Green Car Congress

APRIL 13, 2021

Artist’s concept of a heavy-duty vehicle equipped with high-temperature proton exchange membrane (HT-PEM) fuel cells. As the heavy-duty transportation industry seeks greener alternatives to combustion engines, HT-PEM fuel cells promise a clean, efficient alternative.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 30, 2013

The EPoSil concept uses dielectric elastomer transducers to generate electrical energy from wave motion. A German consortium involving four companies and and two universities is developing dielectric elastomers (electroactive polymers) for the conversion of mechanical energy—in this case wave power—into electrical power.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

Cooper Tire & Rubber Company, working as the lead agency in the grant, announced that its scientists have reached a key milestone toward the goal of producing, by mid-2017, a concept tire in which all of the natural and synthetic rubber is replaced by guayule-based polymers. Earlier post.). The results are highly promising.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyzers use a solid polymer electrolyte, and alkaline electrolyzers use an electrolyte solution, such as potassium hydroxide or sodium hydroxide mixed with water. This green hydrogen is a carbon-free fuel source that can be used in a variety of applications and industries.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

As part of a larger £90 million (US$117 million) package of awards to cut carbon emissions in industry and homes, the UK is awarding £28 million (US$36.5 The concept consists of a large-scale floating wind turbine (nominally 10 MW) with an integrated water treatment unit and electrolyzers for localized hydrogen production.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 9, 2020

A consortium led by the Fraunhofer Research Institution for Materials Recycling and Resource Strategies IWKS and including Proton Motor Fuel Cell GmbH, MAIREC Edelmetallgesellschaft mbH, Electrocycling GmbH and KLEIN Anlagenbau AG, is developing a closed-loop recycling concept specifically for PEM fuel cells. Example of a fuel cell stack.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

Citroën will unveil its new C4 Cactus AIRFLOW 2L concept at the Paris Motor Show. The C4 Cactus AIRFLOW 2L project was conducted as part of the “2l/100 km vehicle” program set up by the Plateforme de la Filière Automobile, an industry group. With the C4 Cactus AIRFLOW 2L concept, Citroën went further. Hybrid Air. Lighter weight.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 25, 2021

Eastman is collaborating with the United States Automotive Materials Partnership LLC ( USAMP ) and automotive recycler PADNOS for a concept feasibility study to demonstrate a closed-loop project to recycle automotive-industry mixed plastic waste in the automotive supply chain. —Steve Zimmer, executive director of USCAR.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 26, 2020

Due to environmental concerns and national as well as international regulations associated with fossil based HFOs, there is a considerable need for cleaner, renewable and economic alternatives for the maritime industry.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 15, 2021

In September 2020, Airbus unveiled three hydrogen-fueled concepts for the world’s first zero-emission commercial aircraft which could enter service by 2035. The design and integration of tank structures is crucial to the performance of a future hydrogen aircraft.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 12, 2020

Therefore, the concept of IL-contained quasi-solid-state electrolytes was explored. The researchers combined a garnet-type ceramic, a polymer binder, and an ionic liquid, producing a quasi-solid-state sheet electrolyte. To solve this issue, co-sintering of cathode materials, e.g., LiCoO 2 (LCO), and LLZO powders was proposed.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 18, 2018

The EMN consortia have been established to make unique, world-class capabilities at the national laboratories more accessible to industry, facilitating collaborations that will expedite the development and manufacturing of advanced materials for commercial markets. Topic 3: Innovative Concepts. A/mg PGM at 0.1

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 19, 2019

The study has revealed that fiber-reinforced polymer components with structural foam ribbing and reinforcements can save more than 40 kg of weight per car vs. conventional all-metal designs. Each design is fully engineered and optimized for all pertinent crash load cases according to customer specifications and applicable industry standards.

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Baua Electric

MAY 18, 2024

The US Department of Energy (DOE) is hoping Argonne Nat’l Lab’s extensive fuel cell research experience, which dates back to 1996, will give it unique insights as it evaluates new polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cell systems ranging from 150 to 600 kilowatts for use in industrial vehicle and stationary power generation applications.

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Hydrogen Vehicles Mariner Polymer 52

Green Car Congress

APRIL 29, 2011

Evonik, three other industrial partners (Johnson Controls GmbH, Jacob plastics GmbH and Toho Tenax Europe GmbH) and the University of Aachen (Institute for textile technology [ITA] and Automotive Institute [IKA]) are developing a novel lightweight construction concept for auto bodies that partially replaces both steel and lightweight metals.

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The Truth About Cars

JULY 25, 2024

But the concept isn’t exactly a new one, leading many to question how sustainable it actually is. It also has to be said that synthetic fuels are actually an array of products that have been around for far longer than the relevant industries tend to publicize. We’ve seen this happen with the concept of hydrogen-fueled cars, too.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

Dr. Martin Winterkorn said that “ The Porsche Mission E and the Audi e-tron quattro concept are nothing less than a quantum leap for our industry ”—both vehicles have an all-electric range of 500 kilometers (311 miles). The Audi e‑tron quattro concept sprints from a standstill to 100 km/h (62.1 Total output is 320 kW.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 14, 2016

Hyundai Motor unveiled the RN30 high-perfromance concept at the Paris Motor Show in September. The RN30, jointly developed by BASF and Hyundai Motor Company, combines key solutions from the chemical industry with purposeful aerodynamic design and specialized high-performance technologies.

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The Truth About Cars

AUGUST 12, 2024

But the automotive industry has been talking about how the technology is poised to accelerate electric vehicle sales immediately after implementation for over a decade. According to Automotive News , the industry has collectively been targeting 15 minutes or less for batteries with about 300 miles of range in terms of recharge speeds.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2021

SCALEUP awardees will focus on further developing existing technologies, for which the proof-of-concept R&D challenges have been addressed, that can establish real-world impact through scaling. High-Throughput Manufacturing of Breakthrough Polymer Electrolyte to Enable Low-Cost Solid-State Batteries - $8,000,000.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 1, 2014

Volkswagen XL Sport concept. On the evening before the Paris Motor Show, the Volkswagen Group presented not only the production-bound Passat GTE plug-in hybrid ( earlier post ), but also staged the world premiere of the XL Sport—a highly efficient sports car concept based on Volkswagen’s XL1 diesel plug-in hybrid ( earlier post ).

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Under this cost-shared research and development (R&D), DOE is awarding $51 million to nine new projects for coal and natural gas power and industrial sources. Many of these R&D efforts can be applied across both the energy and the industrial sectors. AOI 1 (Subtopic 1.1): CO 2 Capture and Compression from Industrial Sources.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

The selected projects vary in levels of maturity and industry-readiness—from concept definition (focused on specific experimental proof or detailed analysis) to proof-of-concept (requiring physical experimental validation). manufacturers that could improve their competitiveness and enhance their energy efficiency.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 13, 2014

Encourage the creation of a new domestic bioenergy industry supporting the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 goal of 36 billion gallons per year of renewable transportation fuels by 2022. Bio-hydrocarbons Bio-hydrogen Bio-polymers Biomass Biorefinery Fuels' EERE plans to issue the FOA on or about 24 February 2014.

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IDEA Polymer 2013 Renewable 225

Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2014

Using a novel computational chemistry hybrid approach, scientists from IBM Research have successfully discovered a new class of polymer materials—the first new class of polymers discovered in more than 20 years—that could potentially transform manufacturing and fabrication in the fields of transportation, aerospace, and microelectronics.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 4, 2014

Poplar trees are a fast-growing wood crop widely planted throughout the United States and Canada, and are particularly valuable to the bioenergy, bio-products, and fiber industries. A paper on their work appears in the journal Science. These observations illustrate the inherent pliability of the lignification process.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 13, 2016

The ORNL/RMX plasma processing technology is a new approach to the oxidation stage of carbon fiber production in which polymer materials are oxidized (or stabilized) before carbonization. Plasma oxidation can be used to produce all grades of carbon fiber from low-end industrial to high-end aerospace grades. Click to enlarge.

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Carbon Fiber Carbon Energy Production 150

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

A multidisciplinary team of product developers, chemists and material scientists will work to discover new products for the US automotive, construction, sports and leisure industries. Applications for these highly versatile plastics include cables and tubes in the automotive, mechanical engineering and construction industries.

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Ozone North America Polymer Michigan 210

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Novel Polymer-enhanced Rechargeable Aluminum-Alkaline Battery Technology – $2,000,000. At the center of Ionic Materials’ innovation is a new polymer-based material that suppresses the formation of unwanted chemical products that prevent aluminum-alkaline batteries from recharging. Ionic Materials, Inc.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 2, 2015

In the wake of the 1977 Tenerife airport disaster (583 killed in a post-crash fireball), researchers looked into the possibility of using ultralong, associative polymers as a fuel additive to increase the drop diameter in the post-impact mist, thereby limiting the event to a relatively cool, short-lived fire.

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Fuel Polymer Design Diesel 150

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 29, 2015

an integrated stationary fuel cell manufacturer, to develop a durable, low-cost, and high-performance electrochemical cell to convert natural gas and other methane-rich gas into methanol, a major chemical commodity with worldwide applications in the production of liquid fuels, solvents, resins, and polymers. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

MAY 31, 2018

Butterfly covers all research and development phases in the process—from scientific concepts, to the pilot phase and validation on an industrial demonstrator. MRP is easy to incorporate into new or existing formulations, is compatible with multiple polymers and provides a smooth surface appearance on finished products.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 12, 2012

DMREF grantees, in collaboration with industry partners, are targeting one of the primary MGI goals: to halve the current time and cost for transitioning breakthroughs from the laboratory to the marketplace—a process that can take as long as two decades. It offers the promise to move beyond the existing trial-and-error approaches.”

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Design Parts Grant Washington 218

Green Car Congress

MARCH 29, 2012

Reactive processing of polymers, ceramics, and thin films. The Process and Reaction Engineering program funds research in: chemical and biochemical reaction engineering, process design and control, and reactive polymer processing. Reactive Polymer Processing. Design and optimization of complex chemical and biochemical processes.

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Engine Polymer Design Renewable 225

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 27, 2023

Financing for novel biorefinery process systems can be a barrier to commercializing advanced biofuels, and this funding will reduce technological uncertainties and enable industry deployment. Captis Aire LLC, “Renewable Blending Components to Enable 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF)”, $2,000,000.

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Production Carbon Conversion Mariner 225

Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2014

The engineers said the polymer craft could form the basis of cheap and potentially disposable UAVs that could be built and deployed in remote situations potentially within as little as 24 hours. Concepts for novel ducted fan designs are also being investigated. It is a partnership between industry and academia.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 30, 2011

The final product is either a fine micro-fibrous polymer mat that resembles white tissue paper, or polymer micro-beads with a diameter of ~ 0.5 - 5µm, with the hydride material entrained in ~50 - 200nm pores within the polymer. It also protects the hydrides from oxygen and water, making it possible to handle it in air.

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