Cars That Think

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

The winds had barely died down when electric-power specialists and others began calling for a radical overhaul of Puerto Rico’s electricity networks, one that would emphasize renewable energy, distributed generation, and, critically, microgrids. Several factors combine to make Puerto Rico an ideal place for solar power and microgrids.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 7, 2020

JetBlue will offer ways for the airline’s customers and communities to connect with the carbon offsetting projects with which JetBlue is engaging. Neste MY Renewable Jet Fuel is produced 100% from waste and residue raw materials. million passenger vehicles from the road. When projects that reduce CO?

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Carbon 2020 Emissions San Francisco 150

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 13, 2012

The CO 2 used in Audi’s e-gas plant is a waste product from a nearby biogas plant, operated by energy provider EWE. The ability to store large quantities of wind or solar energy via the dual electricity/gas principle could significantly foster the expansion of renewable energies, Audi suggests.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 7, 2014

IBM’s cognitive computing systems will analyze and learn from streams of real-time data generated by air quality monitoring stations, meteorological satellites and IBM’s new-generation optical sensors—all connected by the internet of things. The system has already been rolled out to 30 wind, solar and hydro power sources.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

Chevrolet’s energy investments to be implemented in the next three to five years may include projects such as: Providing energy efficient technology such as smart energy sensors and solar panels to schools and other community-based facilities in need of upgrades to decrease carbon dioxide emissions and reduce heating bills.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 25, 2013

Researchers at MIT are proposing using a variation on pumped hydroelectric systems for storage of electricity produced by offshore wind farms. The key to this Ocean Renewable Energy Storage (ORES) system is the placement of 30-meter-diameter hollow concrete spheres on the seafloor under the wind turbines. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

MAY 13, 2011

The e-gas project consists of two main components: Audi is contributing to the construction of offshore North Sea wind turbines which will generate clean power,that is then fed into the public power grid. Wind turbines are the first significant component of the Audi e-gas project. This results in a completely closed CO 2 cycle.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 10, 2011

Biomass and solar are shown as primary energy due to their multiple uses. Wind energy, including on- and offshore systems. Others, such as advanced systems converting woody wastes into liquid fuels, can deliver 80% to 90% emission reductions compared to fossil fuels. Source: SRREN. Click to enlarge. 50 Exajoules per year.

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Renewable Supplies Global Energy 218

Baua Electric

DECEMBER 30, 2023

Smart appliances are household devices equipped with advanced technologies and connectivity features that allow them to interact with users, other devices, and online services. As technology advances, smart appliances continue to evolve, offering more features and greater integration with the connected home environment.

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Energy Energy Storage Grid Store 52

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 21, 2017

These include cleaner, more fuel-efficient cars and zero emission vehicles, low-carbon fuels, renewable energy, waste diversion from landfills, water conservation, improvements to energy efficiency in homes and businesses, and a Cap-and-Trade Program.

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California Cleaner Emissions Pollution 150

Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2016

Connect with Dr. Frank on social media: https://www.facebook.com/andyfrankatedi [link]. On the other hand, drivers of other vehicles waste considerable time making special trips to refuel their internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles at the liquid fuel station or their battery electric vehicle (BEV) at the rapid recharging station.

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Get Electric Vehicle

JUNE 7, 2023

It typically consists of numerous individual battery cells connected to provide the required voltage and capacity. Electric motors have higher efficiency rates compared to internal combustion engines, which waste a significant amount of energy as heat. They are electric machines that can act as both motors and generators. #2

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Charged EVs

DECEMBER 13, 2022

By cutting red tape and avoiding costs for construction and electrical work, combined with free solar energy, Beam Global says its EV ARC systems can offer customers a lower total cost of ownership compared to grid-tied charging stations. This may well be the case with the EV ARC, a solar-powered off-grid charging station made by Beam Global.

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Cars That Think

MAY 9, 2024

The accelerating buildout of solar farms on Earth is already hitting speed bumps, including public pushback against the large tracts of land required and a ballooning backlog of requests for new transmission lines and grid connections. The glamorous vision has inspired numerous futuristic proposals.

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Power Powered Solar Fusion 139

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Ford’s new Tennessee assembly plant is designed to be carbon-neutral with zero waste to landfill once fully operational. The assembly plant will use always-on cloud-connected technologies to drive vast improvements in quality and productivity. billion BlueOvalSK Battery Park—creating 5,000 jobs.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The electric drivetrain is highly efficient in converting stored energy from batteries into motion, minimizing energy waste. Last-Mile Connectivity: Electric vehicles, particularly electric bikes and scooters, contribute to efficient last-mile connectivity within smart cities.

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Electric Vehicles Vehicles Electric Electrical 98

EV Connect

APRIL 29, 2024

EV Connect recognizes this challenge and guides their customers to deliver a seamless EV charging experience to EV drivers by providing turnkey solutions that simplify the installation and network management process. Renewable Energy : Invest in renewable energy sources such as solar panels or wind turbines to power your facilities.

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Cleaner Future Sustainable Transportation Gas-Electric 72

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

A charging plate with an integrated spool is placed on the parking space and connected to the grid supply. The aerodynamics engineers and exterior designers worked closely together in the wind tunnel to develop the exterior of the Audi e-tron quattro concept. Solar roof and heat pump. meters (6.5

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

The new ARPA-E selections focus on accelerating innovations in clean technology while increasing US competitiveness in rare earth alternatives and breakthroughs in biofuels, thermal storage, grid controls, and solar power electronics. Solar ADEPT: Solar Agile Delivery of Electrical Power Technology ($14.7 Lead organization.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

It offers the solution to several significant transitions we need: moving society from burning fossil fuels to substituting renewable resource fuels such as solar, wind and biofuels; and from using fossil materials as fuel to using them for other recyclable uses. Distributed Solar and Wind with the PHEV. Conclusions.

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Plug In India

APRIL 6, 2021

As more and more of us put solar panels on our roofs, we can move away from our grid driven AC to battery driven DC lights and appliances. It is easier for all electrical connections to be made in the stationary part, the stator. When you have windings on the inside, like you do in a hub motor, heat evacuation is difficult.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2010

Electrofuels approaches will use organisms able to extract energy from other sources, such as solar-derived electricity or hydrogen or earth-abundant metal ions. The project also includes a proprietary process to convert waste biomass into carbon dioxide and hydrogen to feed the bioreactor, allowing butanol production from waste feedstocks.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2009

As another panelist pointed out, “ The New York Times is well-equipped to write the article about how Stimulus Funds have been wasted ”. From 2005 until 2007 JP Morgan estimated that close to 60% of the MWs of wind capacity installed in the US were from projects that used tax equity financing. Cap and Trade Disappointment.

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Financing Renewable Stimulus Package Energy 150

Green Car Congress

JUNE 19, 2014

Recent developments have focused national attention on these connections. Future increased deployment of some energy technologies, such as carbon capture and sequestration, could lead to increases in the energy system’s water intensity, whereas deployment of other technologies, such as wind and solar photovoltaics, could lower it.

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Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 18, 2023

It’s January 2030 and your electric heat pump is warming the house while your electric car charges in the garage, all powered by solar panels on your roof and by wind and solar generators at your local utility. megawatt rooftop solar array. It’s consuming that ammonia in a linear generator.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 24, 2013

Should the SAE International J2601 Standard not be available, the station(s)/dispensers(s) need to be capable of providing SAE TIR J2799: 2007, “70 MPa Compressed Hydrogen Surface Vehicle Fueling Connection Device and Optional Vehicle to Station Communications”.”. biomass, digester gas, landfill gas, sewer gas, or municipal solid waste gas).

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Get Electric Vehicle

OCTOBER 9, 2023

In their Gigafactories, they use renewable energy sources like solar and wind to power their manufacturing facilities which in turn reduces the carbon footprint associated with production. To quote some examples, up until less than a decade ago Korean automakers Kia and Hyundai were well-known for their cost-effective models.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2015

The most promising application identified for second use batteries is to replace grid-connected combustion turbine peaker plants and provide peak-shaving services. These capabilities are expected to become even more valuable in future facilitation of higher penetrations of solar- and wind-based generation.

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Grid Batteries Battery Energy Storage 150

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 23, 2017

Empower’s design will enable faster & more accurate power delivery than today’s power management hardware, which has not been able to keep up with the need for high-quality power in modern processors, an important source of wasted energy. Grid-Connected Modular Soft-Switching Solid State Transformers. Georgia Institute of Technology.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 30, 2009

While the timing of charging can be handled through the use of these smart meters, this does not preclude the need for upgrading the grid, a project that will save massive numbers of kWh that are currently being wasted due to the incredibly old and cobbled together grid we’ve got now. Smart meters have uses far beyond electric vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

With the e-tron services in the Audi connect portfolio, drivers can use their smartphones to control such functions as charging and heating or cooling. This makes it possible for the waste heat from the electrical drive components to be made available to the interior of the Q7 e-tron quattro. The driver can choose between four modes.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 20, 2009

Neutral Kaitou KID @ Apr 19th 2009 4:45PM not if the electricity is from ultra efficient solar panels, hydroelectric dams or wind. Highly Ranked catachip @ Apr 19th 2009 4:57PM @ Elodie As long as the electricity is generated from wind, hydro, solar, or nuclear then there are zero emissions. Neutral who? @

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2022

At times, the VISION EQXX sliced through the wind at speeds of up to 140 km/h (87 mph). With its low cd value of 0.17, it gives the wind virtually nothing to grab hold of. The VISION EQXX solar roof’s 117 solar cells feed the 12-volt battery, which supplies power to auxiliary consumers such as the navigation system.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Solar, Wind and Biofuels Grew 53 Percent in 2008 Green Education = Environmental Religion? V2G helps solve the major problem that demand for electricity is high during the day when everything from industrial plants to air conditioning is running full blast and then excess electricity is wasted at night. SZ (1) 6753.T

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 15, 2015

Everything is connected to everything else—that’s the first message to be heard loud and clear from this emerging ‘water revolution’. Importantly, this means there is no need for deep well waste water injections, evaporation ponds and other recognized methods for disposing of concentrated brine waste from desalination activities.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Now, connect those vehicles in an Internet-like web and you can greatly enhance the ability of people to move through cities, find places to park and connect to their social and business networks," Larry Burns, GMs vice president of R&D and strategic planning, said in a statement. A steering wheel would save big bucks.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

I love the idea of powering my car from solar power. Photovoltaic arrays belong on stationary rooftops -- which is an excellent way to drive on solar power (roof > house > car). How about a car-mounted wind-generator? How about putting PV cells on the roof of a PHEV? Are the batteries recyclable?

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