Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

A team of biologists and engineers modified Rhodopseudomonas palustris TIE-1 (TIE-1) so that it can produce a biofuel using only three renewable and naturally abundant source ingredients: carbon dioxide, solar panel-generated electricity and light. We hope that it can be a steppingstone for future sustainable solar fuel production.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2021

As part of this approach, the Swiss haulier has also fitted solar panels onto the body of its electric truck to power the refrigeration unit. Because the truck is driven in an urban environment that requires frequent braking, energy recovery also leads to savings of 20 to 30%, which translate into additional kilometres.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Finding photocatalysts that can efficiently use sunlight to produce clean hydrogen fuel from water is one of the most sought-after applications of solar energy. Nitrides can absorb most of the energy in the solar spectrum, but gallium nitride is a flawed water splitting photocatalyst. —Martin Velazquez-Rizo.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 8, 2019

Bioscience engineers at KU Leuven have created a solar panel that produces hydrogen gas from moisture in the air. Twenty of these solar panels could provide electricity and heat for one family for an entire winter. A traditional solar panel converts between 18 to 20% of the solar energy into electricity.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 12, 2018

A research team led by Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute Of Science And Technology (DGIST) Professor Jong-Sung Yu in Korea, with colleagues at UC Berkeley and Xi’an Jiaotong University in China, has successfully developed a new catalyst synthesis method that can efficiently decompose water into oxygen and hydrogen using solar light. 2018.06.030.

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Teslarati

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Aptera has announced today that it has begun producing solar cells for its upcoming hyper-efficient EV. A critical part of Aptera’s hyper-efficient vehicle design is the implementation of solar cells that cover the vehicle. The video also highlights some of the design goals Aptera set for its solar design.

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Electric Cars Report

JULY 23, 2022

As the UK cools from record temperatures in excess of 40oC, 3ti, the UK’s leading designer, installer, funder and operator of Solar Car Parks (SCPs), has provided a very timely and fitting reminder of the significant power of the sun and how it can be put to more positive effect on the environment.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 26, 2024

If you’re looking to save money by transitioning to solar energy and ensure your home is prepared for grid outages and extreme weather, BLUETTI has you covered. BLUETTI, one of the most trusted names in energy storage solutions, has announced the exciting launch of the BLUETTI Solar+ Program for Texas homeowners. It’s a win-win.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 21, 2021

Although Americans are closely divided on whether to phase out internal combustion engines in the near future, they do agree more decidedly on the environmental merits of EVs and that we should have more renewable energy—as a couple of recent Pew polls suggest.

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Electric Cars Report

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

SolarBotanic Trees today announced the arrival of its ‘solar tree’ designed to offer aesthetically pleasing and sustainable energy, ideally suited to large scale commercial environments such as flagship office sites and sports stadia.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Photo: Ascent Solar Technologies NASA is taking Ascent Solar Technologies ‘ (Nasdaq: ASTI) flexible thin-film solar on a “big power for small spacecraft” mission this summer. It’s the fourth mission in NASA’s Pathfinder Technology Demonstrator (PTD) series that puts novel, small spacecraft technologies to the test in orbit.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 20, 2023

The rover will have thermal management function and radiation shielding to withstand the extreme environment of the lunar surface. The solar-powered, autonomous driving mobility unit will weigh around 70 kg.

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Innovation News Network

MARCH 6, 2023

Researchers in Africa are set to receive grants worth tens of thousands of dollars to study the impact of solar geoengineering. The post Solar geoengineering research boosted despite climate change worries appeared first on Innovation News Network.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 12, 2017

eNow has demonstrated a solar-powered zero-emissions commercial-use Transport Refrigeration Unit (TRU) on a truck making deliveries in an urban environment. The Rayfrigeration system features eNow solar in combination with a Johnson Truck Bodies refrigeration unit and Emerson’s efficient compressor technology.

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 3, 2022

A glimmer of hope, however, comes from solar fuels. For the first time, scientists and engineers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich have reported a successful demonstration of an integrated fuel production plant for solar kerosene. They also reported good material stability for multiple consecutive cycles.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 5, 2024

gigawatts (GW) of solar capacity in 2023, according to a new report, but 2024 will bring challenges to the industry. Every solar market segment saw year-over-year growth in 2023, bringing total installed solar capacity in the US to 177 GW. GW of new capacity, while nearly 800,000 Americans added solar to their homes.

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Cars That Think

APRIL 20, 2023

and its environs. A solar electricity system for a community garden At the Charles Madison Nabrit Memorial Garden in Columbus Ohio, Damon Nabrit [right] shows a participant how a FarmBot works. Shaheer Alam A high concentration of nitrogen and other gasses has reduced native plant species and the overall biodiversity in Fremont, Calif.,

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

During the month-long field test, the second-generation prototype of the fully-electric Honda AWV performed a range of functions at a large-scale solar energy construction project, including towing activities and transporting construction materials, water, and other supplies to pre-set destinations within the work site.

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Teslarati

APRIL 1, 2021

In an announcement on Wednesday, tech giant Apple revealed that it is building a big battery storage project at a Northern California solar farm. The project will also store energy gathered from the California Flats, a 130 MW solar farm. The Teslarati team would appreciate hearing from you.

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Teslarati

AUGUST 9, 2021

Tesla and the new, exclusive, and luxurious Panther National community in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, are partnering to develop the world’s first residential community that offers luxury lifestyle amenities in an energy-efficient, sustainable environment. All of the houses also have a flat roof design. What do you think?

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

In Japan, the Teijin Group supplies advanced high-performance materials and technologies to the Kogakuin University Solar Team; it also provides them with technical support in the areas of structural design, molding and on-the-spot backup during races.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2014

Tata Steel has formed a strategic partnership with the UK research body the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) to develop a range of innovations that will include graphene-coated steels and next-generation sensors that can operate in extreme environments.

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Baua Electric

JULY 18, 2023

However almost certainly for the primary date somebody has transformed an electrical automobile right into a solar-powered one. Shrikant Patra, an auto driving force from Odisha, has transformed his electrical three-wheeler right into a solar-powered unit lately. The rationale will lift eyebrows of those that suggest for EVs.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Africa can produce 50 million tons of green hydrogen a year by 2035, according to a new study by the European Investment Bank (EIB), International Solar Alliance and the African Union, with the support of the Government of Mauritania, HyDeal and UCLG Africa.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 26, 2024

Between my electric bikes, e-motorcycles, e-ATVs, electric tractors, and a few other things I’m probably forgetting, having a weather-sealed, solar-powered off-grid charging shed would be a big benefit. There are many ways to skin a cat, and even more ways to add solar power to a shipping container. Here’s how I did it.

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Tesla’s Giga Texas solar roof installation is visible from space. The photos were provided by the European Space Agency’s Sentinal 2 satellite which maps changes in the environment such as land cover, pollution in lakes and coastal waters, volcanic eruptions, and landslides. Teslarati is now on TikTok.

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Innovation News Network

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Researchers in China have now proposed a brand new concept for clearing oil pollution using solar thermal energy. The post Solar-driven methods could be the key to solving oil pollution appeared first on Innovation News Network. Read more here.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 27, 2016

In a new paper in the journal Nature Materials (in an edition focused on materials for sustainable energy), a team from Stanford University and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory has reviewed milestones in the progress of solid-state photoelectrocatalytic technologies toward delivering solar fuels and chemistry. —Montoya et al.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 17, 2016

The Solar Impulse 2 —the solar airplane that recently completed a round-the-world flight— used batteries from Kokam, based on that company’s advanced Ultra High Energy Lithium Nickel Manganese Cobalt (NMC) Oxide (Ultra High Energy NMC) technology. The Solar Impulse uses four 38.5 The Solar Impulse uses four 38.5

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 29, 2021

A team at MITEI (MIT Energy Initiative) has found that hydrogen-generated electricity can be a cost-competitive option for backing up wind and solar. California draws more than 20% of its electricity from solar and approximately 7% from wind, with more VRE coming online rapidly. —Drake Hernandez.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2014

Aston Martin Racing is partnering with Beijing-based Hanergy Global Solar to explore the use of thin film solar panels to improve GT race car performance at the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC), starting with the 24 Hours of Le Mans this weekend. —Aston Martin Racing’s Team Principal John Gaw.

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Cars That Think

MAY 23, 2022

These power electronic converters will be key in managing the power between the battery or the solar panels and the main bus. The main energy source will be solar, supplemented by batteries. But the idea is, when there’s more solar generation and load demand, the solar panels will charge the battery,” he says.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Solar to chemical energy conversion could provide an alternative to mankind's unsustainable use of fossil fuels. Schematic of a solar-powered electrolysis cell which converts carbon dioxide into hydrocarbon and oxygenate products with an efficiency far higher than natural photosynthesis. —Gurudayal et al. to 1-sun illumination.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 25, 2015

A team of researchers at the US Department of Energy (DOE)’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have hit a new milestone in their development of a hybrid bioinorganic system for solar-to-chemical energy conversion. In the new system, solar energy is used to split the water molecule into molecular oxygen and hydrogen.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 6, 2024

You’re experiencing the event in a sort of sterile environment,” Mr. Rao said. The post 31 Things to Do for the 2024 Total Solar Eclipse appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News. Southwest Airlines (which is running a sweepstakes to win a seat) also offers scheduled flights along the path. The downsides of an air-clipse?

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 24, 2013

MW solar park at Chattanooga is owned and operated by Silicon Ranch; VW has signed a 20-year power purchase agreement. Volkswagen inaugurated its largest solar facility in the world—also the largest solar facility operated by an automaker in the US—at its plant in Chattanooga, TN, which produces the Passat model for North America.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

During this adventure aiming to kick off this March, the Ariya will need to cope with extreme terrains and environments, including ice fields, deep snow, steep mountain climbs and inhospitable desert dunes. One further innovation is the portable, renewable energy unit that will be used to charge the Ariya in the polar regions.

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