Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 22, 2022
Researchers have developed a nickel-stabilized, ruthenium dioxide (Ni-RuO 2 ) anode catalyst for proton exchange membrane (PEM) water electrolysis. The Ni-RuO 2 catalyst shows high activity and durability in acidic OER for PEM water electrolysis. Illustration by Zhen-Yu Wu. 2 , suggesting potential for practical applications.
Green Car Congress
JULY 3, 2023
The Sparc Green Hydrogen process combines concentrated solar (CS) with photocatalytic water splitting. The hub comprises a 30-meter-high solar tower surrounded by a 4,000 square meter field of 451 locally manufactured custom designed mirrors (heliostats) and is capable of generating temperatures of up to 1,500 degrees Celsius.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 22, 2021
Audi has included the economical and efficient use of water as a key aspect of its Mission:Zero environmental program. The company plans to keep its own water consumption to a minimum and stop using drinking water in vehicle production in the future. Drinking water is a valuable and scarce resource: 2.2
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 22, 2022
As of 2026, Audi will only launch all-electric models onto the global market, gradually phasing out production of its combustion models by 2033. Audi will make its manufacturing processes even more flexible. For example, Audi plans to halve today’s ecologically weighted water consumption value in its production sites by 2035.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 22, 2022
CAM is the most expensive component and the bottleneck in the production of lithium-ion batteries; the CAM market alone is projected to grow to $189 billion by 2032. Improvements to the manufacturing of CAM are critical to meeting the long-term demand for batteries and exceeding EV automakers’ cost reduction targets.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 30, 2023
In the first half of 2022, motors with oil cooling became the dominant form in the electric car market, taking 50% market share, according to a report from IDTechEx. IDTechEx is predicting oil to gain an even greater market share with purely water jacket-cooled motors remaining in a significant way.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 18, 2023
Leclanché SA has reduced the cobalt content in NMCA as cathode material from 20% to 5% and manufacture the electrodes using an environmentally friendly water-based process. Water binder-based NMCA cathodes are easier to dispose of and are also recyclable. These are highly toxic and harmful to the environment.
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