Green Car Congress

MARCH 29, 2021

The CO 2 -free electricity from solar, wind and hydro sources is generated in various power plants, most of which are located in Germany. These include a part of a solar park with the size of 60 football pitches near Ingolstadt and 24 wind farms with a total of more than 200 wind turbines.

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AUGUST 24, 2021

Since 2017, Proton Motor Fuel Cell GmbH has been working with Aumann AG as part of the larger EU program “ Fit-4-AMandA ” (Fit for Automatic Manufacturing and Assembly) on hydrogen fuel cell stack production with financing from the agency FCH JU (Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking). Fit-4-AMandA “stack robot”.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2022

Energy company RWE and steel producer ArcelorMittal have signed a memorandum of understanding to work together to develop, build and operate offshore wind farms and hydrogen facilities that will supply the renewable energy and green hydrogen required to produce low-emissions steel in Germany.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 5, 2022

million) in government funding to further develop its innovative process for manufacturing electric motors that are more cost-competitive, powerful and efficient than many of the products currently available in the marketplace. As global motor production increases so does the need to find end of life solutions for electric motors.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 1, 2022

The serial production of the BMW i3 has ended , some eight and a half years after it was launched. In a seamless transition, further e-drive components will be manufactured there with immediate effect in addition to producing high-voltage battery modules, which is already being done since May 2021.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 19, 2022

FPT Industrial, the global powertrain brand of Iveco Group, inaugurated the new Turin (Italy) ePowertrain plant, a manufacturing site fully dedicated to the production of the electric powertrain range and Iveco Group’s first completely carbon-neutral plant. The adoption of Industry 4.0

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 31, 2023

Bosch is now starting the production of new powertrain solutions based on 800-volt technology. Inverter with 800-volt technology goes into series production In recent years, 400-volt solutions have become widely established as the industry standard. This will make recharging faster and provide a further boost for electromobility.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Researchers at Fraunhofer IFAM have developed a casting technique that can be used to produce lightweight aluminum windings with a higher groove fill factor to replace copper windings in electric motors. Among the results with the aluminum windings: The groove fill factor could be increased from 32 to 60%. © Fraunhofer IFAM.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 3, 2020

Mercedes-Benz has entered a far-reaching strategic partnership with the Chinese battery cell manufacturer Farasis Energy (Ganzhou) Co., The contract will provide a secure source of supply of battery cells for Mercedes-Benz’s electrification strategy, while Farasis gains security for its planned construction of production capacity.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

million) to five demonstration phase projects for low-carbon hydrogen production. The Dolphyn project showcases a floating semi-submersible design with an integrated wind turbine, PEM electrolysis and desalination facilities. The project concerns the production of hydrogen at scale from offshore floating wind in deep water locations.

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DECEMBER 13, 2018

Mercedes-Benz Cars has entered into a power purchase agreement with Statkraft, Europe’s largest producer of renewable energy, enabling Mercedes-Benz Cars to source electricity directly from wind farms in Germany, whose subsidies from the Renewable Energy Act (EEG) expire after 2020. Statkraft is an important player in energy trading.

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DECEMBER 12, 2021

The aim of the three-year project is to develop an agile and digitalized production system complete with modular product concept for innovative electric motors. Stator with hairpin winding from the pilot phase of the AgiloDrive research project at KIT. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). Photo: Markus Breig, KIT).

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 19, 2023

Wind and solar parks produce a large portion of their energy. Then, as now, wind farms are operating off the world’s coasts—but not all of these offshore sites are connected to the mainland via underwater power cables. Some of the wind farms instead sit in clusters more than 100 kilometers out at sea.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Nissan has begun production of its all-new and 100% electric Townstar EV model to be sold across select European markets. Built on a shared CMF-C platform, the new vehicle will be manufactured at the Alliance center of excellence for small vans in Maubeuge, France. The Townstar EV builds on the success of the e-NV200.

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JULY 6, 2022

The Renault Group inaugurated the new “ePT-160kW” electric motor production line at its plant in Cléon. In addition, the absence of rare earths secures the supply while limiting its environmental impact and production costs.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2020

UK-based tech company Saietta has won a major grant , through the UK’s Advanced Propulsion Center (APC) that will fast-track the first stage of the production process ramp-up for its innovative Axial Flux Traction (AFT) electric motor.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 19, 2023

Lithium-ion battery electrodes are usually made using a wet slurry with toxic solvents, an expensive manufacturing approach that poses health and environmental risks. Early experiments at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have revealed significant benefits to a dry battery manufacturing process. —Tao et al.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2019

YASA, a leading manufacturer of axial-flux electric motors and controllers, signed a long-term joint innovation agreement with a global automotive OEM. The novel design is enabled by using powdered iron materials that enable complex magnetic parts to be manufactured easily. Earlier post.). YASA axial-flux electric motor (segmented).

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JULY 7, 2021

Stellantis is investing £100 million (US$139 million) in Vauxhall’s Ellesmere Port manufacturing plant in the UK to transform the site for a new era in electric vehicle manufacturing. The plant aims to be 100% self-sufficient for electricity and work will commence imminently on potential wind and solar farms. million vehicles.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2020

The BMW Group is speeding up the shift towards electromobility and strengthening its global network for production of electrified vehicles. The new assembly in Munich will be built on the site currently used for engine production. The expansion of electromobility in the production network continues. Sustainability in production.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2018

YASA, a manufacturer of axial-flux electric motors and controllers ( earlier post ), has raised £15 million (US$21 million) in growth funding. The company has recently opened a new 100,000-unit capacity production facility in Oxford, UK to meet the growing demand for its products.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

BASF will build a new battery materials production site in Schwarzheide, Germany, as part of its multi-step investment plan to support the European electric vehicle (EV) value chain. The Harjavalta plant will utilize renewable energy resources, including hydro, wind and biomass-based power.

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JUNE 7, 2023

Should it exercise the option and proceed with the project, Pattern will construct a 300 MW wind energy facility designed to power the production of green ammonia for export to global markets. Key commercial terms include land lease rates at the Port, priority berthing charges, and a wind royalty on electricity sales.

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JANUARY 25, 2013

announced an agreement with Juhl Wind , Inc. to develop, install, and operate two utility-scale wind turbines (each rated at about 2MW) to generate electricity for the plant’s operations. The two wind turbines will supply up to approximately 10% of the plant’s electricity. Honda Transmission Mfg. of America, Inc.

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DECEMBER 21, 2022

E-Fuels company HIF Global, together with partners, authorities, and community representatives, celebrated the production of the first liters of synthetic gasoline at the Haru Oni Demonstration Plant in southern Chile. Haru Oni will produce green hydrogen via electrolysis using renewable energy from the wind. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

MAY 8, 2020

In Germany, the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) has launched AgiloDrive, a project seeking to develop novel product kits and production technologies for electric motors for direct transfer to industry. This will allow cost-reducing scaling effects to be used for various product series and manufacturing technologies.

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CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

One argument they put forth is the carbon footprint of EV manufacturing. They claim that the production of EVs, especially battery manufacturing, creates a significant carbon footprint. While it is true that there is an environmental […]

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 25, 2020

FREYR is targeting the development of more than 40 GWh of scalable, modular battery cell production capacity via a phased development approach utilizing deep partnership-based strategies, including in-licensing of next generation technologies. —Tom Jensen, the CEO of FREYR. FREYR will pay both upfront and running fees to 24M.

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JULY 12, 2022

bp and thyssenkrupp Steel have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) focused on the development of long-term supply of low-carbon hydrogen and renewable power in steel production, helping accelerate the steel industry’s wider energy transition. thyssenkrupp Steel accounts for 2.5% Steel accounts for 8 to 11% of global CO 2 emissions.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2021

Schaeffler has secured a volume production order to supply electric motors to a key manufacturer in the commercial vehicle sector, starting in 2023. It also features wave winding technology, an innovation that makes installation less complex and increases power density. The start of production is scheduled for 2024.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2014

Obama also launched a competition for a new manufacturing innovation institute to build US strength in manufacturing advanced composites, the first of four new competitions to be launched this year. Lightweight And Modern Metals Manufacturing. performing metals and alloys by removing technological barriers to their manufacture.

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JANUARY 11, 2022

has entered into a confidential Letter of Intent (LOI) with a large industrial company to provide more than 40 MW of RuggedCell water electrolyzer capacity for hydrogen production. Hydrogen Optimized seeks to be the first water electrolysis company to supply an aggregate of 10 GW of hydrogen production equipment.

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JANUARY 5, 2023

Norwegian startup Blastr Green Steel is planning to establish a green steel plant with an integrated hydrogen production facility in Inkoo, Finland. The production is planned to start by end of 2026. The €4-billion investment is expected to create up to 1,200 direct jobs in the operations phase. tonnes of CO₂.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2023

This first 50-ton-per-year industrial pilot will be operational in the second half of 2023 and will manufacture high-performance sintered magnets from recycled material, using MagREEsource’s patented hydrogen technology. An R&D team next to the production site will keep developing 4D magnets printed by additive manufacturing.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 23, 2022

This group of wind-turbine fan blades, fresh from Siemens Gamesa’s new RecycleBlade manufacturing process at England’s largest such factory, await shipment to the various points around the globe where they will serve 20- to 30-year stints generating electricity at wind farms before they’re recalled and reincarnated. What’s Next?

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 7, 2022

Porsche is investing US$75 million in HIF Global LLC, a holding company of internationally active project developers of eFuel production facilities. Initiated by Porsche and implemented with partners including Siemens Energy and ExxonMobil, production of eFuels from hydrogen and CO 2 using wind energy is expected to start there in mid-2022.

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APRIL 25, 2013

(HAB), the Honda automobile production and sales subsidiary in Brazil, will build a wind farm in the city of Xangri-lá in Rio Grande do Sul, the southernmost state in Brazil—approximately 1,000 km (621 miles) south of HAB’s automobile production plant in Sumaré, São Paulo. specialized in wind power generation business.

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