UGI and Vertimass in 15-year agreement to produce renewable fuels in the US and Europe; $500M investment; propane and SAF
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 6, 2022
UGI Corporation is a distributor and marketer of energy products and services.
Canada government to approve new Electric Vehicle Availability Standard
Teslarati
DECEMBER 18, 2023
The Canadian government plans to approve the new Electric Vehicle Availability Standard, phasing the sale of internal combustion engine (ICE) cars by 2035. The new legislation considers zero-emission cars to include battery-electric, hydrogen, and plug-in electric vehicles.
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Dominion Virginia Power Tests Plug-In Hybrid Cars, Hybrid Bucket Trucks
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 19, 2009
Dominion Virginia Power has added two plug-in electric hybrid cars and two hybrid-powered bucket trucks to its fleet as part of its efforts to determine the impact of plug-in vehicles on electricity demand and to find ways to conserve energy and reduce vehicle emissions. A Dominion PHEV Prius and hybrid bucket truck.
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DOE awarding more than $50M to 15 projects to advance critical material innovations
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 21, 2021
Critical materials are used in many products important to the US economy and energy technologies, such as rare-earth elements used to manufacture high-strength magnets for offshore wind-turbine generators and lithium and cobalt in lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles. Partners: Harper International, Phillips66.
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2019 Keeling Curve Prize winners include Opus 12; conversion of CO2 into fuels and chemicals
Green Car Congress
JUNE 29, 2019
water and electricity to produce higher-energy carbon-based products and a co-product of pure oxygen. This reaction is energetically uphill, so electricity must be added to drive the reaction forward, and it is not possible without a new family of CO?-reducing reducing catalysts. Clean Energy Works (Washington, D.C.)
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Virginia Tech professor proposes simple biomass-to-wheel efficiency analysis to inform decisions on biomass/biofuel/powertrain combinations; the advantage of sugar fuel cell vehicles
Green Car Congress
JULY 15, 2011
Sugar Fuel Cell Vehicles and BEVs charged with electricity from a fuel cell (green bars) were the most efficient. However, notes Virginia Tech Prof. An ethanol HEV-gas system would double η BTW values to 14–18%, suggesting the importance of developing hybrid electric vehicles based on available liquid fuel distribution system.
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DOE announces $139M in funding for 55 projects to advance innovative vehicle technologies
Green Car Congress
JULY 17, 2020
Structurally and Electrochemically Stabilized Silicon-rich Anodes for Electric Vehicle (EV) Applications. Rationally Designed Lithium Ion Batteries Towards Displacing Internal Combustion Engines. AOI 02: Low Cost Electric Traction Drive Systems Using No Heavy Rare Earth Materials. Gas Technology Institute. 737,555.
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DOE to award $10.2M to 16 solid oxide fuel cell projects
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 7, 2017
The system will operate on natural gas and connect directly to the electric grid. Ultra-High Temperature Anode Recycle Blower for Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Mohawk Innovative Technology aims to develop an oil-free anode recycle blower capable of using uncooled SOFC exhaust gas directly at temperatures up to 700 °C.
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DOE to award up $2.4M to four new solid oxide fuel cell projects
Green Car Congress
JUNE 14, 2017
The projects are: Degradation and Reliability Advancements in Tubular SOFC — Atrex Energy will focus on incorporating an inexpensive on-cell contamination gettering element in each SOFC, along with enhancing electrical contact between the current collector and interconnection layer. DOE Funding: $600,000.
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kWh Billing and New EV Charging Tax Policies: What You Need to Know
Blink Charging
OCTOBER 6, 2023
The electric car market is experiencing massive growth, exceeding 10 million in sales in 2022. As a result, regulations and guidelines related to electric vehicles are changing frequently, and consumers and charging station hosts must be aware of new developments.
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DOE to award ~$13.5M to 16 R&D projects for solid-oxide fuel cell technologies
Green Car Congress
JULY 2, 2018
SOFC technologies enable efficient, cost-effective electricity generation from abundant domestic coal and natural gas resources, with minimal use of water and near-zero atmospheric emissions of carbon dioxide and pollutants. Multi-Gas Sensors for Enhanced Reliability of SOFC Operation. FuelCell Energy Inc.
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DOE announces EcoCAR 2; focus on electric drive technology
Green Car Congress
APRIL 15, 2011
At the SAE 2011 World Congress in Detroit, Michigan, US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Assistant Secretary for Policy and International Affairs, David Sandalow, announced the official launch of the EcoCAR 2 : Plugging into the Future competition and the sixteen university teams selected to participate. EcoCar 2 Malibu. Click to enlarge.
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Stellantis Limiting Availability of Gasoline Models by State Emission Rules
The Truth About Cars
JUNE 16, 2023
According to Automotive News , Stellantis has already stopped delivering internal combustion models to dealerships located in CARB states unless customers have ordered them special. The automaker told dealers in April that the CARB states are enforcing tougher greenhouse gas standards retroactively to the 2021 model year.
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DOE awarding ~$4.75M to San Francisco and Strategic Analysis for hydrogen fuel cell vehicle and infrastructure projects
Green Car Congress
MAY 20, 2016
million in funding for both efforts will go towards the development of education and outreach programs to increase the deployment of fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) and hydrogen infrastructure, as well as provide detailed cost analyses for hydrogen fuel cell systems, hydrogen storage, and hydrogen production and delivery technologies.
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Morris Tanenbaum, Inventor of the Silicon Microchip, Dies at 94
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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144 NASA Electric Aircraft Testbed (NEAT) began testing in September; advancing electric propulsion for aircraft
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 18, 2016
Engineers at the NASA Electric Aircraft Testbed (NEAT) at NASA Glenn Research Center ran the new facility’s first test in September. NEAT’s mission is to help engineers design, develop and test systems for electric aircraft. The test stand will help us to understand electric propulsion and the nuances of different systems.
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DOE Selects Seven Projects for University Coal Research Program
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. West Virginia University, Morgantown, W.Va. University of California, Merced, Calif.
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EIA releases report on CO2 emissions by state; California led in 2010 with transportation-sector emissions
Green Car Congress
MAY 14, 2013
To the extent that fuels are used in one state to generate electricity that is consumed in another state, emissions are attributed to the former rather than the latter. California consistently imports about 30% of its electricity and natural gas is the dominant fuel for the electricity that it generates internally.
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236 Renewable Energy Generation: Change is not a destination, just as hope is not a strategy, a lesson exported from Detroit
Green Car Congress
APRIL 5, 2011
In Germany, renewable electricity generation will be 35 percent by 2020, and 50 percent by 2050. These three leading international energy markets illustrate how progress is being made in other major energy-intensive nations, but they are not alone. The same can be said for the electricity companies that generate power in the USA.
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Libertine LPE free piston technology targeting power generation, waste-heat recovery and range-extended EV applications; feasibility study with PETRONAS
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 19, 2015
A number of groups have recently or are currently investigating the use of free piston engine power generation applications with a focus on automotive, including work at West Virginia University (WVU), Sandia National Laboratory (SNL), Chalmers University of Technology (Sweden), and Shanghai Jiaotong University. Earlier post.)
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DOE selects 16 research projects for more than $19M in funding to advance Solid Oxide Fuel Cell technology
Green Car Congress
JULY 14, 2015
Successful achievement of the project goals is expected to enable the commercial deployment of natural gas-fueled Distributed Generation SOFC systems, which is an intermediate step toward viable SOFC technology for large-scale, coal-fueled, central power generation applications. Montana State University.
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Researchers describe the “where” and “when” of life cycle emissions from gasoline and ethanol in the US
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 11, 2012
They focused on adding to an existing LCI rather than refining the existing data and used default GREET settings with the following exceptions: they assumed that (1) corn ethanol plants use 100% natural gas process heat; (2) the ethanol produced is 100% ethanol without denaturant; (3) gasoline production is 100% conventional (i.e.,
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With This Bionic Nose, COVID Survivors May Smell the Roses Again
Cars That Think
OCTOBER 17, 2022
There won’t be Scotch tape on the final model,” says Costanzo , as he rearranges the gear in his lab at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), in Richmond. He spent three days in the intensive care unit, where doctors treated him for multiple skull fractures, massive internal bleeding, and damage to his brain’s frontal lobe.
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145 NREL Study Finds UPS First-Generation Hybrid Vans Deliver Almost 29% Greater Fuel Economy
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 23, 2009
The hybrids were part of UPS’ first cohort of 50 (prototype) hybrid electric vans. The evaluation of UPS’ new diesel hybrid vans follows a 2002 UPS/DOE demonstration of 13 compressed natural gas delivery vehicles in UPS’ Hartford, Conn., Lammert (2009) Twelve-Month Evaluation of UPS Diesel Hybrid Electric Delivery Vans.
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210 DOE to award up to $137M for SuperTruck II, Vehicle Technology Office programs
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 16, 2016
The Vehicle Technologies Office Program Wide Selections will aim to reduce the cost and improve the efficiency of plug-in electric, alternative fuel, and conventional vehicles through thirty-five projects addressing 11 areas of interest. Grid Modernization for Electric Vehicles (Area of Interest 2). Description. Federal funding.
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DOE awarding $6M to 11 projects to accelerate alternative fuel vehicle market growth
Green Car Congress
MARCH 10, 2015
The US Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding $6 million to 11 projects aimed at improving potential buyers’ experiences with alternative fuel and plug-in electric vehicles, supporting training, and integrating alternative fuels into emergency planning. West Virginia University Research Corporation. ASG Renaissance.
DOE announces $16M for 17 Phase 1 projects in ultra-high temperature materials program; ARPA-E ULTIMATE
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 19, 2020
ULTIMATE teams will develop ultrahigh temperature materials for gas turbine use in the aviation and power generation industries. Natural gas turbines generate more than a third of the country’s electricity, supplying power to consumers across America. Selected projects are: GE Research. Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
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Flash Drive: 2023 Genesis GV70 EV AWD
Clean Fleet Report
MARCH 20, 2023
Flash Drive: 2023 Genesis GV70 EV AWD American-Built Electric Luxury Genesis is on an electric roll. Beginning as upscale models in the Hyundai line-up, Genesis has created its own identity with unique styling and making the commitment to only offer all-electric cars and SUVs by 2030. miles per kilowatt-hour (kWh).
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Osage Bio Energy: Winter Barley Ethanol as Advanced Biofuel for RFS-2
Green Car Congress
MARCH 15, 2010
Osage Bio Energy (OBE) is a Virginia-based company that will use regional grain, primarily winter barley, to produce ethanol and high value co-products for East Coast markets via a fairly conventional pathway of converting starch to sugar, followed by fermentation. by Bill Cooke. Click to enlarge. John Warren. Launch Plan. Click to enlarge.
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Green Car Congress
AUGUST 19, 2023
The US Department of Energy (DOE) awarded nearly $34 million to 19 industry- and university-led research projects that will advance technology solutions to make clean hydrogen a more available and affordable fuel for electricity generation, industrial decarbonization, and transportation. Earlier post.)
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DOE Selects 19 Projects to Monitor and Evaluate Geologic CO2 Storage
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 25, 2009
Coal supplies nearly 50% of domestic electricity. In order for low-cost electricity from coal-fired power plants to remain available, the DOE said, economical methods for capturing and storing the greenhouse gas emissions from these plants must be developed. West Virginia University Research Corporation , Morgantown, W.V.
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SCOPE Biofuels Project Releases Assessment on Environmental Effects of Biofuel Technologies
Green Car Congress
APRIL 3, 2009
The SCOPE (Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment) International Biofuels Project, has published the full proceedings of its Rapid Assessment workshop on the environmental effects of biofuel technologies, 22-25 September 2008. SCOPE is part of the International Council for Science.
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150 ARPA-E awards $35M to 12 new projects to support medium-voltage devices for grid, industry and transportation
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 8, 2019
The US Department of Energy announced $35 million in awards for 12 projects that find new ways to harness medium-voltage electricity for applications in industry, transportation, on the grid and beyond. BREAKERS projects will develop DC devices that prevent electric arcing, a safety hazard, while handling large amounts of power and voltage.
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Energy Research projects receive financial boost
Green Cars News
OCTOBER 26, 2009
Five vehicle projects will benefit – these are: Advanced power semiconductor and packaging: A grant of $6,733,383 has been given to Delphi Automotive and International Rectifier to work with Oak Ridge National Laboratory to bring a new power electronics technology to the prototype stage. They have received a grant of $4,462,162.
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EAA National Board nominations from across North America
Electric Auto Association
OCTOBER 28, 2021
Meet the 17 Electric Auto Association members nominated for the National Board BY APRIL BOLDUC: PRESIDENT OF THE ELECTRIC AUTO ASSOCIATION It’s the most board candidates in our history. He recognizes the diminishing power of the oil and gas industry, and embraces the imminent future of electrically powered transportation.
EAA National Board nominations from across North America
Electric Auto Association
OCTOBER 28, 2021
Meet the 17 Electric Auto Association members nominated for the National Board BY APRIL BOLDUC: PRESIDENT OF THE ELECTRIC AUTO ASSOCIATION It’s the most board candidates in our history. He recognizes the diminishing power of the oil and gas industry, and embraces the imminent future of electrically powered transportation.
IEEE Discusses 6 Simple Solutions to Climate Change at COP27
Cars That Think
JANUARY 26, 2023
Rahman, a power expert and professor of electrical and computer engineering at Virginia Tech , is the former chair of the IEEE ad hoc committee on climate change. About one-third of emissions globally are produced through electricity generation, and Rahman said his mission is to help reduce that amount through engineering solutions.
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104 ARPA-E awards $55M to 18 projects in two new programs: TERRA for transportation energy and GENSETS for distributed generation
Green Car Congress
JUNE 19, 2015
The Energy Department’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) announced $55 million in funding for 18 innovative projects as part of ARPA-E’s two newest programs: Transportation Energy Resources from Renewable Agriculture (TERRA) and GENerators for Small Electrical and Thermal Systems (GENSETS). GENSETS ICE Awards. Description.
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Researchers develop bi-metallic catalyst for thermocatalytic decomposition of methane: H2 with low or no CO2
Green Car Congress
MARCH 19, 2021
Another EMSL instrument, a transmission electron microscope, verified the internal structure and texture of the fresh catalysts, spent catalysts, and the carbon products. The TCD process starts by flowing methane gas through the patent-pending bimetallic catalyst inside a reactor vessel operating at approximately 600 ?
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397 ARPA-E awards $35M to 16 REFUEL projects for energy-dense carbon-neutral liquid fuels; leveraging ammonia
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 17, 2016
The 16 REFUEL projects seek to develop scalable technologies for converting water and molecules from the air into energy-dense, carbon-neutral liquid fuels (CNLFs) using electrical energy from renewable sources. hydrogen or electricity). Gas Technology Institute. Earlier post.) REFUEL Projects. Organization. Description.
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Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 26, 2009
Eagle Picher, in partnership with the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, will develop a new generation of high energy, low cost planar liquid sodium beta batteries for grid scale electrical power storage applications. Earlier post.) DOE grant: $7,200,000). DOE grant: $6,949,624). DOE grant:$5,349,932). DOE Grant: $4,000,000).
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The EV Transition Explained: Policy Roadblocks
Cars That Think
JANUARY 7, 2023
economy away from dependence on fossil fuels like petroleum, coal and natural gas to 100 percent carbon-free electricity by 2035. Driving that timeline is the shift to electric vehicles, which the Administration wants to account for 50 percent of all new cars sold by 2030.
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The EV Transition Explained: Reshaping Labor Markets
Cars That Think
JANUARY 17, 2023
2050 net-zero strategy document , which explains how America will get to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Electric vehicles require new or re-tooled factories , each requiring thousands of employees. Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda has stated that moving to battery electric vehicles only would mean “risk losing the majority of 5.5
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Inflation Reduction Act – How It Supercharges the Electric Vehicle Industry
EV Match
AUGUST 29, 2022
The recently passed Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is arguably the most significant piece of climate legislation the United States has ever seen, including significant investments in clean energy and consumer incentives to accelerate electric vehicle (EV) adoption. Impacts on the electric vehicle ecosystem.
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