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: American Lithium Corporation, DuPont Water Solutions.

Li-ion 321

Li-ion Wyoming Lithium Ion Corporation 321

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 5, 2018

The goal of the partnership, led by startup C4-MCP (C4), is to offset the hydrogen production expense with the sales of the carbon fiber and carbon nanotubes, reducing the hydrogen’s net cost to less than $2 per kilogram, thus helping make hydrogen fueled cars and trucks cost-competitive with conventional gasoline and diesel vehicles.

Carbon Fiber 280

Carbon Fiber West Virginia Hydrogen Carbon 280

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 23, 2021

This research and development project is one of 24 university and industry-led projects that collectively were awarded $60 million in an effort to reduce CO 2 emissions from the transportation sector. the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and Virginia Tech as partners to bring the SUPER inverter to fruition. Earlier post.).

Power 418

Power Powered Virginia Extended Range 418

Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2023

This proximity gives Scout access to major highways, ports of Charleston and Savannah, and universities focused on automotive engineering. Groundbreaking is planned for mid-2023 and production is projected to begin by the end of 2026. Scout Motors is headquartered in Tysons, Virginia. Rendering of plant at its location.

South Carolina 221

South Carolina Motor Motors Motoring 221

Green Car Congress

MAY 24, 2018

million to three hydrogen production research and development (R&D) projects that are compatible with nuclear energy sources. Many utilities are now economically incentivized to consider integrating nuclear energy production with other industrial processes to optimize thermal and electrical energy production.

West Virginia 199

West Virginia Production Hydrogen Virginia 199

Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2020

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced approximately $64 million in Fiscal Year 2020 funding for 18 projects that will support the H2@Scale vision for affordable hydrogen production, storage, distribution, and use. University of Kentucky. University of Virginia. University of Tennessee: Knoxville. 3M Company.

Carbon Fiber 321

Carbon Fiber Hydrogen Low Cost Polymer 321

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Consumer products such as shampoo, cleaning products and paint now contribute as much to emitted volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in cities as tailpipe emissions from vehicles, according to a new study led by NOAA. 1A) and sales data of volatile chemical products. —McDonald et al.

Pollution 264

Pollution Transportation Production Los Angeles 264

Green Car Congress

APRIL 19, 2022

Several electrolyte and thin-film coating technologies, developed at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, have been licensed by BTRY , a battery technology company based in Virginia, to make batteries with increased energy density, at lower cost, and with an improved safety profile in crashes. —Gabriel Veith.

Batteries 150

Batteries Battery Lithium Ion Virginia 150

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

The US National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) is collaborating with the University of Kentucky and their subcontractor Virginia Tech to demonstrate a novel process for the extraction of REEs from coal using plasma. Rare earth elements (REEs) are vital materials for modern technologies. —Jason Hissam.

Coal 453

Coal Kentucky Virginia Universal 453

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Researchers at West Virginia University will lead a team that will investigate ways to convert stranded gas resources into value-added liquid products that could reduce the United States’ demand for crude oil by up to 20%. Shell is providing a $1-million match for the scale-up activity.

Gas 150

Gas West Virginia Production Market 150

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

An internationally renowned aeronautics engineer, Dr. Shin will lead the company into a new era of developing smart mobility products within the aviation industry. Shin received his doctorate in mechanical engineering from the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia.

Hyundai 207

Hyundai Motor Motors Motoring 207

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 7, 2020

million in federal funding to develop conceptual designs of commercially viable technologies that will extract rare earth elements (REEs) from US coal and coal by-product sources. University of North Dakota (Grand Forks, ND). West Virginia University Research Corporation (Morgantown, WV). Tetra Tech, Inc. Tetra Tech, Inc.

Coal 207

Coal Design West Virginia North Dakota 207

Green Car Congress

MAY 14, 2010

The US Department of Energy has selected 7 projects to participate in the University Coal Research (UCR) program. The projects aim to improve the basic understanding of the chemical and physical processes that govern coal conversion and utilization, by-product utilization, and technological development for advanced energy systems.

Coal 210

Coal Universal West Virginia Kansas City 210

Green Car Congress

JUNE 1, 2018

Launched in 2016, CESMII focuses on bringing innovative smart manufacturing solutions to the marketplace to increase energy productivity, economic performance, and workforce capacity. The selected organizations (and project descriptions) from this first call selection are: University of Connecticut. Penn State University.

Manufacturer 191

Manufacturer Clean Cleaning Energy 191

Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2018

West Virginia University (WVU) researchers are opening a new facility to capture rare earth elements (REEs) from acid mine drainage (AMD) from coal mining. Paul Ziemkiewicz, director of the West Virginia Water Research Institute and principal investigator on the project, is an expert in acid mine drainage. Two-step process.

West Virginia 170

West Virginia Coal Virginia Waste 170

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 25, 2016

Mertens has exceptionally broad technical expertise and an international background in the automotive industry. After his apprenticeship as a toolmaker, Peter Mertens studied production technology at Ostwestfalen-Lippe University of Applied Sciences. —Rupert Stadler, Chairman of the Board of Management.

Audi 150

Audi Volvo Land Rover General Motors 150

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 24, 2014

Developing a robust supply chain to support mass production of these systems can enable the market for these technologies to grow. Awardees will also conduct competitive analysis of global hydrogen and fuel cell manufacturing aimed at quantifying trade patterns and identifying key drivers of US competitiveness.

Hydrogen 225

Hydrogen Manufacturer Supplies Fuel 225

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 16, 2012

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded Pennsylvania State University a five-year research grant valued at roughly $10 million to develop biomass supply chains for the production of liquid transportation and aviation biofuels in the Northeast. Earlier post.).

Transportation 240

Transportation Supplies West Virginia Pennsylvania 240

Green Car Congress

JULY 14, 2016

Researchers at the University of Georgia (UGA) have crossed American sweetgums with their Chinese cousins, creating hybrid sweetgum trees that have a better growth rate and denser wood than natives, and can produce fiber year-round. But sweetgums—including hybrids—have already adapted to grow in the region in a variety of sites.

Hybrid 150

Hybrid South Carolina Production Georgia 150

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 22, 2016

Montana State University. The team, which includes researchers from Montana, Wyoming and South Dakota, seeks to identify a framework of carbon mitigation strategies that would minimize conflicts with food security and clean energy production priorities. Murray State University. University of Southern Mississippi.

Water 150

Water Puerto Rico West Virginia Energy 150

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 3, 2018

As part of the funding opportunity announcement and at the direction of Congress, DOE solicited field projects in emerging unconventional plays with less than 50,000 barrels per day of current production, such as the Tuscaloosa Marine Shale and the Huron Shale. University of Louisiana at Lafayette. The Institute of Gas Technology.

Oil 150

Oil Gas Virginia Delaware 150

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 1, 2013

million goes to four projects intended to boost the productivity of sustainable algae, while cutting capital and operating costs of commercial-scale production. California Polytechnic State University ($1.5 California Polytechnic State University ($1.5 Nearly $16.5

Supplies 218

Supplies Fuel San Diego Hawaii 218

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 18, 2020

Drawing on both fundamental and applied research capabilities within National Labs, universities, and industry, the Plastics Innovation Challenge accelerates innovations that will significantly reduce plastic waste in oceans and landfills and position the US as global leaders in advanced plastics recycling technologies.

Manufacturer 207

Manufacturer Iowa Waste Plugin 207

Cars That Think

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Rahman is a professor of electrical and computer engineering at Virginia Tech. He is the founding director of the Advanced Research Institute at the university, which helps faculty members get access to research funding, government laboratories, and industry research centers.

USA 95

USA Virginia Africa 2006 95

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 12, 2010

GlycosBio), an emerging biochemical company targeting metabolic engineering and microbiology innovations for the production of sustainable biochemicals, has become a member of the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Engineering Research Center for Biorenewable Chemicals ( CBiRC ). Glycos Biotechnologies, Inc.

Engine 199

Engine Iowa Wisconsin Universal 199

Green Car Congress

JUNE 21, 2016

The winning coalition, headquartered in Los Angeles, California brings together a consortium of nearly 200 partners from across academia, industry, and non-profits to spur advances in smart sensors and digital process controls that can significantly improve the efficiency of US advanced manufacturing. Industry-proposed Institutes Competition.

Manufacturer 150

Manufacturer Los Angeles Oregon Connecticut 150

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 16, 2014

President Obama announced the selection of a consortium of businesses and universities, led by North Carolina State University, to lead a manufacturing innovation institute for next-generation power electronics. Earlier post.). reducing the size of a sub-station to a suit case).

Obama 247

Obama North Carolina Manufacturer Power 247

Green Car Congress

APRIL 9, 2018

Stuart Licht, a chemistry professor at the George Washington University, and his team of researchers are among the finalists announced today in the $20-million Carbon XPRIZE competition. We have solved that problem by inexpensively transforming the CO 2 into a valuable product. Stuart Licht. Click to enlarge.

Carbon 150

Carbon Climate Change CO2 Climate 150

Cars That Think

MARCH 1, 2024

Diversity of thought in industrial design is crucial: If no one thinks to design a technology for multiple body types, people can get hurt. The Cadaver in the Machine Jacobs and her collaborators from Cornell University, Intel, and University of Virginia performed a systematic literature review of 278 motion-capture-related studies.

Standards 124

Standards Design Universal Virginia 124

Green Car Congress

JULY 7, 2015

BioMim , a newly-launched $4 million, four-year project funded by the Research Council of Norway with industrial partners Borregaard and Kebony, is seeking to mimic the chemistry of the brown rot fungus to improve biorefining processes. The BioMim project is combining two processes. This mechanism can be exploited in biorefining.

Norway 150

Norway Virginia Insight Wisconsin 150

Green Car Congress

MAY 27, 2016

The US Department of Energy (DOE) and General Motors named The Ohio State University this year’s winner of the EcoCAR 3 – Advanced Vehicle Technology Competition during an awards ceremony at the Hotel del Coronado in San Diego. Virginia Tech and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University took second and third place respectively.

San Diego 150

San Diego Ohio Chevrolet 2016 150

Cars That Think

MARCH 27, 2024

Today, the startup employs 70 people worldwide and operates in 36 countries, and Rattner says he’s excited to get out of bed every morning because he’s building a product that simply wouldn’t exist otherwise. We are going into an industry and improving it.” We are bringing about change. They weren’t annoyed; they were impressed.”

IDEA 78

IDEA San Diego Virginia Financing 78

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 14, 2010

The selected projects consist of leading scientists and engineers from universities, private industry, and government, and will facilitate sharing expertise and technologies. Co-products include animal feed, industrial feedstocks, and additional energy generation. Led by the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center (St.

St. Louis 199

St. Louis Fuel Washington San Diego 199

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 13, 2009

A dewatering technology developed at Virginia Tech has succeeded in reducing the moisture content of ultrafine coal to less than 20%, transforming it to a salable product. as part of a license agreement with Virginia Tech. Virginia Tech holds a US patent on the technology, as well as international patents in seven countries.

Coal 150

Coal Virginia West Virginia Waste 150

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

During the program, General Motors will provide production vehicles, vehicle components, seed money, technical mentoring and operational support. All of the EcoCAR team architectures must retain the safety and real-world performance characteristics of production vehicles. Extended Range Electric Vehicles (EREV).

Li-ion 170

Li-ion Plug-in Plug Renewable 170

Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

He was promoted to director of product development and then to director of systems research. in electrical engineering from the Technical University of Vienna. Hamm was the 1983–1984 chair of the IEEE Richmond Section , in Virginia. Axelrod worked as an engineer for a number of companies in various industries.

MIT 81

MIT St. Louis San Jose Highlander 81

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 16, 2009

The Houston Advanced Research Center ( HARC ) and the Harold Vance Department of Petroleum Engineering at Texas A&M University are establishing a collaborative research program to promote advanced technology for low-impact oil and gas drilling. University of Colorado. Utah State University. Sam Houston State University.

West Virginia 150

West Virginia Houston Arkansas Wyoming 150