Green Car Congress

MAY 14, 2014

'Capacity vs. cycle number. Source: Power Japan Plus. Click to enlarge. Start-up Power Japan Plus announced plans to commercialize a dual-carbon battery technology, which it calls the Ryden dual carbon battery. Power Japan Plus says that its battery currently offers energy density comparable to a lithium-ion battery, but with a much more rapid rate of charge and the ability for full discharge over a much longer functional lifetime with improved safety and cradle-to-cradle sustainability.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 15, 2014

'If there''s one big problem with centralized solar power facilities it''s that finding the space to build them is quite difficult. But what if you could take existing infrastructure and put it to other uses? Idaho-based Solar Roadways aims to do just that, and is crowdfunding a project to manufacture its interlocking solar panels on a wider.

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National Green Transportation

MAY 12, 2014

'On Monday, Lightning Motorcycles announced the debut of the fastest production motorcycle in the world, a motorcycle which happens to be electric. The debut of the Lightning Superbike LS-218 will occur this weekend at the Quail Motorsport.

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Green Cars News

MAY 16, 2014

'Tesla has announced that the first right-hand drive Tesla Model S to come to the UK will arrive on June 7, with deliveries continuing throughout the summer. The fully electric luxury saloon was first announced in 2008, and as more details have come to light, interest has heightened. Capable o[.].

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Green Car Congress

MAY 15, 2014

'Schematic of the “New Grid Testbed” components, including renewable energy generation, energy storage, smart distribution and electric transportation Click to enlarge. The University of California, Riverside is opening its Sustainable Integrated Grid Initiative to research the integration of: intermittent renewable energy, such as photovoltaic solar panels; energy storage, such as batteries; and all types of electric and hybrid electric vehicles.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 13, 2014

'In the search for better electric-car batteries, lots of lab research has to happen before anything can be announced. Today, a company called Power Japan Plus came out of stealth mode to unveil a new battery chemistry, with both electrodes--anode and cathode--made of carbon. The new cell, known as the Ryden Dual-Carbon Battery, promises energy.

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Green Cars News

MAY 16, 2014

'Proving that electric cars can, the eTourEurope returns tomorrow with a fleet over a 1,000 electric vehicles expected to take part. Taking in nine European capitals in just nine days, the vehicles will cover an average distance of 450km (279 miles) a day and a total of 4,500km (2,485 miles). Ele[.].

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Green Car Congress

MAY 14, 2014

'Voltabox of Texas , the US subsidiary of paragon AG, has received a major order for battery packs in the double-digit millions of dollars. Vossloh Kiepe, the producer of traction equipment for electrical vehicles, will be using the high-performance systems from Voltabox as back-up power supplies for some 200 new electric trolleybuses in Seattle and San Francisco.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 14, 2014

'The Tesla Model S electric luxury sedan can be described many ways, and its owners generally use glowing superlatives in doing so. But we''ve never seen it called an "intergalactic spaceboat of light and wonder" before. Nor an "Electric CruiseBeast," for that matter. ALSO SEE: Next-Generation Tesla Electric Car Won''t Be ''Model E'' After All But.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 14, 2014

'Every 2015 Buick model will come standard with a rearview camera. In the fall of 2013 the University of Michigan’s Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) conducted a study which found that vehicles with rear backup cameras have a significantly reduced rate of backing crashes based on its analysis of crash data. 97% of the backing crashes in this study involved striking another vehicle, which corresponds with US crash data analyses.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 15, 2014

'An analysis by researchers at Ford Motor Company Research and Advanced Engineering in Dearborn and Ford Forschungszentrum in Germany concludes that existing global light-duty vehicle CO 2 regulations through 2025 are broadly consistent with the light-duty vehicle (LDV) sector contributing to stabilizing CO 2 at an atmospheric concentration of approximately 450 ppm—a target often proposed in the literature as preventing dangerous climate change.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 10, 2014

'Researchers at Drexel University have developed a new electrospinning/electrospraying (E/E) technique for fuel cell electrodes which produces a unique nanoparticle/nanofiber cathode catalyst layer morphology. The electrodes produced by the method show high power densities with ultra-low platinum loadings. As reported in a paper in the Journal of Power Sources , the researchers evaluated H 2 /O 2 and H 2 /air polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell performance for these E/E MEAs at ultra-low Pt c

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Green Car Congress

MAY 12, 2014

'Software will capture the largest segment of the autonomous car market opportunity, according to Lux. Click to enlarge. In a new report—“Set Autopilot for Profits: Capitalizing on the $87 Billion Self-Driving Car Opportunity”—Lux Research projects that Level 2 self-driving will increase from about 3% of cars sold globally today to 57% in 2020, and 92% in 2030.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 13, 2014

'Researchers at the US Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory have developed bi-functional nanoparticles that perform two processing functions at once for the production of renewable diesel via the hydrogenation of oils from renewable feedstocks such as algae. Iron nanoparticles supported on mesoporous silica nanoparticles (Fe-MSN) catalyze the hydrotreatment of fatty acids with high selectivity for hydrodeoxygenation over decarbonylation and hydrocracking.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2014

'Germany’s Minister of Economics and Technology, Sigmar Gabriel, together with representatives of power utility Stadtwerke Mainz AG, Siemens AG, The Linde Group and RheinMain University of Applied Sciences, inaugurated the construction of the Energiepark Mainz. Starting next year, the jointly developed pilot plant will produce major quantities of hydrogen using electricity from renewable sources, mostly from nearby wind power stations.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 14, 2014

'The California Energy Commission has published the “2014?2015 Investment Plan Update for the Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program”. The 2014?2015 Investment Plan Update covers the sixth year of the program and reflects laws, executive orders, and policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, petroleum dependence, and criteria emissions.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 11, 2014

'The US Department of Energy (DOE) has issued a request for information for Grand Challenges in Subsurface Engineering ( DE-FOA-0001135 ). The purpose of the RFI is to gather information from industry, academia, national laboratories, and other federal agency stakeholders on critical subsurface knowledge and/or technology gaps that, if filled, will enable significant improvements in the understanding of the character and behavior of the subsurface environment and improve the ability to access, p

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Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2014

'Canada-based Petrostar Petroleum Corporation has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to form a joint venture with US-based Maverick Synfuels to facilitate the development and operation of GTL (gas-to-liquids technology) in the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columbia and Saskatchewan. The proposed plants will utilize and promote technology that converts a methane-rich feedstock into high-quality methanol.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2014

'The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to update the toxic air pollution standards for petroleum refineries. The new rules would further reduce toxic pollution from flaring and other processes and includes new monitoring requirements. Among its provisions, the agency’s proposal would, for the first time, require monitoring of air concentrations of benzene around the fenceline perimeter of refineries to assure that emissions are controlled.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 13, 2014

'According to a new report from Navigant Research, worldwide sales of e-motorcycles will grow from 1.2 million vehicles annually in 2014 to 1.4 million in 2023, while sales of e-scooters will grow from 4.1 million to 4.6 million. The market for power two-wheel (PTW) vehicles, which includes electric motorcycles (e-motorcycles) and electric scooters (e-scooters), has grown slowly in recent years.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 13, 2014

'AVA Biochem is searching for partners to build large-scale production plants for renewable platform chemical 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural (5-HMF). In February, AVA Biochem began commercial-scale production of 5-HMF from biomass at its Biochem-1 facility using a modified version of a hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) process developed by the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). 5-HMF is a platform chemical that can serve as a precursor for various fuels and plastics. ( Earlier post.). 5-HMF is an

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Green Car Congress

MAY 10, 2014

'Gevo, Inc., a leading renewable technology, chemical products, and next generation biofuels company, has closed a private debt financing with Whitebox Advisors LLC consisting of a senior secured term loan exchangeable into senior secured convertible debentures. The aggregate proceeds from the loan are $25.9 million with an option for Gevo to draw an additional $5.2 million if certain conditions are met.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 15, 2014

'The California Energy Commission approved three major alternative fuel infrastructure agenda items totaling more than $6 million. An additional $5 million was approved to help fund environmental research to improve natural gas efficiency and $4 million to fund energy efficiency projects in schools. The transportation investments were funded through the Energy Commission’s Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program (ARFVTP).

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Green Car Congress

MAY 15, 2014

'The Odyne plug-in hybrid drive system for medium- and heavy-duty trucks now incorporates new technology capable of providing scalable pure sine exportable power of up to 6 kW or greater from the hybrid battery system to power large electrical loads, equipment and tools. The Odyne export power system has been tested to 18 kW and is designed for applications up to 36 kW, potentially eliminating the need for vehicle-mounted or towed independent electrical generators, or the need to continually idl

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Green Car Congress

MAY 14, 2014

'General Motors Brownstown Battery Assembly Plant worker Tina Oaks attaches wiring harnesses on a Spark EV battery pack. Click to enlarge. General Motors will bring all its electric vehicle battery pack building capabilities in-house with production of battery systems for the 2015 Chevrolet Spark EV at its expanded battery assembly plant in Brownstown, Mich.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 13, 2014

'GE Oil & Gas and energy exploration and production company Devon Energy signed a new technology collaboration agreement (TCA) to drive innovations that will enhance the performance and economics of unconventional oil and natural gas projects as the demand for energy grows worldwide. The new agreement was announced at the groundbreaking ceremony for GE’s new Oil & Gas Technology Center in Oklahoma City.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 12, 2014

'Top spot went to Volkswagen Group, followed by Daimler, BMW, GM and Toyota. Source: CAM. Click to enlarge. The Germany-based Center of Automotive Management (CAM), in cooperation with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) AG WPG, named the Volkswagen Group the world’s most innovative automotive company in its 2014 AutomotiveINNOVATIONS Awards; this marks the fourth consecutive time Volkswagen Group has picked up the top award.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 12, 2014

'NEC Corporation (NEC) has developed a new production technology which allows it to produce a high-functionality bioplastic using just one-tenth the energy (i.e., fewer CO 2 emissions) that was previously required for processes using the non-edible plant resource of cellulose and natural oil as raw materials. This cellulose-based high-functionality bioplastic is synthesized by chemically bonding cellulose, a primary component of materials such as wood and straw, with the oily component cardanol,

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Green Car Congress

MAY 12, 2014

'The Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand delivered almost two million vehicles for the first time in the first four months of a year, 46% of them to China. 1.99 million vehicles (January-April 2013: 1.91 million) were delivered in the period to April, representing an overall increase of 4.6%. The brand delivered 513,400 (April 2013: 480,900; +6.8%) units in April.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 10, 2014

'Petrobras reports beginning production from well 7-LL-22D-RJS in the Santos Basin’s Presalt Lula field (Lula NE Pilot area). This ultra-deep well—the wellhead is located at a water depth of 2,130 meters (6,988 feet)—with a production potential of 26 thousand barrels per day (bpd), is connected to FPSO Cidade de Paraty via a new platform-connection system deployed for the first time in the Lula field.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2014

'The California Air Resources Board (ARB) has released. the final version of the proposed First Update to the Climate Change Scoping Plan (First Update). The draft version was released in February. ( Earlier post.). The First Update includes additional clarification and edits to reflect comments received by ARB over the past several months. The First Update will be presented to the Board on 22 May 2014 for consideration for approval.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 14, 2014

'Axion Power International, the developer of advanced lead-carbon PbC batteries and energy storage systems, received a follow-on purchase order for four more PowerCube energy storage systems from its strategic partner, a NJ-based solar installer for commercial and residential markets. The Cubes will provide storage for energy created by a commercial solar panel system and service the frequency regulation market on the PJM grid.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 14, 2014

'Gamma Technologies, in cooperation with Sendyne Corp., is introducing an advanced technology platform for comprehensive electric and hybrid vehicle simulation that combines Gamma’s GT-Suite vehicle simulator with Sendyne’s CellMod CPM and RTSim real-time solver. This new platform provides total electric and hybrid vehicle multi-physics simulation including engine, vehicle, electric machines, cooling, and aftertreatment systems, along with a Compact Physical Model (CPM)-based virtual battery pac

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Green Car Congress

MAY 14, 2014

'AT&T recently deployed its 8,000 th compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicle, achieving a major milestone in the company’s overall 10-year, $565-million commitment to add approximately 15,000 alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs) to its fleet by end of year 2018. The 8,000 th CNG vehicle—a 2014 Chevy Express van manufactured in Wentzville, Missouri—was delivered to a work center in St.

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