Green Car Congress

JUNE 15, 2020

A new study by researchers at Cranfield University in the UK finds that switching from aluminum to zinc alloys in the production of automotive parts could greatly enhance their longevity and sustainability. Aluminum has become the favored material of the automotive industry for its lightweight properties and comparatively low cost.

Parts 207

Parts Manufacturer Low Cost International 207

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 18, 2020

Diakont’s team members for this program includes project leader Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the University of Tennessee-Knoxville, and LifeLast. The project is to develop a cost-effective and efficient smart structural coating deposition system and advanced high-end technology tools to inspect and rehabilitate gas distribution pipelines.

Parts 186

Parts San Diego Carbon Fiber Polymer 186

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

RMIT University researchers in Australia, with their colleagues in China, have developed a low-cost and reliable method of detecting nitrogen dioxide (NO 2 ), a significant air pollutant than contributes to more than seven million deaths worldwide each year, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). —Ou et al.

Low Cost 150

Low Cost Personal Li-ion Gas 150

Green Car Congress

JULY 24, 2017

A research team at Japan’s National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) and Nagaoka University of Technology has developed a new high-strength magnesium sheet alloy (Mg–1.1Al–0.3Ca–0.2Mn–0.3Zn) that has excellent room-temperature formability comparable to that of the aluminum sheet metal currently used in body panels of some automobiles.

Low Cost 150

Low Cost Automobile 2017 Industrial 150

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 6, 2021

FCET ), a start-up energy technology company that has developed a novel, low-cost solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) system, announced a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with NextGenPropulsion, LLC (NGP) indicating NGP’s intent to purchase FCET fuel cells for NGP light-rail trains and freight locomotives.

Purchase 225

Purchase Fuel Companies United Kingdom 225

Green Car Congress

APRIL 25, 2023

Toyota Motor Manufacturing UK has signed a deal with the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) Cymru to optimize hydrogen fuel cell assembly. The Toyota project is funded by the Welsh Government’s Low Carbon Automotive Transformation Fund.

Toyota 259

Toyota Fuel Hydrogen Manufacturer 259

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

The newly launched EuroLiion project, which is part of the European Framework 7 programme, will run for four years and has a budget of €5.5 The research consortium includes universities and knowledge institutes; a SME battery producer and the car industry as end-users. million (US$7.5

Li-ion 199

Li-ion Low Cost F-150 Energy 199

Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2021

Sionic’s silicon-anode battery cell designs incorporate the company’s complete technology innovations that deliver up to 50% greater energy density, 30% lower cost, and increased safety, and can be integrated into cylindrical, pouch, or prismatic cell formats in existing cell production supply chains and infrastructure.

Li-ion 221

Li-ion Commercial Lithium Ion Energy 221

Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2020

Credit: Princeton University. The radar sensors are also relatively low-cost, especially compared to lidar sensors, and scale to mass production. —Felix Heide, an assistant professor of computer science at Princeton University. Image courtesy of the researchers. —Felix Heide.

Vehicles 505

Vehicles Universal Automobile Light 505

Green Car Congress

MAY 30, 2015

These accomplishments could open the door to a new class of miniaturized, extremely low-cost, robust laser-scanning technologies for LIDAR and other uses. These performers include the Massachusetts Institute of Technology; the University of California, Santa Barbara; the University of California, Berkeley; and HRL Laboratories.

Low Cost 150

Low Cost Vehicles Massachusetts California 150

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 9, 2015

IACMI is dedicated to overcoming these barriers by developing low-cost, high-production, energy-efficient manufacturing and recycling processes for composites applications. In the wind energy industry, advances in low-cost composite materials will help manufacturers build longer, lighter and stronger blades to create more energy.

Tennessee 150

Tennessee Universal Manufacturer Honda 150

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 14, 2019

As part of the Horizon 2020 research project CARES (City Air Remote Emission Sensing), an international research consortium is working on new contactless exhaust measurement methods that will enable municipalities to take emission-reducing measures. AUTh (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki; GR). University of Heidelberg (DE).

International 236

International Emissions Vehicles Exhaust 236

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 13, 2019

Researchers at WMG, University of Warwick, have repurposed end-of-life electric vehicle batteries as small energy storage systems (ESS) for off-grid locations in developing countries or isolated communities. How to keep it low cost and easy maintenance, while providing an interface that is easy to use and understand.

Grid 300

Grid Convert Batteries Battery 300

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 10, 2020

As part of the FC Komp funding project of the German government, which runs until 2021, Pierburg GmbH, a member of the Rheinmetall Group, is currently involved in the development of a highly integrated high-power fuel cell driveline. The blower was developed in both a low- and high-voltage version with up to 800 volts.

Hydrogen 374

Hydrogen BMW Supplies Low Cost 374

Green Car Congress

APRIL 25, 2016

NEC Corporation, NEC TOKIN Corporation and TOHOKU UNIVERSITY have jointly created a thermoelectric (TE) device using the spin Seebeck effect (SSE) with conversion efficiency 10 times higher than a test module that was produced based on a multi-layered SSE technology published by the Tohoku University group in 2015.

Conversion 150

Conversion Universal Waste Corporation 150

Green Car Congress

MAY 13, 2012

million to establish a multidisciplinary program of transportation research, education, and technology transfer for a Tier 1 University Transportation Center to be headquartered at the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute. The 22 centers selected are all consortia, involving a total of 121 different universities.

Virginia 231

Virginia Transportation Universal Connect 231

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Echion Technologies, a spin-off from the University of Cambridge developing niobium oxide-based materials for anodes, has closed a £10-million (US$13.8 million) Series A funding round. Twice the volumetric capacity of LTO anodes. Safe operating voltage. 1000’s of cycles demonstrated.

Li-ion 259

Li-ion Lithium Ion Universal Batteries 259

Green Car Congress

APRIL 11, 2021

Scientists from Tohoku University have developed a new fluorine-free calcium (Ca) electrolyte based on a hydrogen (monocarborane) cluster that could potentially realize rechargeable Ca batteries. High-energy-density and low-cost calcium (Ca) batteries have been proposed as ‘beyond-Li-ion’ electrochemical energy storage devices.

Recharge 418

Recharge Li-ion Batteries Battery 418

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

The Faraday Battery Challenge is part of the UK government’s Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF), overseen by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy to help transform the production of batteries for the future of electric vehicles (EVs) in the UK. Next generation lithium ion cathode materials.

Energy Storage 223

Energy Storage Li-ion Lithium Ion Energy 223

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

As part of a larger £90 million (US$117 million) package of awards to cut carbon emissions in industry and homes, the UK is awarding £28 million (US$36.5 million) to five demonstration phase projects for low-carbon hydrogen production. The project aims to reduce the cost of electrolytic hydrogen significantly. million (US$9.7

Hydrogen 386

Hydrogen Carbon Production Wind 386

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

The US Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding $35 million to 11 projects as part of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy’s (ARPA-E) Submarine Hydrokinetic And Riverine Kilo-megawatt Systems (SHARKS) program. The University of Michigan. University of Washington. University of Virginia.

Mariner 418

Mariner Universal Grid Design 418

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 5, 2010

The data analyzed by Aston University combines and compares the behavior patterns of 25 Mitsubishi i-MiEV drivers over two consecutive quarters. The low cost of ‘refuelling’ in relatively short periods of time reinforce this. Part funding for the project came from the regional development agency, Advantage West Midlands.

Low Cost 186

Low Cost Recharge i-MiEV Mitsubishi 186

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 7, 2015

We did this by investigating the structural transformations of MOS₂ at the atomic scale, so that all of the materials parts that were ‘dead’ can now work to make H₂. —co-author Jeff Brinker, Sandia Fellow and University of New Mexico professor. —Stan Chou. Water splitting is a challenging reaction. —Bryan Kaehr.

Low Cost 150

Low Cost Hydrogen Water Production 150

Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2023

Projects from this solicitation, which will be implemented over the next 1–3 years, will focus on lowering the cost of heliostats and heliostat technologies and creating new market opportunities for the heliostat industry. Low-cost heliostats offer significant renewable energy potential.

Solar 170

Solar Energy Storage Low Cost Concept 170

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 21, 2021

Phinix,LLC; Rare Earth Element Separation Using Gas-Assisted Micro-Flow Extraction with Task-Specific Ionic Liquids Partners: NICHE Industrial Chemicals, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University DOE share:$500,000; Cost share $225,000; Total costs: $725,000. 525 Solutions, Inc.;

Li-ion 321

Li-ion Wyoming Lithium Ion Corporation 321

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 22, 2013

ARPA-E’s new program, Robust Affordable Next Generation Energy Storage Systems (RANGE) ( earlier post ), aims to accelerate widespread EV adoption by dramatically improving driving range and reliability, and by providing low-cost, low-carbon alternatives to today’s vehicles. University of Houston. Princeton University.

Lithium Ion 360

Lithium Ion Range Zinc Air San Diego 360

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

University partners from the states of Washington, Louisiana, Tennessee, and Iowa will lead the projects, which focus in part on developing aviation biofuels from tall grasses, crop residues and forest resources. A team of researchers led by Louisiana State University received $17.2

Louisiana 230

Louisiana Seattle Parts Iowa 230

Green Car Congress

JULY 3, 2013

Ford Motor Company is developing a new form of manufacturing technology—rapid freeform sheet metal forming—that has the potential to reduce costs and delivery time for sheet metal parts needed in smaller quantities. The project is part of a three-year, $7.04-million Earlier post.).

Parts 218

Parts Ford Manufacturer Massachusetts 218

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Johnson Matthey (JM), Echion Technologies , (Echion), Britishvolt (BV) and University College London (UCL) are grant recipients in the latest round (Round 4) of the Faraday Battery Challenge in the UK. Echion is a high-growth company spun-out of Cambridge University in 2017 to commercialize niobium oxide-based materials for anodes.

Commercial 170

Commercial London Low Cost Universal 170

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

ARENA is also part of the Hydrogen Strategy Group, led by Chief Scientist Dr Alan Finkel AO, which prepared a briefing paper on hydrogen for the COAG Energy Council. Funding recipients are: Australian National University (ANU) Hydrogen Generation by Electro-Catalytic Systems – $615,682. ANU Direct Water Electrolysis – $1,235,407.

Hydrogen 170

Hydrogen Renewable Australia Universal 170

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 7, 2020

The US Department of Energy announced $33 million in funding for 10 projects as part of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy’s (ARPA-E) Rapid Encapsulation of Pipelines Avoiding Intensive Replacement (REPAIR) program. University of Colorado, Boulder. University of Maryland. —ARPA-E Director Lane Genatowski.

Gas 297

Gas Gas-Electric Universal Colorado 297

Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2017

The University of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy Research (CAER) received a $1 million U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) grant to continue their research in developing low-cost, high-strength carbon fiber. The center is home to the largest carbon fiber spinline at any university in North America.

Carbon Fiber 150

Carbon Fiber Kentucky Carbon Low Cost 150

Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2023

The significance of this fluorinated cation undoubtedly extends to other advanced battery systems beyond lithium, all of which universally require kinetic protection of highly fluorinated interphases. It is low cost because it can be made with extremely high purity and yield in one simple step rather than multiple steps.

Lithium Ion 368

Lithium Ion Batteries Battery Li-ion 368

Green Car Congress

JULY 20, 2011

The US Department of Energy has selected ten projects at nine universities for funding under the Office of Fossil Energy’s (FE) University Turbine Systems Research (UTSR) Program. The selected projects include: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich. University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Tex. Earlier post.).

Universal 199

Universal Hydrogen Fuel North Dakota 199

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 7, 2018

The US Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) is awarding $12 million in funding for 5 projects as part of its first OPEN+ program. The OPEN+ advanced nuclear projects are: Additive Manufacturing of Spacer Grids for Nuclear Reactors, Carnegie Mellon University, $1,000,000.

Molten Salt 236

Molten Salt Wisconsin Massachusetts Low Cost 236

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2020

The cathode and electrolyte chemistries elucidated here propel the development of magnesium batteries and would accelerate the adoption of this low-cost and safe battery technology. The work is in part a continuation of earlier efforts described in 2018 in Joule ( earlier post ) and involved many of the same researchers.

Li-ion 373

Li-ion Batteries Battery Power 373

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 31, 2019

In partnership with the Illinois Institute of Technology and University of Wisconsin-Madison, Magna is applying its powertrain, electronics and full-vehicle expertise to deliver an automotive-grade, non-permanent magnet, high-performance electric motor that aims to achieve increased power density and reduced cost compared to current e-motors.

Grant 218

Grant Motor Motors Motoring 218