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MARCH 3, 2023

The flight, conducted under an FAA Special Airworthiness Certificate, was the first in a two-year flight test campaign expected to culminate in 2025 with entry into passenger service of ATR 72 regional aircraft converted to run on hydrogen. The other remained a conventional engine for safety of flight.

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MARCH 16, 2022

Called the Off Grid Battery Energy Storage System (ESS), Pramac’s technology—which features lithium-ion cells from Jaguar I-PACE batteries taken from prototype and engineering test vehicles—supplies zero-emission power where access to the grid supply is limited or unavailable.

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MARCH 31, 2018

Catalytic converters for cleaning exhaust emissions are more efficient when they use nanoparticles with many edges, according to a study carried out at the the Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY), a research center of the Helmholtz Association, X-ray source PETRA III. Credit: DESY, Lucid Berlin. Click to enlarge.

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JULY 11, 2014

Silicon Carbide multiport DC-DC converter fitted to the Tata Vista EV. A consortium led by motorsport and technology company Prodrive has successfully run a silicon carbide-based multiport DC-DC converter in an electric car. A key aspect of the converter is the use of silicon carbide devices. Click to enlarge.

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MARCH 10, 2022

The MoU provides for cooperation and support in the company’s search for a location in Romania for one of the company’s next planned lithium hydroxide converters and, in the longer term, the construction and operation of such converter. That converter is scheduled to start operations in 2024. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 4, 2011

ABB has won an order worth around $1 billion from the Dutch-German transmission grid operator TenneT to supply a power link connecting offshore North Sea wind farms to the German mainland grid. The completed link will be capable of supplying more than 1.5 A converter station here will feed electricity into the mainland grid.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2020

a leading provider of intelligent transportation infrastructure solutions, announced the availability of full Cellular Vehicle to Everything (C-V2X) Connected Vehicle Roadside Units (RSU) and Onboard Units (OBU) with an automatic upgrade to 5G NR when the technology becomes available. Applied Information, Inc., Earlier post.)

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DECEMBER 29, 2022

The technology group Wärtsilä will supply its hybrid propulsion system for four new heavy lift vessels being built at the Wuhu Shipyard in China. For each vessel, Wärtsilä will also supply the gearbox, the controllable pitch propeller (CPP), the bow and stern thrusters, air shaft seals, as well as the sterntube and bearings.

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OCTOBER 28, 2022

The system was built using batteries reclaimed from electrified vehicles (HEV, PHEV, BEV, FCEV) and is connected to the consumer electrical power grid. JERA and Toyota began discussions in 2018 to establish battery reuse technologies, which eventually led to this large-capacity, grid-connected Sweep Energy Storage System.

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MAY 9, 2014

developer of a power conversion technology called Power Packet Switching Architecture (PPSA), received a purchase order for ten of its PPSA-enabled 30 kW battery converters from Coritech Services, a provider of custom engineering solutions for a variety of applications including electric vehicle charging. Ideal Power Inc., Click to enlarge.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2021

The multi-rapid charging system enables fast and stable charging by raising the voltage supplied by typical chargers from 400V to 800V. Customers can use the 800V rapid charging system to utilize both 400V and 800V charging infrastructure without the need for an additional converter.

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JULY 26, 2022

Storing electricity converted to hydrogen is important for balancing supply and demand fluctuations in the future. But existing storage facilities are designed for natural gas and would need to be converted to use hydrogen. It’s in all our interests that we go forward quickly. —Olaf Lies.

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AUGUST 22, 2022

Because so much energy is lost turning steam back into water in the Rankine cycle, at most a third of the power in the steam can be converted into electricity. It took us a long time to get the data needed to let us connect to the grid. In comparison, the Brayton cycle has a theoretical conversion efficiency upwards of 50%.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2020

The standard mode 3 cable, with which all e-tron models can charge at public terminals, has already been converted to a charging capacity of 22 kW. The new charging system connect, which Audi offers for home garages, is also designed for a charging capacity of up to 22 kW. Charging planning then considers forecast periods of sunshine.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2022

ST has already supplied STPOWER SiC devices for more than three million mass-produced passenger cars worldwide. SiC is gaining mass adoption in multiple EV systems such as the DC-DC converter, traction inverter, and on-board chargers (OBC) with bi-directional operation ready for vehicle-to-grid power transfer.

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JANUARY 15, 2018

Continental is supplying the 48V belt-starter generator with integrated power electronics that is at the heart of the mild-hybrid (MHEV) system that is standard on Audi’s new A8. The system replaces a conventional starter pinion and is driven by a belt connected to the engine crankshaft. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2013

Bosch has established a new company, Bosch Connected Devices and Solutions GmbH, for the Internet of Things (IoT) and related services; the company will supply compact electronic products and software expertise designed to make devices and objects intelligent and web-enabled across a broad range of applications.

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OCTOBER 23, 2016

is developing a solid oxide electrolysis cell (SOEC) system to convert excess electricity during periods of low power demand into hydrogen efficiently. The energy storage market is expanding as utilities adjust to manage increased levels of intermittent renewable power generation supplying the electric grid. FuelCell Energy, Inc.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

This also promises to reduce the amount of fuel that must be transported into combat zones, reducing the demand on, and risk to, logistics supply chains. For years, commercial long-haul, utility, and emergency trucking fleets have been converting their existing trucks into hybrid and full electric vehicles to save money and reduce emissions.

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MARCH 13, 2021

From Lingen (Emsland) to Gelsenkirchen and from the Dutch border to Salzgitter, production, transport, storage and industrial acceptance of green hydrogen are to be connected in several steps between 2024 and 2030 under the umbrella of the overall project. From 2024 this will be used to supply the bp refinery in Gelsenkirchen.

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APRIL 8, 2019

The technology comprises a 48-volt battery, a Mild Hybrid Starter Generator (MHSG) and LDC converter (Low Voltage DC/DC). In addition to the 48V electrical system, the vehicle is equipped with the conventional 12V electrical system, which is connected via the DC/DC converter to the 48V system.

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EV Connect

AUGUST 3, 2022

Porterville officials began pursuing federal and state funding to supply their urban transit system with EV charging stations with this goal in mind. The initial challenge was getting funding to convert our small-scale transit system to electric. However, the further we got into the deployment, the more issues arose.

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JULY 21, 2021

The United States is currently lacking a consistent, state side magnesium alloy supply chain, critical to the energy infrastructure and light weighting strategy of the Department of Energy. New CO 2 reduction processes are required to efficiently convert biogas, biomass and stored CO 2 to usable fuels. AV-Connect Inc.

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JULY 29, 2014

The energy is drawn from the flywheel and converted back into electricity to power the traction motor, which helps accelerate the bus back up to speed, generating fuel savings of more than 20% at a significantly lower cost and weight (60 kg, 132 lbs) than battery hybrid alternatives. When the driver accelerates, the system works in reverse.

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JUNE 3, 2020

Initially batteries will be employed but should, for example, hydrogen become a viable alternative at some point, containers equipped with hydrogen technology could supply power in the same way. Following this, it will be expanded to include the Amsterdam – Rotterdam – Antwerp corridor, making a connection to Nijmegen.

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DECEMBER 24, 2021

All light-duty, medium-duty, and non-emergency heavy-duty vehicles will be converted to electric by 2035. DCAS is in the process of finalizing a contract with a Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprise (M/WBE) vendor to supply many of these vehicles. Solar carports can fully power vehicles without a connection to the electric grid.

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JANUARY 26, 2015

IHS reported that the fastest growing segments for automotive semiconductors are hybrid-electric vehicles, telematics and connectivity and advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS). Connected vehicles Controls and controllers Driver Assistance Systems Forecasts Hybrids Microprocessors and controls' 2014 winners. Micron 9 13 2.5%

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OCTOBER 28, 2019

A team from the University of Palermo and ICAR has developed an electric kinetic energy recovery system (e-KERS) for internal combustion engine vehicle (ICEVs) based on the use of a supercapacitor as energy storage, interfaced to a brushless machine through a power converter. —Pipitone and Vitale (2019a).

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DECEMBER 2, 2022

This process relies on the interplay between the intelligent infrastructure supplied by Bosch and installed in the parking garage and Mercedes-Benz automotive technology. The technology in the vehicle converts the information it receives from the infrastructure into driving maneuvers.

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APRIL 17, 2021

The terminal will be equipped with an ammonia cracker for producing green hydrogen and will also be connected to the planned hydrogen network. The generated climate-friendly hydrogen will primarily be used to supply local industry, but it will also be possible to feed it into the national hydrogen network.

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DECEMBER 9, 2021

ST’s new SiC devices are specifically optimized for these high-end automotive applications including EV traction inverters, on-board chargers, and DC/DC converters, as well as e-climate compressors. As a fully integrated SiC products manufacturer, we are able to deliver continued improved performance to our customers.

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Baua Electric

MAY 8, 2024

The TLCEV T1 solar EV charger can supply up to 12.5 However, EV batteries operate on a direct current (DC), requiring the power to be converted from AC to DC in the charging process. It can be connected to an existing home PV string inverter solar installation, but not to a microinverter installation.)

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APRIL 2, 2021

If realized, the electrolyzer, which will produce the renewable hydrogen, can convert about 20% of the current hydrogen consumption in the region to renewable hydrogen. Ørsted proposes to connect the GW electrolyzer directly to a new 2 GW offshore wind farm in the Dutch North Sea.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

The partner in the project is ABT eLine GmbH, which designed and converted the vehicles together with Bosch Engineering GmbH. With cloud connectivity, the two test vehicles now deliver these in real time to the developers’ computers, supplementing the measured values from the test benches.

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DECEMBER 4, 2019

DC Share will share capacity across existing AC electricity distribution network substations, enabling increased numbers of high-power electric vehicle (EV) chargers to be connected to the network at lower cost. The project aims to use latent capacity in distribution networks, which is difficult to access using traditional means.

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AUGUST 24, 2010

Canada-based Rapid Electric Vehicles (REV) has begun production of four converted electric bi-directional charging Ancillary Power Vehicles (APVs) ( earlier post ) as part of the US Army Tank Automotive Research Development Engineering Center (TARDEC) Micro-Grid project at Wheeler Air Base, Hawaii.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2014

In October 2013, Panasonic and Tesla had already expanded their 2011 supply agreement so that Panasonic will supply nearly 2 billion automotive-grade lithium-ion battery cells to Tesla through 31 December 2017 at long-term preferential prices. Earlier post.). Tesla envisions beginning construction on the Gigafactory this year.

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