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New electric boat motor uses wind and water to recharge its batteries at sea

Electrek

It may not offer infinite range , but it’s close. more… The post New electric boat motor uses wind and water to recharge its batteries at sea appeared first on Electrek. The new Oceanvolt ServoProp saildrive has a regeneration feature that efficiently charges up an electric boat’s batteries while sailing.

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Libertine awarded $3.6M to develop renewable-fueled free-piston-engine range extenders for battery electric trucks

Green Car Congress

million) in Innovate UK funding to advance development of its range-extender concept for heavy-duty applications. Libertine says that free-piston range-extender engines can offer the efficiency of fuel cells, the durability of conventional engines and achieve carbon reductions using renewable fuels. million (US$3.6

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Nuvera and DD DANNAR partner to develop mobile fuel cell power for diverse industries

Green Car Congress

Use of Nuvera E-Series Fuel Cell Engines on DANNAR's mobile platform is intended to extend the operational range of the DANNAR MPS and introduce clean, safe, and efficient options for remote power for off-road and heavy equipment applications. Nuvera is a developer of fuel cells for commercial power, especially for motive applications.

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This Idea Wasn't All Wet: The Sensing Water-Saving Shower Head Debuts

Cars That Think

He imagined a shower head that would sense when the person showering moved out from under the stream of water. The shower head would then automatically turn the water off, turning it back on again when the person moved back into range. With such a device, he thought, people could enjoy a long shower without wasting water.

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Ensuring Underwater Robots Survive in Hot Tropical Waters

Cars That Think

Tropical conditions can cause systems to overheat or prevent high-density lithium batteries from recharging,” says Melanie Olsen, who is a project director of the Australian Institute of Marine Science’s (AIMS) ReefWorks , a technology testing and evaluation facility in northern Australia.

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Saft wins major primary lithium battery orders for smart gas and water meter projects in China

Green Car Congress

Saft won two major contracts to supply primary (non-rechargeable) lithium batteries for domestic smart meter projects. China’s total demand for smart gas meters is estimated at 40-50 million units between 2011 and 2015, it is also estimated that shipment of smart water meters will reach more than 10 million units in 2015.

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Toyota HiLux hydrogen fuel cell prototype boasts long range and rapid refilling

EV Central

A Toyota HiLux with long electric range, strong towing capacity, off-road talents and rapid refuelling. It employs the Toyota Mirai’s core elements and promises a zero-emissions range of 590 kilometres. And this being hydrogen, the only tailpipe emission is pure water. And it can handle big and heavy stuff.”

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