Green Car Congress

JULY 8, 2015

In collaboration with the farming community of the Indian Creek Watershed in central Illinois, researchers from Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) are finding ways to meet three agrarian land management objectives simultaneously: maximizing a farmer’s production; growing feedstock for bioenergy; and protecting the environment. 2015.04.012.

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OCTOBER 27, 2016

The project is focused on topics such as e-mobility, connectivity and new mobility concepts. three in IT and logistics; five in communications, sales and trends; four in economics and the environment; three in human resources and organization; nine in production; four in quality assurance and procurement; and 12 in materials.

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AUGUST 23, 2022

The server solution makes it possible to level out spikes in demand over the total number of virtualized clients—a more efficient use of resources. With its comparatively low unit and cycle numbers, the Böllinger Höfe is ideally suited to functioning as a real lab for testing the new concept in series production.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

The Executive Board of thyssenkrupp AG has released the corresponding capital resources for the construction of the first direct reduction (DR) plant at its Duisburg site. The release of this enormous investment comes in the midst of the company’s transformation, in what is also for all concerned an extremely challenging environment.

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JANUARY 22, 2021

The new production method—demonstrated in a laboratory-based proof of concept—also has the potential to play a role in the global transition towards a hydrogen economy, in which ammonia is seen as a possible solution to the problem of storing and transporting hydrogen energy. doi: 10.1039/D0EE03769A.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Hydrokinetic energy is an abundant renewable resource that can boost grid resiliency and reduce infrastructure vulnerability, but it is currently a cost prohibitive option compared to other energy generating sources. The University of Michigan proposes the RAFT concept as a solution for hydrokinetic energy harvesting.

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APRIL 19, 2023

The basis for the delivery of the in-line six-cylinder engine was the further development and adaptation of the MAN D3876 to the extreme working environment of the new high-performance snow groomer from Laupheim. In addition, training and consulting are provided in the PRO ACADEMY for efficient and resource-saving slope management.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 13, 2016

Audi’s latest version of its piloted driving research car, the Audi A7 concept “Jack,” has not only learned how to autonomously perform all of its driving maneuvers on the expressway, it has also learned how to show consideration for other road users. Audi A7 piloted driving concept Jack on the A9. Source: Audi. Schmidt, K.,

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 11, 2023

With funding from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Environmental Microbes as a BioEngineering Resource ( EMBER ) program ( earlier post ), San Diego State University researchers are developing advanced extraction methods with the aim of boosting the domestic supply of REEs.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2020

These processes would constitute and important element of a resource-efficient and sustainable circular economy for electromobility. —Environment Minister Franz Untersteller. In Germany, the DeMoBat collaborative project is developing a robot-assisted dismantling factory for traction batteries and electric motors for EVs.

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JUNE 13, 2023

In order to build a dynamic R&D system that can flexibly respond to rapid changes in the external business environment, Hyundai Motor and Kia have opted for a major reorganization that completely transforms its perspective instead of making incremental changes.

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MAY 27, 2022

The closed-loop material cycle conserves resources and, at the same time, reduces CO 2 emissions by 70%, compared to using newly extracted primary material. Despite the challenging environment, the BMW Group was able to triple its sales of fully-electric vehicles in China in the first quarter of this year alone.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2021

The International Seabed Authority is currently developing regulations to govern the exploration and exploitation of the mineral resources of the international seabed (known as “the Area”). Reflect the risks to the deep-sea environment. The deep ocean is a complex environment that provides numerous ecosystem services.

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MAY 15, 2015

For the proof-of-concept, the cells were manufactured to be larger than necessary to avoid unnecessary costs and lengthy manufacturing processes at this early stage. The battery for the e-bike has a design energy of 418 Wh, 250 Wh of which has been used in the e-bike proof-of-concept. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.). Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 13, 2019

The automotive industry has long done business with the concepts of ‘hometown’ and ‘home country’ largely in mind. However, from now on, in responding to such matters as environmental issues of global scale, the concept of ‘home planet’, from which all of us come, will become a very important concept. —Koichi Wakata.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2020

Tidal and riverine energy resources are renewable, have the advantage of being highly reliable and predictable, and are often co-located with demand centers, while HKT devices can be designed with low visual profiles and minimal environmental impact. DE-FOA-0002334 ).

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MARCH 13, 2019

The vision of a connected vehicle infrastructure test bed for Eco-Drive brought together two independent projects funded by the California Air Resources Board and the California Energy Commission.

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JUNE 13, 2019

The 84-passenger e-ferry is currently under construction at the Bay Ship & Yacht shipyard in Alameda, CA using private funding from SW/TCH and a $3-million grant from the California Air Resources Board (CARB) through the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (Air District), the administrator of the grant.

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JUNE 30, 2012

The concept of the invention of an enzyme that can break down the ‘unbreakable’ is really great. In addition, because enzymes from white rot fungi are able to break down complex organic molecules, they have been investigated for use in bioremediation operations that involve breaking down contaminants to remove them from the environment.

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Drive Electric

APRIL 4, 2023

In New Zealand, the Ministry for the Environment and the New Zealand Automobile Associatio n are working together to ensure that old EV batteries are handled in an environmentally responsible way. If you want to learn more about whether EV’s are good for the environment, check out our previous resource here.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2019

The project is in response to a collaborative agreement between Hagland Shipping and NOAH AS, the Norwegian environment and resource company, whereby the shipping of materials to the island of Langøya in Norway is required to be via environmentally sound vessels.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 16, 2020

With Aeronomie, users can automatically build virtual aircraft using models—which capture the flying environment, the aircraft’s motion and aerodynamics and how it is powered and flown. The program is fully customizable, allowing users to add models from an existing library or their own files.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2019

In addition, proved reserves of natural gas resources reached 464.3 conventional and unconventional resources, a majority of US oil remains in the ground; in some cases approximately 90% of in situ oil is not recovered with current technologies. Concept papers must be submitted by 25 January 2019. billion barrels. of total U.S.

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MAY 7, 2023

Researchers from the University of California, Berkeley, are proposing burying salted biomass in a dry environment within an engineered biolandfill as a solution to sequester carbon that has been photosynthetically fixed by cultivated plants. Resources Eli Yablonovitch and Harry W. 2217695120

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MARCH 24, 2024

On the other hand, just like any other sector, it is confronted with several issues in human resources (HR), particularly in the context of new businesses or established businesses that want to grow. Companies can implement an incentive and variable pay concept to manage compensation.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 1, 2023

In HTL, wet feedstock is liquefied in a hot (250–374 °C) and pressurized (4–22 MPa) water environment into biocrude oil. This concept was first suggested by VEBA OEL (now part of BP) in 1995, but at that time, it was not seen as competitive compared to other biomass alternatives as well as in comparison to crude oil. 2c04238.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 8, 2019

Illustration of the proposed LMB concept in comparison with that of a conventional LMB. (a) a) Summary of conventional LMBs and the LMB concept. (b) Yoon and Yang-Kook Sun (2019) “Customizing a Li–metal battery that survives practical operating conditions for electric vehicle applications” Energy Environ.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 9, 2022

These new concepts represent an enormous opportunity for commercial flight, space exploration and national defense: Hypersonic aircraft could serve as reusable launch vehicles for spacecraft, for example. To simulate how combustion behaves within this volatile environment, NASA has a hypersonic CFD code called VULCAN-CFD.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

A new Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) program— Environmental Microbes as a BioEngineering Resource (EMBER) ( HR001121S0035 )—seeks to develop novel, bio-based technologies to overcome key challenges facing domestic supply of Rare Earth Elements (REEs) critical to the US and Department of Defense (DoD).

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Automated production lines and extensive use of industrial robots provide the clean, dust-free environment required by sensitive production processes used for assemblies such as stators and rotors and the integration of magnets for synchronous and asynchronous motors. million between 2026 and 2029.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 24, 2019

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) announced a competitive grant solicitation for one or more grantees to implement the Clean Mobility in Schools Pilot Project for Fiscal Year (FY) 2018-19. This solicitation includes an option for new Grant Agreements for fiscal years FY 2019-20 and FY 2020-21, if additional funds become available.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 11, 2021

Digital development and testing not only saves time and costs, it also enhances sustainability by preserving resources. The electric powertrain—from the battery to the motor—requires a completely separate cooling and temperature control concept, one that is very different from that of a conventionally powered vehicle.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 6, 2020

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to $3 million in funding to spur the use of US National Laboratory supercomputing resources to strengthen domestic manufacturing. The deadline for concept papers is Tuesday, 9 June 2020. All DOE National Laboratories are eligible to participate.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

Survey results for favorable impressions of energy and environmental concepts. A survey of more than 1,000 US adults about their views on 12 energy and environmental concepts found that 79% of consumers have a favorable view of solar energy, and 75% have a favorable view of wind energy. —Energy & Environment Consumer Survey.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 23, 2014

Adaptive control of range resources. The MINI E project was funded by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety. A key element in ACOR is the concept of comfortable range, which represents a psychological foundation for the widely discussed concept of range anxiety. …in

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 10, 2020

An open-access paper on the work is published in the journal Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment. These advantages could also include the value of minimizing retail space used by hydrogen compression and storage sited at fueling stations, which is not reflected in our analysis. —Penev et al. 2019.10.005.

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MARCH 1, 2022

NPS achieved pilot-scale proof-of-concept of the core sensor element required for zero roadway deaths at a Northern California airfield in December 2021. fast changing environments). See generally Chandrasekaran et al. It is capable of handling worst-case scenarios (e.g., Our goal is to have nobody lose a loved one in a car crash.

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