Carbon, Energy Storage, Gas-Electric and Lead Acid

NSF to award $13M for fundamental engineering research on production of electricity and fuels

Green Car Congress

JULY 27, 2015

Processes for sustainable energy production must be environmentally benign, reduce greenhouse gas production, and utilize renewable resources. Photovoltaic (PV) Solar Energy. Advanced Batteries for Transportation and Renewable Energy Storage.

Nickel Metal Hydride

Nickel Metal Hydride Fuel Engine Production

Ricardo to display functional integration prototype of ADEPT 48V “intelligent electrification” diesel

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

Ricardo will display the first functional integration prototype of the Advanced Diesel Electric Powertrain (ADEPT) collaborative research project ( earlier post ) in public for the first time this week at the Low Carbon Vehicle Event (LCV 2014) in the UK. ADEPT schematic. Click to enlarge. 48V Diesel Fuel Efficiency'

Diesel

Diesel Downsizing Lead Acid Gasoline-Electric

HyBoost Project Aiming for 30-40% CO2 Reduction Without Performance Compromise

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 30, 2009

The HyBoost project ( earlier post ), a two-year collaborative research program led by Ricardo in partnership with Controlled Power Technologies, the European Advanced Lead Acid Battery Consortium, Ford, Imperial College London, and Valeo, aims to demonstrate a very cost-effective, ultra-efficient gasoline engine in a C-segment passenger car.

Lead Acid

Lead Acid CO2 Exhaust Gasoline-Electric

What is Home energy management system, why it is needed

Baua Electric

DECEMBER 30, 2023

Key components and features of a Home Energy Management System may include: Smart Meters These devices measure and report energy consumption in real time, providing detailed information on when and how much energy is being used. When electricity is needed, the compressed air is released and used to drive a turbine.

Energy

Energy Energy Storage Grid Store

Sandia researchers developing new family of metal-based ionic liquids for low-cost, efficient flow batteries

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2012

Sandia researchers have developed a new family of electrochemically reversible, metal-based ionic liquid (MetILs) that could lead to non-aqueous redox (reducing-oxidizing) flow-battery energy storage systems ( earlier post ) able to cost-effectively store three times more energy than today’s batteries.

Low Cost

Low Cost Batteries Battery Energy Storage

Advanced ADEPT 48V affordable mild hybrid on path to meet future ultra-low vehicle emissions

Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2016

The ADEPT project is led by Ricardo in a research partnership including the Advanced Lead Acid Battery Consortium (ALABC); Controlled Power Technologies (CPT); Faurecia Emissions Control Technologies UK Ltd; Ford Motor Company and the University of Nottingham.

Emissions

Emissions Hybrid Affordable Future

CPT presenting two papers at SAE World Congress on SpeedStart and TIGERS for 48V mild hybrid systems

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

Controlled Power Technologies (CPT) will deliver two technical papers at SAE World Congress in April on its SpeedStart torque assist and kinetic energy recovery system ( earlier post ) and TIGERS turbine integrated gas energy recovery system ( earlier post ) for 48V mild hybrid vehicles. Earlier post.) SpeedStart.

Congress

Congress Hybrid Exhaust Gas-Electric

Study finds hybrid tugboat delivers significant reduction in criteria pollutant emissions compared to conventional version

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

It also has 126 soft gel lead acid batteries for power storage that are separated into two arrays with 63 batteries each. kWh of energy when fully charged. quantify the effects of the diesel electric drive train versus batteries on the total emission. reductions as opposed to the energy storage device (batteries).

Pollution

Pollution Emissions Hybrid Los Angeles

VW Group head of research says its time for electrification, but progress has been extremely low; We need more

Green Car Congress

JUNE 8, 2011

That car, Leohold noted, had a lead-acid battery pack with about 24 kWh of energy, was propelled by wheel hub motors and had a range of about 50 km—“ not that much different than today. We definitely need more for electromobility to become established in the market. So what has changed?

Li-ion

Li-ion Energy Storage Lead Acid Gas-Electric

PNNL study outlines requirements for grid storage, reviews four electrochemical energy storage systems: vanadium redox flow, Na-beta, Li-ion and lead-carbon

Green Car Congress

MARCH 15, 2011

Classification of potential electrical storage for stationary applications. To be successful, systems will need to evolve—in some cases, considerably—to compete financially with the cost of natural gas production. Credit: ACS, Yang et al. Click to enlarge. In their study, Yang et al. In their study, Yang et al.

Li-ion

Li-ion Energy Storage Grid Carbon

EALABC paper outlines approach to 48V hybrid systems with advanced lead-carbon batteries

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 19, 2014

The European Advanced Lead-Acid Battery Consortium (EALABC) is delivering a paper this week outlining the consortium’s approach to 48V hybridization at the 2 nd International Conference on Advanced Automotive 48V Power Supply Systems in Düsseldorf. Click to enlarge.

Carbon

Carbon Hybrid Batteries Battery

Climate impact of lithium-ion batteries & how to measure it

Electric Vehicles India

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Lithium-ion batteries are something which everyone prefers over lead-acid batteries, since the last ten years its been seen used mostly mobiles to every electronic appliance. It has become a cleaner energy storage solution. Climate impact of lithium-ion batteries & how to measure it . Lithium-ion battery production.

Lithium Ion

Lithium Ion Climate Batteries Battery

MIT Battery Breakthrough Could Revolutionize Electric Cars : Gas 2.0

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Write For GO About Advertise Contact Login Explore GO Media: News & Opinion Family & Lifestyle Business & Technology Gas 2.0 The breakthrough could revolutionize electric car battery technology and pave the way for ultra-fast charging electric vehicles in as little as two years. Like this post?

MIT

MIT Gas-Electric Gas Electric Cars

Controlled Power Technologies Packages Its Switched Reluctance Systems in ‘RegEnBoost’ System for Enhanced Support for Downsizing

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2009

RegEnBoost integrates the three devices into a powertrain electrical power network (PEPN), which also incorporates a DC to DC converter and an enhanced lead acid battery, optimized for fast energy storage and release. Hence the industry trend to dual-charging systems, CPT notes.

Downsizing

Downsizing Power Powered Exhaust

Pike Research makes 10 electric vehicle predictions for 2013

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 18, 2012

Sales of plug-in vehicles (PEVs) in 2013 will continue to outpace the first years of hybrid vehicle sales as more than 210,000 PEVs will be sold globally and more than three dozen PEV models will debut, according to a year-end free whitepaper published by Pike Research, that makes 10 specific predictions about electric vehicles in 2013.

2013

2013 Electric Vehicles Vehicles Plug-in

EV Driven

NSF to award $13M for fundamental engineering research on production of electricity and fuels

Ricardo to display functional integration prototype of ADEPT 48V “intelligent electrification” diesel

HyBoost Project Aiming for 30-40% CO2 Reduction Without Performance Compromise

What is Home energy management system, why it is needed

Sandia researchers developing new family of metal-based ionic liquids for low-cost, efficient flow batteries

Advanced ADEPT 48V affordable mild hybrid on path to meet future ultra-low vehicle emissions

CPT presenting two papers at SAE World Congress on SpeedStart and TIGERS for 48V mild hybrid systems

Study finds hybrid tugboat delivers significant reduction in criteria pollutant emissions compared to conventional version

VW Group head of research says its time for electrification, but progress has been extremely low; We need more

PNNL study outlines requirements for grid storage, reviews four electrochemical energy storage systems: vanadium redox flow, Na-beta, Li-ion and lead-carbon

EALABC paper outlines approach to 48V hybrid systems with advanced lead-carbon batteries

Climate impact of lithium-ion batteries & how to measure it

MIT Battery Breakthrough Could Revolutionize Electric Cars : Gas 2.0

Controlled Power Technologies Packages Its Switched Reluctance Systems in ‘RegEnBoost’ System for Enhanced Support for Downsizing

Pike Research makes 10 electric vehicle predictions for 2013

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