across the ground, the LED lights flashed on and off. —Xudong Wang, corresponding author. —Mao et al.

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MAY 22, 2019

The new drive concept comprises a 2.0 The climate control system uses a heat pump that pools the waste heat from the high-voltage components. The concept is designed so that customers can do the lion’s share of their daily driving electrically. The electric motor is responsible for all light braking up to 0.1

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 18, 2020

Researchers at Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) and the University of Delaware have developed a catalytic strategy to promote the selective breaking of a carbon-oxygen bond—an essential step the conversion of lignocellulsoic biomass via hydrodeoxygenation to fuels and chemicals. —co-author Anibal Boscoboinik, BNL.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 8, 2009

Waste heat from the electronics is dissipated via a separate cooling circuit to increase efficiency. Recuperation, the conversion of braking energy into electric power and subsequent storage starts immediately the vehicle is in overrun mode or during normal braking manoeuvres. The service brake is also activated during heavy braking.

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AUGUST 14, 2014

This project will develop high specific energy, high power and highly reversible Li-air batteries that are based on the concept of replacing traditional electrolytes in the air electrode with a stable inorganic molten salt electrolyte. Liox Power. University of Maryland. Brookhaven National Lab. 1,500,000 (DOE/Army). Chrysler Group LLC.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

several genes that allow the plant to use light more efficiently, increase its carbon uptake, and divert more energy to the. light energy. wasted energy in plants into energy-dense fuel molecules. uptake, and optimized light utilization. no rare earth materials, but is light, compact, and potentially. field trials.

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MAY 15, 2015

ARPA-E’s ARID program will fund transformative new power plant cooling technologies that enable high thermal-to-electric energy conversion efficiency with zero net water dissipation to the atmosphere. Colorado State University. SRI International. University of Maryland.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

The Advanced Lead Acid Battery Consortium (ALABC) last month showcased three hybrid electric concept vehicles resulting from its R&D program that demonstrate the real-world potential of lead-carbon batteries in 48V architectures. Loosely-based on the 48V LC SuperHybrid, this concept vehicle is powered by the Optima’s existing 1.7

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2011

Waste Heat Capture (2). Specifically, GRIDS considers two areas: 1) proof–of-concept storage-component projects focused on validating new, over-the-horizon, electrical energy storage concepts, and 2) advanced system prototypes that address critical shortcomings of existing grid-scale energy storage technologies.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 22, 2010

With this FOA, DOE is seeking applications in seven technical areas of interest: balance-of-plant components; fuel processors; high-temperature stack component research; proton exchange membrane fuel cell membrane electrode assembly integration (PEMFC MEA); catalyst/electrodes; membranes; and innovative concepts. Topic 7: Innovative Concepts.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

TDI quattro plug-in hybrid ( earlier post ); the Audi A7 h-tron quattro fuel cell vehicle ( earlier post ); the Audi e-tron quattro concept battery-electric SUV ( earlier post ); the Audi TT clubsport turbo concept ( earlier post ); the Audi RS 5 TDI competition concept ( earlier post ); and the Audi R18 e-tron quattro ( earlier post ).

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Phase 1 ULTIMATE teams will demonstrate proof of concept for alloy compositions, coatings, and manufacturing processes through modeling and laboratory scale tensile coupon testing of basic properties. This normally wasted energy will be absorbed in the turbine exhaust where it can produce additional electrical power or thrust.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 13, 2009

The effort in SERC is focused on building a highly affordable system in which the entire process will take place in a single photoelectrochemical (PEC) cell that collects sunlight and then generates the fuels at catalysts powered by the light harvesting and charge separating units. Click to enlarge. They perfectly fit the bill. Heinz Frei.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

To ignore this potential is wasteful and foolish. Another strikingly different concept evidenced by the PHEV is that it is essentially a large, portable battery that can store energy gathered during one part of the day, and then use it later to power not only itself but also the vehicle owner’s home. Or their UF=10% to 15%.

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JUNE 4, 2022

Some of these real-world offspring, like the Apple Lisa computer and the Hewlett-Packard LaserJet printer, took many of their root concepts from PARC; others, like the Ada computer language and the Intel 1103 dynamic RAM chip, are less closely related. What an ideal concept that would be for Xerox.

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JANUARY 4, 2022

Mercedes-Benz unveiled the VISION EQXX electric concept car ( earlier post )—a highly efficient, sleek concept car capable of exceeding 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) on a single charge with an outstanding energy consumption of less than 10 kWh per 100 kilometers (efficiency of more than 6 miles per kWh).

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JULY 7, 2010

The report says that there seems to be little doubt that, regardless of the success of any of the pathways discussed, the ICE will be the dominant prime mover for light-duty vehicles for many years, probably decades. Electric Propulsion and Electrical Systems. Recommendation 4-4. Recommendation 4-14.

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