Green Car Congress

APRIL 8, 2013

Synthesized from the sugars in the cellulosic biomass of grasses, other non-food crops and agricultural waste, advanced biofuels represent a sustainable, non-polluting source of transportation fuel that would also generate domestic jobs and revenue. —Jerome Fox, lead author.

Light

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MARCH 14, 2017

A team of scientists at the University of Cambridge has reported the light-driven photoreforming of cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin to H 2 using semiconducting cadmium sulfide quantum dots in alkaline aqueous solution. CdS is an inexpensive, visible-light-absorbing photocatalyst with a bulk electronic bandgap of around 2.4

Light

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2017

Renewable chemicals company Avantium has acquired the assets of Liquid Light. Liquid Light has developed proprietary process technology to make major chemicals from low-cost, globally-abundant carbon dioxide. The integration of the Liquid Light assets into Avantium is complete and effective immediately.

Light

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2009

kWh lithium-polymer battery pack. Overall, BMW Vision EfficientDynamics comes with a total of 98 lithium-polymer cells, each offering a capacity of 30 Ah and developing continuous output of 600 Amps at a voltage of 3.7 The plug-in full hybrid BMW Vision EfficientDynamics all-wheel drive concept car is powered by a 1.5-liter,

All-Electric

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NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Because of technical challenges, even the plastic that does get recycled typically generates materials that are of lower quality and value than the original polymer. Smaller Pt NPs with higher concentrations of undercoordinated Pt sites over-hydrogenolyzed PE to undesired light hydrocarbons. Most end up in landfills or the environment.

Oil

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DECEMBER 18, 2013

EnerG2 , a manufacturer of advanced carbon materials for next-generation energy storage (generally for batteries and ultracapacitors), has leveraged its polymer chemistry technologies to develop materials for adsorbed natural gas (ANG) applications. There are approximately 135,000 natural gas vehicles on US roads today, and more than 15.2

Gas

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AUGUST 10, 2011

This project will optimize fuel-based control of novel combustion strategies in light- and heavy-duty vehicles to enable diesel-like efficiencies with ultra-low engine-out emissions. Light-weighting materials. Demo Project for Multi-material light-weight prototype vehicle. Wisconsin Engine Research Consultants LLC. 10,000,000.

Carbon Fiber

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OCTOBER 21, 2020

Polycarbonate is used in car headlights, automotive glazing, LED lights, electronic devices as well as other applications. Neste produces its renewable hydrocarbons entirely from renewable raw materials, such as waste and residual oils and fats.

Renewable

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2013

Grafting molecular cobalt-containing hydrogen production catalysts to a visible-light-absorbing semiconductor exploits the UV-induced immobilization chemistry of vinylpyridine to p-type (100) gallium phosphide (GaP). Credit: ACS, Krawicz et al. Click to enlarge. No external electrochemical forward biasing is required.

Production

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JANUARY 18, 2014

competitive waste heat recovery technologies. based systems for waste?heat The precursor could be bio-derived or a biomimetic polymer, such as major ampullate silk (MAS) containing two types of fiber proteins (MaSp1 and MaSp2); recombinant silk in either prokaryotic and/or eukaryotic organisms; E. duty engines. Thermoelectric?based

Carbon Fiber

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AUGUST 14, 2014

This project will develop, integrate and implement predictive models for Carbon-Fiber Reinforced Polymer composites that link the material design, molding process and final performance. This project will develop light-duty, spark-ignition engines with natural gas direction injection and gasoline port fuel injection systems. 10,000,000.

Plug-in

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FEBRUARY 15, 2022

The selected projects will focus on technologies such as revolutionizing fuel cells for light- and heavy-duty vehicles, and technologies to generate less nuclear waste and reduce the cost of fuel. Harvesting Infrared Light to Improve Photosynthetic Biomass Production - $1,347,122. Select OPEN 2021 projects include: Synteris.

Energy

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Those inactive materials are expensive and wasteful. Sepion Technologies’ vision is to develop ultra-light, high-power density Li-sulfur batteries for aviation. The company has developed a microporous polymer membrane to replace incumbent separator materials. Click to enlarge.

Li-ion

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JULY 17, 2020

AOI 08: Lightweight and High-Performance Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites for Vehicle Applications. Municipality of Anchorage Department of Solid Waste Services. Pilot Heavy-Duty Electric Vehicle Deployment for Municipal Solid Waste Collection. Waste Not, Want Hot? Ford Motor Company. 7,501,014. . Roush Industries.

Lithium Ion

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2018

Because light-weight materials are fuel efficient, aluminum, already well-established in the aerospace industry, is gaining significantly in the automotive industry and other markets. 3M - This project will minimize energy consumption of the fiber spinning manufacturing process using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and machine learning.

Manufacturer

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AUGUST 18, 2020

The US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Reducing EMbodied-Energy and Decreasing Emissions (REMADE) Manufacturing Institute announced approximately $35 million to support research and development (R&D) that will enable US manufacturers to increase the recovery, recycling, reuse, and remanufacturing of plastics, metals, electronic waste, and fibers.

Manufacturer

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DECEMBER 16, 2010

approximately 45% peak thermal efficiency for light duty and greater-than 50% peak thermal efficiency for heavy duty). AOI 3: Demonstration Project for a Multi-Material Light-Weight Prototype Vehicle as part of the Clean Energy Dialogue with Canada. High voltage and solid polymer composite electrolytes. Alloy or Li metal anodes.

Li-ion

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JULY 2, 2010

Furanics are heteroaromatic compounds derived from the chemical intermediate HMF (hydroxymethylfurfural, C 6 H 6 O 3 ) that can make polymers, chemicals and fuels. Terrabon is initially focusing on converting municipal solid waste and agricultural solids waste into drop-in biofuels (bio-jet and bio-gasoline). Earlier post.).

Renewable

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NOVEMBER 13, 2019

General Motors LLC (GM) - GM will partner with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) to develop residual stress models for laser-welded dissimilar joints (HSLA/CE steel) for car light-weighting in a project titled “Simulation Tools for Characterizing Stress Distribution in Laser Welded Dissimilar Joints.”. Dow, Inc. - LM Industries Group, Inc.

Manufacturer

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DECEMBER 13, 2019

Lightweight and high-performance fiber-reinforced polymer composites for vehicle applications. Energy-efficient mobility systems. This area of interest includes three potential topics supporting VTO’s objective to improve system-level transportation efficiency, effectiveness and affordability.

2020

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NOVEMBER 13, 2009

BTG stabilizes the biomass deconstruction products to prevent them from reacting further to yield undesirable compounds such as organic acids and insoluble furan-based polymers. The BTG process can utilize many types of lignocellulosic feedstocks such as wood, grass, agricultural waste, or other forms of solid waste.

Gasoline

Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2016

This uses carbon dioxide (CO 2 ), water, and light as the main inputs, and does not waste carbon and energy by limiting the amount of biomass produced. This acid, which has several end uses including bio-degradable polymers, fertilizers, and even cosmetics, can be produced at high efficiencies and rates, driving production costs down.

Arizona

Cars That Think

AUGUST 13, 2021

Transient electronics that can disintegrate on demand could help stem the rising tide of electronic waste, but their performance is often inferior to conventional devices. million tons of electronic waste per year. They next printed the metallic solution onto pieces of a polymer that degrades in water.

Waste

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OCTOBER 26, 2009

Waste Heat Capture (2 projects). Porifera Inc will lead a team including the University of California and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory that will integrate carbon nanotubes with polymer membranes to increase the flux of CO 2 capture membranes by up to 100x. Ammonothermal Bulk GaN Crystal Growth for Energy Efficient Lighting.

Energy

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 31, 2016

Although electrification coupled to these alternative energy sources can transform the light-duty vehicle fleet, it is unlikely even in the mid- to long-term that the needs of the heavy-duty marine and aviation industries will be met by anything except an energy dense carbon-based liquid fuel.

Transportation

Cars That Think

JANUARY 3, 2022

For more than a decade now, OLED (organic light-emitting diode) displays have set the bar for screen quality, albeit at a price. The picture is created by filtering this light at the many individual pixels. Unfortunately, that filtering process isn’t perfect, and in areas that should appear black some light gets through.

Light

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 22, 2010

The cost analysis funding opportunity will help to determine the economic viability and technical progress of fuel cell and hydrogen technologies for stationary, transportation, and emerging market applications, including light duty vehicles, forklifts, buses and stationary power plants, as well as hydrogen storage systems.

Fuel

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NOVEMBER 11, 2014

Compared to baseline figures for 2010, the Group wants to reduce energy and water consumption, waste generation and emissions (including CO 2 emissions) by 25% in all of its business areas. system does not just deactivate the engine when the car is stationary at a red light; it already deactivates the engine at speeds below 7 km/h (4.4

Emissions

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MAY 15, 2015

The program plans to provide $30 million to support 14 project teams in developing innovative, ultra-high-performance air-cooled heat exchangers, supplemental cooling systems and/or cool-storage systems that can cost-effectively and efficiently reject waste heat. The polymer construction will diminish corrosion effects from the flue gas.

Fusion

Green Car Congress

JULY 10, 2010

An emphasis on bio-fuels, which are suitable for an SOFC and derived from sources (such as cellulosic biomass, agricultural residues, or municipal solid waste) that do not compete with food supply, is required. Buildings Technologies. Geothermal Technologies.

Fuel

Green Car Congress

JUNE 12, 2015

ft) long Audi R8 e-tron is recognizable by its unique lighting solutions on the air inlets, front apron and sideblades. Its exterior skin, painted in Magnetic Blue, combines body parts made of aluminum and carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP), such as the front and rear lids. Visually, the 4.40 meter (14.4

Battery

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FEBRUARY 16, 2017

kWh Li-ion polymer pack from LG Chem provides the energy storage. The pack is 20% lighter than non-polymer lithium-ion batteries and can be shaped more optimally to the interior than standard cell format batteries, Hyundai said. For low-speed and light throttle. The Ioniq hybrid powertrain consists of a new Kappa 1.6

Plug-in

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MARCH 3, 2015

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced ( DOE-FOA-0001224 ) up to $35 million in available funding to advance fuel cell and hydrogen technologies, and to enable early adoption of fuel cell applications, such as light duty fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs). Earlier post.). Technologies that reduce external energy inputs (e.g.

Hydrogen

Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2012

Manufacturing technologies of interest include innovations in: reactions and separations such as high performance membranes and catalysts; alternatives to conventional high-temperature processing technologies; and waste heat recovery and recycling that reduce energy use ?50%. Advanced Materials.

Hydrogen

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FEBRUARY 16, 2017

kWh Li-ion polymer pack from LG Chem provides the energy storage. The pack is 20% lighter than non-polymer lithium-ion batteries and can be shaped more optimally to the interior than standard cell format batteries, Hyundai said. For low-speed and light throttle. The Ioniq hybrid powertrain consists of a new Kappa 1.6

Plug-in

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

This makes it possible for the waste heat from the electrical drive components to be made available to the interior of the Q7 e-tron quattro. Their outer skin is made from aluminum-coated polymer and this in turn brings weight advantages. Because the exhaust system transports only water, it can be made of lightweight polymer.

Audi

Green Car Congress

MARCH 20, 2015

Cylinder deactivation temporarily deactivates two of the cylinders in light-load driving conditions to enhance efficiency and seamlessly reactivates them when the driver demands full power. the previous 14mm plug) allows it to be more centrally located in the cylinder for improved flame propagation and greater light-load efficiency; and.

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