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Audi updates A3 Sportback g-tron with increased tank volume for greater natural gas range

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To enable the four-cylinder engine to run on these fuels, Audi engineers modified its cylinder head, turbocharging, fuel injection system and catalytic converter. The two plastic tanks storing the gas with an operating pressure of up to 200 bar follow the Audi lightweight design philosophy. lb) of gas.

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Hyundai introduces hydrogen fuel cell H350 light commercial van concept at IAA

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The powertrain is packaged in such a way that its installation has no impact on the H350’s load area. The 700-bar high-pressure hydrogen tanks, located under the floor of the vehicle between the two axles, store 7.05 The H350 Fuel Cell Concept has a total range of 422 km (262 miles). Depending on wheelbase, the H350 provides 10.5

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Soletair demo plant produces renewable hydrocarbon fuel from CO2 captured from the air

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The renewable energy plant consists of flat roof, carport, wall, 2-axis tracking, and manual tracking solar PV installations. The total installed power is 206.5 The produced dry hydrogen gas is stored into two 350 l composite cylinders. Phase 2: Hydrogen production. The Fischer-Tropsch production line has two major steps.

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ARPA-E to award up to $30M for intermediate-temperature fuel cell systems for distributed generation; exploring storage and power-to-fuels

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Excess electricity generated by the renewable resource could be used to electrochemically convert gaseous fuel such as methane to a liquid chemical to be stored in bulk. This category focuses on fuel cells that also store charge in an electrode, enabling battery-like response to transient loads. Technical targets for Category 1.

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Audi unveils h-tron quattro fuel cell SUV concept at Detroit; MLB evo platform

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When the car is braked it stores the recovered energy. The storage battery operates over the range of 220 to 460 volts—a 3-way DC/DC converter in the engine compartment equalizes the difference compared with the fuel cell’s voltage level. 3-way power DC/DC converter. mi)—i.e., about 6 kg. at a maximum rate of 1.5

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Flash Drive: 2023 Lucid Air Touring AWD

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Speed, captured Charging and Regeneration There are three charging speed options for the 92 kWh lithium-ion polymer battery. Most owners will opt to install a 240V Level 2 charger at their home that will replenish 10-to-100% in about 12.3 Utilizing the car’s 700-volt charging system and the onboard 19.5 Lucid says one is coming soon.

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Kopernikus Project P2X integrated container-scale test facility produces first fuels from air-captured CO2 and green power

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Dittmeyer suggests that is thus only reasonable to store unused green power in chemical energy carriers. 60% of the green power used can be stored in the fuel as chemical energy. The process may be installed decentralized at locations where solar, wind or water power is available. Four steps to fuel. P2X Kopernikus Project.

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