Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 29, 2013

Researchers at Tsinghua University have developed a high-power-density zinc-air fuel cell (ZAFC) stack using an inexpensive manganese dioxide (MnO 2 ) catalyst with potassium hydroxide (KOH) electrolyte. Many efforts are focused on batteries and fuel cells, which can be used for EVs propulsion and large-scale energy storage.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 28, 2011

John Goodenough from the University of Texas as Austin, has found one of the most effective catalysts yet discovered for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) for use in water-splitting to produce hydrogen or in rechargeable metal-air batteries. The design of cost-effective, highly active catalysts for. pursuit of sustainable energy.

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MAY 26, 2011

The SSFC could enable new models such as transportation ‘fuels’ tuned for power versus range, or cold versus warm climates, with flexible refueling and recycling options. The new semi-solid lithium flow cell offers energy densities that are an order of magnitude greater than previous aqueous flow batteries. Source: Duduta et al.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 28, 2015

Of these, 16 are vehicle-related, encompassing projects developing batteries, power electronics and improved combustion engine technology including on-board reformers, and two are specifically hydrogen fuel cell-related. It is cleaner, quieter, and friendlier to operate with a fuel cell power plant enabling mobility via renewable energy.

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Li-ion Battery Powered Engine Lithium Ion 150

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Pinnacle Engines will electrify its four-stroke, spark-ignited, opposed-piston engine to improve fuel efficiency and reduce its cost. Pinnacle’s proposed technology will reduce fuel consumption beyond that of state-of-the-art series hybrid electric vehicles. Ecolectro, Inc. Ionic Materials, Inc.

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OCTOBER 2, 2012

A team at Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) has demonstrated improved performance of a rechargeable Li?O The rechargeable Li?air air battery represents an attractive energy storage device for electric vehicle applications due to its high theoretical energy storage capacity. Credit: ACS, Shui et al.

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OCTOBER 26, 2015

Gasteiger, Chair of Technical Electrochemistry, Technische Universität München; and Dr. Jens-Peter Suchsland, SolviCore GmbH, delve into the technological barriers for all-electric vehicles—battery-electric or PEM fuel cell vehicles. For a 100 mile-range BEV requiring ≈21 kWh net , complete recharge could be accomplished within ≈60 min.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2015

Among the many topics listed are magnetocaloric materials development for hydrogen delivery; two hydrogen technology transfer opportunities (TTO); EV traction batteries and power electronics; new combustion engine technologies; and the co-utilization of CO 2 and methane in biogas to produce higher hydrocarbon fuels.

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Hydrogen Engine Fuel Electric Vehicles 150

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APRIL 30, 2010

The US Department of Energy is awarding $106 million in funding for 37 research projects selected in the second round by the DOE’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E). This process is less than 1% efficient at converting sunlight to stored chemical energy. Engineering a Bacterial Reverse Fuel Cell.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 5, 2011

Electric-drive vehicles are unlikely to succeed in the next five to ten years without strong policy support, especially in two areas, the roadmap says: making vehicles cost competitive with today’s internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles, and ensuring adequate recharging infrastructure is in place.

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APRIL 1, 2011

Example of a lithium-water rechargeable battery. The cell operates without a catalyst and has high storage efficiency. The possibility of a flow-through mode for the cathode allows flexibility of the cell design for safe, large-capacity electrical-energy storage at an acceptable cost, they conclude.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2013

The US Department of Energy (DOE) Vehicle Technology Program is seeking public comment on the draft of an upcoming solicitation ( DE-FOA-0000793 ) totaling more than $50 million for new research projects that will develop advanced technologies to improve vehicle performance and increase fuel economy. Recharge Rate.

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OCTOBER 10, 2011

The California Energy Commission has awarded $1,585,490 to spur research on projects including a solid-state Li-ion battery system for grid-scale energy storage. Funds for the 13 projects come from the Public Interest Energy Research (PIER) program. The total cost of the project is $12.4 Click to enlarge.

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MARCH 18, 2013

Projected rates of fuel consumption improvement under different scenarios relative to past experience and the 2016 and 2025 CAFE standards. In addition, alternative fuels to petroleum must be readily available, cost-effective and produced with low emissions of greenhouse gases. Source: NRC. Click to enlarge. Background.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2016

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced the 2017 Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) Phase I Release 2 topics , including three subtopics focused on hydrogen and fuel cell technologies. The second is a. The vehicle topics: Electric Drive Vehicle Batteries.

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Engine Fuel Hydrogen Batteries 253

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

The US Department of Energy (DOE) Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) announced $37 million in funding for 16 innovative new projects as part of a new ARPA-E program: Integration and Optimization of Novel Ion-Conducting Solids ( IONICS ). —ARPA-E Director Dr. Ellen D.

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Li-ion Polymer Batteries Battery 150

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JUNE 26, 2021

To date, the TCF has funded more than 380 projects by unlocking more than $170 million in funding from more than 300 private sector partners, including automotive manufacturers, energy storage companies, utilities, bioenergy companies, solar providers, and aerospace companies. Oberon Fuels (San Diego, California). Framatome Inc.

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JULY 17, 2015

The alternative-fuel car evolved to reduce exhaust emissions and other problems derived from burning fossil fuels. The PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle), a subset of the electric car, combines a primary electric motor with a much smaller back-up engine fueled with a hydrocarbon/biofuel mix. (In It is much more than that.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

to produce useful, high-energy fuel molecules directly within. substantial increase in production of fuel per acre of planted. Energy Plant Design The University of California, Los Angeles, will re-engineer. plants so that they use energy more efficiently. wasted energy in plants into energy-dense fuel molecules.

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MAY 15, 2015

The Energy Department’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) will award $60 million in funding to 23 new projects aimed at creating highly efficient and scalable dry-cooling technologies for thermoelectric power plants and developing prototype technologies to explore new pathways for fusion power. Stony Brook University.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2012

The FOA covers 8 broad topics—Vehicles; Biomass; Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies; Advanced Manufacturing; Buildings; Solar; Water; and Wind—and 30 subtopics aligned with Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) programs. L/100 km) for cars and more than 43 mpg (5.5 L/100 km) for trucks by 2025.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

The cars, two of which were produced in association with major OEMs (Ford and Hyundai/Kia), exhibit substantial environmental and fuel-efficient benefits through low-cost hybridization. The problem is, while needing to reduce emissions, it is necessary to keep production at a relatively low cost.

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Carbon Lead Acid Hybrid Batteries 150

Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2012

Compared to advanced lead-acid batteries, the PbC batteries: Support higher [10-20x] charge acceptance and faster recharge [5-10x] in partial state-of-charge (PSOC) applications; Offer an 4x increase in cycle life in 100% depth-of-discharge applications; and. This limits the ability of battery to take on recharge. PbC battery.

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APRIL 21, 2009

Has shown some concept fuel-cell PHEVs. General Motors Chevy Volt series PHEV, which it calls "extended range electric vehicle" (EREV), part of "E-Flex" multi-fuel platform. Blue Concept PHEV Van with diesel or hydrogen fuel cells and rooftop photovoltaic. Batteries not ready. Plans Cadillac Converj, Opel Ampera, other versions.

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