Remove Estonia Remove International Remove Power Remove Powered
article thumbnail

IEA: Estonia is pioneering technologies for more efficient and cleaner use of oil shale

Green Car Congress

An article in the latest issue of IEA Energy: The Journal of the International Energy Agency reports that Estonia, which has the most developed oil shale industry in the world, is collaborating in pursuing wider use of oil shale in a cleaner, more sustainable manner. In 2012, Estonia mined 15.86 million tonnes.

Estonia 236
article thumbnail

Skeleton Technologies receives US patent for nanoporous carbon powder supercapacitor material; higher energy and power densities and lower cost

Green Car Congress

Skeleton Technologies , an energy-storage start-up located in Tartu, Estonia, was recently awarded a US patent ( #7,803,345 ) on its nanoporous carbon powder supercapacitor material. Low internal resistance of the nanostructured material raises the power density. million in 2011 to $284.1 million during that period.

Carbon 353
article thumbnail

Neste joins eFuel Alliance

Green Car Congress

The eFuel Alliance is based in Berlin and Brussels and brings together companies and organizations that share the goal of establishing and promoting power- and bio-based synthetic fuels to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from transport. billion vehicles are currently powered by conventional internal combustion engines.

Lithuania 247
article thumbnail

Ultracap-maker Skeleton Technologies closes additional €29M, bringing D round to €70.4M

Green Car Congress

In terms of commercialization, we have started with a relatively niche market of supercapacitors and are now moving to Superbatteries, covering the high efficiency, high power niche of the battery market. This additional internal funding follows the initial €41.3-million

Estonia 186
article thumbnail

EEA: small increase in EU’s total greenhouse gas emissions in 2017, with transport emissions up for the fourth consecutive year

Green Car Congress

According to the EEA’s Annual European Union greenhouse gas inventory 1990-2017 and inventory report 2019 , total greenhouse gas emissions (including international aviation) rose by 0.7% Emissions from international aviation increased substantially as a result of higher demand and consumption of jet kerosene. Source: EEA.

2017 191
article thumbnail

Jordanian cabinet OKs $2.4B oil shale project with Enefit; largest in region and world

Green Car Congress

The current cost of generating power in the Kingdom is JD0.17 (US$0.24) per kWh. This equates to about US$0.13) per kilowatt-hour for a period of 26.5 Earlier post.).

Oil 218
article thumbnail

ABB and Volvo Buses partnering on fast-charging system for hybrid and electric buses

Green Car Congress

400 kW of power is also required at intermediate bus stop to perform the 15-second flash charge. The power requirements are also lower: 150kW for the hybrid electric bus and 300 kW for electric bus. Under the TOSA solution, more charging stations are needed, notes ABB, because a charge is needed every 1 to 1.5

Volvo 281