Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

ANGI Energy Systems, a Vontier business, has dispatched the first two of six hydrogen dispensers from its headquarters in Janesville, Wisconsin to Chart Industries.

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JANUARY 22, 2022

From designing cities for walking and biking to preserving ecosystems. Courtesy of University of Wisconsin-Madison Global Health Institute (GHI). From ramping up clean electricity to eliminating food waste. By Ann Grauvogl Those are […].

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Teslarati

JANUARY 18, 2024

In a story posted on the r/TeslaLounge subreddit earlier this month, Wisconsin-based 71-year-old Tesla enthusiast u/arfarfarf stated that he reserved his Cybertruck three years ago. I tried to get secret info, but Steven was very informative yet vague,” the Wisconsin-based Tesla fan wrote. Such a cool guy. He knows Tom Zhu!

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Electrek

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Wisconsin-based bicycle maker Trek has just launched its latest two electric bikes, which are both designed as kid and cargo movers. The new Trek Fetch Plus 2 and Trek Fetch Plus 4 mark Trek’s deepest dive into the cargo e-bike segment yet.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 23, 2017

Researchers at Northwestern University, with a colleague from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, have developed a new computational design framework that can pinpoint optimal materials with which to coat the cathode in lithium-ion batteries. Wolverton said this design strategy extends beyond developing better batteries.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 4, 2023

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced $46 million in funding ( DE-FOA-0002809 ) to eight companies advancing designs and research and development for fusion power plants. SPARC will demonstrate net energy (Q>1) and pave the way for power plant design readiness. ST-E1 Preliminary Design Review for a Fusion Pilot Plant.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 31, 2019

In partnership with the Illinois Institute of Technology and University of Wisconsin-Madison, Magna is applying its powertrain, electronics and full-vehicle expertise to deliver an automotive-grade, non-permanent magnet, high-performance electric motor that aims to achieve increased power density and reduced cost compared to current e-motors.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

The program will provide nearly $5 billion over five years to help states create a network of EV charging stations along designated Alternative Fuel Corridors, particularly along the Interstate Highway System. These corridors will be the backbone of the new national EV charging network. South Dakota. 13,074,884. 60,356,706. 15,745,244.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Technology & Design Innovations to Maximize the Reduction Effect on DCFC Unit Cost Economics (Max-REDUCE). A Solid State Technology Enabled Compact, Modular Design to Reduce DC Fast Charging Cost and Footprint. University of Wisconsin- Madison. AOI 3: Reducing the Cost of DC Fast Charging Equipment. BorgWarner Inc. 1,994,690.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 2, 2019

Clarios will build on decades of leadership in the circular economy where it designs, builds, recovers and recycles batteries to help create a more efficient and sustainable approach to energy storage. Clarios batteries are designed and made so up to 99% of the materials can be recovered and reused in the new batteries it makes.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 7, 2018

Carnegie Mellon will combine its expertise in additive manufacturing (AM) with Westinghouse’s knowhow in nuclear reactor component fabrication to develop a novel design and AM process for nuclear reactor spacer grids. The novel design could eliminate obstacles to nuclear deployment, including cost uncertainty and hybrid integration.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2012

SAE’s 2012 High Efficiency IC Engine Symposium in Detroit—the second as an immediate precursor to the SAE World Congress—opened on Sunday with a consideration of several alternative engine designs: opposed piston 2-stroke (Achates Power); variable compression ratio (MCE-5); split cycle (Scuderi); and advanced rotary (Liquid Piston).

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 23, 2013

This project aims to design and build a synthetic biological module that could work inside a cell to perform the function of “fixing” nitrogen for plants. —John Wingfield, NSF’s assistant director for Biological Sciences. The four Ideas Lab projects are: Nitroplast: A Light-Driven, Synthetic Nitrogen-Fixing Organelle ($1.89M).

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 8, 2014

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have used computational fluid dynamics modeling to investigate cycle-to-cycle instability of homogeneous charge compression ignition (HCCI) and reactivity-controlled compression ignition (RCCI) engines—two approaches to low-temperature combustion.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 5, 2011

Source: Reaction Design. Reaction Design, a leading developer of combustion simulation software and the leader of the Model Fuels Consortium (MFC, earlier post ), introduced FORTÉ—an advanced computational fluid dynamics (CFD) package for realistic 3D modeling of fuel effects in internal combustion engines. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 3, 2011

Reaction Design has posted a short video of Dr. Rolf Reitz of the University of Wisconsin—the leader of the development of RCCI combustion ( earlier post ), among other things—describing the utility of 3D simulation and fuel chemistry in engine research.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 19, 2019

Key challenges faced are to come up with a scientifically sound basis for qualifying the 3D printed parts, as well as demonstrating that facilities for the efficient large-scale production of these parts can be designed and used. University of Wisconsin, Madison.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 18, 2017

The centers—each led by a DOE National Laboratory or a top university—are designed to lay the scientific groundwork for a new bio-based economy that promises to yield a range of important new products and fuels derived directly from nonfood biomass.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 13, 2009

University students from The Ohio State University earned top honors at the 2009 finals of the EcoCAR : The NeXt Challenge competition in Toronto, Canada for their design of a Extended Range Electric Vehicle (EREV). The Ohio State’s design was powered by a 1.8-liter liter engine and fueled by E85 ethanol. Plug-in capability.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

The expansion spans three new states, including Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin and adds additional locations to the company’s Texas EV program. to install 30 EV charging stations at 15 Kohl’s locations across Illinois, Texas and Wisconsin. Additionally, Kohl’s has expanded its partnership with ECOtality, Inc.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 15, 2014

Using advanced computational fluid dynamics software developed by the University of Wisconsin, BRP crafted the entire engine around the moment of combustion and developed the first outboard engine block designed specifically for direct-injection technology. This combined with the new alloy, increase the piston strength and durability.

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APRIL 8, 2020

University of Wisconsin-Madison. The proposed R&D aims to increase plasma performance to enable ion and electron temperatures > 100 eV during sustainment on an existing experimental prototype, and increase confidence in projections and designs of future, higher-performance devices. Los Alamos National Laboratory.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

The pilot facility will be installed at ACE Ethanol, LLC, in Stanley, Wisconsin, in late February. Upon successful completion of pilot testing and data collection, D3MAX intends to complete the full detailed commercial design and license the technology across the United States and Canada.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 10, 2017

Wrightspeed’s GTD (Geared Traction Drive) pairs with a custom axle from AxleTech International, designed to accommodate Wrightspeed’s super duty final drive gear. The custom axle-outfitted GTD unit is featured in the Mack Trucks booth at the WasteExpo conference in Nevada this week.

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JANUARY 16, 2021

EPA is soliciting applications nationwide for projects that significantly reduce diesel emissions and exposure, especially from fleets operating at goods movements facilities in areas designated as having poor air quality.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

Of them, the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center ( GLBRC ), led by the University of Wisconsin–Madison, had a goal of turning more of the corn plant—the stalk and leaves that makes up the stover—into ethanol, while developing perennial plants like switchgrass and miscanthus (also called silvergrass) into potential feedstocks.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

States currently covered by the new tool are Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Ohio, Wisconsin. The consumer tool, called EVolution: Choices for a Smarter Purchase , is designed to help car buyers make informed decisions when purchasing a new vehicle.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 14, 2018

The team’s project seeks to characterize and validate pressurized fuel cell stacks, design the hybrid system, and develop high-efficiency demonstration hardware. With this design, the team hopes to achieve robust operation with high efficiency and low capital costs.

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APRIL 8, 2015

Researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Minnesota and Argonne National Laboratory will explore ways to produce renewable plastic precursors and other substances from biomass with a recently announced $3.3-million million grant from the United States Department of Energy. Part of a $13.4-million

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Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2022

Papers from BMW and Hydrogen Energy Research Lab show that sufficiently lean hydrogen combustion in properly designed combustion chamber results in close to zero NO x. The addition of a spark plug is a new design element. Engine Research Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI. SuperTurbo Technologies, Inc.

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MARCH 20, 2014

The scope of the work will initially focus on 48V Micro Hybrid battery technology, which is designed to deliver strong fuel and emissions efficiency, and load management at a lower price than hybrid and electric vehicle technology. Earlier post.). Currently, systems with fans, compressors or pumps use energy to pull heat out of a battery.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 4, 2014

Researchers from Michigan State University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison and their colleagues report successfully engineering poplar trees to produce lignin that degrades more easily, thereby lowering the effort and cost to convert wood to biofuel. Source: GLBRC. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge. Resources. Wilkerson, S.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2019

EPA is soliciting applications nationwide for projects that significantly reduce diesel emissions and exposure, especially from fleets operating at goods movements facilities in areas designated as having poor air quality.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 8, 2010

Alliance Federated Energy (AFE) last week announced the development of “Project Apollo,” a $225-million, 25MW energy project located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. There are several facilities operating commercially around the world using WPC technology and several more in final design phase and or construction. Source: AFE.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 4, 2013

Established on the basis of a nationwide competition, each Center is designed to be a large, integrated, multidisciplinary research effort, funded at the rate of $25 million per year.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

The program at Pulaski provides the students with opportunities to explore careers in auto maintenance, repair, vehicle design and engineering. This new partnership with Johnson Controls also now builds a bridge with the University of Wisconsin system. Students in Pulaski’s automotive program can earn credits to community colleges.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 31, 2011

The US Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding up to $12 million to fund three small-scale projects in Illinois, Wisconsin, and North Carolina that aim to commercialize novel conversion technologies to accelerate the development of advanced, drop-in biofuels and other valuable bio-based chemicals. Virent Energy Systems, Inc. Earlier post.).

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