Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 25, 2023

The Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC) UK, with experts and stakeholders from industry, academia and funding and support bodies, has published an updated power electronics value chain which shows an end-to-end supply chain view of materials and components required for volume manufacturing of automotive inverters, converters, and onboard chargers.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 22, 2024

-based Bedeo is launching a Land Rover Defender EV conversion based around in-wheel motors from Bedeo-owned Protean Electric. The Defender is the first in a series of “Reborn Electric: Icons” conversions, according to a Bedeo press release. The company didn’t reveal the curb weight of this example.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 28, 2023

Over the past two years, Ballard has supplied CPKC with 20 fuel cell engines for use in three different types of locomotives, with combined fuel cell power of 4MW. As an initial step in the collaboration, CSX plans to convert one of its diesel locomotives using a hydrogen conversion kit developed by CPKC.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2023

WinGD will supply 10X92DF-M methanol-fuelled engines to four 16,000 TEU container vessels to be built for COSCO SHIPPING Lines at COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry (Yangzhou) Co. The earlier vessels will initially have methanol-ready X92-B engines installed and will be converted for methanol before entering service. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 20, 2020

VWCV partner eClassics is planning to offer T1 conversions and T1 complete vehicles in the style of the new e-BULLI. As the basis for the future e-BULLI the team chose a T1 Samba Bus produced in Hannover in 1966, which prior to its conversion spent half a century on the roads of California.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 8, 2021

Meanwhile, battery-grade lithium carbonate prices rose by just 6.6% (EXW China) across the same period, with a flattening of movement in the second half of the month caused by extremely limited supply capping spot liquidity, compared to previous gains of 14.2% month-on-month in March and 19.1% m-o-m in February.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Topic Areas include: Characterization of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) to Enable Production of Conversion-Ready Feedstocks (up to $15M). The importance of any particular MSW characteristic is defined by the conversion technology specifications. Improvements in productivity with traditional carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) supply.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 21, 2010

The California South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD) has awarded AC Propulsion a $300,000 grant to integrate its electric drive system technology into commercial service vans ( three Ford E250 vans supplied by Comcast) in Southern California. The first conversion vehicle is slated for road testing in early summer 2011.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 16, 2010

AMP ) have signed a letter of intent for a potential long-term electric motor supply agreement. AMP will use the Remy HVH250 electric motors in their custom electric vehicle conversions. The first two vehicles available for AMP conversions are the GM Saturn Sky and the GM Pontiac Solstice. Remy International, Inc.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 28, 2021

The UK’s National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL) and DNV are partnering to explore the potential of nuclear-derived hydrogen to support the conversion of UK gas networks to hydrogen. ANTs have the potential to play a major role in delivering net zero, and this scheme would consequently de-risk a future hydrogen gas network conversion programme.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 8, 2014

Researchers at the US Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), Materials Science and Technology Division have demonstrated novel NRL technologies developed for the recovery of CO 2 and hydrogen from seawater and their subsequent conversion to liquid fuels. The gases are then converted to liquid hydrocarbons by a metal catalyst in a reactor system.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 28, 2014

SOLAR-JET ( S olar chemical reactor demonstration and O ptimization for L ong-term A vailability of R enewable JET fuel) uses sunlight in a concentrated solar reactor to convert CO 2 and water to syngas (a mixture of hydrogen and CO), which is then processed in a Fischer-Tropsch reactor to aviation kerosene. Scheffe J.R., Steinfeld A.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 10, 2023

The process consists of two key steps: Solid oxide co-electrolysis (SOCC) technology developed at GE Research Center (GRC) simultaneously converts carbon dioxide and steam into syngas (H 2 :CO) from nuclear heat and electricity. 3M Company will develop an isotope recovery process to enable commercial deployment of molten salt reactors.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 9, 2017

This can produce a range of fuels and chemicals including CO, formic acid, methanol, hydrocarbons and alcohols; however, high H 2 consumption (CO 2 + 3H 2 → CH 3 OH + H 2 O) and high operating pressure (~30-300 bar) are major challenges facing this process. natural gas, shale gas, biogas and flared gas). Wang et al.

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EVolution

NOVEMBER 15, 2020

So, what are NetGain Motors and why are they the right choice for your conversion project? We've used NetGain motors in a range of conversion projects because they're specifically designed to make converting a petrol guzzling machine into a sleek electric vehicle an easy process.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2017

Symbio has integrated a 15 kW (net) fuel cell range extender in a Nissan e-NV200 electric van, with plans to introduce the vehicle to the European taxi market. The new plug-in hybrid hydrogen fuel cell vehicle will deliver at least 500 km of range. The fuel cell van will have battery packs ranging in capacity from 24 kWh to 36 kWh.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 8, 2010

Researchers from BASF, Energie Baden-Württemberg AG (EnBW), Heidelberg University and Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) are seeking to develop a process for the photocatalytic conversion of CO 2 into methanol for use in fuel cells or internal combustion engines. million) over two years. million) over two years.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 6, 2012

Transphorm’s solutions cut energy waste by 20% today and simplify the design and manufacturing of a wide variety of electrical systems and devices, including motor drives, power supplies and inverters for solar panels and electric vehicles, according to the company.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2015

IH 2 technology is a continuous catalytic thermochemical process which converts a broad range of forestry/agricultural residues and municipal wastes directly into renewable hydrocarbon transportation fuels and/or blend stocks. IH 2 hydrocarbons produced from these feedstocks span the gasoline, jet and diesel range.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 27, 2023

Award amounts range from $500,000 to $80 million, with most receiving at least $2 million. Under this project, Algenesis will demonstrate a scaled supply process for generating polyurethane monomers at sufficient quantity to produce a line of prototype consumer products with our corporate partners. Comstock Inc.,

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Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2021

Enabling high energy density lithium metal batteries improves the range and cost of batteries and could facilitate widespread adoption of electric vehicles, key to EERE’s goal of decarbonizing the transportation sector. Conversion of Biogas to Liquid Fuels on Superior Catalysts. Pioneer Astronautics. NexTech Materials, Ltd.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 11, 2022

Air Products has awarded thyssenkrupp nucera a contract for the supply of alkaline water electrolysis technology for a 10 metric ton per day facility to produce green liquid hydrogen in Casa Grande, Arizona. The gaseous hydrogen will be converted to liquid hydrogen using Air Products’ proprietary technology. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 27, 2021

Janus Electric has developed a system to convert diesel powered prime mover fleets to electric power, including on-road applications and specialist vehicles for primary industries such as mining. Janus can convert all prime mover makes and models to electric power.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 20, 2010

AC Propulsion and AutoPort , an automotive conversion, restyling and processing company, will partner in engineering, development and conversion to provide an Electric Vehicle conversion prototype and report for the United States Postal Service. AutoPort will convert the vehicle on-site at its facilities in New Castle, Delaware.

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EV Central

MAY 16, 2023

Australian EV start-up Roev is set to supply west coast campervan supplier RedSands with all-electric vehicles. It will include a four-wheel drive system for serious off-roading but get a bigger battery than those initially planned for the converted electric utes. EVs are set to transform the camp ground – and here’s the proof.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

IXYS Corporation introduced a new range of IGBT (insulated-gate bipolar transistor) modules for high power applications. Targeted applications for this technology include alternative energy, solar inverters, efficient motor drives, DC-DC converters, electric and hybrid car drives, and high power SMPSs (switched mode power supplies) and UPSs.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2020

Researchers at Idaho National Laboratory have developed a new electrode material for a protonic ceramic electrochemical cell (PCEC) that can efficiently convert excess electricity and water into hydrogen. The triple conducting oxide of PrNi 0.5 In this article, we report our findings from the creation of a perovskite TCO electrode PrNi 0.5

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 5, 2009

REV, a Vancouver, Canada company that converts Ford fleet vehicles into highway capable battery-electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles ( earlier post ), has become the first Hymotion plug-in conversion kit dealer in Canada. It is now offering the Hymotion L5 plug-in conversion system for Toyota Prius owners in BC.

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Drive Electric

JUNE 25, 2023

Green Hydrogen is sorted under pressure in cylinders within vehicles and converted into electricity to power electric motors. One of the primary advantages of HFCVs is their ability to provide a long driving range and quick refuelling times, mirroring the convenience of traditional gasoline-powered vehicles. So, how do EVs compare?

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 14, 2010

Researchers at Applied Research Associates’ (ARA) Florida Research Laboratory are developing a catalytic hydrothermolysis (CH) process to convert triglycerides (e.g., Hydrogen is supplied in part by water for hydrocarbon cracking, as well as hydrolysis of triglycerides followed by decarboxylation. Credit: ACS, Li et al.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

O-Flexx says that its technology—protected by several patents—significantly increases conversion efficiency.The company collaborates with a partners from the industry—such as MAHLE—as well as research institutions such as the University of Duisburg-Essen, Vienna University of Technology and several Fraunhofer institutes.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 26, 2010

Pyrolysis bio-oils are produced by the thermal decomposition of biomass by heating in the absence of oxygen at more than 500 °C; fast pyrolysis of biomass is much less expensive than biomass conversion technologies based on gasification or fermentation processes. The gasoline-range alcohols can be high-octane gasoline additives.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 15, 2016

Methane monooxygenases (MMOs), found in methanotrophic bacteria, are selective catalysts for methane activation and conversion to methanol under mild conditions; however, these enzymes are not amenable to standard enzyme immobilization approaches. The enzymes retain up to 100% activity in the polymer construct.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 22, 2019

The complete Blue World system includes the fuel cell stack, the methanol reformer, heat-exchanger, power conversion units and a set of power and operation controllers, and balance of plant. The Balance of Plant components are needed to control and supply the system with air, fuel, and coolant.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2010

(We expected it would come from higher prices or a supply disruption—we’ve all been surprised.) We now have a sprinkling of promising companies working to get funded to convert gas-guzzlers. Using existing technology, we can convert many of them into plug-in hybrids and electric vehicles. We can upgrade vehicles too.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

BASF, Cargill and Novozymes have demonstrated the successful conversion of 3-hydroxypropionic acid (3-HP), to glacial acrylic acid and super-absorbent polymers, marking another milestone in their joint development of technologies to produce acrylic acid from renewable raw materials. The team has selected the process for further scale-up.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 14, 2013

LanzaTech and the Centre will leverage each other’s expertise to create a new process for the direct conversion of waste CO 2 into drop-in fuels through an acetates-to-lipids pathway. LanzaTech has developed gas fermentation technology that can directly convert waste CO 2 gases into acetates. Earlier post.) Earlier post.).

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