Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 17, 2022

conducted the first original equipment manufacturer test flight of an ultralong-range business jet powered by 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). Rolls-Royce and Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. The test took place on the BR725-powered Gulfstream G650 twin-jet over Gulfstream’s headquarters in Savannah, Georgia.

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Waste Wisconsin Georgia Fuel 367

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 12, 2014

Virent’s production of paraxylene at its Madison, Wisconsin laboratory, has reached a capacity of 10 tons per year which will allow Virent to serve the needs of multiple collaborators for product validation and market demonstrations. The company has broadened its product offerings for renewable chemicals through this process.

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Range Wisconsin Renewable Honda 210

Green Car Congress

APRIL 28, 2023

Since then, Optimus has deployed the technology with leading commercial fleets including ADM, and public fleets including Washington DC, and the City of Madison Wisconsin, among numerous others, accumulating millions of miles of successful operation.

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Engine Chevron Wisconsin North America 259

CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 14, 2022

I just spent three 10 hour days driving 1500 miles from Utah to Wisconsin in my long-range Tesla Model 3. With two heavy mountain e-bikes destroying my aerodynamics (see Figure 1), my easy range for 75 mph driving was not much more than 100 miles.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2023

Sustainable marine fuels minimize CO 2 emissions from recreational boating while maintaining boats’ range and performance. Purfuels gasoline is available in Texas and will soon also be available for bulk purchase in Missouri, Illinois, Wisconsin and the East Coast from Maryland to Maine.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JANUARY 9, 2022

We have houses in Wisconsin and in Northern Utah, our daughter has a Southern Utah house, and another daughter lives in North Carolina with her family. … with 2 big electric bikes on the back. Why are we going cross country? We wanted to go to all of those places and document the travel experiences. […].

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North Carolina Utah Wisconsin All-Electric 145

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 3, 2009

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin, led by Dr. Rolf Reitz, are investigating a blended dual-fuel (gasoline and diesel) concept to extend the operating range of partially premixed charge compression ignition combustion by using the varying fuel reactivity of the charge blend, which is determined in real time. Source: Rolf Reitz.

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Wisconsin Gasoline Diesel Universal 225

Green Car Congress

JUNE 5, 2022

A team at the University of Madison-Wisconsin studied critical sooting equivalence ratios and subsequent particulate formation during spark-ignition combustion for blends of ethanol, isobutanol (2-methyl-1-propanol), and methylbutenol (2-methyl-3-buten-2-ol) with gasoline using premixed prevaporized (PMPV) fueling.

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Gasoline Wisconsin North America Fuel 333

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin, led by Dr. James Dumesic, have developed a process to convert aqueous solutions of ?-valerolactone With very minimal processing, we can produce a pure stream of jet-fuel-range alkenes and a fairly pure stream of carbon dioxide. Credit: Bond et al., Click to enlarge. Jesse Bond.

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Wisconsin Convert Hydrogen Transportation 210

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 13, 2014

The fuel was manufactured by Virent at its demonstration plant in Madison, Wisconsin, which is capable of producing up to 10,000 gallons of biofuels and biochemicals per year. The APR technology was discovered at the University of Wisconsin in 2001 by Virents co-founder and chief technology officer, Dr. Randy Cortright.

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EPA Fuel Wisconsin 2001 252

Green Car Congress

JULY 18, 2017

The centers—each led by a DOE National Laboratory or a top university—are designed to lay the scientific groundwork for a new bio-based economy that promises to yield a range of important new products and fuels derived directly from nonfood biomass.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 10, 2017

a developer and manufacturer of heavy-duty range-extended electric vehicle (REV) powertrains ( earlier post ), has partnered with AxleTech International, a leading manufacturer of heavy-duty specialty drivetrain systems. Wrightspeed Inc.,

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 14, 2019

This makes them ideal for a wide range of applications including mobile communications, uninterruptible power supplies, and even electric mobility and electric vehicles. Specifically, electrolytes with Silatronix OS3 material have enabled the use of silicon anodes in Li-ion cells that produce energy densities in excess of 400 Wh/kg.

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Li-ion Batteries Battery Wisconsin 191

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

The plant uses a thermo-catalytic process technology licensed from Shell commercial partner Virent, which is similar to the process being used at the Virent pilot plant in Madison, Wisconsin.

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Wisconsin Houston Building Gasoline 210

Green Car Congress

JUNE 4, 2023

Realta, spun out of a $10-million ARPA-e funded project at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is targeting industrial heat and power as an early application for its fusion technology in which the ability to operate at a wide range of scales is a significant advantage.

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Cars That Think

APRIL 5, 2024

“For many applications, such as wearables, stretchability is necessary since our skin stretches as we move,” said James Pikul , a professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. “A Energy capacity of stretchable zinc-ion ranges from a few milliamp-hours per gram to as much as 300 milliamp-hours per gram. “In

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Batteries Battery Lithium Ion Wisconsin 84

Green Car Congress

JUNE 7, 2019

The study was conducted by the University of California Riverside and the University of Wisconsin, Madison and commissioned by the Urban Air Initiative. Cytotoxicity varied only within a small range and concentrations of PM, eliciting a cytotoxic response similar to those by ambient aerosol.

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Gasoline Emissions Wisconsin Fuel 310

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

The APR technology was discovered at the University of Wisconsin in 2001 by Virent’s co-founder and chief technology officer, Dr. Randy Cortright. The soluble carbohydrate streams can consist of a wide range of molecules as depicted below and are processed through the aqueous phase reforming step. Earlier post.). Source: Virent.

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Renewable Companies Fuel Wisconsin 150

Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2012

The Terra 51 comes standard with a full range of cloud-based services that provide connectivity, security, applications and support and enable operators to get the most out of their charging infrastructure. The Terra 51 will be manufactured in New Berlin, Wisconsin and is available for delivery in the second half of this year.

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Electric Auto Association

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Mercedes Quite the concept The ultra-long-range EQXX concept car claims up to 1000 miles in range. Wisconsin state capitol in Madison. Mercedes EQXX. Chrysler Airflow concept SUV. Chrysler Joining the all-electric future The Airflow concept SUV , unveiled at the 2022 Consumer Electronics Show, will start production in 2025.

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Chrysler Wisconsin Escape Volvo 52

Blink Charging

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

In Wisconsin, an EV bill in the state Senate was introduced, which would have allowed private entities to own EV charging stations and bill customers for connecting to them (or “parking near” them). In addition, existing EV drivers’ range anxiety could be exacerbated as charging stations would only appear in a limited number of areas.

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Charging Wisconsin Purchase Installation 79

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 6, 2012

7,767,867 and 7,898,664, are directed to the production of a range of other industrial chemicals and chemical intermediates using Virent’s BioForming process. Virent is replacing crude oil by creating the chemicals and fuels the world demands using a wide range of naturally-occurring, renewable resources.

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Wisconsin Honda Grant Convert 218

Green Car Congress

JUNE 15, 2014

Engine output ranges from 200 to 300 hp. Using advanced computational fluid dynamics software developed by the University of Wisconsin, BRP crafted the entire engine around the moment of combustion and developed the first outboard engine block designed specifically for direct-injection technology. They new G2 engines—3.4-liter

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Cleaner Wisconsin 2002 Fuel Economy 225

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

Of them, the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center ( GLBRC ), led by the University of Wisconsin–Madison, had a goal of turning more of the corn plant—the stalk and leaves that makes up the stover—into ethanol, while developing perennial plants like switchgrass and miscanthus (also called silvergrass) into potential feedstocks.

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Conversion Wisconsin Climate Change Engine 279

Green Car Congress

JULY 29, 2021

Extending the operating range and safety of Lithium-ion batteries with new fluorinated electrolytes. Scalable Ultra Power-Dense Extended Range (SUPER) Inverter. University of Wisconsin-Madison. Fluorinated Ester Local High Concentration Electrolytes For Operation of Lithium-ion Batteries Under Extreme Conditions. Cummins, Inc.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2011

The US Department of Energy is awarding up to $36 million to fund six small-scale projects in California, Michigan, North Carolina, Texas, and Wisconsin, that will advance the technology improvements and process integration needed to produce drop-in advanced biofuels and other valuable bio-based chemicals. Virent (up to $13.4

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The Truth About Cars

MAY 19, 2023

Enough range to avoid sweating, a smooth ride, an actually well-designed screen-intensive interior, and just enough fun-to-drive factor to keep you amused. What really stuck out to me, though, was the range. The claimed range is 340 miles, I got my tester with about 320 miles remaining. And for this car, you’ll pay a lot.

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Mercedes Future Wisconsin Lithium Ion 98

Electric Auto Association

OCTOBER 4, 2021

GM Setting sights on 600 General Motors is envisioning the development of batteries with 600 miles of range at its new battery research center. Governors of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. Lucid Taking the throne The Lucid Air has come out on top with a range of 520 miles. It’s been a wild ride.

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Electric Auto Association

OCTOBER 4, 2021

GM Setting sights on 600 General Motors is envisioning the development of batteries with 600 miles of range at its new battery research center. Governors of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. Lucid Taking the throne The Lucid Air has come out on top with a range of 520 miles. It’s been a wild ride.

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Cadillac F-150 Michigan Minnesota 52

Green Car Congress

MAY 9, 2014

A team from seven US universities and the Korea Institue of Science and Technology, led by George Huber, Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has developed an integrated catalytic process for the conversion of whole biomass into drop-in aviation fuels with maximal carbon yields.

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Renewable Fuel Price Wisconsin 247

Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2010

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have demonstrated that it is possible to achieve good yields of renewable hydrocarbons in the molecular weight range suitable for jet and diesel fuel applications through the processing of C 9 alkenes produced from biomass-derived ? Source: Alonso et al. Click to enlarge.

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Diesel Renewable Wisconsin Hydrogen 170

Green Car Congress

MAY 1, 2013

The plant was constructed at the company’s facility in Madison, Wisconsin under a $1.5-million Virent’s technology features catalytic chemistry to convert plant-based materials into a full range of products identical to those made from petroleum, including gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, and chemicals for plastics and fibers.

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Fuel Wisconsin Renewable Gasoline 236

Green Car Congress

JULY 7, 2016

Silatronix, a spin-out from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has introduced its first commercial product, a third-generation organosilicon material (OS3)—an advanced functional solvent that provides multiple benefits to LIB performance at additive levels.

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Li-ion Batteries Battery Wisconsin 150

Green Car Congress

APRIL 8, 2020

University of Wisconsin-Madison. Capability in Theory, Modeling, and Validation for a Range of Innovative Fusion Concepts Using High-Fidelity Moment-Kinetic Models - $2,400,000. Winning BETHE projects are: Category A: Development of Lower-Cost Concepts. Category C: Capability Teams to Support Multiple Concepts.

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Fusion Concept Low Cost Wisconsin 321

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 16, 2016

While these capabilities can be used for a wide range of biotechnological applications, including biofuel production, so far industry has only harnessed a fraction of the diversity available among yeast species. —senior author Tom Jeffries, Professor Emeritus at University of Wisconsin, Madison. The well-known yeast S.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 4, 2014

Researchers from Michigan State University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison and their colleagues report successfully engineering poplar trees to produce lignin that degrades more easily, thereby lowering the effort and cost to convert wood to biofuel. Source: GLBRC. Click to enlarge. —Curtis Wilkerson, lead author, MSU and GLBRC.

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Engine Production Wisconsin Polymer 236

Green Car Congress

MARCH 14, 2018

These modules can be added or removed as needed to suit the scale of the hybrid system, enabling a range of power applications. University of Wisconsin-Madison; Integrated High Pressure SOFC and Premixed Compression Ignition Engine System – $1,012,000.

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