Green Car Congress

JANUARY 3, 2013

Johnson-Matthey will produce the catalysts that turn the lipids in the methane into fuel, while Illinois-based Lanza Tech, a pioneer in waste-to-fuels technology, has signed on to take the bench-scale plan to the commercial level, if it is successful. Earlier post.).

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DECEMBER 8, 2017

The American Lung Association oversees the Clean Air Choice program throughout the United States promoting alternative renewable fuels such as biodiesel and E85, partnering with fleets to replace legacy diesel engines, and by supporting the clean-air advantages of electric and hybrid vehicles. —Harold P.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2016

liter V-8 compressed natural gas (CNG) and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)-capable engines starting in the first quarter of 2017. The announcement follows the selection of PSI, based in Wood Dale, Illinois, as General Motors Fleet’s preferred upfitter for CNG and LPG trucks. Electric Vehicles and Hybrids.

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Alternative Fuels GMC Chevrolet Fleet 150

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 6, 2014

Researchers from the US Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory and the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) have been awarded $2 million over the course of two years to fund studies on hybrid fuel cells from the Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy (ARPA-E). Earlier post.).

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Cars That Think

MAY 12, 2023

Tanenbaum later developed the first gas-diffused silicon transistor, which could amplify and switch signals above 100 megahertz at a switching speed 10 times that of previous silicon transistors. Today solar is the third largest renewable-electricity sector behind hydropower and wind. Sauer served in the U.S.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 27, 2015

(MTR), uses a specially designed CO 2 -selective membrane—a micro-porous film that acts as a semi-permeable barrier—to separate CO 2 from other gases, such as nitrogen, in a coal-burning plant’s flue gas. The Polaris system is 10 times more permeable to CO 2 than conventional gas-separation membranes. and will continue for 2–3 months.

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Carbon Illinois Coal Gas-Electric 150

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

The winning consortium, led by UI Labs and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois includes the following members: 41 Companies: 3D Systems; ANSYS; Autodesk; Big Kaiser Precision Tooling Inc.; Boeing; Caron Engineering Inc.; .; UTRC; Wolf Robotics. Digital Manufacturing And Design Innovation. Caterpillar; CG Tech; Cincinnati Inc.;

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Manufacturer Obama Illinois Chicago 249

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 27, 2021

ARPA-E released $10 million in funding for 6 projects as part of the Connecting Aviation By Lighter Electrical Systems ( CABLES ) topic. CABLES teams will develop medium-voltage (> 10 kV) power distribution cables, connectors, and circuit breakers for fully-electrical aviation applications. Illinois Institute of Technology.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 18, 2024

Who said electric vehicles can’t perform in the cold? Rivian’s R1T continues to prove itself to be the ultimate electric “Adventure Vehicle.” The EV maker claims its Adventure Vehicles are “designed and engineered to go where most vehicles can’t go” and, most importantly, sustainably. The ultimate Adventure Vehicle?

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F-150 Ford Land Rover New Zealand 52

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

intends to join the FutureGen Alliance, a public-private partnership established to build a first-of-its-kind coal-fired, near-zero emissions power plant in Mattoon, Illinois. Caterpillar Inc. The United States Department of Energy will provide more than $1 billion in funding to the project.

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Coal Illinois United States Gas-Electric 210

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JUNE 4, 2018

Nuclear power generates nearly 20% of US electricity, delivering reliable, low-emission baseload power to the grid. The low volume of new plant construction combined with expected retirements of existing plants is projected to reduce US nuclear electricity capacity by 20.8 GW by 2050.

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Molten Salt Power Powered Illinois 284

Green Car Congress

APRIL 6, 2017

Startup Zunum Aero, founded in 2013, is developing regional hybrid-electric aircraft for the early 2020s. POETS’ approach is to integrate traditionally separate research efforts in mechanical, electrical, and materials engineering. Zunum is targeting 700 miles of range at launch to more than 1,000 miles by 2030.

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JULY 29, 2021

Transportation accounts for approximately 30% of total US energy needs and generates the largest share of the country’s greenhouse gas emissions. University of Illinois at Chicago. New Engineering Concepts to High Energy Density Li-S Batteries. Total award amount: $28.1 Total award amount: $20.2 Total award amount: $5.8

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NOVEMBER 10, 2009

billion project, has signed equipment contracts and licensing agreements with Siemens for four SFG-500 gasifiers that will convert Illinois coal into substitute natural gas. The gas will be used for electricity generation or fed into the interstate natural gas pipeline system. Tenaska, managing partner for the $3.5

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Coal Energy Illinois CO2 186

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JUNE 8, 2014

Researchers at the University of Maryland, with colleagues at the University of Illinois at Chicago, report on a new method for expanding graphite for use as a superior anode for sodium-ion batteries in a paper in Nature Communications. Galvanostatic studies showed that expanded graphite can deliver a high reversible capacity of 284?mAh?g

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MARCH 20, 2015

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded $8 million to communities in 21 states and Puerto Rico to reduce emissions from the nation’s existing fleet of diesel engines through the agency’s Diesel Emission Reduction Act ( DERA ) program. Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin. Delaware and Virginia.

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Puerto Rico EPA Clean Cleaning 150

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AUGUST 16, 2016

will design and develop a new more-efficient engine and advanced drivetrain and vehicle technologies. will design and develop a vehicle and powertrain with electrified engine components that can enable higher engine efficiency and a significantly more aerodynamically reengineered cab. Navistar, Inc. Drive Oregon. 993,450.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

The US Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding nearly $55 million for 24 projects to develop and deploy advanced vehicle technologies, supporting the Energy Department’s EV Everywhere Grand Challenge to make plug-in electric vehicles as affordable to own and operate as today’s gasoline-powered vehicles by 2022. Description. Federal funding.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Bio2Electric’s project will demonstrate a novel conversion process to produce ethylene (a widely used commodity chemical) from natural gas, with the goal of reduced greenhouse gas emissions, lower reactor capital and lower operating expense compared to current industry practice. Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois.

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Clean Fleet Report

JULY 9, 2022

A study conducted by a team at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) compared the lifetime costs of owning a gas-powered vehicle versus that of owning an eco-friendly vehicle. The motors that electric vehicles use have fewer moving parts than their gasoline-powered counterparts and don’t require oil changes.

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 30, 2023

One of the leaders in farm machine technology is John Deere & Company , based in Moline, Illinois. Earlier this year saw the introduction of its first-ever all-electric machine, the Electric ZTrak residential driving mower. While nothing can be done about the weather, something is being done about labor.

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All-Electric Illinois Brazil Gasoline-Electric 94

Baua Electric

MAY 10, 2024

Fossil fuels currently meet this majority demand, raising concerns due to potential CO 2 (a major greenhouse gas) doubling compared to preindustrial levels (approximately 285 ppm for about 400 000 years before the industrial revolution and reached 376 ppm as of 2005 and is still increasing). The precious noble metals (Pd, Pt, and Ru, etc.)

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Fuel Auto Oil Conversion 52

Green Car Congress

MAY 28, 2015

RAPTOR , a turbulent combustion code developed by Sandia National Laboratories mechanical engineer Dr. Joseph Oefelein, was selected as one of 13 partnership projects for the Center for Accelerated Application Readiness (CAAR). LES reveals how fuel from a state-of-the-art injector mixes with air inside an engine cylinder.

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Universal 2013 Engine Illinois 150

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

The selected projects focus on advancing the development of a suite of post-combustion CO 2 capture and supersonic compression systems for new and existing coal-based electric generating plants, specifically: (1) supersonic compression systems; (2) small pilot-scale (from 0.5 FuelCell Energy Inc.

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Blink Charging

JANUARY 25, 2024

As the United States and the rest of the world transitions to electric vehicles (EVs), businesses must accommodate EV charging to remain competitive. To support these millions of electric vehicles, residential, workplace, on-the-go, and destination charging stations are needed to support EV drivers wherever they may go.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 8, 2015

A multi-institution team of researchers has developed a novel class of materials that enable a safer, cheaper, and more energy-efficient process for removing greenhouse gas from power plant emissions. Current carbon capture technology uses caustic amine-based solvents to separate CO 2 from the flue gas escaping a power plant’s smokestacks.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

The US Department of Transportation (DOT) is awarding $100 million in Economic Recovery Act funding to 43 transit agencies for projects to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions from both vehicles and facilities. The Federal Transit Administration reviewed more than $2 billion in applications for these funds.

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JULY 25, 2016

V) between charge and discharge, and poor cyclability due to the drastic phase change of O 2 (gas) and O x− (condensed phase) at the cathode during battery operations. V in O 2 (gas) → O x− (condensed phase), and η charging > 1.1 V in O x− (condensed phase) → O 2 (gas). V in O x− (condensed phase) → O 2 (gas). volts to 0.24

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Green Car Congress

MAY 11, 2009

a Fischer-Tropsch process company, plans to build a plant in Rialto, California for the production of synthetic fuels and electric power from renewable waste biomass feedstocks. The plant will be capable of providing enough electricity for approximately 30,000 homes. Product gas is cleaned in a scrubber. Rentech, Inc. ,

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California Power Powered Building 170

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

DOE recognizes that in order for universities to conduct advanced research and educate the next generation of nuclear scientists and engineers, they need the best equipment and infrastructure possible. University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign, the University of. to test a new, advanced reactor design that generates electricity.

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Universal Energy Wisconsin North Carolina 170

Green Car Congress

MAY 21, 2010

The report comes shortly before an anticipated announcement from the Obama Administration on a plan to set national standards for fuel economy and greenhouse gas emissions for heavy- and medium-duty trucks. Tags: Engines Fuel Efficiency Heavy-duty. per gallon fuel price. All states would experience net job growth.

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JANUARY 28, 2023

“Electric cars will not save the climate. This is not to imply in any way that electric vehicles are worthless. Transportation accounts for only 27 percent of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) in the U.S.; In states (or countries ) with a high proportion of coal-generated electricity, the miles needed to break-even climb more.

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Climate Change Climate San Diego Emissions 138

Cars That Think

DECEMBER 9, 2021

The world’s first-to-market electric pickup truck, it turns out, isn’t from Ford, General Motors, or a late-to-market Tesla Cybertruck. Scaringe—a bespectacled mechanical engineer with a PhD from MIT—a billionaire by the age of 38. Instead, it’s the Rivian R1T, from the California start-up that’s already made founder R.J.

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F-150 Hummer GMC Miles 100

Green Car Congress

MAY 14, 2010

These advanced systems—efficient, ultra-clean energy plants—are envisioned to co-produce electric power, fuels, chemicals and other high-value products from coal with near-zero emissions, including greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide. Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Ill.

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Coal Universal West Virginia Kansas City 210

Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2009

Biobutanol can be blended into conventional gasoline or diesel stocks without engine modifications. Tests conducted at Argonne National Laboratory have shown that 20% butanol-diesel blends can be successfully used in engines calibrated for 100% diesel fuel. We don’t want to merely make electric power from these waste products.

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JUNE 26, 2021

Hot Shot Coanda-Stabilized Free Stream Gas Atomization (Hot CoSA) of Powders of Refractory Multi-Principle Element Alloys (RMPEA) for Extreme Environments, $250,000. Enhancement of PyARC for Westinghouse Electric Company’s Lead Fast Reactor design and modeling, $450,000. Westinghouse Electric Company (Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania).

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

In the first group, 16 awards totaling $435 million will support fully integrated, regional Smart Grid demonstrations in 21 states, representing more than 50 utilities and electricity organizations with a combined customer base of almost 100 million consumers. Center for the Commercialization of Electric Technologies (TX).

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